Hey Jealousy

Author: Joy

Email: Julianna@ziplip.com

A/N: Sorry for the wait but had this chapter half-written and hated it so I scrapped the whole thing. It's been a long time since I've done that.

Sara was pouting as Ian and she walked around the park. "I don't understand why he wouldn't stay or at least eat lunch with me. I mean we had our first big rowtime for healing."

Ian smirked, "Well first off you owed me lunch and secondly because Gabriel had plans you said so yourselfas for not staying just think about that statement."

"Once againfirst big fightcan't plans get changed?"

The former assassin stopped walking and grasped Sara's shoulders; "You are not really this insecure?"

She looked down, "I just"

Ian started to see what Sara had flashing in her head. Her father hugging her after her mom died, Danny holding her at the hospital when Daniel died His former lady needed to be held. He lifted her chin so their eyes could meet and he slowly slid his arms around her. Sara leaned all her weight on him and buried her head in his shoulder.

They stood together in that tight embrace for a long while. It was long enough for someone to walk by see the interaction and make a wrong judgement. So Sara was cheatingwas the thought that crossed the observer's mind.

Once again Sara and Ian began to walkaimlessly at that. They stopped at a store where Ian was telling her some less than fascinating tale about a piece of jewelry in the window. Something snagged Sara's attention and she turned. There Gabriel was at an outdoor café greeting a woman close to his age with a kiss and a hug. She had dark black hair and large eyes with a dimpled cheek. Sara started to approach the café before Ian picked up what was happening in Sara's mind.

The woman reached across the table and took Gabriel's hand stroking his wrist. Sara felt the Witchblade burn her skin. The waiter brought a pitcher of water to fill the couple's glasses just as Sara arrived at the table.

Gabriel looked up and smiled not recognizing the danger in his lovely's eyes. "This is why you couldn't meet me todayyou had another date!" Sara practically shouted. Gabriel had the gall and the stupidity to laugh. Sara grabbed the container of water and dumped it all over Gabe before Ian grabbed the pitcher that very soon could be used as a weapon.

The waiter's face was priceless; "I'll come back to take your order."

"What the hell is your problem?" the other woman yelled.

"My problem is this is my boyfriendwell ex-boyfriend that told me he loved me yesterday that you are eating with here," Sara snapped.

Gabriel blew his wet locks of hair out of his eyes, shook his head like a wet dog and laughed out right. Ian followed suite. "You my friend resemble my dog after his bath."

Sara stared at both men then turned to Ian, "You don't have a problem with Gabriel cheating on me?"

Both men erupted into a louder fit of laughter before Ian calmed down enough to chuckle, "Sara look at her facereally look at her."

The dark haired woman stood quite pissed off, hands on her hips, eyes glaring Gabriel's eyes. The woman had Gabriel's eyes. Come to think of it she looked a great deal like Gabriel. Sara's eyes went big as comprehension hit. "You're"

"Lizbeth Gabriel's sister. I can't say it's nice to meet you Sara. I can say I have heard so much about you and so far I'm not that impressed."

"Oh" Sara hadn't a clue where to look.

Gabriel wasn't any help sitting with his legs crossed weirdhis left ankle resting on his right thigh, looking up at her thoroughly amused. His hair stuck out in all directions and he seemed to care little out the general dampness of his clothing. This was way too much fun.

Liz's eyes met her brother's. Her jaw was clinched and she was more than pissed off, "Cut her loose. Too much baggagethe matching set will be too much to take."

Gabe's eyes became concerned, "Liz"

"Liz nothing I don't care if she's the queen of England or little orphan Annie, you don't need this sort of crap from anyone."

"Cut it out, Elizabeth. It's not fair to judge her on"

"On what Gabeon what? Her behavior in the last seventy two hours Her lack of self control Her complete lack of trust in you, or maybe I should judge her on what is apparent. She screwed up so now instead of ingratiating herself to you for her failure she's more demanding of you since she knows you have every reason to leave her ass." Elizabeth said every word staring at Sarastaring through Sara until the detective couldn't meet the other woman's gaze.

"That's enough," Gabriel said getting to his feet to face off with his sister. "This is the woman I lovenow granted there are some problems but you won't talk to her like that." His words were forcefully.

Even as he spoke Liz glared, "I hear you." She tilted her head to the side and considered Sara, "I'm not sure if I'm happy or sad mom wasn't here. If she had been you probably wouldn't have made a scene I'm glad she didn't make it just so I could see you in your full glory I've lost my appetite." Elizabeth grabbed her purse, "Talk to you later Gabriel." She stepped quickly away.

"Liz!" Gabe called out. He looked at Sara then said, "I need to talk to her." Sara just nodded and he was on his way.

"Would you care to order?" the waiter asked as Sara and Ian sat quietly.

Ian's phone began to ring. "Not yet," he replied to the man then turned to his phone. "Hello?"

"Ian," the female voice said strongly.

"Vicky?"

"I was calling to cancel for tonight."

Ian's brow wrinkled, "What? Why?"

"You should have just let me leave when I tried to. I don't play second fiddle and I don't like being lied to," the coroner snapped.

"I don't understand."

"I imagine not."

"Vickywhat did I do to injure you so?" Ian pled.

"I saw youjust a few minutes ago in fact. Please tell Sara that she has until seven tonight to tell Gabriel she's cheating on him or I'll do it for her." Vicky snapped the phone shut.

"What was that?" Sara asked as Ian stared at the telephone like the object itself could interpret what just happened.

"Wow Never seen you slam a phone down before," Jake said walking into the morgue.

"I was emphatically breaking a date," Vicky conceded. 'Men are evil,' she thought.

Jake seized his moment, "Well thenwhy don't you and I go out this evening to get your mind off it."

An almost evil smirk crept across her lips, "That is a fabulous idea."

"Okay Dinner? Movie? What are you up for?" he asked.

Ian and Vicky had planned on having dinner out where they could go dancing. "Let's just hang out at my place. You get the take out and I'll rent the movies."

Jake smiled, "Sounds good. Seven?"

"Seven is perfect."

Jake walked out the door confident in his decision to 'seize the day.' Vicky however assumed that Ian would attempt to 'clear things up' in person. Having another guy already there or on his way would make the whole dream crumbling sight of Ian and Sara embrace that much sweeter.

"What happened?" Gabriel asked as he returned to the table that was now otherwise occupied by other people.

The waiter approached him and said, "The lady and gentleman are in the waiting area."

When he arrived both Sara and Ian looked like kicked puppies. "Okay what's going on here?"

"Your sister hates meso your family will hate me," Sara muttered.

"Vicky called and canceled our date," Ian whimpered.

Gabriel shook his head, "All right. We are all going to my shop so I can change and we can chat."

Gabriel emerged from his room looking at the two people in front of him with the same expressions as when they left the café. He sighed deeply, "Sara my sister doesn't hate you. She's just having flashes of the guy before her husband. He was real hot tempered and frustrating." Sara pouted. "Now I'm not breaking up with you. I established that earlier. We have things to talk through of course all in all it was kind of cool to have to be jealous. Not that I like being publicly humiliated and dosed with water but it could have been worse."

"I'm sorry," she pouted some more.

"We'll deal with it laterI'm not mad. I need to help Ian now okay?" Gabriel asked. She nodded. "OkayWhat did Vicky say?"

"She said that I should have let her go the other day, she doesn't play second fiddle, and she doesn't like to be lied to," Ian reiterated pouting himself.

"Anything else?"

"Yeahbut it makes no sense."

"Let's hear it," Gabe encouraged.

"She said to tell Sara that she had until seven tonight to tell you she was cheating on you or Vicky would do it for her," the assassin stated.

"What?" Sara shouted.

"I do not know. It's what she said."

Gabriel sat in his rolling desk chair, folded his arms behind his head and listened to Ian and Sara bicker about Vicky's statement. "Guys"

"Who did you say I was cheating with?" Sara accused Ian.

"Guys"

"I did not say a word. Your behavior must have triggered such a statement," Ian replied with a growl.

"GUYS" Gabe said a little louder.

"I'll show you behavior"

"GUYS!!!" Gabriel yelled.

Sara and Ian turned to the young man. "Vicky believes that you two are together She thinks Sara is cheating on me with you."

"Why?!" Sara demanded.

"Not sure," Gabe went back to his relaxed posture.

Ian thought, "She did say she saw mea few minutes before the run in at the café."

"She saw you comforting me," Sara running her hands over her face. "I can't believe she would think I would cheat," Sara complained.

"Oh but it makes so much sense for you to think I would?" Gabriel jabbed. Sara wanted to glare but just bit her lip. "Guess it's time for Ian to pay a trip to the morgue."

A/N: Okay so the things I suggested were going to happen in last times author's notes just didn't pan out. I like this better anyway. There will be Jake/Ian tuggage on Vicky and making up for Gabe and Sara with less seriousness.

A/N2: I'm guessing the gargoyles were fighting it out who got to lead the story. I need to name them so I know whom to thank at the end of a chapter. I think I owe the water poured over the head to the gargoyle that sits on my husband's night table. What should I name him? There are two others that are matching bookends. Got any suggestions?