MINDTRAP 11
A/N: text = telepathic
(Lyta enters Medlab, and storms straight into Marcus' alcove.)
Lyta: The pair of you are idiots.
Marcus: Lyta, please, just leave it alone.
Lyta: You don't understand her in the slightest do you? She's madly in love with you! But she's terrified.
Marcus: No, she doesn't like me, that's all.
Lyta: Marcus, how dumb are you. She created the link. She brought the candlelight, when it came to separating you. She-
Marcus: Is the one who got drunk last night, to break the link.
Lyta: it's not broken. If it were, you wouldn't be feeling like this.
Marcus: Oh really?
Lyta: Yes, really. You would be physically ill, for at least several days, I imagine. It's just disrupted. If I put it back she'd be down here in 2 seconds? Do you want her back?
Marcus: I won't force her into anything.
Lyta: Do you want her back? Yes or no?
Marcus: I can't want her enough for the both of us.
Lyta: Answer the question.
Marcus: Yes.
Lyta: Done. (Marcus flinches as suddenly he hears Susan's every thought)
Susan: wish that..? Marcus? What have you done?
Lyta: Sorry Susan. I couldn't let you do this
Susan: Lyta? Stay out of it.
Lyta: No can do. You want to work this out? Or have Marcus in your mind until you come to your senses. Your choice.
Susan: Dammit Lyta. Don't do this to me
Lyta: It is done. Maybe I'll connect you up with a 2 way, so you can hear his mind too?
Susan: No!
Lyta: Too late
(A minute later, Susan stumbles into Marcus alcove, tears streaming down her face, and glares at Lyta accusingly)
Susan: HOW DARE YOU! (Marcus instinctively raises his hands over his ears)
Marcus: Ow.
Susan: And you? (She turns to glare at Marcus) I hate you No, I don't. I'm scared
Lyta: (laughs softly) Susan, you need to get your heart under control. It's leaking.
Susan: Shut up! I don't want you Marcus. I never have. I never will liar I don't want to be with you. I don't want to marry you. I don't want your children. I don't want to grow old with anyone, least of all a bastard who can't do as I ask and leave me alone! LIAR
Marcus: you haven't asked that until now Susan.
Susan: A man who is always in trouble. Who doesn't care about anyone else. Who got his brother killed. (Susan trails off, as she feels the well of sadness that comment generated)
Marcus: yep. Sounds like me.
Susan: Oh Marcus. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to –
Lyta: Still (Susan & Marcus are frozen in place) Now, I'm sure we did this a few days ago, but looks like we have to go through it again. Reveal. (Suddenly, they are both awash in each others true feelings of lust, love, trust, friendship, sorrow, fear, pain) this is how it is. Accept it and move forward. Or we'll do this again and again, until you get it right. Is that understood? Good. Now, I believe you have an apology to make Susan, and then the pair of you need to get out of here. Release.
Susan : I didn't mean it about your brother Marcus.
Marcus: I know love.
Susan: or anything else.
Marcus: I know that too.
Susan: I do care about you, a lot.
Marcus: I love you too.
Susan: I'm just not ready to say I love you I do, but I can't
Marcus: I know that. But I'm not going anywhere, anytime soon.
Susan: promise?
Marcus: I promise. Now, about that date you promised me?
THE END
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