Lovers in a Dangerous Time



Rating: PG-13

Author: Kat

Disclaimer: not mine, therefore will not say that they are mine…



The trip to Hamunaptra had brought with it many changes, especially for Rick and Evelyn who gained something they never had expected to: LOVE. Dealing with this new gain was harder than anything that they had encountered before because they felt that they had to compromise especially with their personalities to please the other. The first week back in Cairo, Rick and Evy lived only to be in the presence of one another. They began to spend every waking hour at each other side. The more time they spent together, the more fear grew in their hearts. Fear of having the other not feel the same way and mostly fear of losing each other so soon after having been found.

As these feelings began to intensify in their beings distance began to approach the relationship. Evelyn returned to her work at the museum and instead of spending more time with Rick she did it at work, but even there she could not separate herself from him because his image always roamed in her mind. She always wondered about his love, loyalty and mostly his past. As for Rick, Evelyn's distance began to create ideas in his mind. He began to ponder about her love for him, about her past and even about his own past combined with hers and how different they were.

When they began to think of these things the fear that they had inside grew as much as their love. With each meeting their treatment towards the other began to change, and instead of ending with a kiss they usually ended in arguments with anger and doubt.

The relationship continued in that manner for about a month, until finally they got the courage to speak.

"Rick, what is happening with us? Asked Evelyn trying to keep calm.

"I don't know, everything is just so…" he stopped not knowing what to say next.

"So what?" asked Evelyn waiting for an answer.

"I … I think we should spend some time apart," his heart broke at the sound of his voice saying those words because in truth all he wanted was to spend all his time with her. Yet, everything had gotten so complicated. After he said those words something in him begged for her to say otherwise.

"Well if you… I mean… I agree with you," said she looking away from him. Her eyes were on the brink of begging with salty waters for it to be so, but her words said the opposite.

Disappointed at having heard her reply and seeing her look away from him caused Rick to leave. Feeling lost and alone his steps led him to a Kasbah, where he hoped to get his mind away from her by indulging in sin. At home Evelyn sobbed the night away, and no other thought crossed her mind other than the love that she had just lost.



End of ch1….please review…should I continue…do u wanna know what happens next…well, give me a shout and I'll do just that…