LJ didn't know what to do. Should he go after her? Before he could decide, Sara stood. "Let me talk to her." LJ just nodded and remained where he was.

Sara found Jessica sitting with her head in her lap on the front steps. Sitting down beside her, Jessica glanced up to see who had joined her. It was clear, to Sara, she had been crying. Jessica reached up to wipe the moister from her cheeks. "I thought you would be LJ."

Sara gave her a little smile. "I thought you might like some non male company." She felt for this girl. She had been in her shoes once. Loving a member of this family didn't always mean life was easy but she had found the benefits far out weighted the cost.

Jessica raised her head and looked at something far in the distance. Sara decided it was now or never, "Did LJ tell you anything about his family?"

Jessica took a deep breath and continued looking straight ahead. "He told me his dad was framed for a crime he didn't commit and that his uncle helped him clear his name." She paused a moment and then said, "Obviously that was a lie."

Well, Sara thought. At least he'd told her something. That's somewhere to start. "Actually that isn't entirely wrong, albeit a little vague." Jessica turned her head and gave her a skeptical look. "I'll give you the short version, how about that?" Jessica nodded so Sara continued. "What LJ told you was true. Michael did try to clear Lincoln but he wasn't able to find any legal way to do it so…" Sara paused and took a deep breath before she continued. "Michael found a way to get himself sent to prison and he broke his brother, LJ's father, out."

Sara could see she had Jessica's full attention now. She had stopped looking out at some obscure object in front of her and was now completely focused on Sara. "Lincoln and Michael went on the run and LJ was framed, my the same people who framed his father." She paused again. "I told you I would make this short. The short version is the charges against LJ were dropped and one of the people who had framed Lincoln came forward, so those charges were dropped as well. Michael, however, wasn't as lucky. They weren't satisfied with just letting him go after everything so he was made to serve another eighteen months. He was released three months ago."

When Sara finished, Jessica turned to face front again. Just when Sara thought she wasn't going to respond Jessica whispered, "I just don't know." Jessica's eyes were pleading with Sara. "He talks about his family all the time. Why didn't he tell me?"

"I can't answer that." Sara knew this wasn't much help so she added, "There is something else you should know." Jessica looked like she was bracing herself for another bombshell. "I've known LJ for almost two years now. You are the first girl he has brought home to meet us."

Jessica began shaking her head. "That doesn't mean anything though."

Sara reached out and placed her hand on Jessica's arm. She waited until the young woman was looking at her again. "I think it does. LJ has dated other girls. He's told me about some of them." Sara took another deep breath before she continued. "One of the things you will find with Michael, Lincoln, and LJ is that family is everything to them. The fact that LJ brought you home to meet his dad and his uncle means something."

Jessica shook her head again. "I just don't know."

"I understand." Sara said. "Just promise me you will think about it before you make any decisions?" Jessica nodded. "Would you like to go back inside?"

Jessica thought for a minute. "I think I should go back to the dorm. I just don't think I can go in there again."

It was Sara's turn to nod this time. "Would you like me to go get LJ?"

Jessica stood and Sara followed. "No. Just tell him…just tell him I'll talk to him on Monday."

With that Jessica walked down the steps and headed to her car. Sara made her way back inside.

~

After going back inside, Sara gave everyone the short version of what had transpired between her and Jessica. Finding out Jessica had left, LJ retreated to his room and Sara headed home. Michael stayed to help his brother clean up and promised to come by Sara's apartment once he was finished. She'd just nodded and made her way out the door.

Now that he was on his way to her apartment he was having second thoughts. He knew this morning they both had agreed he would come over again tonight, but did she still want that? He didn't know. She had looked defeated when she left, but there was something else. He couldn't quite put his finger on it at the time but now that he thought about it, she looked angry.

Michael parked his car and grabbed the overnight bag from the trunk he had put together before leaving for Lincoln's. He had wanted to have a change of clothes for in the morning so he wouldn't have to wear his old ones again as he had this morning. Now he wasn't so sure if he would need them or not. He grabbed them anyway just in case and made his way up to Sara.

~

She had arrived home ten minutes ago and her anger was not subsiding. In fact, it was getting worse. How could LJ do that? He was so much like his father and his uncle. Why did these men think it was ok to keep important information from the ones they cared about? And for that matter, from the ones that clearly cared about them. Sara was sure Jessica had deep feelings for LJ. The fact that she had taken the news so hard was evidence of that.

Sara was pacing her living room when she heard the knock on her door. She knew it had to be Michael but checked the peephole just to be sure. Those months on the run when people were trying to kill her had taught her to be extra cautious. Seeing his form on the other side of her door, she flipped the locks and let him in.

Michael saw that the look in Sara's eyes hadn't changed. And now he was sure that what he had seen before at Lincoln's was anger. Once he had stepped inside, she left him at the door and walked over to the window. The tension in her was obvious. He wasn't sure what he could do to help her since he really wasn't sure why she was so angry. He knew she had been upset but he hadn't expected this. He set down his bag and started to move towards her when she began to speak. "Why didn't LJ tell her? Why did he let her find out like that?"

Her talk with Jessica must have bothered her more than he realized. "I don't know. I guess he was probably afraid of how she would react." He knew it wasn't much but it was all he had.

Sara turned around sharply. "Is that why you did it Michael?"

Her attack took him off guard. "What are you talking about?"

"In Fox River, when you only told me part of your plan. Was it because you were unsure of how I would react? Or was it because you knew how I would react?"

Michael stuffed both hands in his pockets and fixed his eyes on the floor in front of him. He thought they'd moved past this. "I'm sorry Sara." When it was clear that wasn't good enough he said, "I was afraid. Afraid of how you might react, yes, but I was also afraid you might have talked me out of it." Michael looked back up and met her eyes. "I knew I had to get my brother out of there and I was already feeling guilty knowing what the cost was going to be, had been already. I couldn't hear you put into words the thoughts that were already swimming in my head." Her expression softened a little and he was glad.

"That still doesn't answer why LJ didn't tell her."

He was glad they were back to LJ again. It was safer territory. " I don't know why he didn't tell her, but if I had to guess… He really seems to like this girl and maybe he just kept putting it off because he was afraid he would lose her." Once Michael put it into words he realized how much alike he and his nephew really were.

When Sara didn't respond, Michael took a step forward. "Do you want me to go?"

Sara's head jerked up. He wanted to leave? She walked to stand in front of him. "Michael Scofield, you're just going to leave me like this?"

He didn't know what to say. Did she want him to stay? "I didn't mean…" But before he could get anything else out, Sara's mouth cut him off. Her hands gripped his shirt and she was holding on to him for dear life. Her mouth was hard and angry at first. She was pouring all her frustrations into the kiss. It didn't matter. His body still responded to her.

He opened his mouth to give her tongue access, which she immediately took. His hands grabbed her hips and pulled her against him. Her hands moved down and pulled his shirt from his jeans. When her hands touched his skin, he sucked in his breath and pulled her closer. Her hands inched up his chest but his shirt was getting in the way. He ripped himself away and pulled his shirt over his head. Before he was able to get it off his arms she was back. Her lips had found his chest and he quickly finished his task before coming back to rest his hands on her shoulders and in her hair.

Sara made her way down his torso. When met with his jeans she looked up briefly and met his heavy lidded eyes. The anger he had seen before was now gone. A smile now played across her face and then she turned back to what she was doing. With one last kiss to the skin just above his jeans, she set her hands to removing the clothing that was in her way.

She slid his jeans down his legs and he stepped out of them. He had barely gotten his feet back on the floor when he felt her hand wrap around him. He nearly lost it. Then her mouth was on him. He closed his eyes and his hands held her head in place.

Her mouth felt so good. Too good. He had to get her to stop. He placed his hands on either side of her face. "Sara." She looked up at him but didn't stop. He closed his eyes and tried again. "Sara. Please. I…I want this to last but…if you don't stop soon…it won't." He was amazed he had been able to get that out.

With one last lick Sara pulled herself away and stood up. It was then he noticed that she was still completely clothed. He reached out to start to even out the situation when she stepped away from him. At first he was a little confused, but then she held out her hand. He took it and followed her into the bedroom.

She stopped beside the bed and placed her hands on his shoulders indicating she wanted him to sit down. Once he was seated, Sara took a step back and began removing her top. Every move she made was slow and deliberate. She was teasing him and he loved it. He sat still and just watched as she removed her top, her jeans, and even her bra. It wasn't until only her panties remained that he reached out and pulled her too him. She didn't fight it. His thumbs slipped inside the sides of her panties and slid them down her legs.

She stood before him without a shred of clothing and he waited to see what she would do next. He didn't have to wait long. She climbed onto his lap facing him, her legs bracketing his hips. She didn't hesitate. Sara reached down between them and found what she was aiming for and sat down taking him in one fluid motion.

His hands found her hips and braced himself for the pace she had set. Her head was throne back and her eyes where closed. Her lips were slightly open and he could hear little whispered moans escaping. He could tell she was close. He reached down with his mouth and found one of her nipples. He was rewarded when he heard her suck in her breath. He shifted slightly so he could sink deeper inside of her and his other hand made its way to where they were connected. He felt her wetness between his fingers. Michael gave a hard suck to her nipple and felt her muscles contract around him and a high pitched moan escape her lips.

The sight of her pleasure was his undoing. As he thrust deep one last time, her name left his lips as he exploded inside her.