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Author's notes: 1. Methos, and Adam refer to the same person 2. ""= Dialogue, ''= thoughts To write a sequel, or not to write a sequel, that is the question. the answer: It's up to you my faithful readers. It occurs to me, as I'm writing this update that the age for Katie is undetermined, well for the record: she's about 14-16 years old
Reviews: Review away, it's the only way another chapter will get written.
Chapter # 15
There was a long, awkward silence between the two ladies. Finally Anne broke it: "Well, I suppose I had better call Duncan, and ask him to come over." Anne decided, while she got up, and awkwardly walked to pick up the phone.
"Hello, Duncan?" Um, would you come over- and bring Adam, Katie's here, and there are some things we need to discuss." Anne told him.
"Okay, I'll see you in 15 minutes." Came the answer. And true to his word, he showed up 15 minutes later, a sleepy-headed, and slightly angry Adam.
"Hello Anne?! Where are you?" Duncan called.
"Yeah, Anne, this had better be good. I left a beautiful woman in my bed." Adam added his two cents worth, a grin spreading across his face at the thought of the lovely Alexa.
" Oh, it is good, and we're in here." Anne said peaking her head out from the living room. Duncan led the way into the room. He saw Katie sitting in an easy chair, her eyes crestfallen. She looked up at him.
"What is she doing here?" Duncan asked, directing the question to Anne, but fixing his steely glare on Katie.
"She knows things, about the poisoning, about Andrew. Please take the time to listen." Anne pleaded. He heeded Anne's council, and listened to Katie recite the whole story, a second time. By the end, Duncan had come to a decision. He had only to talk to Adam and Anne before acting upon it.
"Adam, Anne, can I see the pair of you in the kitchen." Duncan asked, and then left the room. "We'll be back in minute" Anne explained to her guest, and followed Duncan out of the room.
"What's this all about?" She asked glancing at the two of them, slightly annoyed.
" I want to tell her." Was all Duncan said.
"Tell her what, that we're getting married, that the sky is blue, you'll have to be more specific than that. Anne replied"
"I think that Duncan means to tell yet another person about us, what we are, and for once I agree with the boy-scout; Highlander, for once in your life, you've come up with a very, good idea." Adam added his opinion.
"And, she'll know what she's dealing with." Anne added.
"We're all agreed then. Anne if you would be so kind as to get our guest a glass of water, she's about to receive a shock." Duncan said.
'Tell me about it' Anne thought bitterly.
" I know what you're thinking, and we'll talk about it later." Duncan told her, reading her thoughts, and leading the way back to the living room.
"Do you remember that book, you borrowed from me, that I was so insistent on getting it back?" Duncan asked by way of introducing his intended topic.
"Yeah, what of it, I apologized for borrowing it." She told him.
"You read some of it, right?" Duncan asked, and was greeted with a firm nod.
"It sounded like a fairy tale, something out of romance books, I mean sword fights, daring rescues, getting the girl. I was so excited by it, I couldn't put it down." Katie told the company, eyes sparkling, as she thought of what she had read.
"Well, it wasn't exactly out of romance books, or a fairy tale. As a matter of fact, it was all quite real." Duncan broke the news to her.
"Wha, Wha, you're joking right?" She looks at Adam, then Anne for confirmation, and points back at Duncan: "He's joking right, ha, ha, he, he."
"I'm afraid he's quite serious." Anne confirmed.
"But, that would make him over."
"400 years, yes, that's right. And I don't look a day over 30. I'm immortal. I can't die except beheading. So let me re-introduce myself to you: "Me name, is Duncan McLeod, of the Clan McLeod." Duncan finished with a flourish, allowing his Scottish accent to appear in his tone.
"Hmmmm.What about you Adam?" Katie asked directly looking over at the man in question.
" I am like Duncan, a little older though, ('to put it mildly' he thought to himself.) He smiled at the frightened girl.
"Oh,"was the seemingly simple response. Katie paused to drink some water. "Katie, I know this is." began Anne.
Katie cut her off: "There's more isn't there, if there is, then I want to know."
"There is. Um, your father is one of us." Adam broke the news gently.
"Oh." There was a long pause.
"I think we should go, I'll call you tomorrow Anne." Duncan told the ladies.
"You can stay here, the night if you like Katie." Anne offered kindly.
" Thank you, I think I will." Katie accepted. The pair began preparations for bed, Anne bustling around getting blankets, and pillows to make up the couch for her guest.
"Mary's going to be excited to see you here tomorrow when she gets up," Anne said, busying her hands unfolding a blanket to put over the couch.
"Yeah." Came the answer. Anne got right to the point:
"Do you need to talk, or do you need any help processing anything that was said here tonight?" Anne inquired.
"Not right now, but I probably will after the shock and disbelief wears off." Katie answered.
"Okay, good night then, Katie." Anne said.
"Good night Anne, and thanks for everything." Katie replied to her host, genuinely grateful.
Anne left the room then, leaving Katie to care for herself. On her way to her room she went in, and looked at Mary. 'Oh, my sweet, precious Mary; you've had quite the time, the last little while, well it's all going to be over soon my love, remember that mommy always loves you, and will be there for you always, no matter what happens.' She bent to kiss the forehead of the little girl. Then with heavy sigh, she continued onto her own bedroom, and prepared for bed, all the while thinking about the inevitable conversation with Duncan.
Well that's this update finished. Reviews greatly appreciated.
Toodles A.B.
Author's notes: 1. Methos, and Adam refer to the same person 2. ""= Dialogue, ''= thoughts To write a sequel, or not to write a sequel, that is the question. the answer: It's up to you my faithful readers. It occurs to me, as I'm writing this update that the age for Katie is undetermined, well for the record: she's about 14-16 years old
Reviews: Review away, it's the only way another chapter will get written.
Chapter # 15
There was a long, awkward silence between the two ladies. Finally Anne broke it: "Well, I suppose I had better call Duncan, and ask him to come over." Anne decided, while she got up, and awkwardly walked to pick up the phone.
"Hello, Duncan?" Um, would you come over- and bring Adam, Katie's here, and there are some things we need to discuss." Anne told him.
"Okay, I'll see you in 15 minutes." Came the answer. And true to his word, he showed up 15 minutes later, a sleepy-headed, and slightly angry Adam.
"Hello Anne?! Where are you?" Duncan called.
"Yeah, Anne, this had better be good. I left a beautiful woman in my bed." Adam added his two cents worth, a grin spreading across his face at the thought of the lovely Alexa.
" Oh, it is good, and we're in here." Anne said peaking her head out from the living room. Duncan led the way into the room. He saw Katie sitting in an easy chair, her eyes crestfallen. She looked up at him.
"What is she doing here?" Duncan asked, directing the question to Anne, but fixing his steely glare on Katie.
"She knows things, about the poisoning, about Andrew. Please take the time to listen." Anne pleaded. He heeded Anne's council, and listened to Katie recite the whole story, a second time. By the end, Duncan had come to a decision. He had only to talk to Adam and Anne before acting upon it.
"Adam, Anne, can I see the pair of you in the kitchen." Duncan asked, and then left the room. "We'll be back in minute" Anne explained to her guest, and followed Duncan out of the room.
"What's this all about?" She asked glancing at the two of them, slightly annoyed.
" I want to tell her." Was all Duncan said.
"Tell her what, that we're getting married, that the sky is blue, you'll have to be more specific than that. Anne replied"
"I think that Duncan means to tell yet another person about us, what we are, and for once I agree with the boy-scout; Highlander, for once in your life, you've come up with a very, good idea." Adam added his opinion.
"And, she'll know what she's dealing with." Anne added.
"We're all agreed then. Anne if you would be so kind as to get our guest a glass of water, she's about to receive a shock." Duncan said.
'Tell me about it' Anne thought bitterly.
" I know what you're thinking, and we'll talk about it later." Duncan told her, reading her thoughts, and leading the way back to the living room.
"Do you remember that book, you borrowed from me, that I was so insistent on getting it back?" Duncan asked by way of introducing his intended topic.
"Yeah, what of it, I apologized for borrowing it." She told him.
"You read some of it, right?" Duncan asked, and was greeted with a firm nod.
"It sounded like a fairy tale, something out of romance books, I mean sword fights, daring rescues, getting the girl. I was so excited by it, I couldn't put it down." Katie told the company, eyes sparkling, as she thought of what she had read.
"Well, it wasn't exactly out of romance books, or a fairy tale. As a matter of fact, it was all quite real." Duncan broke the news to her.
"Wha, Wha, you're joking right?" She looks at Adam, then Anne for confirmation, and points back at Duncan: "He's joking right, ha, ha, he, he."
"I'm afraid he's quite serious." Anne confirmed.
"But, that would make him over."
"400 years, yes, that's right. And I don't look a day over 30. I'm immortal. I can't die except beheading. So let me re-introduce myself to you: "Me name, is Duncan McLeod, of the Clan McLeod." Duncan finished with a flourish, allowing his Scottish accent to appear in his tone.
"Hmmmm.What about you Adam?" Katie asked directly looking over at the man in question.
" I am like Duncan, a little older though, ('to put it mildly' he thought to himself.) He smiled at the frightened girl.
"Oh,"was the seemingly simple response. Katie paused to drink some water. "Katie, I know this is." began Anne.
Katie cut her off: "There's more isn't there, if there is, then I want to know."
"There is. Um, your father is one of us." Adam broke the news gently.
"Oh." There was a long pause.
"I think we should go, I'll call you tomorrow Anne." Duncan told the ladies.
"You can stay here, the night if you like Katie." Anne offered kindly.
" Thank you, I think I will." Katie accepted. The pair began preparations for bed, Anne bustling around getting blankets, and pillows to make up the couch for her guest.
"Mary's going to be excited to see you here tomorrow when she gets up," Anne said, busying her hands unfolding a blanket to put over the couch.
"Yeah." Came the answer. Anne got right to the point:
"Do you need to talk, or do you need any help processing anything that was said here tonight?" Anne inquired.
"Not right now, but I probably will after the shock and disbelief wears off." Katie answered.
"Okay, good night then, Katie." Anne said.
"Good night Anne, and thanks for everything." Katie replied to her host, genuinely grateful.
Anne left the room then, leaving Katie to care for herself. On her way to her room she went in, and looked at Mary. 'Oh, my sweet, precious Mary; you've had quite the time, the last little while, well it's all going to be over soon my love, remember that mommy always loves you, and will be there for you always, no matter what happens.' She bent to kiss the forehead of the little girl. Then with heavy sigh, she continued onto her own bedroom, and prepared for bed, all the while thinking about the inevitable conversation with Duncan.
Well that's this update finished. Reviews greatly appreciated.
Toodles A.B.
