Alright, so this is the second and final instalment in this two shot. Let me know what you think! ENJOY!
Sean walked into Division and headed to Operations. "Morning Birkhoff. How are you?"" He said happily.
Birkhoff looked at him curiously. "You're in a good mood today." he said skeptically.
"Well, I called my sister this morning and she's doing really well, Alex and I have finally gotten a hold on a morning routine that works and we've gotten a few leads of some of the dirty thirty so, yes I am in a good mood this morning." He said patting Birkhoff on the back.
"Okay. I'm glad things are working out for you." Birkhoff said turning back to his computer.
"Morning Nerd, Boy Scout." Nikita said walking in with Michael by her side.
"Morning Nikki." Birkhoff said smiling, glad that his two friends had reconciled their differences and could be seen walking in together. Sean gave the couple a small wave.
"Any thing new?" Michael asked hoping to put more rogue agents behind them.
"Not since last night. But I do have teams 1 and 3 prepping for a mission, most likely within the next 24 hours. You guys can each head one team, probably be the best." Birkhoff explained, not needing to point out that by 'each' he meant Nikita and Owen, since Michael was out of field work, and Alex and Sean.
"Okay sounds good. Speaking of where are Alex and Owen?" Nikita asked looking around.
"Owen I saw a few minutes ago, he's helping a few of the agents with sparring. As for Alex I have no idea." Birkhoff said.
"She went out for a run this morning. She said she'd be in about an hour after me so she should be coming in in the next 20 minutes or so." Sean told the group.
"Okay I guess there's not much more to do than hang around." Michael pointed out. Everyone nodded in agreement as they went off to do their own thing.
Michael went off with Nikita to practice sparring so Michael could get used to the new changes of his robotic hand. Birkhoff went back to looking for information for the upcoming missions. Sean decided to do a bit of exercise and quickly changed before getting on a treadmill. After 35 minutes went by and there was still no sign of Alex Sean got worried and quickly went back to Operations. "Birkhoff do you know where Alex is?" Sean asked wiping swear from his forehead with the back of his arm.
"No idea. I thought she would've found you." Birkhoff said.
"Get Nikita, it's not like Alex to be this late." Sean said instantly beginning to worry but doing his best to keep a cool head.
"Got it." He said as he grabbed his phone and called Nikita's number. Less than a minute later her and Michael came almost running up the stairs. "What happened!?" Nikita asked.
"It might be nothing but we can't find Alex. She was supposed to be here almost 20 minutes ago but there's no sign of her." Sean explained.
"Have you checked her tracker?" Michael asked, wondering if they had covered all their bases.
"Yeah we have. Its offline so we have no idea where she is, but it could be nothing and she could just be underground. Sonya has also tried texting and calling her. Nothing." Birkhoff said.
Nikita was about to say something when the click of a television turning on brought their attention to above their heads. "Hello Nikita. How are you?" Nikita turned to the screen in disgust. "Amanda. I'm doing well. You?" She said, knowing not to show any wavering emotions.
"I'm well thank you. I heard Sean was back in town. How is our, Boy Scout as I believed you called him." Amanda asked.
Sean chose this moment to step into the frame. Still wearing sweat pants and a t-shirt. "I'm fine. Thanks. What do you want Amanda?" He asked crossing his arms across his chest.
"I don't want anything. I just thought you'd want to talk to Alex. You two are still together right. You kissed and made up?" Amanda said.
Sean tensed at Alex's name but was careful not to show it. "I'll let you two chat." Amanda said. When she moved they could see Alex tied to a chair. She had a black eye forming and looked as though she had been hit in the face when she was knocked out.
"Alex!" Sean said urgently.
"Sean?" Alex said as she shook the fog from her head and looked up at him.
"Hey. Are you okay?" He asked.
"I don't know. I think so. Sean you can't come looking for me." She told him.
"Alex what the hell are you talking about? Of course I'm going to come looking for you!" Sean nearly yelled at her.
"No! You have to promise you won't. There's a bomb Sean. Strapped to the under side of the seat. It's to dangerous. Just stay away." She pleaded with him.
"Her tracker's back online. She's in a warehouse 15 minutes from here." Sonya spoke up from behind them.
"Send the coordinates to my phone!" Sean said.
"Sean I already said no! I almost lost you to a bomb once I'm not going to have you put yourself at risk again." Alex told him.
"Alex I know you wouldn't leave me and there is no way I'm going to leave you. I love you." Sean said checking the address on his phone.
"I love you too." Alex said. Knowing he wouldn't make it in time. Amanda would never let her walk out alive.
Sean ran out of Operations and down to the elevators. Once he was in the vehicle bay he jumped in a car and sped out of the garage as the door opened. He followed the directions on the GPS before pulling into the parking lot. He jumped out of the car and sprinted into the building running up the steps. "ALEX!?" He called trying to get a fix on her location.
"Sean?" Alex responded from the other side of a door. All of a sudden the door swung opened. Sean looked down the long hallway to see Alex at the end of it tied to a chair, a bomb on the underside of the seat. "Sean get out of here!" She screamed at him, tears streaming down her face. Sean ran as fast as he legs could carry him towards where Alex was. He heard a beeping before he was pushed back from the force of the bomb exploding.
Sean sat up in bed with a start. He looked around the black room trying to let his eyes adjust. He was breathing rapidly, his heart beating hard against his chest and was covered in a cold sweat. He looked beside him and instantly panicked when he saw Alex wasn't next to him. He quickly jumped out of the bed and shoved on a pair of shoes and a shirt as he left the room. He looked in every recruit room he knew wasn't in use. He check medical and Operations with no luck. He took the elevator all the way to the surface and ran out the door. He looked around the dark night setting and let his eyes focus. He saw a figure leaning against a tree just in front of the barn.
"Alex?" He called hopefully walking over.
"Sean? You scared the crap out of me." She said jokingly. Sean ran the rest of the distance to her and tightly wrapped his arms around her.
Alex was shocked at first but noticing he needed reassurance of some sort quickly hugged him back, burying her face into his neck. She could feel his heart beating against his chest as she felt him bury his face into her hair. "Sean what's wrong?" She asked pulling away from him only slightly just enough so she could look at his face.
"Nothing. Nothing, I'm fine." He said.
"Sean don't bull shit me. I know you better than anyone and I can tell you're lying." She told him sternly.
"It's just, I had this..." He trailed off not knowing what to say. "I'm just glad you're okay."
Alex looked at him for a moment. "Sean what was the nightmare about." She asked, surprising him.
"How did you...?" He asked shocked.
"I've had enough of them in my life to know the signs. I've also seen Nikita wake up from them. It's nothing to be ashamed of. What happened?" Alex asked gently, careful as to not make Sean feel as though she was pressuring him but just to make sure he knew she was there.
Knowing he should tell her he gently brought her over and sat down against the tree. Alex sat in front of him sitting cross legged. They could just barely see each other thanks to the moon light trickling through the canopy formed by the branches.
"I had left for Division early, you had said you wanted to go for a run and that you'd be in later. When more than an hour passed and you hadn't shown up I got worried. I went and talked to Birkhoff but it showed your tracker was offline." Sean took a deep breathe and Alex gently took his large and in her small one and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "It turns out the reason we couldn't find you was because Amanda had kidnapped you while you were alone. She was taunting us, me mostly. She had strapped a bomb to the chair you were sitting on. You told me not to come looking for you but as soon as we picked up on your tracker I was out the door. I got to where you were but I wasn't fast enough. You died and I had to watch. I wasn't able to save you, just like I wasn't able to save my mother. That's when I woke up and when I didn't see you next to me I panicked." Sean said. His voice was now thick from holding back tears and he ran a shaky hand through his hair.
Alex looked at him sadly and quickly moved closer to him pulling him int a tight hug that was only slightly awkward because of their position. "Sean, it was just a bad dream. And you didn't fail your mother. You did everything in your power to protect her." She said calmly.
"She still died, so I must have done a pretty crap job at protecting her!" Sean almost yelled. "Alex, I love you, more than anything and I don't want you to get hurt. But me being here puts you in danger. I can't risk your life like that." He said standing up abruptly.
Alex was on her feet just as quickly "Sean! You don't get to do that. Whether or not you're here I'm in danger. But you being by my side gives me comfort and I can't have you leave. Not again." Alex said. A tears fell down her face as she remembered the entire month Sean was away and how hard it had been.
"Everything is going to be fine. We're going to be fine." Alex told him reassuringly. She leant up slightly and kissed his lips. "I love you too." She said burying her head into his chest and breathing in his familiar scent. The sudden deceleration shocked Sean at first but as it sunk in he smiled as a warmth spread through him. He kissed Alexa head and for a while the two of them just stood there. Perfectly content with being in each others presence.
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