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It was a week since Melissa was attacked in Donovan's apartment. During the day when Donovan went to work, Melissa's brother watched her. At night, Donovan stayed in her apartment.
Melissa watched Donovan as he slept. He looked relaxed. She knew he was trying his best to find out what was going on and he was getting nowhere. She thought back to her conversation earlier that day with John. John knew Donovan was starting to get under her skin and called her on it.
"You're getting to close to Donovan. You're not thinking straight!" John yelled.
"Don't tell me how to do my job John." Melissa retorted, "Donovan is not like what his file says."
"Don't give me that shit Melissa." John yelled, throwing Donovan's file at her. "CIA. NSA. FBI. He's one the best. How do you think Donovan's going to feel when he finds out that he's your mark?"
"He's not going to find out," she yelled grabbing the file. "He wouldn't be suspicious if you didn't screw up with Shaw."
"He will." John said, "Donovan has connections. We've just been lucky he hasn't found anything out yet. And when he does you better pray he can't find you. Look what he did when the government thought Teddy C was murdered."
"I can handle it." Melissa yelled. "I'm good at my job."
"Yea, look's like your good at getting him into your bed." John shouted, wishing he could've taken back that statement. He tried to brace himself for what came next. He knew he overstepped it with Melissa and waited for her blow. A blow that never came.
"That was uncalled for." Melissa whispered.
"Hell, I'm sorry." John said sitting down, "You never got close to a mark. Why did you have to get emotionally involved now?"
"I admit, he got to me, okay?" she huffed, "His file makes him seem like he's emotionless. I didn't expect to like him. Then I got to know him."
"I better get you back." John said looking at his watch. "Be careful around Donovan. He's a man you don't want as an enemy."
Melissa laid back down and wrapped her arm around Donovan. How she wished they met under different circumstances. Melissa knew she had only one choice how to end this. She sighed as she wiped the tears from her eyes. It's the only way, she thought.
Donovan stalked around his office, yelling into the phone. "Find him. Tell him to call Frank Donovan back ASAP. I've been trying to reach him for a week now." He slammed the phone down. He leaned against the desk. He was getting frustrated. All his contacts couldn't help him. Either they didn't know if someone was gunning for him or they weren't saying. Donovan looked up and saw Monica standing in the doorway.
"What is it Monica?" he asked.
"Cody and Jake have something to show you," she said.
They went down the stairs and walked over to the rest of the team who were waiting in the briefing area.
"What do you have?" Donovan asked.
Jake went first.
"I was changing the oil on my car when I found this." Jake explained handing Donovan a tiny square. Donovan looked at Jake. "Then for the hell of it, I checked your car. Found another one. I even found one on our van."
Then Cody took over.
"I'm impressed with this." Cody said enthusiastically, "These are the toys I want. I can have so much fun with these."
"Tracking devices." Donovan muttered. No wonder the sniper knew where to go after Jake and where Donovan lived.
"Where can I get some of these?" Cody asked, "These babies could make work a little easier on us."
"You look like you know who's behind this." Alex stated.
"I don't, but I'm starting to get some ideas." Donovan said, "Cody I need you to try and find."
"As usual, I'm ahead of you." Cody smirked, "It took a little bit and I traced the signal around a ten block area in the South suburbs."
"Just say the word." Jake said.
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Cody traced the signal to an abandoned building in Orland Park. For the millionth time Donovan went over the plan. Cody rolled his eyes. Cody was to stay in the van and monitor the building. Monica and Jake were to go through the front of the building and Alex and Donovan would come through the back.
"We have no idea who we're dealing with. Be careful." Donovan ordered.
"Yea, so shouldn't you be putting a vest on too?" Alex asked.
"And have it clash with his macho image?" Cody smirked as Donovan glared at him.
The four of them made their way to the building. Monica covered Jake as he entered the building first. Jake heard a radio coming from a room in the back.
"Fiona Apple's Criminal. Perfect choice ya think?" Cody said into the headset. Jake smiled and shook his head.
The first room they checked had a massive computer system in there. Jake and Monica were amazed at all the surveillance tools in there. "We're never going to get Cody away from all this." Monica said.
Making sure the room was secure, Jake and Monica moved onto the second room. It was a darkroom.
"Christ. Donovan, you need to see this." Jake said into the headset. Hanging up were surveillance photos of Jake and Donovan. Some were of Jake and Donovan's homes, Donovan and Melissa out to dinner, Alex and Jake walking into the nest. The last set was the day Jake was shot by the sniper. Pictures of Alex standing on the corner, Jake turning to walk towards Alex, Jake on the ground from the sniper shot, Alex drawing her weapon covering Jake. The last one was of Donovan running out of the van. Whoever was behind this knew what they were doing.
Alex and Donovan entered the room. "The building's empty." Alex said looking at all the pictures. "That's my place."
"Nothing to indicate who's behind this." Jake said knocking a chair over.
"Heads up." Cody said into the headset. "Car pulling up. Two inside the car, getting ready to walk into the building. Can't make out their faces."
They took positions inside to surprises their guests.
"Jigs up." Cody warned, "One's racing of behind the building. The other's walking in."
Donovan and Alex ran towards the backdoor. He wasn't going to let them get away too easy. Checking to make sure it was safe to continue, Donovan saw the second person running towards the local mall.
"We have to get him before he reaches the mall or we'll lose him." Alex said. They split up running after him. Instead of heading towards the mall, Donovan saw him jump a fence into a storage area. Donovan followed.
"Alex," Donovan said in the headset, "go around the front of the building to cut him off. Be careful."
Donovan jumped the fence with ease and started his search. Over his headset Monica informed him they have the first guy. Out of the corner of his eye, Donovan saw his suspect run down an aisle he just past. Donovan smiled, it was a dead end. No way out. He was going to get this bastard for hurting Melissa.
He carefully turned the corner to see him trying to break a lock open to make his escape. Alex ran up behind him for support. Donovan raised his gun, "Stop. Hands up and turn around. Federal officers." he yelled taking aim in case he had to take a shot.
Slowly, Donovan's suspect raised his arms and slowly turned around. Donovan felt sick to his stomach when he came face to face with him. He couldn't believe it.
"It can't be." Alex whispered.
The person he came face to face with, who took a shot a Jake and was after him. It was Melissa.
Kim
It was a week since Melissa was attacked in Donovan's apartment. During the day when Donovan went to work, Melissa's brother watched her. At night, Donovan stayed in her apartment.
Melissa watched Donovan as he slept. He looked relaxed. She knew he was trying his best to find out what was going on and he was getting nowhere. She thought back to her conversation earlier that day with John. John knew Donovan was starting to get under her skin and called her on it.
"You're getting to close to Donovan. You're not thinking straight!" John yelled.
"Don't tell me how to do my job John." Melissa retorted, "Donovan is not like what his file says."
"Don't give me that shit Melissa." John yelled, throwing Donovan's file at her. "CIA. NSA. FBI. He's one the best. How do you think Donovan's going to feel when he finds out that he's your mark?"
"He's not going to find out," she yelled grabbing the file. "He wouldn't be suspicious if you didn't screw up with Shaw."
"He will." John said, "Donovan has connections. We've just been lucky he hasn't found anything out yet. And when he does you better pray he can't find you. Look what he did when the government thought Teddy C was murdered."
"I can handle it." Melissa yelled. "I'm good at my job."
"Yea, look's like your good at getting him into your bed." John shouted, wishing he could've taken back that statement. He tried to brace himself for what came next. He knew he overstepped it with Melissa and waited for her blow. A blow that never came.
"That was uncalled for." Melissa whispered.
"Hell, I'm sorry." John said sitting down, "You never got close to a mark. Why did you have to get emotionally involved now?"
"I admit, he got to me, okay?" she huffed, "His file makes him seem like he's emotionless. I didn't expect to like him. Then I got to know him."
"I better get you back." John said looking at his watch. "Be careful around Donovan. He's a man you don't want as an enemy."
Melissa laid back down and wrapped her arm around Donovan. How she wished they met under different circumstances. Melissa knew she had only one choice how to end this. She sighed as she wiped the tears from her eyes. It's the only way, she thought.
Donovan stalked around his office, yelling into the phone. "Find him. Tell him to call Frank Donovan back ASAP. I've been trying to reach him for a week now." He slammed the phone down. He leaned against the desk. He was getting frustrated. All his contacts couldn't help him. Either they didn't know if someone was gunning for him or they weren't saying. Donovan looked up and saw Monica standing in the doorway.
"What is it Monica?" he asked.
"Cody and Jake have something to show you," she said.
They went down the stairs and walked over to the rest of the team who were waiting in the briefing area.
"What do you have?" Donovan asked.
Jake went first.
"I was changing the oil on my car when I found this." Jake explained handing Donovan a tiny square. Donovan looked at Jake. "Then for the hell of it, I checked your car. Found another one. I even found one on our van."
Then Cody took over.
"I'm impressed with this." Cody said enthusiastically, "These are the toys I want. I can have so much fun with these."
"Tracking devices." Donovan muttered. No wonder the sniper knew where to go after Jake and where Donovan lived.
"Where can I get some of these?" Cody asked, "These babies could make work a little easier on us."
"You look like you know who's behind this." Alex stated.
"I don't, but I'm starting to get some ideas." Donovan said, "Cody I need you to try and find."
"As usual, I'm ahead of you." Cody smirked, "It took a little bit and I traced the signal around a ten block area in the South suburbs."
"Just say the word." Jake said.
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Cody traced the signal to an abandoned building in Orland Park. For the millionth time Donovan went over the plan. Cody rolled his eyes. Cody was to stay in the van and monitor the building. Monica and Jake were to go through the front of the building and Alex and Donovan would come through the back.
"We have no idea who we're dealing with. Be careful." Donovan ordered.
"Yea, so shouldn't you be putting a vest on too?" Alex asked.
"And have it clash with his macho image?" Cody smirked as Donovan glared at him.
The four of them made their way to the building. Monica covered Jake as he entered the building first. Jake heard a radio coming from a room in the back.
"Fiona Apple's Criminal. Perfect choice ya think?" Cody said into the headset. Jake smiled and shook his head.
The first room they checked had a massive computer system in there. Jake and Monica were amazed at all the surveillance tools in there. "We're never going to get Cody away from all this." Monica said.
Making sure the room was secure, Jake and Monica moved onto the second room. It was a darkroom.
"Christ. Donovan, you need to see this." Jake said into the headset. Hanging up were surveillance photos of Jake and Donovan. Some were of Jake and Donovan's homes, Donovan and Melissa out to dinner, Alex and Jake walking into the nest. The last set was the day Jake was shot by the sniper. Pictures of Alex standing on the corner, Jake turning to walk towards Alex, Jake on the ground from the sniper shot, Alex drawing her weapon covering Jake. The last one was of Donovan running out of the van. Whoever was behind this knew what they were doing.
Alex and Donovan entered the room. "The building's empty." Alex said looking at all the pictures. "That's my place."
"Nothing to indicate who's behind this." Jake said knocking a chair over.
"Heads up." Cody said into the headset. "Car pulling up. Two inside the car, getting ready to walk into the building. Can't make out their faces."
They took positions inside to surprises their guests.
"Jigs up." Cody warned, "One's racing of behind the building. The other's walking in."
Donovan and Alex ran towards the backdoor. He wasn't going to let them get away too easy. Checking to make sure it was safe to continue, Donovan saw the second person running towards the local mall.
"We have to get him before he reaches the mall or we'll lose him." Alex said. They split up running after him. Instead of heading towards the mall, Donovan saw him jump a fence into a storage area. Donovan followed.
"Alex," Donovan said in the headset, "go around the front of the building to cut him off. Be careful."
Donovan jumped the fence with ease and started his search. Over his headset Monica informed him they have the first guy. Out of the corner of his eye, Donovan saw his suspect run down an aisle he just past. Donovan smiled, it was a dead end. No way out. He was going to get this bastard for hurting Melissa.
He carefully turned the corner to see him trying to break a lock open to make his escape. Alex ran up behind him for support. Donovan raised his gun, "Stop. Hands up and turn around. Federal officers." he yelled taking aim in case he had to take a shot.
Slowly, Donovan's suspect raised his arms and slowly turned around. Donovan felt sick to his stomach when he came face to face with him. He couldn't believe it.
"It can't be." Alex whispered.
The person he came face to face with, who took a shot a Jake and was after him. It was Melissa.