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~*Divided Loyalties*~
"Ya know, you make a good redhead," Brennan commented as he leaned against Lexa's door frame.
She looked up from her computer and smirked. "The dominion is grateful for everything you did."
"Thanks." There was a silence and then Brennan spoke again. "So, am I gonna have to worry about you coming after me on every mission, now?"
"I wasn't the one who was worried about you getting in over your head until you took off your ring."
"Really," he said disbelievingly.
"Shal's the one that had a problem with this mission. She tailed you from the start."
"I know. I knew she was there. So why were you the one who came into the bar? You said you'd never kiss me again."
"Don't flatter yourself. I was playing a part, just like you."
"Why didn't you send Shalimar?"
"She doesn't even know I went in. I didn't think I could trust her not to blow your cover."
"Is that it, or is it that you didn't want to let them see you in that get up?"
"Very funny." Lexa stood and rested her hand on her hip. "So tell me, what happened to make you fry the disk?"
"I had a feeling I wasn't gonna be able to get the buyer. The deal was starting to go sour. It was my call to make."
Lexa shook her head as he turned to leave. "Hey Bren,"
"Yeah?" He asked looking back at her.
She smiled. "If you ever smack me like that again I'll take your hand off."
He chuckled and shrugged. "I was playing the part."
Lexa rolled her eyes and watched him leave before going back to her work.
Shalimar was lying on her bed, face down with her eyes closed trying to relax from the stress of the past few days, when she suddenly felt a pair of strong hands start massaging her shoulders. She moaned softly and relaxed as they worked their way down her back and then back up. "That feels good."
"You followed me today."
Shalimar was still for a moment more and then pushed herself up and turned to face him. "Let me guess, Lexa told you?"
He shrugged. "She did, but I knew before."
Shalimar raised her brow and then lowered her eyes. "Guess I'm starting to lose my touch, huh?"
Brennan shook his head. "No, I can always tell when you're around."
"You're feral now too?"
He chuckled. There was a long uncomfortable silence that felt like it would never end. Finally Brennan broke it. "You didn't trust me today."
"Brenn, it's not that I didn't trust you, I didn't trust Ethan."
"Shal, don't lie to me. You didn't trust that I could take care of myself today, that I knew what I was doing."
She put her head down in shame. "I'm sorry. I was just worried about you."
"Why? Shal, I go on a lot of missions. What made this one any different?"
"You were alone with no back up and with someone who wouldn't think twice before killing you if he didn't like the way you worked."
"I didn't need back up. That's why I pocketed my ring."
"That's another thing, Brennan. You scared me to death when you did that. We're a team you need to trust us."
"And you need to trust me when I say I can handle myself."
Shalimar put her head down as her eyes filled with tears. His voice was soft. He hadn't yelled, but the reproof she heard in it hurt, though she knew she deserved it. "I'm sorry."
Brennan pulled her into his arms and held her. "I'm sorry if I scared you, today. Now I know how you felt when I was against you going out on your own with Blue Bolt."
"I guess I overreacted this time, like you did then. I didn't want to lose you. I was afraid that Ethan would kill you and I wouldn't be able to protect you."
"Is that the feral protecting her family or is it something more than that?"
Shalimar pulled away and looked up at him. "What do you mean?"
He put his hand to her cheek as he looked in her eyes and lowered his face to hers. "This," he replied softy as his lips touched hers. Slowly, he deepened the kiss as he felt her begin to respond. After a long lingering kiss, he moved away.
She smiled, "That may have had something to do with it."
Brennan smiled and pulled her close again as they reclined against her headboard together, comfortably relaxing in each other's presence.
~*~* Over the next break in the show I'm gonna try to write and post scenes to the episodes that I didn't do before. Hope you liked this one. Please review!*~*~
~*Divided Loyalties*~
"Ya know, you make a good redhead," Brennan commented as he leaned against Lexa's door frame.
She looked up from her computer and smirked. "The dominion is grateful for everything you did."
"Thanks." There was a silence and then Brennan spoke again. "So, am I gonna have to worry about you coming after me on every mission, now?"
"I wasn't the one who was worried about you getting in over your head until you took off your ring."
"Really," he said disbelievingly.
"Shal's the one that had a problem with this mission. She tailed you from the start."
"I know. I knew she was there. So why were you the one who came into the bar? You said you'd never kiss me again."
"Don't flatter yourself. I was playing a part, just like you."
"Why didn't you send Shalimar?"
"She doesn't even know I went in. I didn't think I could trust her not to blow your cover."
"Is that it, or is it that you didn't want to let them see you in that get up?"
"Very funny." Lexa stood and rested her hand on her hip. "So tell me, what happened to make you fry the disk?"
"I had a feeling I wasn't gonna be able to get the buyer. The deal was starting to go sour. It was my call to make."
Lexa shook her head as he turned to leave. "Hey Bren,"
"Yeah?" He asked looking back at her.
She smiled. "If you ever smack me like that again I'll take your hand off."
He chuckled and shrugged. "I was playing the part."
Lexa rolled her eyes and watched him leave before going back to her work.
Shalimar was lying on her bed, face down with her eyes closed trying to relax from the stress of the past few days, when she suddenly felt a pair of strong hands start massaging her shoulders. She moaned softly and relaxed as they worked their way down her back and then back up. "That feels good."
"You followed me today."
Shalimar was still for a moment more and then pushed herself up and turned to face him. "Let me guess, Lexa told you?"
He shrugged. "She did, but I knew before."
Shalimar raised her brow and then lowered her eyes. "Guess I'm starting to lose my touch, huh?"
Brennan shook his head. "No, I can always tell when you're around."
"You're feral now too?"
He chuckled. There was a long uncomfortable silence that felt like it would never end. Finally Brennan broke it. "You didn't trust me today."
"Brenn, it's not that I didn't trust you, I didn't trust Ethan."
"Shal, don't lie to me. You didn't trust that I could take care of myself today, that I knew what I was doing."
She put her head down in shame. "I'm sorry. I was just worried about you."
"Why? Shal, I go on a lot of missions. What made this one any different?"
"You were alone with no back up and with someone who wouldn't think twice before killing you if he didn't like the way you worked."
"I didn't need back up. That's why I pocketed my ring."
"That's another thing, Brennan. You scared me to death when you did that. We're a team you need to trust us."
"And you need to trust me when I say I can handle myself."
Shalimar put her head down as her eyes filled with tears. His voice was soft. He hadn't yelled, but the reproof she heard in it hurt, though she knew she deserved it. "I'm sorry."
Brennan pulled her into his arms and held her. "I'm sorry if I scared you, today. Now I know how you felt when I was against you going out on your own with Blue Bolt."
"I guess I overreacted this time, like you did then. I didn't want to lose you. I was afraid that Ethan would kill you and I wouldn't be able to protect you."
"Is that the feral protecting her family or is it something more than that?"
Shalimar pulled away and looked up at him. "What do you mean?"
He put his hand to her cheek as he looked in her eyes and lowered his face to hers. "This," he replied softy as his lips touched hers. Slowly, he deepened the kiss as he felt her begin to respond. After a long lingering kiss, he moved away.
She smiled, "That may have had something to do with it."
Brennan smiled and pulled her close again as they reclined against her headboard together, comfortably relaxing in each other's presence.
~*~* Over the next break in the show I'm gonna try to write and post scenes to the episodes that I didn't do before. Hope you liked this one. Please review!*~*~