Do My Part

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Summary: Part One of the 'Obsession' Series: Jackson Rippner was obsessed with success. Completing a job was more important to him than keeping his life. His life was his job. That was until Lisa Reisert came along. Then the obsession shifted dangerously...

Prologue

There was nothing nearly as sweet and satisfying as a well-laid and executed assassination or government overthrow. A great job could elevate one's position and level of respect. Twenty-eight year old Jackson Rippner knew this better than anyone. He was addicted to his job and the power that it gave him over people as well as the cash it granted him.

He had no permanent address and was never in one place for more than a few weeks at most. For a short time nearly eight years earlier, he was stationed almost exclusively in Miami. But since then, he had traveled most of the world. Jackson was obsessed with his career and would do anything to keep it on the rise.

Jackson Rippner was not even his real name. It was nothing more than his current alias for his latest series of jobs — including the political assassination of the United States Deputy Director of Homeland Security Charles Keefe and his family. He did not normally kill children, but orders were orders and he would carry them out to the letter until his last breath. He had never once failed a job and was not about to start anytime soon.

He quietly flipped through his well-organized job folder. He was a neat freak and everything had to be perfect. There was no room for errors in his line of work. Errors resulted in death. Jackson dealt death on a regular basis and would not become one of its victims before his due time.

His crystal blue eyes froze on the picture of a woman about his age. Her name was Lisa Henrietta Reisert and she was the manager of the Lux Atlantic Resort in Miami. She would be his greatest asset in completing the job on time and properly. She would change the room and be blamed for the assassination, all while Jackson disappeared. He would get away scot free.

After all, he always did and there was no reason to think things would be different this time around.

Author's Notes:

Okay, before everyone starts to think that this is another JxL story; I want to let you all know that it is not. This a story about a dark and obsessed Jackson, who becomes too involved in his job and in stalking Lisa. It's my take on his downfall from the perspective that he is a genuinely nasty person. Some of the information in this story differs from the movie on purpose because I just recently got a copy of the original script and I'm mixing up the two. Anyways, fasten your seatbelts and hang on! Enjoy!

COMPLETELY REVISED ON DECEMBER 17TH, 2006.

Now the entire series is on the same timeline. Wooo...