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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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"Maybe I just have the better cases," Vanessa joked. She paid for their meals and walked back outside. On the way back to the motorcycle, Vanessa stopped in another store and bought two bottles of cherry flavored pop. She handed one to Penelope when she left and the two sat on the curb of the street to eat.

"You know, we still have the rest of the week left before we have to do our cases solo. You want to come with me on the next one? I've done some preliminary scouting on this one couple. It's a husband and wife who had killed three children at their local park. I've tracked them back to my hometown of Surrey. If you want to come with me, I know of a warm bed we can share."

Vanessa playfully elbowed Penelope and took a bite of her pie. It was hot, but welcoming as it hit the bottom of her stomach. The carrots were tender, but still crisp. There was fresh celery, sweet peas in chopped pods, corn, and string beans all mixed in a hearty gravy and sealed in a crisp pasty dough. It was delicious, especially while clearing her palate with a sweet cola.

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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Vanessa nodded in agreement. She had really been missing Penelope. Her body craved for her touch, her lips were parched of her kisses. It seemed so desolate in her life without Penelope's constant companionship around her.

"I'm not sure we can get them right away. I'm still waiting on the warrant from HQ. I should have it in two day's time. As long as I have them in sight, I'm sure the warrant process will speed up.

"And I'd love to spend a log day in bed with you. My mother certainly won't mind. She sleeps most of the days away anymore, and works overnights. It's been a few months since I've been home, but I'm sure she'll welcome us. You know how much she loves you."

Vanessa stood and shook off her cloak. As she waited for Penelope to finish eating, she bit her croissant as she unchained her bike and straddled it, the pastry primatively jutting from her maw. She chewed slowly, savoring the lush bittersweetness of the buttery, chocolately flavors.

When she finished a few minutes later, she said, "We need to head back soon and grab more case files. I just handed in my last one for the week."

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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"I was only just shaking it off, calm down. Besides, people can't tell these are weapons unless they see me pointing it at someone. We camoflauge our weapons, remember?"

Vanessa leaned back into Penelope as the woman wrapped herself around Vanessa's body once again, and a pleasure-filled shiver ran down her back when her partner planted a kiss on her neck. Small things like that made the relationship so much better, and so much more yearning fell between the two forbidden lovers too.

Vanessa revved the engine to life and sped off back towards headquarters, the last bit of chocolate still lingering on her tongue. When they arrived back, it was all protocol once again. The two barely stood less than five feet apart at all times as they walked into the building. They each stopped by their own small "offices" to grab a handful of new warrants. Even though it is referred to as an "office," the spaces were no bigger than themselves plus room for one chair and a haphazardly-cut thin sheet of brass to function as a desk. Vanessa never kept anything on her deck though. Every so often a stack of warrants would appear and that's all there would be. She snagged her papers, shoved them into her inner cloak pockets, and went to find Penelope.

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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Vanessa patted the big lump of papers on her side, indicating she had gotten her new warrants too.
"Seems you've got a massive pile too. No rest for the weary, I suppose," she said, knowing that's exactly what her partner had been thinking. "You know, I understand we have a lot more hunters out there, but why can't they get more papers too? Are we really so good at our jobs that they swamp us?

"Anyway, I've got to hit the road. I'm going to head back to my place and start flipping through these papers. Want to come? Hopefully we can find a few local ones and cash in before the day's out. I figure the faster we can plow through these captures the more time we can do something together before next week. I'll be by my bike if you decide to come with me."

Vanessa smiled and left Penelope a wink. She also made a small heart-shape like motion over her chest with her finger. It was her way of telling Penelope "I love you," without actually saying anything. As she turned to leave, the cold feeling of being alone immediately began to set in.

Unfortunately, her job didn't consist of being in love, and it only went to show when she once again mounted her bike and revved the engine...she was a bounty hunter, and that was all. Her face and body subconsciously hardened as she looked back at HQ. All work now and no play. She hated it. Not to be mistaken though...she loved the thrill of the chase, the capture and such, but she wish she could be back with Nel and spend that much more time with her.

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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Vanessa waited until Penelope mounted the bike with her that she took off for her house. It was a ten minute drive, even going twenty-five miles over the speed limit. When they got close, Vanessa stopped to fuel up. She dismounted and walked her bike the rest of the way... a whopping three buildings down from the petrol station.

"Home at last," Vanessa said as she chained the motorcycle to a lamp post. "Most days I just wish I could come home to a place that was actually worth the crap we go through on a daily basis, you know?"

Vanessa unlocked the front door to her building and headed upstairs to her apartment. She unlocked that door and practically threw Penelope inside. She slammed the door behind them and pinned her girlfriend to the hallway wall. The redhead planted a long, pent-up, firey kiss on Penelope's lips, taking both their breaths away. Oh how much Vanessa missed Penelope's kisses. They were so very much intoxicating.

A few minutes later, she reluctantly let Nel go and headed further into her home where she greeted the only man in her life: a snoozing black coon cat named Finnick. She scratched behind his ears and woke up with a hearty "mew." He then turned over on the sofa and went back to sleep.

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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"As much as I want to share a house with you, you know we can't do that. The Captain would have a fit if he knew we were living together, nevermind being romantically involved. And now I don't know about you, but I couldn't care less about the warrants we just got. I'm so exhausted! Why don't you lock up and we can go take a nice shower together?"

Not waiting for a reply, Vanessa unhooked her gun belts and laid them in a chest next to the sofa. She stored all of her equipment in there, even her bike keys. That way, she always knew where everything was. She started to undress, and eventually walked stark naked into the powder room where she turned on the shower to where it was hot, but comfortably relaxing.

She undid her hair before she got in the water and then let the heat soak into her aching muscles. Her body was lined with stray bullet lines, knife scars, and a few fresh bruises from punches and tumbles. There was even a cigar scar on her inner arm from when she tried to hook a man and hit the hot tobacco that dangled from his mouth. Needless to say, being naked was not one of Vanessa's proudest moments. She hated how she looked with no clothing on. Still, for some unholy reason, Penelope liked her, and that was what mattered.

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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Vanessa heard Penelope enter the room, and felt it too, as the air had cooled drastically when she opened the door. When Penelope pulled back the curtain, more heat left the area and Vanessa developed some goosebumps on her forearms and upper thighs. She became even more cold when her partner's body enveloped her. As she returned Penelope's kisses, her hands roamed and the water re-warmed them both.

When Vanessa had the small will to pull away from her girlfriend she said,
"To answer your question, there's nothing shameful about being in love."

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Special Agent
Vanessa Kernaghan
Bounty Hunter, Class 1

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Despite the amazing time they spent together in the shower, and Vanessa wanting so much more, she was utterly exhausted. She clung tightly to the towel Penelope had wrapped around her, and stepped out into the hallway. Even though the house was warm, she felt ice cold from being in such a hot shower. She noticed that the steam from the bathroom had infiltrated the rest of the house and fogged up the windows a little bit.

Vanessa made her way to the bedroom where she continued to dry off and put on a long black undershirt to sleep in. She knew Penelope would frown at the notion of her sleeping in clothing, especially since this was one of those rare nights where they got to spend time together.

Vanessa sat on the bed and leaned back against the wall which functioned as a headboard. On the nightstand next to her, she picked up an object that she was currently tinkering with. She also picked up a small pair of tweezer pliers and went to work on the device. It was relaxing, tinkering. It reminded her of the bond she and her mother shared. One of the few things they shared.

As she turned one of the gears to activate a blade mechanism, the thing jammed.
"Bloody hell!" she cursed under her breath. She reset the switch and loosened a screw next to it. When she tried to activate the gear again, she held the device away from her and the small hidden pin knife ejected from the device and embedded itself in the wall on the opposite end of the room. Vanessa smiled and put the device down for the night. Her work was done for now.

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