A/N: Thank you villainbabe, Lady-of-the-Dragons, K.E.Y., and Miss Maya for
your lovely reviews. I am so happy that you all enjoyed the last chapter.
I was really hoping that I wrote it well and it looks like I did!
A/N 2: Now compared to the last chapter, this one isn't too good. This one just closes some things up. So please be kind if you review this!
A/N 3: There will be one more chapter after this one and then I will be posting the sequel which I hope you'll all read!
Disclaimer: I don't own Charlie's Angels or its characters. Nor do I own Wolverine, The X-Men, the Promenade or Borders.
XXIV
A Well Deserved Break
Dylan
It was two days after McCadden's death that Anthony and I were called to the office.
Everyone knew that Anthony had survived. Alex and Natalie had each called me the afternoon after they had left me at my house. They both had sounded really happy for me, but I got the feeling that Alex still had some doubts about Anthony.
In just those two days, Anthony had nearly healed completely. I could have sworn he was almost like Wolverine from the X-Men comics.
The morning that we were called to the office, Anthony sat down next to me at the kitchen table, signing that he wanted to talk to me about something.
I tensed, knowing that he was probably going to tell me that he was going to go back to his apartment since 'J' was gone. I had gotten so used to Anthony being in my home, that I hated the idea of him not being here.
"Is anything wrong?" I asked, dreading what he was going to sign to me.
"No," Anthony said. Since he had had to stay in bed while he healed, I taught him to say a few basic words. "I would like to move from my apartment and live here with you, if that's okay?" he signed.
I smiled and let out a small sigh of relief. He wanted to stay with me. "That's a great idea," I said, taking his hand and squeezing it tightly. My cell phone then ran, and I answered it. It was the call for me and Anthony to go to the office.
"Hi Dylan," Alex said to me when Anthony and I entered the office. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm good," I answered as I sat down next to her and Natalie on the couch. "Really relieved that all this is over, though."
"How are you doing Anthony?" Natalie asked, looking past me to where he was sitting in an armchair.
"I'm fine," he signed.
The phone on the desk then ran and Bosley turned on the speaker box. "Good morning Angels," Charlie said.
"Good morning Charlie," the three of us answered.
"Congratulations on the McCadden case girls," Charlie then said. "And to you as well Anthony."
"Were you able to find anything about McCadden, Charlie?" Alex asked.
"Yes I did. Juliana McCadden was John McCadden's twin sister," Charlie began. "Their parents divorced when they were two, and the father got custody of John and the mother got custody of Juliana. After the divorce, Juliana and her mother moved to England."
"That explains the accent she had," I said.
"That's right Dylan," Charlie said. "Juliana remained in England until she was thirty years old. She then came to America where she met her brother who had changed his name to Eric Knox. It's assumed that Knox told Juliana all about his plan to kill me soon after they were reunited. A week before Knox's staged kidnapping, Juliana returned to England."
"Anthony," I said, suddenly thinking of something. "Did you meet Knox's sister before the kidnapping at all?"
He shook his head and signed, "Knox only spoke to me at my apartment before the kidnapping."
"Why did Juliana go back to England?" Natalie asked.
"Her mother had fallen seriously ill," Charlie answered. "Juliana rushed back to be with her. A few days later though, her mother died of her illness. Then the next day she received word that her brother had died, killed because of his plan to get me."
The office was silent for a few moments as the information sunk in.
"She must have gone crazy from grief," said out loud.
"That is exactly what happened," Charlie said. "She was admitted to an asylum for a short while. And during that time, it's likely that she started to plan to get her revenge for her brother's death."
Natalie sighed and shook her head. "It's so sad," she said.
We were all quiet again and then Alex spoke up, saying, "Why did you call us in today Charlie?"
"I think that you all deserve a vacation," Charlie said. "You'll have a week to rest before your next case."
"Sounds great," I said. "I definitely can use a break."
Alex and Natalie started to giggle.
"There's just one more thing before you go girls," Charlie said. "Anthony, I have taken into consideration your actions during this case, and I am prepared to offer you a position with the other Angels. You won't be working as often as the girls, but you'll be going undercover and fighting when it's necessary."
Alex, Natalie, Bosley and I all looked over at Anthony.
He seemed to be a little overwhelmed by the attention and he looked at me. I gave him a smile and a slight nod and his eyes seemed to brighten. "Yes. I will join," he said carefully.
We were in Anthony's car, driving to his apartment. I hadn't been able to get a new car, so we had taken a taxi to get Anthony's Bentley this morning. His car was black and sleek- and it suited Anthony perfectly.
When we got inside the apartment, Anthony packed all his clothes into three suitcases. Then we turned off all the appliances and we left, locking up behind us.
As we started driving again, I realized that I was still getting used to the fact that Anthony, my boyfriend I guess some would say, was moving in with me. I remembered when Natalie and Pete had moved in together. How worried I had gotten, thinking that they were going to get married and Natalie would leave the Agency.
I wasn't worried about whether or not I would leave the Agency soon. I really doubted that Anthony and I would get married-we were both too independent. I then smiled and settled back in my seat as Anthony drove back to our home.
It took about three hours until everything was put away. Anthony didn't take the full three hours to unpack though. It took me almost two hours to make enough space in the closet for his clothes and mine to fit.
When everything was done, Anthony asked if we could go to the Promenade for dinner.
I agreed, and we left quickly.
I think Anthony liked the Promenade despite the large crowds that were always there. And I also got the feeling that we would be going there for dinner a lot.
At the Promenade, we spent a lot of time walking around and looking at the stores before we ate. When we went into Borders, I bought a few books and a couple of cds. After that we ate an Italian restaurant, sitting in the back so we could have some privacy.
We left the Promenade right after we ate and as we drove down the freeway towards home, I couldn't help it and I sighed in contentment. Tonight we had had a normal date and I had enjoyed every minute of it.
A/N 2: Now compared to the last chapter, this one isn't too good. This one just closes some things up. So please be kind if you review this!
A/N 3: There will be one more chapter after this one and then I will be posting the sequel which I hope you'll all read!
Disclaimer: I don't own Charlie's Angels or its characters. Nor do I own Wolverine, The X-Men, the Promenade or Borders.
XXIV
A Well Deserved Break
Dylan
It was two days after McCadden's death that Anthony and I were called to the office.
Everyone knew that Anthony had survived. Alex and Natalie had each called me the afternoon after they had left me at my house. They both had sounded really happy for me, but I got the feeling that Alex still had some doubts about Anthony.
In just those two days, Anthony had nearly healed completely. I could have sworn he was almost like Wolverine from the X-Men comics.
The morning that we were called to the office, Anthony sat down next to me at the kitchen table, signing that he wanted to talk to me about something.
I tensed, knowing that he was probably going to tell me that he was going to go back to his apartment since 'J' was gone. I had gotten so used to Anthony being in my home, that I hated the idea of him not being here.
"Is anything wrong?" I asked, dreading what he was going to sign to me.
"No," Anthony said. Since he had had to stay in bed while he healed, I taught him to say a few basic words. "I would like to move from my apartment and live here with you, if that's okay?" he signed.
I smiled and let out a small sigh of relief. He wanted to stay with me. "That's a great idea," I said, taking his hand and squeezing it tightly. My cell phone then ran, and I answered it. It was the call for me and Anthony to go to the office.
"Hi Dylan," Alex said to me when Anthony and I entered the office. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm good," I answered as I sat down next to her and Natalie on the couch. "Really relieved that all this is over, though."
"How are you doing Anthony?" Natalie asked, looking past me to where he was sitting in an armchair.
"I'm fine," he signed.
The phone on the desk then ran and Bosley turned on the speaker box. "Good morning Angels," Charlie said.
"Good morning Charlie," the three of us answered.
"Congratulations on the McCadden case girls," Charlie then said. "And to you as well Anthony."
"Were you able to find anything about McCadden, Charlie?" Alex asked.
"Yes I did. Juliana McCadden was John McCadden's twin sister," Charlie began. "Their parents divorced when they were two, and the father got custody of John and the mother got custody of Juliana. After the divorce, Juliana and her mother moved to England."
"That explains the accent she had," I said.
"That's right Dylan," Charlie said. "Juliana remained in England until she was thirty years old. She then came to America where she met her brother who had changed his name to Eric Knox. It's assumed that Knox told Juliana all about his plan to kill me soon after they were reunited. A week before Knox's staged kidnapping, Juliana returned to England."
"Anthony," I said, suddenly thinking of something. "Did you meet Knox's sister before the kidnapping at all?"
He shook his head and signed, "Knox only spoke to me at my apartment before the kidnapping."
"Why did Juliana go back to England?" Natalie asked.
"Her mother had fallen seriously ill," Charlie answered. "Juliana rushed back to be with her. A few days later though, her mother died of her illness. Then the next day she received word that her brother had died, killed because of his plan to get me."
The office was silent for a few moments as the information sunk in.
"She must have gone crazy from grief," said out loud.
"That is exactly what happened," Charlie said. "She was admitted to an asylum for a short while. And during that time, it's likely that she started to plan to get her revenge for her brother's death."
Natalie sighed and shook her head. "It's so sad," she said.
We were all quiet again and then Alex spoke up, saying, "Why did you call us in today Charlie?"
"I think that you all deserve a vacation," Charlie said. "You'll have a week to rest before your next case."
"Sounds great," I said. "I definitely can use a break."
Alex and Natalie started to giggle.
"There's just one more thing before you go girls," Charlie said. "Anthony, I have taken into consideration your actions during this case, and I am prepared to offer you a position with the other Angels. You won't be working as often as the girls, but you'll be going undercover and fighting when it's necessary."
Alex, Natalie, Bosley and I all looked over at Anthony.
He seemed to be a little overwhelmed by the attention and he looked at me. I gave him a smile and a slight nod and his eyes seemed to brighten. "Yes. I will join," he said carefully.
We were in Anthony's car, driving to his apartment. I hadn't been able to get a new car, so we had taken a taxi to get Anthony's Bentley this morning. His car was black and sleek- and it suited Anthony perfectly.
When we got inside the apartment, Anthony packed all his clothes into three suitcases. Then we turned off all the appliances and we left, locking up behind us.
As we started driving again, I realized that I was still getting used to the fact that Anthony, my boyfriend I guess some would say, was moving in with me. I remembered when Natalie and Pete had moved in together. How worried I had gotten, thinking that they were going to get married and Natalie would leave the Agency.
I wasn't worried about whether or not I would leave the Agency soon. I really doubted that Anthony and I would get married-we were both too independent. I then smiled and settled back in my seat as Anthony drove back to our home.
It took about three hours until everything was put away. Anthony didn't take the full three hours to unpack though. It took me almost two hours to make enough space in the closet for his clothes and mine to fit.
When everything was done, Anthony asked if we could go to the Promenade for dinner.
I agreed, and we left quickly.
I think Anthony liked the Promenade despite the large crowds that were always there. And I also got the feeling that we would be going there for dinner a lot.
At the Promenade, we spent a lot of time walking around and looking at the stores before we ate. When we went into Borders, I bought a few books and a couple of cds. After that we ate an Italian restaurant, sitting in the back so we could have some privacy.
We left the Promenade right after we ate and as we drove down the freeway towards home, I couldn't help it and I sighed in contentment. Tonight we had had a normal date and I had enjoyed every minute of it.