A/N: Yeah, I guess I did have the infamous cliffhanger at the end of the
last chapter, did I? LOL-well here's the next one. Enjoy! Until next
time-PCGirl.
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"I can't believe we never did this before," sighed Alison as she leaned back against Rafe. They were both lying on the floor with the fire roaring over their heads.
"Yeah, it's perfect," he said kissing the back of her head. The first snow fall was going on outside, but they were safe inside with each other. He closed his eyes, wondering how much longer until she fell asleep, he could tell by her breathing she was already getting sleepy. Just then the mood was ruined with a banging against the door, "Just a minute," he said as he got up off the floor and went to answer it, "Hi, cousin. What's up?" he said as she saw him, and then Alison still stretched out in front of the fire.
"You," she said as she poked him in the chest. "You were supposed to call me when you got the good news. Or has she not told you yet?" she wondered, worried she may have ruined the surprise.
"About the paternity?" he smiled, realizing that was why she rushed the whole way over here in the snow to check on them. "Yes, she told me Lucy. Is there any other reason you came out this way?"
"Well, yes, but can I talk to you outside?" she said as Alison nodded her head as the two of them went out.
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Paul pushing Jamal onto the ground made him misfire and lose a hold of the gun. He looked up to see it just out of his grasp, and he heard Paul directly next to him. He looked at Paul and then the gun-he put his hand towards Paul and was able to push him up against a tree, just enough time to grab the gun. He rolled on his side, the gun now back in his hand and faced Paul. He started coming closer to him, and Jamal shot once and then a second time, both hitting Paul. Jamal got back to his feet and watched as Paul returned to human form, two gunshots in his body.
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Livvie walked into Jack's and looked around, "I guess he's not back from work yet," she said putting the magazine on the couch and going to the kitchen. She started talking to herself as she made a sandwich, "Livvie-you are going to have to move out of here. There is no other choice because the longer you stay here the more strain it will put on yours and Jack's friendship," she said as she finished making her sandwich, then headed back into the living room to read her magazine.
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"What is it?" asked Rafe as he tilted his sideways to listen to her.
"It's your friend Karissa. Rafe, I know she's your friend, and I know she says she was turned against her will, but there is something more to her."
"Did you see her?"
"Yeah, I was picking up dinner a few minutes ago and saw her. I remembered Alison talking about her at Thanksgiving, so I said hello. I told her I was your cousin and she got very nervous and ran out-didn't even get the food she already ordered."
"That is strange. Do you have the key to Ian's place still?"
"Yeah," she said as she took it out of her purse. "What do you need it for?"
"Tell Alison I'll be back shortly," he said as he went flying down the steps and out the door.
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"You are no better than me now," whispered Paul. "I killed Isaac because of the same reason."
"No, you killed Isaac because you thought that somehow he would harm others. I killed you because you have harmed others-both Isaac and Imani. You killed Isaac, and you've been hunting down Imani for years. That all stops tonight because Imani and I will get through her being a werewolf, and we won't have to run from anyone anymore."
"What about the cops? They are going to figure out who killed me and come after you."
"They might figure out who did it, they might not. We'll just have to see what happens."
"Why are you still here anyways?"
"I want to make sure you are dead before I go back to Imani, I don't want either of us second guess what happened to you tonight," he said as he sat against a tree watching Paul.
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"And the next song we're playing today is the new single by Stephen Clay. It's entitled 'Escape'," said the DJ on the radio as Livvie sat on the couch with her sandwich and magazine.
"Oh joy," she said as the first few notes began to play.
"You think you can escape me/You think you may finally win./Well, sweetheart I hate to tell you/But you can escape your own skin."
"Sure I can, it's easy," she grinned to herself.
"When you look in someone else's eyes/I know all you see is me./So get over yourself/And accept the way it has to be."
"The only thing I'm going to accept is you need to lay off the revenge, dear husband."
"Sometimes life is cruel/And sometimes love is unkind./But you promised your love to me for all eternity/And it's too late to change your mind."
"Hmmm, you may have a point there," she said flipping the page as she continued to read an article.
"Why don't we give up the game we're playing,/And finally talk face to face./Because nothing is going to keep us apart/Not eons of time or miles of space."
"Fine, you want to talk? Let's talk then," she said putting down the magazine she grabbed her purse, turning off the radio before she heard the last verse of the song.
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"I can't believe we never did this before," sighed Alison as she leaned back against Rafe. They were both lying on the floor with the fire roaring over their heads.
"Yeah, it's perfect," he said kissing the back of her head. The first snow fall was going on outside, but they were safe inside with each other. He closed his eyes, wondering how much longer until she fell asleep, he could tell by her breathing she was already getting sleepy. Just then the mood was ruined with a banging against the door, "Just a minute," he said as he got up off the floor and went to answer it, "Hi, cousin. What's up?" he said as she saw him, and then Alison still stretched out in front of the fire.
"You," she said as she poked him in the chest. "You were supposed to call me when you got the good news. Or has she not told you yet?" she wondered, worried she may have ruined the surprise.
"About the paternity?" he smiled, realizing that was why she rushed the whole way over here in the snow to check on them. "Yes, she told me Lucy. Is there any other reason you came out this way?"
"Well, yes, but can I talk to you outside?" she said as Alison nodded her head as the two of them went out.
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Paul pushing Jamal onto the ground made him misfire and lose a hold of the gun. He looked up to see it just out of his grasp, and he heard Paul directly next to him. He looked at Paul and then the gun-he put his hand towards Paul and was able to push him up against a tree, just enough time to grab the gun. He rolled on his side, the gun now back in his hand and faced Paul. He started coming closer to him, and Jamal shot once and then a second time, both hitting Paul. Jamal got back to his feet and watched as Paul returned to human form, two gunshots in his body.
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Livvie walked into Jack's and looked around, "I guess he's not back from work yet," she said putting the magazine on the couch and going to the kitchen. She started talking to herself as she made a sandwich, "Livvie-you are going to have to move out of here. There is no other choice because the longer you stay here the more strain it will put on yours and Jack's friendship," she said as she finished making her sandwich, then headed back into the living room to read her magazine.
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"What is it?" asked Rafe as he tilted his sideways to listen to her.
"It's your friend Karissa. Rafe, I know she's your friend, and I know she says she was turned against her will, but there is something more to her."
"Did you see her?"
"Yeah, I was picking up dinner a few minutes ago and saw her. I remembered Alison talking about her at Thanksgiving, so I said hello. I told her I was your cousin and she got very nervous and ran out-didn't even get the food she already ordered."
"That is strange. Do you have the key to Ian's place still?"
"Yeah," she said as she took it out of her purse. "What do you need it for?"
"Tell Alison I'll be back shortly," he said as he went flying down the steps and out the door.
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"You are no better than me now," whispered Paul. "I killed Isaac because of the same reason."
"No, you killed Isaac because you thought that somehow he would harm others. I killed you because you have harmed others-both Isaac and Imani. You killed Isaac, and you've been hunting down Imani for years. That all stops tonight because Imani and I will get through her being a werewolf, and we won't have to run from anyone anymore."
"What about the cops? They are going to figure out who killed me and come after you."
"They might figure out who did it, they might not. We'll just have to see what happens."
"Why are you still here anyways?"
"I want to make sure you are dead before I go back to Imani, I don't want either of us second guess what happened to you tonight," he said as he sat against a tree watching Paul.
------
"And the next song we're playing today is the new single by Stephen Clay. It's entitled 'Escape'," said the DJ on the radio as Livvie sat on the couch with her sandwich and magazine.
"Oh joy," she said as the first few notes began to play.
"You think you can escape me/You think you may finally win./Well, sweetheart I hate to tell you/But you can escape your own skin."
"Sure I can, it's easy," she grinned to herself.
"When you look in someone else's eyes/I know all you see is me./So get over yourself/And accept the way it has to be."
"The only thing I'm going to accept is you need to lay off the revenge, dear husband."
"Sometimes life is cruel/And sometimes love is unkind./But you promised your love to me for all eternity/And it's too late to change your mind."
"Hmmm, you may have a point there," she said flipping the page as she continued to read an article.
"Why don't we give up the game we're playing,/And finally talk face to face./Because nothing is going to keep us apart/Not eons of time or miles of space."
"Fine, you want to talk? Let's talk then," she said putting down the magazine she grabbed her purse, turning off the radio before she heard the last verse of the song.