Who told Virgil about Maddie's death? No one, apparently, and Virgil finds out the hard way.

A mother's love knows no bounds, and sometimes she'll do anything, make any sacrifice, to save her First in the Burn Notice Fictional Season 8

A one-shot from episode 7.13, cobbled together over late night discussion of the episode with my husband when we were supposed to be sleeping.

Michael wakes up in a sleazy hotel in Miami after a particularly nasty, disorienting dream that shakes him down to his core. Will he let it influence his future, or go on and ignore the warning? SPOILER WARNING for episode 7.13.

Being declared legally dead can really ruin a guy's day. Despite the fact that he's still walking around and breathing, a clerical error causes Sam all sorts of problems. But was it a mistake, a prank, or something more sinister? Sam enlists Fiona and Jesse's aid to find out the truth before he becomes the late, great Sam Axe.

An introspective piece speculating on what might have been going through Sam's head when Rebecca kidnapped him.

Lord Bowler, on the heels of his latest bounty, finds a beautiful woman named Genie who promises that she can fulfill his every wish. He might believe that if it weren't for the fact that from the very start, she seemed to be nothing but bad luck in a bottle. Will the trail get cold before he finds his quarry, or will he need Brisco County Jr.'s help to get back on track?

Michael has done everything he's been asked to get into James's good graces. He doesn't want to, but in order to get into the organization in a position where he can take it down, he has to play by the man's rules. So what does he do when he's asked to shoot a friend?

While Michael is still undercover, selling his freedom to pay his way out of the CIA, a ghost from the team's past comes calling. He offers Sam and Jesse a job, and because Fiona's life is at stake, they can't refuse. With Dead Larry involved, you know it can't be good!

There's an old idiom that goes, "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride." Somebody came up with that line to inspire people to stick to reality. Whoever it was, they were quite wise. Trust me, if your Burn Notice wish ever comes to life, you better run away or wake up. This is a warning, a cautionary tale of what might happen when a Burn Notice obsession goes awry.

Set during episode 7.04 Brothers In Arms. Madeline has to leave and help Fiona on short notice, but who will take care of Charlie? She finds an unlikely babysitter who has misgivings of her own, but she does the job anyway.

As a SEAL, Sam often had to take down the enemy, but this was murky water in which he found himself. Choosing his friend's life over that of a stranger, Sam tries to cope with the aftermath. One big SPOILER for 7.03. Added a second chapter 6/24, but that IS the end!

A little story about the destruction of trust. SPOILERS for episode 7.02.

Michael needs help with a personal mission, and Sam is the only one he can turn to for assistance. No slash, just innocent brotherly love.

Sam loses a distinctive piece of jewelry and will do almost anything to get it back.

Michael knew when his obligations to the CIA were over, he couldn't expect a watch and a thank you. But this retirement plan wasn't what he'd hoped for. Continuation of the buddies theme from Chaos and Sandstorms, and Saints and Soldiers Protect Us.

Michael Westen is a CIA agent in El Salvador. Lt. Commander Sam Axe's SEAL team is assigned to assist. Can they get past the nightmare of Kuwait and bring everyone home safe? A pre-Burn Notice story that takes place after "Chaos and Sandstorms." Chapter 10 updated 4/9/13.

Where's Michael's car? Sam and Fi knew it was at the satellite lot at the Miami Airport, but when they go to pick it up, it's missing. Ride along on their adventure to finding it.

Michael, home on leave from the CIA, has to decide if Fiona is his past, or if she will be part of his future. Sam, still adjusting to life without looking over his shoulder, finds a ghost that he's not sure he wants to reconcile.

Sam is on the run with Michael and his friends, and Elsa is driving his Cadillac, which brings back memories of love and the time he taught her how to wax the car. Only his lessons involved a few extra steps.

Amanda finds Sam before he is about to marry Elsa. Can she convince him to fix what is broken, or will she lose him once again?

I saw so much of myself in Stacey when I was his age. Hungry for a father. Wanting to fit in and be accepted. To be loved. That part really stabbed me in the gut as I said goodbye on Monday morning and Stacey got on the school bus. For a second I wondered, is this how it feels when you've got a kid of your own? NOTE: Chapters 1 & 2 have been updated after re-watching the episode.

In Brogard's zeal to capture and execute the Daring Dragoon per Governor Croque's orders, he takes matters into his own hands. Now the Governor believes that the local hero is dead, and Jack is recovering from an illness that has stolen his memory. Will everything be sorted out again, and will Jack finally remember that he's not just the Dragoon?

With Michael back in the CIA, the team searches for how to cope with his loss, discovering what a normal life means for each of them.

What happened from the time Michael dropped Sam off at the emergency room to when Agent Riley injected Sam with the stimulant? This enquiring mind wanted to know, so I came up with this story. Big spoilers for episodes 6.17 and 6.18.

In Michael's past, he and Sam worked a mission in Kuwait. It was a mission full of danger, and the elements weren't on their side. See how Michael and Sam forged an enduring bond that bridged rank, branch of service, and time, deepening into brotherhood.

Six months in hiding. Still no word from Mike and Fi, and Jesse and Dani appear to have gone off the grid. With no connection to the good guys at the Agency, Sam and Keith work to protect Elsa and themselves from detection while trying to make it in a foreign environment. Maddie and Virgil find a surprise in their mailbox and decide that it's time they got involved.

Just a little speculation about what happened when Sam returns to Elsa post S6.

Nothing is the same, and the future is uncertain. The first in a new series of stories, post Season 7, which hasn't happened yet, but we all know it isn't going to be pretty. I guess we could call this an Alternative Universe story. First "episode" in an ongoing series.

Playing Sammy Claus for the kids of service members overseas was something Sam did every year without fail. But when he's out of commission, can Michael save the day?

Team Westen is on the run, and they find that some comforts are fleeting but worth the risk.

There's a new Dragoon on Pulau Pulau charming the ladies, Croque and Brogard are up in arms, and Jack and Emilia must find him before he tarnishes the real Dragoon's reputation. Thanks to IcyWaters for bringing up some questions. The story has been updated again.

A Thanksgiving spent with family and friends turns tragic, and everyone Sam counted on as always being there to get through the hard times is gone. Will he survive on his own? Will an alliance with another spy prove to be his undoing, or get him around the bend?

Fiona prodded Sam, saying, "You've jumped in to help total strangers. Isn't it time you did something for your family?" Michael, Fiona, and Sam go to Michigan to help save Sam's relatives' farm from a shady corporation, and they find even more challenges await them.

Team Westen finds that things have changed in Miami when they return from Panama. Virgil has come to stay, and Sam experiences an upheaval. And this is only the beginning.

He could tell by the determination in her stride that she was all about getting back to work. Why did it surprise him? Did he really think that things would change when they were married? He was starting to feel like her boy toy again, and not her husband.

Sequel to Dawning of the Coming Thing. Louisa settles into life in the 19th Century as the new school teacher while she waits for Socrates to make his intentions known. Meanwhile, a stranger is in town, and another woman causes trouble.

Michael never gets sick, but when he does, he discovers just how fragile he is. Time is fleeting, but how can a spy who's spent so much of it searching for the truth switch gears and focus on himself and what he's always wanted to do and enjoy?

How did Sam and Elsa meet? Just this author's speculation.

Michael Westen and his friends are stranded in Panama, regrouping and coming to terms with discovering who was ultimately behind his being burned. But Card isn't finished yet, and he's assigned an old friend of Sam's to finish the job.

A cute little fluff piece involving Maddie.

It was supposed to be a routine recon of the mall for Michael and Sam, while Fiona and Elsa went shopping. Now Fiona and Michael's lives hang in the balance, Elsa is missing, and Sam has to work with the police to find out who did this and get Elsa back.

Sam comes home late at night with a surprise for Elsa, but she has an even bigger surprise for him.

A bad hair day brings about a transformation.

Sam learns that he and Elsa's son Evan have more in common than he thought.

In response to a fluff fiction challenge. Michael and Fiona have a little private party for two.

Gunfire erupts in the middle of a residential area. Michael and Sam deal with the aftermath and find themselves under attack while trying to come to terms with the outcome.

Michael delivers the news of Nate's death to Ruth.

A one-shot that takes place after the end of episode 6.06 Shock Wave. JUST ONE BIG SPOILER, SO BE WARNED!

Undercover work can be brutal, and when Sam and Rebecca are hot on Anson's trail, it gets downright dangerous.

Michael, Fiona, and Sam are on the run and split up for their protection. Sam misses his friends and the woman he loves, but he has a mission to complete, and if he succeeds, they'll have their lives back.

A little one shot during episode 6.04 "Under the Gun". A missing scene after Sam's rescue.

Sam Axe settles into Miami and starts a new life filled with sun, fun, women, and mojitos, in an effort to ease the shame of his "retirement". A prequel to the Burn Notice universe.

Sequel to the sequel Grace Like Rain, but can be read on its own. After the honeymoon, Michael, Fiona, and Sam take on an assignment for the CIA. It doesn't go as planned, and Michael is left to wait and find comfort in Fiona's writings.

It's a new day and time for Michael to get back in the game. Sam has forgiven him for pulling that gun, but until he can forgive himself and heal the hurts, he's stuck. Can Maddie and Sam help?

Sam arranges a bachelor party that Michael won't soon forget, only things don't quite turn out the way he planned it. And Michael and Fiona's marriage brings change. Sequel to Baby Protection Plan.

A one-shot that came to me after watching Scorched Earth for the second time today. This story has been changed slightly since it was first posted.

Fiona is having a really bad day when she nearly stumbles over a baby carrier left on her doorstep. Whose baby is it, and why did they pick Fiona to watch over her?

It's 3 a.m., and Michael Westen has a mission. Fiona and Sam have their own issues when it comes to dirty laundry.

Chuck Finley is an alias that has served Sam Axe well. But one day, it brings him more trouble than he can handle. A Burn Notice/Due South crossover.

With their agency becoming successful, Sam and Michael find themselves in over their heads. Something's got to give, because all work and no play makes a dull spy and creates casualties at home. Another in the Sam/Yvette series.

A serious car accident leaves Fiona in a situation where she needs to rely on Sam. Can she trust him enough to get her through? Then Sam finds himself in need of guidance that comes from a most unexpected source. Complete.

Brisco was always looking for the "coming thing". One day, the "coming thing" found him, and it wasn't all it was cracked up to be.

Sam and his friends deal with a tragic situation involving Esperanza's classmate. A Sam/Yvette series 'episode'. Note: Final two chapters are up.

A short little Fiona piece.

A sequel to Total Eclipse. Michael, Sam, Jack, and Jesse make plans for the Thanksgiving holiday, and Marlo is locked up in a psychiatric facility. Or is she?

Someone admires Michael Westen, and things are getting out of hand. Another in the Sam/Yvette series. Slight revision in Chapter 6.

Time is fleeting, and the kids grow up so fast. Another Sam/Yvette series story, a remnant of what I edited out when writing Back to School, but I liked it too much to get rid of it!

Sam does a job for Jack that involves going back to school, while Michael sticks close to Fiona as the birth of their child nears. Meanwhile, things are not right with Esperanza, and Samuel. Another in the Sam/Yvette series.

Sam finds a box of old photographs in his storage unit that unlocks memories from the past, some good, some bad. Another installment in the Sam/Yvette series.

Sam goes undercover for Pearce and finds that the Miami heat has nothing on the challenges he's about to face. Another story in the Sam/Yvette series, but there's plenty of Michael for you Westen fans!

Everybody's getting dirty building Sam's new house, Michael and Fi are building an addition of their own, and everything is going according to plan for one person who wants to tear it all down.

Sam is on a mission to DC to find Fiona, but a plane crash forces him to fight for his own survival. Takes place after Season 5, not a part of the Sam/Yvette universe!

As Sam and Yvette begin the process to adopt Esperanza, they find that it may not be as easy as they thought. Mike and Fi have their own challenges in preparing for a wedding.

Sam and his family experience danger and tragedy, and through it all, miracles abound. Final chapters have been added.

He takes a serious blow to the head, and suddenly Michael is not himself. An Epilogue has been posted, this story is now complete.

Yvette and Sam meet the new neighbors, and discover that they have a problem that only Team Westen can help them solve. Meanwhile Sam and Yvette face a decision that will change their lives. The story is now complete.

Samuel Sr. has a new love in his life, and not everyone is happy about it. And a home invasion threatens to destroy everything that Samuel Sr. regained since moving in with Sam and Yvette. LAST CHAPTERS POSTED!

Michael asks Sam to watch over his mom when things with Carla get dicey.

Ever wonder what happened to Sam when he was kidnapped at the end of Season 1? This is a speculative piece.

Just a little something that came to me last night about 11pm! A little present to my fans! Merry Christmas!

A new year is coming. Will it be a fresh start, a second chance for Sam and his father?

It's Christmas time at the Axe household, and it's full of surprises. Merry Christmas to all the Sam A/Yvette fans!

It's a crazy alternative universe story. Maddie was smart enough to stay out of it!

Sam must have been crazy to get married: crazy in love. He discovers that it's not as easy as he thought, and things don't always go according to plan. Conclusion of the Damsel in the Dress series.

She's back by popular demand! Yvette and Sam work out their relationship while Roche will not give up on killing her. Will Sam be able to make the tough decision and sacrifice everything for Yvette?

Sequel to "Damsel In the Dress". Just when Yvette thought her life was becoming normal, her world came crashing down. Can Sam come to her rescue again?

While fishing in the surf, Sam caught something a lot bigger than a tuna, and with it, trouble. Updated and tweaked for your reading pleasure!

Sam's new lady friend proves to be trouble for Michael and his team.

All Sam Axe wanted was a vacation. But then Barry was in trouble, and he needed the help of Michael Westen and his crew.

Sam assists Michael with a stakeout, and Michael comes face to face with a part of his past.