Billy: You're gonna have to wait and see. I can't reveal everything you know :-P Where's the fun in that?

Over it: Thank you so much. You always compliment me and it truly makes me feel more secure about my writing. You're one of the reasons I want to keep writing ;-)

Don't worry, you're a reason too Billy :-)

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Shalimar studied Lara closely as she ate. She really had trouble grasping this whole thing. Lara looked as Emma, talked as Emma, smelled as Emma. It was all the details that freaked her out. They way the red head held her fork and knife the same way Emma did, how she got that mischievous glint in her eyes when she was joking or flirting. The way she walked, the slight sway of her hips showing she was confident and flirtatious even though she pretended to be innocent…It was all Emma down to the tiniest detail. Well, she hadn't actually seen Lara naked, but everything other than that matched perfectly.

Maybe Eckhart had gotten her and experimented and now she couldn't remember anything?

As the night progressed and Shalimar got Lara to talk about her family though, she doubted it. It really seemed like Lara was Lara and not Emma. But she had to be. She could have been implanted with fake memories? That had to be it. Maybe she should contact Jesse and hear what he had to say about this? No, that would mean she had to say where she was and then Brennan would come. And it wasn't like she was having a bad time with Lara so she should probably try to sort things out by herself. After all, when had she ever needed anyone to take care of her? Except from when she met Emma. Then she had suddenly wanted to need all the help in the world. And she felt exactly the same way about Lara.

"Hey, are you with me?" the red head asked as she saw the blonde apparently deep in thought.

"Yeah, sorry. I got lost in old memories there for a second. I'm sorry Lara, continue."

It was so strange to call her Lara when she wanted to say Emma all the time. She would probably just have to get used to it as she didn't plan on going somewhere for a long time.

"I'm not boring you am I?"

"No, no, that's not why I spaced out. It was just something you said I guess. Trust me, I'm enjoying myself and I'm really interested in you."

"Really. Well, what is it that's so interesting about me?" Lara said with a mischievous and flirtatious smile.

"Everything," the feral replied with a sly smile as she leaned closer over the table. This was something she had done with Emma often.

"The way you talk, your history, the way you move." Shalimar smirked to herself before continuing. "I love the way your hips move, the way your curves are formed. You're so hot and I want to get to know every little bit of you," the blonde said slowly and seductively. As soon as she said it, she could see the heat rising in the red heads cheeks and she leaned back again. Exactly the same reaction as Emma gave her. It had to be her, she just had to figure out what had happened and how to fix it. For the moment she would just try to enjoy it and get to know Lara better. Who knew, maybe time was the thing needed for Lara to go back to her old self?

Silence fell between the two as Shalimar stared at Lara who was still blushing, clearly caught off guard. After some time, the red head cleared her throat.

"Well, why don't you tell me about your history?"

"It's a complicated one," the blonde replied shortly.

"I want to know."

"Well, my parents sent me to a psychiatric institution when I was ten where the doctors beat me because there apparently was something wrong with me. I managed to run away after a while and I met this really nice man, a scientist that took care of me. He disappeared last year and now I'm here."

"I'm sorry."

"It's not like we can change the past anyway. And as you can see I'm still alive and fully able to kick."

Lara laughed lightly. The blonde truly was an amazing woman. At the person that sat before her now she definitely wouldn't have thought she would have that kind of background, such a sad childhood. And yet this really beautiful woman was sitting before her.

"What do you say we go to my place and get some wine or something?" the red head suddenly said.

The feral looked at her for a moment before nodding with a smile.

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Lara fidgeted slightly with her keys before finding the right one and putting it into the lock.

Behind her Shalimar was shifting her weight from one foot to another in a nervous manner.

"So can I get you coffee or anything? Wine?" Lara asked when they were inside.

"Sure, coffee sounds good," the feral replied with a smile.

The red head walked away.

"Do you want me to help with anything?" Shalimar asked as she came up beside the other woman.

"No it's okay," Lara replied with a smile as their eyes connected. Feeling that the gaze was too intense, the feral looked away shyly and her eyes fell on the red head's hands. She noticed they were slightly shaking and automatically she put her own hand on top of it.

"You okay?" she asked softly.

The younger woman looked into the blonde's eyes.

"I'm great," she replied in barely a whisper before she leaned forward. It was a risky move, but she had wanted to feel and taste those lips all evening and if she didn't she felt she would go insane.

Lara was half surprised when she felt Shalimar answer the kiss back. It was a slow kiss, just testing the waters. Lips moving slowly and softly over lips. Carefully the red head opened her mouth more as a sign to the feral. The blonde understood perfectly and quickly opened her own mouth. Both woman had to suppress a gasp as their tongues met, tasting each other for the first time. Both women pulled away simultaneously for air, both breathing heavily.

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Dun dun. So does anyone have any idea of what's gonna happen next? Oh right, I do. Tihi, ya'll gonna have to wait and see. Please review so you can tell me if it sucked or something.