~*~*~*~Time Slows Down~*~*~*~
Clarice looks as their front door breaks down, and Crawford and Mapp are revealed. No other Agents with them. Clarice stands up and runs to the patio door and locks it before Hannibal can get inside. Standing in front of the glass, she looked at them square in the eyes.
"Clarice, it's me Ardelia. You need to come with me honey."
She looked at her, "I know who you are you stupid bitch! Now put those guns down."
Mapp and Crawford look at Clarice, and then at each other, and both drop their guns at the same time. Hannibal is now yelling to be heard, trying to gain permission to be let inside.
Clarice looks behind her and up at them, "Shoot him, and I swear to God you will not make it out of here alive." They give her acknowledging glances and she opens the door.
Crawford looks as Hannibal wraps his arms around her waist, putting one hand on her extremely pregnant stomach. Crawford was surprised to see that he just now realized it, and his stomach began doing flips. He looked at Clarice as she gave him an icy stare.
"Starling," Crawford tried to sound as reasonable as possible though his blood was boiling, "We're here to take you back." He looked at the look in her eyes turn from upset to raging.
"Crawford, do you think that I would ever go back to that blood sucking 'career' you call the FBI? Or even back to the life that almost killed me? I'm not leaving him, and you aren't taking him or me along with you. I don't care if that means I have to watch him kill you both here and now, you will not take me and my baby away."
He looked literally shocked at her reply. It was Ardelia's turn.
"Clarice, look, I'm your best friend. There would be nothing I would do to keep you from happiness, but look what you've gotten yourself into girl!" She looked over at Hannibal's dark maroon eyes, wincing, she continues.
"There is nothing I can say to you that will make you want to come with me. There is nothing for me to do but force you Clarice, and you know damn well that I will!"
Hannibal looked at Agent Mapp and Crawford.
"You know Jack, you really brought this upon yourself." He saw his puzzling look, and continued. "You sent her to me Jackie boy, you sent her down to do your dirty work, to lie in your favor to get what you needed. You sent her to what you call a 'monster'." Looking at Clarice and kissing her lightly, and messaging her stomach he said, "Thank you."
Crawford looked sick, and his face went pale. Though he knew it was coming when he began his speech, it still struck a nerve.
"Look at her Jack, do you really think you could have made her this happy?"
He looked at him coldly, and inside his head he knew the answer. He looked over at Mapp who was standing strong, reaching slowly to the breaking point of her sanity.
Mapp looked at Clarice's stomach, and looked at Crawford.
"We can't do this to her Jack. The reason we came on this was to get her back because we thought she wasn't sane, and being held against her will. Look at her Jack. I've known her a long time...but I can't do this."
They all look at her shocked and Crawford doesn't even say anything to her. He looks at Clarice and Hannibal and turns around and walks out the door. Mapp looks at Clarice, "You better know what you're doing here girl." Finally directing her attention to Hannibal, "You better not hurt her, or that baby."
She walks out of the house and follows Crawford.
Clarice looks at the door stunned, and looks back at Hannibal.
"Do you think they are going to say anything?"
He gives her a reassuring kiss stroking her stomach and looks down quickly.
He gives her a small smile, "I just felt a kick."
Clarice looks as their front door breaks down, and Crawford and Mapp are revealed. No other Agents with them. Clarice stands up and runs to the patio door and locks it before Hannibal can get inside. Standing in front of the glass, she looked at them square in the eyes.
"Clarice, it's me Ardelia. You need to come with me honey."
She looked at her, "I know who you are you stupid bitch! Now put those guns down."
Mapp and Crawford look at Clarice, and then at each other, and both drop their guns at the same time. Hannibal is now yelling to be heard, trying to gain permission to be let inside.
Clarice looks behind her and up at them, "Shoot him, and I swear to God you will not make it out of here alive." They give her acknowledging glances and she opens the door.
Crawford looks as Hannibal wraps his arms around her waist, putting one hand on her extremely pregnant stomach. Crawford was surprised to see that he just now realized it, and his stomach began doing flips. He looked at Clarice as she gave him an icy stare.
"Starling," Crawford tried to sound as reasonable as possible though his blood was boiling, "We're here to take you back." He looked at the look in her eyes turn from upset to raging.
"Crawford, do you think that I would ever go back to that blood sucking 'career' you call the FBI? Or even back to the life that almost killed me? I'm not leaving him, and you aren't taking him or me along with you. I don't care if that means I have to watch him kill you both here and now, you will not take me and my baby away."
He looked literally shocked at her reply. It was Ardelia's turn.
"Clarice, look, I'm your best friend. There would be nothing I would do to keep you from happiness, but look what you've gotten yourself into girl!" She looked over at Hannibal's dark maroon eyes, wincing, she continues.
"There is nothing I can say to you that will make you want to come with me. There is nothing for me to do but force you Clarice, and you know damn well that I will!"
Hannibal looked at Agent Mapp and Crawford.
"You know Jack, you really brought this upon yourself." He saw his puzzling look, and continued. "You sent her to me Jackie boy, you sent her down to do your dirty work, to lie in your favor to get what you needed. You sent her to what you call a 'monster'." Looking at Clarice and kissing her lightly, and messaging her stomach he said, "Thank you."
Crawford looked sick, and his face went pale. Though he knew it was coming when he began his speech, it still struck a nerve.
"Look at her Jack, do you really think you could have made her this happy?"
He looked at him coldly, and inside his head he knew the answer. He looked over at Mapp who was standing strong, reaching slowly to the breaking point of her sanity.
Mapp looked at Clarice's stomach, and looked at Crawford.
"We can't do this to her Jack. The reason we came on this was to get her back because we thought she wasn't sane, and being held against her will. Look at her Jack. I've known her a long time...but I can't do this."
They all look at her shocked and Crawford doesn't even say anything to her. He looks at Clarice and Hannibal and turns around and walks out the door. Mapp looks at Clarice, "You better know what you're doing here girl." Finally directing her attention to Hannibal, "You better not hurt her, or that baby."
She walks out of the house and follows Crawford.
Clarice looks at the door stunned, and looks back at Hannibal.
"Do you think they are going to say anything?"
He gives her a reassuring kiss stroking her stomach and looks down quickly.
He gives her a small smile, "I just felt a kick."