Chapter 2

New York City

Upper East Side Apartment of Lindsey Walker & Tru Davies

Lindsey Walker slowly rolled over in bed and felt the sunlight on her face. She smiled as she opened her eyes and saw her girlfriend beside her, smiling at her. Lindsey reached a hand out towards the dark haired goddess in her bed, Tru Davies, and softly traced the line of her jaw.

Tru leaned into Lindsey's touch, savoring it as she enjoyed the first moments of the day. Every morning, with the exception of her 'rerun' days, Tru allowed herself a moment like this, where she and Lindsey just laid together and took a moment to be grateful for their happiness.

"Good morning baby." Lindsey was the first to break the silence this morning, they usually alternated who spoke first though not by conscious choice.

"Good morning, sleep well?" Tru asked, a slight teasing tone in her voice as she recalled their activities of the night before. They had only fallen asleep a couple of hours ago.

Lindsey grinned, knowing exactly what her girlfriend was referring to and, in a move so quick there was no time to react, she rolled on top of Tru and pinned her to the bed, "who has time for sleep?" Lindsey leaned down and kissed Tru.

Tru gave herself over to the kiss. They were interrupted by the buzzer from the downstairs door. With a groan of frustration, Lindsey broke the kiss then looked down at Tru's face, she noticed the lack of surprise on her girlfriend's face and she narrowed her eyes as she asked, "this isn't a repeat day is it?"

When Lindsey had shown up on her doorstep three years ago, shortly after she'd left her (ex) husband in London and confessed to being in love with Tru, it had been a major shock to say the least. Luckily, that day ended up repeating itself so that on the second day, Tru was ready.

Tru had spent that day trying to juggle Lindsey's revelation and her duty to save a cute redhead from dying.

The next day, Tru and Lindsey had talked, a lot, about everything and Tru had to confess that she had been in love with the blonde since college but that she'd never thought she'd have a chance with her straight friend so she never said anything.

Lindsey could understand that, having fallen for Tru shortly after the Valentine's Day disaster in the woods. She'd stayed with Harrison mostly as a way to be closer to Tru but when it became too painful to see her with Luc, she dumped Harrison and tried to move on. Her marriage had been a last ditch attempt to get over Tru.

Tru and Lindsey began dating shortly after their talk. After the third repeat day that resulted in their first big fight, because Tru had stood Lindsey up for a party that was in Lindsey's honor for a promotion she'd gotten, Tru realized that if she didn't want her relationship with Lindsey to go the same route that her relationship with Luc did, she'd have to tell Lindsey about her 'gift'.

Lindsey didn't believe her at first, but then when Harrison had confirmed it, and Lindsey had gone back over all the times when Tru seemed to know something was going to happen before it happened, Lindsey soon realized she was telling the truth. Lindsey had accepted Tru's abilities and she supported her whenever Tru told her it was a repeat day. Lindsey was even able to help a few times.

Tru looked up at Lindsey and asked, "no...why do you ask?"

"Because you didn't look at all surprised by the buzzer. Thought maybe it had already happened, you know 'yesterday'."

"Oh, no..." the buzzer rang again, this time a little impatiently, "not a repeat day just a...Harrison day. He told me yesterday that he was going to stop by today to visit."

Lindsey relaxed a little when Tru assured her it wasn't a repeat day but the tension came back when she found out it was Harrison. Lindsey was always a little uncomfortable around Harrison. Her girlfriend's brother was her ex-boyfriend...it made for a few awkward moments in Lindsey's mind. Harrison always pretended he didn't notice or care that his ex-girlfriend was now living with his sister.

Tru noticed the tension Harrison's name caused and she sighed. She wished there was a way to fix the vibe between her brother and her girlfriend but she had long ago resigned herself to the fact that it would probably always be awkward between them.

Lindsey rolled off of Tru and got out of bed, heading for the bathroom. Tru's eyes followed her as she walked and she put a little swagger into her hips, just to tease her girlfriend.

Tru saw the swagger and grinned. Three years together hadn't diminished any of the desire she had for her blonde girlfriend. If anything, Tru's passion for Lindsey had only grown the longer they were together. She honestly felt that Lindsey was her soulmate. The other half she'd been missing all her life. She'd felt more whole these last three years than she had her entire life.

The buzzer went off again and Tru pulled herself from her musings to press the button to let Harrison into the building.

Tru quickly threw on a pair of track pants and a tank top over her bra and panties. Lindsey stepped out of the bathroom and got dressed quickly just as there was a knock on the door. Tru went to answer it as Lindsey went to the kitchen for some juice.

Tru opened the door and Harrison walked in, looking happy. "hey sis! What's new?"

"Hey Harry, same old stuff. Come on in."

Harrison and Tru head for the living room and relax on the couch just as Lindsey entered and sat next to Tru. "Hey Harrison."

"Lindsey, hi." Harrison liked to make Lindsey think he was uncomfortable with her relationship with his sister but the truth was...he had known they were into each other even when he and Lindsey had been dating. He knew it was only a matter of time before they would figure it out. He just didn't think it would've taken them so long. But they were together now and he was happy for them.

Lindsey just sat on the couch and watched Harrison, looking for any hint that he was hiding his discomfort but he looked far too happy.

Tru seemed to notice it too, "Harry, what's up with you? You're looking a lot happier than I have ever seen you."

Harrison couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "I met a girl Tru. She's hot, funny, smart, sweet and she's into me."

Tru and Lindsey smiled, "That's great Harry. What's her name?"

"Her name's Christina and she's a lawyer." Harrison said, smiling.

Tru and Lindsey began asking questions and Harrison answered them all, knowing they were just looking out for him.

"Oh, man I totally forgot. I checked your mailbox before I came up and these two letters were in there so I brought them up. Here." Harrison handed Tru the letters because she was closer to him. Harrison had a key to their mailbox as a backup.

Tru looked at the envelopes and noticed one was addressed to her and one was for Lindsey, but the return address was the same.

Watchers Council of England
New York Office
1125 W 135th Street
New York, New York 10013

Tru handed Lindsey her envelope as she frowned at hers. "This was all that was there?"

"Yeah."

Lindsey shrugged as she opened her envelope, in her line of work as a freelance graphic artist, she often dealt with companies that were too small to hire a large firm so she was used to getting mail from unknown companies.

The letter inside was...surprising and confusing.

11 February 2010

Dear Ms. Walker,

Please forgive the intrusion but this is an urgent matter that requires your immediate attention. My name is Rupert Giles and I am writing to request your presence at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on the 24th of April of this year. I appreciate that this is rather short notice, but it cannot be helped.

There is an urgent, personal matter I wish to discuss with you. I understand that this may seem a tad mysterious and suspect but I assure you there is nothing sinister at work. I have taken over the Watchers Council of England and certain...matters were recently brought to my attention that I wish to correct if I may. I assure you, you will not regret coming to this meeting to deal with this matter.

A room has already been reserved in your name at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan for the 23rd, 24th, & 25th of April. If you decide to attend, please contact me by email: .

Please feel free to have my name and the council thoroughly researched before making your decision, as I have nothing to hide. I sincerely hope you will decide to attend the meeting. It is important that you are there.

Thank you for your time and I hope to be making your acquaintance in person in April.

Sincerely,

Rupert Giles
Head Watcher
Watchers Council of England
New York Office

Lindsey didn't know what to make of the letter so she turned to look at Tru, "ok this is weird and makes no sense. What does yours say?"

Tru handed over the letter in her envelope and Lindsey read it, it was almost identical to hers. "So someone named...Rupert Giles is asking us to go to the Waldorf and meet with him? Any idea why?"

Tru shook her head, not even willing to hazard a guess at this point. Harrison looked equally confused, Lindsey handed him Tru's letter and waited as he read it.

The confusion on Harrison's face only deepened as he read the words on the page. "well I can do a little recon if you want. I can go to this address and see what's there." Harrison offered, accustomed to doing recon work for Tru on her repeat days, this would be no different.

Tru looked to Lindsey, a silent question in her eyes and Lindsey nodded. "Ok, Harry, check it out and see what's up. Remember, keep me in the loop. I'll call Davis and see if he can run the company name through the city's databases, find out anything official about it."

Harrison smiled, he liked it when Tru got into her 'leader' role. Harrison left after a few minutes to begin his assignment leaving the two ladies alone to ponder their next move.

TBC...

AN: Yes I know our girls live in NYC so why the hotel room? Well Giles wants them all in the same place for the weekend to better explain the situation... plus why not give our local gals a few free nights at a great hotel?? Also, for anyone who didn't catch the reference...Harrison's new girl Christina, is based on the character of Christina Finn on Conviction. (lol) It's just a cameo mention so it doesn't qualify as a crossover.