Chapter
four of Anything But Human.
Disclaimer: see previous chapters please!
Authors
note: I seem to be taking very very
long at finishing this fic, but I have gotten there with the next
installment. Sorry about the wait.. You
guys understand, eh?
Thanks to everyone that has waited patiently for the ending. And thanks to all
of those who have reviewed, you keep me writing.
Sorry for any spelling or grammar mistakes, I tried to fix them.
Oh My God, what have I just done? I am so totally crazy over Bobby and yet I wimp out and refuse to kiss him. What is wrong with me?! Eames was mentally yelling at herself. She couldn't believe that she had turned away from her partner when they were about to kiss.
Eames was standing in her lounge room apartment, holding her head.
Oh My God, what have I just done? I cant believe that that had just happened, am I some sort of mental person?! I am so totally crazy over Eames and yet I don't know why I didn't see the signs. Eames doesn't like me they way I like her. To her we are 'just friends'. I can't believe that I didn't see that. Still standing in Eames' bedroom Bobby Goren is mentally kicking himself for not seeing 'those signs'. The signs that are not there, the signs that Bobby thinks are there. He doesn't know that Eames is in the other room mentally yelling at herself for wimping out.
Goren gathers up all the courage that he can find in himself to walk out to Alex and apologise. e He starts walking to find her; it doesn't take long to see her in the lounge room holding her head.
"Alex." Goren says quietly.
Alex turns around. He almost shocked her, by being there. She was so full of thinking about what happened that she almost forgot that he was only 2 rooms away. She doesn't say anything, just looks at him.
"Alex, I'm sorry for what just happened. If you want me to go then I completely understand. Maybe I should go, yeah, I'll go. It'll be better that way." Goren was rambling, not sure what he wanted or what the atmosphere was bringing.
Alex doesn't say anything; she just looks at him with confusion. What is he talking about? Why is he sorry?
Goren stares for one moment then walks towards the door, he brushes Eames slightly on the shoulder. But he keeps walking, grabs his coat off the hanger and opens the door. But before he leaves he turns and says quietly "I'm sorry, Eames". The door clicks shut soon after.
And Eames just stands there, quietly. Not knowing why she didn't say anything, not knowing why she didn't stop him from leaving her. He didn't even grab his clothes from my room. She thinks to herself. What the..? what am I insane? 'He didn't even grabs his clothes from my room?!' Err, idiot. Eames let the man that she adores go, but right now she is standing in her lounge room staring at the door and thinking about what she had just thought.
Goren pushes the button on the lift. She's probably mad at me right now. She'll never want to see me again!
The lift PINGS! And the doors slide open. Goren steps inside. And pushes the round button marked 'G' I better call a cab. Goren feels his coat for his wallet and mobile, but only his keys and his badge are there. Crap! I'm going to have to go back to her place to get my wallet and phone. Hell. Goren pushes the round button marked '11', for Eames' floor.
Goren refused to look at the lift numbers slowing rising, it only showed how much time he had left to think of something to say to Eames when he got back to her apartment.
Goren sighed, a deep sigh. He was stuck. He didn't know what to say. Maybe the truth was best…he ran what he was going to say through his head 'hi Eames, um, I kinda left my mobile and wallet here. Can I go and get it, by any chance?'
Hmm… Some how I don't think that will
work…. Maybe she will still be angry at me and won't even let me inside.
PING!! The silver lift doors opened slowly.
Goren stepped out, walking very slowly towards Eames' apartment. His head
lowered, feet just dragging along the ground, he still trying to think what he
should say to her.
Confusion came across his face; for once he actually didn't have any thoughts running through his mind.
Goren reached her apartment; he stood in front of her door for a moment. Looking at the golden numbers that were nailed to the wooden door. He raised his hand and knocked quietly three times. Footsteps could be heard from inside, closer and closer, louder and louder. The door swung open. Eames was standing at the frame, eyebrows raised and one hand still holding the door open. She didn't speak.
"Uh, I, um, left my mobile and wallet here…. Do you think that I could, uh, go and grab them?" Goren quickly mumbled to her. He was nervous and you could tell.
"Sure…" Eames replied. She walked away from the door, which stayed open as she let go of it.
Goren looked confused. "Its like nothing had happened. I'm in a wreck and she thinks that nothing happened!'
He slowly walked into her apartment and headed for her room. Eames was nowhere to be seen. Goren took it as a sign to grab his things and leave quietly. And he tried to do just that. But as he was leaving she was standing in the doorframe that led out of her apartment. She was leaning against the frame with her right arm stretched across it to block anyone going in or out.
Goren stopped walking all together, with his phone and wallet in his hand. He stared, not knowing what to make of it all. 'Why is she standing there?'
Goren took a chance and moved slowly towards the door, Eames didn't move an inch she just looked at him expressionless.
Soon enough she had to look directly up at him, he was only 30 centre meters away from her. Eames stood up straight, not taking her gaze away from him, and him also. Both looking into each others eyes, she knew she had to do something, it was either: move away from the door and let him go, leaving her alone again OR make her move, do it now, no regrets.
She chose the latter.
