Chapter 28: Love Will Tear Us Apart
Days later nobody but Leon had heard anything from Hunnigan, even then he never spoke to anyone about what she had said to him. It was on the 5th day; almost a week later, they were called for a conference call via computer. Hunnigan obviously didn't want to enrage Jake or Sherry again.
The large laptop screen Jake and Sherry shared was taken up completely by 6 small images; the BSAA & DSO.
After an hour they said their farewells and closed the laptop, Jake scratched his head and stretched backwards, he was pissed. Sherry could tell by his body language he disagreed with not one but all the things Hunnigan had said.
"Why can't I go after Albert?" He spat angrily, turning his head at break neck speed to look at her.
"You heard Hunnigan's reasons Jake…" Sherry whispered looking at the floor, scared to look him in the eye.
"Argh, great! Even you're taking her side!" Jake yelled at the top of his voice, springing from the chair to pace around the living room.
"Jake just calm down. She's just thinking of your-"
"Mental state?" Jake snarled, "That I'll join the 'Dark Side', because Darth Phaders my damned father!?" He continued mockingly.
"She doesn't know that! Does she?!" Sherry retorted getting hot with anger, she herself knew he wouldn't go running to Daddy but what about Hunnigan? She couldn't be sure.
"Fuck this! I knew you were on her side!" Jake bellowed with a hint of sadness.
"This is pathetic!" Sherry replied with even more rage, "Just because I can see both sides to this damn coin you think I'm against you! You are being totally irrational and senseless, Jake! Hunnigan wants to keep you safe! Just like I do!"
Jake nodded in a condescending and sarcastic childish way, waving his hands in the air.
"Whatever."
Sherry was too annoyed to continue the conversation further, so without a word she stomped into the bedroom to keep away from him.
"What do you think you're doing?" Sherry asked worryingly as she reappeared some hours later, seeing Jake tapping away at her laptop at high speed with an amused grin on his face and an official Top Secret DSO page on the screen.
"Hacking into The DSO." He said plainly, watching her expression change from the corner of his eye, smirking all the more, "Changing the message to the Jarhead."
Sherry shook her head furiously, she'd thought he might try something to meet Albert but this, this was over the top. AGAIN.
"I know you want to meet him Jake but this is crazy, we have our orders!"
"They haven't been finalized with Jarhead yet." Jake replied, his fingers typing without looking at her.
"It doesn't matter if they've been sent to Chris or not! He still knows about it! Don't you think he'd find it strange that our orders have been changed so suddenly! And to YOUR advantage!?"
"Chris won't think about that Supergirl!" Jake replied casually with a shrug of the shoulders, "All he cares about is about murdering the bad guys."
"You have no idea what you'll be getting yourself into!" Sherry carried on ignoring his nonsense, her voice getting louder and louder. "We spoke about this earlier! Hunnigan doesn't want to put you in that position!"
"I have no idea, huh? That man is my Father, Sherry!" He pointed at the computer screen. "I have to know what he's like! Even if he is bat-shit crazy!"
"That man is unbelievably dangerous Jake! You think you're strong! He's 50 times more stronger than you! Who knows how much stronger he's become since surviving what Chris and Jill put him through! And I will not put you in danger! I don't care if he is your Father!" Sherry yelled uncontrollably.
"You do not decide if I put myself in danger…" Jake quieted, his face turning cherry red in anger. "This is my damn choice!" He shouted finally, his voice resounded in the various mugs in the kitchen and empty vases around the living room.
When silence settled he continued to tap on the keyboard, concentrating on trying to keep his anger at bay, finalizing the 'New orders' and pressing Enter.
It was done.
"Get out." Sherry said sternly seconds after he pressed for the go-ahead, her gaze all the time glued to the floor.
"Excuse me?" Jake asked quietly in awe.
"I said… get… out."
Jake got to his feet quickly and walked over to her, his eyes wild with panic, his hands going out to touch her only to be pushed away forcefully.
"Go!" She screamed, finally staring at him.
The last things he saw in her beautiful blue eyes was a deep pain, a pain that he'd caused.
He felt so ashamed, he grabbed his gear from the countertop and left.
He realized as he walked through the apartments stairs, and down to his motorbike he'd gone way too far, but so had she?
Sherry had, had a Father, even if he had been distant because of his research, she'd been able to see him now and then, but Jake? Never in his life… Didn't she understand that he needed to do this? Not only for himself but for his deceased Mother.
He wanted some kind of revenge. Was it so hard to understand?
UPDATED: 16/01/2015 - Spelling, Grammar, Minor story changes.
