With a little help from my friends *possible NSFW**Closed to Sara*

[jrey]

Jessie groaned, her instincts to reach for the lump on her head. Unfortunately the chains holding her upright made that impossible. She slowly opened her eyes, blurry vision slowly revealing what looked to be a prison cell. Her throat was bone dry, as she turned her head revealing some equipment Jessie was unfortunately too familiar with. Apparently they'd figured out that she wasn't a buyer, but an undercover cop. She lowered her head, awaiting her fate. This gang had already tortured and killed several cops, so her odds and fate weren't looking all that good. That didn't stop her from trying to glare at whoever it was coming into her cell.

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[the_white_canary]

"I had to see you at least once, but you can't stay with me; your partners are going to want to know what happened to you if they don't see you." She said caressing her face gently, trying not to hit any sore spots. "Trust me, when I saw that bastard put his hands on you, I wanted nothing more than to throw my bo through him and sling him across the room, but stabbing him was just as good"

The look in her eyes was different, even if she may have sounded the same. Jessie was never supposed to see her like this.

"Listen to me. My group has been following this organization for a while, so our being here the same as your group is coincidental, ok? If they ask you what happened, just tell them the chain broke due to the explosion and you fell, ok?" she stood up as she looked to see one of her members standing nearby as she moved to leave.

[jrey]

Jessie leaned into that touch, tears running down her face, and nodded. She'd cover for Sara however she needed to. She knew Sara couldn't stay, as much as she wanted her to. She nodded, trying to wink and not sob, and got up staggering back into the alley.

"Reynolds! There she is, chief...." She heard one of the MP's say, and fell to the ground too exhausted to move.

[the_white_canary]

Sara watched from above the adjacent rooftop as the MP's and other cops tended to Jessie as a lone tear flowed down her cheek, but she quickly wiped it away as she headed off with the rest of her group. Their mission accomplished.

[jrey]

It was several weeks later when Jessie was finally allowed to return home. She'd done exactly what Sara had asked her to do. She said the chains broke when the first explosion went off, and it was her own partner that was the leak. Despite all of that, she was put on medical leave until the case could be reviewed by internal affairs. Jessie didn't care, especially since she was still fairly banged up and needed the break anyway.

She still couldn't believe that was Sara. She moved like a ninja, practically soundless. And she was deadly accurate, luckily for Jessie. But she still had fifty million questions.

[the_white_canary]

A silent figure stood a few feet away from her front door, debating in her head while she held the small 'get well soon' teddy bear and a small bouquet of wildflowers in her hands. She shook her head, making up her mind as she marched up to the door and knocked on it.

She really shouldn't be here...

[jrey]

Hearing a knock at the door, Jessie got up. She hobbled to the door, still a bit stiff. Opening it without checking, her jaw dropped, seeing Sara.

"Hey, beautiful." Jessie said, her voice soft, as she stepped back to let her in, "You're not getting in trouble, are you?" Jessie asked, a little worried, before shutting the door. With it closed, she hugged Sara tightly, trying not to cry.

[the_white_canary]

Sara was glad to see Jessie recovering, although not fully recovered, even though it had been a couple of months but her injuries were pretty extensive. Had she not gotten there when she did...ok that thought's not crossing her mind, nope!

She followed Jessie inside as she hugged her back. "Be careful. I don't want you to reinjure yourself" she smiled kissing the top of her head.

[jrey]

Jessie groaned, shaking her head.

"I don't care. I wouldn't even be here without you." Jessie said, still not letting her go. When she finally did, she kissed Sara softly. She led her to the living room, motioning to her couch.

[the_white_canary]

Sara followed her as she sat down on the couch. "How are you doing?" she asked, taking her hands in hers, stroking her thumbs along the tops of them as she observed her face. She had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to say, but she just hoped she wouldn't be disappointed with the answer.

[jrey]

Jessie sighed, squeezing the hands holding hers back.

"I'm doing OK. I'm still really stiff because I was chained up there for quite a while. My ribs are bruised, so I've got to be a little careful with lifting and moving too quickly. Other than that and bruises, I'm OK. Thanks to you," Jessie looked deep into her eyes, "Thank you. I owe you my life." Jessie said, as fact.

[the_white_canary]

Sara nodded listening to her. "I'm glad you're doing better. I figured you'd be out of action for some time from those injuries. Did you have to have any surgery?"

[jrey]

Jessie sighed, considering how to tell her.

"Not exactly. They had to pop my shoulders back into joint, and they did a muscle fusion surgery to help with that. But that's mostly healed now." Unless you counted it for the stiffness Jessie moved with, "If you hadn't shown up, it would've been a lot worse." Jessie said, shaking her head, "I don't know how, but you seem to know when I'm in trouble." Jessie said, her voice soft.

[the_white_canary]

Sara listened carefully to her explanation before pulling her hands back as she folded them in her lap. "That's good. Not really. I wasn't expecting to see you. As I told you, I was on assignment" Sara said, her voice suddenly serious. "You being there was complete coincidence. I have no idea what you've been up to these last couple of years."

[jrey]

"Really? You don't ever check up on me?" Jessie said, not sure if she should be hurt or not. It was obvious that she was into something seriously top secret, "At least you kept your promise and called once in a while. I took your advice, and took on another partner. Turned out to be the fucker you gutted." Jessie said, shaking her head at that.

[the_white_canary]

"I think you have a good idea as to why I don't check up on you as much right now" Sara said looking at her.

[jrey]

Jessie nodded, sliding closer to her, and pulling her into a hug.

"I know very well. And I don't think there are words for how much I owe you." Jessie said, as fact, taking her hand and kissing it softly, "Except to tell you I owe you my life." Jessie said, her voice quiet, "And now I understand why you can't be with me. But you do know I'm always with you." Jessie said, as fact.

[the_white_canary]

"You're still on my mind from time to time, Jessie, don't get me wrong. This is what I wanted to protect you from. You're fortunate I was on this mission; otherwise you would've probably gotten blown up along with those guys" Sara sighed. "Assassins aren't known to be fluffy" she grinned.

[jrey]

"I have to admit, I never thought I'd be happy to see a ninja. Or know one. I've never seen anyone do what you did." Jessie said, genuinely impressed, "But that should prove to you I can get killed anytime with or without you. All your doing is denying us both." Jessie said, as fact, "In fact, I kinda thought it was a dream because I was thinking about you when you found me."

[the_white_canary]

Sara chuckled "Those guys are more ninja than I am. I wear the wrong colors to be a ninja" she winked shaking her head. "Well, your dream came true this time, but I can't promise it will every time" she frowned a bit squeezing her hands gently

[jrey]

"Not really a dream. I just...I was thinking about you. What a great partner and friend you were. I don't think I'll have another like you again. You're one of a kind," Jessie said, with a smile, "And you have your fluffy moments, you just do it in private." She added with a wink.

[the_white_canary]

Sara reached over and hugged her gently. "We'll always be friends, Jessie" She kissed her temple. "Yeah, I've always been told I'm unique - of course that's had meanings either way too" she chuckled. "So, are you back on desk duty then?"

[jrey]

"You're amazing." Jessie said, leaning down to kiss her softly, "I missed the hell out of you." She said, as fact, "How long before you have to go this time?" Jessie asked, getting it out of the way up front before she got her hopes up, "It looks that way, if I don't quit outright." She said, with a shrug.

[the_white_canary]

Sara smiled, then shrugged. "Whenever our next mission is assigned to us, that's all I can say. My life is spur-of-the moment uncertainty." she looked into the other woman's dark eyes. She could see the sadness and frustration there from her current situation, but those are the casualties in this line of work unfortunately. "Why would you quit?"

[jrey]

"I almost got killed by a dirty partner, and now I'm on the shelf until internal affairs clears me. Really?" Jessie said, half growling, "I would be dead right now if you hadn't saved my ass. Just seems pointless right now. Especially when I don't feel like it made a bit of difference." Jessie said, frustrated.

[the_white_canary]

Sara cupped her face in her hands shaking her head. "Don't ever say that, Jessie. We can't always expect things to go smoothly; there are hiccups and such along the way. You have to be patient - which I know, I know - that's not your strong suit. You've worked so hard, though, Jessie. You know if you quit, you'd regret it"