the phoenix jet was dead silent, every body on board was sleeping after yet another mission gone south. every body but Mac that is, he just couldn't sleep no matter how tired he was, thinking about everything that had happened over the last few weeks make sleep impossible hard.

desi, had left him when she found out that her ex was still alive. which he could understand, but understanding something doesn't mean that it makes it hurt any less. and that also left them without an overwatch. 

"which is probably why thing's have been going south so much more then they useless do." 

and then there was the fact that over the cross of the last month Mac and Riley had both been about to be killed, but then saved by some unknown sniper putting a bullet in the bad guys head. 

Riley's save was what was really keeping Mac from some much needed sleep.

Riley had been hacking into a spy gone rouges computer when three armed to the teeth soldiers came into the room,( having some how made it pass Mac and all his fun surprises laded out for them) and tried and failed to take her from behind. all three dead with only two shots fired.

The only person that he had ever seen do that was 'jack'

and yes Mac knows that there are probably many other people out there that could do that, but when you have an way over active imagination and missing your best friend your mind tens to wonder to the " what if's?" 

like what if it was all a lie? he had never seen the body, it was to badly burned to tell who it was just buy looking at, and you don't even want to know how many different ways there are to fake the paper work that said the body that was found had the plates, rods, and dental record's that matched his best friend.

and what if it had all been done by over sight. sure, his father had saved him in the end, but that didn't mean that it made up for all the things he did, or could do. 

god he was losing it. sighing to himself Mac leaned back into the plan seat and closed his eyes wishing the darkness and unthinking and unfeeling of sleep to take him in it's arm's.

he was out before he even knew it. and before he knew it he was being shaking awake by Riley. beautiful, smart, strong, Riley. and he had gone and ruined any chance at her ever being his.

Dark Eyes watch from the shadows of the woods near the edge of the landing strip of the Phoenix foundation. 

The  kid hadn't looked good when he had seen him last, like really not good. That's the only reasons he was in LA, he knew he should never have come back, but the kid looked like he was about to drop dead from when he had put two bullets in three guys. Guess if he didn't want the kid to start to think something was up he should have killed them in a different way, but Riley's life was more important than jack keeping that he was still in the land of the living from them. So for now he would keep an eye on his family and when he was sure that they were ok he would head back into the shadows, with them none the wiser.

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