Chapter 9
Emma and Shalimar sat in the lab with Adam waiting for the news.
"I think I may have found a way for you to walk again."
"What! How?" Emma asked.
"Well i've been working on a device the last few days that corrects the severed nerve. I never said anything before just incase it didn't work but i've redone the procedure over and over again on the computer and it's a sure succes." He said pleased.
"How does it work?" Shalimar asked.
"Well it involves me attaching this to a certain area of your spine." He said holding up a tiny metal device.
"When can I have it done?" Emma asked.
"Not until tomorrow, I need to be completly focused so I want to get a good nights sleep before I do the procedure."
"Ok. Thank you so much Adam." Emma said grateful.
"It's fine. In the mean time I want you to get some more rest and I want you.." He said turning to Shalimar ".. to go and find Brennan I want you to do something for me, Brennan will fill you in."
After taking Emma back to their bedroom Shalimar went off to find Brennan. Once found he explained that Adam wanted them to keep an eye on a warehouse a few miles away, he thought that Eckhart was up to something.
"So how long do we have to stay here?" Shalimar asked. They were sitting in their car not far from the warehouse entrance.
"Adam said to wait a few house. Why you missing Emma already?" He teased.
"Yeah but im also worried, I mean what if she needs something, she's too proud to ask Adam or Jesse. I don't see why Jesse couldn't have came here instead of me."
"Because Jesse can't see in the dark and im sure Emma will be fine, if it's something crucial im sure she'll ask for help." He said reasuring her.
"Yeah I guess your.." She stopped talking when she saw movement next to the warehouse. She focused on the figure before her. "Alex" She said to herself.
"Huh?" Brennan asked confused.
"Stay here i'll be right back." She said getting out of the car. Brennan watched as she walked up to the man grabbed him by his collar and dragged him back to the car, she threw him in the back and got into the front herself.
"Ok tell me what the hell your doing here?" She said turning around to face the man in the seat.
"Well hello to you too Shalimar." Came the man's reply.
"Hold on you two know each other?" Brennan asked confused.
"Unfortunatly, yes." Shalimar said.
"How?" Brennan asked curiously
"Does it matter?" Shalimar said not wanting to discuss it.
"Oh come on Shal don't tell me that your embarrased of me." Alex said.
"Who wouldn't be." She shot back at him.
"Will someone please care to fill me in here." Brennan said agitated.
"Alex was my first.." She tried to think of a different word "..love" She finally said when she couldn't think any more.
"Brennan laughed. "Your saying that you actually loved this guy?"
Shalimar flashed him a look that could kill. "I was only young." She said trying to defend herself.
"Ok tell me what you were doing at this particular warehouse." Shalimar said turning back to face Alex.
"Why should I tell you?" Shalimar lunged forward and grabbed him once again by the collar "Because you know what im capable of." She whispered into his ear.
"Ok just don't hurt me." He said pulling away from the angry looking feral. "A few days ago I was ambushed by these guys, they took me to some place and put this is my neck." He turned around showing them that he had a governor. "They said that they wanted me to use my powers but im not sure for what."
"What's your powers?" Brennan asked.
"I can sense things, like power or strength."
"Right we should get you back to sanctuary before anyone else shows up."
Once back Shalimar told Brennan that she was just going to check on Emma, then she would come straight back.
Brennan took Alex over to the computer area. He wanted to wait for Shalimar before getting any more information.
"So who's Emma?" Alex asked after he had heard Shalimar talk about her.
"Shalimar's partner, now will you shut up." Just then Shal came back into the room.
"How is she?" Brennan asked.
"She was sleeping and I didn't want to disturb her."
"Ok, now do you remember anyone talking about what they wanted you to do?" He said to Alex.
"Im not sure but they did mention something about a valley of godesses or something."
"Right it's a start, I'll go tell Adam and you look it up on here." He said to Shalimar. Shalimar sighed then nodded, the last thing she wanted was to be left alone with him.
"So, how long you been a lesbian?" He asked her.
"How long have you been an even bigger asshole then you were?" Shalimar replied to him.
"Fine, I was just trying to make conversation." He said. Shalimar sighed, she was being a bit too hard on him.
"Im not, Emma is the first woman that i've been with and I feel in love with her not her gender."
"So your in love?"
"Not that it's any of your business but yes." She looked up and was pleased to see Adam and Brennan coming back.
"Are you sur it was the valley of godesses?" Adam asked Alex.
"Yeah pretty sure."
"There's nothing on here about it." Shalimar added.
"It's ok. The valley of godesses is a group of ancient statues that posses great mystical power."
"Now we know why they needed you." Shalimar said to Alex yawning.
"Why don't you go to bed." Adam told Shalimar. She nodded before heading to her room. She carefully opened her door trying not to wake a sleeping Emma. Once changed she climbed into bed, Emma awoke at the feeling of Shalimar next to her.
"Your back. What happened?" She asked still half asleep.
"I'll tell you in the morning, try go back to sleep." She said kissing Emma on the tip of her nose. She smiled before nodding and snuggling into Shalimar, finally things were looking good for her.