The Nigerian Job
By: AyLee Cambell
Disclaimer: I don't own them. Wish I did but I don't.
I bought the episode off of iTunes and re-watched it so if there are parts in here that you don't know about or haven't seen it's because they've shortened it on the TV to fit an into an hour. And if you haven't seen the longer version of the pilot I suggest you try to cause I love the little parts that they cut out.
When she was contacted to do the job she wasn't sure if she would take it or not. She had never worked with anyone before, not really, and she wasn't sure that she wanted to start doing so now. But then she heard who else was going to be working the job and how much she was going to get paid and she had to rethink it.
She also had to talk to Eliot. It would be the first time they had ever worked together besides the rare overlap of a job that sometimes happened when they were meeting each other.
But the job did sound kind of fun, and she would get a chance to use the zip line, one of her favorite things to do. She had the perfect new hat to hold her hair back too, and she'd get to see how working a job with Eliot went.
Then there was the money.
She really wanted the money.
They took the job. Thought it might even be fun. There wasn't many chances they got to work together and they wanted to know what it would feel like.
The boy, Hardison, keeps glancing at Parker. He'd taken one look at her and made little comments here and there that sounded too flirty to be completely innocent. Parker's ignoring him in the way that she usually ignores anyone who hasn't been updated into her radar and he's reminded of why he only works alone.
Someone flirting with Parker usually doesn't annoy him this much so he's wondering what's put him so on edge but he knows it due to that fact that she's with him. As safe as she feels to have him with her he can't help but worry about her. He knows she's more than capable of handling herself but he's usually only hired for one thing and he doesn't like it that there is a chance the violence might spread to her.
He'd already almost lost her not to long ago, he really didn't want to have to go through that again.
So he's on edge and the flirting is hitting his nerves and he's trying not to loose his temper and to stay calm. It's harder than it usually is but usually he doesn't worry about himself too much and now he's worrying about her and how she'll be out of his sight.
Nate starts the countdown and Parker jumps early. He curses as they look over the side. Seeing her jump than hang upside down over the side of the building isn't helping him but he calls her crazy and continues with his job. No one can know that they mean something to each other. If it's found out it'll only be used against them later.
Standing in the elevator next to Hardison he tells Parker to hurry it up, mostly to make sure that everything is still going to plan. So far so good, now hopefully it'll stay that way.
When they're told about the problem they both freeze for a second before Eliot huffs for a second as he suffered a moment of panic.
"Every man for himself." He announces, thinking of the best way to get to Parker so they can get out safely and without being caught.
Hardison says that he has the merchandise, as if it wouldn't take him a second to get it from the kid and be on his way.
Then Parker's voice is saying that she's got an exit and he calms down enough to hear Nate tell them that he has a plan. All he knows is that it better be a good one.
Or heads would roll.
And she's running into the elevator. Nothing like a little excitement to make everything better. The risk of something almost going wrong but most likely going to go their way has her in a good mood again. She knows Eliot is probably still slightly pissed and irritated and even if he doesn't want to admit it, slightly worried, so when she runs into the elevator she pulls her top off immediately.
She knows what distracts him by now.
Smirking as both turn their back to her she has them hand her what she needs as she pulls her pants off. It's funny and kind of cute how they both try to avoid looking at her, or at least how Eliot is trying to make it look like he's not sneaking peeks in whenever he can.
"Ooh a bra." She says once one of them hand it to her and she pulls it on. "Haven't worn one of these in a while." She teases and notices both of them tense while she pulls her skirt on and grabs her shirt. They try to distract themselves by talking about what plan this would be that they were on and she has to hide her smirk when she hears what the result of Plan M would be.
She holds still as she can while their fixing her up, only looking down when Eliot touches her leg, so that they can get out without problems. Then they're out of the elevator and walking out of the building and getting into the car with Nate.
A while later they've changed and slightly cold and waiting for Hardison to do what needs to be done on the computer. They're ready for the night to be over with and ready for their money.
After it's done they all get in their parting shots, Hardison commenting on how well they worked together.
"One time show, no encore." Eliot states.
"I already forgot your names." Parker tells them, giving Eliot a glance.
His answering gaze tells her that he'll be reminding her what it is later, once they're away from the others. She can't wait.
But instead of giving anything away she turns to Nate and starts to ask him how it felt after Hardison comments on them being a good team again.
After that they all go their separate ways, Parker making sure that she's too far away from the others so that no one will notice that she's actually heading over to where Eliot has stormed away to.
He's waiting for her, arms crossed and leaning back against a pole as he watches her walk up to him.
"You've forgotten my name?" He asked her, hooking a finger into the waistband of her pants and tugging her closer to him.
She shrugged and smirked at him. "Guess you'll just have to remind me what it is." She tells him.
"Oh I planned on it darlin', I planned on it."
And after that they went back to their hotel room and don't get much sleep that night.
Which was one of the reasons why they were so pissed off when they found out about their money a few hours later.
He get's a location and they're pissed and ready to get going. Someone crossed them, and this was the reason why they normally worked alone. Didn't have to worry about someone screwing you over or trusting anyone else when it was just you. But since they know it's not them there is a very short list of who was responsible, and both of them are going to find out who they're going to be going after.
"Let's go." Parker says and stands up naked to change into clothes.
It says something about his mood that he only takes a second to enjoy the view before he's jumping up as well to grab something.
She turns and looks at him. "I want our money." She says, pouting and blue-gray eyes angry.
"I know." He tells her and doesn't say anything when he sees her pick up her gun.
As much as he dislikes it, and sometimes that's not strong enough of a word to describe how he really feels about guns, he can't help but be glad she's taking some kind of precaution, some form of protection in case he can't be there to help her.
So that he'll know she's a little safer.
Getting there isn't a problem and soon they're watching the building for any signs of activity. They've decided, and that means he's actually gotten his way for a few minutes, so he's going in first and she'll be standing watch until he let's her know it's safe.
Hopefully she'll wait until than but he doubts it. She's too stubborn to stay outside for long. Inside the only one there is Hardison, with a gun but that's not really a threat, and he's wondering if that means that it was Nate that screwed with them. But not long after Hardison points the gun at him Nate is walking in and he's got to wonder what all of this means.
Besides more trouble, anyway.
Together the two get the gun away from Hardison with very little effort and Nate asks him if he's armed; He just shakes his head no. "I Don't like guns." He tells the other man.
He'd never been fond of them but after pulling out a bullet out of Parker he has a whole new view on them, and fond isn't in the vocab.
Besides, he doesn't need a gun for two reasons. He'd bet he's faster than whichever one of them that would try to shoot him - if they even tried since neither really seemed like they were about to shoot him. Which could change but for the moment seemed likely.
Number 2 though, was because Parker had a gun and was right behind them. He'd told her to wait until he knew it was safe but she had never been the patient type and seeing Nate enter would have been enough to get her to enter as well.
He glances at her over Nate's shoulder right before she cocks the gun and announces herself to the others. She's right on time.
They exchange glances as she comes to a stop by him and Nate tries to calm her down. But he has common sense because he knows better than to try to take her gun away from her and is just happy when she lowers it.
Nate starts working it out and then starts to laugh, which makes them slightly uncomfortable and he has a feeling that they aren't going to like what he has to say.
Then Nate tells them and they're running and then there is an explosion.
Later when they're all awake after the explosion and find themselves handcuffed, processed, and under watch they start to get really irritated.
Parker can hear when Eliot says he can take the cops and makes her opinion clear.
"Don't you dare, you kill anyone you screw up my getaway." She says loud enough for them to hear.
It would screw everything up. He'd have their injuries or deaths on his record since they got his prints and they hunted people who hurt cops. It'd make things harder for both of them, and he disliked killing people who didn't deserve it. She could get them out, she just had to think of the how first.
Before she can start to figure out a plan Nate is talking, telling them that they can do this, how he knows them and if they work together they can all get out of here.
"I don't trust these guys." Parker says, knowing they'll all think she's talking to Nate when it's really Eliot she's saying it to.
While Nate waits for an answer after he asks her if she trusts him, Eliot answers both of their questions.
"Of course, you're an honest man." Eliot says, softly but loud enough. He knows that Parker's heard him and knows that he's telling her that they should do what Nate says, at least for the moment.
Everyone makes a face when they hear her force herself to throw up though.
After they decide not to run, but to get revenge and their money it all goes kind of fast. They get together to get their 'Sophie' and really don't like what they see when they first see her act. Awful is too nice of a word for her acting skills but Nate doesn't listen to their protests and suddenly she's in.
They spend the next few days figuring out what exactly they're going to do and doing it. He dresses up like a Hardison wannabe and gets a few digs in, all in fun, mostly. He's flirting with the secretary while Parker does her job and he's slightly surprised by how not jealous she is. It isn't the first time that he's had to flirt right in front of her and he's sure he'll have to do it again and again but it honestly doesn't seem to bother her if it's just for a job.
He doesn't flirt when it isn't a job or a con though and maybe that's the difference. Later that night as they're wrapped around each other he asks her why.
"Because your not serious about it," She tells him then leaves him wondering what her meaning was.
He's half asleep before he realizes what she means. If he flirts with someone else there is a reason behind it and it isn't because he enjoys it or because he wants to. Flirting is a slight part of his personality and an even bigger part of his defense system when it comes to women. most of the time he flirts with a woman is because someone expects him to or because he needs to distract them or get his way. But he hardly ever means it, and it looks like Parker had figured that out a long time ago. It's just another part of the job.
He pulls her closer to him as she sleeps and just mumbles to her when her eyes crack open before they both fall asleep.
Then it comes the day that everything has fallen into place and it's time to take their revenge.
Everything goes to plan, surprisingly.
Maybe even a little better.
"Somebody kiss this man so I don't have to." Eliot said as they all tried to get over the shock of how much money they had just made.
"So we're out huh? I mean we're out. This is retirement money. Go legit and buy an island money." Hardison asked and the four were brought back to the last time they had tried to walk away.
"Yeah, uh, pleasure working with you." Nate told them and they all felt it, each one of them feeling a little reluctant to just let go and quit. They'd had fun working together, got a bigger payload than ever before and got to nail the guy who screwed them over.
"Yeah, one show only, no encores." Eliot repeats his lines from the last time.
"I already forgot your names." Parker repeated her line, her and Eliot exchanging a slow look, both feeling a little off and knowing that the other did as well.
Nate is the first to leave, the one who breaks whatever hold their all feeling at the moment and they all walk away only to join back up separately, stating why they think sticking together could be alright, why pulling another job would be a good thing.
One by one they try until they get to Sophie and if they were unclear about the thing between the two before they aren't missing the vibes now. When she tells him he gets to pick the jobs and he tells her that it's going to be helping people they know they've won.
For now their sticking together as a group a little longer.
And for once that may just be okay.
As long as the others don't find out about the two of them.
Thank you for reading.
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