Part 7: by lornein.

Note: so now that Brennan is back in the scene I hope I get more reviews. I am not getting many reviews so I am sad:( Please make it better by sending some. thanks!!!

Jessica Carter had met Nicholas Halloran four months ago on a family vacation. She loved him  from the moment she saw him but she wasn't very sure of what he felt. He was known to be a playboy and also a loner. Apparently he had no parents but was rich anyway. But Jessica didn't want that. She had enough money of herself. She had fallen for his dark good looks. Things had progressed fast and soon she had all the women's envy for capturing his heart. She was sure that Nicholas loved her, after all he was marrying her. But last night some things had pissed her off. She was a very impatient woman. The way Nicholas was expressing his concern for the woman who had collapsed bugged Jessica. She suspected that Nicholas had known the woman before, maybe had an affair with her. But he kept her overnight, while he sent Jessica home was the thing that bugged her the most. She made a point to ask him.

Shalimar had a bad night. After Brennan broke away from her kiss he had left. Shalimar could not believe that her Brennan had forgotten her. Hell he even changed his name and was marrying another woman. All this was too much for Shalimar to digest. She had to call Emma and the others and let them know. But before that she needed a shower, she was so sticky.

Shalimar reached out her hand and rang the bell by her bedside. An elderly maid instantly appeared. Shalimar asked her to show her the bathroom. But the maid said that there was only one completed bathroom, the others were still under construction and Shalimar should hurry to have a shower because Mr. Halloran was going to get up soon. Shalimar wanted to ask the maid some stuff but decided against it. She did not want to face any others without a discussion with her friends first. So she hurried to the bathroom.

Once in the bathroom Shalimar went to the shower immediately. She felt a lot better when the water started flowing over her body. As her mind had started to relax she heard the bathroom door opening. She realized that she forgot to lock it. Then she heard a whistling which was obviously Brennan's. Suddenly the shower curtain was pulled and a very naked Shalimar faced a fully clothed Brennan or whatever his name was.

Nicholas felt warm. All last night he had tried to forget the stormy encounter he had with this woman, Shalimar was her name. And now she was there in front of him, drenched and without any clothes! He tried to control himself but he failed. Within moments they were in each other's arms and they gave in to their passion. 

After what could best be described as an intense lovemaking session, Shalimar woke up from her deep oblivion to find Brennan looking at her with a smile on his lips. With another look she was fairly certain that he had not regained his memory.

"So what now?" he asked.

"What do you mean what now?" Shalimar said.

"I mean that now that we, two engaged people are living in sin what do you suggest we do next?" he smiled, kissing her shoulders.

"It is obvious that you still have not remembered anything so I want to take you to Adam. He will know how to deal with this" Shalimar sighed at the feelings he was creating within her.

"What are you talking about? What don't I remember? I know that you are bugged about all that stuff earlier. But you can call me what ever you want, Brennan or Nicholas. And who the hell is Adam" he said to her.

"I want you to know that you are Brennan Muwlray. Whoever implanted this memory in your mind wanted to take you away from us. Adam Kane is our leader and we belong to his group Mutant x. Emma de lauro and Jesse Kilmartin are our other friends. And Brennan you are a new mutant."

After these words by Shalimar he was stunned. He couldn't overlook the facts that he had felt a really strong attraction to the woman and the strong confidence in her voice when she called him Brennan. It was also no coincidence that she knew about his mutancy. But it was funny because he had a childhood load of memory as Nicholas Halloran, being brought up by a single mom and making his own fortune. Then there was Jessica to consider. Hell, he had spent some time with Shalimar and was already forgetting Jessica. What the hell was happening?

Sanctuary, 10.30 am

Emma was worried to hell about the trip that Shalimar had taken with Michael. She was discussing this with Adam, Jesse and Danielle when suddenly Adam had to excuse himself because of a mail that he received. Danielle was spending a couple of days with Adam before going back to the underground. Suddenly everyone was pulled away from their discussion by Adam's loud cry. They all rushed to the lab.

"What is it Adam?" Emma asked.

"Oh my god guys. I think that I have something very disturbing as well as good here." Adam said.

"I was researching this for the past couple of months and it seems like our friend Mason Eckhart has got another dirty little secret. It seems that after Brennan was captured he was taken to a secret facility where some experiments were done on him."

"What sort of experiments" asked Jesse.

"Well genetic experiments. To be more specific, cloning."

"Cloning?" all three said in unison.

"Yes. And that means the body that we found could well have been a clone. Which would mean that.. Brennan could be still alive." Adam informed them.

 All of them stood silently in the lab hoping that Adam was correct.