S2 84. Jealousy At The Cafe House

 - Dang. Venla knows how to pick a company, Jesse says as they are coming in to the Cafe Venla said she is.

Ilari let’s out a faint growl.
– She didn’t say she was in male company.
– Huh? I’m not saying that, Jesse looks curiously at his friend. – That guy is a goverment agent. Security and intelligence service.
– What the Hell? How do you know.
– Hello? Don’t you know my job. Airport security? I’ve seen him many times there.
– But how do you know he’s an agent?
- Duh. Do you think they use regular security protocols? These guys go on with diffirent routes and yeah, armed to teeth.

– Why the Hell Venla is with him? Ilari’s eyes narrow. – and she’s having too much fun too.
- Dude, what. Are you that jealous?
Ilari grunts, he knows Jesse got him redhanded.
– Ok. A little.
– Little? She’s talking with another man and laughing and you are ready to burst you head on sight.
Ilari mutters something inaudible.

– Dude? Jesse raises his brows. – She just talks with someone you don´t know. You two are so close and what I´ve seen, Venla practically worships you. There´s no way she would cheat. At least when she deliberately asked you to pick her up.
– Yeah, I hear you, Ilari looks at Venla doubling in half, laughing crazy to something Mr. Secret agent said and his guts tighten. Everyone he has loved has walked out of his life, left him behind. First dad, then mom, his granparents let dad take their custody again, putting them back to loveless home, Virpi… He was just so scared to lose Venla too.

They come closer and Ilari sees the said agent noticing their approach before Venla does.
– Hey honey! Venla beams and jumps to his neck and kisses him. - I missed you so!
It makes him feel more safer right away. The other man stands up, takes eyecontact to Ilari and offers his hand.
– I believe we haven’t met. Tomas Jansen.
– He’s My old friend I haven’t seen in ages, Venla explains when Ilari takes his hand and introduces himself.
– Jesse Kariniemi, Jesse says and Ilari sees them exchanging little nods of recognizition.

– So, you are the lucky man who can call this little girl her own, Tomas smiles and Venla pokes him into his chest.
– I told you! I’m not a little girl! Venla protest.
– Ha, yes you are! Tomas grins to Venla. – I could be your much older brother.
– Oh come on! Ilari´s almost your age! That silences Tomas´s teasing. – I guess I just have a thing for little older men with uniforms? Venla says and the conversations freezes.

Ilari tries to swallow his jealousy of Venla flirting just before his eyes. He notices Tomas suprise and little fond smile towards Venla he quickly hides. Venla was just herself but that guy… he certainly hides something.

– Btw. Tomas is in police force.
Tomas clears his throat and looks at Ilari again.
– I was told you work for military. Where do you serve? It´s a neutral topic and they politely exchange some words over it.

They are driving back home, and Venla sleeps as usual. Something happened last night for sure. She behaved little oddly like she was holding back something. Thought of it makes Ilari tense.

– That guy was so into her, Ilari finally says.
– So what? Didn’t you see how her face lit up when she saw you. Jesse facepalms. – Dude. I don’t know what to say to women but you are blind and deaf.

Ilari grunts.

– What’s wrong with you? Jesse asks. - You act so paranoid. You have never been like this before.
– I don’t know, Ilari let’s out a big sigh. – I’m so damn scared to loose her.
– Ok?
– I have lost too many important people, he finally admits.
– You know. That doesn’t help. Throw that shit on her and then you can watch how she really goes away.

Jesse looks at the backseat where Venla was sleeping between their dogs.
– Well, if you do that I may have to call dibs on her, he chuckles.
– Fuck you! Ilari hisses. – Don’t you even joke on that!
– Well, fuck you too Mr. Jealousy, Jesse huffs.

They drive some time in total silence.
– I don't know. There was just something in that guy that triggered me, Ilari opens their conversation again. - Like how he looked at Venla.
– Ha, alphafight, Jesse chuckles.
– Oh shut up.
- Designer clothes, Jesse mentions.
- That too. He smelled like he's swimming in money. Fucking annoying, Ilari sneers.