The Irishman's Woman: The Attack

by LUVINGJOVAN

BAM
Evangeline jumps almost dropping the knife. The last kick almost brought the door in. She thought about the bathroom but he would just kick that door in. Instead she went to the closet door and opened it toward her. She let it shield her into the left corner blocking her from his view. When he entered she would drive this knife into his back.

BAM
The door flew open and Hayes walked in giggling. He looked around the room and licked his lips pleased. She was hiding from him. Grabbing the bed and flipping it he was disappointed not to find her there. He turned and saw the door to the closet open and the door to the bathroom closed. He laughed aloud. The whore thought she would get away by the bathroom. He would kill her slowly to teach her to run from him.

"When did she leave Nora?" John asked his chest heaving
Nora looked at him panicked "Over an hour ago…you're scaring me what's wrong?"
"Where does she stay?" John shouted.
Bo understood his panic. "I know where I'll take you!"

"Don't you hide for me! I'll teach you to run from me you bitch!" he screamed.

Evangeline listened and as soon as she heard the bathroom door kick in she raced out of her hiding spot with the knife raised. Hayes half turns upon her approach forcing her to drive it through his left shoulder. Screaming he falls backward and she turns and flees.

"Oh god! Pete!" she screamed racing out of the door. As soon as she crosses the threshold with thunder clapping around her she feels him grab her long hair yanking her back to him. Screaming more he quickly holds her by the throat dragging her back into the room. Evangeline kicks and struggles making him tighten his grip on her throat. Throwing her with his good arm she flies over onto the bed.

Moving her hair from her face she looks up to see the machete knife had pierced through his shoulder and his shirt was soaked in his own blood. Screaming she's surprised when someone grabs him from behind turning him around. Evangeline held her throat and focused her eyes. When lightening flashes she sees Jason's leather jacket as he punches Hayes in the chest and tosses him across the room.

"Jason….wait NO!" She screams seeing John enter the apartment from her room door. But it's too late. Jason swiftly draws his gun and shoots Hayes repeatedly in the chest and face as he struggles on the ground to get away. John runs in and grabs Jason's arm forcing him to fire into the roof as well. Evangeline can't hear what John's saying her ears are still ringing from the gun fire.

She leaps from the bed and runs to John and Jason. John has already forced the gun from Jason's hand and pulled his handcuffs.

"What are you doing!" Evangeline screamed.
John ignored "Jason Quatermaine you have to right to remain silent…."
"NOO!" Evangeline screams as Bo and other officers enter the room. She pulls on John's arm. "He was protecting me."
John looked at her and shook his head "That's not what I saw Van!" he snapped.
"John you can't please!" she screamed.

John pushed her aside and pulled Jason out of the room continuing to read his rights. Jason said nothing and Evangeline thought her heart would explode. Running behind them crying she hit at John. "You didn't see that man attach me. Jason saved my life! You can't do this!"

"It's okay babe…call Sonny." Jason said as John gave him to an officer.

Evangeline shook her head. "Jason no…..I will get you out of this I swear."
John glared at Jason and then looked at Evangeline "We need to talk."
Jason watched the exchange between them two and Evangeline saw his face darken as the officers dragged him out.

She turned on John. "You release him! I mean it!" she shouted trembling with rage.
John saw the red marks on her neck and knew that she was right about being attacked.
Bo came out of the room shaking his head. "He's dead. What did he shoot him with a cannon?"

John looked from Evangeline to Bo "Can you give us a minute Bo, I will come to the station to deal with Quatermaine."

Evangeline pushed him. "Deal with him! What the hell does that mean!"

John grabbed her by the arm and pulled her to the sofa forcing her down on to it.
"Listen to me! I know you were attacked and Jason saved you. But I also saw him shoot a defenseless unarmed man several times. He has to be questioned about that. He is not above the law Angel"

"Don't call me that!" she shouted at him. "You are doing this because of his relationship with me! You had it in for him the moment you saw him!" The lightening flashed brightening the entire living room and John saw the anguish on her face. It broke his heart.

"That's not true. If they investigate this and the DA deems it as self defense then he'll be let go. Until then he is going to be treated like anyone else! Come on you know the drill….there is nothing personal about this!"

Evangeline burst into tears. "It's all my fault. He was just protecting me, that's what he does protects me."

John understood her turmoil. The last time she was attacked Jason had to save her life. And truth be told if Jason hadn't appeared on her doorstep when he did she probably be dead right now. He wouldn't be able to survive that. Going to her side he sat down and pulled her to him. She wrapped her arms around him and burst into tears. He rubbed her back as her sobs grew more frantic and desperate.

The storm outside matched the one in here. Officers and CSU teams came in and out of the apartment now and he watched as they wheeled Hayes dead body out. Rocking her he felt pangs of guilt for bringing this kind of violence to her life. When she could cry no more she slowly let go of him.

"I have to get to the station. I have to bail him out."
"Angel, we have to get statements from you both. He hasn't even been booked. You know this is how it works."

"John please….let him go. I will do whatever you want. I won't see him again. I'll give him up."

John frowned at her and became angry "Do you think I would want you that way? Do you think you can offer yourself to me like some treat to make me disobey the law!"

Evangeline saw the contempt he had on his face. "Don't get sanctimonious with me. You told me that you wanted me to leave him. You told me that you wanted me to yourself."

"I do want you Evangeline but not as some type of consolation prize. Don't reduce what we have to the level of what you share with him!" he snapped. Some of the officers frowned at the argument unfolding in the apartment but John and Evangeline were oblivious to them.

"Stop talking about him like he is beneath you! Stop implying that what I have with him is sick. That man has been nothing but good and kind to me. If it wasn't for him I would be dead! How dare you!" she shouted rising from the sofa.

John saw her trembling with anger and regretted his words "Baby….I'm sorry."
"Get out!" she hissed
John stood up "No! Take a look around. This is a crime scene Van no one can leave now!"

"Fine! I'll leave then!" she said turning to leave. John grabbed her arm and stopped her. He saw officers staring and decided to take her to the bathroom to finish this. Pulling her along she allowed it because truth be told she needed to be comforted. Tonight had awakened old terrors in her that she thought were gone. Seeing another man die in front of her had tore at her soul.

Walking into the small half bathroom that was in the living room John closed the door and she sat on the toilet lid. He ran his hands through his hair. Then looked at her. "I think I'm falling in love with you."

Evangeline looked up at him shocked. She expected to fight with him and maybe even makeup with him if she could get him to see Jason the way she did. But this was too much. "You what?"

"I think I'm falling in love with you…"
"I don't understand" she said rising and getting in his space. Looking into his face there bodies were so close that she felt his heart beat through her breast. John was surprised by her sudden movement into his space and stepped back out of reflex. He was uncomfortable with his admission but her reaction was unexpected. She pushed up into him and searched his face for the truth. She was bolder than he thought.

"Are you really falling in love with me?" she asked amazed.
"Why is that so surprising?"
"I thought you found parts of me and my past unappealing. I thought a woman that sleeps with gangsters and cover up murders is someone that you wouldn't want into your life. In your bed yes….but not your life."

John peered down into her bambi doe like eyes and smiled. He stepped closer to her pinning her against the sink. "I'm loving each layer to your personality and life. You are you my Angel….don't you understand that. When I though that madman would harm you I can't explain my panic. If I had gotten here before Jason I would have done the exact same thing."

Evangeline pulled at his bottom lip gently with her teeth, he put his hands on either side of her gripping the sink and leaned into her face for one of her electrifying kisses. It was strange to him that in the midst of murder and chaos his need to feel her overwhelmed his senses.

Evangeline smiled as his tongue slipped in her mouth. There was darkness in her and it was feeding on the goodness in him. Seeing that vile disgusting animal die ate at her soul. But her method of escape was always this.

Sitting up on the sink and parting her legs he came between them and devoured her mouth while grabbing at her breast and pulling her to him. She clung to his hair and relished the feeling of it in her fingers. His hands went inside the rim of her sweat pants and she was sure they would take each other here and now. That was until the knock at the door brought them back to reality. John slipped his hand out of her pants and looked at her stunned. He didn't know what had come over him. He'd never lost control and given into urges like that. She was intoxicating.

Evangeline smiled at him and her dark eyes sparkled like black diamonds. She saw his stunned expression and knew that he realized how deep he was in. Well that suited her just fine because she was in it just as deep.

"Agent McBain…where done."
"Okay…we will be out in a minute…" John said hoarsely fixing himself in his pants his erection still prevalent and giving away the desires that he wanted to mask.

Evangeline slid down off the sink and went to him. She put her hand to his face. "I'm in love with you Irishman. I want you to help me free Jason."

John stared at her silent. He couldn't find his voice. The overwhelming feeling of no self control had him confused and worried. He couldn't afford to get sucked into her world if she still wanted to associate with people like Corinthos and his hired thug. She slid her hand down his chest and he raised his hand to stop it before it went lower.

"Don't play me Angel, what I feel for you is real. It can't be used to get your boyfriend out of the mess he is in."

Evangeline blinked at him hurt. "I understand. And for the record Jason is not my boyfriend. Not after what has happened between us. But John, I will help him and no one including you, is going to stop me from getting him out of this mess." she said snatching her hand away.

John reached behind him and opened the door. "Fine…" he said holding the door open for her to walk out. "I'll wait for you to change and we'll ride to the station together. Evangeline kept walking as if he didn't speak and John ran his hands through his hair nervously.

Pacing the living room he thought about the mess he was in. Hayes was dead case closed. But it was his involvement with his Angel that sealed the deal. Now he wanted her desperately and this connection she had with Quatermaine threatened that. If he kept him in jail she would raise a war against him and the agency to get him out.

That war could drive her from him. Pacing he contemplated what he told her would never do. He thought about using his influence to make it all go away and then forcing her to choose because of it. God help him had it come to this. Within minutes she came out in a jeans and a baby blue turtleneck. The place was still fairly dark and the rain continued to pour outside.

"Is it going to rain all day?" she said casually pulling her hair into a ponytail with her hair bow and watching him.

"I guess" is all he could say still taking her in. She was beautiful to him.
She nodded and went to get her chocolate covered waist length leather jacket that matched her chocolate colored boots.

"Let's go"

John walked behind her and followed her out. Still amazed that she was able to change in a room that was splattered in her attacker's blood. She stopped walking ahead of him and reached back with her hand for him. He looked at her hand and the sweet smile on her face. She was in more control than he liked and even knowing that didn't stop his maddening desire for her. Taking her hand he walked out into the storm with her, not sure what he would do.