Chapter 7

Three Days Later…

Parker was bored out of her mind as she looked around the house that she and Eliot were staying in to keep their cover intact. The group were staying undercover and using their aliases at all times, just to make sure that if there was a problem and Parker needed a hospital or the cops got involved or something, that there was proof they were who they said. They had pictures and things that Hardison doctored all around their homes. They went out to different places, and met with the people in the city they were currently living in. Parker was playing the loving and devoted wife, the wife who was recovering from injuries she received in a car accident. Hardison had made sure that there was a police report in the system about her car accident, so if anyone in this city ran her name to check, there would be evidence that she had been hit by a drunk driver and to make sure that people were more sympathetic and didn't really try and get her to talk about what happened, they made it seem like she had been pregnant and suffered a miscarriage. That she had just found out she was pregnant a few days before and that crash had taken the life of her unborn child.

Parker knew that there were websites for their cover aliases careers, something she thought was funny. There were no addresses listed online, which was necessary for their safety and to keep Parker hidden. There were also no pictures allowed online, something was a precaution as well since they were using disguises in a way as well. Both Sophie and Parker had changed their hair color, and were wearing colored contacts. The guys were dressing differently and stuff.

"Hey, what are you thinking about?" Eliot asked walking into the room as he watched Parker twirl her 'wedding' ring around her finger.

"Just wondering how long we will be able to keep this up." Parker said softly.

"Hey, we are going to stay here and keep this up as long as it takes for you to get better. We are going to wait until you are comfortable and able to leave and get back to doing the things we do best. This is what family does for one another, we make sacrifices to keep each other safe and healthy." Eliot told her, realizing she wasn't sure how to accept the things people did for each other. Parker didn't do well with feelings and she was very naïve when it came to families and the dealing with being the one that caused people to go underground. Parker was the one who didn't ask for help, and she was the one who never admitted when something was getting to her.

"This isn't fair to you all. We should just head back and I can deal with Depandi in my own way. He is a blast from my past, that makes him my problem and a problem I had before I met any of you." Parker said, so confused and unsure of how to deal with everything going on in her head at this moment in time.

"Parker, it's not going to happen." Eliot said with a crooked grin on his face. "Besides, you know you like being my 'wife', we both know you have the hots for me." Eliot teased her, wanting to see a smile on her face rather than the frown that showed her confusion and need to get away from the emotions that were building inside of her.

"Haha, we both know it's you that likes this whole 'marriage' thing." Parker said with a smile slowly spreading across her face.

Parker didn't want to admit it out loud to anyone, but she really did like this whole marriage thing with Eliot. She liked knowing he was on her side, and that no matter what happened he would have her back. Parker liked it even more, that every night they were in the same house alone, and that they acted like a married couple. She had noticed that once they moved into the house, they had fallen into a normal domestic routine, one that confused everyone around them. When Sophie, Nate and Hardison had come over to visit them, like friends often did, they had noticed that Parker and Eliot had acted like they really were married, when there was no need to keep acting married since they were the only ones in the room.

Parker had noticed that they were always checking with each other when a decision about something involving the house they were staying in had to be made. Eliot did the cooking and the cleaning, although Parker had said she should be allowed to at least do the dishes. But Eliot said her job was to recover from the injuries she was suffering from, especially since it was clear if Parker overdid it or tried to do too much she felt the pain from those injuries ten times worse than she had before she pushed herself too hard. They did laundry together and cleaned the house together, even though Eliot wouldn't let her do anything more than wipe down tables and other things with furniture polish or a dust rag.

"Hey being husband and wife isn't…"Eliot trailed off as their doorbell rang. Eliot and Parker both knew that Hardison was keeping his cover intact by going out with one of the local women, and they had gone out twice in the three days they had been in this town. It was a shocker that he had already made such a move since they had only been in these cover aliases for three days. Sophie and Nate were out on a double date with their new neighbors and had invited Parker and Eliot to go along, but because everyone thought Parker had been in a devastating car crash a few days ago, one that had taken the life of their unborn child, they had declined, for the sake of Parker needing to recover and deal with the emotions inside of her over the loss.

"Are we expecting anyone?" Parker asked Eliot, wondering if there was someone who was looking to hire 'Sam Jones' for a gig or not.

"Not that I know of." Eliot said shaking his head and walking slowly to the door.

"Well then, I guess we better be ready for trouble and go and see who is at the door." Parker said softly as they walked slowly hand in hand to the door. "Remember my name is Alana and you are Sam, and we have been married for three years now." Parker reminded Eliot, and he nodded as they stopped at the front door.

They both took deep breaths and nodded their heads. Eliot looked through the peephole to check out who was out there and to make sure it wasn't someone that he should be hiding Parker from right off the bat. He didn't really recognize the people standing there, but he did notice that there were five people standing there, three men and two women. Eliot was nervous at the sight of so many people but he knew he couldn't show it, that would be way too suspicious considering they were supposed to be a grieving but loving couple.

Parker opened the door and smiled at the group of people standing there. Now was the time to find out, were the people there for innocent and good reasons, or had Parker just opened the door to the group of people that were there to take them out of the picture?