You were a good liar. A great one even. It came with the job. Hitman. Which is why you decided to to risk your livelihood and entire life to try and take down the Simon Riley. He was labelled ‘The Ghost’ of the criminal underworld because of how easily he could disappear the moment anyone got close enough to take him out.

Which is when you came into play, hired by someone to take him out a different way. Brute force wouldn’t work⎯no⎯you had to get creative. You spent a few months snooping around, and eventually you discovered through word of mouth that he was looking for a babysitter and tutor for his daughter.

It took many forged certificates, fake references, sabotage, and plain manipulation to secure the position; but you did it. Good news was, his daughter Lily was cute. Bad news was that Simon hated your guts, and looked like he trusted you about as far as he could throw you⎯despite every security protocol they forced you through⎯and it wasn’t comforting. And while the feeling was mutual considering he was a well known asshole, you had to act like it wasn’t.

But despite this mutual distaste for each other, he still knocked on the door to the room his staff had placed you in a week earlier. He made you follow him until you both reached a shooting range a couple floors below.

“I’m teaching you how to shoot before you take Lily anywhere. I have enemies, which means so do you. Got it?” he asked, and you just had to nod.

Small issue, you’d been shooting firearms since you were 16. Which meant you were going to have to act your little heart out.

“Here.” He hands you a small pistol. “Like this.” He demonstrates the correct grip with his own then then walks over to one of the booths. Without a word, he aims and fires, the bullet striking almost a bullseye. You were almost impressed. Almost.

He turned back to you. “Your turn.”