Author: Regency
Title: Saved
Crossover: CSI: Miami/Jane Bond
Pairing: Calleigh Duquesne/Jane Bond
Word count: 100 + 100
Warning: Implied character death.
Summary: Heroic measures are only sometimes effective.
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She balanced on the tip of her toes. He was strong, but not strong enough to completely lift her off the ground. He wanted to choke the life out of her; she'd never give him the pleasure.
A swift kick to the groin and he dropped her—Hard, she winced. He fell to his knees and she leapt over him, bolting for the door. He growled and was after her, hot on adrenaline and longer legs.
He would have caught her, should have caught her. A silenced pop and the swish of blonde hair around the corner.
She was saved.
~!~
The gun was taped to the underside of an electrical box. She yanked it down and hid behind the door. Her assailant stepped, limping, onto the roof as her partner was climbing over the ledge.
The light hairs on the back of her neck stood. Vulnerable without the weapon she'd surrendered to Bond, she had no choice but to stand, back to sky, and hope he wouldn't shoot her.
He wasn't as kind as that. Pop.
Neither was Bond. Pop, pop, pop.
Acceptable overkill.
Gravity took a holiday and she didn't fall.
Unfortunately for Calleigh Duquesne, she still wasn't saved.