Questions from the police had been asked and answered. Now they slept, a strange tranquility calmed the chaos around and within. Her head rose and fell with his chest. The couch seemed to go forever as an ultimate comfort was found. No nightmares haunted them...no faces plagued their souls...it was simple bliss. But through their sleeping abandon came an obnoxious ringing.
Ugh...the phone...
Norman walked in and as not to wake Dorothy, held up the phone for Roger in silence. Roger moved Dorothy from his embrace and laid her gently on the pillow. After one last glance and a half smile, he took the call.
Roger didn't even have much time to respond to the caller. He was quick in saying that he wanted the negotiator to go somewhere in one of the domes.
"That sounds more like a job for..."
"No, it must be you!" the man responded, followed by a series of rough coughs. When the man caught his breath, he continued.
"An address will be delivered to you within the next fifteen minutes. Don't ask questions, just go and see for yourself. All the answers you'll ever need will be written on the walls."
**Click**
::sighs::
"Master Roger, is something wrong?" Norman asked as a worry came upon Roger's features.
"I got a call. No name, no information at all, except that I would be getting an address. I have a weird feeling that I should go."
...An hour later, Dorothy's eyes shot open. Her arms were empty, so she decided to find Roger. When she did, he was putting on his coat, his back to her. She snuck up behind him and wrapped her arms delicately around his waist.
Roger felt a warmth as happiness overwhelmed his senses. He took a breath and turned to look at her. He gently stroked her face with the back of his hand.
"Good morning sunshine!" he said.
"Where are you going Roger?"
"I have a job to attend to. I just got instructions dropped on the door step."
Seeing her face drop, Roger sighed.
"Dorothy, you're welcome to come along if you want."
Her eyes brightened. Dorothy nodded, quickly changed, and grabbed her coat.
...Roger moved with the traffic, curiosity had not yet carried him away. He peered at Dorothy from the corner of his eye. His heart couldn't help its quickening pace. Roger casually took the steering wheel with his left hand, and with his right, he enlaced his fingers with the Dorothy's.
Dorothy closed her eyes and sat back, not releasing Roger's hand. Before she could even settle into her bliss, however, they were stopped next to an abandoned construction site just outside west dome number 2.
They stepped out of the car only to find a hole dug in the ground with a ladder going on and on into the darkness. A note lay beside this abyss with a flashlight. It read,
'Climb down, be not afraid, and let your hearts guide you.'
To Roger's utter shock, the note was signed by Gordon Rosewater. After letting Dorothy read the note, Roger realized that she was unsure.
"Are you positive you want to come with me?"
Dorothy responded with a silent nod. As he walked closer to the hole, she grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
His heart stopped as their mouths joined and opened, allowing their tongues to gently do battle. Roger wrapped his arms around her waist so he could deepen the kiss. Her hands found their way to the back of his neck, and they enlaced themselves with his soft, ebony hair.
When they parted, Dorothy was severely out of breath. Roger controlled his panting as not to scare her. He scooped her up into an embrace which seemed to last a sweet eternity. He whispered in her ear softly,
"You're the one. I love you."
Dorothy smiled and kissed his neck softly before they stepped back to look at one another.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes Roger."
"I'll go first and you can hold the flashlight, ok? Just make sure you have a tight grip on the ladder. If you feel like you're slipping, I'll take the flashlight. If you want to turn around, you can wait for me up here."
"I'm not afraid Roger. As long as you stay with me, I'll be all right."
He smiled.
"Ok then, let's go."
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Ugh...the phone...
Norman walked in and as not to wake Dorothy, held up the phone for Roger in silence. Roger moved Dorothy from his embrace and laid her gently on the pillow. After one last glance and a half smile, he took the call.
Roger didn't even have much time to respond to the caller. He was quick in saying that he wanted the negotiator to go somewhere in one of the domes.
"That sounds more like a job for..."
"No, it must be you!" the man responded, followed by a series of rough coughs. When the man caught his breath, he continued.
"An address will be delivered to you within the next fifteen minutes. Don't ask questions, just go and see for yourself. All the answers you'll ever need will be written on the walls."
**Click**
::sighs::
"Master Roger, is something wrong?" Norman asked as a worry came upon Roger's features.
"I got a call. No name, no information at all, except that I would be getting an address. I have a weird feeling that I should go."
...An hour later, Dorothy's eyes shot open. Her arms were empty, so she decided to find Roger. When she did, he was putting on his coat, his back to her. She snuck up behind him and wrapped her arms delicately around his waist.
Roger felt a warmth as happiness overwhelmed his senses. He took a breath and turned to look at her. He gently stroked her face with the back of his hand.
"Good morning sunshine!" he said.
"Where are you going Roger?"
"I have a job to attend to. I just got instructions dropped on the door step."
Seeing her face drop, Roger sighed.
"Dorothy, you're welcome to come along if you want."
Her eyes brightened. Dorothy nodded, quickly changed, and grabbed her coat.
...Roger moved with the traffic, curiosity had not yet carried him away. He peered at Dorothy from the corner of his eye. His heart couldn't help its quickening pace. Roger casually took the steering wheel with his left hand, and with his right, he enlaced his fingers with the Dorothy's.
Dorothy closed her eyes and sat back, not releasing Roger's hand. Before she could even settle into her bliss, however, they were stopped next to an abandoned construction site just outside west dome number 2.
They stepped out of the car only to find a hole dug in the ground with a ladder going on and on into the darkness. A note lay beside this abyss with a flashlight. It read,
'Climb down, be not afraid, and let your hearts guide you.'
To Roger's utter shock, the note was signed by Gordon Rosewater. After letting Dorothy read the note, Roger realized that she was unsure.
"Are you positive you want to come with me?"
Dorothy responded with a silent nod. As he walked closer to the hole, she grabbed his sleeve and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
His heart stopped as their mouths joined and opened, allowing their tongues to gently do battle. Roger wrapped his arms around her waist so he could deepen the kiss. Her hands found their way to the back of his neck, and they enlaced themselves with his soft, ebony hair.
When they parted, Dorothy was severely out of breath. Roger controlled his panting as not to scare her. He scooped her up into an embrace which seemed to last a sweet eternity. He whispered in her ear softly,
"You're the one. I love you."
Dorothy smiled and kissed his neck softly before they stepped back to look at one another.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes Roger."
"I'll go first and you can hold the flashlight, ok? Just make sure you have a tight grip on the ladder. If you feel like you're slipping, I'll take the flashlight. If you want to turn around, you can wait for me up here."
"I'm not afraid Roger. As long as you stay with me, I'll be all right."
He smiled.
"Ok then, let's go."
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Are you dying to know what's down there? Well, you'll have to wait! HA! I warn you, I'm holding the next chapter hostage for reviews. So e-mail me at NeoTori7688@aol.com and leave LOTS of reviews. I love hearing from you. Thanks!
~*Tori*~