Joe's Bar

The door swings open as Amanda, Methos and Duncan enter.

"I thought you said you were going to be able to handle this on your own?" Duncan asked the older immortal

"Handle is the right word" Amanda chuckles

"Hey, it happened once. Maybe it could happen again?" Methos stated back to his companions

"Hey guys, what's going on?" The drawl from the bar owner reaches to the immortals as they come through the door, even though it is said softly

"Methos is falling in love" Amanda sings as she giggles with excitement

"Well, I haven't got any more female bar staff. So, Methos, what gives? Who is it?" Joe asked with a glint in his eye.

"Ha ha, very funny, Joe" Methos said with his usual amount of sarcasm, giving Joe a look that's full of daggers.

"Ok, sorry I asked" Joe looks at Duncan

"Don't worry, Joe. He gave us the same answer" Duncan gives Methos a look of disappointment.

"Although we already know!" Amanda taunts Methos who glares at her

"If you don't stop it, I swear to God, Amanda…"

"You'll do what? You even take a step towards me and I'll tell!" Amanda laughs at him as he turns red and sits back round in his chair.

"Ok, this is how it happened…" Methos says as his eyes roll upwards recollecting what had happened. Amanda pouts as she realises that she has pushed her luck too far and is about to lose her edge on Methos.

Methos in a slightly distant voice…

"I was walking down by the side of the canal, across the way from the barge. I felt a presence of another immortal, so I went and tried to find out who it was…"

MacLeod, Joe and Amanda lean in to make sure they don't miss a single word of the story that Methos is about to tell.

Empty Warehouse – Earlier that day.

Methos walks through the warehouse, sure it was here that he had felt the presence coming from inside this building.

"You!" Methos spins towards the horrified scream of Cassandra, who instantly pulls her sword from her back.

"Umm… yes… hello Cassandra" Methos realises that he foolishly doesn't have his sword with him

"How dare you even speak my name!" She screams the last two words as she rushes Methos who sidesteps her and locks his arms round her, pinning her sword at her side, useless to the female combatant.

Flash back to Joes Bar – Real Time

"I couldn't help myself, she turned to look at me and suddenly I realised why I had fallen in love with her the first time. Her eyes, they were full of passion. I kissed her, which I don't think she liked by the way, pushed her down and ran. Next thing I knew I had knocked at MacLeods and suddenly a sword was being pushed into my neck."

"Call next time then" Duncan's voice came over without the slightest sense of sorrow or remorse

"So you're telling me, us..." Joes hands spread wide to include Amanda, MacLeod and himself "that you're in love with a woman who wants to kill you?" Joe sounds exasperated by the idea.

"Yep, pretty much" Methos says as he shakes his head as if to say This Could Only Happen To Me.

"Wow, good luck to you my friend" Joe says as he walks away, a soft laugh coming from his direction along with the soft thud of his walking stick.

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