Frank opened his eyes, to see blue sky above him. The bomb went off! He tried to sit up, but his aching ribs and now completely useless right shoulder made it difficult.

Lazarro was also lying on the roof, motionless. Frank reached over and grabbed the detonator from his hand, sticking it into his pocket.

He suddenly heard his name being called, as he finally managed to sit up.

"Frank!"

Looking towards the ladder, he saw Morgan, Jake, and the rest of his team climbing onto the roof.

"Are you all right?" Morgan asked, reaching Frank first and grabbing his arm, to help him up.

Frank nodded with a wince, holding up his hand in a 'stop' gesture to Morgan, his body not wanting him to get up yet. "The bomb…"

"It was a big one all right," said Morgan. "But no one was hurt."

Jake nodded, crouching to Frank's eye level. "We managed to get everyone out, through one of the doors on the other side of the place."

Frank sighed with relief as he gingerly put his arm back in the sling.

"This sucker's still alive!" Alex exclaimed.

Everyone looked down to see Lazarro stirring, groaning at the pain of the gunshot wound in his shoulder.

"Once again," said Morgan, taking out his handcuffs. "You're under arrest!"

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"Are you serious?"

Frank walked into the nest to hear Cody's shocked voice.

"Frank was holding a baby, trying to make it stop crying?" Alex said, just as shocked.

"Yup," said Jake. "And he succeeded!"

"I wish you'd had a camera with you," said Monica.

"Heh," said Cody. "He wouldn't've been able to take a picture while driving the bus."

"Don't remind me," said Jake. "I am never taking a bus again as long as I live!"

"I don't blame you," said Monica.

"You should've called one of us for a ride!" said Alex, suddenly realizing it.

"I didn't want to make anyone leave the Nest to come get me," said Jake, sheepishly.

No one said anything, shaken at the fact that Jake's consideration for them could've gotten him killed.

Frank cleared his throat, to alert them of his presence.

"Hey boss!" said Cody.  "Or should I say, goo goo ga ga!"

Frank smiled as he joined them, sitting down carefully.

"Jake was telling us about the baby on the bus," said Monica, not knowing he'd heard them. "That was really sweet."

"Surprising, too," said Jake. "Made me wonder if you had a thing for her mother."

Frank shot him an indignant look. "I was merely trying to help a young, terrified woman with a baby!"

Jake smiled. "I know."

"So how's the shoulder?" Alex asked.

Frank pulled his arm out of the sling, extending it slightly, and then putting it back. "Getting better. The ribs, too."

Cody started to laugh. "Did anyone notice the irony of Lazarro's wound? Frank shot him in the shoulder." He looked at Frank. "He hurt your shoulder, you hurt his. Revenge?"

Frank shook his head. "He set off the bomb the same time I pulled the trigger. I didn't have much time to aim for any specific area."

"Well," said Cody. "So far, everyone got to take a spin in my car except for you, boss."

Frank almost raised his eyebrows, having secretly wanted to see what the brand new Mustang Cobra could do.

Cody took the keys out of his pocket, but then suddenly made a face and put them back.

"What?" Jake asked.

"It's a standard," said Cody.

Everyone looked at Frank's arm.

"Looks like you gotta wait, Frank," said Alex.

Frank showed no emotion. "Looks that way," he agreed.

Cody suddenly smiled. "Kidding! It's an automatic. Standards are too inconvenient. I like to get in, throw it in 'drive', and go." He tossed the keys at Frank, who didn't expect it and missed catching them with his left hand. They bounced off his chest instead.

"Opps!" Cody exclaimed, his jaw dropping. "Sorry!"

Frank gave him a mock-glare. "For that, I'll have to make sure I take it on the highway and push it to its maximum speed."

Cody made a face as if that was something he did NOT want to hear. He knew Frank was a good driver though, so he held his tongue, figuring he was joking.

Frank stood, and gestured to Cody to follow him. "Well be back," he told the others.

Cody got up, and warily followed.

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"Don't you think they've been gone a long time?" Monica asked.

Alex sighed, looking at her watch. "Been almost an hour. Yeah, long."

Jake chuckled. "We can't exactly complain to anyone about our boss joyriding!"

Just then, they heard the door close. Looking behind themselves, they saw Frank walking into the room.

"Frank!" said Alex. "Where's Cody?"

"Right behind me," Frank said, looking like he was trying to hide a smile.

Everyone watched for Cody, wondering what was going on.

Cody finally stumbled in, hair everywhere, his face pale.

Everyone stood. "Cody! What happened?" Monica demanded.

Cody stopped before them, and opened his mouth to answer. Nothing came out, however, and he finally pointed at Frank, his hand shaking. "HE happened, that's what!"

They all turned to look at Frank in confusion, who couldn't continue the neutral expression anymore, and finally smiled.

"Payback," is all he said.

"Payback?!" Cody screeched. "What I did to you in the hospital with the wheelchair in NO WAY compares to what YOU just did!"

The team had to hold back their smiles as they figured it out. "And what did he do, Cody?" Jake asked, trying to hide a smirk.

Cody plopped down on the couch. "He drove down rt 94 going 120, with the top down!" Cody said. "Weaving in and out of lanes! Beeping the horn when people didn't get out of his way fast enough! Taking exits at 60! He FLEW by a cop, even, and the cop tried, but couldn't, catch us!"

The team's jaws dropped, at that one. Was Cody really talking about Frank Donovan?

"You eluded a cop?!" Monica gasped.

"Not exactly," said Frank, defending himself, but looking contrite. "That wasn't intentional. When I realized I'd passed a cop I saw him pull out of his spot and turn on his lights in the rearview mirror, but I guess he didn't bother, knowing he wouldn't be able to catch us."

"Yeah," said Jake, shaking his head. "Sounds like you had a pretty big head start!"

"You could've lost your license, for going that fast!" Alex exclaimed, still shocked that Frank had done such a thing.

Frank nodded.

Jake shook his head, and finally started to laugh. "Who'd've thought Frank Donovan would lose his license for reckless driving, in Cody's car!" Everyone laughed with him.

"Sorry, Cody, I couldn't resist," said Frank, throwing Cody's words back at him.

A grumble was Cody's only answer.

THE END! lolol

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