Hi everyone!
First of all, thanks to the people who review this story! I'm really glad that some of you like it.
I fear that I'm starting to lose some of you with the lack of Lucy and Wyatt's interaction so I want to specify that next chapter Lucy and Wyatt are finally going to talk to each other and I'll try to post it in one or two days! Yeah!
This chapter is short but I really needed it to have a closure on Wyatt's feelings.
I hope you still appreciate it!
Chapter 14: Visiting Flynn
Wyatt arrived at the San Francisco County Jail a couple of hours after leaving Lucy alone in her room. He had called agent Christopher first to obtain her permission to pay Garcia Flynn a visit. She had allowed it after he explained his motives, understanding why Wyatt needed answers. She was as perplex as him to learn that Lucy didn't want to see anyone, especially Wyatt, and was more than willing to help him understand the whole situation.
The San Francisco County Jail was dark and cold and somehow it comforted Wyatt to know that at least the man was paying for his crimes, even if it wasn't enough according to him. Garcia Flynn deserved much worst for what he had done. But Wyatt wasn't about to get as low then he had. Seeking revenge was the last thing he needed to do. Never would he forgive himself if he'd become the slightest similar to Flynn.
Wyatt entered the center and was soon welcomed by an agent at the front desk who registered his name and his request before motioning for him to sit down in the waiting area. Minutes later, he was escorted by security guards who made him pass through a security check that was facilitated by his sergeant rank and a phone called passed by Agent Christopher.
Wyatt was guided through a lot of different hallways and passed by many doors until the guard escorting him stopped and let him enter in a small room with no windows where Garcia Flynn was waiting for him in an orange jumpsuit, hands in handcuffs bounded to table, which reminded Wyatt of Lucy's bleeding wrists and ankles.
"When they told me I had visit I had a feeling that it would be you. I have an idea of why you'd want to see me," started Flynn with a sigh, looking down at his lap.
"Really?" Wyatt asked with a provocative tone, pacing around the room instead of sitting down in the chair in front of Flynn.
"I didn't want to hurt her…" he trailed off looking down and placing his hands on his lap, nervously tucking at his orange suit.
Wyatt laughed coldly, "You didn't want to hurt her? You didn't want to hurt her!" he yelled, which led the security guard to peek in the room, making sure that nothing bad was happening. Wyatt quickly reassured him and he let them alone once again.
Wyatt calmed down and stopped pacing, "Have you seen her? She almost died," Wyatt's voice caught as he realized for the first time how close it really had been and he had to lean on the wall to take some time to regain his composure.
"It wasn't my intention… I just want my daughter and wife back," Flynn said softly.
"Well you are not going to get them back by kidnapping other's people loved-ones!" replied Wyatt with anger, not realizing he had called Lucy his loved-one.
"I know…" Flynn sighed, "I was just a desperate man, trying desperate things,"
"You have no excuses for what you did! No matter what humble reason there was behind your actions, they are still despicable!" said Wyatt with a look of pure disdain.
"Don't tell me you wouldn't do the same thing if you knew who your wife's killer was?" Flynn asked raising his eyebrows.
Wyatt opened his mouth, hesitating briefly before a look certitude graced his features, "No I wouldn't. As much as I loved and will continue to love my wife, I would never hurt other people to get her back. She'd be disgusted with me and I'd be disgusted with myself. I thought about it. I really did. And I was convinced for a long time that when I'd get the chance to avenge her death that I would do it. It was my motivation to accept this time traveling job in the first place. But seeing you, how it transformed you, how you hurt people, I realized that I never want to become that, it would tarnish Jessica's name. I think that the best way to honor my wife's memory is to continue to love her, to make sure that no one forgets how great she was, not to kill in her name,"
Flynn was silent for a few moments, tears coming to his eyes as he thought about everything he had lost and for a second Wyatt felt bad for him. Deep down he wasn't a bad man. He had just been broken beyond repair, but it would never excuse what he had done.
"I'm sorry," simply sighed Flynn and it felt genuine.
"If you're really sorry, you're going to help me then," said Wyatt firmly, "Why the hell does Lucy doesn't want to see me, or anyone?" he asked.
Flynn adverted Wyatt's gazed.
"Why?" Wyatt repeated more insistently.
"I might have shown her a picture of you, Rufus and Anna, and told her you had replaced her," Flynn explained.
"What? Why would she believe such a thing? It was just a picture!" Wyatt replied.
"Because think about it Wyatt. She was alone for days in that place with no signs that anyone was looking for her. The only news she gets about her team is that they are on a mission with someone else. She was beaten, malnourished and hurt. She wasn't really herself. She wasn't the confident and brave Lucy you know because we messed with her head. This was enough to break her," Flynn explained with true remorse. He did really felt bad for his actions. His anger towards the murder of his family had transformed him into someone else. Someone he wasn't proud of. He did regret hurting Lucy, he had been too blinded by the possibility of getting his family back.
"But why make her believe this? I don't understand…" asked Wyatt.
"I thought that if she lost faith in you and she was scared of me, she'd might be willing to help me in future missions in exchange for her liberty. If she had still believed in you, she would have never wanted to team up with me. She would have waited for you to come and save her," he answered.
Wyatt ran his hands through his hair. That was it then, the reason why Lucy didn't want to see him. She had been brainwashed into thinking that everyone had abandoned her. It was only normal for her to not want to see the people who had left her alone with Flynn. If she only knew how much everyone had put their energy into finding her. It was now Wyatt's job to make sure she knew.
It wasn't in Lucy's character to act like that, to believe such things, but given the context, anyone would have probably reacted the same way. Wyatt just needed to help Lucy get back to the person she was: strong and confident.