Chapter 14: The Bomb.
AN: An insight into Lindsay and Nathan's erm... relationship. And a cliffhanger again as well as the excerpt from AVTAK. Sorry!
The process had been stopped for the day, but the outlook had seemed good. The janitors had been cleaning up and now; everyone was at a reception to celebrate the new policy of peace. Lindsay had let her hair down literally and her green eyes showed signs of fatigue. She drained her tequila and sighed. It had been five years since she'd seen him last. She had missed him. She had missed him so very much. Lindsay had tried to move on, but she couldn't. There he was, at the other end. Nathan. Her ex-lover. They had been broken apart when he was convicted and she hadn't seen him since his trail. She could still remember the gavel banging and the way her heart had dropped ten feet. Now, she had to go and see him. She had to let him know she still felt for him. Her mind told her not to, but her legs did otherwise. They got up and walked over to him and then, the word fell from her lips as if it were water coughed back up. "Nathan..." He turned and when he saw Lindsay, the bottom of his stomach fell and his eyes went wide. "Lindsay..." He whispered, as if it were that if he spoke, this feeling would leave him a second time. She collapsed into his arms, sobbing. "Oh, my darling." Nathan held her tight, the first tears from his childhood escaping his eye. "I missed you. I missed you so much. It's ok, now. Every thing's ok now. I'm here." Lindsay lifted her head to reveal her tear-stained eyes. "Nathan," She said, her voice racked with sobs. "How can you be here? I thought you got life." "Well, I did." Nathan said. "But... Does that mean you want me to go back?" "No!" Lindsay said. "No, of course not." She laughed weakly. Despite him being locked away for these last few years, he still hadn't lost his sense of humor. "I escaped, obviously." Nathan replied. "All thanks to that girl over there." He pointed to Joanna who was talking and laughing with Elvis. "But enough of that. What we really need is a good drink and an hour to get to know each other again." "You mean..." Lindsay said, happily. "We're still lovers?" "Drinks." Nathan said firmly. "We've got all the time in the world to talk about love." "You are a pig!" Lindsay laughed. "But still, that won't stop me from wearing you like a flag on holidays. Will you feel like wearing me like a flag?" "Sometimes." Nathan said. "But this is definitely an improvement over that southern ice cube. All we had to do over there was dishes. No holovision or even TV. It certainly was a relief to get away from there." "How did you?" Lindsay was fascinated. This was like in that old movie The Shawshank Redemption. "Well," Nathan took a swig from his drink before starting. "First Joanna came into the picture with Marshall and I. He was one of the only friends I had, by the way. And she managed to get us out into the open where we skied to this one point to camp for the night. Then, Joanna found that Marshall had betrayed all of us by turning us into this one guy by the name of Jason Connor who tried to kill us about three times already. Again, not all that much. What about you, though. What have you been up to?" "Nathan," Lindsay said, quietly. "In the past, I made a very bad decision. I actually joined him. Jason Connor. I was actually one of his employees. But then, I thought I'd lost you forever. I had nothing to live for. I hope you can forgive me for this." "But of course, sweetheart." Nathan said and kissed her full on the lips. After they broke apart, Lindsay laughed slightly. "What is it?" Nathan asked. "I just wish I could talk to him right now." She said. "To let him know now that I hate his guts. He always tried to get me into his bed but without any success." "I can see why." Nathan grinned. "I still have his cell number." Lindsay took out her purse. "I'll just be right back." "No, I'll come with you." Connor said. "I want to hear this." Lindsay shrugged and found the nearest pay phone. She inserted a coin and waited for the other end to respond. "Yes?" Came the response. "Mr. Connor," Lindsay said. "Miss Williamson," Connor said. "What kept you?" "None of your fucking business," Lindsay replied. "What was that?" Connor said. Lindsay could almost see him cock his right eyebrow on the other end. "I'm not your toy any more." Lindsay said. "You can go to hell for all I care." "Well, I'll see you there." Connor said. "You don't matter. Ha! In a few minutes, you won't even BE matter!" He hung up and Lindsay dropped the receiver. "Oh, my God." She said. "I remember him getting a lot of weapons from the Skedar as well as a fusion bomb! It had been set for a four-hour delay and if he activated it after he lost the sniper, we've got about 5 minutes left!" She ran down the corridor to try and find the bomb, Nathan at her heels.
End of Chapter. OK, a little sucky, I know. But please, keep reading and reviewing. We're almost at the end!
AN: An insight into Lindsay and Nathan's erm... relationship. And a cliffhanger again as well as the excerpt from AVTAK. Sorry!
The process had been stopped for the day, but the outlook had seemed good. The janitors had been cleaning up and now; everyone was at a reception to celebrate the new policy of peace. Lindsay had let her hair down literally and her green eyes showed signs of fatigue. She drained her tequila and sighed. It had been five years since she'd seen him last. She had missed him. She had missed him so very much. Lindsay had tried to move on, but she couldn't. There he was, at the other end. Nathan. Her ex-lover. They had been broken apart when he was convicted and she hadn't seen him since his trail. She could still remember the gavel banging and the way her heart had dropped ten feet. Now, she had to go and see him. She had to let him know she still felt for him. Her mind told her not to, but her legs did otherwise. They got up and walked over to him and then, the word fell from her lips as if it were water coughed back up. "Nathan..." He turned and when he saw Lindsay, the bottom of his stomach fell and his eyes went wide. "Lindsay..." He whispered, as if it were that if he spoke, this feeling would leave him a second time. She collapsed into his arms, sobbing. "Oh, my darling." Nathan held her tight, the first tears from his childhood escaping his eye. "I missed you. I missed you so much. It's ok, now. Every thing's ok now. I'm here." Lindsay lifted her head to reveal her tear-stained eyes. "Nathan," She said, her voice racked with sobs. "How can you be here? I thought you got life." "Well, I did." Nathan said. "But... Does that mean you want me to go back?" "No!" Lindsay said. "No, of course not." She laughed weakly. Despite him being locked away for these last few years, he still hadn't lost his sense of humor. "I escaped, obviously." Nathan replied. "All thanks to that girl over there." He pointed to Joanna who was talking and laughing with Elvis. "But enough of that. What we really need is a good drink and an hour to get to know each other again." "You mean..." Lindsay said, happily. "We're still lovers?" "Drinks." Nathan said firmly. "We've got all the time in the world to talk about love." "You are a pig!" Lindsay laughed. "But still, that won't stop me from wearing you like a flag on holidays. Will you feel like wearing me like a flag?" "Sometimes." Nathan said. "But this is definitely an improvement over that southern ice cube. All we had to do over there was dishes. No holovision or even TV. It certainly was a relief to get away from there." "How did you?" Lindsay was fascinated. This was like in that old movie The Shawshank Redemption. "Well," Nathan took a swig from his drink before starting. "First Joanna came into the picture with Marshall and I. He was one of the only friends I had, by the way. And she managed to get us out into the open where we skied to this one point to camp for the night. Then, Joanna found that Marshall had betrayed all of us by turning us into this one guy by the name of Jason Connor who tried to kill us about three times already. Again, not all that much. What about you, though. What have you been up to?" "Nathan," Lindsay said, quietly. "In the past, I made a very bad decision. I actually joined him. Jason Connor. I was actually one of his employees. But then, I thought I'd lost you forever. I had nothing to live for. I hope you can forgive me for this." "But of course, sweetheart." Nathan said and kissed her full on the lips. After they broke apart, Lindsay laughed slightly. "What is it?" Nathan asked. "I just wish I could talk to him right now." She said. "To let him know now that I hate his guts. He always tried to get me into his bed but without any success." "I can see why." Nathan grinned. "I still have his cell number." Lindsay took out her purse. "I'll just be right back." "No, I'll come with you." Connor said. "I want to hear this." Lindsay shrugged and found the nearest pay phone. She inserted a coin and waited for the other end to respond. "Yes?" Came the response. "Mr. Connor," Lindsay said. "Miss Williamson," Connor said. "What kept you?" "None of your fucking business," Lindsay replied. "What was that?" Connor said. Lindsay could almost see him cock his right eyebrow on the other end. "I'm not your toy any more." Lindsay said. "You can go to hell for all I care." "Well, I'll see you there." Connor said. "You don't matter. Ha! In a few minutes, you won't even BE matter!" He hung up and Lindsay dropped the receiver. "Oh, my God." She said. "I remember him getting a lot of weapons from the Skedar as well as a fusion bomb! It had been set for a four-hour delay and if he activated it after he lost the sniper, we've got about 5 minutes left!" She ran down the corridor to try and find the bomb, Nathan at her heels.
End of Chapter. OK, a little sucky, I know. But please, keep reading and reviewing. We're almost at the end!