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Riley was still dumbfounded over Ian's betrayal, mostly Valerie's calmness at it. She didn't look shocked at the mention of Ian's illegal activities, so he knew she had to have known about that. She had seemed so nice and trustworthy. Yet this betrayal did not lessen Riley's love for her. It did hurt that she had done nothing to help them, but he thought of her more like a victim to circumstance than Ian's partner in crime. He didn't think of her as a thief, just like a woman that's forced to be there. He didn't want to think about her not being how he had remembered her. She had to still be the same perfect Valerie he remembered. She just had to be.

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Valerie and Ian were in Washington D.C. now in the Watergate hotel. This was where they were going to plan the heist. Valerie and Ian were currently relaxing in their bedroom, resting after having some fun in the bed. Then Shaw opened the door.

"We need to start thinking about when soon." His sentence trailed off as he noticed their state of undress and as Valerie and Ian hurriedly used the covers to cover themselves.

"Start trying to figure it out and we'll be out soon." Ian replied. Shaw nodded and closed the door again.

"Doesn't he ever knock?" Valerie said.

"He just wants to mess with us." Ian said, smiling.

There was a pause before Valerie said, "I still don't know how you can get over Ben and Riley so fast."

"It's over and done with. There's nothing we can do."

"But I still feel responsible! No matter what, it's always our fault! It may be Ben's family's treasure, but we gave them money for the trip and Shaw pulled out the gun which made Ben pull out that flare!"

"Relax, Val. There's nothing we can do about the situation now except continue to look for the treasure. For Ben and Riley's memory."

A pause, a sigh, then, "Fine."

"That's my girl." Ian said, kissing her cheek. "Plus I know how much you love heists."

She smiled. "I want to come inside with you! I want to be there when you steal it!"

Ian seemed to ponder this for a moment before he smirked. "Okay, on one condition."

Valerie looked at him, expecting him to explain the condition when she noticed where his eyes were. He was looking at what the covers were covering. She smiled before leaning in to kiss him.

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It was the night of the heist and Riley was in the van while Ben went inside.

"She has to be doing this against her will. She HAS to be." Riley muttered to himself.

"Riley." Ben warned. He could hear him and Riley was starting to annoy him.

"Sorry, Ben." Then a pause. "If you see her, tell me?"

"Of course, Riley."

"And tell me if she looks unhappy."

"I will, Riley."

"Or hurt."

"Riley!"

"Ok, ok. I'll be quiet."

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Ian, Valerie, Shaw, Viktor, Powell, and Phil had rented a catering van to hide in. They were all dressed in black, except for Viktor, who was dressed like the driver of a catering van. Valerie was wearing black pants and a black hooded jacket with the hood pulled over her head to hide her long hair. She also wore black gloves and black high-heeled boots.

"You look beautiful." Ian said as he kissed her. Then he looked at his watch and said, "This is it!"

They swarmed around the van, getting things in place for the heist. Then the van slowed to a stop and they opened a trap door in the floor of the van.

Ian put his arm around Valerie's waist and whispered in her ear, "Stay close to me."

She nodded and followed him in. They went through the sewers and into the vents of the building. Valerie just stayed close to Ian and watched as everything was played out in perfect organization. Everyone knew what to do and when to do it. This still shocked her about the heists Ian pulled. He was so precise. She snapped out of this fascination when Shaw opened one door and standing at the other end of the hallway was none other than Ben Gates, holding the Declaration of Independence. Everyone paused for a second before Shaw drew his gun and started shooting at him. Elevator doors opened and Ben disappeared behind them.

"He's got the bloody map!" Ian said, running his hand through his hair. He turned back to the others. Valerie was in shock, she thought Ben was dead.

"Does that mean Riley's still alive?" She asked softly.

"Doesn't matter." Ian said. "He's got the map, we can't go after him. Let's go back to the hotel and try to figure out where to go next."

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"Ian's here. He was, uh, shooting." Ben told Riley.

"Wait, Ian? Was Valerie-?" Riley began.

"Yes. She was." Ben quickly said. "She seemed surprised."

"Was she hurt?"

"She looked fine, Riley." Ben finished getting the Declaration out of it's case.

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Everyone filed back into the van, a little depressed. Valerie went up ahead of Ian, with Shaw helping her up. She waited for Ian to come up.

"Got you." She heard him whisper. What?

"Viktor! Move!" Ian said, pulling himself into the van. Valerie hurried to help him before the van started to move and possibly chop Ian's legs off in the process. He made it in okay.

"That blonde lady! She has the Declaration!" Ian shouted to everyone, pointing at her.

The van stopped again in front of her and Shaw and Powell got out. They tried to grab the Declaration, but she wouldn't give it.

Finally, Ian shouted, "Just bring her!"

She was picked up and taken inside the van. Ian quickly turned to Valerie.

"Go in front with Viktor, help him drive us away safely." He said, before turning to the blonde lady.

Valerie quickly obeyed, knowing Ian knew what he was doing. Viktor glanced at her as she came up front.

"Gates is chasing us in a red van." He said in his Russian accent. "Sit down and buckle up, Ian would kill me if you got hurt."

Valerie did as she was told and checked the mirror for the van. She saw it and Riley driving it, Ben was next to him. She felt bad for a second before telling herself that Ben and Riley were chasing THEM and they needed to escape.

"Take a right!" She said, noticing the van's closeness.

Viktor quickly obeyed and turned, passing by some police cars.

"They probably want us." He joked. She smiled.

She kept her eyes on the van and only looked forward when Viktor said "Oh no". They were headed towards some construction and fast. They drove over it, bouncing along the way. Then they reached a street.

"We can lose them here." She said.

"That lady's hanging off the back door." Viktor said, motioning with his head to the back of the van.

"She still have the Declaration?"

"Yes."

"Keep her safe."

"Ok." He said before spotting a truck and quickly braking, saving the blonde lady.

A minute passed before he said, "She's gone. Gates is gone."

Valerie nodded. "Get us back to the hotel."

Then she headed back to Ian. He seemed disappointed.

"Did we lose the Declaration?" She asked.

"We never had it. It was a fake." Ian explained.

She nodded and went to comfort him on this loss.