Disclaimer in Chapter 1. Alternative Universe Fic.
Chapter 7.
"This is Sydney" he said into the phone.
" Why didn't you tell me that she was back" Jarod asked calmly. Sydney got comfortable in his bed, this was going to be a long talk.
" I take it that you found out about Miss. Parker then." he said
" I asked you…….
" You asked how she was not where she was." Sydney said.
" Minor technicality."
" I am sorry that I kept it a secret Jarod , I just didn't know how you were going to take it."
" So how do you think I'm taking it?" Jarod asked.
" Judging by your voice, I'd say that you are taking it quiet well, but you are mad, aren't you?" he asked.
" I'll be fine. I'm just disappointed that I didn't know about this earlier." he sighed.
" You've been distracted. How is Zoë?" Sydney asked.
" She's fine. She thinks running away from the Center is fun. She sees this as an adventure."
Sydney chuckled. " So, Have you told her about Parker" he asked.
" No. I haven't told her much about my life in the Center. I think it's safer for her not to know the whole story of the Center." he said
" So how much does she know." Sydney asked.
" Just the basics, you know. Think-Tank stole me from my family since 1963.….
You know the story Sydney" he said.
"Yes, all too well"
" I can't believe she's back. After all these years" he said. " What is she doing in the Center?"
" I don't know Jarod. She got here about 3 weeks ago. I haven't seen her do anything. I'm sure she's just getting comfortable before she begins whatever it is that she's here for." he said.
" How do you feel about her being back?" Sydney asked.
" Sydney. Always the psychiatrist." he sighed. " I don't know how I feel about it. I don't know how I feel about her."
" You think that you might still feel something for her?" he asked.
" I don't know Sydney. But… I will figure it out. He said then hung up.
Sydney stared at the receiver in his hand. " I should have taught him telephone manners." he said shaking his head. Then he hung up the phone.
Jarod walked into the room. Zoë was sleeping on the bed serenely, her hair spread over the pillow, covering her face.
Jarod smiled at the beauty before him. He took off his shirt then crawled into bed.
Zoe reached over lazily to the other side of the bed, a warm spot greeted her ,but there was no body. She got up slowly. Stretching her limbs till they made a popping sound.
Jarod came up behind her from the kitchen. He leaned in and whispered " Good morning." he started kissing her neck.
" Good morning to you too." she said smiling.
" We're meeting my family today." he mumbled against her.
" Really? I would never have guessed…. I guess maybe the glint in your eyes might have been a give away." she chuckled.
" Very funny" he said.
" Really Jarod. I am so happy for you." she said then headed for the bathroom
Jarod smiled happily at the thought of seeing them, he hadn't found his mother yet, but at least he found his dad and Emily, his sister…And for now, that was enough.
" Where are we meeting them?" Zoë yelled from the bathroom.
" There's an abandoned warehouse not far from here. We'll meet them there." he said.
She finished brushing her teeth and hair and had cleaned her face thoroughly. She shed her night gown then called out for Jarod.
" Could you hand me that dress hanging on the couch? I'm not decent." she said
" Since when have you been shy, Ms. Let-Jump-In-The-Pool-Naked? He laughed.
" Just didn't want to start something that we couldn't finish" she said. The door to the bathroom swung open. She stood innocently by the sing wearing nothing but a dark blue laced panty.
Jarod's eyes glazed over with arousal, he quickly closed the distance between them, dress in hand.
" We could finish this." he said between kisses.
" What time do we have to meet them?" she asked breathlessly
"9 o'clock." he said leaving a trail of wetness and a feeling of relief as he roamed her neck to her chest.
She looked out at the watch on the bed stand. " We have 30 minutes she said.
" Good" he growled playfully.
She allowed him to sweetly torture her some more before painfully moving away.
"Zoë!" he moaned in protest.
"Hey, I want to look pretty for your family. First impressions are important Sweetie." she said. " But you are already beautiful." Jarod said then resumed his trail of kissing over her body.
" You make it so hard to say no." she moaned.
" Then don't say no." he answered.
" Ok." she took his head into her hands.
" I have to get ready. Now I only have 25 minutes to look my best." she said.
" Fine, Fine." he let himself out of the bathroom.
"Women!" he mumbled as he left.
He took a deep breath to compose himself. Just then his computer beeped. He pressed the button to turn on the screen.
His father appeared o the screen.
" Dad!" he exclaimed excitedly.
" Hello son." "I'm afraid we've got some bad news." he said somberly. Jarod's heart fell." "What could possibly be wrong".
Chapter 7.
"This is Sydney" he said into the phone.
" Why didn't you tell me that she was back" Jarod asked calmly. Sydney got comfortable in his bed, this was going to be a long talk.
" I take it that you found out about Miss. Parker then." he said
" I asked you…….
" You asked how she was not where she was." Sydney said.
" Minor technicality."
" I am sorry that I kept it a secret Jarod , I just didn't know how you were going to take it."
" So how do you think I'm taking it?" Jarod asked.
" Judging by your voice, I'd say that you are taking it quiet well, but you are mad, aren't you?" he asked.
" I'll be fine. I'm just disappointed that I didn't know about this earlier." he sighed.
" You've been distracted. How is Zoë?" Sydney asked.
" She's fine. She thinks running away from the Center is fun. She sees this as an adventure."
Sydney chuckled. " So, Have you told her about Parker" he asked.
" No. I haven't told her much about my life in the Center. I think it's safer for her not to know the whole story of the Center." he said
" So how much does she know." Sydney asked.
" Just the basics, you know. Think-Tank stole me from my family since 1963.….
You know the story Sydney" he said.
"Yes, all too well"
" I can't believe she's back. After all these years" he said. " What is she doing in the Center?"
" I don't know Jarod. She got here about 3 weeks ago. I haven't seen her do anything. I'm sure she's just getting comfortable before she begins whatever it is that she's here for." he said.
" How do you feel about her being back?" Sydney asked.
" Sydney. Always the psychiatrist." he sighed. " I don't know how I feel about it. I don't know how I feel about her."
" You think that you might still feel something for her?" he asked.
" I don't know Sydney. But… I will figure it out. He said then hung up.
Sydney stared at the receiver in his hand. " I should have taught him telephone manners." he said shaking his head. Then he hung up the phone.
Jarod walked into the room. Zoë was sleeping on the bed serenely, her hair spread over the pillow, covering her face.
Jarod smiled at the beauty before him. He took off his shirt then crawled into bed.
Zoe reached over lazily to the other side of the bed, a warm spot greeted her ,but there was no body. She got up slowly. Stretching her limbs till they made a popping sound.
Jarod came up behind her from the kitchen. He leaned in and whispered " Good morning." he started kissing her neck.
" Good morning to you too." she said smiling.
" We're meeting my family today." he mumbled against her.
" Really? I would never have guessed…. I guess maybe the glint in your eyes might have been a give away." she chuckled.
" Very funny" he said.
" Really Jarod. I am so happy for you." she said then headed for the bathroom
Jarod smiled happily at the thought of seeing them, he hadn't found his mother yet, but at least he found his dad and Emily, his sister…And for now, that was enough.
" Where are we meeting them?" Zoë yelled from the bathroom.
" There's an abandoned warehouse not far from here. We'll meet them there." he said.
She finished brushing her teeth and hair and had cleaned her face thoroughly. She shed her night gown then called out for Jarod.
" Could you hand me that dress hanging on the couch? I'm not decent." she said
" Since when have you been shy, Ms. Let-Jump-In-The-Pool-Naked? He laughed.
" Just didn't want to start something that we couldn't finish" she said. The door to the bathroom swung open. She stood innocently by the sing wearing nothing but a dark blue laced panty.
Jarod's eyes glazed over with arousal, he quickly closed the distance between them, dress in hand.
" We could finish this." he said between kisses.
" What time do we have to meet them?" she asked breathlessly
"9 o'clock." he said leaving a trail of wetness and a feeling of relief as he roamed her neck to her chest.
She looked out at the watch on the bed stand. " We have 30 minutes she said.
" Good" he growled playfully.
She allowed him to sweetly torture her some more before painfully moving away.
"Zoë!" he moaned in protest.
"Hey, I want to look pretty for your family. First impressions are important Sweetie." she said. " But you are already beautiful." Jarod said then resumed his trail of kissing over her body.
" You make it so hard to say no." she moaned.
" Then don't say no." he answered.
" Ok." she took his head into her hands.
" I have to get ready. Now I only have 25 minutes to look my best." she said.
" Fine, Fine." he let himself out of the bathroom.
"Women!" he mumbled as he left.
He took a deep breath to compose himself. Just then his computer beeped. He pressed the button to turn on the screen.
His father appeared o the screen.
" Dad!" he exclaimed excitedly.
" Hello son." "I'm afraid we've got some bad news." he said somberly. Jarod's heart fell." "What could possibly be wrong".