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A/N: Thanks for the reviews. I finished this as quickly as possible. Hope you enjoy, and now…
Chapter 3
Not taking her eyes off of Shalimar's bed she said to Jesse hopefully, "maybe they're just not back yet."
"We could go back to sleep, and maybe they'll be here in a few hours."
"As much as I would like that, maybe it's better if I stay awake for now. I don't want to be pulled into someone else's dream."
Jesse thought for a moment. *I'm so tired, but there's no way she could sleep. I guess I'll keep her company. Not that I mind though, she's fun to be around.*
"Hey maybe they'll respond to their comm links."
"Okay. Brennan. Shalimar. Do you read me?"
They sat in silence as no one answered back. Tears began to form in Emma's eyes as the worst thoughts possible filled her mind.
"Hey Emma, it's okay. They're gonna be all right," Jesse gently pulled her into his strong arms and just held her while she cried. "We can trace their comm links and find out where they are."
Emma pulled back and dried her eyes. "It's worth a try."
"Come on." They walked down into the lab and quietly, without waking Adam, they sat down while Jesse began to trace the comm links.
In the city
Brennan and Shalimar were walking out of the club, ready to go home when Shalimar caught a scent. "Brennan, wait." Her yellow eyes flashed and she took a look around. In the darkness of a small alley, she could've sworn she saw Eckhart, lying down on the ground.
"Shal, what is it?"
"Eckhart. Let's get out of here before he wakes up."
They ran to the car, but before they opened the door Shalimar stopped him again.
"What's up now Shal, we have to hurry and get out of here."
"Eckhart must have been waiting for something. Why else would he be over there. I just have a bad feeling about the car is all. Let's just leave it here and get to somewhere safe. Then in the morning we'll contact Jesse and Emma, and they'll come and get us."
"Okay," Brennan said still puzzled about the car.
They took off down the street running as fast as they could. Finally they slowed down, cautiously looking around before entering the safehouse. Suddenly out of nowhere there was a loud explosion. Shalimar and Brennan looked at each other, and all of the color in their faced drained out.
"That explosion was from the direction we just came from. I think he was waiting for us to open the car which would then trigger a bomb to kill us."
"If that's what he was waiting for, we may not be safe for long. Let's try our comm links and see if we can wake them up."
"Alright. Emma? Jesse?"
"Oh my God! Shalimar? Where are you? Is Brennan there too?"
"Yeah I'm here. We're fine, just pick us up…fast."
Got it. Let's go Jess. We'll be there as soon as we can."
Shalimar yawned and sat down. Brennan sat down next to her and she rested her head on his shoulder. She fell asleep and began to purr softly.
"Well I guess I'll stay awake," Brennan said to the already sleeping Shalimar. *I don't know what I'd do without her. We're both lucky she stopped me when she did. Otherwise I'd never get to really tell her how I feel, I just hopes she feels the same way.* A strand of hair fell from her face, Brennan gently brushed it away and kissed her forehead.
Meanwhile Back in the Double Helix
"We'll be there in about thirty minutes."
"I'm glad they're all right." Emma's eyes glazed over for a minute, and then reverted back to normal.
"Emma, are you okay?"
"Yeah Jess. I just got a quick flash from Shalimar," she giggled.
"What's so funny about that?"
"She's sleeping right now, and well… Brennan's in her dream…"
Quickly understanding what she was getting at he smiled. "So I guess she's finally giving him some and he doesn't even know it."
Emma threw him a look and said, "Yeah well as pleasant as it must be for her, it's making me really uncomfortable. How soon will we be there?"
"Fifteen more minutes." Quickly he put the Helix on autopilot for the safehouse. Then he got up and smiled as he walked over to her.
"Jesse, what are you doing? Fly the Helix," said Emma ( although in truth her heart felt as if it were going to beat right out of here chest).
Jesse was now inches away from Emma's face. "What if I knew how to stop you from thinking about Shalimar?"
Emma smiled, knowing where he was going with this she replied, "That would be nice."
They both leaned in for a kiss. As their lips met, Emma's mind was no longer thinking about Shalimar, but herself instead. The softness of Jesse's lips as they touched hers, and the feel of his gentle touch, made her feel safe and loved. Something she had never felt before.
Jesse sat down in one of the chairs and pulled Emma on his lap. They continued to kiss. With each passing minute their kiss grew more passionate and intense. Until finally, their make-out session was interrupted.
"Emma, Jesse?"
They both quickly pulled apart, and stood up. Only to realize that it was just their comm links.
"Hey, are you guys there?"
"We're here," said Emma with a little hint of anger in her voice.
Jesse sat back in the pilot seat and said, "Brennan I'm gonna land in stealth mode on the roof. We'll come in and get you guys."
"Is Emma okay?"
Jesse laughed, "Yeah, you just uh…interrupted what we, I mean what she was doing."
Emma laughed and then walked over to him, punching him in the shoulder.
"Ow. Okay Brennan we're coming."
As soon as the Helix landed, Jesse and Emma ran inside and found Brennan and Shalimar together on the floor. "Brennan, Shalimar, wake up guys let's go. We won't be safe from Eckhart until we're in the Helix."
Brennan heard Jesse's voice and woke up. "I must've just dozed off."
"Come on let's get out of here."
Brennan picked up the still sleeping Shalimar and the three ran to the Helix. Shortly after they boarded, they were in the sky, heading back towards Sanctuary.
Brennan was sitting in one of the chairs holding Shalimar in his lap. Jesse and Emma were sitting in the front. Brennan noticed that the two began to become inseparable. He would ask Jesse about it later, but for now he closed his eyes; knowing that soon they would safe from Eckhart in Sanctuary.
A/N: Eckhart's plans won't stop here. Tune in next chapter to see his next plan… will it involve Emma herself? Read, Review, and enjoy!