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Marcus clenched his jaw as he made his way to the room where Byrne's men were holding Diana. They had managed to capture her minutes after the sighting. He placed his hand on the door knob feeling the knot in his stomach tighten. On the other side of that door was someone he never thought he would see again. When they had been told Diana was dead Marcus had been relieved. As cold and emotionless as it sounded his past with Diana was the reason for his feelings. Back on the Ark Marcus Kane was never shy with the ladies, any woman he wanted he got. He never stayed with one for long, it was always a casual no strings attached kind of thing. There had been one that lasted much longer than all the others. She was someone he resorted to sleeping with to fill the emptiness in his life. Someone who was their for a romp after a heated council meeting. Someone who was there when Abby was down the hall in Jake Griffin's bed.
Diana Sydney was that woman.
He never loved her, he never felt anything for her. Diana was just there when he needed her to be. Marcus had broken things off with Diana when he started his affair with Abby.
Diana had taken it well, or that's what Marcus thought. From then on she became extremely hostile toward Marcus, and Abby for that matter.
As he opened the door Marcus came face to face with Diana for the first time in months. She sat behind the table her eyes cold and detached it was like she was looking right through him.
He nodded toward Byrne and the other guards indicating he wanted them to leave. They quickly obeyed and closed the door on their way out.
"I was wondering how long it would take you to get me alone." Diana scoffed leaning back in the chair.
"What the hell are you doing here? You're supposed to be dead!" Marcus slammed his fists on the table between them.
"Well that's quite the greeting" she mused "and as far as my death I guess I got lucky."
He sat in the chair across from her trying to stay calm. "How did you do it?"
Diana laughed, "Oh that we'll have to save for another time Marcus. You see we wouldn't even be here if you hadn't left me all those months ago."
"Is that what this is about?"
"Yes it's always been what it was about. I was hoping you'd come on the ship with me or I'd convince Abby to go so then she'd well you know be out of my way."
Marcus hands bawled into fists at his sides, "You do anything more to Abby and I swear I'll-"
"Float me? Because down here you can't exactly do that."
"This is all just a joke to you isn't it?"
"No Marcus, I want you and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get you."
"The chances of you having any kind of relationship with me ended the day you killed my mother on the Ark."
"That wasn't me!"
"You ordered the bomb Diana we have witnesses."
"Assuming those people actually lived when we landed on earth."
"You really are a narcissistic bitch aren't you?"
She laughed again.
"I mean if you want me to be I will."
"Damn it Diana! Why are you here?"
"I'm here for you."
Marcus stood up from the table and looked down at her.
"There never was anything between us. I never felt anything."
Diana bit her lip, "That's not what you said but then again you left me for her."
"You leave her out of this."
"So I take it you're with her now?"
"You know damn well I am. You saw us camping you're the one who shot her."
"What the hell are you talking about? I've never shot a gun in my life." Diana protested.
"it's simple, the guards and I have been over it. Now that I know you're here and what you want I put the pieces together. You shot Abby."
"Hypothetically let's say I did, what good would that do me?" Diana's eyes narrowed.
"I don't know how your twisted mind works."
"My twisted mind? Marcus what's twisted is you sleeping with every woman on the Ark. What's twisted is you leaving me for your dead friends widow!" She shouted rising from the chair to meet his gaze.
"So now bring Jake into this?"
"Only because you took advantage of his wife!"
"I took advantage of no one Diana. Abby consented every single time."
To hear that hurt, Diana had known Marcus had slept with Abby more than once but to actually hear him admit it was the twist in the knife already in her heart. "Fine I did it" she said sitting back down in a moment of weakness "I shot Abby."
Marcus breathed a sigh, not of relief but a sigh none the less. "Why?"
"I couldn't get rid of her on the Ark and this was the next best thing. When I saw you with her in that tent that was it she had to go." She said calmly, too calmly for someone who was talking about murder.
Marcus felt that knot in his stomach resurface. Abby had been hurt and it was his fault. It didn't matter where he went or who he was with the people he loved always seemed to pay the price for his actions. First his mother and now Abby and their unborn child. There was no way in hell Diana could know about the baby.
"And when she was supposed to receive 10 lashings but you confessed instead, you would never do that for me." Diana's voice was shaky like she was on the verge of tears.
"How did you know that?" He questioned.
"That's not important. I want to know why her and not me?"
She was not going to let this go was she? It was late and Marcus wanted nothing more then to be back in his quarters with Abby curled up next to him.
"She is none of your concern Diana and if you ever go near her again I'll have you punished."
"What are you going to do shock lash me? Hell you'd probably have her do the honors."
"After she finds out you tried to kill her not once but twice why shouldn't she?"
"She's too nice to do it Marcus and you know it. See that's what I don't get, she's too nice for an egotistical bastard like you."
"Ever heard of balance Diana? Abby Griffin is my balance and my salvation."
Diana stood back up and leaned over the table, she was inches from his face.
"As long as she carries his last name Marcus she will never be yours." She gritted through her teeth.
"That's enough!" Marcus shouted and opened the door. "Ms. Sydney is being charged with attempted murder. Lock her up until further arrangements can be made."
"Yes Sir." Byrne nodded taking out her handcuffs.
"Oh Marcus darling before you go, this isn't over." Diana said grinning from ear to ear.
"Oh yes Diana darling it is." Marcus said sternly and left the room.
As Byrne walked Diana to her holding cell she couldn't help but replay her conversation with Marcus. When she mentioned Abby belonging to Jake is when she had hit a nerve. Diana wondered if Marcus was insecure, what if he thought Abby was going to leave him? That thought pleased her, if the good Doctor did leave him she could be there to comfort him. But then again there was the possibility of nothing bad ever happening and the two staying together. She pushed that thought from her mind as Byrne locked the cell. Diana looked around, the tiny space, how was she going to get out of this? Sure she had her men on the inside but they might not be the best option right now. For the moment there was one thing Diana Sydney knew for certain. Marcus Kane belonged to her and not Abby Griffin. The love Marcus and Abby claimed to have was not inevitable.