Summery for story… The team gets a job in a town that holds bad memories for one of the team members, including the memory that made her what she is today…a world class thief.

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Parker POV

Just another day.

That's what I tell myself as I set up my harness and readying myself to take my morning jump of my apartment roof. Business has been slower, but still busy enough that we all have something to do. It seems that since Nate is no longer an alcoholic he chooses to be a workaholic so he won't let up and let us have a day to ourselves. And I could really use a day to go to the Egyptian Exhibit that's being shown at the museum.. Supposedly the security is tight there and I'm in need of a good challenge.

Ever since Sophie left he's been distancing himself from Elliot, Hardison, and I. He works harder and a bit obsessively. Elliot says that I'm socially inept, but I notice a lot more than they think I do, like that he misses Sophie a lot. We all do. It's not the same without her here.

I start my run to the edge of the building and as I'm about to jump off, my phone rings it's obnoxious tune that Hardison insists I have.

"Parker here." I say into my phone a little annoyed that whoever is calling stopped me from my jump.

"Parker, get down to the office we have a new case." Nate's gruff voice answers on the other end.

"Well good morning to you too Nate and isn't a lovely morning for a jump off my roof building… that your interrupting?" I say somewhat sarcastically.

"Sorry Parker but we need you down here now. This is a kidnapping case and we are heading to Frampton, Ohio as soon as you get here."

NOOO!! No it can't be!! A flasback that I've done a great job of suppressing breaks through and like I was watching TV in HD the scene floods my mind..

FLASHBACK:

A young girl, of 6, stands in the doorway to the house she's lived in since she was four. She's scared to go in.. she doesn't know if her foster parents are home, She's been playing out in town all day and she got caught stealing a stuffed rabbit. She's terrified of what her foster father will do when he finds out.

The little girl curses herself for being so careless. It was one small mistake. All she did was knock over the baby rattle that was on the shelf right next to the stuffed toy. Even at 6 the little girl was known for being a very smart girl and very shy. However, she is also known as a small girl with a peculiar talent. Stealing things.

Whether it was pick pocketing or small lies, she could get anything she needed, anything except safety.

The store clerk noticed her then , her small form trying to hide a rabbit by stuffing it in her shirt. The clerk remembers exactly who he is dealing with and knows that she is not a trustworthy girl. Add that to what he saw and immediately yells "Thief! Why you little brat! Somebody call the police! She is trying to steal that toy!"

So scared, the little girl flees, clutching the rabbit close to her chest she pushes through the crowd that has formed in the wake of all the screaming. Pushing and shoving she makes her way through the crowd until she is stopped and pulled into someone's body. She looks up to see the fresh face of 12 year old Halle Jenkins, her only friend.

Halle walks up to the store clerk that was turning more purple by the second and says politely, "Excuse Me sir, but I will be paying for what She has taken."

Halle got her off of possible charges but she knows what awaits her when she walks through that door will be far worse.

END FLASHBACK

"Parker! Parker? you there?!?" Nate's voice sounds aggravated.

"Frampton, Ohio? Are you sure? Let's not take the case Nate! Let's go to Prague or Paris or London! We could visit Sophie!" Ok my voice sound shaky and like a pleading 5 year old.

"What? No. Parker what has gotten into you? You hate Prague and Paris and London and we can't see Sophie she asked us not too." Elliot's voice rang out…wait since when was Elliot in this conversation.

"Girl, this is a kidnapping case and it's worth a lot of money! Since when do you refuse money?" Hardison voice now..

"Wait who am I talking too." I asked confused.. Why are passing the phone around just to talk to me.

"Speaker Phone, Parker." That makes sense.

"Parker come on we are going at 5:00. Hardison booked us 1 Class flight to Ohio, then we will drive to Frampton."

All of my worries come back 10 times worse. I CANT go back there! Oh God what if people I know are there??

I'm going 'home'. Back to the place that holds the worst memories of my life. I'm going 'home.'

Oh shiny tomato!