Author: O'connells_mummy_girl
Contact: sweetcake904@yahoo.com, website http://www.geocities.com/oconnells_mummy_girl/index.com
Disclaimer: Sadly, none of it's mine. You all know what/who belongs to Mr.Sommers and Universal. Danielle belongs to my good friend Danielle (Dani_Oconnell, read her stories). Thanks Dani for letting me borrow her for a little while!!
Summary: What if Evelyn hadn't survived Ahm Shere? A year after Rick, Alex, and Jonathan's lives have been shattered over Evelyn's death, an old friend of Rick's shows up. Can she help them learn to live agian?
Live Again
Chapter One; Reunited
Rick shut his eyes agianst the sunlight that crept through the window of one of the many guest rooms in O'connell Manor. He wasn't sure what he hated more, day or night. Then again, did it really matter? He couldn't sleep either way. For the past year everytime he tried Rick was haunted by the memory of watching his love die and the feeling of his world coming down around him. Her last words ringing in his ears, the image of her being impaled on that sword playing over and over agian in his mind.
With a heavy sigh, Rick pulled himself out of the bed, slipping into the pants he had worn yesterday, he made his way down the long hall and into the kitchen where Jonathan was sitting with a cup of coffee and a news paper.
"Morning O'connell." Jonathan greeted, looking up from the paper at his brother-in-law.
"Morning Jonathan." Rick said as he poured himself some coffee and sat down at the table,"Have you seen Alex yet today?"
"Not yet. The big guy is still sleeping."
Rick nodded, a slight pang of joy and pain hit him at the thought of his son. Alex had kept a stiff upper lip through this whole thing. Rick knew the boy was suffering just as much as his father was, but a trait that was inherited from Rick ran strong with Alex. Hidding emotion whenever possible. That was something they'd--
"Are you arlight, O'connell?" Jonathan asked, stoping his train of thought.
"Yeah.... what would give you the idea I'm not?"
"Well the coffee you make may be a little odd, but it isn't *that* interesting." he gestured to the mug Rick had just been staring into.
"Oh, I suppose not." he gave a weak smile,"Guess I just got lost in thought."
Jonathan smiled back in the same manner, showing that he understood.
They bolth looked over as the kitchen door swung open ad Alex walked in, bare feet shuffling agianst the cold tile.
"Finally Saturday, huh?" Rick asked.
Alex looked up at his father then nodded without saying a word and took a seat at the table.
Rick's smile disapeard,"So, uh, you hungry buddy?" he asked, knowing all to well how his son would reply. They went through this everyday.
Alex just shook his head and continued to stare into space. Exactly what his father had expected.
As he sat down, Rick decided that he wasn't going to let them mope around the house all day agian,"What do you two say that we go into town and do something?"
Jonathan looked up,"Accualy, O'connell, I'm kind of busy today, but you two should deffinately go." he offered, glad to see that his brother accualy wanted to get out.
"I'll go." said Alex, surprising bolth men. Over the past year he hadn't spoken unless he absoluetly needed to, let alone agreed to take part in any activities.
Rick grinned,"Good... I'll go get ready then."
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Danielle Johnson sat across the table from her date at a fancy French restraunt on the outskirts of London. Okay, so when he had asked her out when she got off the boat from Cairo she figured it wouldn't hurt. She had no clue where anything in London was and since he had been there a few times, maybe he could show her around a bit.
That was a mistake. Not only was he boring, he was a concided jerk.
Hidding a yawn behind her hand as he droned on and on about himself. 'That's it.' Dani thought, and picked up her plate, quickly smashing his face into it.
**********
Rick and Alex were sitting a couple tables away at the same restraunt, having just finished their lunch, they were planning their next move.
Bolth of them looked up when they heard a commotion and spoted a man sitting with a stunned look on his face, trying to wipe off the food his date had just smotherd him in.
Rick looked over in time to see the woman disapear into the women's restroom. 'Why on earth had she seemed so familiar?' he asked himself,'That couldn't have been? No, impossible...'
"Dad?" Alex asked as he waved a hand infront of his fathers face,"You okay?"
Giving Alex a slight grin and turning his attention back to his boy, Rick chuckled a bit,"Yeah, fine, sorry."
"It's okay." he said with a shrugg,"Anyway... like I was saying I thought that maybe we could go to the park and feed the ducks. Then if it was okay with you, I'd kind of like to go to the mu--"
"Wait a second, okay buddy?" without waiting for an answer, Rick stood up and made his way over to the lady who had just came back out of the bathroom. He caught her right before she left, gently grabbing her arm and turning her around. Now he was sure that it was her,"Danielle?!"
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Notes: Alright, I know! I know! The majority of you are probably mad at me for killing Evy. All I want to say (and I hope I don't sound to meen) is that I don't want to hear it.... I didn't *make* you read this story, so please don't bitch at me. I love Evy. She's a wonderful character and Rachel is my fave actress, but I needed to write this.
Shall I continue?
Contact: sweetcake904@yahoo.com, website http://www.geocities.com/oconnells_mummy_girl/index.com
Disclaimer: Sadly, none of it's mine. You all know what/who belongs to Mr.Sommers and Universal. Danielle belongs to my good friend Danielle (Dani_Oconnell, read her stories). Thanks Dani for letting me borrow her for a little while!!
Summary: What if Evelyn hadn't survived Ahm Shere? A year after Rick, Alex, and Jonathan's lives have been shattered over Evelyn's death, an old friend of Rick's shows up. Can she help them learn to live agian?
Live Again
Chapter One; Reunited
Rick shut his eyes agianst the sunlight that crept through the window of one of the many guest rooms in O'connell Manor. He wasn't sure what he hated more, day or night. Then again, did it really matter? He couldn't sleep either way. For the past year everytime he tried Rick was haunted by the memory of watching his love die and the feeling of his world coming down around him. Her last words ringing in his ears, the image of her being impaled on that sword playing over and over agian in his mind.
With a heavy sigh, Rick pulled himself out of the bed, slipping into the pants he had worn yesterday, he made his way down the long hall and into the kitchen where Jonathan was sitting with a cup of coffee and a news paper.
"Morning O'connell." Jonathan greeted, looking up from the paper at his brother-in-law.
"Morning Jonathan." Rick said as he poured himself some coffee and sat down at the table,"Have you seen Alex yet today?"
"Not yet. The big guy is still sleeping."
Rick nodded, a slight pang of joy and pain hit him at the thought of his son. Alex had kept a stiff upper lip through this whole thing. Rick knew the boy was suffering just as much as his father was, but a trait that was inherited from Rick ran strong with Alex. Hidding emotion whenever possible. That was something they'd--
"Are you arlight, O'connell?" Jonathan asked, stoping his train of thought.
"Yeah.... what would give you the idea I'm not?"
"Well the coffee you make may be a little odd, but it isn't *that* interesting." he gestured to the mug Rick had just been staring into.
"Oh, I suppose not." he gave a weak smile,"Guess I just got lost in thought."
Jonathan smiled back in the same manner, showing that he understood.
They bolth looked over as the kitchen door swung open ad Alex walked in, bare feet shuffling agianst the cold tile.
"Finally Saturday, huh?" Rick asked.
Alex looked up at his father then nodded without saying a word and took a seat at the table.
Rick's smile disapeard,"So, uh, you hungry buddy?" he asked, knowing all to well how his son would reply. They went through this everyday.
Alex just shook his head and continued to stare into space. Exactly what his father had expected.
As he sat down, Rick decided that he wasn't going to let them mope around the house all day agian,"What do you two say that we go into town and do something?"
Jonathan looked up,"Accualy, O'connell, I'm kind of busy today, but you two should deffinately go." he offered, glad to see that his brother accualy wanted to get out.
"I'll go." said Alex, surprising bolth men. Over the past year he hadn't spoken unless he absoluetly needed to, let alone agreed to take part in any activities.
Rick grinned,"Good... I'll go get ready then."
**********
Danielle Johnson sat across the table from her date at a fancy French restraunt on the outskirts of London. Okay, so when he had asked her out when she got off the boat from Cairo she figured it wouldn't hurt. She had no clue where anything in London was and since he had been there a few times, maybe he could show her around a bit.
That was a mistake. Not only was he boring, he was a concided jerk.
Hidding a yawn behind her hand as he droned on and on about himself. 'That's it.' Dani thought, and picked up her plate, quickly smashing his face into it.
**********
Rick and Alex were sitting a couple tables away at the same restraunt, having just finished their lunch, they were planning their next move.
Bolth of them looked up when they heard a commotion and spoted a man sitting with a stunned look on his face, trying to wipe off the food his date had just smotherd him in.
Rick looked over in time to see the woman disapear into the women's restroom. 'Why on earth had she seemed so familiar?' he asked himself,'That couldn't have been? No, impossible...'
"Dad?" Alex asked as he waved a hand infront of his fathers face,"You okay?"
Giving Alex a slight grin and turning his attention back to his boy, Rick chuckled a bit,"Yeah, fine, sorry."
"It's okay." he said with a shrugg,"Anyway... like I was saying I thought that maybe we could go to the park and feed the ducks. Then if it was okay with you, I'd kind of like to go to the mu--"
"Wait a second, okay buddy?" without waiting for an answer, Rick stood up and made his way over to the lady who had just came back out of the bathroom. He caught her right before she left, gently grabbing her arm and turning her around. Now he was sure that it was her,"Danielle?!"
**********
Notes: Alright, I know! I know! The majority of you are probably mad at me for killing Evy. All I want to say (and I hope I don't sound to meen) is that I don't want to hear it.... I didn't *make* you read this story, so please don't bitch at me. I love Evy. She's a wonderful character and Rachel is my fave actress, but I needed to write this.
Shall I continue?