Chapter 4: Another Day
"Good morning," Michael said as he and Isabel began to wake up. "Good morning," Isabel replied as she and Michael kissed. "So did you sleep okay?" Michael asked. Isabel responded, "For the first time in a while. Thank you Michael, last night was great. "Yea, it was. I'm glad you and I..." "Me too," Isabel responded with a smile. "I just wish we didn't have to go back to reality," Isabel said sadly. "Then lets not, you and I can run away together, off into the sunset or something." "Am I hearing this right, Michael Guerin is suggesting we run off into a sunset and with me no less?" "Yea only with you, I love you Isabel," Michael said as he slowly caressed her hair. "I love you too Michael but you and I both know we can't run away. It wouldn't be fair to Max or the others." "Yea but you know me, I had to try," Michael said with a smile. "I guess I should get you home. Knowing Jesse, he's the jealous type," Michael said as he started kissing Isabel. "Yea," Isabel said kissing Michael back, "You're probably right. Maybe in just two minutes," Isabel said. "How about five?" Michael persisted. "Five sounds good to me." Isabel said as she started letting herself fall deeper and deeper into the passion that started heating up. Five hours later Michael and Isabel both agreed to stop since it was all ready noon. Michael and Isabel got dressed and then Michael took Isabel home.
Jesse was sitting on the couch when Isabel walked in. "Where have you been?" Jesse demanded. "I was with Michael." "For twenty five hours?" "Has it been that long?" "Just tell me one thing, what the heck were the two of you doing?" "We just talked. Geeze Jesse you don't have to get on the defensive." Jesse immediately got of the couch. "No that's where you're wrong! I am your husband Isabel. Doesn't that mean anything to you? I mean come on you were with the guy for longer than a day." "And that's a problem?" "Considering your intimate past history with him, yes it is." "Jesse I have a past, what is wrong with that?" "Well seeing as how your best friend is your ex fiancé, I'd say that's a problem all on its own. What happened to you Isabel? You're not the same person I feel in love with." "Do you want to know what happened? I saw things Jesse, horrible things. Thing's that were so terrible that never in a million years could you imagine. I fought enemies Jesse, hundreds of enemies, enemies of your world and of mine. So Michael was there for me, just like he's always been. He helped me get though all of the pain and death. Granted it was only four years but I never want to relive those four years ever again. Say something please." "I'm late for work. In the meantime I don't want you to see Michael." "You can't be serious." "I'm dead serious Isabel." "Well it doesn't really matter Jesse. I take orders from Max, not you." With that Isabel stormed out of the apartment.
Michael walked into his apartment and Maria was sitting on the couch. "Maria, what are you doing here?" Michael asked curiously. "I've been waiting for you. Where were you Michael?" Maria asked. "I was with Isabel." "Doing what?" Maria demanded. "Nothing, all we did was talk." "Really, how come I don't believe you?" "That's your problem." Michael went over to the fridge and pulled out a Snapple. "Michael for once can you be honest with me?" Michael nodded and then took a drink. "Did you sleep with Isabel?" Michael looked Maria directly in the eye and then responded. "No." "Okay good. I'm going to go to work now." Before Maria left she said, "Michael, I'm glad you're okay. When you didn't come home last night I was afraid something bad might've happened to you." Then Maria left and Michael let out a sigh of relief.
Jesse and Mr. Evans were out fishing just enjoying some son-in-law and father-in-law time. Since Mr. Evans ran the law office and since Jesse was his son-in-law it was common for the two to play hooky once in a while. "So how's my daughter Jesse?" Mr. Evans asked. "Right now I wouldn't know. She's changed I know that much. She's not the same woman I feel in love with and I wasn't able to talk to her until noon today." "Really?" Mr. Evans asked as he gave Jesse a concerned look. "Yea, she spent about twenty five hours with Michael Guerin." "That doesn't surprise me. Michael and Isabel are practically inseparable. The two of them seem to have a special bond, one that can't seem to be broken no matter who comes in between them." "That's what everyone tells me." "So what did Isabel tell you about her time with Michael?" "Not much she just said that they talked." "But you don't believe her." Jesse shook his head. "No. She's lied in the past of coarse it was for her protection but still. Why should this time be any different? For all I know she could be lying just to cover up the truth about what really happened." "You think she might've slept with Michael." "I don't know. All I know is that something just isn't right." Phillip didn't know what to say so the two of them just kept fishing as the silence began to fill the air.
"Good morning," Michael said as he and Isabel began to wake up. "Good morning," Isabel replied as she and Michael kissed. "So did you sleep okay?" Michael asked. Isabel responded, "For the first time in a while. Thank you Michael, last night was great. "Yea, it was. I'm glad you and I..." "Me too," Isabel responded with a smile. "I just wish we didn't have to go back to reality," Isabel said sadly. "Then lets not, you and I can run away together, off into the sunset or something." "Am I hearing this right, Michael Guerin is suggesting we run off into a sunset and with me no less?" "Yea only with you, I love you Isabel," Michael said as he slowly caressed her hair. "I love you too Michael but you and I both know we can't run away. It wouldn't be fair to Max or the others." "Yea but you know me, I had to try," Michael said with a smile. "I guess I should get you home. Knowing Jesse, he's the jealous type," Michael said as he started kissing Isabel. "Yea," Isabel said kissing Michael back, "You're probably right. Maybe in just two minutes," Isabel said. "How about five?" Michael persisted. "Five sounds good to me." Isabel said as she started letting herself fall deeper and deeper into the passion that started heating up. Five hours later Michael and Isabel both agreed to stop since it was all ready noon. Michael and Isabel got dressed and then Michael took Isabel home.
Jesse was sitting on the couch when Isabel walked in. "Where have you been?" Jesse demanded. "I was with Michael." "For twenty five hours?" "Has it been that long?" "Just tell me one thing, what the heck were the two of you doing?" "We just talked. Geeze Jesse you don't have to get on the defensive." Jesse immediately got of the couch. "No that's where you're wrong! I am your husband Isabel. Doesn't that mean anything to you? I mean come on you were with the guy for longer than a day." "And that's a problem?" "Considering your intimate past history with him, yes it is." "Jesse I have a past, what is wrong with that?" "Well seeing as how your best friend is your ex fiancé, I'd say that's a problem all on its own. What happened to you Isabel? You're not the same person I feel in love with." "Do you want to know what happened? I saw things Jesse, horrible things. Thing's that were so terrible that never in a million years could you imagine. I fought enemies Jesse, hundreds of enemies, enemies of your world and of mine. So Michael was there for me, just like he's always been. He helped me get though all of the pain and death. Granted it was only four years but I never want to relive those four years ever again. Say something please." "I'm late for work. In the meantime I don't want you to see Michael." "You can't be serious." "I'm dead serious Isabel." "Well it doesn't really matter Jesse. I take orders from Max, not you." With that Isabel stormed out of the apartment.
Michael walked into his apartment and Maria was sitting on the couch. "Maria, what are you doing here?" Michael asked curiously. "I've been waiting for you. Where were you Michael?" Maria asked. "I was with Isabel." "Doing what?" Maria demanded. "Nothing, all we did was talk." "Really, how come I don't believe you?" "That's your problem." Michael went over to the fridge and pulled out a Snapple. "Michael for once can you be honest with me?" Michael nodded and then took a drink. "Did you sleep with Isabel?" Michael looked Maria directly in the eye and then responded. "No." "Okay good. I'm going to go to work now." Before Maria left she said, "Michael, I'm glad you're okay. When you didn't come home last night I was afraid something bad might've happened to you." Then Maria left and Michael let out a sigh of relief.
Jesse and Mr. Evans were out fishing just enjoying some son-in-law and father-in-law time. Since Mr. Evans ran the law office and since Jesse was his son-in-law it was common for the two to play hooky once in a while. "So how's my daughter Jesse?" Mr. Evans asked. "Right now I wouldn't know. She's changed I know that much. She's not the same woman I feel in love with and I wasn't able to talk to her until noon today." "Really?" Mr. Evans asked as he gave Jesse a concerned look. "Yea, she spent about twenty five hours with Michael Guerin." "That doesn't surprise me. Michael and Isabel are practically inseparable. The two of them seem to have a special bond, one that can't seem to be broken no matter who comes in between them." "That's what everyone tells me." "So what did Isabel tell you about her time with Michael?" "Not much she just said that they talked." "But you don't believe her." Jesse shook his head. "No. She's lied in the past of coarse it was for her protection but still. Why should this time be any different? For all I know she could be lying just to cover up the truth about what really happened." "You think she might've slept with Michael." "I don't know. All I know is that something just isn't right." Phillip didn't know what to say so the two of them just kept fishing as the silence began to fill the air.