Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or the characters. (Mina and Talya are
mine though.)
Note: A Father's Love - Sequel to, Lost and found.
~*~*Chapter 8*~*~
After pulling into the garage, and turning off the car, Brennan got out and helped Shalimar out as well. Noticing that her eyes were still full of tears he pulled her into his arms and held her. "It's alright, Shal. It's all over. Everything's ok now," he soothed as he rubbed her back. Kissing her head he kept her tightly against him as they walked back into Sanctuary together.
As they came through the main doors everyone looked up and sighed in relief. Mina and Talya ran to them as fast as they could. Shalimar knelt down and let Mina run into her arms as Brennan did the same with Talya. Tears of joy fell from Shalimar's eyes as the fact that the girls were safe and everything was really over set in.
Mina let go of her mother and wrapped her arms around her father. Brennan picked both girls up and went to sit on the couch with them in the sitting area.
Shalimar sat next to Brennan and took Mina as she climbed back into her lap.
"Daddy, where's Momma?" Talya asked noticing that her mother wasn't there.
He didn't answer right away, just looked to Shalimar and then back to Talya trying to think of the lightest way to put it. "Momma's with the angels." He replied softly, not really knowing if that was where Lorna was.
Tears came to Talya's eyes and she leaned into her father's chest. She knew what that meant.
His heart broke as he held her and rocked her in his arms. "It's ok, darling." He soothed as he kissed her head. He had to tell her the truth, but a little girl her age should never have to go through the pain of losing someone so close. It didn't seem that Talya had anyone else but Lorna, so that made her mother a big part of her life, even if she was a cruel woman who had no love in her heart at all.
Mina reached over and held her friend's hand. "It's ok, Talya." She said softly. "We can share my mommy."
Talya looked up and tried to stop her tears so she could say something. "We can?" She sobbed.
Mina nodded and smiled. "We share Daddy, so we can share Mommy too."
"Really?"
Mina just nodded again.
Much later, after Shalimar and Brennan took the girls up to bed and Adam had gone to the lab, Jesse and Emma were left alone in the rec. room. "I feel like a good horror movie." Jesse said. "You want to watch one with me?"
Emma thought for a minute and then nodded. "You find the movie, I'll go get some popcorn. A few minutes later they were lounging together on the couch as the movie started.
Just as the movie was getting really intense, a strong storm kicked up. The thunder and rain outside only added to the scary effects of the movie. By the end of the movie, Emma was cuddled in Jesse's arms, half asleep. Not wanting to wake her he decided to stay with her on the couch.
Pulling the blanket off of the back of the couch he draped it over them and turned the movie off. "Love you, Em." He whispered as he kissed her head, not thinking that she was still awake enough to hear him. He was wrong though.
Emma smiled and snuggled closer to him. "I love you, too, Jess." She whispered. He smiled and pulled her closer as he drifted off into a peaceful sleep with her in his arms.
As the thunder continued to pound and rain poured outside, Shalimar and Brennan lay in their bed thinking about everything that had happened. "You ok, Shal?" Brennan asked gently as he pulled her closer. He knew she didn't like storms.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She snuggled closer to him. "I'm still frightened from what happened today, though. I know everything's ok and the girls are safe, but it's really scary to think about what could have happened."
"Then stop thinking about it. It's over, but we know now, not to let our guard down, especially where our girls are concerned."
"Our girls..." Shalimar smiled, "that sounds so nice." She lifted her head and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you, too, baby." He kissed her head and closed his eyes, but a soft tap on his arm caused him to open them again. Looking over he saw Talya and Mina standing beside him.
"Girls, what's wrong?" he asked, turning the nightlight on and letting it dimly light the room.
Shalimar propped herself up on her arm wondering the same thing.
"I'm scared," Mina replied. "Can I sleep with you?"
"Alright, come on." Brennan said lifting her up and placing her in between himself and Shalimar.
Talya lay down on the floor next to the bed and closed her eyes. Brennan turned to pick her up, but when he didn't see her, he wondered where she went. Looking down he saw the little figure curled up resting her head on her hand. "What are you doing down there?" he asked, as he sat up and gently lifted her onto his lap.
"Don't I have to sleep on the floor?" she asked.
Brennan looked down at her confused. "Who said you had to do that?"
Talya shrugged. "Momma never let me sleep in her bed. She said I wasn't allowed."
Brennan looked to Shalimar and saw the same disbelief he was feeling in her eyes. How could any mother be so unloving to her own daughter? Turning back to her, he smiled and hugged her close. "Well, I'm not Momma, I'm Daddy and I say you can sleep in the bed," he replied as he lay back down with her. Talya rolled off him and snuggled against him.
"Brennan, if we decide to have anymore kids, we're gonna need a bigger bed." Shalimar laughed. Brennan nodded and turned out the light.
With the girls huddled under the covers in the middle of the bed, Shalimar and Brennan took each other's hand and fell asleep knowing that no matter what, their family wouldn't and couldn't be broken.
~*~* And they lived happily ever after. The End! Thank you so much for all the reviews! They were wonderful! *~*~
~*Fiery Feral*~
Note: A Father's Love - Sequel to, Lost and found.
~*~*Chapter 8*~*~
After pulling into the garage, and turning off the car, Brennan got out and helped Shalimar out as well. Noticing that her eyes were still full of tears he pulled her into his arms and held her. "It's alright, Shal. It's all over. Everything's ok now," he soothed as he rubbed her back. Kissing her head he kept her tightly against him as they walked back into Sanctuary together.
As they came through the main doors everyone looked up and sighed in relief. Mina and Talya ran to them as fast as they could. Shalimar knelt down and let Mina run into her arms as Brennan did the same with Talya. Tears of joy fell from Shalimar's eyes as the fact that the girls were safe and everything was really over set in.
Mina let go of her mother and wrapped her arms around her father. Brennan picked both girls up and went to sit on the couch with them in the sitting area.
Shalimar sat next to Brennan and took Mina as she climbed back into her lap.
"Daddy, where's Momma?" Talya asked noticing that her mother wasn't there.
He didn't answer right away, just looked to Shalimar and then back to Talya trying to think of the lightest way to put it. "Momma's with the angels." He replied softly, not really knowing if that was where Lorna was.
Tears came to Talya's eyes and she leaned into her father's chest. She knew what that meant.
His heart broke as he held her and rocked her in his arms. "It's ok, darling." He soothed as he kissed her head. He had to tell her the truth, but a little girl her age should never have to go through the pain of losing someone so close. It didn't seem that Talya had anyone else but Lorna, so that made her mother a big part of her life, even if she was a cruel woman who had no love in her heart at all.
Mina reached over and held her friend's hand. "It's ok, Talya." She said softly. "We can share my mommy."
Talya looked up and tried to stop her tears so she could say something. "We can?" She sobbed.
Mina nodded and smiled. "We share Daddy, so we can share Mommy too."
"Really?"
Mina just nodded again.
Much later, after Shalimar and Brennan took the girls up to bed and Adam had gone to the lab, Jesse and Emma were left alone in the rec. room. "I feel like a good horror movie." Jesse said. "You want to watch one with me?"
Emma thought for a minute and then nodded. "You find the movie, I'll go get some popcorn. A few minutes later they were lounging together on the couch as the movie started.
Just as the movie was getting really intense, a strong storm kicked up. The thunder and rain outside only added to the scary effects of the movie. By the end of the movie, Emma was cuddled in Jesse's arms, half asleep. Not wanting to wake her he decided to stay with her on the couch.
Pulling the blanket off of the back of the couch he draped it over them and turned the movie off. "Love you, Em." He whispered as he kissed her head, not thinking that she was still awake enough to hear him. He was wrong though.
Emma smiled and snuggled closer to him. "I love you, too, Jess." She whispered. He smiled and pulled her closer as he drifted off into a peaceful sleep with her in his arms.
As the thunder continued to pound and rain poured outside, Shalimar and Brennan lay in their bed thinking about everything that had happened. "You ok, Shal?" Brennan asked gently as he pulled her closer. He knew she didn't like storms.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She snuggled closer to him. "I'm still frightened from what happened today, though. I know everything's ok and the girls are safe, but it's really scary to think about what could have happened."
"Then stop thinking about it. It's over, but we know now, not to let our guard down, especially where our girls are concerned."
"Our girls..." Shalimar smiled, "that sounds so nice." She lifted her head and kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you, too, baby." He kissed her head and closed his eyes, but a soft tap on his arm caused him to open them again. Looking over he saw Talya and Mina standing beside him.
"Girls, what's wrong?" he asked, turning the nightlight on and letting it dimly light the room.
Shalimar propped herself up on her arm wondering the same thing.
"I'm scared," Mina replied. "Can I sleep with you?"
"Alright, come on." Brennan said lifting her up and placing her in between himself and Shalimar.
Talya lay down on the floor next to the bed and closed her eyes. Brennan turned to pick her up, but when he didn't see her, he wondered where she went. Looking down he saw the little figure curled up resting her head on her hand. "What are you doing down there?" he asked, as he sat up and gently lifted her onto his lap.
"Don't I have to sleep on the floor?" she asked.
Brennan looked down at her confused. "Who said you had to do that?"
Talya shrugged. "Momma never let me sleep in her bed. She said I wasn't allowed."
Brennan looked to Shalimar and saw the same disbelief he was feeling in her eyes. How could any mother be so unloving to her own daughter? Turning back to her, he smiled and hugged her close. "Well, I'm not Momma, I'm Daddy and I say you can sleep in the bed," he replied as he lay back down with her. Talya rolled off him and snuggled against him.
"Brennan, if we decide to have anymore kids, we're gonna need a bigger bed." Shalimar laughed. Brennan nodded and turned out the light.
With the girls huddled under the covers in the middle of the bed, Shalimar and Brennan took each other's hand and fell asleep knowing that no matter what, their family wouldn't and couldn't be broken.
~*~* And they lived happily ever after. The End! Thank you so much for all the reviews! They were wonderful! *~*~
~*Fiery Feral*~