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Title: I'm Sorry

Chapter: 9

Subtitle: Out to Work

Pairing: Emma/Brennan Shalimar/Jesse

Author: Lyza Haliwell

Note from the Author: okay! right now, i don't know where my story is heading. i just know that it would be emma and brennan ending up together. now, this is where you come in... send me you ideas. ok... here's the update. hope you like it... love you all....

i'm sorry

Chapter9

"What the hell was that?" Shalimar demanded. her brows knitted and her arms crossed, he faced Brennan who is still confused of what he just did. "What was that all about?" Shalimar repeated.

Brennan threw a glance at Shalimar and then looked away. "I don't know." was his short reply.

"You don't...ha!" Shalimar let out an annoyed laugh then looked at him fiercely. "It does not look that way from where i stand!"

"Please, Shal. Can we just drop this?" Brennan pleaded and started to walk away.

"Sure, sure" Shalimar lifted her hands, shrugged her shoulders and allowed her arms to drop at her side. "Sure, lets just drop this." she yelled after Brennan who was still walking away. "You never seem to care about anything. You seem to want to keep everything to yourself. So let's just drop this. Who am I anyway?" with that Shalimar turned around and left.

Brennan was left frozen at his position. He did not have enough strength to take another step. "It's not you," he whispered. He felt very guilty. He never wanted anything of this to happen. He had a life...with Emma. He was happy with her.

"Is that regret I see in your face?" Brennan heard Adam's voice.

"Please Adam, I..."

"I'm not judging you. Although that scene from just a minute ago clearly shows that you have unfinished issue with Emma." Adam walked silently towards Brennan. Brennan let out a heavy sigh and mouthed a protest but Adam spoke first. "Look, Bren, Shalimar loves you so much. That is very obvious but you on the other hand have been very quiet with your relationship with her. You don't even display affection publicly. I don't know why and I don't intend to know because that is out of my business." Adam tapped Brennan's shoulder and then walked away.

"Thanks," Brennan softly said. Adam stopped and look back at him. "You can't please everyone Brennan. Sooner of later you will have to hurt one of them unintentionally. You will never have a happy futher if you don't fix your past." Adam smiled and left.

Brennan could not believe what just happen. He was really really distraught. He didn't want to hurt Shalimar but how can he tell her that he does not love her? Where could he start? What could he say?



Emma was very nervous. This is going to be her big break. She got in the club after Jesse gave her an earing that is actually a tranmitter. Her necklace is a cam that is connected to the team. Jesse plays as taxi driver and Shalimar coaches her from the Sanctuary with Adam while Brennan blends himself in the crowd.

"That's Mr. Makimoto, the head of the assassin team. Beside him is Mr. O'brien. He manages the whores." Jesse instruct Emma as he looks at his computer where images from the club is transmitted from Emma's necklace. "Emma, you have to get O'brien's attention. Good luck"

Emma walked towards an empty table near Mr. Makitmoto and O'brien. She threw a glance at O'brien waited till he return the gaze then looked away. Shalimar taught her that. Shalimar told her once that to get a man to come to you, you should look at him with hunger and once he return your gaze, look away as if he's not your type.

Emma didn't need to look again to know that O'brien was staring at her long enough. She was a bit shock when a man spoke from behind her.

"How much do you charge?" the man ask him.

"You can't afford me." was Emma's quick reply but the man wanted her so badly that he grabbed her behind.



Brennan fliched when he saw that. He moved quickly to Emma's location. He saw Emma slapped the man's face but it was not enough punishment for Brennan. Every one was taken aback when Brennan punched the man on the nose and the poor man fell on the floor bleeding. All eyes where on Brennan and all suspected that he was there with Emma--the beautiful whore.

"Are you alright?" Brennan asked Emma when she was about to leave. He was caught off guard when Emma suddenly gave him an elbow followed by a roundhouse kick. Brennan fell on the floor and Emma pinned him there with her foot. She glared at him. "That will teach you not to not to pry on somebody elses business." Emma spat out, looked up, fixed her micro skirt then left.

Brennan was stunned. He didn't have any idea what just happen. He thought he was doing Emma a favor. Brennan stood up and wiped his face, looked around but could not find Emma so he shook his head and left.



"You were great out there!" Emma heard a male's voice behind her. Wiping around she was lost in surprise. "I'm Russ, Russ O'brien." the man introduced himself as he extend his hand to her.

Emma stood there still don't know what to do. "Emma, speak up!" she heard Jesse on her earpiece. "Smile at him, shake his hand and pull him close then wet your lips." Shalimar instructed. Emma flashed him a smile, took his hand and stepped closer to him. Then she looked away and wet her lips oh so slow. "I'm Em--" she paused. She can't use Emma. What name should she use? "Emmie!"

"Emmie? What kind of name is that?" Shalimar commented while Jesse laugh on the other line. "Let her alone, Shal."

"Are you alone?" Russ asked her, still not letting go of her hand. Emma shrugged her shoulder as if to say maybe. Russ smiled. "Can I tag along with you?"

"I don't really know. My time is precious." Emma responded as she brushed her locks back to show her sexy neck.

"How much do you charge?" Russ grinned at her with a shot of seriousness.

"Well, we can talk about it. Do you want to take your pants off?" Emma grinned back at him and tease him at the same time.

Russ swallowed as a drop of sweat run to his chest. "Come with me!" he said and then both marched to the nearby vallet parking.



"I knew it! this was a wrong idea. We should not have let Emma take the mission. Look what time it is... and she's not yet home." Brennan paced back and forth in the computer center of the Sanctuary with Adam and Shalimar.

"Relax Brennan. I think Emma could handle herself very well." Adam replied while he continued to process the other information in the computer.

"Relax?" Brennan's breathing became constricted. He's heart beat became really fast and his face is all red. "Did you see what happen in the club? A maniac grabbed her behind. And why does she have to wear that tiny clothes, if you still call it clothes?"

"Hello? Earth to Brennan! Emma is pretending to be whore?" Shalimar re-informed him.

"Given!" Brennan face Shalimar then walked to a nearby seat, finally got tired of walking around. "But why does she have to stay out this late?"

"In case you didn't notice. Jesse is still out too." Shalimar, now irrately responded. She stood up and faced her own pc to try and locate Emma. She too is worried and she know that Brennan has all the right to be worried but why this much? Why with Emma alone? Isn't he worried about Jesse?

Brennan sighed and leaned forward. "Jess is a man. He can handle himself really well."

"And I can't?"

Everyone looked at the direction of the voice. "Emma!" Shalimar excitedly called out. She stood and walked towards Emma and gave her a hug then to Jesse who was standing just behind Emma. Emma didn't hug Shalimar back. She was really tired and the last thing she want to her is her teammate doubting her.

"What, and I can't?" Emma repeated. Brennan was silenced. He does not know what to tell Emma; how to answer her question. "Is that why you came and almost blew my cover?"

"I was helping you, dam'it!" Brennan roared back.

"Helping me from what?" Emma hollered as if she and Brennan were the only person there. Her hands are sweaty and she wanted so much to kill him right then and there. "From the set up?"

"What set up?" Brennan was speaking at the top of his voice while the other three look at both of them wondering where did all this anger come from?

Emma glared at him. "I made him do that to me!"

"..."

Emma shook her head sat on a near by seat. She placede her hand bag on the table and stared back at Brennan.

"What?" Brennan was speechless for a moment. He doesn't think he heard her correctly.

"I made him flirt at me." Emma slowly mouthed for Brennan to understand. Jesse giggled after hearing that again. Emma already told him everything that had happen that night, even the things that they didn't heard nor seen. Shalimar glanced at Jesse asking him if that was true and Jesse just nodded with a smile.

"Why?" Brennan confusedly asked.

"Because that was my plan to get Russ' attention, you dumb ass!" Emma directly mocked him. "Now, if you don't have anything to ask, i think i need to rest now." Emma said then she looked at Adam. "Can I rest now? Jesse could explain to you everything." she smiled and winked at Jesse.

"Okay!" Adam agreed. Emma kissed him good-night and then kissed Shal and Jesse. She then walked out of the room but threw a glance at Brennan first. She smiled. She knew that Brennan is still concern at her...and jealous too. She smiled and then locked her door behind her. At least she know that Brennan still feels something for her. That is all she needed to know. She beamed again and then dozed of on her bed.



I wrote this in the middle of the night... please post your reviews... thanks for the time even if the story sucks...

Lyza