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Original Sin
- Part Eighteen
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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Keni mentally cussed herself. What had she done... throwing hateful words at Frank and slowing down his investigation was one thing. Seducing him and making sure that he was out cold before she left him to go steal the jewels was something else. Keni wasn't sure if she'd ever forgive herself for doing it.
As she tiptoed into the room, she knew that she had to be out of her fool mind to do this. However, she had left the pack with the jewels in it hiding within an exhibit in the museum. While it was brilliant at the time of being pursued, when she'd decided to leave, she had to do some quick thinking and stash the jewels. Now she had to go back and get them. To make things more complicated, Frank was on the case. THAT was a complication she didn't want to deal with at the moment. To keep him safe, she was going to have to break the law - AGAIN - elude him, possibly injure him. Nothing says "I Love You" like a fist to the jaw and a felony pursuit.
Making it in was not the problem. It was too easy actually. By the time Keni was in the room itself where the jewels were originally displayed, she was feeling like an ant under the microscope on a sunny day. However, she bypassed the crown for later. Jewels first, then the crown.
"Jake.." Alex whispered as she watched the black clad woman padding silently through the room.
"I see her Alex. Keep watch and don't move in until we have her on more than a breaking and entering charge." Jake watched over the video feeds in the security center of the building. The body moved fluidly and easily between the exhibits of 17th Century armor and weaponry. The figure stopped before a suit of armor flanked by various swords, daggers, and a crossbow with bolts.
"Alex..."
"Right behind her." she whispered. Alex was about 10 feet behind her as she stood at the suit of armor.
"Wait... she's not doing anything besides..." Jake stopped as she stepped up onto the platform and lifted the mask of the suit of armor's helm. "Smart girl, hid it in the suit of armor. Damn that's right where I would have hidden it. Move in Alex."
Keni had her hand inside the helmet and was fishing for the jewels. She sighed in relief when her hand came to the pack they were stored in. Easing it out, she quickly tucked them into her pack...
Only to feel a hand on her wrist. "Don't move."
Keni sighed. Damn, Damn, DAMN! Alex had her red-handed. She stepped slowly backwards, her wrist still in her grip. The jewels were not completely secured.
Jake watched calmly on the video monitors as Alex and Keni edged back from the suit of armor "Kennedi..." he whispered.
Alex eased back, her grip still on the woman's slender wrist. She had yet to see her face in this whole thing, but she knew that it was Keni. Alex could also see that she was as taut as a bowstring, probably waiting for the right moment to fight her way out of this predicament. Carefully she eased her gun into its holster and pulled out her handcuffs. For a split second she took her hand off of her wrist to get a better grip. That's when she sprung.
In a flash, Keni whirled around the second her grip eased on her wrist. She threw her elbow into her upper arm and drove her off balance. Edging a few feet from her, she secured the pack of jewels and got a better stance. But Alex was quick on the recovery and was on her again. For every punch and elbow she threw at Alex, she countered or dodged. Keni's main goal was to get away, not beat the woman unconscious. She didn't have time for this.
Alex felt like she was wrestling with barbed wire as she tried to subdue Keni. She was pulling every punch she could try and landing over half of them. However, she used a dirty trick of her own and as Keni got around behind her with her neck in a chokehold, Alex pitched forward and jerked her off of her feet. Normally that sort of move would have blown her knees out.
But Keni knew the trick and just lifted her feet when she felt Alex roll. Then she kicked, using the momentum and flipped over his head, letting go of the chokehold and landing with her trademark cat-like grace on both feet. She was about to stand up and spin kick at Alex's head when a boot planted in her rear-end sent her forward into a display case of weapons.
Jake had watched with some amusement as Alex and Keni tried to get the upper hand over each other. But when Keni crashed into the glass case of swords and other weapons, Jake swore a blue streak and took off out of the room. If what Frank had told him about Kennedi was true, then he had to get to Alex before Keni got up.
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Original Sin
- Part Eighteen
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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Keni mentally cussed herself. What had she done... throwing hateful words at Frank and slowing down his investigation was one thing. Seducing him and making sure that he was out cold before she left him to go steal the jewels was something else. Keni wasn't sure if she'd ever forgive herself for doing it.
As she tiptoed into the room, she knew that she had to be out of her fool mind to do this. However, she had left the pack with the jewels in it hiding within an exhibit in the museum. While it was brilliant at the time of being pursued, when she'd decided to leave, she had to do some quick thinking and stash the jewels. Now she had to go back and get them. To make things more complicated, Frank was on the case. THAT was a complication she didn't want to deal with at the moment. To keep him safe, she was going to have to break the law - AGAIN - elude him, possibly injure him. Nothing says "I Love You" like a fist to the jaw and a felony pursuit.
Making it in was not the problem. It was too easy actually. By the time Keni was in the room itself where the jewels were originally displayed, she was feeling like an ant under the microscope on a sunny day. However, she bypassed the crown for later. Jewels first, then the crown.
"Jake.." Alex whispered as she watched the black clad woman padding silently through the room.
"I see her Alex. Keep watch and don't move in until we have her on more than a breaking and entering charge." Jake watched over the video feeds in the security center of the building. The body moved fluidly and easily between the exhibits of 17th Century armor and weaponry. The figure stopped before a suit of armor flanked by various swords, daggers, and a crossbow with bolts.
"Alex..."
"Right behind her." she whispered. Alex was about 10 feet behind her as she stood at the suit of armor.
"Wait... she's not doing anything besides..." Jake stopped as she stepped up onto the platform and lifted the mask of the suit of armor's helm. "Smart girl, hid it in the suit of armor. Damn that's right where I would have hidden it. Move in Alex."
Keni had her hand inside the helmet and was fishing for the jewels. She sighed in relief when her hand came to the pack they were stored in. Easing it out, she quickly tucked them into her pack...
Only to feel a hand on her wrist. "Don't move."
Keni sighed. Damn, Damn, DAMN! Alex had her red-handed. She stepped slowly backwards, her wrist still in her grip. The jewels were not completely secured.
Jake watched calmly on the video monitors as Alex and Keni edged back from the suit of armor "Kennedi..." he whispered.
Alex eased back, her grip still on the woman's slender wrist. She had yet to see her face in this whole thing, but she knew that it was Keni. Alex could also see that she was as taut as a bowstring, probably waiting for the right moment to fight her way out of this predicament. Carefully she eased her gun into its holster and pulled out her handcuffs. For a split second she took her hand off of her wrist to get a better grip. That's when she sprung.
In a flash, Keni whirled around the second her grip eased on her wrist. She threw her elbow into her upper arm and drove her off balance. Edging a few feet from her, she secured the pack of jewels and got a better stance. But Alex was quick on the recovery and was on her again. For every punch and elbow she threw at Alex, she countered or dodged. Keni's main goal was to get away, not beat the woman unconscious. She didn't have time for this.
Alex felt like she was wrestling with barbed wire as she tried to subdue Keni. She was pulling every punch she could try and landing over half of them. However, she used a dirty trick of her own and as Keni got around behind her with her neck in a chokehold, Alex pitched forward and jerked her off of her feet. Normally that sort of move would have blown her knees out.
But Keni knew the trick and just lifted her feet when she felt Alex roll. Then she kicked, using the momentum and flipped over his head, letting go of the chokehold and landing with her trademark cat-like grace on both feet. She was about to stand up and spin kick at Alex's head when a boot planted in her rear-end sent her forward into a display case of weapons.
Jake had watched with some amusement as Alex and Keni tried to get the upper hand over each other. But when Keni crashed into the glass case of swords and other weapons, Jake swore a blue streak and took off out of the room. If what Frank had told him about Kennedi was true, then he had to get to Alex before Keni got up.
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