It was nearly midnight when Michael came in the front door. He walked into the living room and saw her asleep on the couch. She was curled up in a little ball. He walked over and picked her up. It woke her up but she only opened her eyes long enough to see Michael's face and she put her arms around him and nuzzled his neck and went back to sleep. He took her to the bedroom and laid her on the bed and began to take off her shoes and socks. Then her pants and shirt. Then he got undressed and got into bed next to her. As soon as she felt him behind her she flipped over and put her head on his chest and her leg over his. He was soon sleeping as well as she.
Nikita woke the next morning to the sound of birds chirping. It was such a peaceful sound. She could never remember a time she had felt so at peace. Or ever hearing birds chirp. Then she remembered why. She was still in Michael's arms. She barely remembered him picking her up and bringing her to bed, but she did remember how gentle he was with her. How gentle he always was. She moved a little and Michael began to stir beside her.
"Good Morning." Michael said as he turned to look at his beautiful wife.
"It's a very good morning." she said. "Why did you get in so late last night?"
"I had to take care of a problem."
"So what did you do to Nathan?"
"How did you know it was him?"
"I didn't. Now I do." She said with a smile. He smiled back at her.
"I just explained to him some of the rules of Section One. I think the lesson went well. I pretty sure that he will remember the rules now."
They had to get up and head into Section. This day they really, really didn't want to go in, but they had no choice. So Nikita threw on a baby blue t-shirt and a pair of jeans. She was surprised when Michael dressed in black jeans and a emerald green shirt. He looked beautiful in colors. For that matter he looked good in anything. Or nothing.
Michael walked into his office and Nikita walked to Birkoff's desk.
"So, What's going on today? Any hot missions happening?"
"You know that the only way that you are going to find out about that is to wait and see if you are called in for a briefing. I can't tell you anything ahead of time."
"Ohhhh Birkoff. Look what I got." She said as she pulled out a small bag of oreos. Then she started swinging them from side to side as though she was trying to hypnotize him. "Just a little info and they are all yours."
He jerked them out of her hand before she could take them away. "No, There are no missions as of right now, but there is going to be a briefing sometime this evening. I'm not sure of what time. Madeline is supposed to let me know something later."
"Well you are going to let me know if you hear anything right?"
"If you bring another bag of oreos with you."
Before he could say anything else she pulled another small package of oreos out of her bag and began to wave them in front of him as she walked away.
Birkoff decided that if he had to make up a mission he would to get those oreos. He looked at her retreating figure still holding the bag of the double stuffed oreos up in the air.
"Tease." He yelled out to her. She turned and stuck her tongue out at him and continued walking.
"So what are you doing this morning Walter?"
"Waiting to see you. You're what brightens up my day. I can't start off my day without a big dose of sugar, Sugar." Nikita smiled and walked out back to Michael's office.
"I thought that I would come to visit. What are you up to?" Nikita said as she walked over to his desk.
"I am trying to get this report done. I will be done in just a minute and then we can talk." Nikita nodded and so Michael finished his report.
Michael was about to start his conversation with Nikita when a voice came out of the speaker on his desk. "Briefing in ten minutes. " Birkoff said.
On the way to he briefing room Nikita laid the oreos on Birkoff's chair. They joined up with him and Walter. When they walked into the briefing room all they saw was Operations and Madeline. There were no other operatives but the six of them. As soon as they all sat down the briefing began.
"This is Christopher Martin. He is known to have been the cause of at least twelve car bombings in the past two weeks." When he paused Nikita took the chance to ask a question.
"We usually don't go after the car bombers. Why this one?"
"We are going after this one because the people that he has been killing have been political officials. There is a number of them that signed a paper saying that they were going to try for peace. So far he has been killing them in order on the list. So that is how we are going to have to catch him. His next target will be a young woman named Avery Phillips. She has blond hair and blue eyes. Nikita will go in to replace her." Michael did not like this setup at all.
"Wouldn't it be easier to get someone from abeyance? Because this is a dangerous mission. We don't know when he will place the bomb. "
"I have done my homework on this material. I know what I am doing. Nikita will go in and take Avery's place. We will catch him before he has a chance to hurt any one else, but we need to get this done now. Before it is to late."
Once Nikita went over the mission about ten times she went to talk to Walter.
"So, uhh, Do you think that it is going to be dangerous on this mission that I am going on?"
"I'm not sure, but I don't like the idea of you getting put in the middle of it."
"I'm not really happy to hear it either. Michael is down right upset. He thinks that the man might have already planted it."
"Well I have got something for you to take with you. This looks like any other beeper. Its job is to warn you when a bomb is near. It causes it to explode so that you are still a safe distance away. It is still in the testing stage so you still need to be careful."
Nikita took the beeper and hooked it onto her jeans and went to see Michael. He was still worried about the mission, but he had no way to stop it. At least he would be close by at all times. He still felt too far away. She kissed him and reassured him that she was going to be all right. She gave him a quick smile and an "I love you," and headed to transport. She had to leave two hours before him.
Nikita was sitting in her office. (Avery's office) Waiting to hear anything about Christopher that would help on the mission. It was not until it was about time to leave did she received a phone call. It was Michael.
"We found him on the third lever parking garage, but he was able to get away from us. We're looking for him again. We should find him soon. He can't get too far. We checked the car and it doesn't have any sort of devices on it. You are safe to leave. "
Nikita thanked him and headed out to the car when she got a real uneasy feeling about something. She looked around to see the person that was watching her, but she saw nothing and figured out that it was probably one of her fellow operatives sent to protect her. Then the closer she got to it the more scared she got. Just as she was about to the car her beeper started to going off. She was only ten feet away from the car so she turned to run but it was to late. It blew before she was a safe distance away. There was a small guy in the shadows laughing and Walter grabbed him. It was Christopher Martin.
Michael ran to Nikita who was motionless on the ground. As Michael got to her side he heard her moan. She was scraped up but she looked to have no other injuries. She came to after only a few minutes. She looked up at Michael. "We have got to talk to Ops about these missions. I just don't think this is gonna work. I don't like blowing up. It hurts."
"Let's go get you to Medlab."
"I'm not going to Medlab."
"Yes you are."
"No I'm not."
"Are too."
"Am not."
"Are."
"Not."
"Are, are, are."
"NOT, NOT, NOT."
Birkoff and Walter sat in the van and laughed. They sounded like two children fighting. They knew that Nikita was all right by the way she sounded. Then again she would fight going to Medlab even if she was on her death bed.
Once back to Section they disembarked the van and Nikita headed the opposite way of Medlab. Michael simply went after her and waited till she turned around and then he leaned down and picked her up and put her on his shoulder and carried her to get checked out.
Walter heard a few threats as walked with her on his shoulder. "Michael. The first gun I get I am going to shoot you with it. There will be no where that you can hide because I will find you. We live together remember. Just wait and see."
Right about that time the doors to Medlab closed behind them. Walter knew that Michael was going to catch hell when Nikita got out of Medlab. She was furious with him. Michael went back that night to check on her and the doctor told him that she needed to stay the night for observation. She was still mad when Michael walked in and told her that she had to stay.
"I will on one condition."
"What's that?" Michael asked.
"Come here."
As soon as he was close enough to her she hauled back and punched him right in the face. He stumbled backwards for a minute and smiled at her reply.
"See. Now I feel so much better. I love you sweetheart."
"I love you too. See you in the morning. I am going to put some ice on this before it starts to swell. Bye Darling."
"You will be here first thing in the morning to pick me up won't you?"
"Maybe if I can see out of this eye tomorrow."
"I will be waiting for you." She said as he walked out the door. ".....in my dreams."
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