Song: My Never by Blue October

The call came late at night, another job. I have been thinking really hard about giving up this part of my life. I'm good at what I do...killing people is simple. All you have to do is set up a location and shoot a gun...nothing to it. Take the guy out the first time and take down everything and move along like nothing happened. It's that easy. I don't make it personal because it's just a job.

The only thing I don't like is leaving Scarlett for so long. I don't mind going into the club for a few hours and I'm close enough to the house in case something happens. Doing a job, I have to travel more and I feel that something will happen and I won't be there for her. I can't imagine not having her in my life.

I head out taking the jet across the country. I land in Washington D.C. They are having a politics debate and the mission is to take out the one guy running for the Republican Party...not that I care. I'm getting paid one point five million to take the guy out and that is all that matters. Funny how people will pay good money to get rid of someone.

I get to the hotel and change clothes. I take a walk around the town and familiarize my surroundings. I see where the main stage will be and look around for the best location to set up. Everything will be on a tight lockdown. They always are during debates. I glance around, noticing where security will be placed...several on top of the buildings already, walking back and forth. I'm going to have to pick out the farthest distance possible. I notice a building several yards away and turn and start walking that direction. The building is an office building and I need access to get into building.

While one of the workers head out, I walk behind him and snap his neck. He has nothing to do with this job...but I need access to the building. I toss him in a nearby dumpster and take his key card. I make my way back to the building and the card opens the door right up. I walk in look around for the information desk to see what is on each floor. No one says a word to me. I notice that the twenty-first floor happens to be empty, so I take the elevators up. When the door opens I walk in and take a look around. I walk over to the window and this is a perfect view of the stage...ranging a good two thousand yards or more. I take out the glass cutter and make a perfect circle in the glass big enough just for my sniper rifle. Then I leave.

The next day, I make my way over to the building with my bag. I thought for sure someone would stop me but I guess since I have the keycard no one says a word. I go up to the twenty-first floor and make my way over to the window. I set up the tripod and place the rifle in and wait. The debate seems to go on for a good while and then there is the guy in perfect view. I hate to shoot the guy in front of his wife and kids but then again this is just a job, right.

I take him out in the first shot. I watch as the crowd runs in different directions...all except his wife who is down on her knees on top of him crying. I watch as the security takes off in different directions and looking around trying to figure out where the shot came from. I take down my gear and head out the door. Just like that...a ghost disappearing into thin air. I'm already on the flight back home.

On the drive back to the house all I think about is his wife...him not ever coming back home to her. She will have to raise the kids on her own or maybe eventually get remarried but still he is gone. I never have these thoughts...and why am I having them now. I know why...it's Scarlett...what if something was to happen to me and I never return back to her...or what if she does die and she never comes back home to me.  Why does life have to be so hard at times.

The house is quite as I enter the house and I make my way to her room. The door is cracked slightly open and I hear someone talking in there...a woman's voice. At first I thought it was the nurse but to my surprise it wasn't. She is standing above her and I notice her from behind. I push the door the rest of the way and it hits the wall behind it. "What the fuck are you doing here?"

She turns with a smile on her face. "I just had to see her for myself...I wanted to tell her about us."

There was never an us..."There is no us...what the fuck...How did you get in?"

"I told the nurse that I was a close friend." She turns back to Scarlett and lets out a crazy laugh. "Mekhi...I really don't think she would mind if we got together...you know...I mean it's not like she is going to stop us."

I walk over to her and grab her arm. "You need to leave...NOW!"

"But Mekhi...you know you want me...that is why you fired me because you can't be with an employee...I get it. Look this way we can be together now."She is trying to place her hands on my chest and I hold mine out for her to stop.

"I'm telling you again...you need to leave." I stare her down but she is not budging.

 She turns back to Scarlett and walks over and starts jerking the cords out...

"What the fuck are you doing?" I grab her arm and pull her away.

She fights back with me, trying to get me off of her. "Nothing that you have the balls to do...can't you see she is dying...why do you let her suffer like this...you should let her go."

I will never let Scarlett go...I will never be ready to do that. I feel everything in me burn through my veins. I reach over and twist my hand in her golden hair and jerk the shit out of her. She falls to the floor kicking and screaming. I drag her crazy ass out of the room and down the hallway.  The whole time she is holding on to my hand trying to free herself from my grip.

Atticus and Ashton hear her screams and coming running to see what is going on. "What the hell are you doing? Who the hell is she?"

"She is a fucked up psycho bitch...if she ever steps on this property or any property we own you have my permission to kill her." I continue to drag her to the front door and I don't stop there. I drag her down the long driveway scraping up her pretty legs. She is still kicking and screaming but I don't give a shit I want her the fuck out. I drag her all the way down the gate and then close it leaving her on the other side crying in pain.  The poor girl has blood all down her legs and I can see some bruising appearing. I see the mascara run down her soaked tear face and her eyes are swollen and red. "This is your last warning...next time I will kill you."I don't give her time to respond and if she did I had already blocked her out of my head. I go back inside and the guys are standing there looking at me. "What?"

"Who the fuck was that?"Says Ashton.

"That was Nicole...not that it fucking matters. She thinks I am in love with her...she is fucking obsessed with me."

"And what gave her that idea?" Say Ashton. Atticus just glares at me. He already knows who the hell she is from the night I was plastered.

"Hell if I know...look tell everyone that she is not allowed anywhere near Scarlett..." Shit...I forgot she was ripping out everything...dammit. "Now if you will excuse me I need to check on Scar."

 I can here Rebel barking and he is running around the room and barking louder till I get there by her side. He is letting me know that something is wrong with the machines. I walk over and look to see what I need to attach and where the shit needs to go...trying to figure out what to turn off and back on. I am panicking for once because I have no clue what I am doing. "God Dammit!" I yell out. "Rebel...be quite...shit."

I didn't think anyone was in the room but I hear a faint voice. "Hey...calm down."I look up and as our eyes meet...I actually bust out in tears.