Authors Note: Sorry for my lack of posting lately but school has been a total bummer. Anyways I won't keep it form you any longer, hope you enjoy.
Chapter 4
(Brennan's Loft - Two days later)
Brennan unlocked the door to his loft and walked in to find it no so empty. He was so consumed in his loft that he had forgotten that Jesse, was there. When he walked over to the living room, he not only spotted Jesse but Adam, and Emma as well.
"Well it's about time you came home." Jesse scolded him.
"Sorry man, but I did tell you that work has been killer that past while. Um Adam, hi." Brennan was still surprised.
"What, no hi for me?" Emma said before Adam could speak.
"Hey Em." Brennan walked over to where his little sister was sitting, and gave her a bear hug.
"So what are you two doing here?" Brennan asked as he sat down across from Emma, and Jesse.
"Brennan, um well…" After a long pause Adam filled Brennan in, and Brennan was less than thrilled about having his ex in the same house as him.
"Where is she?" Brennan asked coldly.
"Upstairs laying down, she's still recuperating." Adam answered.
"Look Adam, I no I said I'd help anyway that I can but I can not be around her, not yet." It was at this moment that Shalimar decided to step out the bedroom. Brennan was not happy, and Shalimar could tell by the tone in his voice. So instead of going downstairs she walked back into the bedroom and accidentally slammed the door.
Judging by the look on Adam's face, who was facing the upper level of the loft, Shalimar had heard what he'd said. "Sorry guys, I'm stressed with work and I took it out on you. It's fine you can all stay here, including Shalimar, and I'll stay in the beach house."
"Beach house, what beach house? You never told me you had a beach house."
"Sorry Jess, I must have forgotten since it's the winter. I'll just put some clothes together, and I'll stay there out of your guys way."
"Wait Brennan why don't we stay in the beach house out of your way since this is your house." Emma replied to his comment.
"It's cold out there, and I'd be happy to stay there since I'm never home anyway."
"No Brennan, we'll stay out in the beach house." Adam pushed Brennan until he finally agreed.
Emma got up, and told the guys she was going to go check on Shal, and Brennan asked her to tell her that he was sorry. Emma nodded, and headed up the winding metal stairs.
(Brennan's room)
Emma knocked on the door, and entered when Shalimar told her to come in. Emma then sat down next to Shalimar who was sitting on Brennan's bed.
"I don't want to talk about it Emma."
"You sure, you seem pretty pissed."
"Positive. He told me he never wanted to see me again, and it's just proves my point further that he was going to break up with me."
"Alright, fine we won't talk about it, but pack your stuff."
"We're leaving?" Shalimar had a hint of happiness in her voice.
"Kind of, we're just going to the beach house, and no Brennan didn't kick us out because you're here. He insisted that he stay out there and we stay here but we all decided that we'd go and convinced Brennan." Emma got up to leave, and talk to Brennan, but before she left she added one last thing. "He's sorry for what he said, he truly didn't mean it. So much for proving your point Shal." Emma walked out the door.
"I'm so sure he's sorry." Shalimar mumbled under her breath.
Emma head poked back into the room, "I heard that."
Shalimar decided then to start packing, but before she did she wanted to call Jacob.
(Downstairs)
Emma walked back downstairs, and sat back down where she had been sitting before.
"Let me guess, twenty questions time." Brennan said sarcastically.
"Nope, more like as many questions as we want time." Emma replied grinning from ear to ear.
"Okay might as well get this over, and done with."
"Really as many questions as we want?" Jesse asked surprised.
"I have the time right now, which is rare and the only exception is that I get to ask you as many questions as you ask me."
"Fine by me." Emma replied before asking her first question. "What's her name?"
"Who?"
"Your girlfriend, Jess told us, and now I want some answers, so spill."
"Her name is Lexa and we've been dating for six months. She's a cop too, that's how we met."
"Will we get to meet her?" Emma asked.
"Eventually."
"Anyway, Brennan what's up with this job of yours?" Adam decided to ask Brennan a question of his own.
"I work for the CPD, Connecticut Police Department. Right now I've got this case that's driving me crazy."
"Can we be of any help?" Jesse asked.
"I wish you could but…"
"But we're not allowed to." Jesse answered for him.
"Exactly. There was another person working on the case in Hartford but they had to take some time off, apparently there was a death in the family. I just wish I knew what this other person came up with. We were supposed to meet yesterday to share what we'd come up with individually. If we would have then I'd be able to help you guys more, but this case is really important."
"It's alright Brennan, we understand." Adam reassured him.
(3 hours later)
"Well I'm off to bed." Adam told Jesse, Emma, and Brennan.
"Oh, and Adam just sleep in one of the rooms here, I won't be sleeping tonight anyway.
"Brennan…"
"No arguments Adam." Brennan cut him off, Adam nodded and walked away.
"I'm going to bed too, coming sweetie pie?" Jesse asked Emma.
"No I want to spend some time with my brother while he has it." Emma smiled at Brennan.
"Alright, don't stay up to late." Jesse kissed Emma goodnight, and then walked away.
"I already told Jesse Em."
"And I want to hear it from you."
"Emma there's nothing really to say. We broke up, we're done, over, have been for two years, three months, and three days."
"You still love her, and don't tell me you don't."
"Of course I do, I was going to ask her to marry me. I bought his place for her and I but I'm over it all Emma, and I'm happy."
"Okay, okay I get the picture even though your both, never mind."
Emma dropped the subject of Brennan and Shalimar, and they both just talked about what was going on in their lives at the moment, and anything else they could think of.
An hour later Brennan was left alone in the living room. Since there was no way he was going to be able to sleep he started to do some work. A half hour later he was fast asleep on the couch, his work lay on his chest, the fireplace still lit.
(Brennan's room)
"I love you too, and I miss you." Shalimar hung up the phone. She couldn't bring herself to tell Jacob that she was at Brennan's house, since he didn't know exactly who Brennan was, or what he meant to her.
Figuring that everyone was asleep Shalimar decided to go downstairs, and get a bottle of water. She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water. She then walked over to the couch and before she sat down she noticed that the person she wanted didn't want to see was laying right in front of her, shivering he had no blanket on.
Shalimar stared at Brennan from a minute before picking up the papers that were on his chest, and put them on the table. She didn't want to be cruel, and she could visibly see him shaking so she took the blanket off the end of the couch and placed it over him.
Shalimar walked over to the fireplace and turned it off. She though about going back upstairs but for some reason she found herself sitting down on the chairs in the room, and she just sat there watching Brennan sleep, and thinking about all the 'what ifs'.
//I should go upstairs incase he wakes up. Besides I can't fall asleep here.// Shalimar however couldn't tear her eyes of Brennan. She noticed that from what she could tell he hadn't changed much, but then again it was dark.
After a half hour of staring at Brennan's sleeping form, Shalimar fell asleep wrapped in the checkered blanket that was on the back of the chair.
(Early the next morning)
Adam, Emma, and Jesse woke up early wanting to leave before Shalimar got up. When Adam walked into the living room he was stunned at the sight in front of him. He stood shell shocked.
"Morning Adam what's got you looking, well the way you are?" Adam just pointed and Jesse turned his head towards what Adam was pointing at.
"Hey guys, what are you staring at?" Emma didn't need a reply, as soon as she seen what the guys were looking at.
"Come on guys lets get out of here before one of them wakes up."
Jesse and Adam nodded and followed Emma out the back door to where the Helix was.
(A few hours later)
Shalimar awoke to find herself in the same chair she had sat down in last night. Realizing what had happened she slowly, and quietly got up, and headed upstairs. A few minutes later Brennan awoke to the ringing of his cell phone.
"Mulwray," He answered groggily.
"I'm sorry did I wake you sweetie?"
"Yeah actually you did, but I forgive you."
"Hmm, let me guess you were supposed to be up already?"
"Exactly, how'd you know Lex?"
"Cause otherwise you would have killed me."
"Who says I'm not still going to?"
"We'll see about that."
Brennan and Lexa talked for about a half hour and Shalimar couldn't help but over hear, so instead of just sitting around she called Jacob.
"Mc Callister." he answered.
"Easy there soldier, it's just me."
"Hey sweetie, sorry it's been crazy here without you."
"Don't be sorry you didn't do anything wrong."
"I'm still sorry."
"For what?" Shalimar was a little confused.
"Um, I'm not sure but I'll think of something." Shalimar laughed. "What's so funny it's not my fault I can be a dumb joke sometimes."
"A joke yes, very much so, but dumb, I'm not to sure about that one."
"Listen blondie," a pause and then, "I love you babe but I have to get back to work we've got a 5 11."
"Alright, I'll call you later if I can, and just for the record you're the dumb blonde not me. Love you too."
(Downstairs)
Brennan got up and went upstairs to take a shower. Not knowing if anyone else was there Brennan decided to use the main bathroom instead of the one in his room.
A half hour later Shalimar heard Brennan leave sp she went downstairs to grab something to eat since she was starving and dying of thirst.
(Few hours later)
Shalimar was watching a television in the living room when she heard the front door open. She didn't go upstairs since she sensed that it was only Adam, Jesse, and Emma. All three soon walked into the living room area, and sat down after saying hi to Shal.
"So did you guys find any new mutants?" Shalimar asked turning off the television.
"Yup, four, we got them all into the underground." Adam replied happily.
"That's great. So, ah, what do you guys want to do tonight?"
"Brennan was telling me about this club downtown, why don't we check it out?" Jesse told the others.
"Speaking of Brennan, where is he?" asked Emma.
"He left a few hours ago."
"Jess you were so right when you said he's never home." Emma said.
"Hey guys, do you want to meet Jacob?" Shalimar asked the others.
"Loved too," came everybody's response.
"Okay then, let me give him a call."
"Shal?"
"Yeah Adam."
"Are you sure you're okay to go out?"
"Adam come on, it's me we're talking about." Shalimar told him as she headed upstairs.
"Wait up Shal," Emma called as she got up off Jesse's lap.
The two headed upstairs and walked into Brennan's room. Shalimar turned on the lights, and sat down on the bed, taking her phone out of the nightstand drawer.
"Shal, how is Jacob going to be able to come, he's two or more hours away?" Emma asked sitting down next to Shalimar.
"Oh, he'll come, trust me." Shalimar dialed Jacob's number as Emma picked up the picture of Brennan and who she assumed to be his girlfriend.
"This must be my lucky day." answered Jacob on the other end of the phone.
"Why's that?"
"Cause you've called me twice within a span of a few hours."
"Well I guess your day is going to get better than."
"You've got my full attention."
Shalimar told Jacob where the club was, after asking Jesse and then turned towards Emma who was still looking at the picture of Brennan and his new interest.
"He's on his way." Shalimar said happily.
"Great, I can't wait to meet him, and get a better look at our Mr. Jacob. Of course I have to test him before I let you marry him."
"Test him on what?" Shalimar asked with a somewhat worried look on her face.
"Nothing I'm not playin around." Emma laughed as Shalimar playfully hit her arm. "That hurt you know." Emma said still laughing.
"Big baby." Shalimar replied.
"So what do you think?" Emma stopped laughing
"About what?"
"This," Emma held up the picture.
"They look happy, he loves her." Shalimar didn't mean it to but that last part of her sentence came out with a hint of jealousy.
"I think you're right. I can't wait to meet her." Replied Emma shrugging off the jealous tone she heard in Shal's voice.
"How is he Em?" Shalimar asked out of the blue but sincerely.
"He's good, seems happy. Who wouldn't living in a place like this?"
"Yeah, I guess it's alright."
"Give it up Shal, I know you love this place, you'd probably kill for it if you got the chance."
"Okay you caught me, but don't you dare tell anyone." Shalimar started laughing again as she seen the look on Emma face. "You should see the bathroom, it's huge."
"Shal I've seen the bathroom and it's big but it ain't huge."
"No, not the main bathroom this one." Shalimar got up, followed by Emma. Shalimar opened a door by the closet and flipped the light switch.
"Holy crap! I'm staying in here with you from now on."
"I don't think so."
(1 hour later -7:00 p.m.)
"Adam can I ask you a question?"
"Sure Jess."
"Why is it that women take so damn long to get ready?"
"Because that's the way it is, and the way it always will be."
"You don't know do you?"
"Not a clue, sorry Jess."
After waiting for another ten minutes Shalimar and Emma finally appeared.
"It's about time." Jesse turned around and just looked at Emma. Even though they'd been married for over a year he still couldn't believe that she had said yes when he asked her to marry him.
"Ready to go?" Shalimar asked causing Jesse to snap out of his thoughts.
"That would be a yes/" Adam answered.
All four walked to the garage and grabbed the set of keys for the Tiburon since Brennan took the Escalade to work.
(Downtown - 20 minutes later)
Jesse pulled into the parking lot at the club, and parked the car in a spot not to far away from the door.
"The Government." Emma read the bright red neon as she stepped out of the car with Jesse's help.
After about ten minutes of waiting they were finally in the club. They all agreed that it was a pretty nice place.
Shalimar had heard about this place from a bunch of people at work and she was glad to finally get a chance to check the place out.
"Hey Em, you wanna dance?" Shalimar asked, hearing one of her favorite songs start pulsating through the speaker.
"Hell yeah."
"We'll get a table." Jesse screamed over the music, but it was only heard as a whisper. The two girls handed Jesse, and Adam their coats, and headed out to the middle of the dance floor.
"Hey Jesse isn't that Brennan?" Adam pointed over to a couple sitting a table on the other side of the dance floor.
"Yeah it is. He's gonna get it now cause he never told me anything about going out tonight."
"Actually Jess, you're going to get it when Shal finds out he's here."
"Never thought about that, but yeah." The two men proceeded towards Brennan. They stopped when they were about five feet away from the table.
"Jess I think we should say hello, and find another table because I don't think Shalimar or Brennan for that matter will be happy sitting at the same table."
"Adam take a look around, there are no other tables." Jesse started walking again until he reached the table, Adam soon followed.
"Hey guys what are you doing here?" Brennan stood up and shook their hands.
"We needed to get out." replied Jesse.
Brennan looked at the women who was sitting at the table, and nodded. "Well sit." Brennan told them. "Jesse, Adam this is Lexa Pierce. Lexa, Adam and Jesse." They all shook hands and said their hello's.
"Brennan's told me so much about you. It's a pleasure to finally get a chance to meet you."
They were all talking when Shalimar's cell phone started to ring. Jesse grabbed it out of her purse and excused himself. He walked around the dance floor trying to spot Shalimar, and Emma. He finally found them in the middle of the dance floor.
"Shal," Jesse called out. Shalimar looked around for a minute before she seen Jesse. A minute later Jesse handed Shalimar her phone, and started dancing with Emma.
"Who was it?" Emma asked still dancing with Jesse.
"Jacob he left me a message saying he'll be here soon."
"Let's go sit down for awhile." Emma said to Shalimar receiving a nod in reply.
"Okay Shal before you bite my head off, I had no idea he was going to be here."
"Jess who the hell…" Shalimar stopped her sentence as they reached the table. There he was sitting with the girl from the picture.
//Damn he looks better than I thought. What the hell is wrong with me, I shouldn't be thinking this about a guy who I haven't seen in two years, and that I broke up with, not to mention I'm engaged. But damn he looks good, tired but good.// Shalimar thought as she sat down.
"We're back." Jesse announced.
Brennan looked up, and there she was the woman that ripped his heart into a zillion pieces. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked though. He loved Lexa, but Shalimar would always be his soul mate, the one he let get away.
"Uh, Lexa, this is Emma, and Shalimar."
"Hi nice to meet you both."
"Same here." Emma smiled.
"Like wise." Shalimar shook the hand of the women who now had Brennan's heart.
About twenty minutes later Jacob showed up. He looked around the club trying to find Shalimar. Finally he found her and walked up to the table, and was surprised to see someone who he thought he'd never see again.
"Brennan, Brennan Mulwray." Jacob said shocked.
Brennan looked up, "Jacob, hey man what are you doing here. I didn't think I'd ever see you again." Brennan stood up and the two men shook hands, and slightly hugged.
"It's good to see you again, you look good like always."
"Yeah you too, please, sit. Guys this is Jacob my best friend from when I was in school. Jake this is Adam, Emma, Jesse, Lexa, and Shalimar." Shalimar just sat there shocked that she was engaged to Brennan's old best friend.
"Hi everyone, and hey sweetie." Jacob said the last part to Shalimar.
"Hey Jake she has a boyfriend." Brennan told him. //Emma must have told him that.// Shalimar thought.
"I know." Jacob sat down next to Shalimar.
"You do?" Brennan sat back down next to Lexa.
"Yup, because that boyfriend would be me. I can't believe you two know each other."
"Yeah what a coincidence." Shalimar finally spoke.
(Club - 1 hour later)
Everyone was laughing and joking around and just simply having a good time. Adam had taken a cab back to Brennan's place since he was tired leaving the three couples. Shalimar, and Brennan were actually laughing with each other. Which was pleasing to Jesse and Emma since Shalimar, and Brennan and been really close friends. On the other hand both Brennan and Shalimar didn't think they could ever see one another again little own laugh together. The reason for everyone's laughter was that Brennan, and Jacob were telling the group about their high school days.
"You mean to tell me that Brennan was the basketball star at your high school?" Shalimar laughed since he never said anything to her about it.
"Not only was he the all star, and captain, but every university across the country wanted him." Jacob told her.
"Really, you never told us any of that." Emma said as if she was insulted even though she was only joking.
"There's a lot of stuff we never talked about. Plus no one ever asked, you all probably thought I never went to school, and if I did that I was never there, and slacked off."
Everyone laughed at his comment, he put his beer down when he heard his favorite song start to blast though the speakers.
"Who's up for a little dancing?" Brennan stood up as he and extended his hand to help Lexa up.
"Dancing sounds good." Jacob said as he and Shalimar stood up as well.
"You guys coming?" Shal asked Jesse, and Emma.
"I wouldn't miss seeing Brennan try to dance, especially to this song." Emma said referring to Sean Paul's Ever Blazing.
As they reached the middle of the dance floor Jacob challenged Brennan and Jesse to a free style.
"Sweetie those two couldn't dance if they got professional lessons." Shalimar told Jacob.
"Let me guess he never told you about…"
Brennan cut Jacob off before he finished, "No, and they aren't going to find out either."
"Come on Bren, it can't be that bad."
The girls just stood there laughing at the guys as they formed a circle along with the other people on the dance floor.
It was a hard fought battle but in the end Brennan came out victorious surprising Emma, Jesse, and Shalimar.
"To bad they didn't have a karaoke machine or open mikes, otherwise I 'd challenge you at that too."
"Well Jake, my man it just so happens that I have everything we need back at my place."
"Oh yeah, you just bought all that new equipment for the beach house right?" Lexa smiled as everyone walked back to the table, she got a nod from Brennan in reply.
"Cool let's go then." Jacob grabbed his coat, and helped Shalimar put hers on.
"Alright, follow me back then." Brennan instructed as they all left the club, and headed back to Brennan's.
(Jacob's SUV)
"You never told me you know Brennan."
"It never came up, and I didn't know you knew him."
"So we you guys on the same force together before you transferred?"
"Yeah, something like that, Adam, Jesse, and Emma too." Jacob reached over and took a hold of Shalimar's hand as they drove the rest of the way.
(Brennan's Escalade)
"You use to love her, didn't you?" Lexa asked out of the blue, surprising Brennan.
"Ah, Lex, baby what are you talking about?"
"Shalimar, you used to love her."
"What makes you think that?"
"Well, you told me Adam was like a mentor, Jesse is your best friend, Emma is like your baby sister, and you only told me that you and Shalimar were close."
"We were close, and yes I loved her once but that was a long time ago." Lexa just laughed.
"I knew you couldn't just be friends with someone that beautiful."
"Maybe, but she's nowhere near as beautiful as you." Brennan raised Lexa's hand that was clasped with his and kissed it.
(Back at Brennan's)
Brennan pulled his Escalade into the garage. Brennan and Lexa then walked outside to meet the others.
"Nice place Bren, you always did have pretty good taste." Brennan simply laughed at his comment along with everyone else.
"We'll walk around to the beach house, since Adam is probably asleep and I don't want us to wake him." Brennan lead the group on a ten minute walk around the loft, and over to the beach house.
(Beach house)
Everyone except Lexa of course was in aw of the place. It was exactly like the loft, amazing. Everyone walked over to the living room, and Brennan hooked up the machine with some minor help from Jesse. A few minutes later everything was ready to go.
"So how do you guys want to do this?" Brennan asked as he sat down next to Lexa on the love seat. At first no one answered, but then Jacob spoke up from where he sat next to Shal on the couch.
"Why don't we do it in rounds. So like first round, guys against girls, and then we'll pair up." Everyone else nodded in approval. The two teams then got together and talked over what they were going to do.
"Jacob, man you may be able to sing but Brennan sure as hell can't, the only thing he can do his play his damn guitar."
"Don't you dare tell him Jake, or you're a dead man."
"He's gonna find out anyways, because I am not losing to Shal."
"Alright fine you can tell him, but let's pick a song first."
"Any suggestions?" asked Jacob.
After about ten minutes each team had picked a song. Brennan and Emma did rock paper scissors, loser went first. Brennan won so the girls got ready. Emma, Shalimar, and Lexa all got up, and Emma put on the song they had chosen, Stop, by the Spice Girls. It took a minute for the girls to compose themselves because they were laughing so hard. Finally they started, it was voted on, two to one that they would all sing together. After a few minutes the girls had finished the song but couldn't stop laughing, nor could the guys.
"Alright guys, your turn." Emma told them as they got up, and went up to the front of the room, and grabbed the mikes.
"Okay, this is one that Brennan and I used to do back in high school, 98 degrees, I do cherish you." Jacob announced as Jesse turned on the music.
//I can't believe mister macho man had a group back in high school. Oh man he's never gonna live this down, especially when the girls find out.// Jesse thought to himself Jacob started to sing.
"All I am, all I'll be. Everything in this world, all that I'll ever need, is in your eyes, shining at me. When you smile I can feel, all my passion unfolding. Your hand brushes mine, and a thousand sensations seduce me 'cause I." Brennan and Jesse joined in as the girls were amazed at how well Jacob could sing. Both Emma and Shalimar knew that Jesse could sing slightly but weren't sure of what to think when it came to Brennan.
Finally it was the moment of truth. Brennan walked over to where Lexa was sitting at started to sing, unknowingly making Shalimar jealous. "In my world before you I lived outside my emotions. Didn't know where I was going 'til that day I found you. How you opened my life to a new paradise. In a world torn by change still with all my heart 'til my dying day," Jesse and Jacob joined back in. Brennan had shocked everyone with the sound of his voice.
The girls clapped as the guys finished. It was no contest, the guys had defiantly won that round. Just as they were about to draw names out of a hat to see who the pairings would be Lexa's cell phone rang.
"Excuse me a minute." She said as she answered the phone. "Okay, yeah sure, I'll be right there." She hung up the phone.
"Work?" Brennan asked.
"Yeah, they need me to go in, they just got a break in the case I'm working. Sorry you guys but hopefully we can do this again sometime."
"I'll walk you out." Brennan said as he took a hold of her hand, and walked out the door.
Jacob looked at his watch, "Oh man."
"What is sweetie?"
"I lost track of time, I better be going I wouldn't want to be late for work, it's crazy enough as it is."
"Okay." Shalimar kissed him goodbye. "I'll call you when I can, love you."
"I love you too." Jacob walked out the door, towards the driveway.
"He's hot." Emma exclaimed as soon as Jacob left.
"Um, Em I'm still here, you know me your husband."
"So leave." Emma, and Shalimar said in unison.
"Fine, it's past my bedtime anyway." Jesse left leaving the two girls to have a girl chat.
"Okay since when do you go for tall hot blonde haired guys with sparkling blue eyes?"
"Since I met Jacob." The two girls laughed, things were finally getting back to normal. The only thing that was not the same no matter how much she wanted it to be, was Shalimar, and Brennan. It wasn't that she didn't like Jacob, he seemed like a great guy, but there was always just this something in her mind when it came to Shalimar, and Brennan. She liked Lexa too, she was perfect for Brennan, but not as perfect as Shalimar. Emma just wished that Shalimar, and Brennan would talk about what had happened that night two years ago.
//If Shalimar knew that Brennan was going to ask her to marry him she'd never forgive herself for breaking his heart. They have to work it out on their own though. I won't get involved, yet.// Emma thought to herself.
When Emma snapped back into reality Shalimar was sitting next to her fast asleep. A minute later Brennan walked back into the beach house.
"Quiet." Emma told him as he closed the door.
"Where's Jesse?" Brennan asked as he spotted Shalimar asleep on the couch.
"He went to bed a few minutes ago."
"Well tonight was certainly one to remember." Brennan said as he sat down on the recliner.
"Yes it was, and yes I like Lexa, she's pretty cool." Emma told Brennan knowing that he was going to ask her.
"I'm glad. She's a new mutant too."
"Really, what is she."
"She's a molecular with the ability to manipulate light."
"Interesting." Emma said yawning. "Um Bren, can you do me favor?"
"Anything." He said even though Emma already knew the answer,
"Carry Shalimar to bed. I don't want to wake her, and her ribs were hurting her."
"I don't think that's a good idea Emma, maybe you just get Jesse."
"Brennan please, I'm tired, your tired, and the longer we fight about this the more sleep we'll loose."
"Alright fine, what room is she staying in?" Brennan stood up and walked over to the couch. He carefully picked up Shalimar and walked over to the door.
"Yours." Emma answered as she opened the door fro Brennan.
(Brennan's Room)
Brennan walked into the his room, and placed Shalimar down on his bed. He took of her shoes, as he had done so many times before and pulled the blanket over her. Just as he was about to walk out Shalimar started to stir, luckily for him she didn't wake up otherwise he, and Emma would have had a lot of explaining to do. Brennan turned off the lights and walked out the door closing it behind him.
//Why did I ever let her walk away. I should went after her. Okay I can not do this anymore, no more thinking about Shalimar, and what could have been.// Brennan thought as he walked downstairs, and got comfortable on the couch after starting up the fireplace to keep him warm.
TBC
Authors Note: Hope you liked the chapter. Suggestions, comments, please review and tell me what you think.
Chapter 4
(Brennan's Loft - Two days later)
Brennan unlocked the door to his loft and walked in to find it no so empty. He was so consumed in his loft that he had forgotten that Jesse, was there. When he walked over to the living room, he not only spotted Jesse but Adam, and Emma as well.
"Well it's about time you came home." Jesse scolded him.
"Sorry man, but I did tell you that work has been killer that past while. Um Adam, hi." Brennan was still surprised.
"What, no hi for me?" Emma said before Adam could speak.
"Hey Em." Brennan walked over to where his little sister was sitting, and gave her a bear hug.
"So what are you two doing here?" Brennan asked as he sat down across from Emma, and Jesse.
"Brennan, um well…" After a long pause Adam filled Brennan in, and Brennan was less than thrilled about having his ex in the same house as him.
"Where is she?" Brennan asked coldly.
"Upstairs laying down, she's still recuperating." Adam answered.
"Look Adam, I no I said I'd help anyway that I can but I can not be around her, not yet." It was at this moment that Shalimar decided to step out the bedroom. Brennan was not happy, and Shalimar could tell by the tone in his voice. So instead of going downstairs she walked back into the bedroom and accidentally slammed the door.
Judging by the look on Adam's face, who was facing the upper level of the loft, Shalimar had heard what he'd said. "Sorry guys, I'm stressed with work and I took it out on you. It's fine you can all stay here, including Shalimar, and I'll stay in the beach house."
"Beach house, what beach house? You never told me you had a beach house."
"Sorry Jess, I must have forgotten since it's the winter. I'll just put some clothes together, and I'll stay there out of your guys way."
"Wait Brennan why don't we stay in the beach house out of your way since this is your house." Emma replied to his comment.
"It's cold out there, and I'd be happy to stay there since I'm never home anyway."
"No Brennan, we'll stay out in the beach house." Adam pushed Brennan until he finally agreed.
Emma got up, and told the guys she was going to go check on Shal, and Brennan asked her to tell her that he was sorry. Emma nodded, and headed up the winding metal stairs.
(Brennan's room)
Emma knocked on the door, and entered when Shalimar told her to come in. Emma then sat down next to Shalimar who was sitting on Brennan's bed.
"I don't want to talk about it Emma."
"You sure, you seem pretty pissed."
"Positive. He told me he never wanted to see me again, and it's just proves my point further that he was going to break up with me."
"Alright, fine we won't talk about it, but pack your stuff."
"We're leaving?" Shalimar had a hint of happiness in her voice.
"Kind of, we're just going to the beach house, and no Brennan didn't kick us out because you're here. He insisted that he stay out there and we stay here but we all decided that we'd go and convinced Brennan." Emma got up to leave, and talk to Brennan, but before she left she added one last thing. "He's sorry for what he said, he truly didn't mean it. So much for proving your point Shal." Emma walked out the door.
"I'm so sure he's sorry." Shalimar mumbled under her breath.
Emma head poked back into the room, "I heard that."
Shalimar decided then to start packing, but before she did she wanted to call Jacob.
(Downstairs)
Emma walked back downstairs, and sat back down where she had been sitting before.
"Let me guess, twenty questions time." Brennan said sarcastically.
"Nope, more like as many questions as we want time." Emma replied grinning from ear to ear.
"Okay might as well get this over, and done with."
"Really as many questions as we want?" Jesse asked surprised.
"I have the time right now, which is rare and the only exception is that I get to ask you as many questions as you ask me."
"Fine by me." Emma replied before asking her first question. "What's her name?"
"Who?"
"Your girlfriend, Jess told us, and now I want some answers, so spill."
"Her name is Lexa and we've been dating for six months. She's a cop too, that's how we met."
"Will we get to meet her?" Emma asked.
"Eventually."
"Anyway, Brennan what's up with this job of yours?" Adam decided to ask Brennan a question of his own.
"I work for the CPD, Connecticut Police Department. Right now I've got this case that's driving me crazy."
"Can we be of any help?" Jesse asked.
"I wish you could but…"
"But we're not allowed to." Jesse answered for him.
"Exactly. There was another person working on the case in Hartford but they had to take some time off, apparently there was a death in the family. I just wish I knew what this other person came up with. We were supposed to meet yesterday to share what we'd come up with individually. If we would have then I'd be able to help you guys more, but this case is really important."
"It's alright Brennan, we understand." Adam reassured him.
(3 hours later)
"Well I'm off to bed." Adam told Jesse, Emma, and Brennan.
"Oh, and Adam just sleep in one of the rooms here, I won't be sleeping tonight anyway.
"Brennan…"
"No arguments Adam." Brennan cut him off, Adam nodded and walked away.
"I'm going to bed too, coming sweetie pie?" Jesse asked Emma.
"No I want to spend some time with my brother while he has it." Emma smiled at Brennan.
"Alright, don't stay up to late." Jesse kissed Emma goodnight, and then walked away.
"I already told Jesse Em."
"And I want to hear it from you."
"Emma there's nothing really to say. We broke up, we're done, over, have been for two years, three months, and three days."
"You still love her, and don't tell me you don't."
"Of course I do, I was going to ask her to marry me. I bought his place for her and I but I'm over it all Emma, and I'm happy."
"Okay, okay I get the picture even though your both, never mind."
Emma dropped the subject of Brennan and Shalimar, and they both just talked about what was going on in their lives at the moment, and anything else they could think of.
An hour later Brennan was left alone in the living room. Since there was no way he was going to be able to sleep he started to do some work. A half hour later he was fast asleep on the couch, his work lay on his chest, the fireplace still lit.
(Brennan's room)
"I love you too, and I miss you." Shalimar hung up the phone. She couldn't bring herself to tell Jacob that she was at Brennan's house, since he didn't know exactly who Brennan was, or what he meant to her.
Figuring that everyone was asleep Shalimar decided to go downstairs, and get a bottle of water. She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water. She then walked over to the couch and before she sat down she noticed that the person she wanted didn't want to see was laying right in front of her, shivering he had no blanket on.
Shalimar stared at Brennan from a minute before picking up the papers that were on his chest, and put them on the table. She didn't want to be cruel, and she could visibly see him shaking so she took the blanket off the end of the couch and placed it over him.
Shalimar walked over to the fireplace and turned it off. She though about going back upstairs but for some reason she found herself sitting down on the chairs in the room, and she just sat there watching Brennan sleep, and thinking about all the 'what ifs'.
//I should go upstairs incase he wakes up. Besides I can't fall asleep here.// Shalimar however couldn't tear her eyes of Brennan. She noticed that from what she could tell he hadn't changed much, but then again it was dark.
After a half hour of staring at Brennan's sleeping form, Shalimar fell asleep wrapped in the checkered blanket that was on the back of the chair.
(Early the next morning)
Adam, Emma, and Jesse woke up early wanting to leave before Shalimar got up. When Adam walked into the living room he was stunned at the sight in front of him. He stood shell shocked.
"Morning Adam what's got you looking, well the way you are?" Adam just pointed and Jesse turned his head towards what Adam was pointing at.
"Hey guys, what are you staring at?" Emma didn't need a reply, as soon as she seen what the guys were looking at.
"Come on guys lets get out of here before one of them wakes up."
Jesse and Adam nodded and followed Emma out the back door to where the Helix was.
(A few hours later)
Shalimar awoke to find herself in the same chair she had sat down in last night. Realizing what had happened she slowly, and quietly got up, and headed upstairs. A few minutes later Brennan awoke to the ringing of his cell phone.
"Mulwray," He answered groggily.
"I'm sorry did I wake you sweetie?"
"Yeah actually you did, but I forgive you."
"Hmm, let me guess you were supposed to be up already?"
"Exactly, how'd you know Lex?"
"Cause otherwise you would have killed me."
"Who says I'm not still going to?"
"We'll see about that."
Brennan and Lexa talked for about a half hour and Shalimar couldn't help but over hear, so instead of just sitting around she called Jacob.
"Mc Callister." he answered.
"Easy there soldier, it's just me."
"Hey sweetie, sorry it's been crazy here without you."
"Don't be sorry you didn't do anything wrong."
"I'm still sorry."
"For what?" Shalimar was a little confused.
"Um, I'm not sure but I'll think of something." Shalimar laughed. "What's so funny it's not my fault I can be a dumb joke sometimes."
"A joke yes, very much so, but dumb, I'm not to sure about that one."
"Listen blondie," a pause and then, "I love you babe but I have to get back to work we've got a 5 11."
"Alright, I'll call you later if I can, and just for the record you're the dumb blonde not me. Love you too."
(Downstairs)
Brennan got up and went upstairs to take a shower. Not knowing if anyone else was there Brennan decided to use the main bathroom instead of the one in his room.
A half hour later Shalimar heard Brennan leave sp she went downstairs to grab something to eat since she was starving and dying of thirst.
(Few hours later)
Shalimar was watching a television in the living room when she heard the front door open. She didn't go upstairs since she sensed that it was only Adam, Jesse, and Emma. All three soon walked into the living room area, and sat down after saying hi to Shal.
"So did you guys find any new mutants?" Shalimar asked turning off the television.
"Yup, four, we got them all into the underground." Adam replied happily.
"That's great. So, ah, what do you guys want to do tonight?"
"Brennan was telling me about this club downtown, why don't we check it out?" Jesse told the others.
"Speaking of Brennan, where is he?" asked Emma.
"He left a few hours ago."
"Jess you were so right when you said he's never home." Emma said.
"Hey guys, do you want to meet Jacob?" Shalimar asked the others.
"Loved too," came everybody's response.
"Okay then, let me give him a call."
"Shal?"
"Yeah Adam."
"Are you sure you're okay to go out?"
"Adam come on, it's me we're talking about." Shalimar told him as she headed upstairs.
"Wait up Shal," Emma called as she got up off Jesse's lap.
The two headed upstairs and walked into Brennan's room. Shalimar turned on the lights, and sat down on the bed, taking her phone out of the nightstand drawer.
"Shal, how is Jacob going to be able to come, he's two or more hours away?" Emma asked sitting down next to Shalimar.
"Oh, he'll come, trust me." Shalimar dialed Jacob's number as Emma picked up the picture of Brennan and who she assumed to be his girlfriend.
"This must be my lucky day." answered Jacob on the other end of the phone.
"Why's that?"
"Cause you've called me twice within a span of a few hours."
"Well I guess your day is going to get better than."
"You've got my full attention."
Shalimar told Jacob where the club was, after asking Jesse and then turned towards Emma who was still looking at the picture of Brennan and his new interest.
"He's on his way." Shalimar said happily.
"Great, I can't wait to meet him, and get a better look at our Mr. Jacob. Of course I have to test him before I let you marry him."
"Test him on what?" Shalimar asked with a somewhat worried look on her face.
"Nothing I'm not playin around." Emma laughed as Shalimar playfully hit her arm. "That hurt you know." Emma said still laughing.
"Big baby." Shalimar replied.
"So what do you think?" Emma stopped laughing
"About what?"
"This," Emma held up the picture.
"They look happy, he loves her." Shalimar didn't mean it to but that last part of her sentence came out with a hint of jealousy.
"I think you're right. I can't wait to meet her." Replied Emma shrugging off the jealous tone she heard in Shal's voice.
"How is he Em?" Shalimar asked out of the blue but sincerely.
"He's good, seems happy. Who wouldn't living in a place like this?"
"Yeah, I guess it's alright."
"Give it up Shal, I know you love this place, you'd probably kill for it if you got the chance."
"Okay you caught me, but don't you dare tell anyone." Shalimar started laughing again as she seen the look on Emma face. "You should see the bathroom, it's huge."
"Shal I've seen the bathroom and it's big but it ain't huge."
"No, not the main bathroom this one." Shalimar got up, followed by Emma. Shalimar opened a door by the closet and flipped the light switch.
"Holy crap! I'm staying in here with you from now on."
"I don't think so."
(1 hour later -7:00 p.m.)
"Adam can I ask you a question?"
"Sure Jess."
"Why is it that women take so damn long to get ready?"
"Because that's the way it is, and the way it always will be."
"You don't know do you?"
"Not a clue, sorry Jess."
After waiting for another ten minutes Shalimar and Emma finally appeared.
"It's about time." Jesse turned around and just looked at Emma. Even though they'd been married for over a year he still couldn't believe that she had said yes when he asked her to marry him.
"Ready to go?" Shalimar asked causing Jesse to snap out of his thoughts.
"That would be a yes/" Adam answered.
All four walked to the garage and grabbed the set of keys for the Tiburon since Brennan took the Escalade to work.
(Downtown - 20 minutes later)
Jesse pulled into the parking lot at the club, and parked the car in a spot not to far away from the door.
"The Government." Emma read the bright red neon as she stepped out of the car with Jesse's help.
After about ten minutes of waiting they were finally in the club. They all agreed that it was a pretty nice place.
Shalimar had heard about this place from a bunch of people at work and she was glad to finally get a chance to check the place out.
"Hey Em, you wanna dance?" Shalimar asked, hearing one of her favorite songs start pulsating through the speaker.
"Hell yeah."
"We'll get a table." Jesse screamed over the music, but it was only heard as a whisper. The two girls handed Jesse, and Adam their coats, and headed out to the middle of the dance floor.
"Hey Jesse isn't that Brennan?" Adam pointed over to a couple sitting a table on the other side of the dance floor.
"Yeah it is. He's gonna get it now cause he never told me anything about going out tonight."
"Actually Jess, you're going to get it when Shal finds out he's here."
"Never thought about that, but yeah." The two men proceeded towards Brennan. They stopped when they were about five feet away from the table.
"Jess I think we should say hello, and find another table because I don't think Shalimar or Brennan for that matter will be happy sitting at the same table."
"Adam take a look around, there are no other tables." Jesse started walking again until he reached the table, Adam soon followed.
"Hey guys what are you doing here?" Brennan stood up and shook their hands.
"We needed to get out." replied Jesse.
Brennan looked at the women who was sitting at the table, and nodded. "Well sit." Brennan told them. "Jesse, Adam this is Lexa Pierce. Lexa, Adam and Jesse." They all shook hands and said their hello's.
"Brennan's told me so much about you. It's a pleasure to finally get a chance to meet you."
They were all talking when Shalimar's cell phone started to ring. Jesse grabbed it out of her purse and excused himself. He walked around the dance floor trying to spot Shalimar, and Emma. He finally found them in the middle of the dance floor.
"Shal," Jesse called out. Shalimar looked around for a minute before she seen Jesse. A minute later Jesse handed Shalimar her phone, and started dancing with Emma.
"Who was it?" Emma asked still dancing with Jesse.
"Jacob he left me a message saying he'll be here soon."
"Let's go sit down for awhile." Emma said to Shalimar receiving a nod in reply.
"Okay Shal before you bite my head off, I had no idea he was going to be here."
"Jess who the hell…" Shalimar stopped her sentence as they reached the table. There he was sitting with the girl from the picture.
//Damn he looks better than I thought. What the hell is wrong with me, I shouldn't be thinking this about a guy who I haven't seen in two years, and that I broke up with, not to mention I'm engaged. But damn he looks good, tired but good.// Shalimar thought as she sat down.
"We're back." Jesse announced.
Brennan looked up, and there she was the woman that ripped his heart into a zillion pieces. He couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked though. He loved Lexa, but Shalimar would always be his soul mate, the one he let get away.
"Uh, Lexa, this is Emma, and Shalimar."
"Hi nice to meet you both."
"Same here." Emma smiled.
"Like wise." Shalimar shook the hand of the women who now had Brennan's heart.
About twenty minutes later Jacob showed up. He looked around the club trying to find Shalimar. Finally he found her and walked up to the table, and was surprised to see someone who he thought he'd never see again.
"Brennan, Brennan Mulwray." Jacob said shocked.
Brennan looked up, "Jacob, hey man what are you doing here. I didn't think I'd ever see you again." Brennan stood up and the two men shook hands, and slightly hugged.
"It's good to see you again, you look good like always."
"Yeah you too, please, sit. Guys this is Jacob my best friend from when I was in school. Jake this is Adam, Emma, Jesse, Lexa, and Shalimar." Shalimar just sat there shocked that she was engaged to Brennan's old best friend.
"Hi everyone, and hey sweetie." Jacob said the last part to Shalimar.
"Hey Jake she has a boyfriend." Brennan told him. //Emma must have told him that.// Shalimar thought.
"I know." Jacob sat down next to Shalimar.
"You do?" Brennan sat back down next to Lexa.
"Yup, because that boyfriend would be me. I can't believe you two know each other."
"Yeah what a coincidence." Shalimar finally spoke.
(Club - 1 hour later)
Everyone was laughing and joking around and just simply having a good time. Adam had taken a cab back to Brennan's place since he was tired leaving the three couples. Shalimar, and Brennan were actually laughing with each other. Which was pleasing to Jesse and Emma since Shalimar, and Brennan and been really close friends. On the other hand both Brennan and Shalimar didn't think they could ever see one another again little own laugh together. The reason for everyone's laughter was that Brennan, and Jacob were telling the group about their high school days.
"You mean to tell me that Brennan was the basketball star at your high school?" Shalimar laughed since he never said anything to her about it.
"Not only was he the all star, and captain, but every university across the country wanted him." Jacob told her.
"Really, you never told us any of that." Emma said as if she was insulted even though she was only joking.
"There's a lot of stuff we never talked about. Plus no one ever asked, you all probably thought I never went to school, and if I did that I was never there, and slacked off."
Everyone laughed at his comment, he put his beer down when he heard his favorite song start to blast though the speakers.
"Who's up for a little dancing?" Brennan stood up as he and extended his hand to help Lexa up.
"Dancing sounds good." Jacob said as he and Shalimar stood up as well.
"You guys coming?" Shal asked Jesse, and Emma.
"I wouldn't miss seeing Brennan try to dance, especially to this song." Emma said referring to Sean Paul's Ever Blazing.
As they reached the middle of the dance floor Jacob challenged Brennan and Jesse to a free style.
"Sweetie those two couldn't dance if they got professional lessons." Shalimar told Jacob.
"Let me guess he never told you about…"
Brennan cut Jacob off before he finished, "No, and they aren't going to find out either."
"Come on Bren, it can't be that bad."
The girls just stood there laughing at the guys as they formed a circle along with the other people on the dance floor.
It was a hard fought battle but in the end Brennan came out victorious surprising Emma, Jesse, and Shalimar.
"To bad they didn't have a karaoke machine or open mikes, otherwise I 'd challenge you at that too."
"Well Jake, my man it just so happens that I have everything we need back at my place."
"Oh yeah, you just bought all that new equipment for the beach house right?" Lexa smiled as everyone walked back to the table, she got a nod from Brennan in reply.
"Cool let's go then." Jacob grabbed his coat, and helped Shalimar put hers on.
"Alright, follow me back then." Brennan instructed as they all left the club, and headed back to Brennan's.
(Jacob's SUV)
"You never told me you know Brennan."
"It never came up, and I didn't know you knew him."
"So we you guys on the same force together before you transferred?"
"Yeah, something like that, Adam, Jesse, and Emma too." Jacob reached over and took a hold of Shalimar's hand as they drove the rest of the way.
(Brennan's Escalade)
"You use to love her, didn't you?" Lexa asked out of the blue, surprising Brennan.
"Ah, Lex, baby what are you talking about?"
"Shalimar, you used to love her."
"What makes you think that?"
"Well, you told me Adam was like a mentor, Jesse is your best friend, Emma is like your baby sister, and you only told me that you and Shalimar were close."
"We were close, and yes I loved her once but that was a long time ago." Lexa just laughed.
"I knew you couldn't just be friends with someone that beautiful."
"Maybe, but she's nowhere near as beautiful as you." Brennan raised Lexa's hand that was clasped with his and kissed it.
(Back at Brennan's)
Brennan pulled his Escalade into the garage. Brennan and Lexa then walked outside to meet the others.
"Nice place Bren, you always did have pretty good taste." Brennan simply laughed at his comment along with everyone else.
"We'll walk around to the beach house, since Adam is probably asleep and I don't want us to wake him." Brennan lead the group on a ten minute walk around the loft, and over to the beach house.
(Beach house)
Everyone except Lexa of course was in aw of the place. It was exactly like the loft, amazing. Everyone walked over to the living room, and Brennan hooked up the machine with some minor help from Jesse. A few minutes later everything was ready to go.
"So how do you guys want to do this?" Brennan asked as he sat down next to Lexa on the love seat. At first no one answered, but then Jacob spoke up from where he sat next to Shal on the couch.
"Why don't we do it in rounds. So like first round, guys against girls, and then we'll pair up." Everyone else nodded in approval. The two teams then got together and talked over what they were going to do.
"Jacob, man you may be able to sing but Brennan sure as hell can't, the only thing he can do his play his damn guitar."
"Don't you dare tell him Jake, or you're a dead man."
"He's gonna find out anyways, because I am not losing to Shal."
"Alright fine you can tell him, but let's pick a song first."
"Any suggestions?" asked Jacob.
After about ten minutes each team had picked a song. Brennan and Emma did rock paper scissors, loser went first. Brennan won so the girls got ready. Emma, Shalimar, and Lexa all got up, and Emma put on the song they had chosen, Stop, by the Spice Girls. It took a minute for the girls to compose themselves because they were laughing so hard. Finally they started, it was voted on, two to one that they would all sing together. After a few minutes the girls had finished the song but couldn't stop laughing, nor could the guys.
"Alright guys, your turn." Emma told them as they got up, and went up to the front of the room, and grabbed the mikes.
"Okay, this is one that Brennan and I used to do back in high school, 98 degrees, I do cherish you." Jacob announced as Jesse turned on the music.
//I can't believe mister macho man had a group back in high school. Oh man he's never gonna live this down, especially when the girls find out.// Jesse thought to himself Jacob started to sing.
"All I am, all I'll be. Everything in this world, all that I'll ever need, is in your eyes, shining at me. When you smile I can feel, all my passion unfolding. Your hand brushes mine, and a thousand sensations seduce me 'cause I." Brennan and Jesse joined in as the girls were amazed at how well Jacob could sing. Both Emma and Shalimar knew that Jesse could sing slightly but weren't sure of what to think when it came to Brennan.
Finally it was the moment of truth. Brennan walked over to where Lexa was sitting at started to sing, unknowingly making Shalimar jealous. "In my world before you I lived outside my emotions. Didn't know where I was going 'til that day I found you. How you opened my life to a new paradise. In a world torn by change still with all my heart 'til my dying day," Jesse and Jacob joined back in. Brennan had shocked everyone with the sound of his voice.
The girls clapped as the guys finished. It was no contest, the guys had defiantly won that round. Just as they were about to draw names out of a hat to see who the pairings would be Lexa's cell phone rang.
"Excuse me a minute." She said as she answered the phone. "Okay, yeah sure, I'll be right there." She hung up the phone.
"Work?" Brennan asked.
"Yeah, they need me to go in, they just got a break in the case I'm working. Sorry you guys but hopefully we can do this again sometime."
"I'll walk you out." Brennan said as he took a hold of her hand, and walked out the door.
Jacob looked at his watch, "Oh man."
"What is sweetie?"
"I lost track of time, I better be going I wouldn't want to be late for work, it's crazy enough as it is."
"Okay." Shalimar kissed him goodbye. "I'll call you when I can, love you."
"I love you too." Jacob walked out the door, towards the driveway.
"He's hot." Emma exclaimed as soon as Jacob left.
"Um, Em I'm still here, you know me your husband."
"So leave." Emma, and Shalimar said in unison.
"Fine, it's past my bedtime anyway." Jesse left leaving the two girls to have a girl chat.
"Okay since when do you go for tall hot blonde haired guys with sparkling blue eyes?"
"Since I met Jacob." The two girls laughed, things were finally getting back to normal. The only thing that was not the same no matter how much she wanted it to be, was Shalimar, and Brennan. It wasn't that she didn't like Jacob, he seemed like a great guy, but there was always just this something in her mind when it came to Shalimar, and Brennan. She liked Lexa too, she was perfect for Brennan, but not as perfect as Shalimar. Emma just wished that Shalimar, and Brennan would talk about what had happened that night two years ago.
//If Shalimar knew that Brennan was going to ask her to marry him she'd never forgive herself for breaking his heart. They have to work it out on their own though. I won't get involved, yet.// Emma thought to herself.
When Emma snapped back into reality Shalimar was sitting next to her fast asleep. A minute later Brennan walked back into the beach house.
"Quiet." Emma told him as he closed the door.
"Where's Jesse?" Brennan asked as he spotted Shalimar asleep on the couch.
"He went to bed a few minutes ago."
"Well tonight was certainly one to remember." Brennan said as he sat down on the recliner.
"Yes it was, and yes I like Lexa, she's pretty cool." Emma told Brennan knowing that he was going to ask her.
"I'm glad. She's a new mutant too."
"Really, what is she."
"She's a molecular with the ability to manipulate light."
"Interesting." Emma said yawning. "Um Bren, can you do me favor?"
"Anything." He said even though Emma already knew the answer,
"Carry Shalimar to bed. I don't want to wake her, and her ribs were hurting her."
"I don't think that's a good idea Emma, maybe you just get Jesse."
"Brennan please, I'm tired, your tired, and the longer we fight about this the more sleep we'll loose."
"Alright fine, what room is she staying in?" Brennan stood up and walked over to the couch. He carefully picked up Shalimar and walked over to the door.
"Yours." Emma answered as she opened the door fro Brennan.
(Brennan's Room)
Brennan walked into the his room, and placed Shalimar down on his bed. He took of her shoes, as he had done so many times before and pulled the blanket over her. Just as he was about to walk out Shalimar started to stir, luckily for him she didn't wake up otherwise he, and Emma would have had a lot of explaining to do. Brennan turned off the lights and walked out the door closing it behind him.
//Why did I ever let her walk away. I should went after her. Okay I can not do this anymore, no more thinking about Shalimar, and what could have been.// Brennan thought as he walked downstairs, and got comfortable on the couch after starting up the fireplace to keep him warm.
TBC
Authors Note: Hope you liked the chapter. Suggestions, comments, please review and tell me what you think.
