I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife

Offer me that deathless deathGood God, let me give you my life

"Amelia was shot?" asked toby. Steve now had his head hidden on his hands, biting his lips repeatedly. He didn't answer the question seeing it was more of a rhetorical one. Toby sat back on his chair a little amazed by where the story was going. "So, you're telling me you and Amelia were alone in the mission, with no help, she got shot and somehow you both survived?"

"Perhaps it's a miracle."

"You know what my dad used to say about miracles? They're synonyms for lies."

Steve scoffed. He knew his story was leaking but there wasn't much he could do about and his mind was elsewhere, in the hospital far away from where he was now. "It's not my fault if you don't believe me Agent."

Toby pulled up a file leaving it in front of Steve and opened, there were pictures of Lucia's port burned and ruined from the explosions that he and Amelia had caused. "This was your doing, right Steve?"

Steve stared at the pictures; memories started flowing back.

"you expect me to believe this was caused by only two people? Of which, one of them was wounded-"

"She wasn't wounded."

"Excuse me?" Asked Toby raising his eyebrow

"She was wearing her bulletproof jacket, she wasn't hurt."

Toby clicked his lips, Steve looked up at him. He was smiling, almost like he was enjoying this. Steve knew that he hadn't delivered his story well enough, there was no way toby would buy it but he hoped that he wouldn't pay much attention to the blanks.

"Alright then, commander. Tell me what happened next."

4 MONTHS EARLIER

Steve yelled Amelia's name when he heard the gunshot, she fell forwards, her head crushing on the ground. He moved to run to her but a gunshot hit him on his bulletproof vest too and he fell backwards, losing his senses for a few seconds. He breathed out heavily, trying to open his eyes and slowly raised his body. Lucia was now standing behind his mother; she had a knife on Doris neck and a gun aiming at him. He stood up, losing his balance a couple of times before steading himself, he reached for his gun but Lucia warned him not to

"I wouldn't do that." she said, holding the knife closer to his mother's neck. "lay down your weapons." Steve sighed and shook his head, leaving the gun down for good, and stood bravely in front of her. "who Is this man Doris? And this woman?" no one answered her question, she smiled "Old friends?"

"No" struggled Doris, her voice coming out weak and broken. Steve kept glancing at Amelia waiting for her to wake up but she laid still on the floor.

"This man and his friends come and kill all my men, ruin everything I've built and yet he won't kill you. Why?" she tilted her head "I thought that after killing your other CIA friend, our troubles were over and yet trouble's here again." she held the knife even closer, leaving a mark on her neck. Steve stepped forward

"Stop." he whispered

"who are you?"

"I'm her son."

Lucia smiled; she was amused "her son? The one we killed in Colombia?"

"You thought you did."

"And who is that?" she glanced quickly at Amelia

Steve cleared his throat "Just another agent."

"I admire your patience." she said honesty, lowering her knife "and I thank you for your honesty"

Steve made a step closer, thinking that she might actually give up but-

"But she lied to me and on second thought I think I should kill you both." She stabbed Doris on the side of her stomach, Steve screamed when he saw it happen and just as Lucia was ready to shoot him again this time but Doris pushed the gun out of his face and Lucía missed. That was Doris' last move before she crumbled helpless on the floor. Then junior ran in from the back and shot down Lucia. Steve ran to his helpless mother, holding her in his hands, trying to cover her bleeding wound but all he managed was get his hands bloody. He called her name; he called her mum but her eyes were getting emptier by the second. Life was draining out of her body like water out of a bottle with a tiny hole on the bottom. "Mum! Stay with me Ma- stay with me!"

Kono ran to Amelia, shaking her to wake up. She started getting her senses back slowly, her head hurt, everything was dizzy and foggy around her but there was one thing she saw clearly, Steve next to his mother's body. Moving back and forth, staying silent while junior tried to pull him away. Kono helped her stand up and as soon as she was up to her feet she ran to his side, wrapping his arms around him, while ignoring the pain in her stomach and her head. She could sense the concussion that would torture her for the rest of the day and maybe even the week but she ignored it too. For now, all she cared about was him. She looked in the direction he was and saw his mum calm and asleep in a dream she'd never wake up from. She held him tighter and help him stand, junior and kono moved Doris' body on the car. Amelia stood next to Steve, letting him lay his weight on her and walked with him, helping him the vehicle. She blamed herself, she didn't even know how it happened, she was unconscious for the most part. Ones they were in the car she laid her head back on her seat, closing her eyes, trying to push the pain out but it was getting stronger by the minute. Steve didn't say anything he just looked ahead, his eyes blank of any emotion, he was in shock. Amelia turned her eyes at him and laid her head on his, placing her hand on his cheek, letting him know she was there.

Kono drove them to the airport and that's where Amelia and Steve's road separated from kono and Junior's. No one was supposed to ever learn about them helping out. Kono and junior got out of the car and Amelia got in the wheel, perhaps driving wasn't the best idea considering her dizzy mind but Steve was in an even worst position then her and she didn't have to go far. There was supposed to be a plane from the CIA waiting for them and take them to Washington, everything was settled.

Amelia held his hand through the entire and tried to stay awake for him, he didn't sleep either but his mind was off. She could see it in her eyes and although her body felt the need to crumble, she ignored. A few hours later they arrived in Washington in one of CIA's private airports, Amelia helped him get out and they sat on the corner waiting for Agent Stewart and a team that was supposed to picked them and his Doris' body up. While Steve sat on chair while Amelia leaned against a wall next to him, resting her eyes only for a few seconds just so she could take a breath and keep ignoring the pain. She heard the cars CIA cars arriving and opened her eyes slowly, Steve hadn't noticed them yet, he had his eyes stuck on his mother's coffin. She tapped him on the shoulder, telling him to look up, the same second David came out of the car and walked over to them. He and Amelia gave each other an icy look. He slipped his hands in his pockets, hiding his bloodless hands and stared at Steve "I'm sorry for your loss commander" he told him and two of his men approached his mother's coffin to take it away.

Perhaps it was because she was feeling so weak and dizzy but she didn't get to stop Steve before he attacked David's men, pushing him away from his mother's body. She quickly put herself between him and the CIA agent, pushing him back at the wall, her arm on his neck, telling him to calm down, he was shaking, she had never seen him like that before. So weak, so helpless. He looked like a lost little boy with no home, she stroked his face forcing him to look in her eyes and then helped him sit down again, she kneeled next to him while they took his mother away.

"Amelia." Called David. She looked at him a little annoyed. "We need you to sign this. It's a confidential."

She took a pen from him and signed the paper, Steve did too.

"Now you're both free, you should be grateful."

"You should be grateful you're not lying next to her right now." she said coldly. He scoffed

"I hope to see you again soon. My men will take you to a hotel."

With that he left.

When they got to the hotel, Steve went to shower immediately, he tried to wash off the horror he had lived, his mother's blood but it was all tattooed on his body. He broke down under the pouring water. Amelia laid in the bed, looking at the ceiling, she had asked for a painkiller but it hadn't help much, she needed to get to the hospital but she couldn't leave him. When he came out of the bathroom, he didn't say anything, he looked a little better but she knew it was only a mask. She sat up on the edge of the bed and he sat next to her. He avoided looking in her eyes but she wouldn't take hers off him. He looked down and intertwined their fingers, staring at them. Amelia could hear him saying thank you even though he didn't speak at all. She could hear him saying I love you; I need you; I'm broken even though no words came out of his mouth and so she smiled and after holding his hand tighter she told him confidently and loudly.

"I'm right here."

And he crumbled again in her arms, showing his emotions like he was an open book in a language that only she could read. He hid his head on her chest, groaned in pain and made noises that could break the toughest heart. She cried too while she helped him lay back and held him in her arms but she had to be the stronger one no matter what.

A few hours later someone knocked on their door. It was Danny. Amelia let him in, Steve was out in the balcony, staring at the view.

"How is he?"

"Broken."

Danny looked at her closely "What about you? You look pale."

She stroked her forehead and faked a smile "I'm fine. Just tired." she lied "You should go talk to him."

Danny nodded and after giving her a quick hug he walked outside to find Steve.

4 MONTHS LATER

"Now that I've told you everything can I go back to my wife?" Asked Steve. Toby gathered the pictures he had taken out earlier and put them back in his file.

"Your wife came out of the surgery 20 minutes ago. She's fine."

Steve stood up quickly, pushing back his chair "You better let me go!"

"I can't do that yet commander!" said toby raising his voice and standing up as well "Do you realize the importance of the situation? The danger you're in." he hit his hand on the table "Listen to me boy, Agent David Stewart was found dead on his apartment, Kate harper is under protective custody, your wife was almost murdered too and you want to go out walking about while you won't even tell me the truth-"

"She's in that mess because of you, you didn't believe her when she told you she didn't kill David!"

"Well someone did and it has something to do with your mother and that case, so I suggest you finally sit down and tell me the whole truth." his tone was getting louder by every second "They are looking for something, not just revenge, something that you have, what is it commander?"

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