Catching up
Lara's study was big yet comfortable and they seated across from each other on her two antique leather chairs. They studied each other for a minute both thinking about how much the other had changed and both saddened by the thought that they didn't really know the other backwards any more, regretting actions from the past. But it was Lara who broke the silence; curious to know why Alex was really here after 6months.
" So, Alex where have you been these last couple of months then, I heard that you had quit your job at the museum." She stated as she saw yet another of emotion that crossed Alex's face but was quickly gone. Then, he raised his eyes to hers and answered simply,
" I was on a job in Africa." His mouth a thin line and definite, telling her that he didn't want to talk about it. Lara picked up on this and let the subject drop for now trying another question to probe his reason for being at Croft Manor.
" So why are you really here?" she asked as their eyes locked and Alex didn't miss a beat as he answered,
" To see you," he said, " I heard you had it rough over the last few weeks." Looking at her evenly it was Lara's turn to get uncomfortable.
" I'm fine." She spat as memories from the last few weeks recounted themselves. " I don't need you checking up on me Alex, you lost that right when you stole from me." She was angry now and her tone was icy and hard.
Alex had expected this though. He knew Lara well enough to know that when he got her upset she always used his faults against him.
" Well I've changed," he challenged as she scoffed " but that's not the point Lara, this is not about me, it's about you. I know you went on a mission with ******* and I know what you had to do, that must have been hard."
Lara's eyes blazed again as she spoke quietly to him once again, " This is none of your business Alex - get out, I don't have to tell you anything!"
Alex felt his temper rising now, he may have changed but he was still only human and it infuriated him how she put up walls around her and acted tough all the time, never letting anyone in. // Not anymore, you made sure of that,// he reprimanded himself as he spoke to her again anger barely contained,
" Lara don't do this, you have to let some one in or you'll explode, your trying to tell me that it didn't hurt hurting someone you once.." he trailed off not being able to say the word, he felt jealousy now rise inside of him at the though that she had maybe loved somebody else, maybe still did.
" What Alex?" Lara countered almost shouting now but never letting herself the satisfaction of letting go, " Someone I loved? Some one I trusted? Some one who meant something to me? Give it up Alex that's been my entire life. I hurt people and people hurt me, that's the way my life works. Now get out!" she yelled, her voice rising for the last few words distraught that some one could have this effect on her,
Alex, who was now standing due to heat of the argument, stared at her trying to figure out weather to go or risk to bodily harm. Lara was turned away from him her body taught and the Shoulders Square he could almost see her shaking with anger and emotion. Finally deciding that it wasn't worth trying to reason with her when she was like this he turned to go but not before addressing her with the new Alex refusing to rise to her.
" Fine, I'll go but you have to talk to someone Lara. It was nice seeing you." And with that he turned and walked towards the door.
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Lara's study was big yet comfortable and they seated across from each other on her two antique leather chairs. They studied each other for a minute both thinking about how much the other had changed and both saddened by the thought that they didn't really know the other backwards any more, regretting actions from the past. But it was Lara who broke the silence; curious to know why Alex was really here after 6months.
" So, Alex where have you been these last couple of months then, I heard that you had quit your job at the museum." She stated as she saw yet another of emotion that crossed Alex's face but was quickly gone. Then, he raised his eyes to hers and answered simply,
" I was on a job in Africa." His mouth a thin line and definite, telling her that he didn't want to talk about it. Lara picked up on this and let the subject drop for now trying another question to probe his reason for being at Croft Manor.
" So why are you really here?" she asked as their eyes locked and Alex didn't miss a beat as he answered,
" To see you," he said, " I heard you had it rough over the last few weeks." Looking at her evenly it was Lara's turn to get uncomfortable.
" I'm fine." She spat as memories from the last few weeks recounted themselves. " I don't need you checking up on me Alex, you lost that right when you stole from me." She was angry now and her tone was icy and hard.
Alex had expected this though. He knew Lara well enough to know that when he got her upset she always used his faults against him.
" Well I've changed," he challenged as she scoffed " but that's not the point Lara, this is not about me, it's about you. I know you went on a mission with ******* and I know what you had to do, that must have been hard."
Lara's eyes blazed again as she spoke quietly to him once again, " This is none of your business Alex - get out, I don't have to tell you anything!"
Alex felt his temper rising now, he may have changed but he was still only human and it infuriated him how she put up walls around her and acted tough all the time, never letting anyone in. // Not anymore, you made sure of that,// he reprimanded himself as he spoke to her again anger barely contained,
" Lara don't do this, you have to let some one in or you'll explode, your trying to tell me that it didn't hurt hurting someone you once.." he trailed off not being able to say the word, he felt jealousy now rise inside of him at the though that she had maybe loved somebody else, maybe still did.
" What Alex?" Lara countered almost shouting now but never letting herself the satisfaction of letting go, " Someone I loved? Some one I trusted? Some one who meant something to me? Give it up Alex that's been my entire life. I hurt people and people hurt me, that's the way my life works. Now get out!" she yelled, her voice rising for the last few words distraught that some one could have this effect on her,
Alex, who was now standing due to heat of the argument, stared at her trying to figure out weather to go or risk to bodily harm. Lara was turned away from him her body taught and the Shoulders Square he could almost see her shaking with anger and emotion. Finally deciding that it wasn't worth trying to reason with her when she was like this he turned to go but not before addressing her with the new Alex refusing to rise to her.
" Fine, I'll go but you have to talk to someone Lara. It was nice seeing you." And with that he turned and walked towards the door.
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