With his nerves acting up Jack said, "I'm sorry about back there. I swear we were doing nothing. She woke me up that was all. I would never do anything like that. I'm not stupid or crazy enough." Jack was scared because he knew this could be the end. He was pissed off too and knew he had to keep himself in check no matter what happened.
"I know. You'll have to excuse Hector he is the jealous type. He once beat the crap out of a man just for looking at Claudia." Ramon remember he had clothes in his hand and said, "I brought you some pants." He threw them to Jack.
Jack caught the pants and put them on over his boxers, "Thank you."
"Let Hector cool off for awhile before you come back to the house. He'll probably want you out so we can set you up in the guess house with Thomas." Ramon said almost speaking to himself. He could see the fear in Jack and liked the fact that the man was scared of what could happen to him. Ramon believed him that he had no intentions for Claudia, the man was scared at the moment, though he hid it well. "You look like you need to cool off yourself. Why don't you go for a walk or something."
"Yeah." Jack said mindlessly looking down at his hand that was bleeding. He waited for Ramon to walk away and then he set off walking aimlessly away from the house. He walked for an hour around the compound wondering if he should find a reason to leave now. He knew Hector would be suspicious of him the rest of his time there, and that could cause problems. He laughed aloud when he thought about how something so stupid could end all of his and everyone else hard work. He couldn't let the mission be ruined over something this stupid. He would steer clear of Claudia for the time being till Hectors suspicions were forgotten. Claudia was not the objective Jack told himself.
He noticed someone in the shadows and immediately became alert he felt for his gun, which was not there. He cursed to himself it was in the room back at the house. He quietly walked up to the dark figure and saw it was Marco, one of the Salazar's men. "Sh!t Marco you almost gave me a fu(king heart attack walking around in the dark like this." Jack said laughing at himself, he was way to paranoid.
"Sorry Jack. What are you up to walking out here? I thought you weren't on till later." Marco asked sort of nervous.
"Out for a walk. Hector and I had a little run in." Jack said not wanting to get into detail wondering why Marco was so nervous. "What are you up to?" Jack asked a little suspicious.
"Nothing just walking." Marco said. "Why don't we walk back to the house and head out to get some super in town. I'm sure Ramon wouldn't care." Marco said trying to distract Jack from his suspicions.
Jack reluctantly agreed and walked over to Marco's position next to the foliage. When Jack go to the shadows he noticed others there and quickly reacted trying to get away, but before he could do anything he felt something slip over his head around his neck. Marco had both ends of the rope that was around Jack's neck and was squeezing on it tightly cutting off Jack's oxygen intake. Jack fought him frantically trying to throw off Marco before his windpipe broke or he passed out due to lack of oxygen.
One of the men in the shadows stepped out and order Marco, "Don't kill him. Timothy wants him alive."
"Sure Jack your just going to sleep aren't you?" Marco said in a condescending tone of voice. He enjoyed getting the upper hand on the new guy that some already swore was invincible.
Jack could feel himself loosing strength and his body screamed for oxygen. He tried to keep his eyes open and continued to thrash as much as his tiring body could.
Marco felt Jack's body go limp and saw his eyes where closed. Marco lowered Jack to the ground cautiously he felt for a pulse and felt it. "He's sleeping. What now?"
"How many people are on site?" The leader asked.
"About twenty." Marco answered.
"Is there any way around most of them, without attracting attention?"
"Yes. I'll bring one of the SUV's around and the men can ride in those to the house. Once we past the outer layer of surveillance that leave the place open. Did you get the radio jammer?"
"Yes. Once we get there I'll start it." The leader replied.
"I'll be back in a few minutes. Stay in the foliage." Marco took off towards he house in a dead out run. No one would pay attention to him he was one of them.
The leader of the group dragged Jack's unconscious body into the foliage and had one of his men restrain the man. He did not know why Timothy wanted the man alive, but he was not going to ask questions. He looked at his watch, he had a half hour before Timothy would be here with more men to take out the outer perimeter they had so easily got around.
Marco returned with the SUV. He came to a quick stop just outside the foliage. He unlocked the doors and waited for everyone to get in. Two of the men picked Jack's unconscious body up and dragged it to the back of the SUV getting in after they put him inside. They sat in silence waiting for Marco to pull in front of the house. The leader of the group broke the silence and said, "James and Gavin I want you to go around quietly take out the men around the compound. Radio in with each hit, so that Timothy will know who's left to take out." He paused and looked at Marco, "Are the post still the same for the guards?"
"Yes sir." Marco answered eager to please the new person. He knew the Salazar's were a dying group and he needed to align himself with someone new to insure his survival. That someone new just happen to be Timothy and his cartel.
The men got out and quickly ran into the house guns ready. Once they got up the steps there was no resistance. They walked inside to the house and held their post. Two men stayed on the main floor and three went up the stairs to the different rooms.
Claudia heard the door open and she thought maybe it was Jack or Ramon returning. She walked out of her room and stopped in her tracks when she saw the armed men. One of them motioned for her to be quiet as he pointed his gun at her. She stood in there in fear. She wanted to scream, but nothing would come out. She thought about where Hector was? He left her angry earlier, but where he went too she was not sure. She was relieved when she heard his voice downstairs threatening to fire unless the men dropped their guns.
The man with his gun pointed at Claudia grabbed her and dragged her to the top of the steps where he yelled for Hector to put the gun down or she and her little brother, who was now being held by one of the other men, would be shot.
Hector looked up in fear. He was angry at Claudia, but not angry enough to watch her die. He lowered his gun to his side, and hoped his men would come quickly to help diffuse the situation. His hope was killed when he saw Ramon walk in at gun point. Marco, a trusted member of their crew the one holding the gun.
"Restrain them. Than go help diffuse the perimeter guards. Shouldn't' take much time. Timothy will be here in ten."
Two more men came in carrying Jack's unconscious body past Hector and Ramon who were being restrained by the other two. Ramon looked at Jack and noticed the red mark around his neck, and began to wonder why they did not kill him? He was one of Ramon's men, therefore he was an enemy, a proven dangerous enemy.
The leader of the group watched as the men finished restraining everyone and left to take care of the guards outside. He sat in a chair, in the living room where everyone now sat. Jack was next to the chair still unconscious. He looked at his watch impatiently, he wanted Timothy to see what a good job he had done getting in, and how sloppy the Salazar's actually were. "Really Ramon did you think you could run a drug cartel when I got into this place so easily. I mean I have not had to kill one of your men yet. I haven't seen one besides Jack and Marco here. And Jack was easy to take down. How in the hell were you going to run a cartel when you can't even keep your own house safe?"
Before anyone could say anything else the front door opened and Timothy walked into the house proud of his men. He smiled at Ramon and said, "I told you, you would regret going up against me." Timothy looked at the man he sent and asked, "Mr. Pepper is this the guy from the bar?"
"Yes sir. Jack something or other." Pepper the leader of the group answered standing up.
Jack started to come back to consciousness. He heard Timothy walk in and ask about him. He kept his eyes closed a little longer in order to try to get a count of the men in the room. He used his fingers to feel what was restraining his hands. It was the plastic cuffs that were hard to cut out of. He had counted at least three different people, two of which were Timothy and Mr. Pepper and someone else who had just walked in.
"Sir the perimeter is secure. We took out all of the men. What about him?" The man said referring to Jack.
"Well Jack here is awake." Timothy said knowing Jack was awake just by seeing the slight alertness his body showed.
Ramon looked at Jack and wondered how in the hell could Timothy think he was awake, he still looked unconscious to Ramon, but than he saw the slight movement and knew Jack was awake.
Jack opened his eyes and looked around the room to see who was there. He saw Claudia, Hector, and Ramon all restrained on their knees. He tried to find Claudia's little brother or anyone else he knew other than them and did not see anyone.
"Now that you are awake Jack I have a proposition to make." Timothy said looking down at Jack who still lying on the ground.
"Not interested." Jack said flatly, he had already figured out what Timothy wanted. The minute he knew he was still alive only one thing made sense.
"But you haven't even heard it yet." Timothy said playing into Jack's hand, sure that both of them already knew what he wanted.
"Not interested. I didn't get to where I am today because I jump sides." Jack said giving a clue to everyone else in the room that was confused as to what the two were talking about.
"A smart man like you could go far with my group." Timothy tried.
"Not interested."
"Maybe after Mr. Pepper has some time with you, you will change your mind." Timothy looked at Mr. Pepper giving him the go ahead.
Mr. Pepper walked up to Jack and kicked Jack hard in the stomach causing jack to grunt in pain as the air was knocked out of him. It felt like forever before Jack's diaphragm relaxed and he could breath again. With every breath came the sharp pain again. "Pick him up." Mr. Pepper ordered Marco, who had just joined in on the fun, and another man.
Marco and the other man held Jack up by his arms. Jack got his footing and stood on his own.
"Hold on Mr. Pepper. I'm sure a man like Ramon Salazar has a good place for this. Let's take Ramon here, and Jack and go to . . ." Timothy looked at Marco for the answer.
"The shed. It's by where Pepper came in at." In fact it was the building that Ramon had caught up with Jack at, earlier.
Two men dragged Jack out of the house he looked back to see two others dragging Ramon behind him. Jack fought, but he knew it was worthless he was not going to get free. He struggled continually as they neared the shed. He had not seen the inside, but he was sure it was not going to be pleasing.
His face remained the same stone features set, even though his heart was racing and he was not sure what was in store for him, besides a painful ending possibly. He looked around and knew there was no one coming to help them. The next shift was not due in for hours, and this shift were most likely dead. He wanted to yell back to Ramon, You should have listened to me and added the security measures. But he calmed himself and prepared himself as they had reached the shed. One of the men opened the door for Pepper who lead them inside.
"Hang them on the hooks." Pepper ordered. The hooks hang from the ceiling almost as if it were a meat freezer and it was almost cold enough to be one. The men undid the restraints that held the two men hands behind their back and took another set of plastic cuffs for both of them and used them to secure their hands in front. Lifting their hands the men put the hooks from the ceiling between the cuffs and the skin of the wrist, so that Jack and Hector were hanging from them.
Timothy came in and watched as the men worked. He ordered the two other men besides Pepper, "Go watch the others. Don't hurt them till I tell you to."
The two men answered, "Yes sir." And left the building to go back towards the house.
Timothy walked up to Jack and said, "Jack, that is your name right?" He paused not really wanting an answer, "Well you cost me quite a few good men earlier. A lot of my people would love to see you dead, but that would be a waste of such talent. I'll make you a deal we stop before you get hurt any worse than you are, you come work for me and we'll finish the Salazar's off together. No one will hold you switching sides because they are a dying organization."
Jack glared at him not answering him. Jack was not going to switch sides, at least not yet. If it came to the point where he had no options left, and Timothy seemed to be the best lead then he would trade, but not now. If he played it right he might be able to get out of it all.
"Fine. Maybe Mr. Pepper can change your mind. I'm sorry, by the looks of it you are well experienced in the joy's of people trying to change your mind. We aren't going to be fancy or anything like that just simple. He's going to take this knife and cut until you either die or say yes. Don't mistake me, I would love to have you on my crew, but if you are too stupid to know when to jump ship than I don't need you and you will die with them." Timothy said flatly.
On cue Mr. Pepper made an inch incision into Jack's chest keeping the knife in the cut he asked, "Does it hurt?"
Jack answered through clinch teeth, "No I've felt worse."
With that Mr. Pepper smiled at Jack and continued to make his cut across Jack's upper chest. Half way through Jack could not suppress the pain scream that had threaten to escape so many times before.
Mr. Pepper made four more cuts like it in a nice row and than stopped when Timothy ordered him too. "Move on to Ramon for awhile. Give Jack here a chance to absorb this and think about his choice. I don't care what you do with Ramon. I just want to see his ego deflate." Timothy took a seat in a dusty chair off in the corner.
Pepper looked at Ramon and than threw three powerful punches one after another hitting Ramon in the face splitting open Ramon's lip and causing his nose to bleed. Pepper threw more punches connecting with Ramon's face, abdomen, and chest. He stopped when he saw the door open behind him. He reached into his back and pulled out his sheathed knife that still had Jack's blood on it. He turned and saw Marco enter.
Marco looked at Ramon and laughed.
Timothy boomed from the corner, "What do you want?" Timothy didn't like Marco mostly because the man came to him willing to switch sides before any trouble came about with the Salazar's, and Timothy didn't like traitors.
"Uh nothing. Just wanted to check to see if you needed anything?" Marco asked looking at Jack who looked a little groggy.
Jack was in pain and could feel the warm blood drip down his abdomen. His eyes threatening to close from the pain he felt, he looked around trying to find a way out of his situation. He had to escape and get everything back on track. With that thought he looked up.
"Bring three beers. I'm sure Ramon has beer somewhere." Timothy ordered Marco.
Pepper left Ramon and went back to Jack. "How you feeling now?" Marco asked grabbing a hand full of Jack hair pulling Jack's head backwards.
"Peachy." Jack answered through gritted teeth.
"Good." Pepper said putting the knife to Jack's course scan and running the length again.
Timothy stood up and said, "I'm going to walk to the house and see if they have anything good to eat. Maybe get that woman inside to cook me something and see if she wants to come with us." Timothy smiled knowing it would piss Hector off the minute he took Claudia away. "Call me if anything changes. Don't kill either of them until I get back."
Pepper smiled at Jack as Timothy said this. When Timothy was gone Jack saw it was his chance. There was one person, and Jack knew he could take him out. With that Jack waited for Pepper to finish another session of making cuts across his chest and abdomen again. When he moved on to Ramon, Jack grabbed a hold of the hook, Pepper not paying attention to him anymore, to busy cutting Ramon. Jack pulled himself up slightly and waited for Pepper to return to him.
Pepper left Ramon and went back to Jack. He stood in front of Jack, something was different not only in his appearance, but his eyes. Pepper did not have enough time to figure it out. Jack swung his legs up, catching Pepper off guard. Jack got his legs and in a scissor hold, squeezing his legs together and locking his ankles behind Pepper's neck Jack squeezed tightly. Pepper tried to fight. His first instinct was to take the knife he had and stab Jack. He stabbed Jack in the leg, but Jack only screamed in pain and continued to squeeze. Pepper pulled the knife out, almost causing Jack to stop squeezing, but Jack knew this would be life or death so he continued. Pepper took the knife and reached up to stick the knife in Jacks abdomen. Before Pepper could pull the knife back out Jack used all the force he had left, which was not a great amount, but was enough to snap Peppers windpipe. Jack loosened his legs and let them fall back down. He summoned the last amount of strength he had and lifted himself up, pulling on the hook till he was high enough to get his plastic cuff off the hook.
He dropped to the ground with a thud and a grunt. He looked down at the knife and grabbed it between his cuffed hands.
Ramon watched in awe as Jack pulled the knife out of his abdomen only showing pain on his face. Jack took the knife and asked, "Can you lift yourself off the hook?"
Ramon pulled himself over the hook and landed on his feet. Jack walked up to Ramona and used the knife to cuts the plastic cuffs off Ramon. Jack was having a hard time standing as pain shot through his leg and abdomen. After Jack finished cutting Ramon's hands free he heard foot steps outside the door. He turned around and waited for the door to open.
Marco was returning with two beers for Pepper. He opened the door and noticed Pepper on the ground dead. He looked up to see the knife sail through the air. The knife cut through his throat, involuntary Marco's hands went up to his throat. Jack walked over to the man who was grasping at his throat, blood pouring through his fingers. Jack grabbed the knife and pulled it out. He gave it to Ramon who looked at Jack in amazement. Not only had Jack killed the torurter while being stabbed twice with multiple cuts on his chest, he got himself free, killed Marco, cut Ramon free, and was now waiting for Ramon to cut him free so he could go rescue everyone else. If Ramon had been a religious man he would have thought Jack was God. Ramon cut the cuffs away and Jack said, "Why don't you take Pepper's gun and I'll get . ." Jack stammered for a second the adrenaline rush wearing off.
"Are you ok?" Ramon asked worried. Jack had just become a major assets to him.
Jack shook his head and in hopes the pain, he answered, "Yeah. I'll get Marco's. I'll go around and see if they have any guards posted anywhere on the property and return than we can go for the others in the house."
Ramon looked at Jack and said, "Maybe I should check for the guards. You don't look so well." He was not sure if Jack would stay conscious long enough to get around the compound and back to the shed.
"I'm fine." Jack said with anger in his voice he hated when people second guessed his ability.
"Why don't we go together? Two are better than one."
"But I'm trained to do this stuff and you are not. If I go alone I will be able to stay quiet and hidden." Jack answered. He balled his fist as pain continued to shoot through him.
"Let just go for the house. Everyone is probably there or on the way there. We are going for the house." Ramon said in a cold voice to let Jack know there was no more arguing.
They left the shed and quietly walked towards the house. Jack struggled as pain shot through his body as he walked. All his wounds still dripping blood he knew he was leaving a blood trail but there was not much he could do to stop it. He had to pause half way to the house to rest for a minute. Ramon looked back and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing just give me a second." Jack said through clinched teeth the pain obvious in his voice.
"Maybe you should just wait out here." Ramon said with concern. He wondered why he had concern for this man, he trusted him as much as he could trust someone other than his brother. Jack had been tortured and could of avoided all of it and made money in the process, but he didn't. He stayed loyal the entire time.
Jack spoke quickly without thinking, "There is no way you can do this alone." Jack thought Ramon might take it as a insult after he said it. He looked at Ramon with slight concern.
"Can we get moving again?" Ramon looked at Jack knowing the man was right and half respecting him for stating the truth and half angry for stating the truth.
"Let's go." Jack said but stopped a second later alert. He saw a person out of the corner of his eye leaving the house. He signaled for Ramon to look. They both saw it, Timothy wasn't stupid he had men patrolling outside the house. It would be difficult to get past them without alerting the people inside they were coming.
Jack lowered himself crouching to get out of plan view. "I'm going to sneak up behind him. Can you distract him when I get there. I'll take care of him quietly."
Ramon still not fully trusting Jack did not like the plan. He would be in the mans aim when he distracted him, which meant Jack had to take care of him quickly or Ramon was dead.
Jack looked at him knowing what was going through his head, to encourage him Jack said, "I can do it. I'm going to slit his throat it will be so quick he won't have a chance to react."
Ramon shook his head and Jack took that as an affirming action. Jack quickly and quietly moved towards the house. The entire time blocking out the immense pain that his body was creating. He got to the house and was three feet from the man, Ramon stood up and got the mans attention.
The guard pulled his gun out and before he could do anything Jack had easily sliced through the mans throat blood pouring out onto Jack's hands and knife. Jack gently lowered the mans body to the ground clinching his teeth through the pain he felt.
Ramon breathed a sigh of relief, but was quickly interrupted by a man walking up behind Jack. Sneaking up. Ramon acted quick before he thought, he aimed and fired two shots, both hitting the new target in the chest. Jack turned around to see the man fall dead to the ground, he knew they now knew they were coming. He pulled his gun out grabbing the guards guns as he walked by them.
Ramon ran up and sat behind Jack at the corner of the house. Jack handed him one of the guns and asked, "Which way is the best way to get in the house?"
"Through the servant entrance around the corner."
Jack looked around the corner and fired two shots as two men came running towards them. He moved his head back behind the house before he could see any of his shots hit their targets, bullets hitting where his head had just been. He calculated that he must not have hit one of his targets because of the return fire. He lay on the ground now, and looked around the corner. The shooter didn't have time to readjust his aim before the bullet connected with his skull killing him.
With Ramon's help Jack stood up. Pain surging still through him, a voice in his head began to say, This isn't worth it. You are a federal agent, stabbed twice and cut multiple times. You are losing blood just sit down and wait for the authorities to come. Jack knew the authorities weren't coming. Timothy most likely paid them off, as everyone had a price and Timothy could meet almost any price. He continued on through the pain, he started to feel the withdrawal come on and he thought, God could you make this just a little bit harder, what next?
Ramon kept up with Jack. He looked at Jack and cautiously continued on, he could see the struggle in the man and admired him for still moving even though he had been stabbed. They reached the door and Ramon said, "I'll go in first. I know the house."
Jack compiled he didn't want to be the one to open the door and run in, there was no way his body was going to let him abuse it that much. He waited and Ramon opened the door moving in quick guns ready. Jack followed behind closing the door behind himself and putting a chair in the way so that no one could flank them.
Ramon led him through the house till they reached the living room where everyone had last been. Jack could tell by the voices he heard that there were at least three people in the room other than Claudia and Hector. Jack glanced around the corner and saw at least four other people in the room, with Timothy holding a gun to Hectors head.
"Ramon your new guy must be good. He got you out of it huh. Why don't you come out and we will discuss this like the men we are."
Jack almost laughed at Timothy. They weren't going to discuss the minute Ramon popped his head out there would be a bullet to collide with it. Jack played a hunch, "Ramon's dead." He yelled around the corner. "One of your guys just got him outside. Than I killed him before he killed me." Timothy had no way of checking this.
Ramon looked at Jack suspiciously not sure what the man was doing.
"Well that's good news. Why don't you come out and we can discuss your future."
"Sure. I'm stupid enough to come around the corner so you or one of your men can shoot me. Sounds like a great plan." Jack said back. Now leaning against the wall to support himself.
"My men won't shot you. I came for Ramon and Hector. If what you say is true all I have left is Hector."
"No deal. I'm crazy enough to trust a man who just had me tortured." Jack said bitterly the pain in his voice obvious. Nothing was working at the moment, his stomach rolled in circles threatening to empty the nonexistent contents, his head whirled from lost of blood, and everything else just ached from the abuse it took.
"How about I have my men put their guns down, than you can come in. I'll keep my gun you can keep your gun and we will discuss matters." Timothy tried.
"Have them push them into view of the door far enough away that when I walk in they can't easily grab them to shoot me and maybe." Jack said trying to seem like he was interested.
Ramon still looked at Jack wondering if the man had lost it or if he was on to something. Ramon decided to play along.
Jack looked at him as Timothy said, "Ok." Than he heard guns hitting the wood floor and slide across it towards the door. Jack whispered into Ramon's ear so only he could hear him or even know there was noise. "I'll take care of Timothy and any guy near him. Get everyone else once I open fire."
Ramon shook his head, feeling better that he knew what Jack was up too.
Jack used the wall for support as his legs no longer wanted to work. He walked into the door frame and than leaned against the wall inside. He had a good aim at Timothy who still had his gun pointed at Hector.
Jack had his gun dangling at his side as he looked at Timothy.
Timothy couldn't believe Jack was even able to move all his wounds easily noticeable. "How much?" Timothy asked Jack.
"What?" Jack asked confused.
"How much for you to come work with me?"
Jack raised his gun at Timothy, "I already told you I won't work for you. I just want to leave this place as I am alive." Jack said.
Timothy's men went towards their guns when Jack raised his gun, but Timothy told them, "Stand down he's not going to shoot me he just wants to get out of here." Timothy looked at Jack and said, "I'll give you a head start."
Jack aimed and said, "Not good enough." Jack fired praying the bullet would hit it's target.
Hector flinched as he felt the bullet whiz past his ear connecting with Timothy, who's brain matter and skull fragment flew over the wall, Hector, and Claudia.
Jack quickly took out two other men, and Ramon was next to him neutralizing everyone else. The room got quiet a few seconds after the gun fight. Jack leaned against the wall still looked at Ramon, he asked, "Do you want to keep watch and I'll free them." Jack said glancing over at Hector and Claudia.
Ramon wanted to stay alert and he could tell Jack was not in any shape to stay alert enough or act fast enough. He could tell Jack had more than just his wounds going on. The withdrawal noticeable by the sweat that poured off him.
Jack limped over to where Claudia sat he kneeled down almost groaning in pain, he clinched his teeth taking his bloody knife out he cut the restraints away from her hands. She brought her hands in front of her and began to rub her wrist, "Thank you."
Jack moved on to Hector who had been quiet. Jack cut his restraints away and used the back of the couch next to him to help him stand up again. He did not expect Hector to do what he did.
Hector turned around to face Jack punched Jack in the lower abdomen where Jack had been stabbed. Jack stumbled to the ground crying out in pain. He grabbed his side anger flashing through his eye, if he thought he could stand up he would have and killed Hector.
Ramon ran over to Hector before he could attack Jack again. He grabbed his brother and yelled, "What the fu(k Hector?"
"bstard almost killed me. If he would have been off just a little I'd be lying there not Timothy."
Jack stood up pain surging through his body he put his bloody hand on the couch looked at Ramon and said, "I'm through." Using what little adrenaline he had left Jack limped out of the house determined to leave for good before he ended up killing Hector.
Claudia sat on the couch angry at Hector for hitting Jack and for acting like he did. Ramon looked at his brother and said, "He save your life you stupid co(k sucker. You will apologize. He saved all our lives today and he stayed loyal even when Timothy men were torturing him." Hector looked at his brother defiantly, thinking, How dare he not stand by me and by this stranger.
Ramon walked outside and found Jack who was walking down the road towards the exit unsure where he was going to go, but he wanted to be off the Salazar property. Ramon yelled, "Jack come back."
Jack ignored him and continued walking. He did not see the car approaching him, and the driver did not see him walking in the night. The lights on the car out in order to sneak up on the house. The car was driving only about twenty as to not make noise as they approached the house they thought was under siege. The driver, Thomas, noticed Jack at the last second and slammed on his breaks but it was to late, the car connected with Jack. The impact sent Jack onto the hood his arm and side of his head connecting with the window shattering it, than he was thrown off the car onto the ground by the sudden jerking motion of the stopping car. When Jack landed he groaned in pain and soon lost consciousness.
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Kit enjoyed the dinner with Kim, Chase, and Kim's friend Marcy. He excused himself at the end saying goodbye to everyone and promised to call, though he and Chase both knew he would not call or ever be seen again. Kit walked away from his friends with the new anxious feeling of starting a new life, a life of danger and trouble, all because he loved someone. He thought to himself this could have been a Greek tragedy or at the very least a Shakespeare play if he could only find the right person to tell it. He felt like Romeo torn between tradition and his love, he laughed as he walked back to his car at how cliché Rome and Juliet had become, if Shakespeare had only known.
He drove towards home contemplating whether he should go through with his plans, therefore losing his family, or the people he called family for Nina. She had betray him once, would she do it again? He pulled into his drive way and waited for the garage door to open.
He looked in at his house and noticed a shadow run across the window. He pulled the car into the garage and grabbed his back up piece out of the glove compartment. He co(ked it and walked in to his dark house. He searched around the kitchen that led off the back entrance of the house. He walked into the living room gun ready. He almost fired when he saw the figure standing there, it took a moment for him to realize it was Nina.
"What are you doing here? You almost got yourself killed." Kit said with a mix of emotions.
Nina watched them all the emotions come over his face and knew he cared for her just by his reaction, "I wanted to make sure everything was ok." She lied, she had come here to see him because she missed him. She wanted to laugh she actually missed him, was she in love? Fear overcame her, love something she thought she could not feel. She came close with Jack, but all good things have to end, and they do in a big ball of fire. For every good thing there is an equally horrible thing going to happen. A baby is born, some consider this good, than a loved one dies, most would consider this bad.
"I was going to drive up tomorrow again." Kit answered.
"Well now you don't have to we can leave Sunday." Nina answered.
"And what are we going to do during the weekend? Act like tourist or normal people walking the streets in hopes we don't run into anyone who knows either of us?"
"Sounds like fun." Nina said sarcastically. She had come down for one other thing, but it didn't work out. No one was home. "Where's Jack?" She asked inquiring about her failed attempt.
"I knew it was too good to be true." Kit said angry.
"What?" Nina said innocently.
"You didn't come down just to make sure everything was fine, nor for what I thought was you missing me. You came down to see him. To torment him again, and possibly finish the job you didn't get to finish last time you saw him." Kit letting his anger show through. He wanted to hit her, he was willing to give everything up for her, but here she was still holding on to Jack. He was just her tool to get at Jack. "You are using me aren't you?" Kit said finally after a moment of silence.
"How dare you? I sacrificed everything for you. I was living a nice life with the organization, safe and making money. I gave that up the minute I saw you get off the plane. "
"You are using me like you use everyone. You want to get to Jack, and I am your instrument in doing it. I don't know why you two do what you do constantly playing games with each other, but you both are hurting others in the process. I should call CTU right now and let them know your out of Africa and here in the U.S. involved in the incident and the group we just took down."
"Don't." Nina said in a threatening voice. She didn't want to have to kill Kit, and she was not sure if she would be able too, but if it came to her or him he would have to go.
"Or what? Are you goanna shot me Nina? You used me."
"No I did not. I care for you more than I ever cared for anyone Kit, but in order for us to be together anyone who is a threat to us has to be gone. Jack is one of those threats. I cared for him too once. I'll tell you the truth, he was probably the first man I ever loved, and there will always be a part of me who cares for him as funny as that seems, but I'm a survivor and in order for me to survive he has to die. I care for you more than I ever cared for him. I swear to you Kit."
"I don't know if I believe you." Kit said looking to the ground trying to hide the pain her betrayal brought him.
"What do I have to do to prove to you that I'm not lying?" Nina said desperately not wanting to loose Kit. She didn't want to loose the one thing that made her feel she was still apart of the human race. She thought she had checked out a long time ago, but when she saw him it all came back to her, and she feared losing it again.
"Leave him alone. If he comes for us then we can deal with him. You can't just kill him because he's a possible threat, I can't just kill him because maybe he might come." Kit said truthfully, he may not be the biggest fan Jack ever had, he always felt like Jack's shadow lacking the light he so needed to show everyone he was no longer the mix-breed little boy who got beat up every day after school because his father was American and his mother Asian, and the American part of him showing clear to the other Asian little children.
"Fine. I will." Nina said after a moment of contemplating it.
Kit was surprised by her answer and smiled a sad smile at her. He was no longer wondering if she was using him, she just proved to him her love by abiding by what he felt was right. "Fine. What do you want for dinner?"
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