Part 8: by lornein.
Note: Hi I am back!! I hope you guys haven't forgotten Michael or Jessica. Let's see what happens with them. And I want more reviews so please send me some. This story goes on based on the reviews I get. Thanks!!!
Shalimar laid her head on his chest. She remembered all the moments that she had mourned about his supposed death and here he was making it with some woman.
"Brennan" she said.
"What?" he answered.
"I was wondering… You don't remember anything about the past? About our sanctuary. About Jesse and Emma and Adam? And us.."
Shalimar saw his face tightening. A muscle in his jaw twitched.
"Look Shalimar I have a whole load of memories in my mind that tell me I am Nicholas. And now I am wondering that what if everything I ever thought of myself was a lie. I can't handle all that okay. Here I was engaged and enjoying a quiet life when you rush in and tell me that this is a fake memory. At this moment I have a rush of the wildest emotions possible in my mind. I don't know who to believe, you or myself."
Shalimar felt a strong withdrawal from Brennan. She could feel that he was going through something very emotional and very personal. She felt like crying. What if he couldn't remember who he was and left her? She couldn't even go there. She just knew that she had to contact Adam.
"Listen I am going to go now okay. Michael would be wondering where I went. Don't tire yourself. We are going to make it better." She leaned in and kissed his lips.
"I am not mad at you Shalimar. I have never been attracted to anyone in my life like I have been attracted to you. And it is no coincidence that you know so much about me. I just need some time to grasp what you said." His face regained some of it's normal coloring.
Shalimar was leaving the mansion when she saw Jessica Carter's sports car pull over. She felt an odd sort of pain. Like a nail had been forcibly hammered in her chest. She had to contact them now!
Sanctuary, the same day:
Emma could not grasp what Shalimar said to her. It only proved that Adam was correct in his theory. Brennan was indeed alive and well.
"So you're telling me that doesn't remember a thing? How can that be possible Shal?" Emma asked her.
"Shalimar if this is truly Brennan then I think I might be able to restore his memory. Could you perhaps persuade him to come here." Adam said.
"I'll try Adam but why would Eckhart sweep him clean of his memory?" Shalimar asked.
"I think that when Eckhart realized that his cloning experiment has gone bad he didn't want to risk losing Brennan. So he altered Brennan's memory and kept it that way for further experiments. Is there anyone really close to him that you remember of?"
"Well there's this girl called Jessica Carter who is his supposed fiancée. And I could not see any other family members. I think that she is the only one really close to him."
"Well Shalimar I think that this person might be working for Eckhart as well. You need to get him out of there and quick. His life might be in danger as we speak" Adam finished his sentence.
Shalimar rushed off to find Michael. She had to tell him because she needed his help to rescue Brennan.
Jessica Carter was feeling horrible. Her insides were twisting up. When she arrived here Jessica saw that blond woman leave. And now here was Nicholas lying completely naked on his bed at one o' clock in the afternoon. When her father had introduced her to Nicholas he had asked to keep him informed if anything strange started happening around him. And something was happening. Nicholas had just told her that he was not what she thought he was.
"Nicky I think it's time we called daddy." Jessica said in a sing song voice.
Shalimar and Michael entered the mansion and were stunned. Brennan was lying in an unconscious state on the couch and Jessica Carter stood there pointing a gun at them!
"Miss Carter what are you doing?" asked Michael.
"So you think that you are going to take my Nicky away from me blondie? I don't think so. Nicky is mine forever. You don't have a chance with him."
"But Miss Carter I don't think you understand. This is not Nicholas Halloran. His real name is Brennan Muwlray." Michael said.
"I think you had better left my daughter alone Mr. Prescott. Hello Miss fox!" Shalimar was astonished to hear Eckhart's voice. It would mean that Jessica was Eckhart's daughter? Shalimar's mind felt like it would explode from the pressure.
That's all for today folks. This fic is almost finished and I am sorry for the time I took to post this part. But real life kinda got in my way. And did you guys see the latest episode " Under the cloak of war". It was awesome. Shal/Bren are the coolest.