Disclaimer: I Don't Own Nikita
A/N: Sorry it's been a while since I updated. Thanks for all of the alerts and reviews. Enjoy.
Alex and Sean woke up bright and early to go over all of the security procedures and went through the entire security camera's that surrounded the house to make sure every inch of the house was covered. The night before they sat on the couch keeping an out on the footage of the security cameras' on Sean's lap top both taking shifts on who kept an eye on every detail and who went to sleep. There was a moment when Alex was huddled on the ground watching the footage when Sean's hand slipped on her shoulder. She found herself leaning into his warm touch examining his strong tactile hands. She then immediately shot up and shrugged it off.
When it was her turn to sleep she had a very difficult time sleeping with him right there. There was something about his presence that made her nervous all of the sudden and she didn't feel like examining to see what that was all about.
After they made sure everything was good they headed for the kitchen she followed the pleasant smell of food and found Sean cooking an omelet. Alex just sat there smelling the sweet aroma of eggs and bacon.
Sean then asked her, "Hey Alex I know I'm awesome and all but would you quit staring at me and set the table?"
"I wasn't staring. I was going over strategies in my head." Alex objected.
"Sure." Sean said smirking.
He then continued to focus putting just the right amount of seasoning on the omelet.
Alex searched the cabinets for the plates. Sean was right she needed to stop staring at Sean's his bed hair and his tight t-shirt that fit him just right revealing his tight muscles. She needed to stop looking at the way he concentrated on the food and finding his crooked smile in small bursts every time he noticed she was still staring. No she needed to stop that right away so she focused on setting the table.
"Awe, how domestic?" Bridget said in admiring slightly mocking way.
Alex turned to see Bridget in a bright mood enjoying making fun of her brother but at the same time she could tell that Bridget was genuinely happy that her brother seemed to be happy. That made her feel guilty. Here she was this stranger asserting herself in their life making this perfectly nice girl thinking that her brother was in a happy relationship. She had to work undercover before and the guilty feeling of lying to them never really hit her this hard. Bridget did seem like a nice kid who really did love her brother and it was sad that she had to lie to her like this. She had to remind herself what she always did any time she had to go undercover that she had a bigger goal. She had to keep this girl safe and she had to make sure Percy didn't get an upper hand and regain Division. That was her ultimate goal. She had to remember that. She had to remember what division was like in the hands of that man. She had to remember the atrocities he did with it. He hurt people. He destroyed lives. She had to stop him.
"Just in time squirt." Sean said.
"Mmmmm smells good bro."
Alex took a mouth full and an explosion of her taste beds watered her mouth.
"Wow, Sean." Alex said talking with her mouth full.
Bridget laughed at her.
"This is delicious." Alex said pushing more food in her mouth excitedly.
Sean couldn't help but laugh fascinated at the way she was eating with absolutely no regard for manners or anything like that.
"How did you learn how to cook like this?" Alex asked.
"Oh, you know my dad taught me. He told me that every military man should know how to take care of himself and that chicks dig it when you cook. He was very wise man my dad."
Alex coughed a little bit at the chicks dig it comment. Oh man he was right about that.
Bridget laughed and asked, "How come you never cooked for your girlfriend before Seany?"
Then Sean said, "Oh, you know we were always busy on some mission. We hardly had the time to appreciate the little things in life."
Alex wiped her face with a napkin and said, "Well, we had some times."
Alex was thinking about the Belarus mission and when he said they should appreciate the little things in life that is what gets what you through. She always appreciated that attitude it did help her sometimes when she was so focused on revenge. It strangely reminded her of Nikita's lessons she was always telling her to find the small things to hold onto to help get through the day.
Sean just looked at her in curiosity.
Alex looked away from Sean and focused on her food, yep it was the little things in life that made all of the difference in the world.
As they went on with meal and then Bridget asked, "So, Alex, tell me more about yourself. Where are you from?"
"Ah…. New Jersey."
"Oh, really you don't have much of an accent."
"Well, I grew up there. I lived there since I was a teenager."
"Oh, where did you live before that?" Bridget asked.
Then Sean said, "Come on Bridge, enough with the twenty questions."
"No, it's ok I don't mind. I don't like talking about my childhood much, Bridget, because my parents they died when I was thirteen." Alex said.
"I'm so sorry." Bridget said.
"Thanks, it was a long time ago." Alex said.
"I know but when a parent dies it stays with you. When Dad died we were never really the same again."
There was a pensive silence at Bridget's comment. There was this common feeling of saddness in the air.
Then Sean finally changed the subject trying to sound chipper and asked, "So, Bridge, what do you want to do today?"
"Well, actually I thought I could give you guys some alone time while I visit…" Bridget began.
"No absolutely not." Sean cut her off.
"Come on Sean mom's not even here!" Bridget pleaded.
"No way. He's the reason mom sent you off to boarding school and why you aren't going to a local private school!" Sean yelled.
"Oh, please, she sent me away because she's the Senator and she's too busy with her precious work to bother to care about me." Bridget said.
"Come on, Bridge, you know that isn't true."
Bridget scowled at him.
And then Bridget took a gulp of her orange juice and said, "What ever! You always were a Momma's boy."
Alex laughed a little at that and then she said, "I don't know what's going on but I'm sure your brother has your best interests at heart."
Bridget huffed and said, "They won't let me see my boyfriend."
"He got you expelled and you almost got arrested!" Sean yelled.
"Uh. Yeah, and what's so bad about that?" Bridget complained.
Sean looked at her like she said something unbelievably ridiculous.
"You're kidding right."
"It was just a little tress passing and graffiti. It was harmless fun."
"You're the Senator's daughter you can't afford that type of fun!" Sean said.
"You mean Mom can't afford to let me have fun at all!" Bridget yelled and bolted up and ran out of the room. Then they heard a door slam shut.
Sean was about to run after her when Alex put her hand on his arm and said, "No, let me talk to her."
"Alex, I told you when we started this not to interfere in how I handle my family." Sean said frustrated.
"Yeah, and we decided to go with this cover as me as the supportive girlfriend who is trying to get to know your family. Wouldn't a supportive girlfriend try to help make amends with your little sister?"
"You're just meeting her wouldn't it be a little weird for my new girlfriend to put her nose in my family's life when she's just trying to get to know them?" Sean asked.
"Sean, she obviously doesn't want to talk to you right now, let me just try." Alex said as she squeezed his arm. Sean gazed at her hand on his arm and then his eyes locked with hers and he simply nodded letting her go to talk to his sister.
Alex gently knocked on Bridget's bedroom door. Her room was blaring with loud music with words Alex couldn't understand through all of their screaching screaming. She knocked louder and raised her voice, "Bridget! Let me in. I'd like to talk to you."
After a while hearing nothing but music blaring Alex thought maybe this was a lost cause until the music turned off and Bridget opened the door.
"Sean sent you to fight his battles." Bridget said.
"Nope, I made him step aside. I wanted to talk." Alex said trying to sound as sympathetic as possible.
"So talk." Bridget said looking like she was already going to let her talk be aloof the whole time as she folded her arms in front of her chest.
"OK, look I know what it's like to have an overbearing sibling and sometimes you just want to scream or shake them or something."
"Yeah?"
"My sister was pretty overprotective."
"Did she try to control your life and not even let you see your boyfriend?" Bridget asked.
"No, but for a while she wouldn't even let me leave the house. She got so over protective of me. It got frustrating but there are times I can see it." Alex said.
"See what?" Bridget asked.
"That she was just looking out for me."
"Yeah, yeah, I get it. I know you're so in love with Sean and you think he's just looking out for me."
Alex tried not to let the whole she's so in love Sean part of that comment phase her she was playing a part here.
"Yeah, I feel like a broken record. Sorry."
"It's OK, Alex. I do like you, you seem cool." Bridget said.
"Thanks. So why don't we continue with the get to know you weekend. I was looking forward to hearing more gut wrenching embarrassing stories about Sean." Alex said.
Bridget smiled mischievously and lit up a little bit and said, "Oh, I have plenty of those stories."
"Why don't you tell me about it in front of Sean I love to see him squirm when he gets embarrassed? It's adorable." Alex said.
Then Bridget smile grew as an idea was dawning on her.
"Oh, I have an excellent idea." Bridget said.
"What?" Alex asked.
"Well, stories are great but pictures are worth a thousand words!"
Bridget was all giddy as she held the photo album.
They both went into the living room and Sean followed them.
Sean looked at the pink frilly photo album completely horrified.
"What is that?" Alex asked.
"It's my photo album of our wonderfully embarrassing childhood!" Bridget said eagerily.
"Oh. No. Put that away." Sean said mortified.
"What you brought Alex here to bond with your family what better way to do that then to show her of your super embarrassing childhood." Bridget said excited.
"She has a point." Alex said.
"No, no she doesn't have a point this is a bad idea." Sean complained.
"Too bad so sad." Bridget said pushing by him.
Then she sat beside Alex on their comfy couch and said, "OK, are you ready to find out what Sean was like as a kid?"
"Oh, yeah." Alex exstatic she loved seeing the freaked out look on Sean's face. The man really couldn't stand embarrassment.
"OK, here's Sean holding me as a baby. Here is Sean playing in the mud in his Sunday clothes. Mom got super pissed at that and here Sean is playing tea party with me and Uncle Percy."
"Wait. What?" Alex asked not believing what she heard.
Alex stared at a picture of a four year old little girl sitting at her miniature table with a tea set and a ten year old boy wearing a boa and a tiara but really struck her was seeing Percy sitting next to her wearing a tiara and a pink frilly boa.
Alex's eyes popped out of her head completely not believing what she was seeing.
A/N2: Dun, dun, dun. Thanks for reading guys! Please let me know what you think!
HAPPY 4 OF JULY! :)
