Hope you're all ready for this chapter. Be ready for a surprise. Sit down and grab popcorn. Inspiration comes from Season 1 Episode 9, that was a good episode.

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Chapter 7:

21st January 2012

Rosewood, PA

1830 Hours

It was a wet and rainy day in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. A terrible storm had descended over the town, for Jameson and the men… it was not like any other storm they faced when they grew up in New York City.

Michael and Thomas were sheltered in the church cellar where it was considered safe as they kept watch over Alison. Jameson and Giuseppe were staying with them as they had run from cover to cover to avoid the heavy downpour carrying two large bags of food.

Jameson wore a white shirt, dark tie, black slacks with a belt around his waist, a grey suit jacket on him to conceal the gun holster on his shoulders.

Jameson then said, "At some point, we might hafta get to somewhere safe."

"Church is the safest place in town. Unless, you have a better idea, I'm willin' to hear it." Giuseppe said taking off the overcoat that protected his suit from the downpour.

The sudden creaking had alerted the pair of them as Jameson said, "You were sayin'?" "Might be nothing. Don't worry…" Giuseppe replied.

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The pair walked down to the cellar clutching the bags as Giuseppe said, "Supper's on, supper's on."

"Anything good?" Michael asked. Jameson replied, "Chinese takeaway. There's a Dairy Queen bag in there for Thomas."

Thomas stood up taking the Dairy Queen bag as he said, "Thank you, fellas. I love good burgers."

"There's 2 spare chicken strip baskets in there, for all of us to share. Don't eat it all." Giuseppe said.

"Copy that." Thomas said.

Jameson noticed the radio Michael had been working with as he said, "Any luck with it?"

"Yeah, after you and Giuseppe left to grab chow, FBI waltzed into town. They waltzed into the police station looking to set up. Daniele's got eyes on the area, he'll report back in the early hours, he also said he's gonna contact a guy of his in the FBI." Michael said.

"Daniele's got people in the FBI?" Jameson asked.

Michael smirked, "He knows people." "He knows how to kill people." Jameson replied.

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Alison then asked, "Why can't we get out of town. All of us leave here and get to New York…"

Jameson then said, "Unless you forgot, you've got a group of dirty Cops scouring the streets of New York, it's a matter of time before they find out you're not there."

Alison nods, "I agree bad idea."

Soon the radio goes off as Michael says, "Daniele, is that you?"

"Yea' it's me. Got somethin' for y'all." Daniele replied.

Jameson then said, "Send radio traffic…"

"As you know the FBI are in town… bad news is one of their agents, A Kurt Heller is in town. This guy's not known for being nice… he's dirty as they come, everybody in the Feds have been fooled by him. Not to mention his 2nd in command it's a guy named Darren Wilden…" Daniele explained.

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Alison's shock was pretty evident, she then said softly, "Are you sure it's Darren Wilden?"

"Friend of yours…?" Jameson asked. Alison shook her head, "Emily and the others would give you more information. I met Wilden when I went on the run. We became friends but nothing happened between us. I only loved Emily."

Giuseppe nodded, "I believe you, if nothin' happened between you and this guy, I have no reason to call you a liar." "Thank you." Alison replied.

Daniele replied, "It's definitely Darren Wilden, brown hair and blue eyes, in his mid-30s." "How many people does he have with him?" Giuseppe asked.

"8 FBI Agents, all tactical mid-level foot soldiers, basic armour package and standard issue assault rifles. These guys don't play."

"They might be FBI, but we're war veterans. There's no way they can take us on." Thomas said.

"Who else came into town? I made a third technical where those 2 black vans were going." Michael said.

"Third technical involved a member of the New York Police Department. Ran his name, he's a member of Narcotics, Jack Malevsky." Daniele replied.

Alison nodded, "Yeah, I figured he was coming here. He's got people everywhere, if he wants me, then there's no stoppin' him."

Giuseppe shook his head, "We aren't gonna let him get away. This'll end when he's eating his gun or facing the wrath of the Capelli family."

"Anybody who targets my family, they better start running. No one. Hurts. My. Family." Jameson replied.

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They ate their meal as Jameson and Giuseppe left the church, they then overheard a loudspeaker saying, "Attention, attention! This is a Public Warning, please relocate to the safest building, stay away from windows and stay away from anything electrical!"

The warning was repeated another 2 times.

The pair of them headed for the local high school, Spencer had met the pair of them as Jameson hugged her softly before saying, "Who else is here?"

"Emily, Aria and Hanna. They're okay, we got in just as it got heavy. Where's Mike and Thomas?" Spencer asked. Giuseppe then said, "They're with Alison, they're okay. We've got a problem; you guys need to hear it."

The three head into the school as they approach Emily, Aria and Hanna as they all greeted each other.

Giuseppe then said, "How are you guys?"

"Nervous, but we're holdin' together alright. What's goin' on? Are your friends okay?" Aria asked.

Jameson nodded, "They're all good, they're fine. But you guys need to hear this from us. FBI's in town, they set up in the police station. Problem is, the guy who is with them is someone named Darren Wilden?"

Emily's eyes widened in shock as she said, "He's here?" "Afraid he is. You all deserved to know the truth."

"You better hold me back because if I see him, he's dead!" Hanna growled out.

Jameson rose an eyebrow as he said, "I'll do my best."

"Both of you will hold me back…" Hanna replied gripping the shirts of both Jameson and Giuseppe in her hands.

Spencer and Aria both look at Jameson and Giuseppe as they signalled to them to nod, they nodded quickly as Jameson said, "We will, I give you my word."

"Good to hear." Hanna smiled as she let go of the men and left.

Emily looked at Giuseppe with a teasing smile on her face as he said, "That girl's frightening… has she always been like that?"

"Oh, you have no idea." Aria replied laughing. Aria left with Giuseppe as they went walking.

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Jameson then said, "It appears your girl Aria has whipped my Lieutenant. At least the other 2 are not easily drawn to the girls of this town."

"You never let 'em out to see this town." Spencer replied. Jameson nodded, "I should change that."

Emily looked at Spencer weirdly before whispering, "What have you done to him?" "I have no idea." Spencer whispered back.

Spencer then grabbed hold of Jameson's hand as she said, "Walk with me for a minute?" "As you wish…" Jameson replied with some hesitance.

The pair walked down a corridor as Jameson said, "What's up?" "Melissa… she wanted to apologize for hitting on you. She was sincere in her apology." Spencer replied.

Jameson nodded, "I will accept her apology but if I get to meet her personally." "She said she wanted to meet you for a coffee when this weather cleared up." Spencer said.

"I'll attend the meeting. Should I worry about what she'll ask me?" Jameson asked.

Spencer shrugged her shoulders, "I would prepare for whatever happens. She might give you grief that you're 11 years older than I." "How about your mother?" Jameson asked.

"She probably won't give you grief. She's already here and wants to meet you." Spencer said. Jameson then said, "Well, let's go to meet her."

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The pair walked in the direction hand in hand as they saw Spencer's mother standing nearby.

Spencer had then said, "Mom!"

Veronica Hastings approached the pair as she hugged her youngest daughter before looking at Jameson, she noticed his brown eyes, his clean-cut appearance. The way he was dressed and stood with such pride. She noticed that he resembled something of a nobleman, she had smiled and said, "Spencer dear, who is this handsome gentleman?"

"Jameson Bacciarelli. Mrs Hastings." Jameson introduced himself to Veronica. Jameson held his hand out to shake Veronica's as she accepted.

Veronica then said, "A pleasure Jameson, you look nice. Do you always wear a suit?" "I like to ensure that peace is kept in the world. Either by peaceful negotiations or through conflict. Sometimes, conflict finds me." Jameson's velvet voice said. Spencer's smile just grew hearing Jameson and felt her desire for him rush.

"A man of conflict and a moral compass, you take after your family?" Veronica asked interested. Jameson nodded, "My grandfather, he was a nobleman like myself, growing up, he often admired peace and never sought conflict but he was stronger than I at being a nobleman. He was a soldier I admired the stories and I followed my family legacy of serving for our country and our city."

"You served?" Veronica said. Jameson nodded, "14 years in the United States Marine Corps. My brother Stefan was also a Marine, but he died in combat, 2010."

Veronica nodded before saying, "Thank you for all you've done for this country. I'm sorry for your loss. It wasn't easy on you, was it?"

"No, it wasn't, my mother and father died before my brother died. I'm now the last man that would pass on the family name to the next generation." Jameson said.

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Veronica sadly smiled as she said, "Where are you from?" "I'm from New York City, Staten Island." Jameson answered proudly.

"The famous Bacciarelli family. I've heard about your grandfather, the man of honor, integrity and respect. You look distinctly like him." Veronica said. Jameson cocked his head, "Well I don't like to toot my own horn, but my grandfather is similar in personality."

Veronica smiled as a phone went off, Jameson pulled his out of his pocket and looked to see it was his sister Lena calling. He turned to the women and said, "I apologise for the interruption, but my sister Lena's calling. Please excuse me."

Spencer smiled widely at him as Jameson returned the smile and left. Veronica smiled and said, "Well, if I didn't know better you seem to be taken with him."

"He might be older than I. But whenever I hear him, his voice is the only thing I hear." Spencer said. Veronica smiled, "Love."

Spencer looked at her mother as she verified, "You're in love with Jameson Bacciarelli." Spencer smiled softly.

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After Jameson left the Hastings women, he answered the phone call and said, "Hello?" "Jameson, I'm sorry to rudely interrupt, but do you know where the ownership paperwork for the house is kept?" Lena asked.

Jameson's curiosity was raised as he asked, "Should be in the safe, I thought Dad had the paperwork handled." "Well, you'd be right. I don't know if Dad had paid it fully or he spoke with Grandpa about the ownership papers, but apparently an Internal Affairs investigator wants to determine if we bought a 2nd house, apparently he's said that Dad bought another house and that we knew about it." Lena replied.

"If you remember rightly, all the Bacciarelli family had lived in one house, all the generations had done it. We never bought 2nd houses or anything like it." Jameson replied. Lena groaned, "I told him we never did anythin' like it, I'm scared that they'll arrest me and Natalia for lying to him."

Jameson nodded, "Alright, alright stay calm, call our lawyer, tell him the situation, I'll be on my way to New York tomorrow morning. I'll see you soon, baby sister."

"See you soon, big brother. Please hurry." Lena replied. Jameson promised,"I will, Lena."

Jameson ended the phone call as he rubbed his forehead with three of his fingers, a headache started to form.

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Suddenly, the lights went out as Jameson looked up and said, "Well that's not good."

He pulled out a torch from his pocket as he headed back to where Veronica and Spencer where as he said, "Sorry for that, trouble at home, rather disappointing trouble."

"Day's been full of surprises. Have you seen Emily at all?" Spencer asked. Jameson shook his head, "Not since we left to find Mrs Hastings… why?"

"I don't know…" Spencer said.

"AHHHHHH!"

Jameson's military training kicked in as he said, "Stay here!" Jameson raced to the sound of the scream pulling out his M9 Beretta as Giuseppe joined him, "What you got?"

"Sounds like Emily or Hanna. I don't know, let's proceed with caution." Jameson replied.

"Library's this way. Let's go." Giuseppe said.

They proceeded to the library as they saw a blonde girl kneeling in tears as Jameson said, "Hanna!"

"Oh, thank god!" Hanna said as she hugged Giuseppe before saying, "Look!"

They aimed their torches as Jameson said, "Stand behind us!" they followed the blood drops as it led to the lights. They saw a man hanging from the lights as the thunder clap revealed his eyes had been torn from his skull and his throat was slit.

Hanna looked ashen as she said, "I think I'm gonna be sick!"

"Who is that?" Giuseppe asked.

A soft voice then said, "Ezra, it's Ezra Fitz!"

The pair turned to find Spencer, Aria and Emily standing there.

Aria had tears pouring from her eyes as Jameson said, "Are you guys okay?" "Not really!" Emily replied.

Their phones all started to bleep as they pulled them out, a text message had read, "Well now this is interesting, a man is dead, who killed him? find the clues and you'll find the killer. – A."

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Who liked the surprise? For some of you who are Ezra Fitz fans, feel free to no longer read this story. But if you wish to keep reading. Keep reading. I hope you're all doing okay. God bless you all, stay safe.