Self slowly inclined his head towards her. "LJ Burrows, as in, Lincoln Burrows Junior, son of Lincoln Burrows, convict who allegedly killed Terrence Steadman?"
Jackie looked at Self curiously and said, "You know them?"
"We've met." Don said dryly.
"I thought I was the one keeping secrets." She pried.
Don grinned at her and said, "Fair enough. I've got Lincoln and his brother, Michael Scofield and a bunch of their cohorts working for me."
Jackie looked up in surprise. "What are they doing for you?"
"Trying to bring down The Company," he said quietly.
"How?"
"Scylla," Don stated, and went back to his examining of her injuries.
Jackie stopped dead and stared at Don. "You're going after Scylla?"
"Yeah."
"What progress are you making?"
"Scofield and Burrows are good. They've already got me five out of the six cards."
"Six cards?"
"Yeah. As it turns out, Scylla refers to the six headed monster in The Odyssey."
"It figures. I thought they would have a reason for the name."
"Yeah, well, our suspicions are confirmed."
Don was still examining her arms with a worried and angry look on his face, so Jackie put her hand on his arm and said, "I'm fine." She smiled at him.
He looked into her eyes and gave her a half-grin. "You're sure?"
"Yeah. And if you're planning to take down the Company, I want in."
"What?"
"Yeah. You said it yourself, those people killed my parents. I want to help."
"Jackie, it's dangerous."
"I don't care, Don. You've put me through tons of courses to protect myself and taught me how to handle a gun. I can more than look after myself, what with the weapons training and the martial arts."
"I do not doubt your ability, Jay, I'm worried about you."
"I'll be fine. I'm sick of sitting in hotel rooms, waiting for another scrap of news about The Company. I want to help Scofield and Burrows."
Don considered her a moment and then finally gave in. "Alright. Follow me. We'll go there now."
Jackie got up and covered her arms again. Before she had a chance to do anything else, Don had walked around the table and pulled her into a hug.
"You really don't know how much you worried me, Jay." He said, sighing.
She smiled and hugged him back. "I'm worried about LJ, Don."
"I'll look into it, I promise." Don said, breaking apart from her and kissing her on the top of her head.
"Thanks."
"No problem. Come on." Don led her out of the coffee shop and into the parking lot.
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The warehouse was just like Don. It was very normal looking, very camouflage. Looking at it as an outsider, you wouldn't give it a second glance.
Jackie got out of her car just after Don got out of his. He grinned at her and pointed to the warehouse. "They're in there. I'm coming with you. Lincoln can be a bit… aggressive."
Jackie smiled and followed Don into the warehouse. The first thing she noticed was the quantity of people there. There were several men and one woman all gathered around a long, conference-style table, with office chairs seated around it. Several of the men noticed Don and Jackie walk in but a few of them were still immersed in their work.
"And who is this?" the biggest of the men said, without any niceties.
"This is a friend, and your newest coworker." Self shot back.
Every pair of eyes was now resting on Jackie. She looked from face to face, noticing a few pairs of eyes straying down her figure. She grinned and said simply, "Hey."
"Everyone, this is Jaclyn Beckett."
"Uh huh, and why do we need this Jaclyn Beckett?" the big man asked.
"You're Lincoln Burrows, yes?" Jackie asked, moving forwards and offering her hand.
"Yeah. How'd you know?" Lincoln asked, reluctantly taking her hand.
"Your reputation precedes you." Jackie grinned slyly.
Lincoln grinned a little. This girl was much more than she seemed.
Don grinned as well and introduced everyone. "Jackie, this is Michael Scofield, Fernando Sucre, Brad Bellick, Alexander Mahone, Sara Tancredi, and as you already know, Lincoln Burrows."
Each person gave their own greeting, whether it was a wave, a "hello" or just a nod of the head.
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