Author's Note: All righty…The Evil stops as I end the Cliffhanger. Who is Ekaterina? What did Pearson do to her? Who exactly are Dimitri and Anastasia ? I know something you don't know…for about 3 seconds cause the answer to waiting to be reveled. Feel the excitement? Well unless your about to be kissed or the author of this story maybe your not getting the full effect…or maybe you are. It all depends on how much you read. Ok my lovely readers here you go. A nice steaming bowl of Chapter 8. Wow chapter 8 already? Time flies while your trying not to give details away. Enjoy guys!
To My Reviewers:
Imzadi: I did see Sense and Sensibility, and I love it so much! Alan Rickman is great, have you seen Dogma? He's so hysterical as the voice of God. Well Christian does disserve something….but you'll see that maybe not everything is as it seems. And vengeance is always a good thing, without vengeance we wouldn't have Anya . Thanks for the review!
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"Your eyes open...you do the rest"
She awoke suddenly
Sophia felt like a car hit and then decided to back up on her.
"Wesley….?" She searched and found him next to her
"Wesley, wake up" She shook him with her arm and laid back down
"Sophia?" Wesley feebly turned his head to her.
"Why am I on the floor. Why are we on the floor?"
She swiftly arose to her feet.
"Do you have any clue to what happened?"
Wes was still on the floor looking around the room.
"No idea. What's the last thing you remember?" He got up and looked at her
"I was trying to tell you what I felt back in the office." she said blinking
"All right and I was comforting you"
"He remembered that. Great" she closed her eyes
"And then a big gaping black hole in my memory"
"Unfortunately we don't have the time to go over whatever happened."
"No we don't. Just tell him about the Ana thoughts"
"My feelings in the office are as stated. Pearson killed the important person in Ana and Wood's life. She was upset that 'Dimitri' I.e. -You, didn't do anything to Pearson in the office. Besides that shocker, I know the victim. It was a woman named Ekaterina."
"I never saw anything about her in the flies"
"No offence Wesley, but your files have proven pretty useless today" she said with a nose twitch
"True" He thought regrettably.
"So this... Ekaterina caused the separation of Ana and Wood, and Pearson killed her. Am I all caught up?" he asked
"Basically yeah. So how do we go through this meeting? If worst comes to worst I know her signature, I can sign over the company" She crossed her arms
"That's what we'll do after that. Before that though, You'll ask to see the contract, which will take some time to read though, while I take Pearson outside to have a manly talk"
"Perfect."
"This shall be oodles of fun" She thought unhappily
"Keep the bug detector with you and use it before you copy. The transmitters here are especially sensitive. This disarms any bugs too, and it also will turn off any cameras " He handed her the device.
"Ready to start again?" He looked at her concerned.
"Yes, but please don't let him get close to me" She felt she would resume Ana's intentions if she wasn't watched by Wesley.
He looked at her caringly with his baby blue eyes.
"I won't let him harm you"
She looked at him and shivered. Wesley caught her motion and touched her shoulder
"Are you alright?"
"What did he say? He's such a liar. He let her die, he let him--"
"It's this office. Something happened here. Ekaterina, she was killed" She walked away from him and touched the wall.
"In this room?" Wes's eyes followed Sophia
"Ana….who is Ekaterina? How did he kill her? I want to help" She closed her eyes to concentrate.
To her dismay, Sophia got nothing from her other half. She tried to reach her again but she couldn't make Ana's thought appear.
She sat down in a chair and looked at Wesley defeated.
"The only way I'll know what he did to Ekaterina is if I go back and face him"
"Is this Anastasia talking or you?" He came over to her and bent down to her level.
"How can he ask me that? This is for Rina"
"Both of us Wesley. She needs me to ruin him"
"Ruin him?" He saw she wasn't fully Sophia, all her thoughts were not her own.
"Figuratively. I'm capable of many things but I will not kill for the sake of revenge"
Her eyes were cold. That icy side we all have inside of us took over her core. Anastasia wanted this and Sophia was willing to carry it out for her.
"He doesn't deserve a quick death, he needs to rot in prison and then in hell." She said with the fiery hate Ana always had.
"Sophia" He touched her hand and tried to reason with her.
She threw it away and got up. He followed her. She spun around furiously and yelled at him.
"Don't! Before you talk to me in a condescending tone, you need to feel what she felt, Dimitri. She didn't have a chance to scream, or to cry. She could only choke, choke on her own blood ! Not a breath left in her when I found her. Her body was frozen! I tried cradling her back to life and she never responded! She was so frightened and cold when she was dying. Calling for her loved ones. Calling for me and for you! I never came! I failed you. God I loved you and I couldn't even fucking save you! My poor darling--"
And again Sophia fainted. Wesley swept her up while his blue eyes were tearing. Although he didn't feel all of Dimitri's emotions like Sophia with Ana, he felt obligated to Ekaterina. He seemed to feel Dimitri's love for Ana and Ekaterina. Ana's words seem to hit him at his core. He felt immensely guilty for her death and for his divorce from Ana. He held Sophia close. Or more exactly, Dimitri held Ana close. He kissed her head and told her the truth.
"I'm so sorry love. She was my world too" Wesley shook his head and stopped Dimitri from any further thoughts. The surge was gone again, and Wesley remembered only what Sophia told him.
Sophia opened her eyes and found herself in Wesley arms. She stood up but still kept him as a support.
"Wesley, what happened?" She said faintly
"You were Anastasia again. You described how you found Ekaterina to Dimitri or me rather" he whispered to her.
She let go of him and looked out the window.
"This is a sick cycle. Wesley, she'll kill Pearson through me and I know that you won't be able to snap me out of the possession. "
He then noticed his hair was messy, but it didn't faze him. He cupped his chin in his hands. Then he crossed his arms against his chest.
"I know I won't. Sophia, the fury in you while Ana's in your thoughts... It's upsetting. "
"Ana's taking me over." She felt unsure and helpless. She was fainting every couple of minutes and wanted to murder a man she barely even knew. Plus, what would she do to Wesley after she was done to Pearson?
"Ana please stop this. I'm not going to carry out your will. Prison he deserves and even death, but not by me. By a grand jury, but not by a human. I'm not killing your ex for you either. He had no fault in this."
"We need to leave Sophia" Wesley looked out the door and back at her big brown eyes.
"I don't want loose you to Ana" He thought scared
"No, now more than before we need those files. It's either that or I become Ana and kill Pearson."
"And that cannot happen" they both thought
"All right. New plan. I say your feeling faint"
"No lie there" She thought
"And that you should lie down because you need rest. Then, I take him into another office"
"Definitely not this one" She added
"No not this one"
"I'll kill him if I do" Dimitri started to seep into him
"I take him into another office where I make small talk and at the same time try to get some information on Ana and Dimitri. You get the files while I'm gone. Same basic plan as before. Can you do that?"
"I'm not dead Wesley, I'm possessed" But then she understood he was just concerned about her
"I'm sure I can, just get him out of there"
"All right. Your ready?"
She straightened herself out and stood strong. He saw her appearance and took that as a yes.
"Let's go"
She smiled at him and he took her hand. It was part Ana and Dimitri but with some Sophia and Wesley mixed in
They walked together. The affectionate gesture would have given them up if it weren't for the fact that Sophia looked close to death. She was faint and pale. They saw Pearson look at them oddly and then rush to Sophia.
"Is she ok?"
Wesley sat her down in a chair and arranged her to her comfort.
"As if you care about what happens to her" Wesley thought bitterly while he looked at her worried.
"She said she felt dizzy in the conference room"
"No, Dimitri, I'm fine. Really I'm--" Her eyelashes fluttered and her eyes closed
"Do you need something to drink?" He asked trying to sound concerned
"So you can poison me?" Something about that rang familiar to Sophia
"I think I just need some quiet"
"Yes, that's best. " Wesley knelt down and caught her eyes
"You rest while I talk about the company takeover with Mr. Pearson. " And with that he sent her off and wished her luck
He smiled at her and got up
"Let's leave her here. Unless you disagree" Wesley gave Pearson a look of discouragement
"No that's perfect. Well talk in the next office Mr. Wood. You rest up Ms. Olivetti" There was that damn slyish smirk .
He was obviously irked that she was in his office alone but did nothing about it.
She snapped out of her comatose state and started on her work. She was still on the chair and turned on the bug disabler. It beeped and said "All devices turned off". She quickly opened her suitcase and took out rubber gloves.
"I'm not going to going to jail over that creep"
After that she grabbed the copier that was on top of her files. She held it in her right hand while her left searched his cabinets for anything that raised her alarm.
After she grabbed files, she instantly knew where they went to not cause confusion or possible capture.
She copied about 40 files. All were on the dead employees, current employees, on Pearson himself, and, finally, Anastasia and Dimitri Wood. She was finished and still didn't feel Wesley or Pearson coming so she decided to snoop some more. She put everything away except for one file.
Her curiosity got the best of her and she looked through Ana's file. She was shocked to see what was on the paper.
"A picture of her!" Anastasia Regina Olivetti Wood was 5'3 with black hair and brown eyes. She eerily looked similar to Sophia, but not close enough. That's when Sophia felt she would die of fear.
"He knows who we are. Or more likely aren't"
Fearing for Wesley, she decided to find her best method. She paced for about a second
"Running in there, in my condition- No…..Call his cell phone! I don't think he's hurt and he won't drink anything that Pearson gives him."
She found her cell phone in her suitcase and remembered…
Wesley never gave her his cell phone number. Or did he? Just in that moment she saw a paper sticking out of a pocket. She took it out and read it.
"Wesley Wyndam-Pryce 230-1990
Cordelia Chase-Liam 230-4269
Angel Liam 230-9658
Charles Gunn 230-9778
Winfred Gunn 230-6457
Faith Smith 230-2569
Lorne (like Cher) 230-9674"
"You guys are impossibly intelligent" She thought Isabella also had something to do with it.
She rapidly dialed the number and pressed the phone to her ear.
"Please Wesley have your phone on" she prayed
"Of course I want what's best for the company, so I think it best if we're kept on the board--"
Wes's cell started to ring. He knew something was wrong, more than before.
"Excuse me" Sure it wasn't the way Dimitri would have done it but he had to pick it up. He walked away from Pearson to make sure he couldn't hear the conversation.
"Hello?" He was about to say Wyndam-Pryce when he caught himself
"Wesley, get out of there now! He knows that we're not Ana and Dimitri. He has these files with pictures, Their pictures. I don't know why he took this meeting but you need to leave!" Wesley carefully looked at Pearson who was smiling back at him.
"He has some sort of plot"
Sophia began to pace again. Wesley's silence hit her like a hurricane wind on a beach.
"Wesley! Did you hear me get out!" She was on the verge of tears and a very impressive nervous breakdown.
"Yes of course. No, the Russia trip will be fine. 5 days fine?"
"Wesley we didn't go over codes!"
She took a deep breath
"Wesley, I'll let you handle it. But I'm calling home for back up"
"Do what you must. Good Bye"
He hung up the phone and got back to business.
"Business I take it?" Pearson said with such a nonchalant tone
"Yes other offers on the company" Wesley said countering him.
"Any interest you?" He said approaching Wesley.
"Starting to. Many, many enticing proposals"
"I see" Pearson said while falling back into his chair.
Sophia had haphazardly called Cordy
"Cordelia Cha--"
"Cordy, it's Sophia. We have an emergency you need to get everyone down to Cabrel" She was out of breath over the worry for Wesley.
"Sophia what?' Cordy noticed fear and desperation in her voice
"Wesley's in danger" she said fiercely
"We'll be right there"
Without a question more Cordelia hung up the phone and called everyone to go to Cabrel and help Sophia and Wesley. She grabbed her coat and was thanking God that Lorne had taken babysitting duty for Connor. She raced to Cabrel.
"What do I do? I could knock Pearson unconscious..."
"You have to kill him"
"Stop it Ana. I hate him for what he did to you, but homicides not the answer. Although now that he has Wesley... No I have to trust what he's doing. "
"I will slit your throat if you don't tell me what your up to"
"Damn it Dimitri! Stay out of this!" Wes loosened his tie a bit.
"Tad warm" He took off his jacket
"Yeah sure. Mr. Wood I am wholeheartedly asking for you cooperation in persuading Ms. Olivetti to hand over Enlighten"
"As if you have a heart"
"Well Ms. Olivetti has been involved in this company since it's conception." He turned his back on Pearson.
" I understand." he was growing impatient
"I'll persuade her. No worries" Wesley felt something warn him to move to the left.
Pearson's dagger nearly missed Wesley. Wesley swiftly turned around fully and grabbed Pearson's arm that held blade. He forced the knife out of Pearson's hands and it landed on the floor. They struggled with each other to gain possession of the dagger. Finally Wesley got loose enough to jab Pearson in the left cheek to caused him to fall to the floor. He laid laughing while Wesley grabbed the knife. Another fateful surge came over him.
"Dimitri. No! I can't-" Wesley stopped himself from plunging the knife into Pearson
"You'll do I tell you Wesley" Dimitri Alexander Wood now arose in Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
He was about to stab him.
"Do you really think that's smart? Dimitri was my friend and I slit his wrists and throat. What do you think I'll do to you?" he said touching his damaged face
" It was a great plan Leigh. Making it look like I killed myself. One thing you didn't count on-me. You killed my daughter and my marriage! Not to mention me"
Pearson looked at Wesley with fear.
"Dimitri?"
Dimitri undid his tie and started to suffocate Pearson
"Tell me you bastard! Did my little girl take the cup happily! Did she know you slipped her arsenic! Did she cry for me! You were laughing the entire time. Right?"
Pearson tried to respond, but he couldn't get enough air.
"What is it? Guilt take you over? Huh?"
Dimitri brought Pearson up to his face and shook him.
"You answer me!"
Pearson got one word out
"Sorry"
Dimitri was so outraged that he pulled even tighter on Pearson's neck
"Take it back. Say that you enjoyed killing her. It gave you pleasure. All these months I thought you were trustworthy and you murder my Rina. My only daughter and now My wife and I dead because of you. My turn my dear friend"
Pearson struggled and wiggled around to try to get loose from the tie's deathly grip. No such luck though as Dimitri's grip never faltered
Wesley's eyes were now Dimitri's. His once vibrant blue eyes were now gray with hate and revenge.
"You death will be like hers. So I won't choke you to death. "
Dimitri let go and stood up. A faint Pearson collapsed fully on the ground trying to catch his breath. Dimitri looked at him and smiled sinisterly. He took his foot and kicked Pearson in the skull. Blood poured from his mouth.
"I'll just hurt you a bit" he said with gratification
Pearson was knocked unconscious and lay bleeding on the floor .
"Now what will The Maker say about you little mishap? Can't have any failures in The Order of the Black Shadow, now can they?"
Just then Sophia barged in the door to see a smiling Wesley standing over a bloody Pearson .
Sophia felt Ana take her over again and lost control of her emotions. It was then that Anastasia's and Dimitri's souls had completely come over Sophia and Wesley.
Dimitri saw her and looked at her with the biggest grin
"I did it darling. For Rina" Lost the smile for a moment, but gained it back when he saw a near death Pearson
She smiled and ran into his arms
"Yes you did. And did good. He's dying, slowly but surely"
"The longer he lasts the better."
"Can I hurt him some more when he wakes up. Pretty please?" she said touching her fingers to his lips
"Because you asked nicely. Only you darling"
"Goody" she said looking seductively in his eyes.
She jumped into his arms and started to kiss him wildly. He grabbed the back of her neck as he bit into it hungrily. He played with her hair as she undid his shirt and kissed his upper chest. Then he grabbed her hand as she jerked up.
"No Ana, we're done here. We can't use them anymore. We did what we came to do and gave them clues as what's to come"
He let her down as she looked to the floor unhappily.
"Not fair. Considering I just died today"
He looked at her sympathetically
"Chin up darling. He's in hell now…or soon after The Maker is done with him."
"The Maker can rot in hell for all I care. He killed Rina too. He killed us too" She turned away from him
"I know but we have to leave it up to these two to clean that mess" he touched her shoulders.
"Do they know what they're up against?" Although she didn't know her, Ana wanted Sophia to be all right
"They will." Dimitri had the same feeling as Ana about Wesley. After all, this was the man who help him carry out his last wish to harm Pearson.
"Will they come out of it alive?"
"The outcome isn't foretold" he said dejectedly
She wasn't comforted by that fact but she had to let the future come as it may. She walked towards the window and looked at the sun setting. She sighed and turned to Dimitri
"I'm sorry about Oliver"
"No…forget it. He never existed"
"I always loved you"
"I know. I love you too"
"I'm ready now. Let's leave"
She kissed her forehead
"Rina's waiting" she whispered to him
"Let's go darling" he kissed her one last time as their souls fully left.
Both bodies fell to the floor. They were positioned as Ana and Dimitri wanted. A final sign for the bewildered Sophia and Wesley.
They were embracing each other. Wesley's head rested on Sophia's while Sophia's hands were holding Wesley's face. His arms around Sophia's waist, and their legs were intertwined.
At the same time their eyes snapped open to find themselves in the intimate position.
They were facing each other as both their eyes couldn't waver. Sophia was the first to jerk back. That was when she encountered the bloody man laying on the floor.
Wesley was still astonished to move as he was paralyzed in worry and fear. He sat up quickly to see Sophia kneeling over and staring at Pearson.
"Oh my God they did it. They killed him" she said with shock dripping in her voice.
Wesley stood up and walked over Sophia. He knelt down beside her and felt Pearson's pulse
"Almost. He's still alive. They didn't succeed" he said with relief
She sat in the floor in disbelief.
"Wesley, what--?"
"I don't feel him anymore, he's gone. Do you still feel Ana?" he turned to her, his eyes back to that incredible blue.
"No, her thoughts are gone. Do you feel nauseous?" she felt like her stomach was bouncing crazily in her body.
"Extremely" he said examining Pearson's body.
She thought she should address the issue
"Now that we know we didn't commit homicide."
"Wesley what were we doing?" Wesley left Pearson and stood up with Sophia following him. He saw her brown eyes looking in him for answers.
He was about to tell her about his feelings and emotions that Dimitri made him come to terms with when the lights flickered on.
"Are you guys alright!"
There was the entire crew. Angel and Gunn with huge axes, Faith in full fighting mode and Fred and Cordy ready for back up.
Angel walked over to an unconscious Pearson and stared stunned at Wesley and Sophia
"Did you two?" Angel was afraid that his two friends commit an unspeakable act.
"God No! They just hurt him a bit. He's still alive" Sophia assured him
"They?" He looked at them confused
"Long terribly complicated story" Wesley informed him
"That'll you'll clue us in on later?" Gunn was curious on how the whole plan went down
"Yeah, sure" Sophia was too shaken to really think about the day
"Are you sure you guys aren't hurt?" Mommy Cordelia was worried about her friends.
"Not that I know of. Are you hurt Sophia?" Wesley wondered
"No. I don't think "
"I'm just gonna need therapy "
"Is that Pearson on the floor?" Fred inquired
"It's part of the long story. You know I don't remember a lot of what happened" Sophia told everyone
"Neither do I. Must have been when Dimitri carried out his vengeance"
The others looked at each other for answers.
"Another detail we need to fill you in on" Sophia didn't know quite how to tell her friends.
"Well then, what now?" thought Wesley
"Umm hey Wes?" Faith caught his attention from off of space
"Yes, Faith?"
"Why is your shirt open?" Out of all the excitement and questions, no one noticed that Wesley's shirt was unbuttoned.
"I don't quite know" he said buttoning it up again
"Oh for crap's sake" thought Cordelia
"They've been possessed and did the down and dirty. Do any of us have normal starts to relationships?" She would know, a certain incident at the ballet sparked her and Angel's relationship. Gunn and Fred were recently married and Wesley bought them tickets for the ballet at Angel's request. There, Angel and Cordy got friendly at the possession of two ill-fated lovers.
Then Cordelia noticed that Sophia's clothes were intact
"Or not. Maybe they just made-out like bandits" she brushed it off and got back on the subject.
"What did we do?" thought Sophia
"Well we didn't have sex. I think I'd know. So…big question. I'll talk to him later" she reasoned
"So how are we gonna get out of here?' Fred asked
"How did you get in?" Wesley said getting his coat on.
"A simple hit and run. We hit then run" Angel told them
"I have an easier way. A transportation spell. Quick and painless. First Wesley, get the suitcases"
He obeyed her and went to retrieve the files.
"Your gonna leave bleedy boy here?" Faith pointed to Pearson
"Something tells me that we won't have to worry about him. He'll survive. And he won't do anything about us"
"How can you be sure?" Angel looked at the body
"Ana told me" she said smiling
Wesley came back with the cases.
"Thanks Wesley" she sincerely told him
"Okay everyone get in the middle and hold hands or we'll all end up in separate dimensions" she warned them.
They followed her instructions and joined hands. Sophia and Wesley felt the surged that rivaled Ana and Dimitri. They shook a bit but ignored each other's reactions. He cleared his throat and she closed her eyes to avoid looking at him. Neither knew what happened between them
"Transmigration nobis amasa" Sophia said carefully
A flash of white light surrounded them. Seconds later they were all in the lobby of the Hyperion.
All let go as Angel headed for the couch
"Does your stomach always feel that way after that?"
Cordy laughed
"Now you know what morning sickness feels like" she quipped
Sophia looked at Wesley worriedly. She remembered the feeling of queasiness she had before
"No I can't be pregnant this early. God your overacting"
"She cannot be showing signs of pregnancy this early. Unless she's pregnant with some mystical being like Cordy was" he shook his head.
"You two didn't have sex" they both heard a familiar voice
It was Ana
"You two didn't do anything out of the ordinary"
They both sighed in relief. They trusted her to tell them the truth.
That was the last they both heard from Anastasia Wood. A voice of truth and aid for both .
"Ok then now that that's settled" Sophia said to Wesley
"What's settled?" Angel asked from the couch
"My bedtime. I'll love telling you the story. Tomorrow. I'd like to get a head start on my sleep"
"It's 7:30" Gunn informed her
"Really? Feels like midnight" she said sleepily
"Go to sleep Hon, it's been a long day" Cordy gave her friend a hug and sent her off.
"I'm sorry Sophia, but before you go may I talk to you?" Wesley wanted to see what she knew about the incidents.
"Wesley…urg! Ok fine, even though this'll end with an embarrassing note"
"I'll be there in 5 minutes"
"All right"
"Hey Wes can I talk to you, in your office?" Angel asked
"Sure" Wesley and Angel headed for the office, taking both briefcases
"Are you sure you don't need anything Sophia?"
"Yeah Fred. Just sleep"
"Hey Soph?" Faith only called her that if something was plaguing her
"Faith what?" she said afraid
"Do you remember if you and Wes…messed around because his shirt didn't get that way from fighting. Or fighting would be morewicked fun" she said with a smile
"The one question I didn't want to answer"
She laid her head back on the couch and groaned
"I honestly don't know. I know we didn't have sex for multiple reasons, all of which I don't need to get into."
"All right" the three girls nodded and understood
"Whatever happened. Wesley will be supportive" Cordelia comforted her
"What did you do with Sophia!" screamed Angel
"Nothing, I don't think" Wesley said defensively
"I don't think?" Angel was now pacing around the office
"Well Angel it wasn't me. I know we didn't have sex."
"I'm not mad Wesley. Happy in fact that you finally found the perfect girl. But on the first day?' he said to his friend compassionately
"Angel I didn't have sex with her!" he said frustrated. He plopped in his chair and took off his glasses that he just put on
"I believe you Wesley. It's just that you two can't start it out this way. I really want it to, just not this way"
"Since when did you become so concern with my love life?" he raised his eyebrow and got out of his chair.
"You're my friend Wes and I just want you to--. Your teasing me" he said annoyed
"It's nice to be reminded how much I mean to you" he said messing with him. Angel punched Wesley in the arm and they both laughed
"Thanks Angel" he said pulling his friend into a hug. They patted each other on the back and let go.
"She's great Wesley. It'll work. Just no--"
"I got it" He put his hand up to stop Angel. He smiled at his worried friend.
"Well I gotta go pick up Connor from Lorne's. Poor Guy"
"Connor?"
"No Lorne. He's probably exhausted. Bye Wes"
Angel left and Wesley began searching the files at his desk.
"Oh dear lord" he thought as he read one file.
Sophia opened the door to Wesley's office. She saw him sitting at his desk, staring down at the paper looking utterly confused. It was then that she noticed he had his glasses off which worried her.
"Is that a character trait?"
"Wesley what happened?"
"This bit of news will shock her"
"Sophia. Anastasia and Dimitri had a child."
"What?"
"Wait, how's that possible? Well I know how it's possible but when did it happen?"
"One month ago. I just found this file that I must have dropped. "
"You said 'had'."
"Yes, the little girl died about a three weeks before her first birthday"
"That's terrible" she closed her eyes
"You haven't heard the worst news"
"Great there's more?" she didn't think she could take it.
"She was poisoned"
Sophia had to sit down. She never understood why anyone would to harm a child. Especially one who would never be able to fight back. She was silent for a minute and then asked Wesley the question that rattled in her head.
"So you have any idea why Pearson would want to kill her?"
"I haven't a damnest clue" Wesley was disappointed that he didn't know
He sided the files towards her. Sophia reluctantly picked it up and read her name.
"Ekaterina Simons. Our Ekaterina. Their lost loved one"
"They gave her up at birth"
"Probably to save her from Pearson killing her"
"How smoothly that went" she thought acrimoniously
"God" Sophia said with sigh.
She wanted to cry looking at a smiling picture of the brunette little girl and then seeing what the poison had done to her body. Shriveled and pale were her arms and legs. Her green eyes were frozen in terror. She knew what was happening to her, her life taken away at a young age.
"Pearson. God I hope he rots in hell. Ana and Dimitri deserve at least that"
"About Ana. I'm so sorry to say this" he told her with regret
"What happened to her?"
"She died this morning of a heart attack" his voice softening even more than before
"How? She was healthy. Apparently healthy enough to carry a child." Sophia was too distraught to think logically
"The circumstances behind her death are.." he hated telling her again
"Lemme guess 'unknown'. Wow the detectives in these cases really aren't paying attention to anything. Let alone a dead woman. God forbid they solve one damn case." she said with irritation and grief
She saw Wesley's sympathetic look towards her. Her eyes watered profusely with bitter tears. She couldn't hold back the cries for the woman that she felt such sorrow for. She shook her head and turned from him. The tears washed her face as they streamed down.
"No. Wesley. She lost her daughter, her husband, and never gave up hope that someday she would get her closer. And now you want to tell me all that strength she showed me was lost by a heart attack? They killed her! Don't play naïve, you know it too." He turned her around and embraced her. She sobbed into him. All this seemed like pure déjà vu to the two.
"Dimitri told me too. But you also know that Pearson will be punished. You heard the calls from Ana and Dimitri. Right?" He rested his head on hers.
She stopped sniffling and looked at him
"You heard it too? I thought it post partum something"
"They told us that Pearson's karma was about to catch up to him. We have to believe that. That and Dimitri, Ana, and Ekaterina are finally safe. They're happy, no long plagued by possible deaths and anguish. " He felt complete in her arms. The pain he suffered for the Wood family was almost as great as Sophia's but he always remembered to think of the good. He knew he had to share it with her to let some of her pain die. It worked.
She took solace in that and let go of him. He offered her his handkerchief. She took it realizing she was having a breakdown on her first day.
"Cary Grant has nothing on you"
"I'm sorry Wesley. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I'll go now. Oh the handkerchief. I'll wash it because I know you don't it dirty and used. "
She was about to tell him good-night when he took her hand. She spun slightly with the shock of his touch running through her.
"Never ever feel too uncomfortable to tell me anything Sophia. I'm always here" he told her with his blue eyes alive with affection and compassion.
"I hope she knows how I feel"
"Thank you. You know the same goes for me." she squeezed his hand and looked at him with deep meaningful admiration and care
"Doubt he'll ever need me though. He's always so calm"
He cupped her hand and told her sweetly
" Welcome Home. Good night" he smiled
"Good Night Wesley" Sophia's eyes sparkled as she beamed at him. She let go of his warm hand and headed to her room .
As she walked she said good night to her new family and thought about the day.
"I was possessed, almost killed someone, did Dios knows what with Wesley, and found someone that might not kill my romantic spirit. Not bad for a first day"
Sophia fell asleep while Wesley was downstairs sleeping in his chairs. The two dreamed together something amazing. That neither would remember the next day. A connection that both felt but never expressed until one year later.
In the Next Chapter: I'll give you guys a break and do a short chapter. But this one's important. Your meeting the one, the only...Dramatic music Please?...The Maker! Scream and shreaks! Yes! The evil jumbo himself. And someone will not survive the night. Wow Jee I wonder. Read and Review please!