An: Thank you to all my readers. I apologize for taking so long to update. This chapter was a lot longer than the last so it took a while to write plus life has been keeping me busy. Also i had almost the whole thing typed up on my phone and my lovely phone decided to delete it all so i had to retype the whole thing. So please be patient with me. All the reviews, favorites, and follows mean a lot to me so thanks. Oh and Charlie isn't this chapter. No I did not forget about her, she's my favorite. She will be in the next chapter, I promise. All mistakes are mine.

Disclaimer: I do not own Graceland, just my OC. All mistakes are mine.

Chapter two: Peace while it lasts

"You almost ready, slow poke?" Briggs threw on a black leather jacket over his gray tee-shirt and opened the door. His eyes scanned over Genesis who had been waiting outside of his room impatiently. He didn't know how she managed to get ready so fast. She was dressed in a strapless form-fitting violet dress that was lucky if it even covered a third of her thigh. Paired with that she wore a black leather jacket with a buckled collar and black stilettos. Her accessories were simple. She had on a silver chain necklace with a small diamond fob with earrings to match. Her hair even looked perfect pulled back in a pony tail with a single curl left out caressing her face.

"No patience today? Perfection takes time." Genesis snorted which was very unladylike but still somehow cute. Briggs placed a hand on her back, leading her outside. "Keys." She groaned as she reached into her clutch and extracted the keys to her shiny black convertible, placing them in his hand.

"Scratch it-"

"-And I'm dead. I know, Nesi." Briggs finished with a smirk. She rolled her eyes at him and slid into the passenger seat as he got in the driver's side.

Paul kept one hand on the steering wheel as he drove. That usually irritated Genesis but she did not complain. She was lost in her own head has her hands tried to pull the material of her skirt further down her legs. He caught her doing this when he glanced sideways at her for a slip second.

"Talk to me." Those simple words breaking the silence startled her a little. She cleared her throat and returned her hands to her lap. The concerned glance thrown at her compelled her to start talking.

"You know I don't mind dressing up like this when I'm going out to a club or getting drinks. I hate doing it to keep some asshole's attention. He flirts with every girl he meets. I have to be a piece of eye candy to him in order to be respected." She crossed her arms over her chest and angled herself towards the window.

"I know. I get it. It's hard for you. You knew this job entitled doing things out of your comfort zone when you signed up. You've done this before. Don't be psyching yourself out." Briggs shot another look her way in time to catch her nodding.

"You are right." She would just have to suck it up. Paul felt for her. He did. She had it hard. He knew she could pull through for the case like always.

"You've got this." There was a lapse of silence as their car pulled into the parking lot behind a foreclosed old manufacturing warehouse. It was game time.

Dale Jakes, more commonly called DJ or just Jakes, stepped out into the hot California sun. The heat never got to him anymore but still he had his hair tied back and wore a tank top and shorts. He slipped into his car and gathered his thoughts as he drove. The drive was short-lived by the time he pulled up on the street Cassandra lived on. His grip tightened on the steering wheel even though he had pulled the car up to the curb and placed it in park. He hated lying to Paige but it needed to be done. Graceland was just a house anyway, right? It wasn't permanent. He cared about the house's occupants. Still he had his own real family. A son: Daniel. An ex girlfriend he still loved: Cassandra. Part of him hoped that someday he could go back to her and be a father to his kid instead of her current fling doing his job.

All of Jakes' thoughts abruptly stopped when Cassandra stepped out of the house with a young boy at her side. Daniel. His son. Their son. An immediate smile crossed his face. Cassandra's boyfriend had been right. He looked just like his father. Even though DJ didn't honestly know the kid, he loved Daniel. Jakes pinched the bridge of his nose and had to look away as Cassandra's boyfriend came outside and picked up Daniel who erupted into fits of laughter.

This is what he had to give up for Graceland. For his job. He had to leave those he loved because of it. He couldn't stay with them and put them in danger. He loved them too much. He even went as far as to break the rules and tell Cassandra his real job. It still hasn't worked. He still had to leave no matter how much it hurt. His job... It made him sacrifice what he really cared about.

"I'm sorry, Cassandra. I'm sorry, Daniel." Jakes whispered as he drove away.

Mike sat on his colorful striped surf board in the middle of the ocean, watching Johnny in awe as said man kept catching wave after wave.

"Yeah, Johnny!" Paige cheered from her spot where she sat on a towel on the warm sandy beach.

"What do you rate that one." Johnny called back. He paddled over to Mike and shook the water out of his short hair.

"A 6."

"Only 6? What do I have to so to please you, woman?" Paige laughed and laid down on her towel, her dirty blonde hair fanning out around her. She skillfully tossed a football in the air and caught it to entertain herself. "There's no pleasing you is there?" Johnny said upon getting no answer. He chuckled and looked at Mike who was clearly enjoying the view of Paige too. He couldn't blame him. She looked fantastic in her solid navy bikini. All of their female coworkers were beautiful no matter how different they were from one another. Johnny saw the girls as his sisters though. The only time he flirted with them was to tease and they knew it. Mike's voice brought JT back from his thoughts.

"Hey, Johnny, can I ask you something?" Said man flicked water as his fellow FBI agent and grinned in response.

"You just did, Mikey." Mike shook his head and couldn't help but smile too. Tuturo just had that effect on people. "Spit it out."

"It's about Genesis.."

"Let me stop you right there." Johnny interrupted, holding up a hand like a stop sign. "Nesi is complicated. You don't want a piece of that. She is a spit fire and she will knock you on your ass like that-" Johnny snapped his fingers. "-if you even suggest-" Mike's eyes grew wide at his friend's accusation and he was quick to cut him off.

"It's nothing like that! God no! She's beautiful but she is rather scary. Plus, I'm happy with Abby." JT's raised eyebrow made Mike regret having even brought up Abby. That was his mistake. He knew the others, besides Jakes, wanted him to break up with Abby, but he loved her. Yeah they hadn't known each other long. It still felt like they had something special.

"Thought we told you to end it with her?" It was exactly what Warren had expected Johnny to say.

"I like her and that isn't the point." Johnny exhaled loudly and looked away from Mike. Mikey would just have to learn from experience about messy endings.

"You are going to screw yourself over. So, if you didn't want to know about Nesi's status, what is it you want to know? I'm not saying I will have the answer to whatever it is you ask. Like I said. She is complicated." Mike's blue eyes gravitated towards Johnny. As usual they were full of curiosity. So much like Genesis. Both always wanted to know everything possible plus extra. The kid would get himself in trouble one day with that much of a drive to know so much. Genesis did enough times and she still didn't learn. Hopefully Mike was different but he in a way doubted that. "Mike?"

"How did she end up here? I saw her file. She scored higher than I did on the practical and nearly beat Briggs. Her file also said she requested D.C. and was placed there for only 5 months. Did she do something to get kicked out and placed here?" Mike's serious tone and obvious accusation made Tuturo start laughing. 'Hey, what's so funny? It's just a simple question." he asked, confused. The Mexican-American agent took a minute to catch his breath from laughing so hard.

"Ok. Now where to start. Yes, she is obviously extremely smart and capable. Good reason to not piss her off, Mikey. She and Briggs are a fairly good match out in the field. That's why they work together most of the time." During his pause, Johnny tilted his head to the side to shake water out of his ear. Perks of surfing. "Yes, she spent some time in D.C. They made her do some undercover work and were impressed with what they saw. The director told her about Graceland and she accepted. He felt it was a better fit for her anyway. Genesis was a loose cannon who would work better with more flexible rules." When Mike's face scrunched up in thought, Johnny rolled his eyes.

"Yes, Levi?"

"How do you know all of this?"

"I've known her for two years. And I might have a friend who worked with her in Washington." He only tacked the end sentence on because he knew his first sentence didn't prove anything. You could know someone longer than that and know nothing about them. Genesis never talked about anything that personal. Maybe only once in a rare while but even then it was vague.

"Are you boys going to come in shore anytime soon or are you going to keep having a secret chat like teenage girls? You promised you'd play football with me."

"We better go." Johnny told the less experienced agent in response to what Paige had yelled to them. They paddled to shore then carried their boards up the beach before sticking them in the sand out of the way. Johnny dropped down beside Paige and pulled her into a hug, his wet skin arising goose bumps on her.

"Johnny!" The lone female half-heartedly complained, shoving his arms off of her, both of them all the while smiling. Mike sat on the other side of Paige and dried off his face with a towel.

"Mikey here thought Nesi got kicked out of D.C." Everyone's laughter filled the air except Warren's though he did break into a smile, realizing what a horrible accusation he had made.

"You have a lot to learn, Levi. Rule number one about Genesis. She may piss people off and get herself in trouble but she always goes out on her own terms." Paige jumped to her feet with the football, kicking sand at the guys. "Move your butts!" Neither men were going to argue with her. They took off after her down the long stretch of beach her long legs were easily eating up.

"This is the life, Mike. Enjoy the good times while they last." If only the good times could last.

Paul walked into the desolate looking building with Genesis on his arm. Her stride was long and graceful even with her high heels. He didn't like this building at all. Too many escapes, too many rooms. Plus the fact that the lighting sucked. A tall burly man approached. His short-cropped black hair and hardened brown eyes gave off an air of authority and professionalism. Or maybe it was just his gray Armani suit.

"You picked a crappy place to meet, Brian." Genesis drawled, sarcasm leaking into her already spiteful voice. She huffed as the man's rough hands wandered too much while searching her. Bastard. Paul stepped forward and glared at Brian, making him stop. Briggs stood still as he too was frisked. He had a bored, impatient expression on his face.

"Wasn't my choice. It's a pleasure to see you again, Genesis. Paul, I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Fletcher wishes to speak with only Genesis tonight."

"Unbelievable." Paul muttered, slipping his arm around Nesi's back. He had to try his best to get permission to stay. Why the hell did Fletcher only want her? He had to have a good reason. Paul didn't like this one bit. "After all I've done for him, he's just going to turn me away like that? Where is Fletcher? I want to speak with him." Brian stepped in front of Briggs to keep him from going any further.

"Fletcher isn't here. I have orders to take Genesis to him. He does still need you, Paul. Just not today. He wants to talk business with her alone."

"I can't believe this."

"Paul, just go. I'll be fine." Briggs turned his head to look at Nesi. He didn't want to leave her alone with Brian or Fletcher but he couldn't stay without putting pressure on this covers. Her light green eyes showed determination and urged him to go. They gave him the will to give in.

"Fine. Just don't stay too late, Gen." He pulled her into a tight hug, his lips brushing by her ear. "Be careful." She shut her eyes at those whispered words, taking in his strength and comfort. It wasn't long before Genesis pulled away.

"You know me. I'll be back before you know it. Come on, Brian." With that, both parties departed going opposite directions, both wishing to not be separated.

AN: Leave me reviews pease :) Lots of drama and chaos to come next chapter, for everyone. The good times are ending ;) At least for now.