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Part Eight: A Much Needed Talk
As Shalimar got up, she instinctively brought up her right arm to cradle her aching ribs and it was then that she noticed the bandage on her hand and arm. She remembered the wolf but it must have been bad if she was still showing outward signs of the attack. Between her feral healing and Adam's lab, she didn't usually have many visible signs of an attack.
As she rounded the corner for her room, she ran into Emma, "Whoa Shalimar! What are you doing out of bed? You've got to get back to the lab before Adam flips."
"Emma I just don't want to be there. Don't have a heart attack; I wasn't going to go spar. I was going to go lay down in my bedroom." Although she said it with a smile on her face, Emma could feel the hurt behind it. Not just the pain from her injuries, the hurt from something else.
"You talked to Brennan didn't you?" Emma asked as she led Shalimar to her room.
"Emma, stay out of my head. I don't feel like talking right now."
"I wasn't in your head. Shal I can tell when people are upset; it's the one emotion I can't block. Tell me what happened." Emma looked at her and smiled to show her that it would make her feel better.
Shalimar tried to argue but found she didn't have the energy and instead told Emma what happened in the cave and the lab. She would find out anyway and this way was easier.
As she finished she was crying as she said, ". . . and he didn't even want to talk to me Emma. I know he's in pain but he barely said anything to me. He doesn't love me; he was just saying it. He thought we were going to die so he was indulging in my wish."
Emma stared at her wanting to laugh but knowing it would be a bad idea. Emma was wondering how she could not see what Brennan really thought of her. It dawned on Emma though and she pulled Shalimar into a careful hug, trying not to jar her ribs or her arm. She had no idea what really happened in the cave.
"Shalimar, Brennan loves you so much. He wasn't ignoring you in the lab; he really did need to sleep. He's still regaining the energy his body needs to function, literally. When he said you died, he wasn't dreaming Shal. It really happened."
"What are you talking about? I can't have died. I'm right here." Shalimar said frustrated at the whole situation.
"Shal, after the attack, your broken ribs had punctured your lung and caused serious internal bleeding. Your heart stopped beating and Brennan shocked you multiple times to bring you back. He knew he didn't have the energy to use, but he wanted to save you. He was willing to sacrifice himself for you."
"Are you serious? Would he do that for me?" Shalimar said looking down at her bed. She was confused about what was happening now.
Seeing the look in her friend's face, Emma reached over and grabbed her hand. "Shal look at me." When Shalimar looked Emma in the eyes Emma continued, "When we found Brennan, he was barely breathing and after just a few minutes he stopped completely. I have to connect with him and literally breathe for him. For an hour Shal, I was connected with him and amidst the pain I felt was a constant feeling of love for you. It was one of the only things that saved my while I was connected to him, his love for you."
Shalimar was having a hard time getting her mind around this. They had just been friends a few days ago and now she didn't know what to think, "Emma thank you for telling me this but I think I just want to be by myself for a while. I'm still pretty tired and I think I need to sleep for a while longer."
"Alright, just holler if you need anything. Jesse will be at your beck and call all day. It's what he's good for," Emma said joking.
"Thanks Emma. Really." Shalimar said giving a small smile before carefully laying on her bed and falling to sleep.
Part Eight: A Much Needed Talk
As Shalimar got up, she instinctively brought up her right arm to cradle her aching ribs and it was then that she noticed the bandage on her hand and arm. She remembered the wolf but it must have been bad if she was still showing outward signs of the attack. Between her feral healing and Adam's lab, she didn't usually have many visible signs of an attack.
As she rounded the corner for her room, she ran into Emma, "Whoa Shalimar! What are you doing out of bed? You've got to get back to the lab before Adam flips."
"Emma I just don't want to be there. Don't have a heart attack; I wasn't going to go spar. I was going to go lay down in my bedroom." Although she said it with a smile on her face, Emma could feel the hurt behind it. Not just the pain from her injuries, the hurt from something else.
"You talked to Brennan didn't you?" Emma asked as she led Shalimar to her room.
"Emma, stay out of my head. I don't feel like talking right now."
"I wasn't in your head. Shal I can tell when people are upset; it's the one emotion I can't block. Tell me what happened." Emma looked at her and smiled to show her that it would make her feel better.
Shalimar tried to argue but found she didn't have the energy and instead told Emma what happened in the cave and the lab. She would find out anyway and this way was easier.
As she finished she was crying as she said, ". . . and he didn't even want to talk to me Emma. I know he's in pain but he barely said anything to me. He doesn't love me; he was just saying it. He thought we were going to die so he was indulging in my wish."
Emma stared at her wanting to laugh but knowing it would be a bad idea. Emma was wondering how she could not see what Brennan really thought of her. It dawned on Emma though and she pulled Shalimar into a careful hug, trying not to jar her ribs or her arm. She had no idea what really happened in the cave.
"Shalimar, Brennan loves you so much. He wasn't ignoring you in the lab; he really did need to sleep. He's still regaining the energy his body needs to function, literally. When he said you died, he wasn't dreaming Shal. It really happened."
"What are you talking about? I can't have died. I'm right here." Shalimar said frustrated at the whole situation.
"Shal, after the attack, your broken ribs had punctured your lung and caused serious internal bleeding. Your heart stopped beating and Brennan shocked you multiple times to bring you back. He knew he didn't have the energy to use, but he wanted to save you. He was willing to sacrifice himself for you."
"Are you serious? Would he do that for me?" Shalimar said looking down at her bed. She was confused about what was happening now.
Seeing the look in her friend's face, Emma reached over and grabbed her hand. "Shal look at me." When Shalimar looked Emma in the eyes Emma continued, "When we found Brennan, he was barely breathing and after just a few minutes he stopped completely. I have to connect with him and literally breathe for him. For an hour Shal, I was connected with him and amidst the pain I felt was a constant feeling of love for you. It was one of the only things that saved my while I was connected to him, his love for you."
Shalimar was having a hard time getting her mind around this. They had just been friends a few days ago and now she didn't know what to think, "Emma thank you for telling me this but I think I just want to be by myself for a while. I'm still pretty tired and I think I need to sleep for a while longer."
"Alright, just holler if you need anything. Jesse will be at your beck and call all day. It's what he's good for," Emma said joking.
"Thanks Emma. Really." Shalimar said giving a small smile before carefully laying on her bed and falling to sleep.
