Chapter 10
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers: Don't make me hurt you, you know I don't own anything that has to do with the show or the characters.
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By the time Adam pulled his head out of the test tube it had been nearly ten hours since Jesse left. He only noticed that he wasn't there because he needed Jesse to do some research for him, and he didn't come when he yelled out his name or called him on his com ring. He gave up and went back to the lab and went to his laptop, and when he opened it he saw that he had an email from Jesse.
' Adam,
I needed time to myself after everything that's happen. I have an Aunt that just moved and she has been inviting me to stay at her new house, I should be back within a week. Sorry it's so short, I just didn't know how to say it.
Bye,
Jesse'
Adam stared at the email in shock, and then checked the time it was mailed and realized that it had been hours ago. He shook his head and defiantly decided to make an alarm clock in the lab so that he got a break every two hours and something like this wouldn't happen again. He closed his laptop, fighting the urge to slam it, and went to Jesse's room.
He looked around and saw that the bed was made and that his closet had a few clothes missing and that he had a picture frame missing. It had been a picture of the entire group on New Year's at a little hole in the wall restaurant. He remembered the food being very good. He gave another sigh and left the room. He just hoped his 'son' didn't get into any trouble.
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Shalimar had not gotten an email from Jesse, he had told her himself that he would be leaving for at least a week. She now was lying on her bed and recalling the conversation.
Flashback-
Shal turned her head to the door when she heard the tentative knock from the other side. "Come in." She concealed her surprise when she saw that it was Jesse, it had been a while since he searched for her in her room. "Hey." She noticed that he was avoiding her eyes and looking around her room, taking in the jungle theme.
"What's wrong?" As she said it she moved and pushed Jesse onto her bed and grabbed her chair so that she was now facing him. He was fidgeting and she hated that, she placed a hand on top of head and held it still so that he was now looking at her. Jesse couldn't understand what was wrong with him, all he had to say was that he was going to visit his aunt and that he would be gone a week. That's it nothing more nothing less. But he knew the reason he was so nervous; he was lying to the one person who was his bestest friend and who he happened to be secretly in love with.
Now his head was being held in place by the strength that which Shalimar possessed, he decided he was just going to spit it out. He cleared his throat; "I, um, I'm going to stay with my aunt for a least a week, you know, to be away from some of the stress around here and some of the bad memories." He unknowingly gave a relieved sigh and stared straight at her.
Shalimar heard the alarm bells going off in her head. He may forget that she is feral, and all though she doesn't have Emma's empathy, she would always smell when someone was lying or telling the truth. And right now he was lying, big time. She let go of his head and walked over to her nightstand and pulled out some paper and started to write.
Jesse looked at Shal for a few moments before walking to where she was hunched over her nightstand, writing fast. " What are you doing?" he questioned. Her behavior was a little on the weird side lately. He wondered if it had anything to do with Brennan and what was happening to Emma. Then he mentally slapped himself for having, of all things, a real honest to god blonde moment, if Brennan found out he would tease him of it until the day he died.
He was brought out of her reverie when he heard a drawer slam close and saw Shalimar liking an envelope and then closing it and writing a name on it. She was going to give it to him but then pulled back when he reached for it. "Tell me the truth, are you going to, wherever the hell it is you're going, to find Emma?"
Jesse opened his mouth to refuse but he knew it would be pointless to lie to her. Either he told her the truth or she would make him let her come along. "Yes. I think I found an address as to where she might have gone. I'm not completely sure, but it's the only thing I've got." He saw Shal look him up and down, as if sizing him up and then handed him the envelope. It had 'Emma' written across it in wild cursive handwriting.
He headed to the door but was stopped when he felt her hand on his shoulder; he turned around to look at her. Her eyes were filled with hope and sadness. He impulsively hugged her and whispered in her ear; "Go make up with Brennan. He's gonna need a friend, and I don't think Adam is gonna forgive him anytime soon." And then he did another impulsive thing, he kissed her on the corner of her mouth, and if she had moved her head it would have ended full on the lips.
Shalimar didn't know how long she stood in that spot after the door closed, all she knew was that the spot where he had kissed her still burned and she could still feel the strength of his arms around her.
End flashback-
Hours later Shalimar had the last scene replaying in her head and wished that she had turned her head. And after hours of thinking about if, she decided that if she found an opening she was gonna tell Brennan that she would like to put this past them, because..Her face broke out in a smile that if she wore it for more than a few minutes would hurt her face, because she just realized that she was in love with Jesse Kilmartin, has been and always will be, if the gods were willing.
She realized she was just too afraid in the past that she would ruin the best relationship with one of her best male friends she's ever had. But didn't they say that best friends make the best lovers?
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Okay, how was that? I kinda feel like I'm in a roadblock and everything is coming out all confusing, and listening to Bluegrass doesn't exactly help.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimers: Don't make me hurt you, you know I don't own anything that has to do with the show or the characters.
^^^^^
By the time Adam pulled his head out of the test tube it had been nearly ten hours since Jesse left. He only noticed that he wasn't there because he needed Jesse to do some research for him, and he didn't come when he yelled out his name or called him on his com ring. He gave up and went back to the lab and went to his laptop, and when he opened it he saw that he had an email from Jesse.
' Adam,
I needed time to myself after everything that's happen. I have an Aunt that just moved and she has been inviting me to stay at her new house, I should be back within a week. Sorry it's so short, I just didn't know how to say it.
Bye,
Jesse'
Adam stared at the email in shock, and then checked the time it was mailed and realized that it had been hours ago. He shook his head and defiantly decided to make an alarm clock in the lab so that he got a break every two hours and something like this wouldn't happen again. He closed his laptop, fighting the urge to slam it, and went to Jesse's room.
He looked around and saw that the bed was made and that his closet had a few clothes missing and that he had a picture frame missing. It had been a picture of the entire group on New Year's at a little hole in the wall restaurant. He remembered the food being very good. He gave another sigh and left the room. He just hoped his 'son' didn't get into any trouble.
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Shalimar had not gotten an email from Jesse, he had told her himself that he would be leaving for at least a week. She now was lying on her bed and recalling the conversation.
Flashback-
Shal turned her head to the door when she heard the tentative knock from the other side. "Come in." She concealed her surprise when she saw that it was Jesse, it had been a while since he searched for her in her room. "Hey." She noticed that he was avoiding her eyes and looking around her room, taking in the jungle theme.
"What's wrong?" As she said it she moved and pushed Jesse onto her bed and grabbed her chair so that she was now facing him. He was fidgeting and she hated that, she placed a hand on top of head and held it still so that he was now looking at her. Jesse couldn't understand what was wrong with him, all he had to say was that he was going to visit his aunt and that he would be gone a week. That's it nothing more nothing less. But he knew the reason he was so nervous; he was lying to the one person who was his bestest friend and who he happened to be secretly in love with.
Now his head was being held in place by the strength that which Shalimar possessed, he decided he was just going to spit it out. He cleared his throat; "I, um, I'm going to stay with my aunt for a least a week, you know, to be away from some of the stress around here and some of the bad memories." He unknowingly gave a relieved sigh and stared straight at her.
Shalimar heard the alarm bells going off in her head. He may forget that she is feral, and all though she doesn't have Emma's empathy, she would always smell when someone was lying or telling the truth. And right now he was lying, big time. She let go of his head and walked over to her nightstand and pulled out some paper and started to write.
Jesse looked at Shal for a few moments before walking to where she was hunched over her nightstand, writing fast. " What are you doing?" he questioned. Her behavior was a little on the weird side lately. He wondered if it had anything to do with Brennan and what was happening to Emma. Then he mentally slapped himself for having, of all things, a real honest to god blonde moment, if Brennan found out he would tease him of it until the day he died.
He was brought out of her reverie when he heard a drawer slam close and saw Shalimar liking an envelope and then closing it and writing a name on it. She was going to give it to him but then pulled back when he reached for it. "Tell me the truth, are you going to, wherever the hell it is you're going, to find Emma?"
Jesse opened his mouth to refuse but he knew it would be pointless to lie to her. Either he told her the truth or she would make him let her come along. "Yes. I think I found an address as to where she might have gone. I'm not completely sure, but it's the only thing I've got." He saw Shal look him up and down, as if sizing him up and then handed him the envelope. It had 'Emma' written across it in wild cursive handwriting.
He headed to the door but was stopped when he felt her hand on his shoulder; he turned around to look at her. Her eyes were filled with hope and sadness. He impulsively hugged her and whispered in her ear; "Go make up with Brennan. He's gonna need a friend, and I don't think Adam is gonna forgive him anytime soon." And then he did another impulsive thing, he kissed her on the corner of her mouth, and if she had moved her head it would have ended full on the lips.
Shalimar didn't know how long she stood in that spot after the door closed, all she knew was that the spot where he had kissed her still burned and she could still feel the strength of his arms around her.
End flashback-
Hours later Shalimar had the last scene replaying in her head and wished that she had turned her head. And after hours of thinking about if, she decided that if she found an opening she was gonna tell Brennan that she would like to put this past them, because..Her face broke out in a smile that if she wore it for more than a few minutes would hurt her face, because she just realized that she was in love with Jesse Kilmartin, has been and always will be, if the gods were willing.
She realized she was just too afraid in the past that she would ruin the best relationship with one of her best male friends she's ever had. But didn't they say that best friends make the best lovers?
^^^^
Okay, how was that? I kinda feel like I'm in a roadblock and everything is coming out all confusing, and listening to Bluegrass doesn't exactly help.