Rating: PG
Pairing: Wesley/Ellie
Spoilers: None
Feedback: Makes my day
Disclaimer: If it was in the show, it's not mine.
Archive: At my site The Band Gazebo (http://helsinkibaby.ahkay.net) Anywhere else please ask first.
Summary: Wesley reports for his new assignment.
Author's Note: Written for the LiveJournal TWW100 "Firsts" challenge - a first meeting for Wesley and Ellie. It's set in the same universe as my previous two posted stories "Almost Close Enough" and "The Price of Choice" and it's turning in to it's own little universe…not sure how I feel about that!

Wesley's not happy about this assignment; very few agents would be. They've all heard about the difficult middle daughter, the one who most rails against Secret Service protection.

He's not sure what to expect when he introduces himself, but Ellie smiles at him, listens patiently as he details his professional record.

Then she nails him with a question.

"If you're such a hotshot, why did they exile you to Baltimore?"

There are myriad ways he could answer; something makes him opt for honesty. "I made fun of Notre Dame."

She blinks, then laughs, and suddenly, he's very glad he's here.