I AM SO SORRY IT TOOK FOREVER TO UPDATE! I was out of town without my computer, but I am definitely making up for it today. I was thinking about ending this story soon, and starting up another one. What would you guys want to recommend? More Jaz/Dalton? Or more about the team together? Let me know please, and your wish is my command! Enjoy!
Separating at the train station, McG and Jaz went for the middle while Dalton and Amir went up front, and Preach went to the rear. Adam and Jaz made small eye contact before getting into the train, all Adam saw was anger and revenge in Jaz's eyes.
Making their way through the train, McG and Jaz found a booth that was precisely in the middle of the train. Sitting across from each other, McG noticed Jaz's hands tapping, her nervous tap. "Jaz, are you alright" he asked, which brought Jaz's eyes to meet his.
Realizing what she was doing she put her hands down, "Yeah, no I am good. Too much coffee this morning." Jaz showed a small smile to reassure McG she was okay, but part of her was definitely not okay.
Waiting for a call from command or Dalton, made Jaz more nervous. Playing the wait game, was easy if she had a sniper rifle in her hands. Waiting to see –capture the man that took a part from her, branded her, almost killed her. That was the wait game she could not, would not play.
Jaz stood looking at McG, "I am going to the boxcar behind us, there are more people in there. He might be there." McG looked at her in shock, from what she said, definitely not following the plan.
In a whisper-yell McG said, "Jaz, follow the plan. Now, sit. Down."
Over the comms both of them heard Adam, "Jaz, stay put. I mean it. That is an order." Hearing the concern in his voice made Jaz sit back down slowly.
McG leaned in across the table, "Listen I know this hard, but Jaz what if he recognizes you with other people on in that boxcar. He will kill someone, maybe you. Behind me is a storage boxcar so if he comes toward me, we can get him in there. No casualties today."
Nodding in agreement, Jaz heard her cell phone ring for a text message. A message from Dalton.
Please, follow the plan. I can't lose you.
Reading this message, and hearing what McG had said, stopped her shaky hands and made her focus. The wait game turned minutes into two hours when Amir and Adam finally spotted Ackmeli.
"I've got him he is 5 boxcars in front of you, McG and Jaz. He is working his way to the storage cars. Amir and I will stop at boxcar 3, then you two take up following him. Preach get ready in the second storage boxcar from their location."
In Unisom, they all spoke, "Acknowledged."
Staring at McG, waiting to hear the door slide open gave more anxiety to Jaz than she would ever admit. McG's eyes latched to Jaz's which meant he saw Ackmeli, his eyes told her to follow the plan. Hearing the door slide open, and then slam shut brought Jaz into a flashback. A flashback to the house where she was beaten and branded, one of the worst days of her life.
Shaking her head free from it, Jaz sat tall and continued to look at McG. Whispering, "Top, he is here. He is just standing."
"Alright, he might be waiting for someone. If he moves, McG you follow." Dalton said over the comms.
"I am set two boxcars down from your six, McG. Im ready if you need me." Preach said as well.
Looking to her left, making sure to cover her face she noticed an Afghan man looking at her. Smiling at her, McG turned to see that Jaz had been noticed he reached across the table and squeezed her hand. Jaz startled, almost flinched her hand back when she understood what McG was playing.
Jaz looked at McG, "Kiss me." McG looked shocked, "What, why!"
"What's going on!" She heard Dalton over the comms.
"That afghan man over there is interested in me, we need him to look away so Ackmeli doesn't recognize me. So Joe, I need you to kiss me. Kissing makes people look away, its psychology."
Adam sighed over the mic, 'McG, do it. We can't have you guys compromised."
"Alright, well get ready for the best kiss of your life." McG said to Jaz with a smile.
"Doubtful." Jaz smiled a genuine smile, and leaned over the table. Their lips met, once, then soon they had deepened their kiss. McG opened an to see the Afghan man no longer looking, and heard Amir over the comms.
"Jesus guys, it's a kiss not a high school, under the bleachers, make out session." Jaz heard Amir through the comms, which meant Adam heard also. Pulling away Jaz gave McG an evil eye and a smile to hold their cover, "Try to shove your tongue down my throat one more time, and I will shoot you myself."
McG let out a chuckle, "Sorry that is how I kiss. We are good now, Ackmeli is still standing by the door still, and we no longer have eyes on us."
"Good" was all Dalton had said in response. A response that sounded jealous and annoyed from Jaz's point of view.
Jaz was about to respond when McG saw Ackmeli move towards them, "Hold on, we have movement. Ackmeli is moving to…" McG's eyes followed Ackmeli, followed him right to the man sitting beside them, the man that was staring at Jaz. "We might have a problem, Ackmeli is going to the guy who was staring at Jaz, if speaks to our target about her, we are blown."
Jaz looked to her left and saw the man, and Ackmeli greeting each other. Unexpectedly making eye contact with him, made Jaz nervous.
"Jaz get out of there, move towards Preach." Adam demanded. "McG watch her six."
Only able to nod, Jaz stood and started walking to the storage boxcar. She then heard a panicked McG, "Jaz, Ackmeli spotted you, ru—" Jaz turned to see the Afghan man Ackmeli was speaking to, attack him. And then she spotted Ackmeli, walking towards her with a smile on his face. Drawing her gun, but being stopped by the one already pointed at her head. "Hello, sweetheart remember me?"
Jaz was then shoved to the door of the boxcar, and then shoved into the storage boxcar after.
"Jaz!, Everyone, get to Jaz and McG's location now!" Adam yelled through the comms.
Hitting the floor hard, she looked up to see Ackmeli blocking both of the doors with heavy wooden boxes, to keep her in, and her team out. He kneeled down and grabbed Jaz's gun, and smiled again. "I am so happy to see you. We never got to finish what we started."
Jaz spat at him, "Fuck you" Saying this got her a right cross to the face. Still having her comms, she heard the commotion of Adam frantic, Amir and Preach trying to open the doors, and McG detaining the man who attacked him, then she finally heard a calm message from Dalton, "Jaz, if you have your comms still on, listen to me. He cannot break you. You are strong. And you have a green light to use deadly force."
Hearing the last part brought Jaz out of the terror that shook her tremendously, "Ackmeli, listen. This can go two ways. One, turn yourself in. or Two, die. Which is your choice."
Ackmeli spoke with some laughter in his voice, " Funny, how is your back? You know what you did to mine was not nice." Ackmeli grabbed Jaz by her hair, and hit her back next, until he knew she was bleeding somewhat. "You dream of me don't you? You have flashbacks to that day. Flashbacks of me."
Hearing him say these things brought her anger and revenge emotions back, and bigger than ever, " I am choosing the option for you, death." Jaz then sprung up and began fighting Ackmeli.
So focused on fighting Ackmeli, Jaz didn't hear Amir and Adam had broken into the door. Jaz was standing above Ackmeli, throwing punch after punch, until her knuckles bled. His back finally hit the floor when Jaz grabbed her gun that was by her feet.
"Jaz" Amir had said, but was unable to get through to Jaz.
Jaz grabbed the gun and pointed it at Ackmeli, "LOOK AT ME." Jaz yelled at him.
"Jaz stand down." Adam yelled.
"I said LOOK AT ME YOU SON OF A BITCH." Jaz yelled yet again, Ackmeli then looked at Jaz and smiled.
"You took a part of me that day. You did. You are a sick bastard that you like to degrade and torture woman. You did crack a part of me, but you did not break me. I should kill you right now." Jaz said while focused on Ackmeli on the floor.
Adam put his gun on his hip and started to slowly walk towards Jaz, "Jaz, listen to me. I know what he did to you. But you do not kill people in cold blood. Its not you. You are strong, smart, funny, a great teammate, this is not you."
Hearing Adam say what he said, brought let some anger release out of Jaz, "He deserves this."
Adam walked up right behind Jaz, " I can't let you throw your life away for this, I won't. Jaz give me the gun."
Jaz's tear full eyes looked across he shoulder to Dalton and Amir, he eyes then went back to Ackmeli and the gun pointed at him. Jaz felt Adam's hand on her shoulder, and heard him whisper, "Jaz. Give me the gun."
Soon all the anger was out of Jaz and then she looked at Ackmeli one more time, "You deserve to die. You do. But me killing you isn't worth my life." Jaz then put the gun down, turned and handed it to Dalton. Before she could turn around again, she heard Ackmeli speak once more, "I told you we were going to finish what we started." Ackmeli reached for his gun that he was hiding in his back, him being fast about it, but Adam was faster.
Adam withdrew his weapon and fired two shots into Ackmeli, killing him. He then looked at Jaz and pulled her into a hug.
"I heard a gunshot is everyone alright." Preach asked through the comms.
"Yeah, target is down." Amir said and then walked out of the boxcar to give Jaz and Dalton some privacy.
Hugging Adam, Jaz pulled away and then punched him in the arm. "Ow! What was that for! You need to stop hitting me. I am your CO."
"That was for killing him, I wanted to do that." Jaz said with a smile, "And this is for what you said to help me." Jaz then pulled Dalton into a long slow kiss.
I was thinking about doing one more chapter of this story, the aftermath of killing Ackmeli. Then starting another one.