28.6. Territorial

Co-written with isabelowens & undercoverdoc
[Follows THIS and THIS]Marc bounded up the stairs of the private jet and threw his briefcase down on the floor so he could flop into one of the seats lining the walls. He smirked at Izzy sitting across from him, noting that she looked slightly dumbfounded. Once she had asked for help, Marc had done everything ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS]

LINK: Izzy didn't bother getting dressed up for meeting James. They were only going to be having a smoke in the hotel's bar. She'd left Ali when Jamie couldn't settle, letting her friend do the mother thing while Iz went back to her hotel to stress over Cameron and trying to work out if he was okay ( Read more... )

18.2.3. All you need is love

Co-written with isabelowens
[Follows THIS, THIS and THIS]Izzy had stayed with Cameron until he'd had to go into the passenger lounge. She wrapped her jacket tighter around her body as she made her way back through the airport. With Cameron gone she was left alone with thoughts of James and Ali. Ali she could face, even if she ( Read more... )

12.16. “Just so you know, judging from my little experience, I kind of believe in fate. It just works in really fucked up ways sometimes.”
| Can’t Hardly Wait

[Follows THIS and THIS]Marc knew that if he didn't agree to babysit that day, he could well lose both Ali and Jamie forever. Ali would only take so much of his shit before she told him to ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS and THIS]James waited until Ali was asleep before leaving her side for anything more than a minute or so. The doctors had just confirmed via another ultrasound that the baby was okay but Ali had a bruised talebone and sore lower back from the fall. She'd bled a small amount from the impact of the fall, but the doctors assured them ( Read more... )

LINK: Izzy was exhausted. Emotionally, physically, and some other -ly she had yet to be able to name. She'd moved to have a shower, but now she was intent on just crawling under the covers and not surfacing for a very long time. Only she had work, and work would have this way of dragging her out of bed and away from Campbell ( Read more... )

[Follows THIS and THIS]James felt far from well as he gradually regained consciousness, but at least he was awake, which meant he wasn't in a coma. He opened his eyes slowly, but just a little, the hospital lights harsh on his groggy eyes. One by one, he recognised the familiar elements... ventilator in his nose, pads of a heart monitor on his ( Read more... )

43.6. Change

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Pierce had been tapping his expensive fountain pen monotonously on the sleek glass top of his desk as his light blue eyes surveyed James closely. The tapping abruptly stopped and he folded his hands in front of him. “Why the change of heart?”

James shrugged. “Does there need to be a reason?” he asked.

( “There is always a reason with you Campbell,” Pierce returned in amusement. He took a slow sip of his double espresso. “You were adamant you wanted to stay a field agent. You were adamant you wanted to stay a field agent at Owens’ side. So, either you want out of field work you want away from Owens’. I’m going with Door Number Two.” )

6.3 Do Over!

[Follows THIS]James snapped his cell phone shut and set it aside to light up a much-needed cigarette. He was starting to wonder if he should keep a Fuck Up Tally, though if he did, he’d be running out of wall space to notch up the points by now ( Read more... )

5. If you tried to please me now // You know that I won't remonstrate // But lie, I would lie
(Gomez - ‘Bring It On’)

- Co-written with isabelowens [Very NSFW]

( James was still plastered against the wall and made no move at first. See? This was why he should own the Batmobile... )