Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or the characters.
~*Wasteland*~
Shalimar leaned against Jesse's door and waited for him to notice her. Her eyes studied his movements and actions.
Jesse could feel her watching him. He ignored her for a few minutes until he felt he could control himself then finally turned and met her eyes.
They stared at each other for a moment before Shalimar came in and sat next to him on the bed. They were silent as she took his hand and rubbed his shoulder gently. "You ok?" she whispered.
He squeezed her hand but remained silent a moment more. "You know? I really never expected to see her again. When Lexa said her name I felt like someone knocked the wind out of me." Jesse spoke softly as Shalimar just listened. "I got myself together enough to handle the mission, I thought, until... When I first saw her walk into the office, though, it happened again. Later in her office, man, it was like no time had passed at all. It was like when we were engaged. Then Lexa called me and I was so sure she wasn't involved that I told her why I was really there. I understand her getting mad. But...when she kicked me out... my heart broke all over again. Huh..." he chuckled, "and I was afraid of hurting her." He leaned over and put his arm around Shalimar as she embraced him and put her head on his shoulder.
Opening up to her was easy and comfortable. She had seen him through so much since he had joined Mutant X. Adam took him in and mentored him but it was Shalimar that he really bonded with. They couldn't be more family to each other even if they shared the same bloodlines. That was why he could talk to her and hold her and literally cry as he held her and drew on the comfort she so freely offered him. After long moments of shedding tears that needed to be released, Jesse straightened up and kissed the top of her head. After a deep cleansing breath he spoke. "Wow, we haven't had a moment like this since we were both teens."
She smiled as she looked up into his smiling face. She knew the release was what he needed and was happy to know their bond was still as strong as ever. "Hey," she playfully punched him, "I don't know about you but I'm not that far beyond teen."
They laughed as he pulled her into a warm embrace.
"Well, I guess you really don't need the aspirin I brought you." Brennan stood in the doorway shaking the small bottle of pills.
"Who said? My head is splitting." She turned back to Jesse and smiled. "You ok?"
"Yeah, I am now. Thanks." Jesse kissed her cheek and smiled as he watched her leave with Brennan.
~*Wasteland*~
Shalimar leaned against Jesse's door and waited for him to notice her. Her eyes studied his movements and actions.
Jesse could feel her watching him. He ignored her for a few minutes until he felt he could control himself then finally turned and met her eyes.
They stared at each other for a moment before Shalimar came in and sat next to him on the bed. They were silent as she took his hand and rubbed his shoulder gently. "You ok?" she whispered.
He squeezed her hand but remained silent a moment more. "You know? I really never expected to see her again. When Lexa said her name I felt like someone knocked the wind out of me." Jesse spoke softly as Shalimar just listened. "I got myself together enough to handle the mission, I thought, until... When I first saw her walk into the office, though, it happened again. Later in her office, man, it was like no time had passed at all. It was like when we were engaged. Then Lexa called me and I was so sure she wasn't involved that I told her why I was really there. I understand her getting mad. But...when she kicked me out... my heart broke all over again. Huh..." he chuckled, "and I was afraid of hurting her." He leaned over and put his arm around Shalimar as she embraced him and put her head on his shoulder.
Opening up to her was easy and comfortable. She had seen him through so much since he had joined Mutant X. Adam took him in and mentored him but it was Shalimar that he really bonded with. They couldn't be more family to each other even if they shared the same bloodlines. That was why he could talk to her and hold her and literally cry as he held her and drew on the comfort she so freely offered him. After long moments of shedding tears that needed to be released, Jesse straightened up and kissed the top of her head. After a deep cleansing breath he spoke. "Wow, we haven't had a moment like this since we were both teens."
She smiled as she looked up into his smiling face. She knew the release was what he needed and was happy to know their bond was still as strong as ever. "Hey," she playfully punched him, "I don't know about you but I'm not that far beyond teen."
They laughed as he pulled her into a warm embrace.
"Well, I guess you really don't need the aspirin I brought you." Brennan stood in the doorway shaking the small bottle of pills.
"Who said? My head is splitting." She turned back to Jesse and smiled. "You ok?"
"Yeah, I am now. Thanks." Jesse kissed her cheek and smiled as he watched her leave with Brennan.