ONCE INSIDE
DISCLAIMER: M-X, Don't own them. Enjoy!
Here's a little B/S for all you fanatics! It will continue in the next chapter.
Jesse smirked at the man now sitting on the couch beside him. "She knew that you liked Shalimar,,," The molecular interrupted, as if pieces were fitting together for him.
Brennen leaned on his elbows, thinking of the dark-haired woman only moments away. He had felt a connection to her unlike anything he'd ever known. With Shalimar, there was passion, and undeniable danger- things that he knew he could handle. Pure emotion scared the shit out of him. "Yep. Jordan saw it before we did."
"Uh-hmm." Jesse replied a little too easily. "She wanted you two to be together."
"Ironically." Brennen did end up pursuing the feral, but that part of him always wondered if Jordan had felt anything more. "She started to pull away, so I could learn you guys. If Adam had long assignments, she'd take them and bee gone for days-weeks sometimes."
"And you got left with us stragglers." Jesse grinned. "Too bad, man."
"Whatever. It was just always in the back of my mind."
Jesse eyed him momentarily. The blue orbs processing under faint blonde lashes. "That was before you and Shal started breaking."
"That was before everything started to break."
By then, it had been several months since he'd been at Sanctuary, and more often than not, sleeping in the feral's room. He woke to the sound of clicking on night. Even as his ears caught it, Shalimar was still out beside him. She lay curled in the lock of his arms, her back to his chest. A faint purring escaped under her steady breathing. Brennen rose gently from the hold, still hearing the noise. It went right by the door, then left. 'Towards the garage' he thought. The elemental pulled out of the sheets, careful not to wake the blonde. His eyes narrowed for against the dark for his clothes, and moments later, his bare feet were padding down the hall in search of this sound.
Just making it to the garage, his hands dug into the pants pockets against the chilly air. Scanning the room for life, his eyes stopped, growing wide in awe.
The heels came from around the other side of a SUV, attached to a pair of legs he recognized all too well. Jordan opened the door behind the driver's side,putting in a leather jacket and duffle bag. Her dress was a strappy, dark red concoction, exposing her back to the lowest point of her spine. The haltered front draped to a slim navel, teasing the eyes with a glimpse of her chest.
"Are we a stranger now?" he asked stepping forward, so that BMW's blasting heat could warm him.
The woman jumped before turning to face him, her hand slapping his arm. "Hey Sparky."
"Don't call me that." He smirked.
"Whatever," she replied hugging him before leaning on the automobile to cross her arms. The elemental hadn't realized he missed her till then.
"Are you back?" He asked, repeating her action.
Jordan bit her lip softly. He already knew the answer. "You're gone again! When are you going to break?"
"I just have to tie up some loose ends."
"Yeah, well, that's always your answer. You've been 'tying up lose ends' for weeks." His voice suddenly lowered. "I'm starting to think you're avoiding me,,,"
"Married men are always starved for attention." She grinned.
"We're not married." He referred to himself and the feral.
"DUH!"" His face finally broke in a smile. "I'll be back day after tomorrow. How's Shal?"
"She's good."
"Had to ask." She whispered, gently punching on his arm. "Make sure you're staying in line."
"Always,,,Do you have to leave tonight?"
"Yeah. Adam said I could have a few days when I get back, so I want everything taken care of."
"What are you working on?"
"The set up of some safe houses out of town."
"Adam has you doing that alone? It doesn't sound too safe."
"Well thanks," she grinned. "It's nice to know you care."
"Doesn't explain the dress." He replied, blatantly eyeing her form. "That's not exactly recon gear."
"One of the houses is inside this very ritzy club. I'm just going to survey the place tonight. Got to blend in."
"Not in that, Mami."
Jordan smirked at the name. "Brennen, go see your wife. She's probably looking for you." With that, she was in the Jeep. "Take care, Sparky."
The elemental watched as she drove off, his mind held concern and a little something he hadn't expected. Jealousy.
Moments later, he strode into the lab. Adam, as always was bent over an experiment deep in thought. Brennen walked up slowly, waiting so not to break his concentration.
"You're up late." The older man started, his brow creased in thought.
"I had a question."
Adam turned to him, the dark circles seeming permanent under his eyes. "What can I do for you?"
"How does Jordan get all these long assignments?"
"She volunteers. She's always asking what I need to be done or handled. It 's how she works."
The elemental couldn't remember the last time she trained or even ate dinner with them. Lately, he spent more time in Sanctuary than she did. "Seems like she's taking on a lot."
"Well, she's ending an assignment tomorrow. A safe house inside this club we found. She's leaving afterwards on something else. I told her to rest tonight."
"Tomorrow?" Brennen froze slightly. "She just came back tonight."
"That's right. Brennen is something wrong?"
"No." he lied. "Just asking. When will she be back?"
"End of the week." Now the man was rocking on his heels, a slow anger pushing into his veins. Adam looked at him in concern. "Brennen, what is it?"
"I just wanted to help out. She looked a little tired tonight. Could I get some of the info, so I can go with her?"
Adam again eyed the man before complying to his request. "It's in the hard drive on Jesse's station."
Brennen tapped the man on his shoulder in thanks before leaving. This didn't make sense. Jordan had lied to him twice. At the console, he downloaded the information, processing every item.
"Why so worried?" Emma asked sitting down. Brennen didn't think about the telempath being able to read him.
"She lied to me."
"Who? Shalimar?"
"No. Jordan." The redhead's face slackened in realization. The elemental easily noted her uneasiness.
"Brennen, Jordan probably didn't mean to, for whatever reason. Just talk to her when she comes back."
"What is it, Emma?" he asked calmly. "It's not about what she said but why she said it, you know that." She was silent. "And you know something else."
"Just talk to her when she comes back. You know, she handles a lot of missions in her own."
"I just want to know what's going on."
"Sounds like you care about her." Emma grinned. "May I say something?" He elemental gestured for her to continue. "Jordan is an 'interesting' personality. Part of her is this,,,siren, while the other is very protective, and in the process, independent. She's one of those people who doesn't always need someone around to be comfortable. She takes on a lot, cares for others and puts herself last. Sometimes, she even rolls over her own heart."
"What does that have to do with lying to me?"
"She just wanted you out of the way. Granted, that doesn't make it right, but she didn't mean any harm. " Her blue eyes looked down before refocusing on the man. "Go back to bed."
He stood ready to move when the redhead interjected again. "You know, some people learn to detach themselves after losing a lot in life. They let go before things can sink in too deep."
"I know that feeling."
"So does she."
"But she's always sacrificing, Emma. What could be so important that she'd break her own heart?"
"Can't say. But, for now, it's her burden."
He watched the psionic drift down the stairs, before advancing himself. Whatever it was, he'd make sure that this woman who'd stood by him, would never do without again.
Jesse looked at the man beside him, blue eyes danced distantly just under his lids. Brennen's voice broke into realization. "Jess, I'm sorry."
"It's okay." He started. "Emma's been gone sometime now." They were quiet in the memory of their lost teammate- Brennen's sister, Jesse's love. Times like this, the elemental did wish for the past, just so she was there. The molecular intervened. "You're slow."
"How so?" Brennen asked sarcastically.
"How long has it taken you to see what she was saying then?" Again the elemental was blank.
"And they talk about blondes." Jesse started. "Jordan had a thing for you."
"No, she didn't"
"Yes, she did."
"Jess-"
"Brennen," The man exhaled. "She had feelings for you, you had feelings for her and Shalimar saw it before the both of you." His mouth twitched in fact as Brennen's mind processed the words. "It's the reason she broke up with you."
DISCLAIMER: M-X, Don't own them. Enjoy!
Here's a little B/S for all you fanatics! It will continue in the next chapter.
Jesse smirked at the man now sitting on the couch beside him. "She knew that you liked Shalimar,,," The molecular interrupted, as if pieces were fitting together for him.
Brennen leaned on his elbows, thinking of the dark-haired woman only moments away. He had felt a connection to her unlike anything he'd ever known. With Shalimar, there was passion, and undeniable danger- things that he knew he could handle. Pure emotion scared the shit out of him. "Yep. Jordan saw it before we did."
"Uh-hmm." Jesse replied a little too easily. "She wanted you two to be together."
"Ironically." Brennen did end up pursuing the feral, but that part of him always wondered if Jordan had felt anything more. "She started to pull away, so I could learn you guys. If Adam had long assignments, she'd take them and bee gone for days-weeks sometimes."
"And you got left with us stragglers." Jesse grinned. "Too bad, man."
"Whatever. It was just always in the back of my mind."
Jesse eyed him momentarily. The blue orbs processing under faint blonde lashes. "That was before you and Shal started breaking."
"That was before everything started to break."
By then, it had been several months since he'd been at Sanctuary, and more often than not, sleeping in the feral's room. He woke to the sound of clicking on night. Even as his ears caught it, Shalimar was still out beside him. She lay curled in the lock of his arms, her back to his chest. A faint purring escaped under her steady breathing. Brennen rose gently from the hold, still hearing the noise. It went right by the door, then left. 'Towards the garage' he thought. The elemental pulled out of the sheets, careful not to wake the blonde. His eyes narrowed for against the dark for his clothes, and moments later, his bare feet were padding down the hall in search of this sound.
Just making it to the garage, his hands dug into the pants pockets against the chilly air. Scanning the room for life, his eyes stopped, growing wide in awe.
The heels came from around the other side of a SUV, attached to a pair of legs he recognized all too well. Jordan opened the door behind the driver's side,putting in a leather jacket and duffle bag. Her dress was a strappy, dark red concoction, exposing her back to the lowest point of her spine. The haltered front draped to a slim navel, teasing the eyes with a glimpse of her chest.
"Are we a stranger now?" he asked stepping forward, so that BMW's blasting heat could warm him.
The woman jumped before turning to face him, her hand slapping his arm. "Hey Sparky."
"Don't call me that." He smirked.
"Whatever," she replied hugging him before leaning on the automobile to cross her arms. The elemental hadn't realized he missed her till then.
"Are you back?" He asked, repeating her action.
Jordan bit her lip softly. He already knew the answer. "You're gone again! When are you going to break?"
"I just have to tie up some loose ends."
"Yeah, well, that's always your answer. You've been 'tying up lose ends' for weeks." His voice suddenly lowered. "I'm starting to think you're avoiding me,,,"
"Married men are always starved for attention." She grinned.
"We're not married." He referred to himself and the feral.
"DUH!"" His face finally broke in a smile. "I'll be back day after tomorrow. How's Shal?"
"She's good."
"Had to ask." She whispered, gently punching on his arm. "Make sure you're staying in line."
"Always,,,Do you have to leave tonight?"
"Yeah. Adam said I could have a few days when I get back, so I want everything taken care of."
"What are you working on?"
"The set up of some safe houses out of town."
"Adam has you doing that alone? It doesn't sound too safe."
"Well thanks," she grinned. "It's nice to know you care."
"Doesn't explain the dress." He replied, blatantly eyeing her form. "That's not exactly recon gear."
"One of the houses is inside this very ritzy club. I'm just going to survey the place tonight. Got to blend in."
"Not in that, Mami."
Jordan smirked at the name. "Brennen, go see your wife. She's probably looking for you." With that, she was in the Jeep. "Take care, Sparky."
The elemental watched as she drove off, his mind held concern and a little something he hadn't expected. Jealousy.
Moments later, he strode into the lab. Adam, as always was bent over an experiment deep in thought. Brennen walked up slowly, waiting so not to break his concentration.
"You're up late." The older man started, his brow creased in thought.
"I had a question."
Adam turned to him, the dark circles seeming permanent under his eyes. "What can I do for you?"
"How does Jordan get all these long assignments?"
"She volunteers. She's always asking what I need to be done or handled. It 's how she works."
The elemental couldn't remember the last time she trained or even ate dinner with them. Lately, he spent more time in Sanctuary than she did. "Seems like she's taking on a lot."
"Well, she's ending an assignment tomorrow. A safe house inside this club we found. She's leaving afterwards on something else. I told her to rest tonight."
"Tomorrow?" Brennen froze slightly. "She just came back tonight."
"That's right. Brennen is something wrong?"
"No." he lied. "Just asking. When will she be back?"
"End of the week." Now the man was rocking on his heels, a slow anger pushing into his veins. Adam looked at him in concern. "Brennen, what is it?"
"I just wanted to help out. She looked a little tired tonight. Could I get some of the info, so I can go with her?"
Adam again eyed the man before complying to his request. "It's in the hard drive on Jesse's station."
Brennen tapped the man on his shoulder in thanks before leaving. This didn't make sense. Jordan had lied to him twice. At the console, he downloaded the information, processing every item.
"Why so worried?" Emma asked sitting down. Brennen didn't think about the telempath being able to read him.
"She lied to me."
"Who? Shalimar?"
"No. Jordan." The redhead's face slackened in realization. The elemental easily noted her uneasiness.
"Brennen, Jordan probably didn't mean to, for whatever reason. Just talk to her when she comes back."
"What is it, Emma?" he asked calmly. "It's not about what she said but why she said it, you know that." She was silent. "And you know something else."
"Just talk to her when she comes back. You know, she handles a lot of missions in her own."
"I just want to know what's going on."
"Sounds like you care about her." Emma grinned. "May I say something?" He elemental gestured for her to continue. "Jordan is an 'interesting' personality. Part of her is this,,,siren, while the other is very protective, and in the process, independent. She's one of those people who doesn't always need someone around to be comfortable. She takes on a lot, cares for others and puts herself last. Sometimes, she even rolls over her own heart."
"What does that have to do with lying to me?"
"She just wanted you out of the way. Granted, that doesn't make it right, but she didn't mean any harm. " Her blue eyes looked down before refocusing on the man. "Go back to bed."
He stood ready to move when the redhead interjected again. "You know, some people learn to detach themselves after losing a lot in life. They let go before things can sink in too deep."
"I know that feeling."
"So does she."
"But she's always sacrificing, Emma. What could be so important that she'd break her own heart?"
"Can't say. But, for now, it's her burden."
He watched the psionic drift down the stairs, before advancing himself. Whatever it was, he'd make sure that this woman who'd stood by him, would never do without again.
Jesse looked at the man beside him, blue eyes danced distantly just under his lids. Brennen's voice broke into realization. "Jess, I'm sorry."
"It's okay." He started. "Emma's been gone sometime now." They were quiet in the memory of their lost teammate- Brennen's sister, Jesse's love. Times like this, the elemental did wish for the past, just so she was there. The molecular intervened. "You're slow."
"How so?" Brennen asked sarcastically.
"How long has it taken you to see what she was saying then?" Again the elemental was blank.
"And they talk about blondes." Jesse started. "Jordan had a thing for you."
"No, she didn't"
"Yes, she did."
"Jess-"
"Brennen," The man exhaled. "She had feelings for you, you had feelings for her and Shalimar saw it before the both of you." His mouth twitched in fact as Brennen's mind processed the words. "It's the reason she broke up with you."