Ok my friends. I'm gonna give this a try. We obviously all know that Walter and Paige will not be together by the beginning of the next season, but we can dream. And this is my version … including a lot of other stuff. Oh, one warning, I really suck at all things technology and science, so everything I write here, is completely made up and only serves the purpose of furthering the characters … so … yeah, sorry about that.
Oh and, by the way. I am not a native english speaker and this story is unbetaed. So I apologize for all my mistakes and hope they do not take away to much from the story.
This story starts right after the fade to black of episode 2x24.
Disclaimer: Obviously nothing but the story belongs to me (oh and all the characters you don't already know)
Walter rushed out of the garage and to his car. How had he been so stupid? So blind? For one of the most brilliant minds on the planet he was an utter fool! What if he was too late? What if he had lost her forever? If she couldn't forgive him for pushing and pushing and pushing? What man in his right mind pushed the woman he loved into the arms of another man?!
All those thoughts ran through his mind at once. His hands were shaking of fear and nervousness. He dropped his keys twice before he managed to push the key into the lock opening the car. He jumped inside and almost ripped the seat belt out of it's fixing.
He was just about to start the engine, when headlights were caught in the mirror. A car was approaching the garage … fast.
"Damn it!" there was only one man driving a car with these specific headlights who had any business being in this alley at this time of the night and Walter did not have the time or patience to deal with him now!
"Cabe! Get out of my way!"
"Can't do, son!" the agent replied. "We have a case."
"I don't care! It can wait!"
"No it can't!" Cabe roared. "Get a grip, Walter!"
"Argh!" furious Walter hit the dashboard of the car over and over again. Here he was finally admitting his feelings to himself and ready to confess them to Paige and something got in the way … again! Had the whole damn world plotted against him?!
"Whazz goin on here?" Toby came staggering out of the garage, holding a new bottle of tequila.
"We have a case and Walter decided this is the time to have an emotional breakdown." Cabe growled.
"Sweet! I do my best work drunk and heartbroken. Let me grab my hat." the behaviorist slurred and disappeared.
He walked over to Walter's car knocking on the hood. "Come on, kiddo. Time to earn your keep!"
Slowly the genius followed his orders and climbed out of the car. Slummed shoulders and disappointment clearly written all over his face he dragged himself to the government vehicle.
"Fantastic!" Cabe mumbled. "An impending national catastrophe and the only hope is a team of emotional wracks. What could possibly go wrong?" If the situation wasn't so dire, Cabe might have taken pity on his young friend.
Only moments later Toby stumbled back out of the garage, his hat sitting lopsided on his head. In one hand still the alcohol in the other Walter's usual bag.
Awkwardly he climbed into the backseat and made himself comfortable, but not before dropping the bag into Walter's lap.
"See, I'm a good employee. I even thought to bring you stuff." he grinned. "So, where to, oh all knowing eye!"
Cabe rolled his eyes. He grabbed the bottle, threw it out of the window and sped down the alley.
"Hey! That was my quantum of solace!" Toby complained.
"You won't need it where we're going."
"A vineyard! Do you hear that, Walt?! We're going to a vineyard!" Toby called excitedly, but his boss didn't seem to listen.
"Yes we are, but you won't get to drink there. And you have about an hour to sober up. Somehow I doubt the Secret Service will be too thrilled to put the fate of the nation into the hand of a drunkard and a mopy … something."
That finally got Walter's attention. "You want us to meet the President of the United States of America?"
"Not exactly." Cabe said while the car made it's way towards Beverly Hills. "You can't meet him, because he is currently locked into an entirely computer controlled house … and the Secret Service is not in control."
So, yeah, that's it, my first, admittedly very short, chapter (maybe it's more of a teaser). Sorry if I dashed your hopes for a fast and easy reunion. What can I say, they left the end of season two in such a mess. There is so much to be dealt with I couldn't possibly do it in one chapter. :P
What do you think, please let me know … and if someone has a really good criminal energy and would like to help me with a plot development, please scream 'here' or just message me, since my hearing might not be good enough. ^^