The Force of Attraction
I do not own the TV show Numbe3rs or any of its characters, they belong to who ever has a legal right to claim them
Author's Note: I know many of you guys are fans of Charlie and Amita, I am too, but for the sake of my story I am creating a new character for him, so please don't be mad.
Full Summary: Charlie is in love with a woman he believes is just out of his reach, as luck would have it they are thrown together on a simple case, and from that case develops an even deeper attraction then Charlie felt possible. Jacklyn is a woman with a secret she is trying to keep hidden, but when she agrees to work on a case with a man she just so happens to have fallen in love with her secret is not the only thing she might reveal, if she isn't careful she just might reveal the depths of her heart to a man she believes she can't have. What happens when hearts are laid on the line and the threat of heart brakes looms through the air…
Chapter 1: Opposites do Attract
It seemed like just a normal day for Charlie. He went to work and then to his brother's office to help on a case. The case was dealing with a computer hacker that was transferring funds from retirement funds to a secret account and no one could track him. Charlie was trying to figure out a point of origin to see where the hacker was using the computer from, but every time he got close, the hacker moved.
Charlie couldn't figure it out. He kept thinking this guy must have an inside source because his equation is foolproof. He brought up the idea to Don a few times, but Don kept telling him there is no way someone inside the office would do that. Charlie decided to bring Amita in on the project since she was good with computers.
"This guy is good, even with your technology and Charlie's equation, this guy must be tracking you computer some how, what you need is a computer hacker to help you." Amita suggested.
Don sighed, "There is a problem with that suggestion, where are we going to find a trust worthy computer hacker. For all we know he could put a virus in our computer and gain access to confidential files. We need another equation or another way to track this guy."
"I happen to know someone who is very trust worthy, a friend of mine, who helped her brother find a man who was spreading a virus at his company." Amita smiled.
Don looked at Charlie who shrugged, "It's worth a shot, unless you start to believe my theory about it being someone in your office." Don shook his head, " Thought so, so who is this guy?"
"Her," Amita emphasized the her, "name is Jacklyn, Charlie you actually know her, its Jacklyn Williams, the women you tutored in statistics last semester. She is my best friend."
"Jackie…." Was all Charlie said he was hoping her would never have to see her again. After all, he already saw her on campus everyday and every night in his dreams. She was gorgeous and she knew it; she loved to flaunt her assets. She had curves in all the right places, and a outfits that fit her perfectly, with long black wavy hair, a nice tan and dark green eyes. Every time she came within ten feet of him his heart would beat so fast that it felt as if it was going to pop out of his chest. When she looked at him with her piercing green eyes it was like she could strip him bare and see right through him into the very depths of his soul, a place he wouldn't let anyone see, not even his own father.
Don placed a hand on Charlie's shoulder, "Can you vouch for this woman?"
Charlie answered with a very shaky, "Ye..yes, yes I can."
That seemed to be enough for Don because they next thing Amita was doing was contacting her friend. When Jacklyn showed up at the office she was very nervous, just the thought of seeing her tutor again was enough to make her want to head for the hills. He was everything she wasn't, yet that made him even more attractive. She didn't know what it was about him, he had some kind of magnetic pull or something, his deep brown eyes could make you feel as if you were the only person on earth.
When Jacklyn walked through the office door every man stared at her even Don stared which made Charlie grunt.
"Hey Amita, so what's the problem that you need a computer geek on board." Jacklyn said.
Charlie never pictured Jacklyn as a computer geek, he always pictured a cheerleader, or shopaholic.
"Hi I'm Don Eppes, this is Terry Lake and David Sinclair, and I'm told you already know my brother Charlie."
"I didn't know you had a cute older brother Lee." Jacklyn replied shaking everyone's hand.
Don turned toward Charlie and mouthed the word Lee, Charlie just shook his head, it was a nickname she had given him when he first started tutoring her, he had asked her repeatedly not to use it, but she always did. She loved getting on his nerves, it was part of her charm, how could a woman so different from him, make his mind go blank to the point where he seems to forget all about math.
"Miss Williams we need you to help find a computer hacker using Charlie's equation. The man seems to be one step ahead of us, every time we think we have him, the signal moves. We need you to hack his system before millions of people have no retirement fund or he moves onto a bigger financial system."
Jacklyn sat at the computer and turned to look at everyone, "First don't call me Miss Williams, you make me think of my step-mother, and second its Jackie, Jacklyn is what I hear when I'm in trouble and believe me I might be 24, but I still find ways of getting my self into trouble. I'll help you; it's a nice break from my everyday routine. It'll probably take at least a day, but I should have something for you by tomorrow."
And off she went typing away. She even started pulling out disks that she explained was software to help her out. Charlie went to the white board and began to rework his equation. A few minutes later Amita left claiming she had class and Terry, Don and David left for lunch leaving Charlie alone with a woman who tormented him day and night.
They worked in silence fore about thirty minutes when Jackie finally broke it, "Why didn't you tell me your brother worked for the FBI. I mean you told me everything else."
She was right Charlie had bared his soul to her, it was sometime after his mothers death. He couldn't keep it inside anymore and she just so happened to be right there, "It didn't seem important."
She was everything he wasn't. She was very social, beautiful, outgoing, bold, daring, a smartass, didn't take no for an answer, spontaneous, crazy and hyper. He on the other hand was very intelligent, shy, timid, always in his own little world, often went on rampages about some math problem rambling on and on, wasn't necessarily handsome, his ideas were always abstract, he was your stereotypical geek. So why was she so attracted to him. In high school she had dated the jocks, but found her self attracted to the more intelligent man. They were better conversationalists, always had something of interest to say not just your typical "who do you think will win this season, the Yankees or Red Sox". In other words she always fell for the nerds or geeks in school, but there was no way to admit that to her friends, they would all laugh at her in high school, but she wasn't in high school anymore, she was in the real world, so what was keeping her from asking Charlie out. Oh yeah her best friend, who just so happened to have feelings for him.
Charlie knew he had no chance with her. She might be beautiful, but that's not why he liked her so much, it was because she listened to him, she was a very smart woman, and had some very good ideas; she was just as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. He enjoyed talking with her, but he knew she would never go for a man like him; he was best friend material not husband worthy where she was concerned. He should have feelings for someone like Amita, but no he had feelings for a woman just out of his reach, that was the story of his life.
"Oh and for the record, please stop calling me Lee." Charlie requested.
Jackie just smiled.
To Be Continued….
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