Summary: Nicholas McBain and Sasha Madden work for the FBI and were mortal enemies. Now to solve a case they have to pretend to be newlyweds in love, but the problem is they hate each other but when it all becomes too dangerous, will love concur all?

Romance - PG-13 - English - Romance/Action/Adventure



~*~*~*~*~*: Leave Love Bleeding in my Hands CH 1:*~*~*~*~*~

? I?m sorry!? Sasha Madden roared as she marched down the long empty hall way that led to the conference area.

? Sorry?! Is that all you have to say?? Nicholas McBain asked as he marched behind her then lost the last of his temper by grabbing her arm and pinned her again the wall. ? It?s your fault everything went straight to hell, people died Sasha.? he explained as he held on to her arm, their faces were close and both their eyes were full of fire.

? Let me go,? Sasha softly said as she stared into his deep blue eyes. ? before I make it so you can never have children.? she warned.

Once Nicholas let her go, Sasha moved from the wall and said. ? Look, I know I %%%ked up but I wasn?t the only one there, everyone made a mistake.?

? Yours was the worse. You shouldn?t have taken charge like that, you knew we were dealing with a crazy %%%k, he snapped and two men are dead and one is half-way there.? Nicholas said as he tried to keep calm, he was furious at that she was so careless.

Sasha let out a long sigh. ? If I hadn?t done what I did, both those kids would be dead. No one told Green and Holden to rush in like that, their deaths are on them, not me!? she snapped as she started waking again.

? You know Truman?s not going to see it that way.? Nicholas pointed out as he walked behind her.

? No of course not. He?ll take your side, his favorite. Do me a favor Nick and kiss my ass, I?m tired of your bullshit, just let me do my job.? Sasha was good at keeping calm, but never around Nicholas McBain. He always made everything hard for her, they were always at odds and trying to beat each other at everything they did.

Today just took them both over board. The case went hay-wire, agents died, Sasha made a moments decision to save the two children?s life that were at stake from a crazy serial killer that had already killer 8 other boy and girls, he needed to be stopped that?s all Sasha thought about when she finally was face to face with the man, everything else went out the window, she couldn?t let him get away.

? The way you do your job is costing a lot of people.? Nicholas pointed out as they neared the end of the long hall. This wasn?t the first time Sasha acted without thinking, this was the first time people were injured.

Sasha came to a halt, Nicholas almost bumped into her. ? I am having a hard enough time with this as it is.? she explained as she controlled her eyes from tearing up. ? I don?t need you breathing down my neck reminding me how much I %%%ked up.? she said. Then opened the conference room door where Pete Truman was sitting at the large rectangle table.

?Sasha, Nicholas, please sit down. How are you both?? Pete asked. He treated his agents like his children, he cared for them all. Dr. Pete Truman ran a special unit in the FBI with 12 agents, they were used for high undercover cases and tracking people down. Truman was also a psychologist, he joined the FBI once he had his degree, he was highly thought of even though most thought he was crazy because of the way he saw things but that?s what made him good at his job. He knew how to read people, he read Sasha and Nicholas, he wasn?t blind to what was in front of him.

Both Nicholas and Sasha sat down in front of Pete but with two seats between them.

? I heard about how the Kellermen case went down earlier.? Pete said as he looked at Nicholas and then Sasha. ? I understand what you felt had to be done. Tell me what you were thinking.? he said to her.

? Thinking when?? Sasha wasn?t quite following. She thought Truman was going to be furious, but that wasn?t how he was, but she did think he would show some sort of anger.


? When you shot Ron Kellermen dead. What were you thinking?? Pete asked as he crossed his hands over the pad in front of him.

Sasha looked at Nicholas then back to Truman. ? I wanted him to pay for the rest of his life for what he did but I didn?t have a choice I had to shoot him and when I did, I was glad he could never hurt anyone else again. I wanted to kill him.? she explained as she looked down at her hands.

? You did what you had to do---? Pete said to Sasha and held up a hand when Nicholas started to say something. ? I know what happened with Green and Holden and it was a great loss but the children are safe and the case is finally closed.? he explained to his agent in front of him.

? Thank you.? Sasha softly said, glad someone finally saw her side.

? I know Nicholas is bound to give you a hard time,?

? That?s an understatement.? Sasha mumbled.

? but soon he?ll see what was done had to be.? Pete explained. ? Now that this case is over, you know with this job it?s time for another. You both need to learn how to get along, considering you?re going to be husband and wife now.? he briskly explained.

? Huh? What?? Sasha asked in shock, since Pete spoke so fast she wasn?t sure she heard right.

Nicholas couldn?t help but laugh, this was too funny to be true. Sasha sent him a death stare.

? I think you both heard me, husband and wife.? Pete explained more slowly. ?You will be posing as a married couple in a small town named Maple Oaks in Iowa. You?ll be spies, something in the town isn?t right, it?s to believe the Mayor, Sheriff and the rest of the town is dirty, their hands in deep with the drug world but nothing is sure, it?s just talk right now, very bad talk. Your jobs are to find out the truth, find out who is and who isn?t clean and dirty.? he explained.

? But why do we have to be married?? Nicholas asked the same question on Sasha?s mind.

? You won?t seem out of place and I don?t want anyone going in alone. Newlyweds moving into their first home won?t rise any questions, is a great cover up.? Pete explained with a glee in his eyes. He was fond of the idea of them having to live together, now maybe they would work out their feelings, Pete hoped.

? But why us? Why can?t it be other agents?? Nicholas asked, he didn?t want to be stuck with Sasha, he hated working with her.

? Because you both are the same age and a better match and because I said so.? Pete explained. He rarely pulled rank and when he did, you shut up and took it gracefully. ? Plus Maple Oaks is Sasha?s home town.

Sasha wanted to punch a wall, she was having the worst day of her life, she hated where she grew up and never wanted to go back.

Nicholas looked at her, waiting for a reaction but no one said anything.

? When does it start?? She asked in a less then happy tone, she clenched her fist to keep from hurting someone.

? You leave first thing tomorrow. Here?s your plan tickets and key?s to the car you will be using. Key?s to the house and some information about it. A cute little place, great of a couple of Newlyweds.? Pete explained with a hint of amusement.

? We?re a married couple, scooping out the town. I?m guessing we have to act like the happy couple.? Nicholas said, thinking out loud. Voicing his fear of being stuck with Sasha and having to pretend to love her.

? Yes.? Pete answered. ? You have to put on the perfect act. Hand holding, kissing in public, showing how much you love each other.?

Sasha and Nicholas looked at each other, and both thought the same thing, why start a battle they knew they wouldn?t win by protesting to Pete.

Pete handled them a file of the case and their new information. ? You both head home and get some sleep today was long drawn out day.? he explained as he stood form his seat. ? Nicholas you pick up Sasha and drive to the airport together and please get along.? he said before he left the room.

? Sounds like such a simple case. But what it entails is the worst of them all.? Nicholas remarked as he looked through the file.

? This is going to be hell.? Sasha said as she ran her hand through her brown long hair and rested her elbows on the table.

? Maybe it won?t be so bad. Are we going to consummate the marriage?? Nicholas asked with a grin as he looked at her.

Sasha shook her head, Nicholas was known for his one track mind. ? When hell freezes over then you and I will sleep together.?

? Oww that kind of hurt. I do hear hell is getting a cold front soon.? He joked as he went back to looking at the file. ? Shouldn?t we come up with some lies?? he asked after a couple of minutes as he closed the file and looked at her.

? Lies about what?? Sasha asked as she looked at him with her green eyes.

? How we met, when we feel in love. How many kids you want. A small town, people will ask.? Nicholas pointed out and he was right.

? I guess you?re right.? Sasha said as she began to think of what to say. ? We met in college and it was love at first sight, we began to date and a couple of years later you finally got the balls to ask me to marry you now six months we bought out first home and are settling down. And we want three kids, it doesn?t matter what they are, boys or girls.? she said as she thought it out.

Nicholas watched her, he liked the sound of that and wondered it that was what she wanted. When they talked, mostly fought, it was about work, he didn?t know much about her.

? That sounds easy enough to remember, what do you think?? Sasha asked pulling him out of his thought.

? It?s great.? Nicholas said. ? And everyone thought you were cold inside, that sounded?sweet.? he pointed out.

? Gee thanks.? Sasha sarcastically said as she ran her hand through her hair again, it was something she always did.

? Are you a good kisser?? Nicholas just all of a sudden asked.

Sasha looked at him with a raised eyebrow, she knew why he asked. ? Yeah the best.?

? And how do you know??

? Because I?ve been told. And what about you??

? Am I a good kisser? Hell yeah, just ask around.? Nicholas said as he finally stood from his seat. ? I?ll pick you up at seven tomorrow, be ready.? he said before he left the room.

Sasha stood from the table and pushed in her chair ? This is just great, I?m stuck with the guy I despise and have to act like I love him, and I have to %%%king go home to that damn town. This job is just great.? she mumbled to her self as she left the room.

Sasha drove home to her apartment building, she lived on the fifth floor in a one bedroom very small place but she didn?t mind, it was enough space for her. She made enough money to buy the whole block but that?s not what she wanted or needed.

She threw her keys down on the kitchen table and head straight for bed. She took a showered then changed into a large t-shirt and laid down but she couldn?t sleep, the images of what went down were still too fresh in her mind.

The next morning Sasha changed into a pair of dark blue pants with a pale white top. She packed up her favorite outfits and whatever self she didn?t want to leave without. Once downstairs she made a pot of coffee and placed her bags by the front door and waited for Nicholas to show up. She couldn?t believe Pete shoved them together like this, they?ve worked together before but nothing like this, living together as a married couple. Sasha hoped they would get the case done without killing each other.

As she took a sip of her coffee there was a knock on the door. ? Damn he even his knock his annoying. Calm down you can?t kill him, yet anyway.? she said as she made her way to the door.

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Nicholas knocked on the door and waited for Sasha to open, he wondered what was taking so long. She was probably dragging it out because once they left, their lives will change for a while.

? What took you so long?? He asked when she opened the door.

? I was in the kitchen. Why the hell are you rushing?? Sasha asked as she let him in and walked back into the kitchen for her coffee.

? I?m not rushing. Trust me, I?m not rushing.? Nicholas commented as he leaned against the sofa armrest. ? Pete called me before.?

? Yeah? What did he say??

? ?Happy faking being in love and have a fun trip.? He sounded glad about it. I have a feeling he?s happy we?re stuck together.?

? He wants us to get along.? Sasha said as she came from the kitchen. ? He has a better chance of winning the lotto. Let?s go.?

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Isabelle