Part 9 - Now We Talk
Summary: this picks up exactly where part 8 ended. Kurt and Remi finally go head to head. no more lies and no more pretending. It's gonna get ugly! Kurt won't hold back. Of course you know Remi won't either. Enjoy!
"So, are you going to arrest me?" Remi said with a smug smile as she leaned back against the back of the couch and crossed her arms.
Across from her, standing by the kitchen stools, Kurt shook his head. "No, I'm not," he admitted calmly.
"Why not?" she replied, "is it because I look too much like her and you're a little too lovestruck."
Kurt smiled and again shook his head. He walked over and sat on the chair by the couch. "No," he said, "because I arrested you once before and I vowed I would never do that again."
Remi chuckled, her eyes rolling at his words. "You're pathetic," she said, "you've never arrested me. You arrested her– I read the reports– you arrested her because she failed to maintain her simple cover."
"You're the same person– you and Jane," Kurt said, and as much as he currently hated it, he believed those words.
"Please," Remi laughed, "I'm not her. And she's not me. We just inconveniently share this body."
Kurt shook his head again an leaned forward, resting his elbows against his knees. "You're wrong," he said, "you share more than that. Just like she always had your memories but just had trouble accessing them, you still have all her memories. We just need to find a way to get them back. She' as much a part of you as you were always a part of her."
"You make me sick," Remi said, "you honestly think I believe that you believe that? You're telling me Boy Scout Kurt Weller would've married Jane Doe if he believed that there was a terrorist lurking under the surface."
"Believe what you will," Kurt said, "I know who I married. I know the woman I fell in love with–"
"And now you're going to try and get her back," Remi sneered, "awwww, how romantic… and how exactly are you going to do that? As far as I know there is no drug to bring back memories. There's no reverse ZIP. Just accept it, Weller, you're stuck with me. And I'm not Jane."
Kurt shrugged and leaned back against his seat. "You're still her," he said, "I don't need any drugs to bring her back. I just need to remind you of who you really are."
"Pathetic… Answer me this, if you're not going to arrest me, what's stopping me from getting up and leaving right now because I am definitely not interested in sticking around to see how you plan on getting Jane back because if it involves watching that sickening wedding video…" Remi said and made a face, "you do know I'm quite capable of disappearing and you'll never find me again."
"You're not going anywhere," Kurt said.
"Who's going to stop me?" Remi taunted him, "You? You couldn't stop me if you didn't have that pesky gaping hole in your side. I can take you out with my eyes closed."
"I'm not going to fight you," Kurt replied.
"Too noble to hit a woman?" Remi laughed.
"I would never hurt my wife," he said calmly.
"When are you going to get it through your thick skull? I. Am. Not. Your. Wife," Remi spat out angrily.
Kurt gave her a smile and got up, going to the kitchen to grab a glass of water.
"So? How are you going to stop me from leaving if you're not going to arrest me and you're not going to fight me?" Remi asked again.
When Kurt just shrugged again and said nothing, Remi shot up to her feet, she had enough of this. Standing up so fast, sent her through another dizzy spell. She pressed her palms against her head, shutting her eyes tightly and swearing.
"Dizzy again?" Kurt asked as he started walking towards her.
"Stay back!" she hissed at him and for a moment he complied. But then, he took another step and wrapped an arm around her waist. She felt too weak and too faint to fight him off. And she was sure if he had not been holding her, she would have collapsed to the ground again.
"It's not the zip this time," he whispered, "it's a nice little gift from Rich, one of his own personal creations."
Kurt gently helped Remi to sit back down against the couch. "There's no use fighting it. You're going to feel weak and tired. Your muscles will start to relax and feel heavy."
He want back to his chair and sat down, watching her as she stared back at him, eyes wide and full of anger.
"Don't worry, it has very little side effects," he said, "I made sure of it. It won't react with whatever the ZIP is doing to you. It just affects the muscles. You're going to stay fully awake and fully aware."
Kurt leaned back against the couch and crossed his arms.
"And now, we're going to talk," he said calmly.
