A/N: So, this is my first Numb3rs story. I've written other stuff for other shows, but first for Numb3rs.

Summary: This takes place about a year and a half after "The Janus List". Megan and Larry broke up about 2 months after. After they did, Megan was pretty upset and the entire team was there to comfort her. The story is DonMegan becuase well, look at the pen name.

Disclaimer: Uhhh nothing.

"I'll be here. You know, if you need me. Just come and ask."

Don Eppes clearly remembered saying that to Megan Reeves after her and Larry had broken up. She had been devastated. After seeing her cry, Don had almost gone to kill Larry for breaking up with her. He never wanted to see her cry again.

And as he sat on his couch, with the football game on, this came to his mind. He had been so stuck in his trance that he hadn't noticed that the Chargers had pulled ahead. He shook his head and focused on the game again.

A knock on the door pulled him off the couch and he made his was over to the door. He opened it to find the person he had been thinking about only seconds earlier, standing there. It was evident that she had been crying and as soon as Don opened the door, tears came back in her eyes.

He took in her appearance, for just a short moment. "Come here." His voice come out quieter than it was meant to, but she looked so fragile that Don was afraid that anything else would make her burst into tears.

She threw herself against him and he wrapped his arms around her tightly. She winced in pain and he loosened his grip, but pulled her inside his apartment. Don set her down on the couch.

"Are you okay?" He asked her. She looked up at him and nodded. "So, I'm assuming that something happened?" Megan nodded again. "Want to tell me what happened or am I going to have to guess?"

Megan bit her lip before looking him in the eye. "You know Mark?"

Don nodded. "The guy you've been seeing?" He had met Mark more than once and got the feeling that Mark didn't like him. So, naturally, Don had tried to like the guy, for Megan, but that didn't work.

Megan nodded before continuing. "So, I got home from work today and he asked me where I was." She paused. "And I said that I was with you, working on paperwork." Don looked at her, confusion evident on his face. "He got mad and said that I spent too much time with you and Colby and David and Charlie, especially you."

"Ok, go on." Don said.

"I said that there was nothing going on and he didn't believe me. He tried to hit me." Tears came to Megan's eyes. "He missed. I told him to get out and leave me alone. That just made him madder and he grabbed me and before I knew what was happening, he threw me against the wall. I punched him and ran and got in my car and came here." She finished.

Don was overcome by a feeling of rage. No one treated Megan like that and got away with it.

"Is it ok?" Megan asked quietly.

"What ok?" Don asked her, pulling her in his arms again.

"Me, being here. I just… didn't know where else to go."

"Yes, Megan, it's fine. Do you want something to sleep in?" She nodded. Don stood up and held out his hand for her to take. She gave him the smallest smile as she took his hand.

After handing her a pair of basketball shorts and a sweatshirt and pointing her to the bathroom, he made sure that his gun was loaded, just in case her now ex-boyfriend decided to show and become violent.

A few minutes later, Megan came out into the living room.

"Can we watch a movie?" She asked. Don nodded and told her to pick on out from the closet. She went over and looked inside. She tapped her finger as she examined the selection. "Let's watch… umm…" She pushed the front row of DVDs aside and looked at the back row. "Oh my god."

"What?"

"The Notebook? I love that movie. I can't believe you have it."

"Who the hell gave me that?" Don asked, genuinely confused.

"I don't know and I don't care. We're watching it." Megan gave a real smile for the first time all night as she put the DVD in the player. She grabbed the remote off the top of the TV and walked over to the couch.

"Before we start, Meg, is there any chance that I could see what he did to you?" Don asked. He wanted to know what this guy did to Megan. Megan bit her lip, before nodding. She took off the sweatshirt and pulled up the back of the cami she was wearing about halfway up her back. Sure enough, there was a large red mark that would be purple and blue tomorrow.

After a couple of seconds, Megan pulled the back of the tank top down and pulled Don's sweatshirt over her head. Don was reclining on the recliner. Megan lied down on top of him and the movie began.

About halfway through the movie there was a knock on the door. It was most definitely an urgent knock.

"I want you to wait in my room until I say it's ok to come out." Don said. Megan nodded and went in. Don grabbed his gun and went to the door.

Sure enough, Mark was standing out front, looking extremely angry. Don put the gun on the table and opened the door.

"Where is she?" Mark growled.

"Megan?" Don asked. "Not here."

"I know the bitch is here. Just take me to her." Mark said.

"I am not taking you to her, not after what you did to her, no way." Don shook his head.

"Wrong answer." Mark said and threw the first punch. After that, Don released the anger he had been holding inside of him. Everything that he had been feeling about Megan, ever since she got here earlier that night, went into hurting this bastard.

After punching Don in the nose, Mark escaped out the door. Don picked up his cell and dialed 911. He reported Mark and then went into his room.

"Megan?" He called.

"Are you ok?" Megan asked instantly. Don nodded and Megan threw her arms around him. "Did you get him?"

Don shook his head. "Unfortunately, no. but, I promise you, he won't hurt you again."

"Thanks." Megan whispered.

"I meant what I said, you know. When you and Larry broke up. I'll always be here for you."

A/N: So, that's the possible end. I could make another chapter about Mark being caught. I know, Megan seems way out of character (to me at least), but seriously, even if you are an FBI agent and take Krav- Maga, would you really want to fight the guy who tried to hit you and then threw you in a wall. I didn't think so. At least, not right after it happened. Maybe a little bit after once you calmed down, but not at that instant. And reviews would be loved. They would also make me really happy in my so far sucky day.