This is the last chapter. Thanks to all that read and commented, it was much appreciated.
Disclamer: I don't own anything
(Quinn POV)
I was loading up with ammo and guns in the back of the van while Rachel explained the plan "You have a thirty second window, I'll cut the power, you grab the kid. Simple and clean, got it?"
"Got it, tell me how many"
"Does it matter?"
"Should I go first?"
"Okay"
"I don't exactly keep count but somewhere in the high fifties, low sixties" I tried to say it without bragging too much. "I've been around the block, but the important thing is-"
"Three hundred and twelve"
"Three hundred and twelve?" How the hell had she killed more than me? "How"
"Some were two at a time" I turned away "Honey?"
"I'm just" I waved her off needing a moment to myself.
Once I got over the shock I slipped out of the van and into the courthouse. Climbing though old pipes I made sure Rachel was ready "Monitored the perimeter?"
"I've monitored the perimeter"
"What about the police bands"
"Connect-"
"This is not my first time"
"I think we've established that" I was still a bit bitter.
I continued crawling though the pipe "Turn left Quinn, left"
I took off the camera attached to my head and brought it so she could see my face "You don't have to talk to me like that, okay? Be nice"
"Left Please?"
"I can't go left, there is no left" I hit the wall showing her. "I have straight, and I have back the way I came, there is no left. Which way do you want me to go?"
"Just stay there and wait for my mark"
"Do you see what I'm sitting in? Do you see that?" I pointed the camera at the two inches of water I was lying in. "Take your time"
"Yeah alright, just stay there" I put my headset back on "Wait for my mark" I started to back out of the pipe, I didn't need her mark to find a way in. "Quinn what are you doing?"
"Cut the lights on my signal" I climbed out and rounded a few corners "Kill the lights" I whisper-yelled. "Turn them back on"
Once Rachel managed to get the lights back on, I set up a bomb and blew away the door of the room that Jesse was in. He was alone sitting in a cell, tied to a chair. I untied him and carried him to the van where Rachel was waiting.
"I told you to wait for my signal, why didn't you wait?"
"I improvised"
"You deviated from the plan Quinn"
"The plan was flawed"
"The plan was not flawed"
"Anal retentive"
"Organized"
"Rach, ninety percent of this job is instinct"
"Well your instinct set off every alarm in the building"
"My instinct got the job done it may not have been the Rachel show"
"No it was the Quinn show, it was half assed, like christmas, like our anniversary. Like the time you forgot to bring my mother's birthday present"
"Your fake mother's birthday present"
"The point is, you are always the first to break team"
"You don't want a team, you want a servant for hire"
"I want someone I can count on"
"Rach, there's no air around you anymore"
"Oh what's that supposed to mean?" I could hear the hurt in her voice.
"It means theres no room for mistakes, no mistakes what so ever, no spontaneity. Who can answer to that?"
"Well you don't have to because this isn't even a real marriage"
"Who are you people?" Jesse asked from the back.
"Shut up!" Rachel yelled.
She pulled in at a low key motel where we carried Jesse to a room. "So now we realize that you saw the missis and I work though some domestic issues" Rachel scoffed "thats regrettable" I continued "but don't take that as a sign of weakness, that would be a mistake on your part. Now tell us what you know, why do both our bosses want you dead?" He stayed silent "You und-" I was interrupted when Rachel started drumming her fingers on the bed side table "Honey, please"
She lifted her hand in surrender "Wrap it up"
"Maybe its not such a great idea to undermine me in front of the hostage? It sends a mixed message" Jesse was nodding along.
"Sorry"
"Okay" Rachel cleared her throat I glared at her then continued "Where was I?"
"A Mistake on your part" Jesse replied.
"Shut up, you have options. I'm gonna lay out your options for you. Option A"
"If I-"
"Option A, You talk, we listen, no pain. Option B, you don't talk and I remove your thumbs with my pliers, it will hurt. Option C, I like to vary the details a bit but the punchline is, you die. Jesse, I'm a patient woman but I don't have all day."
"Can I get a soda, or a juice?" The gall of this boy, beforeI could do anything Rachel grabbed the phone and smacked his head with it. "Ow ow Option A"
She looked back at me with a 'thats right bitch' look "Okay that was a nice shot" Jesse shook his head a few times "You have a spasm?" I mimicked him.
"I'm tied up, why don't you check my back pocket?" Rachel grabbed a photo from the pocket. "I'm not the target, you are. Both of you, they found out you're married so they teamed up and sent you to the same hit to target each other. It was a joint task force by both your companies. Two competing agents living under the same roof, its bad for business, they wanted you to take each other out."
"You were bait" Rachel leaned against the dresser covering her mouth.
"Well its entry level, it allowed me into the company, a couple hits would bump me up to a desk, its pretty cool actually"
"So you keep the photo in your back pocket?" I asked
"Was I supposed to frame it?"
"You get rid of it, you burn it."
"Sorry, I guess I missed that day, like you missed the day on not marrying your enemy."
"You were bait or you are bait" Rachel moved to look out the window.
I held a fist to his face "Belt, belt" I opened it to find a sensor.
"Two minutes"
Still looking out the window Rachel replied "One minute"
We left Jesse tied up as we ran thought the motel rooms, most of them were empty, except for the last one where a young couple was having sex, but oh well. I pulled Rachel into a manhole just big enough for us if we were lying down.
"My way out is a boat in Le Pas"
"Cargo drop, Atlas mountains, so what?" I asked
"So apart at least we know what the odds are, lets just call this what it is, and what it isn't"
I blew a leaf off my cheek "Alright so its a crap marriage, I'm a mess and you're a disaster. Both Liars, but you run, you'll always be running, I say we stay and fight, we finish this thing. If you want to go you can go."
"Thank you"
"Lets just call this what it is, jesus christ" She hit me "stop"
Once the agents left we climbed out and made our way to the Home Made across the parking lot. I broke the handle with a crowbar and we walked inside with our guns raised, after realizing that we were alone we sat down to come up with a plan.
"Rach, this is a really good store" We put our bullet proof vests on and hid the bags. God knows why Rachel wanted to wear the suits, but I couldn't say no to her pout.
"See you in the next life Rachel"
"Likewise Quinn"
The agents had found where we were now and had started coming into the store. We knocked a young one out and took his weapons. When we rounded the next corner I grabbed two wrenches and knocked another two out, nearly tipping over some lights, but I caught them with my ninja skills. Rachel found a cart of knives while I walked around, gun up. I knocked a guy out as Rachel threw knives past me, unfortunately for me, she ended up sticking one in her leg. "Really?"
"Sorry" she calmly walked past me.
"We'll talk about this later." I pulled the knife out and followed her. I accidently knocked into a pile of stain cans. "I didn't touch a thing"
"Yes you did" It wasn't long until the other agents started shooting at us. We managed to get into the elevator. When we got to the second floor people started shooting at us again so we backed into the elevator again, and tried the first floor again.
"Sorry about the knife"
"I don't want to talk about it"
It was calm as we exited the elevator but as soon as it closed people started shooting at us again. Rachel climbed up on the rafters and when she fell, I swear my heart stopped. I got over to her as fast as I could and we made it into a display shed. We tore off the dress clothes and she bandaged my arm, where I had been shot.
"Hows it look?"
"Its a piece of cake"
"Damn the boat in Le Pas is looking pretty good right now isn't it?"
"Well it rains a lot this time of year, theres no where I'd rather be, than right here with you." If I thought I loved her before, well "shut up"
We came out of the shed in uniform and I swear we were amazing. It was thirty to two and we won. Our agencies will be pretty pissed now. It was like a scene out of a movie.
Two weeks later we were at couples therapy again. "I would be interested to know the progress you have made in the past few weeks."
"We're doing alright, aren't we?" I turned to face Rachel. "I'm not going to lie to you, there were times I wanted to just kill her"
"Likewise"
"I just couldn't take the shot"
"Thats a good sign, sometimes you have to battle though it"
"Thats marriage right? Oh we redid the house!" She told him with enthusiasm.
"You know there will always be challenges, but you can handle it, together."
"So far" I added
"So far?" Rachel asked "What is that?"
"I'm leaving room for the unknown"
"So far" she mocked me.
"And do you feel like your relationship styles are more-"
"Ask us the sex question" I told him.
"Quinn" Rachel scolded me.
I held out all my fingers "Ten"
THE END. Thanks to everyone who read it.
