RATING: G

SPOILERS: maybe F/X, nothing important

DISCLAIMER: You know, the Pretender and its characters, Jarod, Miss Parker, Sydney and Broots belong to NBC.

SUMMARY: The missing/alternativ scene of F/X

AUTORS NOTE: I re-watched "F/X" and wondered what would have happened, when Miss Parker came home to early and Jarod was still in her house to place Igor there???

Miss Parker came home earlier from the Centre than usual. It had been a hell of a day. First the call from her father, who was really pissed because they still hadn't found Jarod, and then the sick present from Wonderboy, and last but not least - discussing old horror-movies with Broots.

she thought as she walked towards her front-door.

Jarod heard her unlock the door and enter.

Jarod jumped under her bed. There wasn=B4t enough time to escape and take Igor with him so he would have to wait until there was a favorable moment. He heard her throw her keys on the table in the living room and then the klick of her heels coming towards the bedroom.

Parker was too tired to take a shower so she sat before the mirror and quickly removed her make-up, changed in her favorite green pyjamas and went straight to bed.

Jarod was glad that she at least didn't own a futon because then he would have had a serious problem lying under her bed.

He could hear her toss and turn and thanked god that it was windy outside so it wasn=B4t too quiet in the room. He had trouble not letting her hear him breathing while he lay just a few inches away from her.

Jarod waited for several hours till she was in a deep and steady sleep before he dared to creep out. He looked down at the woman who had been his hunter for the past two years and felt confused. She looked so peaceful lying there on her back, one hand beside her face, the other on the blanket by her stomach. He stood a few moments, unable to persuade = himself to leave. He just wanted to watch her sleep forever.

He mentally kicked himself for being so stupid and turned to leave but stopped and walked back to her sleeping form. He loved to play with the fire and so he bent down to give her a quick kiss good-bye.

he thought and his breath caught in his throat as he was only inches away from her face. his brain protested but his heart told him otherwise and his lips barely touched hers.

He pulled back a bit to look for her reaction but not seeing any he tried again.

his mind shouted but he ignored it.

When he tried to pull back again, her hand snapped up and caught his neck. He was surprised but was even more so when she pulled him back down to met her soft lips once more. She kissed him so passionatly he felt confused at first but quickly gave in and kissed her back. Her other hand already gripped his shirt and pulled at him. He was torn between pulling away and running as fast as he could or just waiting to see what would happen when she woke up fully. By the passion in their kiss the choice wasn=B4t difficult so he let her pull him onto the bed.

As he touched the mattress she pushed him back to look at him. He couldn't tell what he saw in her face but it wasn=B4t anger. He waited thinking she would grab his neck and choke him, but instead she pulled him back to her and gave him a kiss, gentle this time, exploring, curious, and oh so sweet. He couldn=B4t help but groan and felt her smile on his lips.

Jarods inner voice yelled but he sucessfully ignored it until she lightly pushed him away. Before he could blink she had her gun aimed at his head.

"Nice to see you, Jarod." she smiled at him like he was the grand prize. Well, he was.

Jarod had more of a problem trying to get his breathing under control then thinking of what to do next.

"Yeah, *nice* to see you, too." He stumbled, looked at the gun, then focused back on her.

She slowly pushed him away with one hand, kicked her blankets off and stood up.

Parker did not let him see how much he had affected her with their kiss but instead glanced cooly at him.

"What a pleasure. To what do I owe the honor of this visit?". First she had thought it was just another nice dream until she felt his weight on her mattress. The realization that this was no dream had sent a borage of mixed emotion through her mind. She would have enjoyed pretending he was her lover for just one night but ... that was no option.

"Well, truth is I just wanted to leave you something, but ..."

"I know the rest. *What* did you want to leave for me?" she looked him in the eye. Suddenly a noise from outside the window made her look away and aim in that direction.

Jarod seized the chance and jumped forward to grab her gun but she was faster and had already aimed it back at him as he grabbed it. She could have easily shot him but hesitated.

Jarod knew she would not hesitate to shot him in the foot, leg or arm but she would not kill him so he took the gun out of her hand.

"It's a pity that we stand on different sides." he remarked and then grabbed her handcuffs from her jacket on the chair beside him.

"Put these on. One on the bedpost, the other on your wrist." He = ordered and aimed the gun at her.

"You wouldn't shot me." She retorted and took a step towards him.

"You sure? I could pretend you're that bitch Brigitte!" and he removed the safety.

Cuffed at her bed she looked back at him. "And now what Lab-rat? Planning to rape me?"

"Ouch, I thought you knew me better. However a few minutes ago it seemed like you would have enjoyed it."

She didn't deny it but replied, "I thought you were someone else."

"You never could lie to me very well." He said and walked to the balcony door and carried something big inside. It was covered with a huge blanket and she had no clue as to what it could be.

"My birthday's long past." She said.

"I know." He placed the thing next to her and uncovered it.

"What the hell is that!" her voice climbed an octave higher.

"It's a pleasure to present you to IGOR. Now, I have to go, have fun together. I'll take the phone, just to make sure you don't call for help til I=B4m gone." He grinned boyishly at her and walked out of the room.

"Jarod?" she shouted behind him.

"Yeah?"

"Mhm, forget it. .. forget it." she leaned back against the bed and watched him leave.

It took her several hours to free herself from her own handcuffs. She then called Sydney and Broots to meet her at the Centre in an hour. Parker showered, dressed and took Igor with her.

She arrived at the same time as her team and ordered Broots to carry the monster inside. He gasped for breath under the heavy weight of the big toy but didn't dare to argue with her. Her mood was much worse than normal and that was almost impossible.

Sydney smiled the entire way down to the tech-room.

"What, Dr. Freud?"

"Oh, nothing. I was just wondering."

"About what?" she snapped.

"Why do you have marks around your wrists?"

"Ask your little out of control experiment." She shoved the door open and walked inside, not caring if the door slammed in Broots face. She had had a hell of a night and the others didn't deserve any = better.

"Let's find out what Wonder-Boy is trying to tell us this time. Broots, what do you know about Igor?"

While Broots and Miss Parker investigated the monster, Sydney smiled at the thought of what might have happened at Miss Parker's house.

END

You know the rest.