Sam sighed. "Jerry please can we please not have a mission today?" Her boss shook his head. "Sam I'm surprised you're refusing to cooperate." She lowered her head. Clover spoke up for her. "She's right you know Jer. It's the holiday season. We don't have time for missions." He ignored them as he explained that they had an investigation at a factory.

"You'll all be sent there in an hour or so." Alex tried to protest but he held up his hand. "I'm giving you girls one hour. Wrap up whatever you have to do and then be ready for the mission." With that he dismissed the girls, refusing further negotiation.

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Sam grit her teeth slamming her door open and coming inside, She slammed it shut as she walked to her couch. He watched her sit down and smirked finally catching a glimpse of his obsession. He had waited all morning.

She clutched a pillow in her hand for a moment before throwing it across the room in frustration. Not only was she busy with the holiday season, she was stressed out because of her admirer.

Admirer.

She wanted to scoff. Whoever it was probably didn't know how angry he was making her. Sam sighed standing up and stretching. "And now Jerry decides that he has to send us on a mission." She spoke to herself not realizing that there was someone else there listening to her complaints.

"God I'm so tired. If only there was some way to get out of this stupid mission." She frowned. "That'll take a miracle." She stretched again before going into her bathroom to take a shower. She might as well try to relax before the mission.

As she slammed the door she missed the sound of footsteps that signalled the presence of another. He smirked realizing there was something he could give her that she really wanted. He quickly wrote a riddle on the paper, then put it inside the envelope sealing it and making his way to her bathroom.

He smirked finding the door unlocked. "Way to protect yourself from me Samantha" he whispered to himself. Carefully he made his way inside her large bathroom and closed the door softly behind him. He looked at the spot where he knew she was, peacefully taking her shower. He could see her silhouette through the shower curtain. It took a lot of will power to stay away from her, especially when he knew that all that separated him from her was a flimsy shower curtain.

He could have ripped the thing to shreds in five seconds flat. He could have her eyes widen in horror and fear when he revealed himself to her. But most of all...

He could have her.

Drawing out a breath he relaxed. Now was not the time no matter how tempting it was.

Sam sighed inside the shower as the water fell against her body. She needed to relax. Sam smiled, biting her lip for a second wondering if she should. She shrugged as she began to sing. Outside the shower he froze hearing her voice. He recognized the song with a little effort. "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley. He smirked as he listened to the private performance Sam was putting on, just for him.

He would have stayed longer, but he knew that if he did his temptation to have her would overpower his actions. Placing the letter where he wanted, he made his exit as quietly as he came leaving Sam alone to take her shower.

Sam came out of her shower after wrapping a towel around her body and a towel around her hair. She reached for her bathrobe on her rack and froze when she saw it. A black envelope clipped onto her robe. Sam's hands flew around her body holding onto the towel.

He had been here.

In the same bathroom. While she was... She shook her head, not wanting to think about it. His proximity was getting very scary. She snatched the envelope and found the riddle:

.::.

A miracle is what you need,

and its what you're going to receive

You deserve a little break

I know,

And I'm going to make it so.

Love,

Your Deadly Admirer

.::.

"A miracle?" Sam echoed. She smiled realizing that this riddle didn't seem as scary as the others. Maybe it was a good sign. She shrugged. She didn't have time for this right now, she had that stupid mission to get ready for.

About a half hour later Sam was in her room getting dressed when she found a gift box in her closet. Sam sighed taking it out and sitting down on her bed. She found the envelope attached to the side and opened it.

"Enjoy your break. Oh by the way your voice is beautiful."

Sam blushed. "He heard my singing?" She blushed harder. "Oh right he was in the bathroom." She sighed. "At least he's polite." Sam blinked turning her attention back to the first part trying to figure out what it meant. She turned to the box and took a deep breath before opening the lid. Dust? Sam touched it with her fingers. No it wasn't dust it was something else. Her eyes widened in realization.

Ashes.

"Wait..what?" Sam tried digging around in the box but that was all the was in there. Ashes. Sam narrowed her eyes trying to figure it out but stopped when she heard her X-Powder ringing. She sighed getting up and picking up her device. Jerry flashed onto the screen.

"Hi Jerry. I was just getting ready for the mission." He shook his head. "Forget it." Sam raised an eyebrow in curiosity. He sighed. "Well Sam the mission has been cancelled." She blinked. "Why?" He sighed, frowning. "There has been an accident. The factory you were supposed to go to blew up a half hour ago."

Sam dropped the X-powder in shock.

It blew up.

Ashes.

"Enjoy your break"

"No..no..he didn't.." Sam's eyes widened. "He did." She couldn't stop her smirk. He had gotten her out of the mission. The mission she so badly wanted to get out of. Her smirk widened.

And he did it for her.

She smiled. He cared enough about her to take risks for her. She couldn't help but feel a little bit special. Sam muttered a shy "Thank You." She had a feeling he would hear her.

He smirked hearing her soft voice. "Your welcome ...Samantha."