Ok I could not decide from who's viewpoint to do it from, so this one is Nicky's and the next one will be Jason's.
Yes, Zorn is important but I can't tell you why yet. Tee Hee!!
Enjoy.
Danny crawled towards Nicky and rolled her into his arms. He stumbled through her apartment and finally made it to her room. He put her in the bed and slid in beside her. His weight made her loll into him and he too passed out. They woke up at the same time, curiosity and love in his eyes and surprise in hers.
"What happened, did...?" her question was answered when he sat up and she noticed he was fully clothed. "Jason is gone, you're safe now." he said looking at her. She wrapped the sheet around her and stared at her toes. "I'm safer with him."
Danny stood up from the bed and he paced angrily, "How long? Nicole. How long have you been sleeping with that…" he sputtered not sure what to call Jason. After all they were all in the same business none of them were innocent. "I don't…It's not that simple."
Danny's face had turned a red hue and he rounded on her, "Is this normal. Does he come back here and hit you …like that."
Nicky covered her eyes feeling like she was betraying Jason for telling about his demons. "He isn't like this but the missions sometimes are so hard on him. I take care of him, it's my job. Danny. I don't know how else to explain this." Danny sat on the bed, stilling her hands with his. "No its not. Your job is to watch them and organize them not to cure all their problems. They chose this life Nicky. You of all people know that."
Nicky pulled her hands, "You're right we all chose but none of us really knew what we were in for. I didn't think it would be this easy to fall." He stared her down pinning her with his brown eyes, "Maybe you didn't know but I'm sure Jason did. They all knew what would be asked of them. They volunteered and we were recruited that was the difference." Nicky glared at him, "I just don't see it like that. I work with them everyday and…"
"They are killers Nicky. Without any conscience or questions. They follow orders and do it. None of us are safe if the bosses deem it so." He wanted to shake her to force her to see but she was already too invested. "Do you honestly think he'll stop if he's ordered to kill you. Do you think he will protect you." he shouted. "He loves me and I love."
"You love him." He finished for her, Nicky wanted to apologize for giving him any kind of encouragement. "I'm sorry Danny. I am." she said.
"Yeah, Nicky you will be." he said. He had all but walked out but he had to warn her once more, "One day he will not recognize you and you will be looking down the barrel of his gun and I won't be there to save you. No one will."
Netherlands - Amsterdam
She yanked herself back from the memory and rattled off the list, "They had physical symptoms. Headaches, sensitivity to light."
"Amnesia?" Landy asked. "Before Bourne? No." Nicky answered and she sneaked a glance at Danny. Wondering if he remembered the words he had thrown at her in her apartment that night. 'One day he will not recognize you.'
The knock on the door interrupted the interrogation. Danny leaned in and he nodded. Ignoring Nicky he turned to Landy, "The plane's ready. There's a car waiting for you."
"Good Luck." Nicky said. "No. You were his local contact. You were with him the night Conklin died. You're coming with us." Landy commanded not missing the look Abbott threw at Nicky. Nicky stood frozen, her hands in her pocket to hide their shaking. Danny's gaze locked on to hers as did Abbott's but she just followed Cronin's hand movement.
They settled away from each other but Abbott wanted close tabs on her so Danny was forced to switch seats with Tom Cronin. He leaned close to her as the plane to off to cover his whisper, "Are you ready to meet your past?" Nicky curled her hand around her cross. "Are you?"
He said nothing and Nicky leaned back against her seat eyes closed. Her heart thumping a mile a minute.
Berlin - Germany
Nicky was back in element. She was studying the screen and the girl before her pointed out a series of red dots that pinpointed Bourne's last known locations including where he had last been seen in Italy. Landy was writing on the white board and breaking people into groups. Nicky smiled, she had to hand it to Landy. She sure knew how to make people move.
"Danny. box four, I need fresh eyes. Review the buy where we lost the Neski files." Nicky was reviewing a stack of papers that Kim had given her but her head snapped up as mention of Danny's assignment. "Timeline it with what we know about Bourne's movements." She didn't miss how he bristled at Jason's name. "Turn it upside down and see what we find." Landy continued oblivious.
The group began to shout information at each other, gathering data. Then Landy's cell rang, "Hello, Pamela Landy." Landy's face was wiped of all color, then she answered.
"Bourne."
Landy snapped her fingers at everybody to begin a trace. "What do you want?" she asked. Nicky was standing next to Abbott and they looked at each other as Landy mentioned Treadstone. The conversation was impossible to ignore and all stood breathless not daring to miss Landy's answers.
'He killed two people in Berlin? Why? his missions are over. Was Danny right?' Landy paused and Nicky walked closer, "Bourne?" Landy asked. 'Had he hung up.' "Okay. How do you wanna do it?" 'Do what? Does he want to come in.' Nicky knew Jason never did anything without some sort of plan and she was scared for him. Abbott was not in a mood to negotiate even if Pamela Landy was.
Triangulating him had put Landy's phone on speaker, "I need someone I know to bring me in." His voice echoed in the room and Nicky's heart pounded. "Who?" she asked. 'What was he doing?'
"There was a girl in Paris. She was part of the program." Landy stopped pacing and swung to look at Nicky. 'Oh God, Jason what are you doing?' His voice continued in the tone of someone arranging a pickup for dry cleaning. "She used to handle logistics. Alexander Strasse, 30 minutes, under the World clock. Send her alone. Give her your phone."
"What if I can't find her?" Landy stalled for time. Nicky could feel the terror welling inside her, "It's easy. She's standing right next to you." the line went dead and all hell broke loose.