AN: To anyone who started reading this when I first published the story years ago, you will have to reread chapter one because I rewrote some of it. This is my rewrite of chapter 2, it is sompletely different. I know that it has been forever since I updated and you probably thought that story was never going to continue, and in all honesty so did I but alas here we are.
Diana, Tom, and Marco were all in the office the next morning talking about the mural that looks like Jordan Collier. Marco had found murals of the same man in multiple cities. After Marco had finished his show and tell he left the two of them alone in the office. Diana was feeling awkward around Tom now after the thoughts from the night before.
"This Collier thing is such a mess." Tom commented, pulling Diana out of her thoughts.
"Huh? Yeah it's a mess." Diana stuttered.
"Daydreaming?" Tom teased her.
"Yeah, I guess." Diana flashed him a quick smile.
Diana then turned her attention to her desk and started organizing random objects and files.
"Are you okay?" Tom asked, confused by her actions.
"Yeah, why?" Diana replied.
"You seem really distracted and you're fidgeting with the stuff on your desk." Tom pointed out, sitting on the corner of her desk.
"I just have something on my mind." Diana told him.
"Well, what's up? Is everything okay?" Tom asked her, concerned for his partner.
Diana looked up at her partner. This was Tom, her best friend, and he needed to know about Maia's vision.
"Maia had a vision last night." Diana said.
Tom was suddenly more interested with the mention of a vision.
"What was the vision of?" Tom asked.
"Um, she saw the two of us getting married soon." Diana informed him.
"The two of us? Married?" Tom stumbled across his words, now standing up and walking around the room.
"Trust me; I'm just as confused as you are." Diana said.
Tom sat down on his chair and let out a sigh.
"And Maia's visions aren't wrong?" Tom asked.
"No, they're not." Diana answered.
"This just doesn't make any sense though. We're not even a couple." Tom told her.
"I know, and Maia is just so happy about her vision." Diana replied.
"She's happy about it?" Tom asked.
"Yeah. She was saying how great it would be that I would have a husband… and she would have a father." Diana answered, saying the last part hesitantly.
Tom immediately felt so bad for Maia. This poor girl was thinking that she was getting a father to complete her family.
"Diana, I…" Tom started but Diana interrupted him.
"Don't worry about this Tom. I am going to talk to her again and try to explain to her that we are not a couple." Diana tried to give him peace of mind.
"Do you want me to talk to her with you?" Tom asked.
"No, it'll be okay." Diana answered.
Diana walked into her apartment to find Maia sitting on the couch working on homework. Diana let her daughter be for the time being and went to do some laundry. After she was done, she came walking into the living room and she was still doing her homework.
"Are you almost done? I was gonna make you a snack." Diana asked her daughter.
"Five more minutes." Maia answered.
"Alright." Diana set off to put the laundry away.
"Did you talk to Tom today?" Maia asked, stopping Diana in her tracks.
"Yes I did, but your antenna is not working right on this one Sweetie." Diana tried to tell her daughter gently.
"I don't know why you're fighting this." Maia replied and went back to her homework.
The two were then distracted by a knock at the door which only turned out to be April and her boyfriend, Ben, who wanted to share some pictures with her. They had been looking at pictures for a while when Tom phoned Diana to tell her that Jordan Collier was found.
"I'm sorry but I have to go to work." Diana apologized.
"Are you going to see Tom?" Maia asked hopefully.
"Maia, just because I am going to see Tom doesn't mean that I am going to marry him." Diana answered her daughter, frustrated with the situation.
"What is this talk about marriage, Di?" April asked her sister, utterly confused.
"Maia had a vision of Tom and I getting married but it is not going to happen." Diana told her.
"Why isn't it going to happen?" April inquired, wanting to know more.
"We are just friends and technically he is still with Alana. Now I have to get to work." Diana replied and left the apartment, not wanting to talk about it anymore.
Tom was waiting for Diana when she pulled up.
"Were you able to talk to Maia?" Tom asked her.
"I tried but she just refuses to believe that her vision is wrong." Diana answered.
"Don't worry about it Di, it'll all work out." Tom told her, and gave her a quick hug.
The two of them headed off to have a talk with Collier.
After the interview Tom had gone to talk to Nina about getting Alana t help with Collier getting his memory back. Diana was surprised to find herself feeling slightly jealous that Alana might be coming back, but she told herself it was just because of all of the talk about Tom and marriage recently and she didn't really love him. After Tom had finished his talk with Nina he came into the office.
"She's allowing Alana to come and help." Tom informed her.
"That's good, Tom." Diana gave him a hug.
It was only meant to be a quick hug but the two of them lingered in the hug beyond that. They separated and looked at each other, both knowing that the hug was something more.
"Are you alright, Diana?" Tom asked her.
"Yeah. I need to get home and you need to go call Alana." Diana answered him and then quickly left the office and headed home.
April, Ben, and Maia were all watching a movie together when Diana arrived home.
"Hey Sweetie." Diana greeted her daughter with a hug and kiss.
"You want to watch the movie with us, mommy?" Maia asked.
"I'm really tired, I'm just gonna go to bed. Love you." Diana answered her daughter.
Diana bid April and Ben goodnight as well and then went into her room. She wasn't really tired but she just wanted to be alone. She was becoming confused about the situation with Tom and with her feelings about Tom.
The next day, Diana found herself at work with Tom, Nina, Collier, and Alana. Alana had gotten in and was helping Jordan get his memory back. Diana couldn't help but remember the last time Alana took her into a dream world. She had almost died, but Tom had saved her. Tom was willing to die for her… no, die with her. She cursed herself for finding herself thinking about Tom again. Alana was able to restore Jordan's memory and told Tom that he would help get Kyle out of prison. Unfortunately, after the interview, Nina told Tom and Diana that the pentagon was refusing to let Jordan testify to get Kyle out of prison.
"Come on Nina, they can't honestly believe they can squash this." Diana argued.
"Well they're gonna try. Collier's return changes everything. We're not just talking about galvanizing the 4400. There are religious groups all over the world who would consider him the Messiah. No matter what he says, no matter how crazy it is; people are going to listen. So maybe we should find out what's on his mind before we stick him in front of a bank of microphones." Nina explained.
"And what if we don't like what he has to say? We stick him in the basement, pretend it never happened?" Tom challenged.
"I don't think that's going to be our decision. I'd be surprised if Collier isn't transferred out of here by this time tomorrow. " Nina informed him.
Tom skulked off and Diana knew that he was up to something but she fought her urge to follow him.
Tom was initially surprised by the fact that Diana hadn't followed him like she would usually do. He wanted her with him but he knew he didn't have time to deal with that. Right now he had to focus on getting his son out of prison. Now he and Alana were waiting for Shawn and Richard to show up for a private meeting in the dark. Alana had told him that she didn't want to leave him again. Tom found himself saying that maybe there was a way she could stay. He didn't want her to have to be a fugitive anymore but he wasn't 100% sure he still wanted to be with her. Shawn and Richard finally arrived and ended the conversations and Tom's thoughts.
Diana knew that Tom had done something when she saw the news the next morning at work. People knew Collier was alive and they wanted him freed.
"We have got to let him go. It's either that or bring in troops." Diana said.
After a quick conversation with Tom and Diana, Nina called DC and got Collier released. Collier kept true to his word and got Kyle released from prison.
Diana was surprised that night when there was a knock on the door and it was Tom.
"What are you doing here? I thought you'd be with Kyle." Diana asked.
"We hung out all day then Shawn and Danny came over so they're hanging out now. I need to talk to you." Tom explained.
"Well come on in." Diana said.
Maia was sitting on the couch and when she saw Tom walking in with her mom she jumped up and gave him a hug.
"Hey Maia, how are you doing?" Tm greeted her.
"I'm good. It's nice to see you." Maia replied with a smile.
"Maia, could you go into your room? Tom and I need to talk." Diana requested of her daughter.
Maia quickly left the two of them alone and Tom and Diana sat down on the couch.
"What's going on, Tom?" Diana asked.
"Alana is staying. She is no longer a fugitive. Nina helped her out." Tom told Diana.
Diana once again found herself jealous of Alana.
"I'm happy for you." Diana tried to muster up happiness.
"Are you really, Di?" Tom looked into her eyes.
"Of course I am, Tom. Are you happy?" Diana responded, not sounding convincing.
"Yeah, of course." Tom answered, sounding equally unconvincing.
They stared at each other for an awkward minute before Diana told him that he should get back to his son. Tom agreed and left her house. Diana headed into her bedroom to try and sleep. She could not believe how suddenly her feelings for Tom were changing. Then she wondered if maybe the feelings had already been there and Maia's vision was helping them come to the surface.
