"How could he be alive?" Alex asked, "We were at the funeral."
"It was a closed casket," Monica added, "but do you think Nicole might have something to do with this?"
"Don't be stupid, Monica." Cody growled, "Nicole's not involved."
"Morgan has no idea where they could be?" Jake asked.
"No idea." Donovan replied.
"I have a way to find out," Cody spoke up, "I put a GPS device on her necklace. She was still wearing it tonight."
"You bugged your girlfriend?" Alex asked astonished.
"Yea, well, I just thought I'd do what Donovan would do," Cody explained, "in case something happened to Nicole." Donovan couldn't help but smile.
"Cody wants to be like Donovan, scary." Jake laughed.
"No, I did it in case Donovan tried to split us up." Cody muttered.
"Let's go find Nicole," Donovan said trying not to smile.
"Wait for me," Morgan said trying to get out of the bed.
"Where do you think you're going?" Donovan demanded helping Morgan lie back down.
"With you," she replied, "I owe Robert."
"You're staying here.' Donovan ordered, "Monica, stay with Morgan to make sure."
"Got it boss." Monica said watching them leave. She turned to walk over to the bed when she saw Morgan starting to get up again. "Girl, you're going to make this difficult. Stubborn just like him."
"Okay, I got a fix on Nicole." Cody reported. "Looks like she's on the North side. The best I could do is a two mile radius as to where she could be."
"Mostly industrial warehouses." Donovan remarked, "Let's get going."
"Not without me." Morgan said walking in with Monica.
"She checked herself out." Monica explained, "She's stubborn like you. She did promise the doctor not to sue if something happens to her."
"Morgan, you're staying in the van with Monica and Cody." Donovan ordered.
"No I'm not." Morgan replied walking past Donovan and started to put on a vest.
"Do you have to be stubborn?" Donovan asked.
"I had a good teacher." she sweetly smiled.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Donovan mumbled to Jake.
"Hey, you married her." Jake laughed, "Okay, Morgan and Cody stay in the van with Monica."
"Like hell I am," Cody argued, "I'm going in."
"Cody now is not the time to argue about this." Alex said she was amazed Cody wanted to go in.
"She's my girl." He stressed.
"Reason enough for you to stay here." Donovan growled, "I'll deal with you later."
"What's that mean?" Cody yelled back.
"I'll explain later." Jake smiled.
"Cody can stick with me." Morgan said, "Now someone give me a weapon." Jake and Alex looked from Morgan to Donovan. They could see he was losing this battle.
"Fine," Donovan sighed rubbing his goatee, "later we're going to have a serious talk."
"Yea, whatever," Morgan replied taking the gun from Jake.
"You know how to use it?" Jake asked.
Morgan just looked at Jake. She shook her head in disbelief. "Have you forgotten who I'm married to?" she asked making sure a round was in the chamber and her vest was on tight.
Jake was at a lose for words when he looked over at Donovan, who was smiling. "Well, I" he stammered, "How did you guys met any way?"
"We worked together on a case before." Morgan replied, "Why?"
"Oh come on," Cody complained, "not you too."
"What's that mean?" she asked Cody getting out of the van.
"They met Tom." Donovan replied.
"Oh. Oh wait, that's not what I meant." Morgan laughed.
"Save it for later." Donovan ordered. "It's a two story warehouse. Jake, Alex and myself will go inside and look for Nicole and Robert. You two will stay out here and keep watch. Remember, we have no idea how many are helping Robert."
"With all my training, I'm stuck outside 'watching'," Morgan mumbled, "Let's go and watch Cody."
They watched Morgan and Cody run to the side of the building.
"So, she's a trained assassin. Can kill with her bare hands?" Jake laughed into his headset following Alex and Donovan into the building.
"Actually, I was a sniper on the HRT team." she barked into her headset.
"Is she kidding?" Jake asked as Donovan smiled.
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Inside the building, Nicole was sitting in a chair, waiting. Mr. Messina, as he introduced himself, sat in a chair on the other side of the room watching her. Her mystery friend had yet come out of the next room.
She had no way of finding out if Cody was dead or not. She heard the door open behind her and turned to look at her captor. Nicole couldn't believe her eyes.
"Robert," she whispered.
"Hello love." Robert smiled walking up to Nicole and hugging her.
"You're dead, I, I watched you die." she stammered.
"The rumors of my death are wrong," he laughed.
"How could you!" she screamed, slapping him in the face, "I was devastated by your death."
"Yes, I saw how you broke down at the cemetery. Very moving." he hissed, "It didn't take you long to find comfort in another man's arms."
Robert grabbed Nicole and kissed her passionately. Nicole found the strength to push him away. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Everything I did, I did for us Nikki." Robert explained pulling Nicole close, "That engraving plate will make us rich. What ever we won't will be ours."
"You really killed that agent." Nicole whispered, "Let me go you bastard."
"You're my girl Nicole, remember that." Robert laughed pulling her tighter.
"Let her go Robert!" Donovan ordered.
"Ah, cousin, I was wondering if you'd show up." Robert laughed.
"Federal Agent." Jake and Alex yelled.
"Tell them to drop their weapons or I'll kill her Frank." Robert yelled, putting his gun to the back of Nicole's head, "I already had a couple people killed, including that agent she was dating and Morgan. What's one more?"
"You killed Cody? Let me go you jerk." Nicole struggled.
Jake and Alex had their weapons focused on 'Mr. Messina' and he had his on them.
"I mean it, I'll do it," he growled cocking the hammer back, "One, two, three…"
Jake, Alex, lower your weapon." Donovan ordered, tossing his gun towards Robert.
"Donovan you can't be serious?" Jake yelled keeping his gun aimed on 'Mr. Messina'.
"Agent Shaw, lower you weapon." Donovan yelled.
"Tsk, tsk. What a shame you can't control your team." Robert laughed, "Pick up his gun and bring here Nicole."
Robert released Nicole and pushed her towards the gun. 'Mr. Messina' takes Jake and Alex's weapon and pushes them towards Donovan.
"On your knees and put your hands on your neck." Mr. Messina laughed, pushing them down. "I want this to be nice and neat."
Nicole bent down and picked up Donovan's weapon and slowly walked back to Robert. Nicole stopped a few feet in front of him and aimed the gun at him. "Let them go or I'll kill you," she warned.
Robert looked at her and started to laugh. "Go ahead and try. The safety is still on," he laughed. As Nicole went to check the safety, Robert lunged at her and took the gun. "Stupid little girl." Robert laughed knocking her to the ground.
'Mr. Messina' walked up behind Alex and stuck the muzzle to the back of her head, "Too bad I don't have time to really enjoy you." he smirked.
"Sorry, not my type." Alex replied bracing for him to pull the trigger.
Robert walked up behind Donovan and pulled his muzzle to the back of his neck. "I'm really going to enjoy this, cousin," he drawled. "Time for you to die."
Jake and Alex turned their head to see Donovan close his eyes and take a deep breath. They could also see Robert's finger starting to go back on the trigger when the heard the shots. 'Mr. Messina' fell behind them dropping his gun. Alex moved to grab it and aimed it back at him.
Jake moved to check Donovan, who was on the ground with Robert on top of him. Donovan pushed Robert off him and stood up. "Took you long enough." Donovan complained into his headset.
"Póg ma thoin." Morgan replied.
"Such language for a lady." Donovan smiled.
"Shut up." Morgan growled.
Jake looked up and saw Morgan walking down from the second floor still aiming her weapon on Robert. "Nice shot." he whistled.
"Nice shot, nothing, I missed." Morgan complained walking up to him, "I was aiming for his head, not his shoulder. Sorry, cousin."
Donovan walked over to Nicole and helped her up, "You okay?' he asked checking her over.
"I'm okay, but Cody." Nicole cried.
"He's okay." Donovan said pointing towards the door.
"Monica called for back up and the paramedics are on their way." Cody said running up to them. He pulls Nicole into his arms and hugs her tightly. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine now." she replied.
"So, seriously, you were a sniper?" Jake asked Morgan.
"No, but I was a member of the HRT when I met Frank. Bossy SOB too. Worked with him for two assignments before I transferred over to the US Attorney's Office." Morgan laughed, suddenly going pale.
"Are you okay?" Jake asked grabbing Morgan before she fell, "Donovan."
"Morgan, can you hear me?" Donovan asked.
"I don't feel so good," Morgan whispered as tears formed in her eyes, "my, my abdomen hurts."
"The paramedics will be here any minute." Monica said putting a jacket underneath Morgan's head. Monica looked Donovan in the eyes, "She's pregnant."
"It was a closed casket," Monica added, "but do you think Nicole might have something to do with this?"
"Don't be stupid, Monica." Cody growled, "Nicole's not involved."
"Morgan has no idea where they could be?" Jake asked.
"No idea." Donovan replied.
"I have a way to find out," Cody spoke up, "I put a GPS device on her necklace. She was still wearing it tonight."
"You bugged your girlfriend?" Alex asked astonished.
"Yea, well, I just thought I'd do what Donovan would do," Cody explained, "in case something happened to Nicole." Donovan couldn't help but smile.
"Cody wants to be like Donovan, scary." Jake laughed.
"No, I did it in case Donovan tried to split us up." Cody muttered.
"Let's go find Nicole," Donovan said trying not to smile.
"Wait for me," Morgan said trying to get out of the bed.
"Where do you think you're going?" Donovan demanded helping Morgan lie back down.
"With you," she replied, "I owe Robert."
"You're staying here.' Donovan ordered, "Monica, stay with Morgan to make sure."
"Got it boss." Monica said watching them leave. She turned to walk over to the bed when she saw Morgan starting to get up again. "Girl, you're going to make this difficult. Stubborn just like him."
"Okay, I got a fix on Nicole." Cody reported. "Looks like she's on the North side. The best I could do is a two mile radius as to where she could be."
"Mostly industrial warehouses." Donovan remarked, "Let's get going."
"Not without me." Morgan said walking in with Monica.
"She checked herself out." Monica explained, "She's stubborn like you. She did promise the doctor not to sue if something happens to her."
"Morgan, you're staying in the van with Monica and Cody." Donovan ordered.
"No I'm not." Morgan replied walking past Donovan and started to put on a vest.
"Do you have to be stubborn?" Donovan asked.
"I had a good teacher." she sweetly smiled.
"What did I do to deserve this?" Donovan mumbled to Jake.
"Hey, you married her." Jake laughed, "Okay, Morgan and Cody stay in the van with Monica."
"Like hell I am," Cody argued, "I'm going in."
"Cody now is not the time to argue about this." Alex said she was amazed Cody wanted to go in.
"She's my girl." He stressed.
"Reason enough for you to stay here." Donovan growled, "I'll deal with you later."
"What's that mean?" Cody yelled back.
"I'll explain later." Jake smiled.
"Cody can stick with me." Morgan said, "Now someone give me a weapon." Jake and Alex looked from Morgan to Donovan. They could see he was losing this battle.
"Fine," Donovan sighed rubbing his goatee, "later we're going to have a serious talk."
"Yea, whatever," Morgan replied taking the gun from Jake.
"You know how to use it?" Jake asked.
Morgan just looked at Jake. She shook her head in disbelief. "Have you forgotten who I'm married to?" she asked making sure a round was in the chamber and her vest was on tight.
Jake was at a lose for words when he looked over at Donovan, who was smiling. "Well, I" he stammered, "How did you guys met any way?"
"We worked together on a case before." Morgan replied, "Why?"
"Oh come on," Cody complained, "not you too."
"What's that mean?" she asked Cody getting out of the van.
"They met Tom." Donovan replied.
"Oh. Oh wait, that's not what I meant." Morgan laughed.
"Save it for later." Donovan ordered. "It's a two story warehouse. Jake, Alex and myself will go inside and look for Nicole and Robert. You two will stay out here and keep watch. Remember, we have no idea how many are helping Robert."
"With all my training, I'm stuck outside 'watching'," Morgan mumbled, "Let's go and watch Cody."
They watched Morgan and Cody run to the side of the building.
"So, she's a trained assassin. Can kill with her bare hands?" Jake laughed into his headset following Alex and Donovan into the building.
"Actually, I was a sniper on the HRT team." she barked into her headset.
"Is she kidding?" Jake asked as Donovan smiled.
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Inside the building, Nicole was sitting in a chair, waiting. Mr. Messina, as he introduced himself, sat in a chair on the other side of the room watching her. Her mystery friend had yet come out of the next room.
She had no way of finding out if Cody was dead or not. She heard the door open behind her and turned to look at her captor. Nicole couldn't believe her eyes.
"Robert," she whispered.
"Hello love." Robert smiled walking up to Nicole and hugging her.
"You're dead, I, I watched you die." she stammered.
"The rumors of my death are wrong," he laughed.
"How could you!" she screamed, slapping him in the face, "I was devastated by your death."
"Yes, I saw how you broke down at the cemetery. Very moving." he hissed, "It didn't take you long to find comfort in another man's arms."
Robert grabbed Nicole and kissed her passionately. Nicole found the strength to push him away. "What are you doing?" she asked.
"Everything I did, I did for us Nikki." Robert explained pulling Nicole close, "That engraving plate will make us rich. What ever we won't will be ours."
"You really killed that agent." Nicole whispered, "Let me go you bastard."
"You're my girl Nicole, remember that." Robert laughed pulling her tighter.
"Let her go Robert!" Donovan ordered.
"Ah, cousin, I was wondering if you'd show up." Robert laughed.
"Federal Agent." Jake and Alex yelled.
"Tell them to drop their weapons or I'll kill her Frank." Robert yelled, putting his gun to the back of Nicole's head, "I already had a couple people killed, including that agent she was dating and Morgan. What's one more?"
"You killed Cody? Let me go you jerk." Nicole struggled.
Jake and Alex had their weapons focused on 'Mr. Messina' and he had his on them.
"I mean it, I'll do it," he growled cocking the hammer back, "One, two, three…"
Jake, Alex, lower your weapon." Donovan ordered, tossing his gun towards Robert.
"Donovan you can't be serious?" Jake yelled keeping his gun aimed on 'Mr. Messina'.
"Agent Shaw, lower you weapon." Donovan yelled.
"Tsk, tsk. What a shame you can't control your team." Robert laughed, "Pick up his gun and bring here Nicole."
Robert released Nicole and pushed her towards the gun. 'Mr. Messina' takes Jake and Alex's weapon and pushes them towards Donovan.
"On your knees and put your hands on your neck." Mr. Messina laughed, pushing them down. "I want this to be nice and neat."
Nicole bent down and picked up Donovan's weapon and slowly walked back to Robert. Nicole stopped a few feet in front of him and aimed the gun at him. "Let them go or I'll kill you," she warned.
Robert looked at her and started to laugh. "Go ahead and try. The safety is still on," he laughed. As Nicole went to check the safety, Robert lunged at her and took the gun. "Stupid little girl." Robert laughed knocking her to the ground.
'Mr. Messina' walked up behind Alex and stuck the muzzle to the back of her head, "Too bad I don't have time to really enjoy you." he smirked.
"Sorry, not my type." Alex replied bracing for him to pull the trigger.
Robert walked up behind Donovan and pulled his muzzle to the back of his neck. "I'm really going to enjoy this, cousin," he drawled. "Time for you to die."
Jake and Alex turned their head to see Donovan close his eyes and take a deep breath. They could also see Robert's finger starting to go back on the trigger when the heard the shots. 'Mr. Messina' fell behind them dropping his gun. Alex moved to grab it and aimed it back at him.
Jake moved to check Donovan, who was on the ground with Robert on top of him. Donovan pushed Robert off him and stood up. "Took you long enough." Donovan complained into his headset.
"Póg ma thoin." Morgan replied.
"Such language for a lady." Donovan smiled.
"Shut up." Morgan growled.
Jake looked up and saw Morgan walking down from the second floor still aiming her weapon on Robert. "Nice shot." he whistled.
"Nice shot, nothing, I missed." Morgan complained walking up to him, "I was aiming for his head, not his shoulder. Sorry, cousin."
Donovan walked over to Nicole and helped her up, "You okay?' he asked checking her over.
"I'm okay, but Cody." Nicole cried.
"He's okay." Donovan said pointing towards the door.
"Monica called for back up and the paramedics are on their way." Cody said running up to them. He pulls Nicole into his arms and hugs her tightly. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine now." she replied.
"So, seriously, you were a sniper?" Jake asked Morgan.
"No, but I was a member of the HRT when I met Frank. Bossy SOB too. Worked with him for two assignments before I transferred over to the US Attorney's Office." Morgan laughed, suddenly going pale.
"Are you okay?" Jake asked grabbing Morgan before she fell, "Donovan."
"Morgan, can you hear me?" Donovan asked.
"I don't feel so good," Morgan whispered as tears formed in her eyes, "my, my abdomen hurts."
"The paramedics will be here any minute." Monica said putting a jacket underneath Morgan's head. Monica looked Donovan in the eyes, "She's pregnant."