I don't own GMW, BMW just the plot and my OC's... Please read the author note at the bottom. I have a few things I wanna say, don't worry nothing bad.
Echo ran around the block once more before she went up to the room. Seeing Lucas the other day at her grave broke her in more ways than she wanted to count. What the hell does it accomplish her being here to see the heartache that the murders brought down on all of them. Was this a cruel joke orchestrated by someone hell bent on revenge? Anger boiled and rumbled in her soul at the pain the ones she loved was in. She wanted to run into her Uncle Eric's arms the moment she seen him. Then seeing Maya she wanted to grab her and hug her till the sun didn't rise again. The words Auggie said to her rain heartache in her soul. He didn't even recognize her! Yeah, it had been 17 years or so but damn it! Did she really change that much?
Smackle knocked on the room's door before letting herself in using a master key. She knew Echo was in the shower and wanted to leave fresh contacts for her to change on and off with. What she didn't know was that the ones she made for Echo had been swapped out with a different pair. The pair she had was sitting in a solution that had more sodium in the saline solution than was necessary. When Echo came out of the bathroom she had a cross necklace around her neck that Smackle and Farkle gave her the Christmas before she was shot. She had a pair of dress slacks on and just a female version of a wife beater on over her sports bra for the moment. The scar on her shoulder very visible for Smackle to see. She walked over to Smackle hugging her freely before sitting down on the seattee to talk.
"Have you gotten anywhere in your investigation?"
"Nope. All I did was hurt my family by showing my face. You know I understand I have been "dead" for so many years but..."
"You wished they would had known it was you like I had?"
"Your very perspective Isadora. Ever thought about becoming a profiler?"
"I could but I like my research and developement department more. Speaking of which I brought another pair of contacts so you could have a backup."
"Thank you Smackle. I better get going, I know you have a lot to do today too."
"Your right but Солнце, вам придется продолжать скрывать? Было бы лучше выйти в открытое для остальных из нас. Мы-семья, независимо от того, как долго вы были прочь. Вы все еще солнце и мы были в темноте для длиной." (Sunshine, do you have to continue to hide? Wouldn't it be better to come out into the open to the rest of us. We are family no matter how long you have been away. You are still our sunshine and we have been in the dark for to long.)
Tears started forming in Echo's eyes as the heartfelt plea shattered her heart more. "До тех пор, пока я поймаю кто убил мою семью... Имея на солнце вышли скрывается опасно. Право теперь тьма скрывает люди, которых наиболее любит солнце. До тех пор, как они защищены солнце будет оставаться скрытие для до тех пор, как он принимает. Независимо от того, сколько солнце жаждет выйти он знает, что риск для много. Я люблю тебя Исидора, вы и майя являются сестры, у меня никогда не было." (Until I catch who killed my family..Having the Sunshine come out of hiding is dangerous. Right now the darkness hides the people the sunshine loves the most. As long as they are protected the sunshine will stay hiding for as long as it takes. No matter how much the sunshine yearns to come out, it knows the risk is to much. I love you Isadora, you and Maya are the sisters I never had.) She pulled Smackle into a fierce hug as the tears fell like rain. Smackle nodded as she let go and walked out the door.
After a few moments Echo had gotten control of her emotions. Walking out she climbed into the cab she hailed and went to deal with the first of many suspects she had to talk to. One that Isadora Smackle led her to was Jake Mosset. He was with Minkus International from the time it started. He also had a axe to grind with Stuart Minkus over some military contracts. It seems that Mosset wanted make the military pay more than what Stuart wanted to charge. When she arrived at the main building of Minkus Industry park she took a deep breath. What Farkle and his dad created was beyond amazing. With her head cleared out of her emotional break down she walked in oozing confidence she didn't have. She found the floor Mosset occupied and went straight for him.
"WHAT! WHAT DO YOU WANT!" Jake Mosset more than bellowed when he answered the knocking on his office door. "I..Oh, hello my sweet. What can I do for you?"
"Well good sir I am just in the neighborhood wanting to speak to Mr. Jake Mosset. I was told that I could find him here, only you can't be him! Your much to good looking for what I was described." Echo replied as she honeyed her voice while she did her best to fight the bile back down her throat. The man was a complete sleaze. He had so much pomade in his hair that the oil needed its tune up badly. His face was riddled with severe Adult acne and his clothing look to be a size to small for his burgeoning waist line.
"Hehe, it is I that you are looking for and what can I help you with miss?"
Giggling because she wished she could record his reaction for Smackle. "My name is Echo Adamson...How do you do?"
"Why what a sexy name for such a beautiful lady like yourself mademoisel" He reached for her hand getting ready to lay a sloppy kiss to a back of it when she pulled it out of his grasp.
"Oh I forgot to tell you this one little part. I am with this one place I sometimes forget what it is. Maybe you can help me out with the name it has three really hard words in it. The first word starts with an F, then a B and finally I."
"F-B-I?"
"Yep thats right now I remember I am with the Federal Bearu of Investigation. See? See? Says that right there with my cute little picture and badge." Echo pulled it out watching him start to pale for a fraction of a second.
"So what do you want you twit. I have a real job to do besides talking to you?"
"Twit?"
"You heard me bitch so get going if your going to imitate a talking parrot."
Quicker than he could get back around his desk Echo reacted out of anger. As he turned to walk away from her; she grabbed his wrist and twisted it. Pulling it back around his back and shoved him against the wall. "Ok asshole, I can understand you insulting my intelligence after my trick on you. However you are gonna tell me all you know about the missing projects from Isadora Smackle's lab."
"And if I don't?"
"You won't like what I say." With that she applied more pressure to his arm and started pinching the pressure point on his hand. A minute later he started spilling his guts. Talking about the Marko Oshiro was willing to pay him millions of dollars for the prototypes. That he was working on something big that would pay back the American's for what they did to their country. After he spilled more about the weaponry Echo put handcuffs on his wrists. "Wait, what are you doing?"
"I am placing you under arrest for epionage for charge number one."
"Epionage? How what makes you think you can?"
"Because those prototypes where under contract with the United States Military. You selling them to Marko Oshiro was an act of treason you piece of shit."
"You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say or do can be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attorney, if you can not afford and attorney then the courts will appoint one to you. Do you understand these rights as they have been explained to you?"
He said nothing as she started to call for a police cruiser to come. When it arrived she started walking him down when he glanced at her. "Wait I can give you something more valuable than that guys name."
"You ain't got anything you can offer"
She pushed him on as they climbed onto the elevator. As the doors closed Jake Mosset was sweating bullets. He knew he screwed up but the threats had been comming for weeks now. The prototypes he gave Oshiro back fired and now he wanted to have Mossets head on a silver plater. "No it goes much higher than him. He had a hit out years ago on a woman. But the hit went wrong, I believe its a cold case now."
With out a second thought Echo stopped walking with him down the hallway. "Talk!" She barked.
"Nope. I won't talk until you get me protection and immunity for all the crimes. You do that and I will spill my guts about everything all the way to the JAG office in Camp Courtney."
"And why should I believe anything you say? Give me a reason some little information bite for me to consider it."
"Okay fine as a showing a faith I'll give you the womans name and you can look it up. Topanga L something. She was a big hotshot lawyer in Greenwich Village."
At that news bit Echo fought to be professional. When the cops took over the arrest for her she walked back. Her eyes was bothering her when she went to the room. She had to call her superiors and talk to them about what was said. The entire time she was crying, so she took her contacts out before making the calls. She didn't think about anything else until after her calls were through. The big boss wanted her to wait until the top prosecuting attorney got back to them. It was late and he suggested to her to go on to bed.
She got up to go take a hot bath and chill out. She had shed out of her button down dress shirt and slacks. She was left wearing her 'husband beater' and a pair of jogging pants when there was a knock on the door. Her mind was else where when she answered it. Thinking it was Smackle she just open the door without looking. Her biggest mistake led her to reveal a pissed off Lucas Friar staring at her with an open mouth. It didn't dawn on her that the shirt she had on showed her scar from the shooting. That her 'blue eyes' where now brown or that her auburn hair color had faded so much that her chocalate brown roots showed badly.
Lucas had been thinking constantly about Hailey's old room mate from college. The more he thought about her the angrier he became. He had his life all planned out when he met Riley Matthews. Stupid as it sounded from the moment he met her he could see his future with her. They would go off to college, she would be a lawyer, him a veternarian. The would later get married, have successful careers a small farm where ever she wanted to be. Have a few kids and grow old sitting in rocking chairs together as they watched their grandkids play in the yard. Yeah, the all American dream that died the day he held her as she bled from being shot. A shot that shouldn't have killed her but somehow did. Some how he was able to talk Farkle into giving him the location of her room. While he still had the nerve he wanted to give the callous woman a piece of his mind and get some satisfaction out of when she hit him a few years ago. What he didn't count on was when the door opened. There stood his angel resurrected from the grave. Riley Matthews was there in front of him, her eyes red and swollen from crying non stop it seemed. His eyes roamed from her eyes and face to the shoulder to see without a doubt the scar that was visible underneth the shoulder strap. "Riley?" His voice trembled.
She got a panicked scared deer in the headlight look. He thought it was always adorable how she would get that look when her dad was catching them alone together. Before he lost his nerve scared out of his mind that he was dreaming he quickly steeped in the suite and shut the door locking it behind him. She stood there frozen in fear for the first time in years. Trembling he reached out pushing some of her hair back behind her ear. She closed her eyes as he started to wipe the tears that were starting to flow from her eyes once more. Instinctly he placed a hand on each side of her face and used his right thumb to run it along her bottom lip. Right or wrong didn't matter at this moment. If it was all they had was this moment shouldn't they take it no matter what the cost in the morning? Lowering his lips he let his slightly brush against hers at first. When she didn't pull away tenderly, he kissed her again. She remained still until the third one weakened her resolve. When he started to deeping the kiss she met him wholeheartedly throwing her arms around his neck. She knew it was a dangerous move to allow him to know. But right now, the two broken soulmates needed to heal and that night was now. Breaking from the kiss for air, he looked down at her. "Riley am I dreaming are you really here?"
"Forgive me for hitting you. I loved you then and I still love you now." That was all the confirmation he need to know that his princess was in front of him. He looked past her shoulder at the bedroom. She turned her head to see what he was looking at before he kissed her again. His kisses turned as demanding as hers as she led him to the bed. One night, if she could have only one night with the man she loved she was going to grab it with both hands and not let go.
2,737 words guys and gals. I wanted to give a shout out to all the ones that have reviewed so far. In case your wondering yes I am a big ship fan of the following: Rucas, Joshaya, Corpanga, Shaty, Smarkle, Augva and my personal OC ships (Rena and Eric) and (Hailey and Zay) This chapter may of seemed rushed but there is a lot that is going to happen. Rucas don't rejoice yet. More will be revealed soon. And Joshaya fans don't fret. It won't be now but I can guarantee you'll be happy soon. Also no, I don't speak Russian. However I am using google translate for when she and Isadora or Rena are speaking in Russian. If it is not right or if it offends anyone I apologize. I respect every country's culture and mean no disrespect for anyone. No matter what land we are from I believe we are all brother's and sister's in God's eyes.
PS. I am grateful to all of you that love this story. But if you have not read Riley's loss yet please do so. It will help you understand what is going on more.
I love you all be safe and take care of each other.