THAT ONE LITTLE THING
BY: Sage360
Brennen Mulwray sped down the highways near Sanctuary, his bike roaring ferociously in his ears. He thought if he could just go fast enough, and far enough, everything would be blocked out. His daughter would still be alive.
He watched as she held on, her little stomach going up and down so quickly. And her little fingers clinched desperately to his thumb, almost seeming to beg him to stay. And he had, right by her side till the sudden flat line of the screen sent Adam running towards them. Shalimar and Lexa had been so loud that no one outside the lab could've heard. Shit! He thought. Go faster.
He could smell the rubber by now, and inhaled desperately. The man wanted to choke on it. Anything that would allow him the numbness he so desperately wanted. Especially since he couldn't have who he wanted right then. Shalimar's words had stung to the depths of him. He'd understood her initial resentment. But the hatred that screamed from her towards the mother of his child,,, that was a monster he'd never seen. Faster, he thought. Go faster.
Leaving the rock was all he could do. It was so in him to yell at her or break something right then, and her admissions only fueled that fire. He just needed the distance right then-from all of them. How could I get attached to something so small, so quickly he thought in reference to Amber. How could I, indeed, he thought about Shalimar.
Truth be said, he really needed a punching bag, one that he could beat on till it physically lost the life inside. Realization of that slowly had the bag forming into a stocky-medium height man with piercing blue eyes. The very reason he was hurting at all. Go faster, he suddenly grinned, much faster.
His dust left a trail, headed for the one place he had to go. And the one person he had to finish. Brennen knew Thorne would be waiting.
On the floor of the laboratory, Jesse held the trembling Lexa Pierce. In desperation she'd lifted her child from the small unit that had held her. Realization of the clammy skin propelled the woman into another set of screams. There on the floor, weak and desperate, she held the lifeless body, unable to do anything else. Even if she had known what to do, her body wasn't able to function.
Finally, Adam had come back in, and while the molecular held her by the shoulders, the doctor took the small being from her arms. Surprisingly she let go. And Adam didn't miss the look Jesse cast up at him. For now, things were too broken to be fixed.
"I'm sorry, Lex." Was all he could whisper and remembering Emma's death made him realize it wasn't what she wanted to hear. After a while he lifted her in his arms, and made a slow pace towards her room. A sudden striking in him knew she only wanted to be alone.
And Shalimar Fox found herself in the only place she knew to go- on the mountainside where they had the memorial for Emma. Adam's name now had a duplicitous X scratched through it. Her fingers ran along it, trembling at all reality.
"I can't find Brennen." Jesse said, startling her. He stepped up behind the woman he knew as a sister, and wrapped a solemn arm around her shoulder. She immediately broke down.
"The things I said," she sniffed. "I didn't know he was there."
"It was just the moment, Shal. Everyone was on edge."
"But I did resent, her, Jesse. I couldn't help it." The blonde leaned back on his shoulder, trembling at her thoughts. "She wasn't mine and Brennen's and I couldn't take it."
'I understand." He whispered. "And Brennen does as well. This was a strange situation to be put in. Thorne knew what he was doing." And so did Adam, he added mentally.
"I've lost him, Jess. We had one moment together and now it's all gone."
"I don't think so, Shal. Just give him time. Then talk." Jesse replied. "I only wish I knew where he was."
"He rode off on his bike. Guess he just needed air." Shalimar sniffled. Jesse brushed her hair softly; thinking on all the places his 'brother' could go. Suddenly it hit him, stinging with the most violent punch.
"Lexa!" Jesse ran back into Sanctuary, followed by a confused Shalimar. Their initial steps led to her room, but the door sat wide open, and the space empty. In finality, he ran to the garage, seeing that not only Brennen's bike but Lexa'a car was gone as well. "Oh, God!' he exhaled. Shalimar came in seconds behind him.
"Jess-"
"Suit up!" he replied. Turning around, the man pulled her back into Sanctuary. "And make it quick!"
"Jess, what is it!" Shalimar pleaded.
"It's Thorne." He admitted. "We're going to Genomax."
BY: Sage360
Brennen Mulwray sped down the highways near Sanctuary, his bike roaring ferociously in his ears. He thought if he could just go fast enough, and far enough, everything would be blocked out. His daughter would still be alive.
He watched as she held on, her little stomach going up and down so quickly. And her little fingers clinched desperately to his thumb, almost seeming to beg him to stay. And he had, right by her side till the sudden flat line of the screen sent Adam running towards them. Shalimar and Lexa had been so loud that no one outside the lab could've heard. Shit! He thought. Go faster.
He could smell the rubber by now, and inhaled desperately. The man wanted to choke on it. Anything that would allow him the numbness he so desperately wanted. Especially since he couldn't have who he wanted right then. Shalimar's words had stung to the depths of him. He'd understood her initial resentment. But the hatred that screamed from her towards the mother of his child,,, that was a monster he'd never seen. Faster, he thought. Go faster.
Leaving the rock was all he could do. It was so in him to yell at her or break something right then, and her admissions only fueled that fire. He just needed the distance right then-from all of them. How could I get attached to something so small, so quickly he thought in reference to Amber. How could I, indeed, he thought about Shalimar.
Truth be said, he really needed a punching bag, one that he could beat on till it physically lost the life inside. Realization of that slowly had the bag forming into a stocky-medium height man with piercing blue eyes. The very reason he was hurting at all. Go faster, he suddenly grinned, much faster.
His dust left a trail, headed for the one place he had to go. And the one person he had to finish. Brennen knew Thorne would be waiting.
On the floor of the laboratory, Jesse held the trembling Lexa Pierce. In desperation she'd lifted her child from the small unit that had held her. Realization of the clammy skin propelled the woman into another set of screams. There on the floor, weak and desperate, she held the lifeless body, unable to do anything else. Even if she had known what to do, her body wasn't able to function.
Finally, Adam had come back in, and while the molecular held her by the shoulders, the doctor took the small being from her arms. Surprisingly she let go. And Adam didn't miss the look Jesse cast up at him. For now, things were too broken to be fixed.
"I'm sorry, Lex." Was all he could whisper and remembering Emma's death made him realize it wasn't what she wanted to hear. After a while he lifted her in his arms, and made a slow pace towards her room. A sudden striking in him knew she only wanted to be alone.
And Shalimar Fox found herself in the only place she knew to go- on the mountainside where they had the memorial for Emma. Adam's name now had a duplicitous X scratched through it. Her fingers ran along it, trembling at all reality.
"I can't find Brennen." Jesse said, startling her. He stepped up behind the woman he knew as a sister, and wrapped a solemn arm around her shoulder. She immediately broke down.
"The things I said," she sniffed. "I didn't know he was there."
"It was just the moment, Shal. Everyone was on edge."
"But I did resent, her, Jesse. I couldn't help it." The blonde leaned back on his shoulder, trembling at her thoughts. "She wasn't mine and Brennen's and I couldn't take it."
'I understand." He whispered. "And Brennen does as well. This was a strange situation to be put in. Thorne knew what he was doing." And so did Adam, he added mentally.
"I've lost him, Jess. We had one moment together and now it's all gone."
"I don't think so, Shal. Just give him time. Then talk." Jesse replied. "I only wish I knew where he was."
"He rode off on his bike. Guess he just needed air." Shalimar sniffled. Jesse brushed her hair softly; thinking on all the places his 'brother' could go. Suddenly it hit him, stinging with the most violent punch.
"Lexa!" Jesse ran back into Sanctuary, followed by a confused Shalimar. Their initial steps led to her room, but the door sat wide open, and the space empty. In finality, he ran to the garage, seeing that not only Brennen's bike but Lexa'a car was gone as well. "Oh, God!' he exhaled. Shalimar came in seconds behind him.
"Jess-"
"Suit up!" he replied. Turning around, the man pulled her back into Sanctuary. "And make it quick!"
"Jess, what is it!" Shalimar pleaded.
"It's Thorne." He admitted. "We're going to Genomax."