6 Years Later:

"Good morning." Michael smiled as he looked at Nikita. They kissed but Nikita quickly pulled away from him and pulled down the covers to reveal a small child. Michael smiled when he saw her then looked at Nikita.

"Again?" He asked and rolled out of bed.

"She said she had a bad dream again." Nikita got out after him.

"This is the third night in a row." Michael reminded Nikita.

"I know but... She's just a kid Michael." She told him as they walked down the hall way, into the kitchen to get coffee. He brought out two glasses.

"Les is almost 5, She needs to learn to sleep by herself." Michael said as he poured the coffee and gave it to his wife. "That reminds me we need enroll her into Kindergarten. She starts next year and if we want her to go to that good school we need to put her name on the list soon." Nikita sighed at his words and looked at her coffee.

"Michael... Maybe it's too soon..."

"Nikita... It's been 6 years."

"I know but... I don't know. I guess it's always been... in the back of my head." Nikita sighed and looked at the birth certificate that was framed and hanging on the wall. The certificate read; Name: Celeste Lee Bishop, Born: June 8, 2014, Parents: Nikita Mears-Bishop and Michael Bishop. Michael walked in front of Nikita and put his hand on one of her shoulders.

"This war is over. You don't need to keep fighting it." Michael told her and brought her in for a hug. As soon as they stooped hugging Les walked in.

"Can I have some apple juice, mommy?" Les asked sleepily, rubbing her eyes.

"Of course, sweetheart." Nikita smiled and went toward the fridge. As she did this Michael lifted Les from behind and held her above his head. She screamed and laughed happily then Michael turned her around in his arms and held her in a hug.

"How did you sleep Les Lee?" Michael asked while they hugged.

"Good, Daddy." She smiled. Michael smiled back at her and put her back on the floor.

"Here's your apple juice sweetie." Nikita said as she gave her the drink.

"Thank you." Les told Nikita. Nikita smiled at her.

"Go sit at the table. I'll make you some cereal." Nikita told her daughter.

"Okay mommy." Les replied and did as she was told.

"I'm going to get ready for work." Michael let Nikita know. Michael taught current events at a high school.

"Okay. Love you." Nikita said then kissed him.

"Love you too." He replied after they kissed.

"Eww." Les called out. Nikita walked by Les and hugged her in her chair.

"It's not gross." She told her daughter.

"Uh- huh!" Les argued. Nikita laughed then made her cereal


Nikita and Les got out of their car and headed for the playground. When they got there Nikita sat on a bench and pulled a book out of her purse.

"Les honey, stay where I can see you, okay." She reminded her daughter. Coming to the park had become a daily thing for her and Nikita so Les had heard this all before.

"Okay." Les agreed then ran to the playground. She played for about half an hour then went to get a drink from the water fountain that was slightly out of Nikita view. After Les got the drink she started to head back to the playground until she heard a voice from behind her.

"Hello Celeste." The woman greeted. Les turned around and looked at the woman. She was tall, red hair, she had a scar on her face. It was hardly noticeable past her make-up. It must have been there for years.

"Hi..." Les replied back to the woman, and started to walk back toward her. "How do you know my name?" She questioned. The tall woman smiled at the little girl.

"I'm a friend of your mother's." She told Les.

"What's your name?" Les asked.

"My name is Amanda." Amanda answered and waited for a response out of the girl.

"Amanda... Mommy never said anything about you. Just Alex and Sonya and Birkhoff..." Before Les could name them all Amanda cut her off.

"Me and your mother have not talked in a long time." Amanda informed Les. "I need you to tell her something for me." Amanda requested.

"Well... She's just on the bench over there, you can go talk to her..." Les told Amanda.

"We can't talk today, but we will one day soon." Amanda informed the little girl. "Now, I need you to tell her, that she had a job to finish. Since she never finished that job Alex is going to have to pay for it. Can you remember that?" Amanda asked Les.

"Uh- huh." Les answered. "Is aunt Alex going to be okay?" Les asked frightened by the message she was given to relay back to Nikita. Amanda smiled evilly back at the girl, but she couldn't tell it was evil. It was just a smile to her...

"Of course she will." Amanda answered. An adult could tell she was lying but Les could not.

"Okay." She smiled at Amanda. "Bye!" She called as she skipped back into the park.

"Les come on it's time to go home." Nikita called to Les.

"Coming!" She yelled back. As they drove away from the park Amanda watched from behind the wall she'd talked to Les behind. She was plotting her revenge. Everything that Nikita had spent years to built would all come crashing down.


"Did you have fun at the park today, Les?" Nikita questioned on their way home.

"Uh-huh." Les replied with a huge smile on her face. "I met someone... She said she knew you." Nikita smiled.

"Really?" Nikita questioned while turning a corner. "Well, I might recognize her name. Did you get it?" Nikita asked figuring it would most likely be an imaginary friend, that Les had named herself.

"Mhmm." Les answered nodding. "She said her name was Amanda." Nikita's heart dropped after she heard her daughter say that name. She kept driving calmly but, a million thoughts were going through her head. Michael and Nikita were sure they never mentioned Amanda in front of Les. She couldn't have gotten out... there was no way...

"Honey, where did you hear that name?" Nikita asked her child. Her voice shaky along with her hands and basically everything else. She kept looking forward.

"The lady in the park. That's what she said her name was." Les told Nikita. She didn't understand why she had to repeat herself. She already told her where she heard the name.

"What did she look like?" Nikita questioned to get confirmation that it was her.

"Uh... She had red hair, and a really big mark on her face." And that was all she needed to hear. There was no way Les could come up with that just by herself. Tears started to fall down her face. But she still kept looking forward. "Oh yeah. She wanted me to tell you something." Les remembered.

"What is it sweetie?" Nikita asked trying her best not to show her daughter she was crying.

"She said Alex was going to pay for something... Because you didn't finish a job." Nikita knew exactly what her daughter was talking about. Amanda was humiliated by Nikita's so called mercy, now she would pay. Amanda was going to make Nikita pay for not killing her. She knew Alex would be the perfect victim. They pulled into their drive way, and Nikita quickly wiped the tears from her face and got Les out of the car. When they got inside Nikita sat her stuff down then kneeled down to her daughter.

"Mommy has a few calls to make. Why don't you go play with your toys in your room. Okay?" Nikita told her daughter holding both of her shoulders softly.

"Okay." Les smiled and walked to her room.

Nikita picked up her phone and dialed Alex's number.


AUTHORS NOTE: HI! So I know I said I could never do 2 stories at once, but I'm doing it. Why? Because I want to. Hope you enjoyed and continue to read. Goodbye! :D :P :)