A/N I do not own these characters. If I did Jolie fanfic would be unnecessary because they would have good s/l's on the show. However since the Hack is head writer and can't write to save her life fanfic is necessary; hence this story.

Chapter 14

John looked at Natalie, rage evident in his face. He could see the terror on her face, she was literally shaking with the force of her fear. He wanted to wrap his arms around her and hold her tight but first he needed to find the bug that had been planted in the elevator. Climbing on the handrail he pushed up the top of the elevator and looked around. Cursing as he reached out and pulled down the tiny camera and microphone that was taped to the top of the elevator.

Natalie watched as John retrieved the bugs. Pushing away the overwhelming fear she was forced to admit that it was indeed a good idea to send Rex away. It was obvious that the people she cared about were in danger because of her. As John climbed back down he showed her the camera and microphone. As she looked at it he flipped open his cell and made a call.

As John waited for his boss to answer he flipped the emergency stop button once more and the elevator began to move. When his boss picked up he explained what had happened, leaving out that he had been making out with Natalie in the elevator, and it was quickly decided that it was necessary to place both Rex and Natalie in protective custody. After making all the arrangements John hung up the phone and looked at Natalie. "We need to talk," he said as the doors slid open.

"I know," Natalie replied. "I know, I should have told you about the phone call but I thought he was trying to scare me into running. I figured that if you knew you would make me leave Rex." Natalie told him, hoping he would understand.

John sighed at her immediate defensiveness. He hadn't wanted to do that, but it seemed like she thought he might be mad at her and he wasn't, not really. He was mad at this bastard that was toying with her, "That's not what I was gonna say."

"You weren't?" Natalie asked surprised then blushed furiously as another thought came to her, "Ohh you mean the kiss, I'm sorry I didn't mean...I'm not usually...what I mean is..." Natalie stammered to him.

John grinned at her stammering, 'God, he had it bad' he thought to himself. She was so adorable when she was embarrassed. "No that's not what I was talking about either. And you should know that I'm not sorry about what happened in the elevator. As far as kisses go that was the best I have ever had." He told her as they reached Rex's room.

Natalie blushed again and looked at him shocked, "Really?" she wanted to know.

John opened the door and ushered her in before saying, "Really," just as they reached Bo and Rex who seemed to have come to an agreement about something.

"What happened?" Rex asked with a grin, seeing his sister's face he knew something must have happened. She looked to be blushing and that was highly unusual for her. Looking at John however Rex could tell something all together different was going on, the other man looked positively grim as he talked to Bo.

Natalie looked at Rex and he could see the fear and confusion in her eyes. She looked as lost as he had ever seen her and he hoped that it wasn't his lie that had done this. Frankly he was surprised she had taken it this well. Maybe it was because he was in the hospital but he had expected Natalie to knock him out or at least yell at him. "What happened?" He asked again, now concerned that something bad had happened.

"Someone is following me, spying on me." She told him and then told him what had happened, her voice shaking with anger now instead of fear. Whoever was doing this wasn't going to get away with it. They wouldn't hurt Rex again! Or anyone else she cared about for that matter.

"That Bastard!" Rex burst out, drawing the attention of Bo and John who had been discussing what the best course of action was. Looking at John Rex said, "You have to catch this freak!"

John knew where Rex was coming from, he knew because he felt the exact same way. It was killing him that someone was after Natalie. She may not love him but he loved her and it tore his heart out to see her in fear. Normally she was so brave and strong but those moments in the elevator, after those mind blowing kisses, he saw the terror in her eyes heard it in her voice and there wasn't anything he wouldn't do to make sure she never felt that way again. "I will find this psycho." John promised, his voice low and intense.

"That leads us to this," Bo broke in. He needed to get things underway and it was time. After this last incident there wasn't any time to waste. Sooner or later the FBI would get sick of the stalling and throw Natalie in a cell, they needed to do something otherwise in a cell or not she would wind up dead.

"To what?" Natalie asked.

"To you getting out of here and me going into hiding." Rex said. "They can't use us against each other if they don't know where we are. You can't stay here Natty, its too dangerous."

Natalie sighed; she had been thinking this too but her fear was that whoever this was would hurt Rex again to get to her. "What about Roxy. She needs to be protected too."

Bo was stunned at the level of compassion and caring that Natalie was showing. Roxanne Balsom was a terrible mother and treated both Natalie and Rex like dirt their whole lives and the fact that Natalie was still worried about her said a lot. In reality he had expected Natalie to be bitter and disillusioned, but he was wrong. "She is already in protective custody." Bo told her.

Natalie sighed and looked over a Rex, tears forming in her eyes. As they looked at each other both John and Bo knew that she had relented and left them to say goodbye in private. "How do I say this? I am gonna miss you so much little brother," Natalie told him.

Rex was just as emotional, "I'm gonna miss you too, big sis. We'll see each other soon. John is good at his job; he found you didn't he? He will find this creep and then we'll be safe again." Normally he didn't have that much faith in the law but he could tell that McBain really cared for Natalie. If he didn't find the guy for the law he would do it for Natty.

"I know. But it's so hard. These last few weeks with out you I missed you so much. What if it takes months to find him?' Natalie said sadly.

"Not to freak you out even more but I doubt it will take that long. This guy wants to find you and is being pretty careless. I think he is gonna make a big move and then McBain with nab him. He cares about you, you know."

"Who this bastard? I don't call hurting people and making threats caring!" Natalie said crossly.

"No, McBain. And from what I have seen you care about him too." Rex said softly. He wanted his sister happy; maybe McBain was the person who could make that happen.

"I...I... I'm not sure how I feel about him. He seems nice and kind and he kisses..." Natalie broke off blushing. She couldn't believe she said that. "But you know as well as I do that people aren't always what they seem."

"Ohhhh! His kisses? You been holding out on me Natty? When did you kiss him? Ohhhh the elevator, and then the creep interrupted you?" Rex said getting the picture. Laughing he watched as Natalie turned beet red confirming his questions.

Natalie was saved from answering when John and Bo came back in. John saw her face and guessed that she had either just told Rex about their little make out session in the elevator or Rex had guessed it. He grinned to himself not embarrassed in the least. "Ok, it's time." John said as Natalie hugged Rex as tightly as she could with his injuries.

Natalie was crying as she and John left the room, "Why can't I know where Rex is going? What if he needs me?"

John stopped walking and looked at her. He couldn't help himself and gathered her in a light hug. Holding her he was gratified when she buried her face in his neck and breathed deeply, trying to calm down. "Bo has the number to my encrypted cell. If anything happens he can call me. But nothing is going to happen," He murmured in her hair before letting her go.

"You promise?" Natalie asked, needing his reassurance that they were doing the right thing.

"I promise." John said, hoping like hell he could keep that promise.

Natalie nodded; She believed him and for the first time in her life she trusted someone other then Vince or Rex.

To be continued...