Authors Note: don't own heroes or it's characters. I only own the ones I create. Read and review please. : this chapter has "explicit" words. To some at least they are. But I don't want to get in trouble for not telling you. Future chapters will have "alternate" chapters that would be rated M. I will tell you which ones they are.

Chapter 9

Elle had gotten out of the shower around 10 am leaving Phinn less than an hour to shower and get ready. He

deserved it for cheating she thought. Her lips were still tingling from their kiss; she opened the bathroom door,

steam pouring out of it as well. Phinn who was walking down the hall way saw her, he was still aching from her

shock, but he couldn't help but stare at Elle. It seemed like her towel couldn't get any smaller, the edge coming up at

about mid thigh. He gulped and walked past her into the bathroom without saying a word. He wiped the steamed up

mirrors looking into them, looking strait into his eyes. He clenched his fist and saw his reflection. His hand touched

the tattoo on his side of his little boys' footprints. Tears formed in his eyes, and one by one they ran down his face.

He got undressed and got into the shower. Elle heard the water start and opened up her towel and dried herself

quickly. She hated being wet for to long. One little outburst of that blue and white electricity and it would "sting like

a bitch." 20 minutes passed and she was barely putting on her make up not even dressed yet. The microwave in the

kitchen went off, Elle had gotten hungry and heated up a Hot Pocket. She walked out of her room and into the

kitchen getting her hot pocket out of the microwave. She took a bite and on the way back Phinn opened bathroom

door, Elle looked at him dripping wet trickles of water running down his chest. She wanted to shock him, but not

because of his annoyance in her apartment. Elle wanted to shock him because she was falling for him. "Take a

picture it'll last longer" he scoffed smiling at her. Phinn remembered her saying that to him when he first trapped in

his cell. Elle noticed no steam exiting the room, "cold shower?" she said with a smirk on her face. "What can I say?

That kiss was pretty…hot…electrifying." Phinn said using another towel to dry his hair, he got closer to her. Elle

started to close her eyes, she wanted to kiss him again. Phinn ended up taking part of her Hot Pocket and escaping

back into the bathroom. "Ass." She muttered and walked into her room to get dressed.

10 minutes later.

"We're gonna be late Elle!" Phinn yelled tightening his tie putting on the sunglasses bob had requested. Elle rushed

out of the room wearing a royal blue tunic type of top with black skinny jeans. "What is it with you and jeans with

high heels?" Phinn asked opening the door for her. "What with you being annoying all the time?" she scorned him

walking into the elevator before him. "Wait up my shoes untied." He said bending down tying them. Elle wanted to

play games again; she liked them…only when she won. "Meet you down stairs." She smiled pressing the close door

button. Phinn looked up and smiled; he stood and darted towards the doors which were already closing. He was too

late; he looked around and exited towards the stairwell. Elle smiled knowing that the closest stairs were under

construction. The elevator doors opened and Phinn wasn't there, Elle smiled knowing she won, she walked to her

father's office opening the large cherry wood double doors. Phinn had already taken a seat on the couch, he looked

up at her and mouthed I won. "Elle how nice of you to join us…now that you're here I'd like to tell you the good

news. You and Phinn will be partners." Bob continued as Elle sat down in the chair next to Phinn. "Phinn, I was

surprised to see your test scores, your agile, fast, and strong." Bob flipped through the pages of Mohinder report.

"Tomorrow we will go over some more things but you are free to leave now if you'd like. We will update both of

you on your new assignment tomorrow during our weekly lunch meeting." Phinn nodded and watched Bob reach

into his desk drawer. "These are yours to keep Phinn I'm sure you'll take good care of them." Bob placed to

browning 9mm hand guns in front of Phinn who took them along with the dual shoulder holster. He shook Bob's

hand with a firm grip looking at Elle and exiting before her. "Elle I'd like to talk with you. For a second while Phinn

is gone." Elle crossed her legs and looked at her father, annoyed with his decision to let Phinn be her partner. "Elle,

be careful with him. Don't give him full shocks, I know how you can be but he will be a good agent, maybe take

over my place one day when he's needed. He'll be staying with you for another week or so until we can find a place

for him…unless you want him to stay." Bob smiled at her, and let her go where Phinn was waiting. Elle was angry;

she probably would have killed Phinn where he was standing if she could. Her father would have been furious

though, she decided to zap him when they got back to her apartment.