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Capri stood in front of the bathroom mirror while she quietly reapplied her eyeliner. She carefully lined her eyes and applied her eye shadow. The previous events replayed in her head. She was glad that Vaughn had been so considerate. However, she was angry at herself for falling apart like that at the slightest hint of Tommy.
As she finished her makeup, she placed it into her purse. Capri took one last look at her reflection in the mirror before picking up her purse to leave. Just as she turned to leave, Sydney walked into the bathroom.
Sydney looked at Capri for a moment before walking towards her. "Hello."
Capri smiled politely. "Hello."
"I've been assigned as Stacie's partner."
"I heard. Is she alright?"
"Yes." Capri nodded and started towards the door. Sydney turned to her. "Look, this isn't easy for me. I had sisters I didn't know about for my entire life. I thought I was an only child. I always wanted a sister and I had two of them all the time. It will take some time to get used to having sisters but, I will try. I would like to start as friends."
Capri smiled. "Do you want to have lunch?"
Sydney nodded. "I'll stop by Vaughn's office around 1:00."
Capri silently agreed and left.
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Jack sat quietly with a novel in one hand. He read silently as he raised a mug of steaming coffe to his lips. He smiled as it burned his throat.
Suddenly, he put the book down. He heard the door ring and he got up to answer it.
There was a young man standing at the door. "Hello sir. Package for Jackson Bristow."
"That's me," Jack answered as he reached for a pen to sign for the package.
The boy handed Jack the package and walked back towards his mail truck.
Jack closed the door and sat down in his living room. He opened the manila envelope and gasped slightly as the pictures fell out.
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Vaughn stood against the wall and watched Capri walk out of the bathroom. "Capri," He called.
Capri turned to him and smiled as she started to walk over. "Hey."
"You okay now?" Capri nodded and he continued, "Good. I need to meet some people."
Vaughn lead Capri through the maze of the ops center to where Marshall and Will were talking. "Marshall. Will. This is my partner, Agent Capri Bristow. Capri. This is Marshall and Will. If you ever need anything, these are your guys."
Capri smiled at Will and stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you."
Will took Capri's hand. "You too."
Capri turned to Marshall and shook his hand as well. "Pleasure."
Mrshall nodded. "Thank you. Well, I mean. The pleasure is all mine."
Capri smiled and Will took the opportunity to ask her a question. "Capri. Would you like to have luch."
Capri frowned for a moment. "I'm having lunch with Sydney. How about dinner?"
Will smiled. "Sure. I'll pick you up after work?"
Capri nodded and smiled as she followed Vaughn away.
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Jack hurried into the ops center with the photos grasped in his hand. He ran in full strides to Kendall's office. Without knocking, Jack walked in. "Did. . did you do a physical on. . on Derevko yet?"
"No," answered Kendall.
Jack handed Kendall the photos and bent over to catch his breath. "She's was pregnant."
"You slept with her?" questioned Kendall.
Jack nodded. "In Panama."
Kendall stared hard at Jack. "Well, your just the playboy of the month aren't you. So where is the baby?"
"I have no idea. We have to talk to Laura."
Kendall stared openly at him until Jack corrected himself, "Sorry. Derevko."
Kendall nodded. "Lets go."
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Irina sat patiently on the floor. She held her eyes closed and listened to the silence of the room. The silence was soon disturbed by the raising of the metal gates. Soon, Jack and Kendall materialized at the window.
Irina stood up and went to the window. She looked from Jack to Kendall and back. Suddenly, she smiled. "You got the package," she stated.
Jack nodded. "Yes. Where is she?"
"With a friend of mine. Capri and Stacie both know. I am not surprised they didn't mention her."
Jack looked at her. "How did this happen?"
Irina raised her eyebrow. "You should know. You were there when it happened." She laughed quietly before adding, "Her name is Miranda. Miranda Irene Bristow."
Jack frowned. "Where is she?"
Irina smiled. "With a friend," she answered.
Jack stared at Irina for a moment before walking quickly away.
Kendall followed and Irina smiled. "He can do a better job than I can," she said to herself.
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Eden
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Capri stood in front of the bathroom mirror while she quietly reapplied her eyeliner. She carefully lined her eyes and applied her eye shadow. The previous events replayed in her head. She was glad that Vaughn had been so considerate. However, she was angry at herself for falling apart like that at the slightest hint of Tommy.
As she finished her makeup, she placed it into her purse. Capri took one last look at her reflection in the mirror before picking up her purse to leave. Just as she turned to leave, Sydney walked into the bathroom.
Sydney looked at Capri for a moment before walking towards her. "Hello."
Capri smiled politely. "Hello."
"I've been assigned as Stacie's partner."
"I heard. Is she alright?"
"Yes." Capri nodded and started towards the door. Sydney turned to her. "Look, this isn't easy for me. I had sisters I didn't know about for my entire life. I thought I was an only child. I always wanted a sister and I had two of them all the time. It will take some time to get used to having sisters but, I will try. I would like to start as friends."
Capri smiled. "Do you want to have lunch?"
Sydney nodded. "I'll stop by Vaughn's office around 1:00."
Capri silently agreed and left.
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Jack sat quietly with a novel in one hand. He read silently as he raised a mug of steaming coffe to his lips. He smiled as it burned his throat.
Suddenly, he put the book down. He heard the door ring and he got up to answer it.
There was a young man standing at the door. "Hello sir. Package for Jackson Bristow."
"That's me," Jack answered as he reached for a pen to sign for the package.
The boy handed Jack the package and walked back towards his mail truck.
Jack closed the door and sat down in his living room. He opened the manila envelope and gasped slightly as the pictures fell out.
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Vaughn stood against the wall and watched Capri walk out of the bathroom. "Capri," He called.
Capri turned to him and smiled as she started to walk over. "Hey."
"You okay now?" Capri nodded and he continued, "Good. I need to meet some people."
Vaughn lead Capri through the maze of the ops center to where Marshall and Will were talking. "Marshall. Will. This is my partner, Agent Capri Bristow. Capri. This is Marshall and Will. If you ever need anything, these are your guys."
Capri smiled at Will and stuck out her hand. "Nice to meet you."
Will took Capri's hand. "You too."
Capri turned to Marshall and shook his hand as well. "Pleasure."
Mrshall nodded. "Thank you. Well, I mean. The pleasure is all mine."
Capri smiled and Will took the opportunity to ask her a question. "Capri. Would you like to have luch."
Capri frowned for a moment. "I'm having lunch with Sydney. How about dinner?"
Will smiled. "Sure. I'll pick you up after work?"
Capri nodded and smiled as she followed Vaughn away.
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Jack hurried into the ops center with the photos grasped in his hand. He ran in full strides to Kendall's office. Without knocking, Jack walked in. "Did. . did you do a physical on. . on Derevko yet?"
"No," answered Kendall.
Jack handed Kendall the photos and bent over to catch his breath. "She's was pregnant."
"You slept with her?" questioned Kendall.
Jack nodded. "In Panama."
Kendall stared hard at Jack. "Well, your just the playboy of the month aren't you. So where is the baby?"
"I have no idea. We have to talk to Laura."
Kendall stared openly at him until Jack corrected himself, "Sorry. Derevko."
Kendall nodded. "Lets go."
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Irina sat patiently on the floor. She held her eyes closed and listened to the silence of the room. The silence was soon disturbed by the raising of the metal gates. Soon, Jack and Kendall materialized at the window.
Irina stood up and went to the window. She looked from Jack to Kendall and back. Suddenly, she smiled. "You got the package," she stated.
Jack nodded. "Yes. Where is she?"
"With a friend of mine. Capri and Stacie both know. I am not surprised they didn't mention her."
Jack looked at her. "How did this happen?"
Irina raised her eyebrow. "You should know. You were there when it happened." She laughed quietly before adding, "Her name is Miranda. Miranda Irene Bristow."
Jack frowned. "Where is she?"
Irina smiled. "With a friend," she answered.
Jack stared at Irina for a moment before walking quickly away.
Kendall followed and Irina smiled. "He can do a better job than I can," she said to herself.
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How do you like all the twists so far? TBC? Pleez Review!
Eden
