AN: Here's the last chapter!
Avery immediately attacks whoever had grabbed her. She elbows him and hears a grunt. Turning, Avery throws a punch which is blocked. She throws a punch with her other hand but it's blocked as well.
"Hey, hey, hey. Relax Xena, it's me," a familiar male voice says and Avery stops fighting. She looks at the person in front of her and realizes who it is.
"Quinn?" Avery asks with a furrowed brow and relief running through her. There are hurried footsteps echoing in the air and Avery and Quinn glance at the opening of the alleyway.
"We need to go," Quinn says and he pulls out a pair of keys and hands them to Avery. "Go to the other end of the alley and turn right onto the street. My car's there."
"What? Where are you going?" Avery asks with wide eyes.
"I'll be right behind them. I'm just going to slow them down a little," Quinn replies before giving Avery a light push in the other direction. Avery scowls but runs through the alley.
When she gets to the end of it, Avery turns right and hits the unlock button on the keys. A car about 100 yards down the street blinks its lights and Avery runs over to it. She climbs in the passenger side and shuts the door behind her. Putting the key in to the ignition, Avery starts the car. She leans back in her seat and keeps her eyes glued to the alley entrance. She doesn't have to wait long when Quinn jogs out onto the sidewalk and over to the car. He opens the door and climbs in before shutting the door behind him.
"Let's get you back to your dad," Quinn says and he and Avery put their seat belts on. Quinn pulls onto the street and squeals away.
They don't make it far when sirens are heard behind them and Quinn mutters a curse word and smacks his hand on the steering wheel. Avery looks behind them through the back window and sees a cop car chasing after them. Glancing over at Quinn, she sees him pull off to the side of the road. The cop car pulls in behind them and shortly after, the cop walks over to their car. Quinn rolls the window down and looks up at the cop, giving him a grin.
"Officer," he acknowledges with a head nod.
"Do you know how fast you were going?" the officer says as he glances in the passenger seat at Avery.
"To tell you the truth officer I was in a hurry and wasn't even paying attention," Quinn says with a shake of his head. The officer glances between Avery and Quinn and studies them for a moment. Avery knows they need to get back to her dad and as soon as possible and if the officer runs Quinn's license she's sure they'll be in more trouble than they already are. She pulls out the card Sophie gave her and holds it out to the officer.
"Officer," she says with an innocent smile. The cop looks at the card and looks at Avery warily before taking it. He looks down at it and sees the number on it. With one more glance at Avery, the officer walks back to his car.
"What was that?" Quinn asks with a look over at Avery.
"Our ticket out of this," Avery replies with a smirk. A few minutes later, the officer walks back to their car and hands the card back to Avery.
"You two have a nice day," he says with a tip of his hat and a smile. The officer walks away and climbs into his car. Quinn quickly pulls back onto the road and drives off, careful not to speed this time.
LEVERAGE
Avery and Quinn look up when they hear footsteps and a door close. Quinn had taken them to an old building before calling Eliot to give him directions. Avery smirks from her spot where she's sitting on the floor. Her father was not happy about where they were holed up, but at least she was safe.
Quinn stands up and motions Avery to hide which she answers with a scowl. Avery looks around as Quinn flattens himself against the wall by the door to their room. She sees a pipe lying on the ground and picks it up, twirling it in a circle a couple times. Quinn looks over to make sure she's out of sight and rolls his eyes when he sees the weapon. Avery smirks and hides around the corner. As the first person enters the room, Quinn moves to attack but stops abruptly when he sees it's Eliot and the rest of the team.
"Where is she?" Eliot asks as he looks around the room. Quinn nods his head towards the corner and Eliot turns his attention to it. Avery walks out from behind it with the pipe still in her hand. Eliot notices it and raises an eyebrow.
"What were you planning on doing with that?" he asks, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Whatever I had to," Avery replies with a smirk of her own. A snort escapes from Eliot and he looks her over, making sure she's okay.
"Why don't you get her out of here Spencer. I'll take care of this," Quinn says, causing everyone to look at him in surprise.
"You'll take care of it," Eliot says with a raised brow.
"Yeah. You already own me. What's one more favor?" Quinn replies with a smirk. Eliot scowls but doesn't respond.
"Come on Ave. Let's go home," Eliot says with a wave of his hand. Avery gives Quinn a 'thank you' smile and walks over to her dad. Eliot wraps an arm around her shoulders and pulls her in for a side-hug and guides her out of the room. The rest of the team follows after them.
LEVERAGE
The team was all back at headquarters. Nate and Sophie were sitting at the counter talking in low voices. Hardison was playing World of Warcraft on his computer. Parker was sitting in an armchair absentmindedly picking a lock, locking it, and then re-picking it again. Eliot was sitting on the couch with his feet on the table. His arm was around Avery who was sprawled out on the couch, her head lying on a pillow on Eliot's leg, fast asleep.
Eliot's phone rings and he quickly answers it before it wakes Avery up. Eliot puts the phone to his ear and says a few words, the conversation short, before hanging up. He sets the phone on the end table next to him and slumps back into the couch. Nate, Sophie, Parker, and Hardison are watching him.
"Was that Quinn?" Eliot looks down to see Avery watching him.
"Yeah," Eliot answers with a nod.
"And?" Nate asks as everyone watches the Hitter and father.
"It's taken care of," Eliot replies with a look at his daughter.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Parker asks with a weird expression on her face.
"Don't ask a question you don't want to know the answer to Parker. This is Quinn. He's not me," Eliot replies with a glance at the thief. Parker nods her head and looks away.
"But it's over right?"
"Yeah, Hardison. It's over," Eliot replies with a sigh and a squeeze of Avery's shoulder.
Quinn's way isn't what Eliot would do nowadays, but he wasn't complaining. At least they wouldn't have to worry about these guys again. Eliot didn't need to know exactly what was done; just that it was done. On the other hand, Eliot wasn't looking forward to completing the growing list of favors he owed Quinn.
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