A/N: Okay, just in case you guys dont get this chapter, it's now five years later and Rachel hasn't been with any men, and I mean ANY, since she last saw Jack. What she was thinking I have no clue, okay so I sort of get it but come on, no sex for that amount of time? What was she thinking? Jack's found a new love and he is all happy. Let's stir things up a bit shall we? What happens when Rachel runs into Jack, or better yet he doesn't even remember her? Good, eh? Alright, I'll try to make it better...what about....aw, nevermind, I'll let you read it. Comments and Critiques still invited, thanks! Oh, and sorry if it gets confusing at times, when there's a horizontal line, it goes to another person's life.
Ding-dong. The doorbell sounded as I opened the door.
"Hey, it's me, Larry, from work? I'm the new guy and I was wondering-" Larry started to ask her out.
"No," I said.
"Oh, come on, it'll be fun-"
"No."
"Please?" Larry begged.
"No." I said again and Larry began to get angry.
"Jack Brunstone died five years ago Rachel, you need to get over him." Larry tried to comfort her.
"Don't touch me! He's-he's not dead, he just-" I started to breakdown.
"He just left you waiting all alone for an hour and a half."
"How did you know about that?" I asked.
"Come on Rachel, everybody knew. He probably tried to make you feel special and loved?" Larry asked. I nodded.
"He used it on every girl. I think you're special Rachel, but Jack, he just never loved anyone." Larry said.
"I'm sorry Larry," I said as I shut the door on him.
"Jack Brunstone, Maria Brunstone, I now pronounce you man and wife." The priest said to the ex-empress of China, Maria Nguyen and werewolf Jack Brunstone, who had control of his powers now and could turn human in daylight. He left his home about five years ago and started traveling. While in China, he had met the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, Maria. But she happened to be married to the emperor. The empress fell in love with the charming Jack and left her husband in China to elope with Jack. He went back to his home in New York with his new expecting wife who was four months pregnant. They were so happy that nothing could go wrong. That is until a hit man almost shot Jack.
"It's my husband, it must be." the empress said, paranoid, "and if I know my husband, many more will be coming soon."
"Another lousy day at work. What am I living for?" I questioned myself, "for the chance that one day Jack Brunstone will pop back into my life, explain what happened and we can continue where we left off? I still love him. I remember that fresh Axe cologne he'd put on every day, the icebreakers he constantly kept in his pocket, the 'i-don't-care-what-anyone-thinks-but-I've-got-the-best-girl' grin he'd put on whenever he saw me," tears rolled down my cheeks, "I wish I could see him just once more. I feel like a ghost, incomplete until I fulfill my mission, then I can continue with my fate."
Night soon fell and I stared outside on the porch at the same sky I saw five years ago, five years ago today. She heard the same howl and looked in the direction to see a big werewolf and someone trying to shoot it. The story was never solved and maybe I could solve it. I grabbed my coat and pulled on some sweats and sneakers to follow the sound.
"I must find out who that is, for the magazine's sake."
"What is it with these guys?" Jack asked himself. He ran along the streets when out of nowhere pops a car. He made a sharp turn and hid behind a statue. The hit man scratched his head and left. Jack sighed when out of nowhere out popped a woman.
"Hi, I was wondering if I could get an interview with-" I started when I smelled a familiar scent, "I like your cologne, Axe right?"
"Yes, I mean, no, go away!" he shouted.
"Listen buddy, a quick few questions and I won't bother you again."
"Don't you see I'm being shot at?" he sighed, "fine, alright."
"Okay, come with me," she led him to an alleyway, "has anyone told you that you have a really familiar voice? I know I've heard it somewhere? TV? No, hmm...I wonder where. Okay, first question, what's your name? You don't have to tell me your full name but just so I can call you something other than wolfie would be nice."
"It's Jack," he said and my heart began to race. The clouds covered the moon and jack changed back to human form which nearly left me in a state of shock.
"Ah, much better," he said and looked at me, "are you okay?"
"Jack? Jack Brunstone?" I said with a tad of excitement in my voice.
"Yeah, how did you know?" Jack wondered.
I was about to say something like, 'It's me you idiot! Your one true love!' when it hit me like a brick wall. He seriously didn't remember me. Had I just been a one timer that he wouldn't remember? And how had his life changed since then? Did he have a wife? A family? It was almost too much to bear. Almost.
"Yeah, I think I saw you on TV once, you were the guy who went missing about the same time this werewolf stuff went down. That clears up some questions. Umm, how did you turn into a werewolf?" I asked.
"Well, I don't quite remember everything that happened but I know a big dog bit me."
"Oh, wow." I decided to ask a personal question, "Do you remember what time when you were bitten?" I asked hopefully.
"Yeah, it was exactly 8:10. I don't remember why I kept checking my watch that night." he laughed.
I tried to laugh but I was starting to choke. I was breaking down but tried to remain calm doing my job.
"Are you alright miss?" he tried to comfort me.
'I need to get out of here' I thought.
"Umm, that's all the questions for today but I'd like to ask you some more if it's possible. Maybe you could come over to my place or-" I imposed.
"My place is fine, you're not going to reveal my place to the public, are you?" Jack had to ask.
"Of course not, I only tell what you want me to tell," I said.
"Good. You can come over to my place," he wrote down the address on my notepad, "you can come over at eight."
"Eight?" I gulped, "eight in the morning?"
"Actually, eight in the evening would probably be better for me." Jack said as I tried to smile. I started walking away when I heard his voice.
"Wait," Jack said and I stopped to turn around, "I know of this great restaurant, maybe you've heard of it, it's called LeFoe's and I was thinking we could meet there since tomorrow night is overcast. So see you at eight?"
I nodded and walked down the street and stopped around a corner to breathe. I leaned against the building trying to regain composure.
"Breathe, Rachel" I said to myself taking deep breaths.
"No!" I screamed waking up in sweat. I looked around to see that i was in my bead, "It was all a dream, Jack couldn't be alive. But I wonder."
I got up out of bed to my notepad on the table. There was the info about Jack she wrote down last night.
Jack walked home watching out for anymore hit men. Maria was right, it probably was her husband. He opened the door to the warehouse and climbed up the stairs to the second floor. He saw his sleeping wife lying down in bed. He kissed her forehead and got in bed, pulled up the covers and fell fast asleep.
