Ian left the room, leaving Don and Julia alone. "Why did you lie to me?"
"I didn't...fact I had a date to meet Santos last night, we just didn't plan on it being our last."
"Did you know about the Mole?"
"Yes, it's part of the reason I left the undercover team. My cover was blown during a case, and I had to be taken out."
"Did you know, who?"
"I can't answer that."
"Damn it Juls! I'm trying to keep you safe!"
"I can keep myself safe."
"You did such a great job at it last night! Do you understand that your car had a bomb too, if you would have gotten in to leave, you'd be dead too. That Dalton probably came to kill you at the hospital last night, but stopped because I was there?"
She got up and walked out of the War room, she had to walk away before she said something she shouldn't. Don didn't try to stop her, she walked into the break room and got a cup of coffee. Ian was leaning against the counter talking to Colby, David, and Charlie.
"Thanks Sunshine!" She glared at Ian and walked out of the room with her coffee. Ian just starred after her, David and Colby choked on their coffee. Charlie chased after his sister.
"Why are you made at Ian?"
"Because he told our brother some things he shouldn't have."
"Like what."
"Nothing...never mind! How are you Charlie?"
"I'm fine, better if you wouldn't keep me in the dark!"
"I'm sorry..."
Don walked up behind his siblings. "What are you two talking about?"
"Why is Juls mad at Ian and what are her secrets?"
"Boys, you'll never figure out all my secrets!"
"That's what I'm afraid of!" Don said.
XXX
"Dalton."
"It's Juls...I want to catch whom ever killed Santos and is killing the rest of the undercover teams. I want back in...I will have to work around my regular work."
"Are you going to tell your brother?"
"No."
"I'll set you up with the information."
"Thanks Dalton."
She ended the call, she was going to catch him and bring him down. She put the burner phone away in the hidden compartment of her purse. Don would be pissed at her when he found out but she'd have to deal with the aftermath then.
A knock on the door got her attention, she opened her door to find Ian leaning against the door jam.
"You still mad at me?"
"Maybe!"
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her. "I did it to protect you!"
"You did it because you knew Don would go over protective on me!"
"Come on Juls!"
"You know I can take care and protect myself. You helped train me! "
"If something happened to you..." He kissed her again, she gave into him wrapping her arms around his neck.
"I feel the same about you." A clearing throat at the door made them turn around, Don was standing at the door starring at them.
"How long as this been going on?" Don asked.
"Only for five minutes."
Don couldn't help but laugh. "I mean over all?"
Ian and Juls looked at each other. "Seven and a half years..." They answered.
"Come on...dinner at dads!
"See you there! Dinner with all my bossy men!"
XXX
"I caught them making out."
"Our little sister and Ian Edgerton?"
"Yep!"
"Is he coming to dinner?"
"Yes."
"Did you tell dad?"
"About her making out or about him coming to dinner?"
"About dinner!"
"Ian and Juls...didn't see that one!"
XXX
"So are you really chasing Dalton or did you just come to check up on me?" She asked while laying in his arms.
"I refuse to answer that because my girlfriend is a bad ass and can drop me!"
"Just remember that Edgerton! From a mile away!" She crawled out of bed and started getting dressed. "Come on we're going to be late!"
He smiled at her as he got dressed, he grabbed her and kissed her before they walked out the door for her dad's house.
They walked into the Eppes houses hand in hand, Charlie and don were sitting in the living room watching the baseball game.
"About time you two show up!" Don said.
"Shut up! Dad..Don's picking on me!" She laughed.
"What are you twelve?"
Alan came out of the kitchen. "Donnie, stop bothering your sister!"
"Dad, I think you know Ian. We've been seeing each other for a while."
"Hi Ian."
Amita walked up and gave Juls a hug. "Finally, another girl in the house! Maybe my knuckle head brothers will be nice."
They sat down and ate dinner together, laughing about growing up together. Juls helped clean up after dinner.
"How long have you and Ian been seeing each other?"
"Seven and a half years. If you add up the time we're in the same place it's probably more like two years."
"Is he good to you?"
"I wouldn't be with a man that didn't treat me right!"
"That's my girl!"
XXX
She checked her burner phone when they got back, she was to meet Dalton at the waterfront tomorrow at six am. She's get up and go for a run in the morning.
"What are you planning beautiful?"
"Nothing!" She smiled at Ian.
"I'm having a hard time believing you. Please don't do anything dangerous!"
"Of course not!"
She curled up and went to sleep, she woke up at five and Ian was gone. She breathed a sigh of relief, she dressed quickly and left for the water front. She strapped her gun on and went for a run in the cool morning hours. She's run a good ten miles when she spotted him running towards her. She sat down on a bench looking over the water, he sat on the bench behind her.
"There are eyes on us. Did you bring them?"
"No!"
"I think you're lying!"
"Think what you want."
"Meet me tonight at 1234 Crestview six pm, it's a warehouse. I'll have your information."
"Thanks."
She got up and started to run off, gunshots rang out. She felt a bullet graze her shoulder, as she hit the ground. Shit! She was going to have a tough time explaining that one. She looked back and Dalton was gone, she was taking on gunfire, she took cover by a dumpster. She pulled out her cell phone and put out a distress call.
"This is Agent Julia Eppes, I'm taking on gunfire in Waterfront park on the north side. Please send assistance." She pulled her gun out of it's holster returning gunfire.
She heard sirens coming, bullets were hitting the dumpster. She fired off a shot hitting the gunmen, he staggered off into the east. She heard her name being called.
"I'm here!" Colby and David came running up to her. "I hit him, he went running to the east."
"Were you hit?" Colby asked.
"I'm fine!"
David saw her back and yelled for a medic, they went chasing after the gunman but couldn't find him. They came back and started asking her questions.
"What are the chances we don't mention this to my brother?"
"I'd say slim to none!" Came Don's voice from behind her.
"I'm fine, I was grazed!"
The medic was bandaging her up as they spoke. "What the hell Juls?"
"I came out for a run!"
"Where was Ian?"
"Why does that matter?"
"He's suppose to be taking care of you!"
"Excuse me? I don't need taking care of!"
She stormed off to her car, she peeled out of the parking lot and headed home. She was going to shower and go to work. Her big brother could piss off! She ran up the three flights of stairs, her apartment door was open, she unholstered her gun and went inside. Someone knocked her against the wall, throwing her down on the floor. He was standing over her smiling.
"So we meet again Agent!" He came at her with a long curved knife, she rolled to her side and up to her feet. She aimed her gun and fired, hitting him in the head, he dropped to the floor. It already been one hell of a morning at she hadn't even had coffee yet.
She heard running on the steps, she had her gun aimed at whom ever came through the door, it was Don, David, and Colby. "Well hell!"
They looked at the man laying on the floor and they looked at Juls. "Who the hell is this?" Don asked.
"Someone that wanted me dead!"
"There seems to be a lot of that going around!" Colby said.
"From now on twenty four hours protection!" Don said. "No argument!"
Ian walked in and looked around the room. "What the hell?"
"Are you going to tell him or should I?" Don asked.
Juls was tired of bossy men telling her what to do today and it wasn't even eight am. She walked out of the room to go take a shower. Ian noticed her blood stained sweatshirt.
"What the hell happened Juls?"
"I went for a run, got shot at. Came home someone tried to stab me. It's been a banner morning. I'm going to go take a bath, maybe someone is waiting to either drown or electrocute me." She slammed the door of the bathroom, she filled the tub with water and just soaked.
She was finished and had a towel wrapped around her when he came in with a cup of coffee for her. He pulled her in his arms and kissed her. "Maybe you should stay home and take it easy today."
"Who suggested that because they can stuff it..." He cut off what she was about to say with a deep passionate kiss.
XXX
She was headed out the door to work at eight am, two FBI agents were outside here door. "If I were you two, I'd ask for a new assignment. I'm going to make you life a living hell!" She headed to her own car.
"Agent Eppes, you need to ride with us. Your brother's orders."
"How long have you two been with the FBI?"
"I'm Wilcox and 2 yrs."
"I'm Travis and 5 yrs."
"Well I've been for 8 so I'm driving boys, keys."
She took the keys and drove like hell going to the Federal building, both of them were green and puking in the parking lot when they got there. They checked in and they followed her up to their floor, they were reassigned a hour later.
She was sipping another cup of coffee when Don stormed into the bullpen. "Stop it!"
"Call off the baby sitters!"
"No! I'll be damned if I lose an Agent because she's acting like a spoiled princess!"
"I'll be damned if you play over protective big brother! I'm far from a spoiled princess! If you only knew!"
"I'd like to but those records are sealed!"
"Call them off Don!"
David and Colby just watched the two siblings fight. She didn't talk to Don for the rest of the day, at five thirty she left for the day, she stopped at the bathroom in the lobby and ditched her babysitters. She headed towards the warehouse, to get the information she needed to slip back underground, at this point she thought about going completely underground.
XXX
"Don, she gave them the slip."'
"Do you have her Colby?"
"We have her, we'll stay with her."
"Damn it Juls!" Don said out loud.
Juls noticed her tail as soon as she left the building, she now had to lose Colby and David. She walked into a thrift store and bought some new clothes and changed into them. She slipped out the back door losing them completely, she made it to the warehouse with ten minutes to spare.