D: Not mine..you know the drill.
A/N: Hey, sorry so long since an update! Like before, very hectic over in my household. Finally finished that Ethics project (Whew!) and ended all the court hearings with my nephew. Now just trying to plow through the end of the semester projects and tests. Also getting ready to go on Thanksgiving vacation. Here's the next chappy, it gets into the best part here, hope you enjoy!
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About a week later Jack received an interesting phone call as well as President Palmer. Jack was at work when Tony came in and couldn't stop smiling and pacing in front of Jack's desk, as Jack was busy writing something.
"Tony, you HAVE to stop pacing in front of me like that before I fall out of my chair and have to HIT you, REALLY hard..what is it already?!" Jack said, finally looking up.
"She caved! They're all caught! We found her weakness...and her people cut her loose for being a liability and...she caved! It's all over! Completely over!" Tony stammered out in one big rush, handing him a bunch of files and documents. Jack read over them, slightly gesturing to his couch. So Tony sat, smiling the whole time. Jack grinned from ear to ear
"They didn't die in vain...She's safe..and the Palmers...does he know?" Jack asked suddenly, looking up at Tony with a look of relief in his face for the first time. Tony shook his head.
"Thought you'd want to do the honors." Tony said happily, standing and shaking Jacks outstretched hand.
"Thanks Tony. If you're not busy tonight, we're going out. To celebrate." Jack said, not able to stop from grinning like a fool.
"I'm there." Tony said, heading out. Jack grabbed his phone and told his secretary to get Palmer.
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At that moment, Palmer was on his unusual call, very much engrossed so that when Jacey beeped in saying he had another call, he wouldn't answer it.
"Take a message, hold all my calls." He quipped before returning to his caller.
"Why wasn't I notified?! Told of this?! I'm the President of the United States for Criminey's sake!!...She does?...okay, put her on..Hello, ma'am, you don't know what I'm FEELING right now to actually be talking to you. Your...LIFE is so much a part of mine in every way. WHY I, even more so badly, fought to get to where I am today. And if it wasn't for you...and your husband..I wouldn't be here today. I see...well, when you put it that way...if I'd known you-you where HERE...yeah, I'd never be able to see him face to face. Oh, he's good. She's doing fine too...got her eye on my SON, you know! Hehehe...yeah, she's a sweet heart, like one of my own...Mrs. Bauer, can you hold on please? This call...my secretary's about to strangle me with it...okay" Palmer said when Jacey came striding in with a pissy look like someone just chewed her out.
"Bauer?...Well, MR. Bauer is DEMANDING to speak to you, IMMEDIATELY!! ..NEVER in my LIFE.." She mumbled as she stormed out. David cracked a grin, picking up line 2 in his oval office.
"Yes, Jack? Now that you've gone and COMPLETELY frazzled my secretary, what is the urgent news?" he said waiting.
"Oh SORRY, Mr. President..but you'll understand David. The threat? It's over. The whole thing is over. Nina caved, her people cut her off, and we found her weakness..she caved!" he said happily.
"It's over?! All of it?.Wow...that was quick...but then WAY too long...Geez, Jack, that's one heavy burden off my head." David said happily, but still in a bit of shock.
"Yeah, too bad at such grave costs.."Jack commented sadly. Suddenly David couldn't speak to Jack anymore. He was about to burst. He stared fixed on the Line 1 blinking light and almost couldn't breathe.
"David, you there?!" Jack said.
"Yeah, yeah...ah, Jack? ...Hold on a moment?! Let me just make a quick..CALL.to someone, ok?" David said, putting him on hold so fast Jack was sure he just had to go pee or something and was just being polite.
"Teri?..Um...okay, that was Jack. H-he says that the whole ordeal is over. The whole threat. It's been taken care of for good. Do you understand? What do your guys say about that?" David said, almost already knowing the answer. She talked with someone in the room.
"T-they say to check it out, let it blow over. Let the smoke settle." Teri said in shock. She couldn't believe it.
"Then I guess you WILL be making it to your daughter's Sweet 16!" David said chuckling. Then he remembered Jack.
"Oh, Jack's still on the other line, I almost forgot!" David realized.
"Mr. President? Sir? Can I ask you a favor?" Teri yelled out before he clicked over. A moment later David clicked over to Jack.
"Sorry Jack, so you're sure of everything?" David said, kind of repeating himself.
"Yeah David, I wouldn't have called you if I wasn't...Oh, Kimberly just got here..Kimmy! Baby, come up here! I've got some news to tell you!...Here she comes, I'll put her on speaker so you can hear her too.click Say hi to David, sweety" Jack said after kissing her hi.
"Hi papados! Busy?" she asked using her nick name for him and flopped down on the couch.
"No, angel. Just talking to some people with some GREAT news!" David said playing it off.
"What? What's so great?" She asked when she saw her father grinning with a twinkle in his eye.
"We're free now..It's all over..mom didn't go away for nothing...It's all over now." Jack said getting a little choked up. Kim gasped just as Teri did so no one caught on.
"Thank you." Was all Kim said. David had to get Teri off before they noticed she was listening in to.
"All see you guys later, enjoy the night. Go celebrate." David said hanging up. Then he spoke to Teri, reassuring her and hung up.
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That night Kim, Jack, Tony, Milo, the neighbors, and Janet's aunt went to a carnival. To remember the ones that had been left behind. Kim got her dad to go on the 'Eliminator' and her got her a huge stuffed snake. The whole time the Man was getting pictures and footage of them for Teri. By the time Kim was home, Jack had to carry her, sleeping, to bed. She stayed home from school the next day, to say the least. Her Sweet 16 was now 2 ½ weeks away. She only took her cast off to take showers and to do therapy exercises. She wanted her wrist to be healed enough to get the cast off for her big Sweet 16 party. She couldn't wait for it to finally arrive. She had a feeling something big was going to happen.
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A/N: Did anyone guess it would be her? I know, it was obvious. Hope you like it. Next one coming up as soon as possible, since I'm going away for Thanksgiving. Be patient and please review! I'd love ya forever!! Thanx!
A/N: Hey, sorry so long since an update! Like before, very hectic over in my household. Finally finished that Ethics project (Whew!) and ended all the court hearings with my nephew. Now just trying to plow through the end of the semester projects and tests. Also getting ready to go on Thanksgiving vacation. Here's the next chappy, it gets into the best part here, hope you enjoy!
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About a week later Jack received an interesting phone call as well as President Palmer. Jack was at work when Tony came in and couldn't stop smiling and pacing in front of Jack's desk, as Jack was busy writing something.
"Tony, you HAVE to stop pacing in front of me like that before I fall out of my chair and have to HIT you, REALLY hard..what is it already?!" Jack said, finally looking up.
"She caved! They're all caught! We found her weakness...and her people cut her loose for being a liability and...she caved! It's all over! Completely over!" Tony stammered out in one big rush, handing him a bunch of files and documents. Jack read over them, slightly gesturing to his couch. So Tony sat, smiling the whole time. Jack grinned from ear to ear
"They didn't die in vain...She's safe..and the Palmers...does he know?" Jack asked suddenly, looking up at Tony with a look of relief in his face for the first time. Tony shook his head.
"Thought you'd want to do the honors." Tony said happily, standing and shaking Jacks outstretched hand.
"Thanks Tony. If you're not busy tonight, we're going out. To celebrate." Jack said, not able to stop from grinning like a fool.
"I'm there." Tony said, heading out. Jack grabbed his phone and told his secretary to get Palmer.
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At that moment, Palmer was on his unusual call, very much engrossed so that when Jacey beeped in saying he had another call, he wouldn't answer it.
"Take a message, hold all my calls." He quipped before returning to his caller.
"Why wasn't I notified?! Told of this?! I'm the President of the United States for Criminey's sake!!...She does?...okay, put her on..Hello, ma'am, you don't know what I'm FEELING right now to actually be talking to you. Your...LIFE is so much a part of mine in every way. WHY I, even more so badly, fought to get to where I am today. And if it wasn't for you...and your husband..I wouldn't be here today. I see...well, when you put it that way...if I'd known you-you where HERE...yeah, I'd never be able to see him face to face. Oh, he's good. She's doing fine too...got her eye on my SON, you know! Hehehe...yeah, she's a sweet heart, like one of my own...Mrs. Bauer, can you hold on please? This call...my secretary's about to strangle me with it...okay" Palmer said when Jacey came striding in with a pissy look like someone just chewed her out.
"Bauer?...Well, MR. Bauer is DEMANDING to speak to you, IMMEDIATELY!! ..NEVER in my LIFE.." She mumbled as she stormed out. David cracked a grin, picking up line 2 in his oval office.
"Yes, Jack? Now that you've gone and COMPLETELY frazzled my secretary, what is the urgent news?" he said waiting.
"Oh SORRY, Mr. President..but you'll understand David. The threat? It's over. The whole thing is over. Nina caved, her people cut her off, and we found her weakness..she caved!" he said happily.
"It's over?! All of it?.Wow...that was quick...but then WAY too long...Geez, Jack, that's one heavy burden off my head." David said happily, but still in a bit of shock.
"Yeah, too bad at such grave costs.."Jack commented sadly. Suddenly David couldn't speak to Jack anymore. He was about to burst. He stared fixed on the Line 1 blinking light and almost couldn't breathe.
"David, you there?!" Jack said.
"Yeah, yeah...ah, Jack? ...Hold on a moment?! Let me just make a quick..CALL.to someone, ok?" David said, putting him on hold so fast Jack was sure he just had to go pee or something and was just being polite.
"Teri?..Um...okay, that was Jack. H-he says that the whole ordeal is over. The whole threat. It's been taken care of for good. Do you understand? What do your guys say about that?" David said, almost already knowing the answer. She talked with someone in the room.
"T-they say to check it out, let it blow over. Let the smoke settle." Teri said in shock. She couldn't believe it.
"Then I guess you WILL be making it to your daughter's Sweet 16!" David said chuckling. Then he remembered Jack.
"Oh, Jack's still on the other line, I almost forgot!" David realized.
"Mr. President? Sir? Can I ask you a favor?" Teri yelled out before he clicked over. A moment later David clicked over to Jack.
"Sorry Jack, so you're sure of everything?" David said, kind of repeating himself.
"Yeah David, I wouldn't have called you if I wasn't...Oh, Kimberly just got here..Kimmy! Baby, come up here! I've got some news to tell you!...Here she comes, I'll put her on speaker so you can hear her too.click Say hi to David, sweety" Jack said after kissing her hi.
"Hi papados! Busy?" she asked using her nick name for him and flopped down on the couch.
"No, angel. Just talking to some people with some GREAT news!" David said playing it off.
"What? What's so great?" She asked when she saw her father grinning with a twinkle in his eye.
"We're free now..It's all over..mom didn't go away for nothing...It's all over now." Jack said getting a little choked up. Kim gasped just as Teri did so no one caught on.
"Thank you." Was all Kim said. David had to get Teri off before they noticed she was listening in to.
"All see you guys later, enjoy the night. Go celebrate." David said hanging up. Then he spoke to Teri, reassuring her and hung up.
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That night Kim, Jack, Tony, Milo, the neighbors, and Janet's aunt went to a carnival. To remember the ones that had been left behind. Kim got her dad to go on the 'Eliminator' and her got her a huge stuffed snake. The whole time the Man was getting pictures and footage of them for Teri. By the time Kim was home, Jack had to carry her, sleeping, to bed. She stayed home from school the next day, to say the least. Her Sweet 16 was now 2 ½ weeks away. She only took her cast off to take showers and to do therapy exercises. She wanted her wrist to be healed enough to get the cast off for her big Sweet 16 party. She couldn't wait for it to finally arrive. She had a feeling something big was going to happen.
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A/N: Did anyone guess it would be her? I know, it was obvious. Hope you like it. Next one coming up as soon as possible, since I'm going away for Thanksgiving. Be patient and please review! I'd love ya forever!! Thanx!