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Sue screamed, her eyes were filled with tears.

- He is here even now… And he's just waiting to kill me… - she whispered.

- Don't even think about this! – Jack turned the woman's face towards him. – Do you understand me, Sue? We won't let him cause any harm to you! – he said, and hugged the woman. Sue let her tears free, while Jack stroked her hair to calm her.

- Tara, track the message! – D said.

- I'm on it… - the woman replied. – Just what I expected… - she looked up her computer a few minutes later. – The email arrived from the same address as the previous two ones… from James Tyler's computer.

- We don't know whether the emails were indeed sent from Tyler's computer, and if this is the case, is he our suspect, therefore we'll continuously watch him. If you find anything suspicious, let me know immediately – Jack instructed.

- We won't lose sight of him for a single second – Bobby said, then sat back to his desk.

- Sue, Lucy, I'll take you home today – Jack looked at the two women. Sue's heart started beating faster. The love of my life will be with me… If he takes care of me, nothing can go wrong.

Lucy listened to Jack smiling. At last… Maybe there will be a step forward in their relationship… It's about time.

- Can we go? – Jack asked a few hours later, looking at Sue and Lucy.

- Yes… I'll just finish something quickly… Ready, we can go – Sue replied.

- OK… Keep watching Tyler; if you find anything important, let me know immediately – Jack told the others.

- OK – Bobby replied. – And take care of the girls.

- Don't let anything happen to them – Tara said.

Jack gave his friends an „of course I will" – look, then left the bullpen following Lucy and Sue.

- I'll make some dinner – Sue said, when they entered the apartment.

- No, Sue, this day was very tiring for you. I'll prepare dinner, talk to Jack until that – she smiled. Sue knew there was no sense in arguing with her friend. She sat down on the couch, and Jack followed her example.

- Don't worry, Sue, everything will be all right. We'll catch that maniac soon and all this will be over –Jack smiled encouragingly at the woman.

- I know, it's just… it's so frightening to even think about some lunatic watching every step I make, without me seeing him, and he's waiting for nothing else than killing me… - Sue's voice faded. – I step on the street frightened every day, and can't think of anything else that he can shoot me in any moment… and I won't have a chance against it… - The woman could hardly hold her tears back.

Jack went closer to Sue and hugged her. – Everything will be all right… - he whispered, stroking the woman's hair.

If Jack wasn't here, I couldn't bear all this… His presence is so comforting… I feel secure… If he is with me, I know that nothing wrong can happen.

She is so beautiful… And this lunatic wants to hurt her. But I'll catch him and protect Sue at any price.

Lucy watched the scene smiling. They look so good together… If only there wasn't a need for such a horrible event to happen to make them get so close to each other… But everything will be better when we catch this maniac and close the case… Then they can be a couple at last. It is about time… We have been waiting for this for too long.

- Dinner is ready – she said. She would have looked at this scene for much longer, but she knew that Sue needed to rest.

They ate dinner in silence, all of them were thinking on the next day.

- I'll do the washing-up – Sue stood up, after they finished eating.

- Sue, I thought we have already agreed on this. You stay where you are, and I'll do the washing-up.

- Lucy, you are so kind… what would I do without you…

- After all what are good friends for? – the woman smiled.

- Where am I sleeping? – Jack asked, after Lucy finished the washing-up.

- Since Bobby wasn't too enthusiastic about the idea of sleeping on the floor yesterday, we thought we would save you from this and generously offer you the couch.

- I can't say how impressed I am from your kindness… - Jack smiled. – But would you have been capable of making Bobby sleep on the floor?

- Compared to the fact that he is playing the tough FBI-agent, he complained quite a lot… - Sue remembered smiling. – Until in the end, we couldn't watch his suffering face any more and allowed him to sleep on the couch…

- It was funny, regarding the fact that we meant the whole thing as a joke… - Lucy added.

- What Bobby apparently didn't find funny at all – Jack stated.

- Well, he didn't… Where is the sense of humour of FBI-agents at these times… - Sue mused.

- I believe a study should be written about this… - Lucy said. – It would be interesting to read… OK, I'll go and get you the bedclothes… - she looked at Jack. – It's late, time for sleeping.

- I hope you'll have a good place on the couch, if we saved you from the floor… - Sue smiled.

- I don't doubt this… If I can be near you, it doesn't matter where I sleep…

- It's ready… - Lucy said, looking at the couch. – We'll meet tomorrow… Good night, Jack!

- Good night to you too!

- Good night, Jack… - Sue said. – And thank you for taking care of us.

- I'm glad to do so… - the man smiled. I would do anything for you, my love…

The paid assassin was looking at the scene from a close distance. Enjoy these moments, you won't have the opportunity to do so for long… Unfortunately, you'll lose your Sue soon…