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Author Note- Elizabeth's a little OOC in the following conversation, but when talking to a… oh you'll find out why eventually. Thanks for the amazing reviews, alerts, and favorites. The positive response blew me away(: And yes, to the reviewer who asked, it really was an anon. quote.

"Hi Mrs. Burke! So nice to see you up and about without the little con and the scary FBI agent hovering over your shoulder!"

El's head shot up, her eyes locking onto a pair of shimmering green ones. A young blonde woman stood there, her hand resting on the chair opposite the event planner. Underneath her jean jacket, a handgun rested visible enough for Elizabeth to see it.

"Awww. Don't tell me you aren't happy to see me Ellie!" the gun-toting woman faux pouted, laughter glimmering in her eyes. "I missed you so much when pesky Caffrey took you away from me and Matt."

"Get away from me." Elizabeth growled, her hand darting to her phone on the table. "I can have the entire FBI squad here with the press of a button, Juliet, and they will put so many bullet holes in you that Matthew Keller would mistake you for slut-sized Swiss cheese." (AN- I guess that's OOC for El, but you'll discover why she's so hostile to Juliet later.)

"You know I'll disappear before they get here." The blonde smirked as she slid into the seat across El. "Maybe I'll shoot one or two before I go. You know how good I am with a gun. Could hit a blue eyed man in a suit from half a mile."

Elizabeth paled, her jaw hanging slightly open.

"You do remember, don't you?" The southern blonde whispered, leaning over the table. "The way he cried out. The way he crumpled to the ground. The way he begged for your forgiveness. Oh how you screamed when he was pulled away…" She let out a giggle, snagging a fry from Burke's plate and drawing back to her side of the table. "Now maybe, we can work out an arrangement. You have what I want that Neal and you took, and I have what you want."

"I don't want anything from you." Elizabeth snapped, fixating a glare on the woman across from her. "Nothing. You are nothing but a trained killer with a rich boss."

"Oh you know you do! You want what I took from you that night. That one irreplaceable thing that you're so desperate to have again." Juliet sighed as she stood up. "I'll be in touch Ellie. See you around!"

Then with a blown kiss, the southern bell was gone. Elizabeth ran a trembling hand through her hair. Juliet was no fool; she wouldn't dare try to contact her while with Peter or Mozzie. The con man was intensely paranoid so he would suspect something immediately and Peter was an FBI agent. Hit-women and assassins who work for people like Matthew Keller didn't do rookie things like that.

Elizabeth followed Neal closely as he lead her through the hallways, so far he'd taken out 6 thugs in a way that would put a ninja lord to shame with only a chair, a set of stairs and a railing, and his gun. He was clearly an expert hand to hand combat master, but Peter had said he loathed violence.

"Here." The man interrupted her thoughts, pointing at a door. "In here is Keller's main hard drive. He keeps important documents, pictures, data, etc. on it." He glanced back at her to see if she was following his train of thought.

"We're going to break in and steal the hard drive?" She quizzed him, her face the picture of puzzlement.

"Nope. I'm gonna break in and download its contents onto this." The con held up a small metal object, about the size of a horizontal PDA only with a touchscreen instead of a keypad. "You are going to wait right there with this."

He motioned to a small alcove hidden from the cameras and handed El his gun.

"If anyone comes-"Caffrey started, but Elizabeth interrupted.

"Shoot them in the knees and call for you." She finished with a small, sad smile. "Go. I'll be fine. Hurry though."

Five minutes passed, and suddenly the door to the computer room was blown off its hinges and Neal Caffrey came stumbling out with mini-drive in hand.

"I think they might have heard that." He said, flashing a grin which she returned. "Shall we go Mrs. Burke?"

"Why yes Mister Caffrey." El giggled as she handed him his gun back. Their hands brushed and eyes locked, and suddenly the banter was gone. Neal shrunk back with the shutters sealed in his eyes again and the shadows coating his face. The man she knew wasn't completely broken, just cracked. All she had to do was fix him. He motioned towards down the hallway, and they crept towards what the duo hoped was the exit.

"Matt. We have a situation." Juliet snapped as she stalked into the blue-collar con's office, gun loaded and cocked. "Caffrey broke in, has Elizabeth Burke, and blew up the Serenity hard drive. I think he might have copied it."

Matthew Keller whirled around, his eyes flaring in rage.

"The guards? Thugs for hire?" he ground out stonily, reaching down for a gun of his own.

The blonde rolled her eyes.

"This is Caffrey we're talking about." She spat "He's the best of the best in non-violent conning, and he's trained with the best for combat. They fell like dominos pushed by a mammoth."

"Well then Jules." Keller sighed, tucking his gun into his holster and snapping it closed. "We have got work to do. You get into your position, ready for the shot. I'll get some men. Be ready to take Caffrey down."

The blonde smiled coldly, sadistic pleasure glinting in her eyes.

"Bout time the killin' started." She called backwards as she sauntered out.

To Be Continued…

Not to OOC for El? I hope not.

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