They spent the next three days following Scogins. Alex even made
contact with him once
feeling him out so to speak. If she was going to be the one the get
the goods on him, she
had to have a true feel for what he was capable of.
Eberts was worried she was putting her self at risk much to often.
But with the tape they
had been making of his conversations and pictures they had taken of
him accepting
a payment for a killing. A killing that had taken place before they
had come on to the case.
It was looking like this would be the last night they had to spend
on stake out.
"Okay, I'll only be gone for a short time I want to get some good
shots of him setting up for
the job tomorrow." Alex pulled her dark hat on and stuffed her hair
up inside.
"I'll keep in contact and let you know if anyone enters the area."
Eberts nodded.
Alex moved through the under brush, she had a special camera that
took pictures in
low light conditions, and was very quite. She managed to get with
in 100 feet of Scogins.
He was setting up his location for the sniper act he was about to
pull on a hit he'd been
contracted for just three days before. He ususally took longer to
set up for a kill. They
had been lucky, getting from hire to fire in such a short time.
Alex took several pictures, then moved back to watch. Scogins was
very through.
She didn't know how she'd managed to keep her presence in the area
out of his notice
for so long. But she was good at sneaking around.
Eberts was listening so intently to the surroundings that he almost
missed Alex's first call.
"Eberts I'm coming back, I've got all we need."
"Right, take your time." Eberts breathed a sigh of relief. But then
Alex didn't arrive.
He attempted to contact her. There was no answer on her line. He
tried to remain
calm and tried to contact her again. Still nothing. He swallowed
hard, he was
going to have to go and look for her. That was procedure, verify the
status of your
partner before leaving the area. He was already dressed in dark
clothing, he checked
his weapon and turned the volumn down on the reciever. He opened the
side door
and climbed out as quitely as possible just in case. He was moving
off in the direction
Alex had taken, he felt scared. But he was still going to attemp to
locate her.
Alex had stepped in a hole, her leg wrenched, her connection rippped
out of her ear,
and the mic torn from her battery pack. She was more worried about
the small yelp
she'd made when her ankle had bend sideways. If she'd know the pain
was coming
she could have stopped herself from crying out. It was the surprise
that had allowed her
to let the protest escape.
It took her three minutes before she was mobile again, but she had to
move much
slower now. By the time she'd reconnected her mic, Eberts wasn't in
the van waiting
to hear from her any longer. She'd liked that he was coming for her,
but she was now
worried about him. He had little field experience.
Albert was moving forward cautiously, when he heard a noise. He froze
and crouched.
He was taking aim on the person when he saw it was Alex. He exhaled,
relieved. Then
he noticed she was moving funny.
"Alex are you injuried?"
"Eberts, sort of. But I'll be fine. Come on let's get back to the
van." Alex accepted his
arm around her waist. She wasn't to proud to accept help, when her
leg was killing her
and Darien and Bobby weren't around to see her.
Eberts, assisted her to the van and wanted to examine her leg at
once.
"Drive us out of here first. I'm not wounded, I just stepped in a
hole in the tall grass."
"I'll call for the Keeper, she can meet us at the Lab and take a look
at your leg."
Eberts started the van, and moved off slowly until they were well
away from Scogins.
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"You've pulled several tendons, you'll have to stay off your leg for
a few days and then take it easy
for at least a week after that. I'd recommend a little physical
therapy, hot soaks and wear the bandage
as support. I don't think you've done serious damage, but it is still
hurting after three days I'll take
another look. " Claire told Alex after checking her leg over.
"Thanks, I'll have you check me out again middle of the week." Alex
nodded.
Eberts was standing in the back ground. But he didn't say anything.
He was relieved she
wasn't hurt more seriouly.
"Let me drive you home?" Albert offered. Knowing full well she
probably wouldn't.
"Thanks Albert, I think that would be a good idea."
He assisted her to her door. Then she thanked him again.
"I can take it from here." Alex told him. " I'm glad you agreed to
back me up Albert. You did just as
you were supposed to tonight. I'm just glad you didn't have to really
rescue me."
"You're welcome." He was about to say more, but she saw that she was
tired and still in pain.
"It would only take a minute for me to see you upstairs."
"No, I'm fine. I'll talk to you tomorrow." Alex shook her head, she
wasn't ready for any of them to
see her home, not yet.
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:::::::::
Alex did as intructed, only because she knew Scogins would be out of
town on a drug run the next
few days. She'd couldn't track him out of the country, not with the
limited budget the Agency
gave her to work with.
Her leg was back to 90 percent by the time she slapped the cuffs on
Scogins and hauled him in
for a list of Federal offences as long as his arm.
She was writing up the report on the case, when she got another case
of the tremors.
She'd finally checked on the possible reasons for her intermitent
trembling, and it did seem that
stress was a possible reason.
The Official was back from the east coast. He'd allowed her two days
to finish recovering before
he sent her out on a mission for the Dept of the Interior.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
"Robert I was wondering if you would advise me."
"Sure Eberts what's up?"
"I'm seeing a lady that has issues with intimacy. I was wondering if
you
would advise me how to go about."
"Got ya, but you already know about it did she tell you what
happened?"
"No,"
"Ah, see now there is the first problem if she hasn't told you then
you can't
bring it up. You are pretty much going to have to let her do the
leading. It's a tough
situation, you have to be very patient." Bobby was trying to be
helpful but there
really wasn't much he could tell him. "Let me ask you, was she
attacked or
something like that, or is it something else?"
"Yes, she has received treatment, and she has been intimate since the
attack.
But, from what I understand it's difficult, for her." Eberts had read
Alex's file
when she had first arrived with the Agency. He almost wished he
hadn't now.
"Well that's good. Ah don't know what else to tell you buddy. Go
slow, be
gentle, it's going to hard on you." Bobby nodded, he well remembered
when
he'd learned after the fact that Alex had been attacked. After he
thought
about it he was kind of glad she hadn't told him. She'd changed her
usual
method of dealing with it with him.
"Thank you," He sighed deeply. "Did you get the messages Miss Monroe
left for you, I believe there were several?"
"No, I haven't check my voice mail yet. Is there a problem?"
"I don't know just that she was eager to speak with you."
Bobby checked his office voice mail. They had only just gotten it the
month before and he wasn't use to checking on it regally. If it was
really
important people usually called him on the cell phone.
"Hobbes, when you get back I need to talk to you. Later Alex."
"Hobbes, me again, I need some advise from a wise old agent, call me
when you get back. "
He didn't check the rest of the messages, she sounded a little
distressed.
He dialed her cell phone.
"Monroe?"
"Hey Monroe what's up?"
"Hobbes please tell me you're back?"
"Yeah, I'm back is there a problem?" He heard the tension in her
voice, he
hoped she hadn't back herself into a corner again.
"I'm done here for the day, can I meet you somewhere?"
"How about your office, or mine?"
"Yeah, I guess that will work. I'll be there in fifteen."
"Which one yours or mine?"
"Yours less chance of our being interrupted." Alex exhaled, she was
glad he
was back.
Bobby was puzzled, he wondered what was going on with her now.
He sat down at his computer and fired it up, he had a long report to
get
started on. Darien was checking in wiht Claire, but he'd be getting
home
to bed long before his partner did.
Alex knocked and opened his door fifteen minutes later. He glanced at
his
clock he could have timed her, she was so punctual.
"I'm glad you're back." She exhaled again once the door was closed
behind
her. Bobby stood and moved around the desk to hug her in greeting.
Alex welcomed his embrace and held on for more.
"Oh, so that is what this it about, you are under to much stress? "
Bobby had offered her a shoulder to lean on if she ever needed it this
was only the second time she'd taken him up on the offer.
"Yeah, it's another serious mission, but that's not the real problem."
She confessed, shifting in his embrace. "Let me soak this in a
minute."
She exhaled again and closed her eyes, there was something magic
about his embrace. It made no sense, but for a few minutes she felt
at ease.
"So what is the real problem?" He asked when she finally moved out of
his arms.
end part three
contact with him once
feeling him out so to speak. If she was going to be the one the get
the goods on him, she
had to have a true feel for what he was capable of.
Eberts was worried she was putting her self at risk much to often.
But with the tape they
had been making of his conversations and pictures they had taken of
him accepting
a payment for a killing. A killing that had taken place before they
had come on to the case.
It was looking like this would be the last night they had to spend
on stake out.
"Okay, I'll only be gone for a short time I want to get some good
shots of him setting up for
the job tomorrow." Alex pulled her dark hat on and stuffed her hair
up inside.
"I'll keep in contact and let you know if anyone enters the area."
Eberts nodded.
Alex moved through the under brush, she had a special camera that
took pictures in
low light conditions, and was very quite. She managed to get with
in 100 feet of Scogins.
He was setting up his location for the sniper act he was about to
pull on a hit he'd been
contracted for just three days before. He ususally took longer to
set up for a kill. They
had been lucky, getting from hire to fire in such a short time.
Alex took several pictures, then moved back to watch. Scogins was
very through.
She didn't know how she'd managed to keep her presence in the area
out of his notice
for so long. But she was good at sneaking around.
Eberts was listening so intently to the surroundings that he almost
missed Alex's first call.
"Eberts I'm coming back, I've got all we need."
"Right, take your time." Eberts breathed a sigh of relief. But then
Alex didn't arrive.
He attempted to contact her. There was no answer on her line. He
tried to remain
calm and tried to contact her again. Still nothing. He swallowed
hard, he was
going to have to go and look for her. That was procedure, verify the
status of your
partner before leaving the area. He was already dressed in dark
clothing, he checked
his weapon and turned the volumn down on the reciever. He opened the
side door
and climbed out as quitely as possible just in case. He was moving
off in the direction
Alex had taken, he felt scared. But he was still going to attemp to
locate her.
Alex had stepped in a hole, her leg wrenched, her connection rippped
out of her ear,
and the mic torn from her battery pack. She was more worried about
the small yelp
she'd made when her ankle had bend sideways. If she'd know the pain
was coming
she could have stopped herself from crying out. It was the surprise
that had allowed her
to let the protest escape.
It took her three minutes before she was mobile again, but she had to
move much
slower now. By the time she'd reconnected her mic, Eberts wasn't in
the van waiting
to hear from her any longer. She'd liked that he was coming for her,
but she was now
worried about him. He had little field experience.
Albert was moving forward cautiously, when he heard a noise. He froze
and crouched.
He was taking aim on the person when he saw it was Alex. He exhaled,
relieved. Then
he noticed she was moving funny.
"Alex are you injuried?"
"Eberts, sort of. But I'll be fine. Come on let's get back to the
van." Alex accepted his
arm around her waist. She wasn't to proud to accept help, when her
leg was killing her
and Darien and Bobby weren't around to see her.
Eberts, assisted her to the van and wanted to examine her leg at
once.
"Drive us out of here first. I'm not wounded, I just stepped in a
hole in the tall grass."
"I'll call for the Keeper, she can meet us at the Lab and take a look
at your leg."
Eberts started the van, and moved off slowly until they were well
away from Scogins.
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
"You've pulled several tendons, you'll have to stay off your leg for
a few days and then take it easy
for at least a week after that. I'd recommend a little physical
therapy, hot soaks and wear the bandage
as support. I don't think you've done serious damage, but it is still
hurting after three days I'll take
another look. " Claire told Alex after checking her leg over.
"Thanks, I'll have you check me out again middle of the week." Alex
nodded.
Eberts was standing in the back ground. But he didn't say anything.
He was relieved she
wasn't hurt more seriouly.
"Let me drive you home?" Albert offered. Knowing full well she
probably wouldn't.
"Thanks Albert, I think that would be a good idea."
He assisted her to her door. Then she thanked him again.
"I can take it from here." Alex told him. " I'm glad you agreed to
back me up Albert. You did just as
you were supposed to tonight. I'm just glad you didn't have to really
rescue me."
"You're welcome." He was about to say more, but she saw that she was
tired and still in pain.
"It would only take a minute for me to see you upstairs."
"No, I'm fine. I'll talk to you tomorrow." Alex shook her head, she
wasn't ready for any of them to
see her home, not yet.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::
Alex did as intructed, only because she knew Scogins would be out of
town on a drug run the next
few days. She'd couldn't track him out of the country, not with the
limited budget the Agency
gave her to work with.
Her leg was back to 90 percent by the time she slapped the cuffs on
Scogins and hauled him in
for a list of Federal offences as long as his arm.
She was writing up the report on the case, when she got another case
of the tremors.
She'd finally checked on the possible reasons for her intermitent
trembling, and it did seem that
stress was a possible reason.
The Official was back from the east coast. He'd allowed her two days
to finish recovering before
he sent her out on a mission for the Dept of the Interior.
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
"Robert I was wondering if you would advise me."
"Sure Eberts what's up?"
"I'm seeing a lady that has issues with intimacy. I was wondering if
you
would advise me how to go about."
"Got ya, but you already know about it did she tell you what
happened?"
"No,"
"Ah, see now there is the first problem if she hasn't told you then
you can't
bring it up. You are pretty much going to have to let her do the
leading. It's a tough
situation, you have to be very patient." Bobby was trying to be
helpful but there
really wasn't much he could tell him. "Let me ask you, was she
attacked or
something like that, or is it something else?"
"Yes, she has received treatment, and she has been intimate since the
attack.
But, from what I understand it's difficult, for her." Eberts had read
Alex's file
when she had first arrived with the Agency. He almost wished he
hadn't now.
"Well that's good. Ah don't know what else to tell you buddy. Go
slow, be
gentle, it's going to hard on you." Bobby nodded, he well remembered
when
he'd learned after the fact that Alex had been attacked. After he
thought
about it he was kind of glad she hadn't told him. She'd changed her
usual
method of dealing with it with him.
"Thank you," He sighed deeply. "Did you get the messages Miss Monroe
left for you, I believe there were several?"
"No, I haven't check my voice mail yet. Is there a problem?"
"I don't know just that she was eager to speak with you."
Bobby checked his office voice mail. They had only just gotten it the
month before and he wasn't use to checking on it regally. If it was
really
important people usually called him on the cell phone.
"Hobbes, when you get back I need to talk to you. Later Alex."
"Hobbes, me again, I need some advise from a wise old agent, call me
when you get back. "
He didn't check the rest of the messages, she sounded a little
distressed.
He dialed her cell phone.
"Monroe?"
"Hey Monroe what's up?"
"Hobbes please tell me you're back?"
"Yeah, I'm back is there a problem?" He heard the tension in her
voice, he
hoped she hadn't back herself into a corner again.
"I'm done here for the day, can I meet you somewhere?"
"How about your office, or mine?"
"Yeah, I guess that will work. I'll be there in fifteen."
"Which one yours or mine?"
"Yours less chance of our being interrupted." Alex exhaled, she was
glad he
was back.
Bobby was puzzled, he wondered what was going on with her now.
He sat down at his computer and fired it up, he had a long report to
get
started on. Darien was checking in wiht Claire, but he'd be getting
home
to bed long before his partner did.
Alex knocked and opened his door fifteen minutes later. He glanced at
his
clock he could have timed her, she was so punctual.
"I'm glad you're back." She exhaled again once the door was closed
behind
her. Bobby stood and moved around the desk to hug her in greeting.
Alex welcomed his embrace and held on for more.
"Oh, so that is what this it about, you are under to much stress? "
Bobby had offered her a shoulder to lean on if she ever needed it this
was only the second time she'd taken him up on the offer.
"Yeah, it's another serious mission, but that's not the real problem."
She confessed, shifting in his embrace. "Let me soak this in a
minute."
She exhaled again and closed her eyes, there was something magic
about his embrace. It made no sense, but for a few minutes she felt
at ease.
"So what is the real problem?" He asked when she finally moved out of
his arms.
end part three