Logan's face soften once he saw Liz. He holstered his weapon and ran over to give her a hug. Liz let out a content sigh and returned it. It was nice to see him again.
"I knew you were alive. I never lost hope." whispered Logan. A smile started to form on Liz's face until it was ruined by someones unwanted comment.
"I should've know. But why?" asked Hesh
"You'll find out soon."
"How do you guys know each other?" asked Merrick
"She's our younger sister." said Logan
Merrick's eyes slightly widened. He took out two restraints and tossed one to Logan. Logan sighed and gave Liz and apologetic smile. She mouthed it's okay and held out her hands. He did the restraints as gently as he could. Liz glanced over to see Merrick restraining Rorke. She couldn't help but chuckle at Rorke's annoyed look on his face. Then they were led out of the room.
Walking towards where her dad was, her and Rorke were in the middle, while Merrick and Keegan took the front and Hesh and Logan took the rear. Liz and Rorke kept exchanging looks between each other. A silent conversation between the two. Liz glanced over her shoulders to see Hesh roll his eyes.
"I'm really looking forward to this. Finally something you can't swindle your way out of." said Hesh.
"You'd be surprised. But I'm actually looking forward to this too."
"Of course you are. You were always an attention seeking whore."
Liz gave a reassuring smile to Rorke before he did anything rash. She didn't need him doing anything stupid, even if it was to protect her. Liz would be lying if she said she didn't like how Rorke handled things when someone said anything disrespectful about her. They both let Hesh run his mouth, and Liz knew Rorke was tallying everything he said about her. After a while Liz finally spoke up. "How's your buddy Ajax doing? He seemed like a nice guy."
Merrick turned around and headed straight towards Liz. He got pretty close until Rorke stepped in front of her. She could hear him scoff and walk away. They continued walking and then Hesh had to speak up once more. "Merrick my money was on you."
Liz rolled her eyes. "Keep digging your grave David, just keep digging your grave."
Hesh didn't say anything after that. Either Liz actually shut him up or he didn't know what to say. They continued walking and Liz spotted her dad in the distance. She took a deep breath when they got closer. Once they were there Elias's face went white as soon as he saw her. "Liz?"
"Dad."
"Take Rorke to the holding cell and Liz to my quarters." said Elias
Liz watched Keegan take Rorke. Then Logan's hand grabbed Liz's. He led her to their dads quarters.
"I've missed you Logan. And I'm sorry, I wanted to contact you but we couldn't risk it"
Logan stopped and turned to face her. "I've missed you too. And it's okay. You're happy and alive and that's what counts."
Liz nodded and they kept walking. Then Logan's curiosity got the better of him. "So you and Rorke huh?"
Liz laughed. "Yeah. He's incredible. I've never loved someone as much as I love him."
"So he's good to you?"
"More than good. I wish I could explain it to you. But it would be best if you saw it for yourself."
"Okay that's all I need to know."
Liz smiled to herself. Logan approved of her relationship, the only one that mattered. They came to Elias quarters and she sat down in a chair. Logan gave her a small smile before he left. Now that she was alone, she had time to reflect on things. Today would be the day she came clean. A few minutes later Elias, Hesh and Logan walked in.
"I'd like to know everything. Cause it doesn't look like you're a prisoner." said Elias
"Oh I'm not. I'm Rorke's second in command. But I'll start at the beginning. 2 years ago when I was captured by the Federation that's where I met Rorke. I was suppose to be taken to be brainwashed like him. So I thought 'hey why not get close to him until I find a way to escape'. Then I got to know him, the real him. After I was there for 3 weeks he gave me a choice. I could go back home but I had to give him the location of the Ghosts or I could stay and possibly get brainwashed..."
"And you chose to stay...why?" asked Hesh
"I didn't want to leave him."
"You've got to be fucking kidding me? You stayed because you fell for someone like Gabriel Rorke?"
"Yes."
"He wants to kill the Ghosts and our father. And you just pick his side out of love?"
"Your father. I'm well aware of what he wants to do, for god sakes I told him I'd help him accomplish his goal."
"What happened to you Liz?" asked Elias
"A lot of things. The first one being thrown to the side like I'm nothing by my so called father."
"I thought you were strong enough to handle it. And why didn't you say anything?"
"Are you fucking kidding me. My whole future went up in flames and you thought I could handle something like that...alone. And I did, more than once but you just brushed me off everytime."
Elias turned to Logan and said "Bring her to the holding cell. We're done here."
Logan walked over and motioned for Liz to get up. She did, not before she got her last word in though.
"Figures. Run from your fucking problems like always." Liz scoffed and walked out the door with Logan. She was fuming, but all she wanted to do right now was see Rorke. Her and Logan didn't say anything on the walk there. What was there to say. Sooner rather than later, she saw the holding cell...and Rorke sitting on the bench. He turned to see Liz and his face automatically soften. Logan unlocked and Liz walked in. She heard him re-lock it and walk away.
Liz sat down next to Rorke in a huff. He wrapped his arm around her and gave her a kiss on top of her head. "I take it they weren't too thrilled with what you had to say?"
"They're infuriating." snapped Liz
"It's gonna be fine. Try to not let it get to you."
"I know. It's just I thought they would've changed a little in the past 2 years...but I was wrong."
"You have me and the Federation no matter what."
"I know." Liz gave him a small smile and sighed. Who knows how long they were going to be there. Stuck in a damn holding cell. The hours ticked by and Liz fell asleep with her head resting on his lap. He looked down at a peaceful sleeping Liz and smiled. Brushing some strands of hair out of her face, his attention was quickly brought to the door when it open. And in walked Elias. Rorke let out an annoyed sigh when he stood in front of him.
"Can you wake her up? We need to talk."
"I'd rather not. She needs her sleep. Her well being is more important to me."
Elias sighed "Fine..."
Elias looked down at Liz. His little girl, he knew he's made mistakes in the past but this one might just be the worst.
"I always thought the lowest you could go was when you left me for dead. But hearing what you did to her was even worse. She's your own daughter Elias."
"She made her decision. Now she has to live with the consequences."
Rorke scoffed and watched Elias walk out of the room. He understood why Liz got so frustrated with him. Elias was in denial that he was the cause of all of this. The blame was simply put on Rorke and Liz. Rorke rested his hand on her hip, confusion shown on his face when he felt something paper like scrape across his hand. He slowly pulled whatever it was out of her pocket and examined it. His face faltering when he saw what it was. It was from an ultrasound. At first he thought it was one of the old ones until he read the date. It was dated almost 2 weeks ago. Rorke looked from the picture to Liz and wondered why she didn't tell him yet. He knew she had her reason, and was going to wait until she woke up to ask. A small smile formed on his lips as he looked at ultrasound. Liz was pregnant and this time he could sense it was going to work out.
