Chapter 4 Angst

Nick POV: Everyone was there. Trubel was about to detail the extent of this uprising. He had a feeling it would not be pretty. "So Nick you got to the hospital just in time it sounds like," Monroe prompted. "I heard there was some new guy in the mix that helped you. You thinking friend or foe?" Monroe and Rosalee were looking at him intently.

"His name's Meisner. I believe he's been working with Trubel in this fight she seems to be a part of. Also Adalind trusts him. He helped her escape the Royals when they wanted Diana. I'm thinking friend, but I'm not certain," he replied tightly. He wouldn't exactly term Meisner a friend, but he knew his feelings were colored when it came to all things Adalind lately.

"I don't know, man. Whoever Meisner works for, they kidnapped Trubel. Also I know Adalind's been helpful at times recently, but are you sure about putting all your eggs in that basket?" He knew Monroe was just trying to be a good friend, but that statement rubbed Nick the wrong way.

"We're not arguing about my trust in Adalind. Look, Trubel trusts him as well. Trubel you take it," he deflected. His face was probably a scowl. Defending Adalind to his friends was not something he wanted to keep doing. Rosalee was quietly watching him. She seemed to read his feelings.

"This uprising is global. It's like a civil war for all wesen on the planet. Those in the uprising want all wesen everywhere to come out in the open; let people know they're different and have a right to live their lives. But you know this is not just like sexual orientation where you support gay and lesbian rights, if the regular population knew how many wesen there are in the world, forget covert uprisings, there would be world war III," Trubel explained emphatically. "The wesen council and the resistance are working together here to prevent just such a thing."

Rosalee opened her mouth then shut it, then started again visibly shaken, "My God, she's right. This is so much bigger than we imagined. The council will do ANYTHING to prevent that from happening."

"Looks like our problems here in Portland are just the tip of the iceberg. Trubel, How does Meisner fit into this?" Nick queried. If Meisner was not as trustworthy as Adalind thought and he knew where the loft was, Nick was nervous being away from her and Kelly.

"Meisner was my trainer and now he's my connection to the resistance. I didn't give him an easy time when I first was taken, but he's firmly and completely earned my respect. I can't deny there's a cause, but I was just too angry at first to see it. If you're worried about him, don't be. He's a fine fighter and an ally, you can trust him," Trubel reassured him.

"Then contact him and if need be I'll meet with him. I'm not saying I'm not going to hold him or who he works for responsible for taking you, but I'll hear what their plans are. Hopefully they'll consider me an ally," Nick intimated they better at least consider him dangerous.

(Back at the loft)

Adalind POV: She hadn't been able to fall asleep. With Nick gone, she was strung tight with worry and tension of another sort. Her imagination could play this out easily. After all it wouldn't have been the first time she thought of their passionate afternoon. Maybe Nick didn't know it was her at the time, but from that day on, she hadn't thought of anyone else sexually. It was the best time in her life. And now her heart seemed to betray her as well as her body. There was no one else she wanted. The realization that Nick could never get past the crap she pulled all those years left her cold. Nothing like love to show you just how wrong you've been.

The alarm from the motion detector pulled her out of her downward spiral. When she went to check the monitor, Meisner was giving her a hand motion to let him up. She hesitated briefly after the last conversation with Nick, but if he was just worried about Trubel, Meisner was part of why she was still here. She let him up.

" Where's Trubel and Nick?" He asked looking around.

"He took her to the spice shop," she answered. When Meisner looked puzzled, she quickly explained, "Nick has a team of wesen and non wesen that work with him to keep Portland safe. They were collaborating with Trubel about what she's been doing all this time".

"I'm not sure that's a good idea. This Grimm seems to have his own agenda. How about you? Do you trust him? You and Diana are safe right?" Meisner seemed to have no idea about Diana and he certainly had no idea about her life currently.

Where should she begin? "When you handed me off to the next contact, it was Kelly Burkhardt, Nick's mother. She was very helpful and bonded with Diana while I was resting. When we returned to the states, she brought me to Portland thinking Nick's place would be safe. She didn't know she was bringing me full circle. With Sean living here and the Royals putting pressure on him to give up Diana, Kelly also had second thoughts of the plans the resistance had. So Nick's gang tricked me and the Royals into thinking the resistance had kidnapped her, when in fact Kelly went to raise her quietly away from either side. I blamed all of them for a very long time, but I know now Kelly loved my Diana. Recently Nick was betrayed by someone close to him that sent an email asking his mom to come because Nick was in trouble. When Kelly did come, the Royals beheaded her and took Diana," she was out right crying by the end of the story. Meisner reached out and pulled her into his arms.

At that time, the door opened. Nick and Trubel walked in. Trubel nodded at Meisner with a small smile, but Nick didn't move. Her heart dropped at what it must look like. Meisner released her and asked her quietly, " You ok?". He looked concerned. She wiped her eyes and nodded returning as quietly, "Yes, Nick's here". Then Meisner went over to exam Trubel's injuries. Adalind glanced up into Nick's troubled gaze. He slowly broke their eye contact. She wanted to shout at Trubel and Meisner to get out!