Redhead2: my computer flipped just as I tried to review your story so I pasted the review here for you. I'll try to send it through the review thing later, but put it her just to make sure you got it

I almost crying here! Oh my god there are some emotions flying around that place! Poor Jesse! He's so scared, but maybe he'll learn from that. it'll give him a reason to be a much better father than his was.

Great, great chapter! I am sure that the next update will be just as beautiful, and I'm much looking forward to the promised scene! Now that I have given you your dose of encouragement I'll go type up a nice chapter of my story for you!

love ya!

Bohemianbabe

Now everyone: This chapter marks Brennan's first day in the past. For the next several chapters we will be again looking at the week before Shalimar died as Brennan tries to set things on a different course. That being said, I could use some ideas from you guys! Were there any scenes in the first go around that you wanted to see? Any particular people you wanted to interact? Just leave me a note in your review and I will see what I can do!

7 days to change things

Brennan woke up as the alarm clocked blared in his ears. For a moment everything felt confusing, but then he remembered it all. He tightened his hold on Shalimar, trying to memorize the feeling again. In a moment of pure passion he pressed his lips to hers in a kiss.

Shalimar woke up when she felt Brennan kissing her. Smiling, she kissed him back. Things did not take long to heat up and they soon found themselves intertwined in pure passion and love.

Shalimar giggled when they finally came down from their high and she settled into Brennan's arms. "Morning."

"Morning yourself." Brennan whispered and gently kissed the top of her head. "What are you going to do today?"

"If it all stays quiet I'm going to read that book I've been trying to finish. You are going shopping with Lexa for my birthday present."

"Are you sure that you want her to go with me? Doesn't Jesse know you better?"

"He and I may think of each other as brother and sister, but he has no taste in gifts. I've tried and tried to teach him, but for some reason he can't learn."

"I don't know. I think he got you something pretty special this year."

"There is one thing he could do to make me happy." She shook her head. "Forget I said that."

"Come on, tell me what you want from him." Brennan coaxed.

"This never leaves this room." She gave him a serious look. "Before you and Emma joined Jesse was on the fast track to being a doctor. Adam had him in contact with some professors who were helping him get there. I guess it was two years before you joined that we started having a few problems. There was an influx of new mutants going into the Underground, and they all needed new identification. I could get the work done, but I was just learning and it took me a while. To help cope with the problem Jesse took incompletes on his classes and started to work fulltime on the Underground. He said he was going to go back after things settled down, but things kept coming up that prevented him from doing it."

"So you want him to go back to school." Brennan guessed.

"I know that right now he can't, but I would love if he could." Shalimar smiled. "He'd make such a great pediatrician."

"It would give them a big step to a normal life."

"Lexa would never like having a normal life, but I think Jess could use the relaxation. It doesn't matter though. The only way Jess could co back to school is if Adam were to come back."

"Adam will be back. It may be a while before it happens, but Adam will be back."

"That's when the fireworks will start. None of us will want to give up the freedom we have. Not to mention the fact that we no longer do the whole secret keeping thing."

"I think that there are parts of our lives that we won't ever share with everyone, but you're right. We don't try to keep each other in the dark when it comes to missions."

"I'm going to get a shower." Shalimar softly kissed him and got out of bed. "I'll see you later. Don't forget about tonight."

"I won't." Brennan promised.

Late that night.

Brennan laid in bed with Shalimar close to him. His fingers slowly ran up and down the sleeping feral's back as he held her. He was deep in thought, trying to figure out how to save the woman. Of all the things he had ever done this was not only the most important, but also the hardest. He refused to mess things up and lose her again. Somehow he would make sure that this time things would turn out right.

Closing his eyes he gently kissed the top of Shalimar's head and drifted off to sleep. He had only a couple more days to figure out how he was going to save the woman, but he could not do it with out some sleep.

Note 2: well there is a treat for you guys. Now we all know why jess had to drop out of medical school! Will things work out so he can go back? Review if you want the next chapter so we can all see!