The moment the gun went off, the agents came rushing out of the house. "My poor girl," Bubba said, as he looked down at Jesse. "What have I done?"
"Bubba, I got shot, you idiot," Jesse said, as she opened her eyes and looked up at him. Bubba then pushed Sam back into Martin and made a mad dash towards his vehicle. Devon dropped down next to Jesse and began to search for the wound. "Easy there, tiger, watch the hands."
"Sorry, but I'm just looking for a wound," Devon said, as Martin went after Bubba, trying to catch a make of the vehicle. "Can't seem to find one."
"That's because she's wearing a vest," Martin said, as he came up to their sides. "Didn't catch a glimpse of the vehicle." Jesse sat up with Devon's help. "Glad you wore the vest?"
"Always am." She put her hand to the bottom of her shirt and pulled out the bullet. "But getting shot at close range hurts. I'll be sore for weeks." She then shook out her head, as she looked around. "Where's Sara?"
"I'm here," she said, as she came out onto the porch with an apple in her hand. "Your guys found range. Some guy name Malone was asking for you."
"Thanks, Sara," Sam said, as she went inside to make a phone call to Jack.
"So what happened to Shepherd?" Sara asked, as she took a bite of her apple.
"I got shot, Sara," Jesse answered, as she got to her feet. "And it hurts." She then looked out at the driveway. "I think I may know what Bubba was driving."
"How? I thought you got shot."
Jesse rolled her eyes at Sara's comment and pointed to the camera at the end of the driveway. "Dad was paranoid. He's got cameras all over." She moved past Sara and into the house. "Now all I have to do is remember where the computer is."
Sam came into the room and grabbed onto Martin's arm. "Jack wants Sara to come in to testify against Bubba," she said, as Jesse opened up a cabinet in the living room to reveal a small computer screen that show a different view of around the house. "What did I miss?"
"Sara said that she could figure out what Bubba was driving," Sara answered, as she sat down on the couch. "So am I going to see my father?"
"Yeah, we're leaving in a bit."
"Oh, goodie." Sara then went off to gather up her things. "What's gonna happen to Devon and Jesse?"
"We can take care of ourselves," Jesse said, as she clicked on a picture and printed it. "I'm not scared of Bubba or his men. There are worst people out there." She then went over to Martin's side and handed him the picture. "This is what Bubba was driving."
"Thanks, Shep," Martin said, as he pulled out his cell phone and made a phone call to tell someone of the description of the vehicle. After he was finished, he hung up the phone and turned to face them. "Jack says you all are to come to the station."
"Jack who?" Devon asked, as he looked around at everybody. "I don't want to get into any more trouble."
"Devon, you already are in trouble," Sara said, as she came up towards them ready to go. "You broke into this house."
"No, he didn't," Jesse said, as she began to set the alarms. "Devon's always welcome here. It's his second home. I just didn't realize there might be a chance that he would be here."
"Well he's coming with us just to be safe," Martin said, as Jesse pointed towards the front door. "After this whole thing is cleared, you all can go your separate ways."
"Sounds like a great idea," Jesse mouthed, as she shut and locked the front door. "Martin, you take Sam and Sara. Devon and I'll drive my truck."
"Meet us there and don't be late."
"I won't, Agent Fitzgerald." Jesse and Devon then took off in her truck, while Martin, Sam, and Sara headed off in his car. "I'm always good." After a few minutes, Jesse shot Devon a look to see him staring out the window. "Dev, you okay?"
"I'm going to get into some major trouble aren't I?" he asked her, as he turned to face her, as she quickly turned a corner, parked her truck, and ducked. "Shep? What is it?"
"Oh, nothing." She peered out before putting her truck into gear. "Just an old friend tailing us."
"So how much trouble did Jesse get into when she was her bad self?" Sara asked the agents as they headed back to Headquarters. "There's not a lot that I know about her."
"Jesse never did any thing all that horrible when she was her 'bad' self," Martin said, as he shot a look back at her. "I only busted for stealing cars when she was trying to steal my car. I didn't know about her other traits at the time."
"She just comes off as a bad person now."
"Would a bad person have saved your life?" Sam asked her, as she turned to look at her. "Jesse's changed a lot since she's meet Martin. She's not the same person that she was once was. She's better now."
"She knows how to steal a car."
"Among other things," Martin mumbled, as he parked the car and they got out. "But you should not judge Jesse for her past actions."
"Okay, how about the fact that she ditched us?" Sara looked around. "She's not here. I don't see that horrible truck of hers."
"Because parking is horrible up here if you don't have a government parking pass," Jesse said, as she came up behind Sara with Devon, holding a bag of donuts and some coffees. "You think they'll like me better once I bring them treats?"
"Only one way to find out," Sam said, as she took a coffee while they headed inside. "Thanks for the coffee."
"Coffee and donuts isn't going to buy back my father's trust," Sara snapped at Jesse, as they entered the elevator. "You betrayed his trust."
"Should have bought the duct tape," Jesse mumbled, as the door opened. "Here we go. Let the fun begin."
TBC
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