Assassins 7
Jocelyn talked about the first thing that came to her mind.
"Well... I'm focusing on diseases that have gone extinct. Why have they gone extinct? Could they come back again? These are some of the questions I try to answer."
Larry seemed to find the topic interesting and wanted to know more so Joss explained some other things. She was not sure if everything she said was correct but she wanted to spend as much time with Larry as she could.
Time passed by and when the physicist took a glance at his watch he realized that he should already be correcting the tests again.
"It was great to spend time with you, Joss. But I have to get back to work now. I'm sorry.", he excused himself and stood up to leave. Jocelyn tried to hide her disappointment and stood up too.
"It... it's okay. Work is important.", she replied and accompanied Larry to his office. "Thank you for showing me everything. See you.", Joss said and Larry waved her goodbye before he sat back on his desk. He looked at the tests. This would be a long night.
It was already late when Amita left the hospital and walked to her car to drive home. She had been glad to see Charlie awake and healthy again but she had forgotten the time. Her happiness disappeared when she tried to start her car's engine and it didn't work. Not again!
The mechanic who had helped her in the morning came to Amita's mind and she got out his card. Quickly she dialed his number and waited for someone to answer the phone.
Finn was still at the warehouse with Daniel and tried to calm his partner. He was really upset about his failed plan. When Finn's phone rang both of them fell silent. Finn looked at the display. He didn't recognize the number but he kind of knew who it could be. He wrote down the number before he answered the call and heard Amita's desperate voice.
"Yeah... I understand. I''ll come right away.", Finn calmed the poor woman and then ended the call. He grinned at Daniel who just pointed at the door.
"Go."
Immediately Finn stood up and left the warehouse. Again he would be the knight in shining armor.
It was obvious that Charlie didn't feel comfortable when he met the agent who Don had asked to come over for Charlie's protection. He would have preferred his brother to stay with him.
Don had always looked after him since they were kids. When Charlie had wanted to try out some dangerous experiments Don had stopped him. When Charlie had been bullied by other students his big brother had come to save him. So it was obvious that Charlie wouldn't feel save without Don now.
Alan had already left the hospital and when the other agent stood in front of the door and Charlie and Don were alone the professor decided to speak about the topic. "Don... Why can't you stay here over night?"
Charlie looked at his brother with big puppy-like eyes. He felt like a small helpless child. But he really wanted Don to be near him.
"Believe me, Charlie, when I say that Aaron is a good agent. He will protect you.", Don assured Charlie but this one looked down at his blanket.
"Of course he is a good agent...", he started talking before he looked up again and added: "... but he's not my brother."
Don didn't know what he should reply. He wanted to stay with Charlie too but he also wanted to find the person who had done this to his brother. He wanted to make sure that this person would be caught so that he or she could never hurt Charlie again.
"Charlie, I''ll be back as soon as I can. But first I want to catch the person who did this to you, okay?"
Charlie had to smile. It was like always! Don was his big brother, his own private guardian. And if he would come back soon Charlie was alright with this Aaron protecting him for some time.
"Okay. Bye.", Charlie said. Don smiled satisfied and patted Charlie's shoulder once again before he left the hospital and drove to FBI headquarters. Colby, David and Megan would surely help him with the research.
Joss lay on her bed and stared at the clock. How much time had passed since her meeting with Larry? Half an hour? One hour? Maybe even a few minutes more.
And Jocelyn already missed the professor. She thought of their talk, thought of his friendly naive behavior and his explanations. Everything about him was just fascinating.
"He'll never love you."
Joss startled and looked beside her. A huge teddy bear and a few other stuffed animals, dogs and cats and even a unicorn, sat in her room's corner. She loved these stuffed animals really much because they had been presents from her former lovers.
"Why do you expect him to like a childish woman like you?", the unicorn chuckled and Joss gave it a furious glance. These stuffed animals didn't know anything! Joss loved Larry and he loved her.
"Of course he loves me! Our date was perfect and...", Joss started but the teddy bear interrupted her: "Date? He just showed you the university. That's not a date."
Jocelyn pressed her hands on her ears and hummed loudly. She didn't want to hear the painful words. But the voices were in her head.
"He's way too smart for you."
"Shut up...", Joss sobbed but the voice continued.
"He doesn't even like you."
"Shut up.", Joss commanded, louder this time.
"Nobody loves you."
"Shut up!" Joss jumped up and grabbed the teddy bear. She ripped it apart as much as she could. The fireplace in her living room came to her mind and she took all of the stuffed animals and ran into the room. Quick she lit a fire and threw one stuffed animal after the other inside the fireplace, still mumbling: "Shut up."
Again and again and again.
Larry loved her. And soon he would show it. They would be the perfect couple. Everything would turn out fine. Wouldn't it?
