Mobius: The Final Stand Ch. 10
Central Newark Mayor's office
3:29 pm

After an hour of fruitless searching for Jessica, Garry and Raymond decided to visit someone they thought could help them on their mission. The pair of them walked into the Mayor's office with a determined expression on their faces.

Mathim, in the middle of reading some figures on his laptop, looked up at them with interest. "Oh, it's you two. Any luck, gentlemen?"

"Well…." Raymond started to say before he was interrupted by someone else rushing into the room.

"You can't believe how happy I am to see you guys!" Garry and Raymond stood completely still with surprise to see Malcolm right in front of them. "Someone's kidnapped and tried to assassinate me today, and I just managed to escape! I've been all over the place, searching for you guys, except you weren't at home. Well, I mean there's not really much of a home anymore… What happened, anyways?"

Garry and Raymond were still standing there in silence. "You-you" Raymond began.

"What?" Malcolm asked, putting on a face a pure innocence.

Garry continued over Raymond. "We—I all…thought.. you" Garry couldn't finish.

"What?" Malcolm asked again.

Raymond cleared his throat and composed himself. "Me and Garry were suspicious that it was YOU behind everything. I mean, you can't blame us with your dodgy behavior and all."

"Oh," Malcolm said. "Of course, blame me. That's DEFINITELY fair, after what I've been through and all."

Mathim looked at the three. "Well, have you all figured everything out now?"

Raymond nodded. "Yes, we're all good now." Raymond put his fists on the desk. "Sir, there's been a murderer going around, attempting to kill members of my family, and I want him stopped. I want that security system installed NOW."

Behind Raymond and Garry, Malcolm smiled viciously. His plan was working well indeed.

Mathim agreed. "Yes, it's time we do it. Why not a better time than now?" He picked up his phone, and started to make several calls. "Excuse me for a moment, gentlemen, I'm going to be fairly busy. Why don't you all find something else to do in the meanwhile?" Mathim suggested.

As the trio of them walked outside, they heard Mathim arguing about costs and something else with whoever was on the other end. Then the door closed, and there was an awkward silence as they made their way to the elevator.

"Soo…. Are we good now?" Raymond stuck his hand out for Malcolm to shake.

Malcolm accepted it. "Yeah, we're all good. After all, we're siblings, and we'd never do something to hurt one another." Malcolm seemed to gag a little as he said the last several words.

Garry grinned. "Alright, so we're back now! Let's stop that person; whoever he is, once and for all!"

They all laughed, and as they headed down the elevator, it seemed as if nothing else could go wrong, but only in the minds of Garry and Raymond.

Raymond and Emily's house
5:54 pm

"Hey, so where are we going today, Raymond?" Emily asked surprised. Raymond had come home seeming pretty relaxed and carefree, just like normal. He had told her that they were going out somewhere special today, and that she should probably dress up nicely. Emily put on a long, short sleeved black dress on top of a white blouse and wore shining silver shoes that sparkled when light reflected off of it.

"I told you, it's a secret!" Raymond passed by Emily's room, fixing the cuff of his black tuxedo. "Hey, how was Luke doin-" Raymond stopped completely still as he saw Emily.

Emily giggled. "Like it?" She twirled around for show, smiling prettily at Raymond. "I hope it's nice enough."

Raymond blushed. "Uh.. it course is…. I mean of course it is!" He mentally smacked himself in the head.

Emily stopped twirling. "The doctors said Luke was fine, it's just that he'll need to stay in the hospital for a few days, recovering from his injuries."

"Oh..that's…good." Raymond wasn't really paying attention, still staring at Emily.

Emily laughed when she saw Raymond gaping at her. "Oh come on, you're flattering me. I can't be THAT pretty."

Raymond composed himself and grinned. "Nope, you can't be THAT pretty, you're EXCEPTIONALLY pretty."

Emily laughed at his joke. "Okay now you're just being silly. Don't you think we should head out now?"

"Yeah, I'm ready whenever you are!"

"K, let's go then!" Emily raced out the door with Raymond chasing after her.

Central Newark
6:12

"Ok just keep your eyes closed!" Raymond was guiding Emily along a busy sidewalk through a crowd of citizens.

"Haha, okay! But I think I have a good idea where you're taking me already." Emily said with a smirk on her face.

"Alright then, enlighten me," Raymond asked amusedly.

"Well….." Emily thought for a moment. "I'm pretty sure that to get you THIS excited about taking me out would mean that we're going somewhere REALLY special."

"Go on."

"And by that, I mean expensive as well."

"Well…..not really…."

"Yeah, somewhere VERY expensive, you just wanna hide it from me so I don't feel bad about you paying for it."

"Well, you do!"

"I'm guessing since it's near dinner, that we're going out to eat somewhere."

"Yep, you're getting hotter."

"So, what other place than the most expensive restaurant in Newark could it be?

"Bingo!" Raymond took his hands off Emily's eyes, and she gasped. In front of her was a lavish, gourmet seafood restaurant. The name didn't really matter; it was the price of the items on the menu outside that she was looking at.

"Wow, really Raymond, you didn't have to do this! It's not even a special day or holiday today!"

Raymond shushed her. "Well, spending time with you makes everyday a special day for me." He winked at her.

Emily hugged him. "Thank you, really. Though sometimes I feel you spoil me too much."

Raymond smirked. "Yeah I know, horrible isn't it?" He wrapped one arm around her waist, and led her inside. As Emily was glanced around at everyone else, who all seemed to be wearing very expensive suits and dresses, she looked up at Raymond, and thought about him.

"I think he really cares about me, but I still can't bring up the courage to tell him how I feel… he's so nice to me, I wish I could make it up somehow….."

Emily's thoughts drifted, until a waiter came up to them, and led them to their table, one which was outside on the deck in a secluded area. Overhead, a full moon and several bright stars shone brightly, lighting up the deck. A single candle burned in the middle on the table, giving off a romantic feel. The noises outside were distant, almost nonexistent as Emily sat down and started thinking about Raymond again.

"I wonder what he thinks of me? I'm sure he likes me, but I don't see what there is to like about myself. I mean yeah, I help around at home, but other than that, I don't do very much for him…. And he does so much for me… Maybe I don't deserve all this."

Raymond noticed that Emily seemed to be looking a bit down. "What is it?" Raymond asked concerned. "Something wrong?"

Emily looked into Raymond's confused face. "No…..not really…"

Raymond walked around over to her. "Hey, you don't need to feel bad about anything. I'm doing all this…. Well you'll see." Raymond sat back down, leaving Emily a bit confused.

"What wait do you me-." She was interrupted by a waiter who walked up to the table.

"Are you two ready to order yet?" the waiter pulled out a pen and notepad.

Raymond glanced quickly at the menu, and then looked up. "I think we're about ready. We'll get the chef's special for two please, with two glasses of lemonade." He looked at Emily. "I mean, unless you wanted something else….?"

Emily shook her head. "No, that's fine….perfect, I mean." She smiled at Raymond.

The waiter nodded. "Alright, your meal will be out shortly." He left, leaving the two of them alone, each lost in their own thoughts….