THROUGH FINGERS THEY HAVE SLIPPED

Jensen fulfilled every fantasy that he had ever had about a Dallas cowboy cheerleader and he was going to be smiling for weeks and so was she.

This was the life, this he could do forever and the thought made his stomach flutter, holy crap he was in love but what if she didn't feel the same?

Looking in her eyes he felt that she did but they didn't have to say it yet right, they had plenty of time.

"Have you thought about the future?" He asked as they lay in the afterglow.

"Yeah I have the dress picked out, the cake, and Jade has the shotgun."

"You wouldn't have to force me to marry you." He said softly.

Arandi eyed him. "Jensen we're secret government agents that can die or be separated at any given moment."

"I know so is it too much to want to have every possible last moment with you?"

"I…..I…." Arandi floundered getting up from the bed and rushing from the room in tears.

Jensen stared after her stunned. "Well from fun to fuck in zero point three seconds." He mumbled to himself.

He pulled on his pants and followed.

Arandi had pulled on one of his jerseys and man she looked good.

"I wasn't suggesting that you had to be with me." He said slowly his heart aching that Arandi didn't want him as much as he wanted her.

Arandi lunged at him startling him backwards crashing their lips together. "Shut up you fucking idiot, you're everything I want and the thought of losing you makes me crazy."

"I know the feeling but this is our lives take it or leave it baby." He held her tight.

"I'll take it with you by my side I can take anything."

They never did eat that night.

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MISSION SHIPWRECKED

Jensen hated missions out in the middle of the ocean, his team was more vulnerable and even though they had rescue at every turn, he still hated it.

They had been on board this cruise for two days already, Jensen and Arandi, Jared and Jade posing as honeymooners.

They were hunting down drug smugglers and playing it cool.

Jensen watched as Arandi stood staring out at the expansive sea. He came up behind her wrapping his arms around her. "I'm king of the world." He shouted.

"You so did not just go there." Arandi sighed.

"I so did." Jensen laughed. "But I only want to be king of your world."

"How about a prince in standing"

"I prefer lying down."

"Remind me again why I love you?"

Jensen didn't answer her, the three word effecting him in ways he couldn't even begin to explain and he wanted to say them back but fear gripped his heart with an icy fist, so he kissed her senseless and prayed it was enough.

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The only great thing about the cruise was the food and the new dandy places to have sex and instead of being sated they just wanted more.

Like there was no tomorrow and the thought made Jensen hold Arandi tighter and add every feeling that he could into the intensity of their love making.

He had never felt so much and he was sure that she hadn't either.

They shopped at every stop and walked white sand beaches, it felt like a real honeymoon and it was nice.

Maybe they could really do this one day be on a real honeymoon but neither of them wanted to retire anytime soon, this job was all they had known since they signed up to be any type of agent.

They were best of the best and would someday train the new up and comers.

Neither of them believed that would find this, they were both sure their entire careers would result in numerous one night stands, never a steady relationship with anyone.

Sure they had tried it before and it had blown up in their faces miserably but this, this was different. They felt as they were lacking air when away from each other for too long. Jensen couldn't stand for Arandi to be upset and went out of his way to make her smile and laugh.

She was just as stubborn as him if not just a bit more when she set her mind to something and she protected Jensen just as much as Jared ever did and that anyone would be in awe of. If the president thought his back was watched he just didn't have a clue.

They were lying in bed tangled up together when the light flashed on Jensen and Arandi's watches that meant that someone was trying to get word to them on their ear pieces so they inserted them quickly and got ready to move.

"Jensen they smugglers are on the move upper deck." Jared said in their ear.

"Is the rest of the team in place?" Jensen asked dressing superfast and heading to the door with Arandi close behind.

He got affirmative answers from everyone.

"Party time boys and girls." Jensen huffed.

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Jensen watched the smugglers, counting about a dozen quickly and quietly lowering a life boat that was full of large plastic bags.

This was how they pulled it off, at certain stops the life boat or boats were loaded down and then lowered to the sea in the middle of the night. The boats were then replaced by authentic replicas and no one was any the wiser.

They just needed to find out where the lifeboats were being taken.

The call was already going out to the Agency ocean teams. The smugglers were as good as got and Jensen felt the resounding clap of another mission accomplished resounding in his head.

He was about to step out of the shadows to lead his team to get the people still on deck when he averted his eyes to the right and his blood ran cold.

Saldano Vega stepped into his sights and suddenly all Jensen wanted to do was get Arandi out of there.

"Fucking Vega." Jensen hissed and Arandi eyes shot to him, she knew that Jensen wouldn't let him escape unless he was dead and her heart raced.

Jensen grabbed Arandi's arm. "Baby please don't be mad at me and please understand, I need you to go back to our room and stay there till I come get you."

"Jensen you can't expect me to…"

"Arandi please Saldano is….." His words were cut off with gunfire and shouts and Jensen knew it was too late they had to fight and do what they could to take down this son of a bitch once and for all.

He grabbed Arandi's hand pulling her behind him and aiming his gun at Saldano but it was as if Saldano had planned this all out somehow knew where Jensen was and he smiled.

A beat of a second before Jensen pulled the trigger the explosion ripped through the air lifting Jensen back and slamming him into the wall behind him.

Pain filled him but he fought to stay conscious worried about Arandi's safety and he could hear Jared in his ear, he couldn't find his gun and he felt numb.

Arandi was a few feet away out cold and Jensen moved toward her just as Saldano lifted her viciously onto his shoulder as if she was a mere rag and with the evilest of smiles strode away leaving Jensen screaming until everything went dark.

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"Jensen you have a concussion your ribs are fucked to hell and …." Jared argued as he followed a very pissed Jensen down the hospital hallway.

"Fuck you Jared!" Jensen stopped and screamed at his best friend. "I'm not going to lie around while Vega does who knows what to my girlfriend."

"You don't even know where he took her." Jared said knowing exactly how he would feel if it was Jade.

"I know where he has her." Jensen said coldly. "He took her back to where this all started, where I killed his fucking father and if he knows how much she means to me he's going to…." Jensen throat filled with the lump of terror and anguish of the things Arandi didn't deserve. "Fuck Jay I never even told her that I loved her." His knees wanted to buckle that he had been afraid to say three words that he meant with all his heart and soul.

Jared nodded understanding that it was pointless to argue, Jensen was going in guns blazing and if he died it was exactly the way he wanted fighting for the love of his life.

"Team Elite is waiting for you orders." Jared saluted.

"Jay I don't expect…."

"As of two hours ago you were designated team leader and if you think you're leaving any of us behind think again."

"And that goes for us too." Tom and Erica stepped up.

"This isn't going to end pretty." Jensen said his voice deep and dark.

"If we wanted pretty we'd be walking run ways." Erica scoffed.

"Some of us aren't coming back." Jensen warned.

"Then we all better get our good byes put behind us quick, fast, and in a hurry." Tom sighed.

A tear rolled down Jensen's cheek, this was his team, his friends, his family.

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They walked side by side just like in the movies when heroes were going into battle but here there was no fancy music score or the panning of perfect camera angles.

"The Scorpion Elite Fighter is fueled and ready." Misha said.

"Vega is expecting us from the air not today but he's prepared for an air attack." Jensen said.

"Then how are we going in?" Jade asked burning to get to her sister.

Her words barely out of her mouth a large garage door began to lift in front of them.

"Team Elite welcome the wonderful world of what I like to call the Bat Cave." Jensen almost smiled.

The rest of his team stared at the fanciest yet deadliest looking motorcycles they had ever seen.

"He's not expecting these demon riders." Jensen growled.

"Demon riders are you serious?" Reyes asked.

"Hell yeah brother because once you're on them you feel possessed." Jensen offered as he slid his helmet into place hit the button that made his black armored suit adhere to his body and tossed the black metallic case over his shoulder like a backpack. "Careful with the handlebars agents they are rocket launchers. Please don't blow up any mini vans or each other for that matter."

Each member took a cycle and looked at each other fully knowing that this mission was the most dangerous of any of their careers.

"Lets ride." Jensen yelled as the motorcycles roared to life, he sighed deeply hoping the few hours that they had been preparing didn't mean he was too late but he was sure that Vega was keeping Arandi alive to torture him.

Jensen recalled a line from one of his favorite movies and it felt that was so true right now. 'Tell him I'm coming for him and hell's coming with me.'

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MISSION BREACHING HELL

The nine sleek motorcycles that sped down the highway going way over the posted speed limit caused more than one jaw to drop as they zoomed past everything in front of them in a perfect tactical formation.

They had the free and clear every police in any form knowing full well that the agents had the free and clear to speed and break every known law of the roads. The officers that saw them, some saluted, some followed them to make sure they had the all clear, and most all them prayed.

They reached the Vega compound not bothering to take cover, every agent knew what was expected of them and as they neared the gates each one veered off in a different direction.

Jensen floored the cycle taking it to full throttle blowing the gates as he slammed through them just in time to be lifted into the air gripping the cycle as it was launched straight towards the watch tower, Jensen flew into the air letting the cycle go just before it started to veer down and he hit the tower shooting the two men inside as he climbed inside to take his position.

Taking the case off his shoulder he quickly opened it to piece together his sniper rifle, he heard the explosions and screaming going on all around him but he knew where Vega would have Arandi.

Jensen took a deep breath and looked through the gun's scope towards the building where years ago he had killed Diego Vega and there she was and he couldn't breathe.

She was hanging from shackles from the ceiling her face bloodied and bruised but she was alive.

His phone vibrated seconds later as he took in how many people were in the room and he could see Vega phone in hand and knew he was using Arandi's phone to call him.

Jensen answered trying hard to keep his voice even. "If ever in your life you would say out loud that you fucked up Saldano this would be it."

"I fucked up by getting the upper hand taking your lady fare." Saldano laughed lifting Arandi's head with the tip of his gun.

Saldano had no idea the Jensen could see him, no idea the Jensen could take him out in a blink of an eye but he couldn't there was too many other's in the room and one of them would surely kill Arandi before he could kill them all.

"No one can say that I don't have a heart dear Jensen I know you're out there trying to get to her but all you're going to find is a dead little angel, I hope you got your fill of sweet ass." Saldano laughed coldly. "So I'm going to let you say goodbye."

Jensen watched as Saldano put the phone to Arandi's ear and was more than sure he had it on speaker.

"I'm sorry baby." He said trying to give Saldano the false sense of winning.

Arandi stirred. "Our job sucks." She said in a pained voice.

"I was supposed to watch over you." He said with a hitch and had just told her that he could see her.

"Jensen I need you to know that I wouldn't change anything about this not a damn thing since I met you." She said softly.

Jensen felt as if his very heart was being ripped straight out of his chest. "Arandi I…."

"Me too." She cut him off lifting her head looking right at him through the scope. "Nobody else but you baby." She was telling him that she didn't want to die by Vega's hand.

"Please forgive me." He breathed closing his eyes and seeing every beautiful moment that he had had with her flash in mind. He felt the brush of her lips, smelled her sweet scent and he wanted nothing more than to die right this very minute for failing her.

"I forgive you." She whispered.

Jensen let out a hitched sob as he opened his eyes and with Arandi still in the cross hairs he pulled the trigger.

TBC

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