AN: this is posted on AO3 but i wanted to post it on here also...you can go to this website to read the other chapters-the title is the same but i'll post the link to this story on my bio so go there please:

Chapter 1

When Fiona realized what Michael had done yet again she had enough. After not breaking down completely in front of everyone she yells, "WE ARE DONE MICHAEL. OVER DONE NO MORE! YOU LIED TO ME!" then ran out of the building. She really didn't know where she was going but she could hear footsteps behind her. She knew they were Mike's footsteps so she looks behind her to see Jesse running after her so she stops to let him catch up, "Jesse what do you want?"

Jesse comes up to her and rests his hands against his knees as he catches his breath, "Damn girl...you're fast...hold on a sec." After a few minutes his breathing is normal and he straightens back up and looks into her eyes. He can see the pain, hurt, betrayal, saddness but also blazing anger. He can also see that she's trying to be strong again and not break down completely but all he wants to do is just take away her pain and beat the crap out of Michael for doing this to her again. Jesse knew he'd fallen in love with Fiona when he almost got into a fight with a client when she had gotten kidnapped a couple of years ago and even Maddie saw it and gave him some advice but all that's out the window because all he wants to do right now is just hold her and let break down. He would always love her.

"What do you want Jesse?" She snaps not really meaning to but good lord she just wanted to get as far away from Mike as possible.

"I don't want anything Fiona. I just want to know if you're going to be alright-I'm here for you."

"Yeah well I have a hard time believing that line-heard it from him way too many times in the past."

Jesse didn't say anything he just stepped closer and wrapped his arms around her which she tensed up at first then slowly her hands found his shirt and she gripped it so tight that her knuckles went white and she lost it. She screamed into his chest and hit his shoulder with her fist. Tears were streaming down like a rainstorm; soon her legs became weak and Jesse felt her sinking to the ground but he picked her up and carried over to a parked car and set her down on the trunk and just kept his strong hold on her never letting her go, "This isn't fair-he promised me that this would be over and he broke it! and I just was tired of hearing it-tired of hearing his broken promises-tired of hearing 'I did what I had to do' and other crap. I don't know why I can't stop crying."

"Because you're heart's breaking for the man you love."

She gasped as she looked up at him, "What?"

"Mike's the man you love and when someone you love does something like this your heart breaks into pieces and you can't stop crying."

"I thought I loved-hell I thought I knew him but obviously I didn't and he didn't love me enough to quit the CIA. Can you really call that love?"

"No I guess not. Just know this I'll always be here for you-and that's a promise that I can keep because...nevermind" He realized he'd almost confessed his true feelings for her.

Fiona sensed he was holding back and right now she didn't need anymore secrets, "Jesse please-I can't have anymore secrets. Why can you keep that promise and how do I know that you will?"

"I love you Fiona Glenanne."

She opened and closed her mouth a few times but didn't know what to say for a few minutes, "How long?"

"I don't know but when you chose to go with that wife of that rich millionair and you sent up that smoke signal I knew then that I had fallen completely in love with you."

"So that explains that look of relief on your face when I walked in."

Jesse smiled, "Yeah...you had me pretty scared."

"I'm sorry I never knew"

"Uhh oh it's okay Maddie noticed it and she gave me some advice to keep my head because you and Mike were hot n'heavy. Look I know that you'll never love me that but it's okay to just be friends."

"Don't speak for me and what you think I want-I got enough of that from Mike but yes we can be friends. As for romance I don't know I always get hurt." She looked down as she said that last part.

This time he lifted her chin and looked into her beautiful green eyes, "I would never hurt or break promises that I can't keep to you. You mean so much to me." He took a chance and goes with his heart this time not caring if anyone saw. He gives her a slow sweet kiss. She freezes for a second but for some reason she melts into his kiss; melts into his arms even though tears are still streaming down her face. They kiss for a few minutes till they need air and both rests their foreheads on each other-both breathing hard as he gently wipes away her tears with the pads of his thumbs as his hands frame her face.

"Jesse I can't do anything else...right now...it's just too soon"

"It's okay-I will wait for you. I'll always wait for you."

For the first time in a long while she smiles one of her famous smiles, "We should head back and get the others."

"Do you want to wait here?"

"No it's okay-you'll be with me." She knew he asked that because he wanted to protect her from Michael but as long as he was beside her and she didn't have to talk to him then she'd be alright.

"Always"

They went back to where Maddie, Sam and Mike were still standing who were all still in shock. Mike saw Fiona and Jesse walking back into the hanger and went to her but Jesse stepped in between them protecting Fiona from her heart breaking more, "NO MIKE LEAVE HER ALONE!"

"JESSE! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? I HAVE TO EXPLAIN!

"NO NO YOU DON'T! YOU'VE DONE ENOUGH TO HER ALREADY AND I WILL NOT LET YOU BREAK WHAT'S LEFT OF HER HEART! COME ON YOU WANNA GO-I'M WILLING TO FIGHT YOU ON THIS MICHAEL WESTON! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO HER! SHE LOVED YOU BUT YOU JUST THREW IT AWAY-YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT YOU HAD TILL YOU LOST IT!

Mike didn't know what to say-he was shocked but it was true and he hated it being true. His instincts kicked in as he threw a punch at Jesse but he saw it coming and ducked. A messy dirty fight ensued and Jesse let out all the rage and anger he'd been holding in for Fiona's sake but now all bets were off-he was going to kick's Micheal's ass for hurting Fiona like this. It lasted 30 minutes till Fiona finally pulled Jesse off Mike and begged him to stop because he'd kill mike so he did. Both were bloody and bruised. Fiona attended to Jesse's bruises while Maddie checked on her son but he was pulling away from her saying he was alright. He just looked at Fiona who was tending to Jesse's wounds; realizing what he'd lost and what he'd done but he was trying to keep them out of jail but he promised too many things and broken them and now he lost Fiona.