Thunder rumbled, lightning flashed and the rain started to fall. Jake signaled to Donovan he was going around to the back of the building. Slowly, he walked into the building and started his search.
Carefully, Jake walked down the hall. Towards the end it split into two directions. Jake turned left and swept the room. Satisfied the room was secure, Jake turned to check the next room. When he turned he was face to face with a Glock.
Melissa smiled as she pressed a finger to Jake's lips. She took a knife from her waist and cut the wire to his earpiece. "Don't need anyone overhearing our little conversation, do we?" she asked, pushing Jake back into the room. "Jake, we need to have a talk."
"You're not hurt." he commented as Melissa shook her head. "You'd wish you were when Cody finds out what you did to his equipment."
"Well, I'll deal with computer boy later." she said taking both of Jake's guns. "Now, be a good little boy and take off your shirt."
"Excuse me?" Jake asked, not sure if he heard right.
"You heard me Jake." Melissa sighed, "Take. off. your. shirt."
"Melissa, this isn't the time or the place for this." Jake smirked hoping his was buying time for Donovan to come in.
"Jake," Melissa said backhanding him, "don't make me hurt you."
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Donovan entered the front of the building. Sweeping from left to right, he secured the room.
"I told you to have Agent Shaw come with you," the hitter yelled, "Now the lady gent dies."
"If anyone dies, it'll be you." Donovan yelled. "It's over Santiago is dead."
"It will never be over until I kill you both." he yelled, "I never leave a job undone."
Donovan saw the hitter step out into the open, his gun drawn. Donovan took aim until he saw Jake come stumbling out. "Jake!" he yelled.
"Agent Shaw is busy playing with me at the moment." Melissa responded, punching Jake in the face, knocking him to the ground. Stunned, Jake looked up at Melissa and swept her legs out from under her. He knocked her gun from her hand and they wrestled.
Donovan kept his gun drawn on the hitter. He watched Jake backhand Melissa and dive for her gun. Before Jake could reach it, Melissa took out another gun and aimed it at Jake. "Time to say good-bye Jake." Melissa smiled and squeezing the trigger.
Before Donovan could do anything Melissa aimed her gun on him. It was a standoff. "Why? He asked.
"Five million reasons why." she replied, "I wanted out for a long time, this gave me the opportunity and the means. Sleeping with you was just a bonus Frank. Just like killing you is."
"But I changed my mind Agent Woods," the hitter said turning towards her, aiming his gun at her." I want all the money." With saying that he shot Melissa in the knee.
He walked over to her and kicked her gun across the room. "I knew I couldn't trust you. After all, you partner was wearing a vest when you shot him. I helped him along by gutting him. How is the agent by the way?' he asked Donovan.
"John's dead." he replied. Donovan saw the pain in Melissa's eyes. Behind the hitter, Donovan could see Alex making her way inside.
"You bastard!" Melissa spat at him.
"See Agent Donovan, she's been a trained liar for so long that she lost her way. She became soft. You can't believe a word that comes out of her mouth." he spat kicking Melissa in her ribs. "Don't move Agent Donovan, I will kill her and it will be slow." The hitter bent down, eyes still on Donovan as he took the knife from Melissa's waist. He took the knife and cut her shirt. Inside, she was wearing a vest.
"Federal Agent!" Alex yelled pointing her gun at him.
"Put the gun down!" Tom yelled walking up next to Alex.
"Move away from Agent Woods." Donovan ordered.
"I'm prepared to die," the hitter yelled, "is she?" He shoved the knife into Melissa.
Looking into the hitter's eyes and fired. Tom and Alex fired at the same time. They watched the hitter fall to the ground. Tom ran up and kicked the gun from his hand as Alex knocked the knife away.
"He's dead." Tom confirmed. "How is she?"
"Get the paramedics in here." Donovan ordered.
"How's Jake?" Alex yelled.
"I'll live," he groaned ripping his shirt off to show the vest Melissa gave him.
"Melissa, can you hear me?" Donovan asked holding her head. Melissa looked at him and tried to say something, but she couldn't get the words out. She was having a hard time keeping her eyes open.
The last thing she heard was Donovan calling her name before the darkness claimed her.
Carefully, Jake walked down the hall. Towards the end it split into two directions. Jake turned left and swept the room. Satisfied the room was secure, Jake turned to check the next room. When he turned he was face to face with a Glock.
Melissa smiled as she pressed a finger to Jake's lips. She took a knife from her waist and cut the wire to his earpiece. "Don't need anyone overhearing our little conversation, do we?" she asked, pushing Jake back into the room. "Jake, we need to have a talk."
"You're not hurt." he commented as Melissa shook her head. "You'd wish you were when Cody finds out what you did to his equipment."
"Well, I'll deal with computer boy later." she said taking both of Jake's guns. "Now, be a good little boy and take off your shirt."
"Excuse me?" Jake asked, not sure if he heard right.
"You heard me Jake." Melissa sighed, "Take. off. your. shirt."
"Melissa, this isn't the time or the place for this." Jake smirked hoping his was buying time for Donovan to come in.
"Jake," Melissa said backhanding him, "don't make me hurt you."
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Donovan entered the front of the building. Sweeping from left to right, he secured the room.
"I told you to have Agent Shaw come with you," the hitter yelled, "Now the lady gent dies."
"If anyone dies, it'll be you." Donovan yelled. "It's over Santiago is dead."
"It will never be over until I kill you both." he yelled, "I never leave a job undone."
Donovan saw the hitter step out into the open, his gun drawn. Donovan took aim until he saw Jake come stumbling out. "Jake!" he yelled.
"Agent Shaw is busy playing with me at the moment." Melissa responded, punching Jake in the face, knocking him to the ground. Stunned, Jake looked up at Melissa and swept her legs out from under her. He knocked her gun from her hand and they wrestled.
Donovan kept his gun drawn on the hitter. He watched Jake backhand Melissa and dive for her gun. Before Jake could reach it, Melissa took out another gun and aimed it at Jake. "Time to say good-bye Jake." Melissa smiled and squeezing the trigger.
Before Donovan could do anything Melissa aimed her gun on him. It was a standoff. "Why? He asked.
"Five million reasons why." she replied, "I wanted out for a long time, this gave me the opportunity and the means. Sleeping with you was just a bonus Frank. Just like killing you is."
"But I changed my mind Agent Woods," the hitter said turning towards her, aiming his gun at her." I want all the money." With saying that he shot Melissa in the knee.
He walked over to her and kicked her gun across the room. "I knew I couldn't trust you. After all, you partner was wearing a vest when you shot him. I helped him along by gutting him. How is the agent by the way?' he asked Donovan.
"John's dead." he replied. Donovan saw the pain in Melissa's eyes. Behind the hitter, Donovan could see Alex making her way inside.
"You bastard!" Melissa spat at him.
"See Agent Donovan, she's been a trained liar for so long that she lost her way. She became soft. You can't believe a word that comes out of her mouth." he spat kicking Melissa in her ribs. "Don't move Agent Donovan, I will kill her and it will be slow." The hitter bent down, eyes still on Donovan as he took the knife from Melissa's waist. He took the knife and cut her shirt. Inside, she was wearing a vest.
"Federal Agent!" Alex yelled pointing her gun at him.
"Put the gun down!" Tom yelled walking up next to Alex.
"Move away from Agent Woods." Donovan ordered.
"I'm prepared to die," the hitter yelled, "is she?" He shoved the knife into Melissa.
Looking into the hitter's eyes and fired. Tom and Alex fired at the same time. They watched the hitter fall to the ground. Tom ran up and kicked the gun from his hand as Alex knocked the knife away.
"He's dead." Tom confirmed. "How is she?"
"Get the paramedics in here." Donovan ordered.
"How's Jake?" Alex yelled.
"I'll live," he groaned ripping his shirt off to show the vest Melissa gave him.
"Melissa, can you hear me?" Donovan asked holding her head. Melissa looked at him and tried to say something, but she couldn't get the words out. She was having a hard time keeping her eyes open.
The last thing she heard was Donovan calling her name before the darkness claimed her.