Chapter 2 *Flashback*
A man near his early forties, blondish hair with grey touches, pale green eyes, and a built body watches a young woman come up to him. She looks up and smiles as he gives her a single pale violet flower tied with a black ribbon.
As they embrace a sudden sound of distant sirens fills the air and both turn to find police cars pull up all around the garden. The man takes her hand and they turn to run until the police surrounds them.
The woman is pulled from the man's grasp and is lead away without force. The man starts to scream and runs to her. She turns to see the police pulling him back but starts to fight them full on. See turns away and drops the flower only to her him screaming out her name "Clara" over and over again until it decrescendos into silence.
*End Of Flashback*
"But, how I thought we put Merkov away, and for good!" Jules shouted. "Exactly what I said. But, somehow he escaped and is out there, waiting for any given opportunity." Chris says in agreement. Jules looks at Chris in the eyes. "Tell me everything." Jules cries.
Chris pulls out a vanilla folder marked Merkov; 02. "Jules I don't think that you should" "Oh to hell with that crap Chris you were involved in it as much as I was. You know how much this means to me." She says. Chris hands her the file without another word.
As Jules opens the file and spreads out its content she instantly glances at Merkov's picture. She shutters at his cold heartless eyes just staring right at her. She looks at the reports and closes the file sliding it back to Chris.
"Boy, does that bring back some chilling memories. It still scares the hell out of me." "Don't say I didn't warn you." Chris says as he sits next to Jules and looks at her.
"Jules what I'm about to say has to be kept between us." "I know don't forget that I was one of you guys not so long ago." She says with a grin.
Jules starts to remember back to her glory days as an undercover agent for Ontario's elite. Back before she was ever an SRU negotiator and sniper she was taking down some of Canada's and the worlds most notorious crime families and drug rings. She knew the risk and loved every minute of the adrenaline rush that is until seven years ago.
Jules and her team were assigned to there toughest and harshest case. The case that would end Jules undercover carrier.
"Do the other know?" Jules asked. Chris nods answering her question. "Thought it would be better to tell you in person." Jules looks back at the file on the table and stares at it.
Chris looks at her with worry and puts his hand on her shoulder. She turns to see him smiling at her. "Look, it might be better if you maybe went away for a while".
Jules rises and turns toward Chris. " No way in hell am I just going to get up and leave Chris. Last time I checked I had a life." She cries. "Look Jules I get but,"
" No you don't get it Chris. I have the world's greatest friends who are like a family to me and someone that I'm deeply in love with. Unlike you I don't choose the job over the ones that I care about the most!"
Chris winches at those last words and he rises and walks to look out of the window facing onto the city. Jules looks at his sad, distant eyes and realizes what she's done.
"Oh Chris I'm so sorry I- I didn't mean to hurt you like that it was way out of line." Chris looks at her and smiles. "Ah don't let it bug you, besides I wasn't thinking. But you have to promise me a couple of things."
Jules nods adding, "It depends though, what's the catch?" Chris looks at Jules crossed armed with a serious, but sarcastic look in her eyes and laughs.
" Somehow I knew you would say that. Look ill make this easy for the both of us. One just try not to do anything rational and getting your picture on any type of media.
Jules rolls her eyes at him and crosses her arms. "Trust me I won't even try, whats the other promise?"
"Two, Merkov will go after your teamates and will do what ever it takes to get your attention,and I mean he will show no them close to you but, still keep them out of the loop.
Jules looks away from Chris and dips her head and stares out to the guys locker room."I can't do that." she says quietly. If I start to act all quiet and hidden there going to notice and then they will start asking all of these questions."
She turns back to Chris."Look Chris this is something I have to do alone.
If they get involved all hell will break loose.
Our lifes are already filled with more danger than what a normal person faces in a lifetime.
I can't put them into any more danger.
If even one of them got hurt i could never forgive myself.
Like I said before there my family. She looks at Chris and smiles.
Remember our priority rule to the job,Never let family get involved blood or no blood right?"
Chris nods and smiles "How could I ever forget." "Look I can promise you that i'll try to lay low, but your going to have to let the whloe protection thing ?"
Chris rolls his eyes and smiles," Since when did you become so good at making deals all of a sudden?"
Jules turns and crosses her arms," Trust me, i've had years of practice."
So how is it so far? Sorry it took so long to put this up, I had band camp this week and hadn't had achance to put this up yet. So whats going to happen next? So many questions! : ) Thanks to all that reviewed, I loved all of the comments. Hope I answered your question Ealasaid Una : ) Stay tuned because theres going to be a JAM session in the next chapter,so stay tuned!
