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So this is chapter 12, you guys! Thank you for reading and for the AWESOME reviews! It really means A LOT to me. :) Love you loads, you guys. I hope you like this chap. :)


Eliot. Parker. The hitter. The thief.

The safe was finally open; Nick looked inside and saw the rarest diamond he had ever seen in his life! At that moment, Eliot was still waiting on the 25th floor. He was ready, if Nick needed him for anything. Nick took the rare object out of the safe and looked at it in awe.

"I wondered what the fuss was about. And now I see." He whispered, while staring at it.

"Do you have it, Nick?" Eliot growled. He was very impatient and didn't get why people didn't understand that time was of the essence. Its Parker's life in danger, here!

"Yes, I do." He answered, while kissing the diamond.

"Can you hurry the hell up? I am still waiting outside the office, damn it!" He growled.

"Okay, okay. I am on my way. Hold your horses! Gosh!"Nick said and placed the diamond in his bag.

But just as he was about to get up, Hardison warned:" You guys, you have company! It looks like the guards received a call and are going your way!"

"Grab Nick and get out of there, Eliot!" Nate ordered.

Eliot heard the alarm of the building going off and cursed. He then said." Just freaking great!"

Hardison then opened the office door, making Nick walk out of it. Eliot grabbed Nick and drag him along with him.

"Eliot, get your hands off of me. I can walk by myself, you know!" he spat.

"I know that you can walk, but I want you to walk faster damn it!" he answered.

Nick saw the look in his eyes and got scared. So he said."Okay, man! I'm already walking as fast as I can!"

Eliot finally let him go. They took the stairs instead of the elevator and were on the 15th floor, when they heard men walking towards them. Eliot grabbed Nick and told him to stay put. The men didn't see Eliot yet, so he waited till they were in his view.

"How many men are there, Eliot?" Nate asked.

"Five and I am so going to enjoy this." Eliot answered and began to fight the security guards.

Sophie looked over at Nate's and shook her head. She was still afraid that Eliot would ruin their plan. She even asked Nate to replace him, till they got Parker back. But Nate told her that it would make it even worse. If they would replace Eliot, it would only fuel his rage more. So he decided to let Eliot do his job like usual. He was worried too, just like Sophie though. This was too personal for Eliot he realized; he wasn't thinking clearly because Parker's life was in danger.

At the moment, Eliot was fighting the two remaining guards effortlessly. Three were down, only two to go. He was fighting them with only Parker in his mind. He was doing this for her and told himself that he was going to get her back. She was counting on him, so he promised himself that he wasn't going to let her down this time. He also told himself that no one was going to stand in his way. No one. If they did, he was going to make sure they regret making that decision.

Nick was hiding and watching Eliot take down the last guard. It was then, when he received a text message. He read it without blinking, typed back and pressed send. When he looked up, he saw that Eliot was done fighting. Eliot grabbed him again, so they ran down the stairs again. They were on the 5th floor, when they encountered more guards. Eliot did his thing, while Nick texted the same person again. Eliot finished fighting, so they ran down the stairs further.

"Oh, man. Eliot, more trouble! Cops have arrived at the scene! Be careful, man." Hardison said worriedly.

"Where are you guys now, Eliot? I have a plan to get you out; if you look in your bag, you will know what I mean." Nate said.

Eliot opened his bag pack and grinned. He knew exactly how they were going to get out.

" We're on the first floor, Nate. Hardison, we need an office now. Can you still track us? Do you see on your computer where we are now?" Eliot asked impatiently.

"Yeah, man. I can still see the two of you." Hardison answered.

"Good, now open the office that's the closest to us." He said. Hardison did as he asked, so they went into the office. Eliot then pulled out the outfits out of his bag pack and gave one to Nick.

"Very clever." Nick said with a smile on his face.

They wore the police uniforms without saying a word. While wearing his, Eliot saw that the cops have all gotten into the elevator. He saw three guards standing in front of the door and told Nick to hurry up.

"Okay, I am done!" Nick answered.

"Act normal, okay? Just follow my lead." Eliot ordered. Nick just rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Just as they were about to get out of the office, Nick's phone buzzed. He ignored it, so Eliot looked at him and asked.

"Aren't you going to get that?"

"No, it's just my girlfriend. It's no big deal." He answered.

Eliot shook his head and walked out of the office with Nick behind him. When the guards saw them, Eliot told them that they were going to look for any suspicious vehicles in the parking lot.

"Maybe we can catch the person who was driving the getaway car." Eliot said.

The guards agreed and let them both walk through the front door. They walked towards Hardison's van. Eliot knocked on the back doors, so he opened it for him.

"Yeah, baby! We pulled it off!" Hardison said and did the happy dance.

Eliot was annoyed by it, but didn't say a thing. He was glad that they were getting closer to get Parker back. He couldn't wait to see her again.

"Tara, you are right. This team is definitely the best." Nick said into his ear buds.

" Told, you." Tara answered and smiled, while looking at Sophie.

Sophie and Nate were also relieved. They looked at each other with a smile on their faces.

"Okay, you three. Great job! We'll be waiting for you to get back here. Parker's counting on us." Nate said impatiently.

"Oh, yeah. We'll be in, I just have to take care of something first." Eliot said.

He then turned to look at Nick and punched him very hard in the face.

"What the hell? Eliot, have you lost your mind, man? Stop it!" Hardison shouted. He was shocked.

But Eliot didn't listen anymore! Nick tried to put up a fight, but he was no match for Eliot. Then Hardison got out of the van and tried to stop Eliot. But he ended up on the ground instead. Sophie, Tara and Nate were panicking and told Eliot to stop, but it was no use. He punched and kicked Nick till he was lying on the ground. He groaned of pain and could barely talk.

"Nate, your hitter is out of control. Stop him!" He whispered.

But no matter what they said or what Hardison tried, Eliot didn't listen. Sophie was at the end of her rope and decided to try one more thing.

"Parker would be very disappointed if she knew, that you have killed a man who was trying to help her, Eliot. Try to calm down and explain it to us." Sophie said firmly. She was shaken up, but tried to act calmly.

After hearing those words, Eliot closed his eyes and tried to calm down. He was still shaking from the rage, so he took deep breaths and let them out slowly.

"We've got to get out of here, guys! The cops are still in the building." Hardison said urgently.

Hardison grabbed Nick and helped him into the van. Eliot walked towards Nick and took out his phone from his pocket. He tried to protest, but he was too weak. Eliot got him real bad. Then Eliot got into his car and they both drove away.

When they arrived at Nate's, all three of them were waiting for them. They were shocked, when they saw Nick! He needed medical attention right away. They helped him onto the couch and all looked at Eliot. Then Tara walked straight to him and shoved him hard on his chest. But that didn't even effect him at all; he stood at one spot looking straight at her. Emotionless.

"What is wrong with you, Eliot? He was helping you to get your precious thief back and this is how you repay him? By kicking the hell out of him without a reason?" she shouted.

She was really pissed, because of what Eliot did to Nick. But most of all, because he didn't even bother to explain his actions. She looked him in the eyes and saw what he was trying to hide. At this point he was way too desperate to care about anything else than to get her back.

' Sophie was right. He's in love with Parker.' Tara thought.

"Where's the diamond?" Nate asked.

Eliot was still standing like a statue at one spot, so Hardison grabbed Nick's bag and took out the object. They all stared at the diamond in awe.

"Okay, we have the diamond. Now we can rescue Parker. But first: Eliot, can you tell me why the hell you were using Nick as a punching bag?" he demanded, while looking straight into Eliot's eyes.

Eliot finally moved from his spot and walked towards Nate. He pulled Nick's phone out of his jacket and growled.

" Check the last three text messages. Let Hardison find out who he was communicating with. Then try to tell me again, that I kicked his puny ass without any reason."

Nick closed his eyes and knew that he was busted.


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