Jessie watched from the shadows alongside Storm Shadow as Baroness's husband greeted her, she felt somewhat bad that they were using him but at the same time she found his obliviousness humorous. Not to mention the fact that he let Anna do whatever she wanted without ever suspecting a thing; for such a brilliant scientist, he was kind of an idiot.

"Finally, my wife is home."

"Hello Daniel. How was your meeting with the Minister of Defense?"

"He was thrilled. The accelerator performed flawlessly. I wish you would have been there." Jessie wanted to laugh; there was no way in a million years Anna would take time out of her day to sit through something as dull as meeting with a government official unless it involved battle strategies.

"You and your little lab rats are so clever." Jessie had to stop herself from laughing; Anna had obviously become bored with the conversation and now was brushing him off as if he were nobody.

"How was Monte Carlo?" It would seem that she wasn't the only one who had picked up on Anna's disinterest; Daniel was trying desperately to keep his wife's attention.

"I didn't get what I was after."

"I suppose I should be grateful."

"Most husbands would be."

"Most husbands don't have such mysterious wives. They know exactly where they are and what they do." Jessie was suppressed; Daniel had never called Anna out on her secretive lifestyle before. It was a bit worrying, their plans would be set back tremendously if he were to start snooping around in Anna's business.

"They think they know."

"Anna, I don't want to fight. I missed you."

"Well I never tire of a good fight. But not with you, darling, let me freshen up and I'll meet you downstairs. "

"I do love you, my beautiful Baroness."

Daniel left the room and no more than a second later Storm Shadow appeared. Jessie waited to make her appearance wanting to see how long it would take Anna to pick up on her presence.

"McCullen gave me orders to kill the Baron if he so much as touched you."

"Well he's my husband. Of course he touches me," Anna made a valid point, however when it came to her, Jessie's father could be a little bit possessive. "And besides, his work at the lab goes much better after we've touched, and that's the important thing." Jessie screwed up her face, no matter how old she got she would still get uncomfortable at the slightest mention of sexual intercourse.

"So what are you doing, spying on me?"

"If I was spying on you, you would never know." Storm Shadow had a knife to Anna's throat before Jessie could blink. She almost stepped out from her hiding place to tell him to back off, but Anna was a bit faster. Seconds after Storm Shadow put his knife to her throat she took a kunai that she had had hidden on her and tried to drive it through Storm Shadows skull. He caught her hand, the blade halting mere inches from his eye.

"Getting closer."

"You were my best student," Jessie tried not to let the comment get to her. She knew Anna was better at fighting than she was but still, it hurt to hear Storm Shadow acknowledge someone else as better than her. "Viper and I will be coming with you to retrieve the warheads, we leave at dawn."

Jessie watched Storm Shadow leave the room and considered stopping to talk to Anna before following him, however she decided against it when she noticed the other woman had pulled a small black box out of her purse. She knew what was in the box and the story behind said object. Both Anna and Rex had told her about Anna's first love and how they had gotten engaged. She could see that Anna was lost in memories of times past and deciding to leave her to her reminiscing, Jessie silently slipped out of the room.

She met up with Storm Shadow outside the mansion as the got into the nondescript black sports are that would take them back to the base.

"What do you think will happen when we attack tomorrow?" Jessie knew it was a slightly dumb question to ask but she honestly wanted to know what Storm Shadow thought would happen.

"We will attack the enemy base and retrieve the warheads at any cost. Some of our soldiers will die, but they won't go down without a fight. You will stay by my side at all times and avoid close combat as much as possible. It should not be too difficult to achieve our goal."

Jessie blushed but made sure to nod, she knew that Storm Shadow was only telling her to stick close to him because her father ordered him to keep her safe; still, she couldn't help but feel special. She knew she was probably just imagining it because of her infatuation, but it was a pleasant thought. The car ride back was a long one and soon Jessie head started to bob soon enough the smooth motion of the car had lulled her to sleep. Her head fell softly onto Storm Shadow's shoulder and he tensed at the initial contact but relaxed right after, shifting so that they would both be more comfortable. He felt a certain contentedness whenever she was near him and though he would never admit it out loud, he held romantic feelings for her. The car ride seemed to fly by and all too soon Storm Shadow found himself lifting Jessie's slumbering form from the car before heading in to the base so that he could put her into bed.

Jessie woke the next day a bit dazed and confused, she didn't remember arriving back at the base or falling asleep in her bed. She blushed realizing she must have fallen asleep in the car, meaning that Storm Shadow had had to cart her upstairs to her room. She felt mortified and wished that he had simply woken her up, then at least she could have retained some of her dignity. She continued to dwell on her embarrassment as she dressed in her uniform and all the way through breakfast as well, it wasn't until she was boarding the drills along with all the other soldiers that she was able to push the thought from her mind. She could obsess over her self-perceived humiliation after they completed their mission for now her focus was needed elsewhere.

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