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Duncan laid Dri in bed. He took her shoes off and covered her with the blanket. She didn't protest. Dri only looked up at him with wide emerald eyes.
"Rest," Duncan told her.
"Are you going after Alec?" She asked.
He didn't answer her. He just sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Duncan I don't want to be alone," She lied. She was used to being alone, but she had to stall him.
"Don't worry," He replied. "Richie will be here with you."
"I don't want Richie," She said, looking over she saw the hurt those words put on his face. She swallowed. "I want you. Please don't go."
The Highlander sighed. "Dri I have to go. If I don't, Alec will just come after you. I can't let that happen."
The young girl tried to keep the puzzlement off her face.
"Please Duncan."
He pushed a loose strand of hair out of her face. "I'll be all right. I give you my word."
"Don't give your word unless you're sure you can keep it."
Duncan smiled. "I only give it when I'm sure I can."
He stood up and walked out of the room. Richie took one last glance at her with pain filled eyes and followed Mac.
"Watch her close Richie," Duncan said as he put on his coat. "I don't trust Alec."
Richie nodded.
"You okay?" The older man questioned, walking towards the elevator.
"Yeah. I'm fine."
Duncan didn't really believe him, but he needed to deal with one problem at a time. "All right. I'm going to go see Joe first. Then I'll handle Alec. I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Be careful Mac."
Duncan nodded, walked into the elevator and closed the gate. He kept eyes with Richie until he was too far down to see him.
Richie sighed and sat down at the table. He had a lot on his mind.
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Dri watched Duncan leave the room. She looked at Richie's pain filled eyes. She hadn't meant to hurt him, but she had to say something to try and get Duncan to stay. Unfortunately it hadn't worked.
She waited a minute or two to make sure they weren't coming back in. Then she threw the blankets off, put her shoes on and went to the window. What she was hoping to be out there was.
"Thank the Goddess for fire safety laws."
Dri grabbed on to the fire escape and pulled herself out. She ran down the stairs and jumped on the ground. She looked back up to the window she had just crawled from.
"I'm sorry Richie." She said as she left.
Dri took off running. She had to get to the marina before Duncan.
She knew the boat that Alec had told Mac about. In fact she had been on it several times. Hell it wasn't really a boat. It was more like a yacht. Honestly, Dri really didn't want to remember that damn boat, but she wasn't about to let Duncan die for her. She wasn't worth it.
Dri ran to the street and waved down a taxi. That bastard could pay the tab. He wouldn't mind, not so long as she was there. She got inside and a middle aged white man was driving.
"Where to sweet heart?" He asked in a heavy accent she couldn't place.
"The Marina. Hurry, the faster you get me there, the more money you'll get."
"Yes ma'am." He said as he pulled out into traffic.
Not ten minutes later he pulled up to the marina.
"I knew a shortcut, he said smiling."
"Okay," She said. "You can either wait here or come with me, but I have to get the money from my boat."
The middle aged man laughed. "I think I'll come with you. Nothin' personal."
Dri smiled. "No, nothing personal."
The two got out of the cab and walked through the row of boats.
"What boat are we looking for?" The driver asked.
"The Quickening."
"Weird name for a boat."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
The made a left and Dri saw it. Not that you could miss it. It was huge and black. 'The Quickening' was painted in large silver letters on the side.
"There it is," She said.
The taxi driver whistled. "Damn kid you must be loaded."
"Yeah," She replied almost sadly. "Come on lets go."
They walked up to the boat and Alec walked out before they could board. He had an evil smile on his face.
"Welcome home Audrina."
Dri swallowed the lump in her throat. "Hi..dad."
She had always dreaded calling him that, even when she liked him, but he and her mother had insisted. Of course what her mother wanted, her mother got.
"Excuse me sir," The cab driver cut in. "You're daughter promised me a large sum of money for driving her here."
"Of course," Alec said as he drew a wad of money out of his pocket. He grabbed a $100 bill and walked down the plank and handed it to him. "I assume that this is enough."
The driver's eyes became wide. "Thank you sir."
"Thank you very taking care of my daughter," Alec replied looking at Dri.
Dri winced at him calling her his daughter. She would never be his daughter.
"Anytime you need a cab, just ask for Lou."
"We'll do that."
The cab driver pocketed the money and went back to his cab. Alec turned his attention to Dri.
"I see MacLeod sent you."
"Mac didn't send me. I came on my own."
Alec raised an eyebrow. "I must say I didn't expect that. Either way, you're here and that is what's important."
He put an arm around her, smiling widely, and they boarded the ship.
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Duncan laid Dri in bed. He took her shoes off and covered her with the blanket. She didn't protest. Dri only looked up at him with wide emerald eyes.
"Rest," Duncan told her.
"Are you going after Alec?" She asked.
He didn't answer her. He just sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Duncan I don't want to be alone," She lied. She was used to being alone, but she had to stall him.
"Don't worry," He replied. "Richie will be here with you."
"I don't want Richie," She said, looking over she saw the hurt those words put on his face. She swallowed. "I want you. Please don't go."
The Highlander sighed. "Dri I have to go. If I don't, Alec will just come after you. I can't let that happen."
The young girl tried to keep the puzzlement off her face.
"Please Duncan."
He pushed a loose strand of hair out of her face. "I'll be all right. I give you my word."
"Don't give your word unless you're sure you can keep it."
Duncan smiled. "I only give it when I'm sure I can."
He stood up and walked out of the room. Richie took one last glance at her with pain filled eyes and followed Mac.
"Watch her close Richie," Duncan said as he put on his coat. "I don't trust Alec."
Richie nodded.
"You okay?" The older man questioned, walking towards the elevator.
"Yeah. I'm fine."
Duncan didn't really believe him, but he needed to deal with one problem at a time. "All right. I'm going to go see Joe first. Then I'll handle Alec. I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Be careful Mac."
Duncan nodded, walked into the elevator and closed the gate. He kept eyes with Richie until he was too far down to see him.
Richie sighed and sat down at the table. He had a lot on his mind.
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Dri watched Duncan leave the room. She looked at Richie's pain filled eyes. She hadn't meant to hurt him, but she had to say something to try and get Duncan to stay. Unfortunately it hadn't worked.
She waited a minute or two to make sure they weren't coming back in. Then she threw the blankets off, put her shoes on and went to the window. What she was hoping to be out there was.
"Thank the Goddess for fire safety laws."
Dri grabbed on to the fire escape and pulled herself out. She ran down the stairs and jumped on the ground. She looked back up to the window she had just crawled from.
"I'm sorry Richie." She said as she left.
Dri took off running. She had to get to the marina before Duncan.
She knew the boat that Alec had told Mac about. In fact she had been on it several times. Hell it wasn't really a boat. It was more like a yacht. Honestly, Dri really didn't want to remember that damn boat, but she wasn't about to let Duncan die for her. She wasn't worth it.
Dri ran to the street and waved down a taxi. That bastard could pay the tab. He wouldn't mind, not so long as she was there. She got inside and a middle aged white man was driving.
"Where to sweet heart?" He asked in a heavy accent she couldn't place.
"The Marina. Hurry, the faster you get me there, the more money you'll get."
"Yes ma'am." He said as he pulled out into traffic.
Not ten minutes later he pulled up to the marina.
"I knew a shortcut, he said smiling."
"Okay," She said. "You can either wait here or come with me, but I have to get the money from my boat."
The middle aged man laughed. "I think I'll come with you. Nothin' personal."
Dri smiled. "No, nothing personal."
The two got out of the cab and walked through the row of boats.
"What boat are we looking for?" The driver asked.
"The Quickening."
"Weird name for a boat."
"Yeah, tell me about it."
The made a left and Dri saw it. Not that you could miss it. It was huge and black. 'The Quickening' was painted in large silver letters on the side.
"There it is," She said.
The taxi driver whistled. "Damn kid you must be loaded."
"Yeah," She replied almost sadly. "Come on lets go."
They walked up to the boat and Alec walked out before they could board. He had an evil smile on his face.
"Welcome home Audrina."
Dri swallowed the lump in her throat. "Hi..dad."
She had always dreaded calling him that, even when she liked him, but he and her mother had insisted. Of course what her mother wanted, her mother got.
"Excuse me sir," The cab driver cut in. "You're daughter promised me a large sum of money for driving her here."
"Of course," Alec said as he drew a wad of money out of his pocket. He grabbed a $100 bill and walked down the plank and handed it to him. "I assume that this is enough."
The driver's eyes became wide. "Thank you sir."
"Thank you very taking care of my daughter," Alec replied looking at Dri.
Dri winced at him calling her his daughter. She would never be his daughter.
"Anytime you need a cab, just ask for Lou."
"We'll do that."
The cab driver pocketed the money and went back to his cab. Alec turned his attention to Dri.
"I see MacLeod sent you."
"Mac didn't send me. I came on my own."
Alec raised an eyebrow. "I must say I didn't expect that. Either way, you're here and that is what's important."
He put an arm around her, smiling widely, and they boarded the ship.
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