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Daddy's girl
The eight soldiers were on their way to the Badlands. They drove most of the day and stopped only at night. Taylor asked Eric and Thomas to build the camp while Cameron and Tim went to find some logs for the fire. He sent Damon and Mark to secure the perimeter. Once they were all gone, he came to talk to Alexandra who was sitting in the car, writing something.
"Inspired?"
"Just writing few things down."
"Yeah I understand that. It helps to write down what's on your mind." He paused, waiting for her to look at him. "Talking helps too," he said, his blue eyes giving her a friendly look. "What made you change your mind?"
"About what?" She asked innocently.
"About going OTG."
"I'm not sure you're the best person to talk to about that."
"It's about Lucas, isn't it?"
"I don't want to talk about this." She said seriously.
"It's not like you to run away from problems. You face it," he insisted.
"Let just say that sometimes you need a break before fixing them."
"I'm sure that whatever he has done wrong, he didn't mean it."
"You seem to have a short memory. Few months ago, you would have never said that kind of statement."
"Few months ago, he would have never decided to stay in Terra Nova, to change, to act like he does today," he stated.
"Why are you defending him? You were the one who wanted him gone at first!" She said upset. Her anger startled Taylor, he was not expecting her to react the way she was.
"Yes, but he is my son and I want what's best for him. You are what's best for him. Maybe you don't see it, but being with you had made him become a better man."
"For God sake, I did nothing," she talked more loudly than she intended, she was upset now. "I never asked him to change. He changed on his own."
"Hey Alex, I didn't mean to upset you. I just wanted to say that you did well with him. You've done good, sweetheart, you really stepped up. You're the best thing that happened to Lucas. We're all so glad you're around."
"Do we really have to talk about him now?" She sighed. It was clearly not a question. "Can I do something to help the others?"
"Sure. Empty the cars and put the bags in our tents." She didn't wait and stepped out of the car and went to the back to grab the bags. Before Taylor was pretty sure she was here because of Lucas, now he was totally sure. Whatever his son has done, he had probably crossed the line. Alexandra forgave people easily. If she had the need to go away from him, he must have really screwed it up. The camp was soon built, tents set around a fire. Damon and Alexandra were on the first shift. They were sitting in front of the fire when Damon eventually broke the silence.
"What did he do to you?"
"Nothing."
"Alex, it's obviously something important or you would not be here."
"It doesn't matter. I don't want to talk about that." Alexandra had left Terra Nova so she wouldn't have to talk about what happened and in the end it was the opposite.
"Oh come on. That bastard is a jerk. You look upset I can see that. What did he do? Did he hurt you?" Damon was getting furious. He had spent the day thinking about why she was here and anger had grown in him further and further.
"No. He didn't hurt me." She said firmly. "Not physically at least…" She sighed.
"That's it. This moron is dead. I hate this guy. He doesn't deserve you. I should have punched him when I had the opportunity."
"Damon don't. Don't disparage him. I don't need that."
"But you have to see who he really is. This guy is an asshole. He is pretentious and arrogant."
"Yet I can't hear that ok? I'm mad at him but I can't stand having you trashing him out."
"You really got him under your skin, don't you?"
"How could that be different? I love him Damon! I love him! That can't go away in a minute. I just need time to adjust my feelings ok?" Yes, she knew she was still in love with Lucas, even if she shouldn't be. Her heart was begging her to forgive him but her head was commanding her to stop being stupid. She had to stop loving him, it was too painful. Damon didn't answer, glaring at the fire. Suddenly he stood up and walked into the jungle. "Damon!" As he kept walking, Alexandra stood up and ran after him. She followed his tracks and eventually found him in a small meadow. Damon was pacing around, his hands on his hips, mumbling inaudible things to himself, trying to calm down.
"Damon?" Alexandra didn't know what to do. He turned to face her, his eyes reflecting determination.
"You need to know that some people care for you. I care for you. You know that right?"
"Yes," she replied, uncertain where he was headed.
"There are things you need to hear, to know, so you can make good decisions." Alexandra was really worried now, she was afraid to already know what he was about to say and she didn't want to hear it.
"I love you Alex," he said firmly, his blue eyes stuck into hers.
"No," she whispered, stunned.
"Yes I do. I love you." He confirmed.
"No, no, no," she started to murmur, shaking her head.
"Alex I…"
"No, I'm not listening. I can't hear you," she said, putting her palms over her ears, starting to walk away. Damon quickly stepped towards her and grabbed her wrist. Her eyes were haggard.
"No, you stay here. You have to listen to me." Alexandra stayed still, pursing her lips in stress. "I love you," he repeated, cupping her face with his hands. "I love you," he whispered gently, Then he leaned to her and kissed her. She stiffened in surprise. His kiss was tender, sweet and at the same time fiery and passionate. She let him kiss her, yet she didn't kiss him back. She didn't want to push him away, she didn't want to hurt him. It was good to be kissed by him, but she didn't want to cross that line with him, it didn't feel right. He reopened his eyes, inches away from her face, and looked at her intensely, wondering what she was thinking, what she was feeling. As she didn't say a single word, he slowly took his hands off of her and took a step back. Alexandra was not expecting him to behave like that. She stared at him bewildered, her mouth slightly agape. Her heart was pounding in her chest, her breathing was rapid. Her hand reached her lips, her fingers touching them, their warmth proving to her that it had really happened, Damon had kissed her. She shook her head in disbelief, her gaze going from the ground, to him, to the jungle then back to him. She didn't know where to look, she was lost, her mind was a mix of emotions, if she could have disappeared she would have done it. She wanted to cry and at the same time there was no reason for it. Damon was getting embarrassed, he didn't know what to expect when he had kissed her but he had expected her to actually do or say something. Her silence was becoming heavier every second. "Alex?" She opened her mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Actually, she didn't know what to say. "Alex, say something please," he begged her.
"I'm sorry," she spluttered. She didn't know what else to say. Sorry was the first word she had thought about.
"Sorry?" He asked, arching his eyebrows. She winced speechlessly, shrugging. He stared at her dubiously and sighed loudly. "Ok, I see why you're sorry," he sighed, vexed. He shook his head, disappointed and walked away. Alexandra's heart clenched in her chest, she didn't want to lose him, she couldn't let him go just like that. She ran behind him, went past him and stopped once she was in front of him, stopping him at the same time with her palms on his chest, her eyes begging him for forgiveness. She slowly put her arms around his neck and buried her face in his neck. Damon couldn't resist and wrapped her in his arms, comforting her. "I wish you could forget him," he whispered sadly into her ears, "I wish you could change your mind". It was so sincere that it hurt her. He felt her body tense then move lightly. She was sobbing in silence, he could feel the tears running from her cheeks to his neck. It made him tighten his embrace. After a moment, he took her shoulders and slowly pushed her away from him. She wiped the tears away, her cheeks red from the crying. "I want what's best for you. I don't want you to be sad Alex. I want you to be as chirpy as before."
"I know," she said in a cracked voice. "It's just… Everything I know is falling apart. I need time on my own to figure out what I want, what I need. There's only one thing I'm sure about, one thing I'm sure I need, it's you as my friend. This is all I'm asking you. Just stay the same, please."
"I'm here, I'm your friend. Never doubt it."
"Forever?" She asked hopefully.
"Forever," he stated, sure of himself.
They spent the next days acting like before and Alexandra was really grateful Damon kept his promise. He was a really good friend to her, the best she never had. It took them 6 days to reach the Badlands. The area was deserted, dark and cold. Alexandra was standing at the top of a hill with Taylor and Damon. Mark had gone down to see what was in front of them with the binoculars. Eric, Thomas, Cameron and Tim went in the opposite direction and were waiting for orders.
"Unbelievable," they heard Mark said through the walkie-talkie.
"What is it soldier?" Taylor asked.
"Commander, I can see there are 2 people ahead."
"Show us." They all looked at the plex to see what Mark had seen. Indeed, there were two people, adults around 50-55 years old in a cave, pacing. They could see that the cave had been rearranged so that they could live in it. They looked in good health, maybe tired, but not ill. Alexandra's eyes tightened as she tried to see their faces better. Suddenly she felt her heart flinch. She slowly walked back, hardly breathing, and she started to run to Mark. Taylor heard somebody leaving them and quickly turned his head, looking behind him to find that Alexandra was gone. "Alex!" he screamed. She ran faster than ever, she reached Mark in a minute and grabbed his binoculars to see what she had seen on the plex. Her heart was punching her chest, she couldn't catch her breath.
"Alex! What are you doing here?" Mark asked, worried. Alexandra didn't hear him, it was like he wasn't here. She left him behind and ran to the cave.
"Mark, what's going on?" Taylor yelled trough the walkie-talkie.
"I don't know sir, she's gone, she's gone!" Mark replied quickly.
"Damn it," Taylor spat. "Show us now!" he urged him. Taylor and Damon watched Alexandra run down the hill, cross the stream and go inside the cave. Damon didn't wait for Taylor and ran to Mark's position. Taylor followed him minutes after. Damon took the binoculars to see where Alexandra was.
"What the hell is going on?" Taylor asked as he arrived to them.
"I don't understand, I really don't." Mark said, shaking his head. Damon was paling, speechless, as he was watching in direction of the cave. Taylor understood why when he looked into the binoculars. Alexandra was in the people's arms, embracing them. When Alexandra had seen the people on the plex, she hardly believed it. She had to be sure it was them. She had felt the necessity to run to Mark and see them better. What she had seen in the binoculars had proved to her she was right. It should be impossible but nothing in here seemed to be impossible anymore. Once she had been sure of who those people over there were, she couldn't wait and had run to meet them. When she had entered in the cave and had called them, she had felt relieved when they had turned back to her and had smiled to her. Taylor was wondering what to do when they saw Alexandra coming out the cave. She waved in their direction.
"You can come. There's nothing to worry about here." She screamed. They all looked at each other and nodded, agreeing to go down. Taylor made them stop in front of the stream, Alexandra was standing the other side, gathered by the man and the woman they had seen earlier on the plex.
"Girl, you owe me a good explanation." Taylor warned her. Alexandra beamed at him, her eyes bright with excitement.
"Commander Taylor, let me introduce you to Charles and Alice, my parents."
Mark and Damon opened their mouth, both were speechless, again.
"Your… Your parents?" Taylor asked in disbelief.
"Yes, her parents," her father said. "I'm Charles, nice to meet you sir," he stepped to him and shook his hand. "And this is my wife, Alice." He gestured to her and she greeted him. "I assume we have a long story to tell you," he smiled.
"Indeed…" Taylor managed to reply as he watched the three people in front of him. It was amazing to see the similarities between Alexandra and her mother. Alice was just Alexandra but older, or actually, Alexandra was probably Alice when she was younger, dark blond hair with few grey strands and big blue eyes reflected kindness. In any case, it was obvious that they were family. It was a whole different story with Charles. He was tall with medium length dark curly hair, slightly grey on the temples, his eyes were dark and somber grey. His voice was warm but his attitude gave away he was a cold person. Taylor agreed to bring Alexandra's parents back with them. It took them 6 more days to get back to Terra Nova. They had had plenty of time to explain how and why they had arrived in the Badlands. They told them that one day, back in 2005, they created the first time travel machine ever made. They walked into it and ended up in the Badlands. Stuck there. Unfortunately, a military group arrived less than an hour after them. They were called the Phoenix Group and sent by Hope Plaza from 2149. At first, they had not understood how, but then they had realized a scientist had restored their calculations and made a new portal with better technology. Then, with the same time setting as them, he had sent soldiers into the portal. They had been kept as prisoners, forced to work for them. When they had heard somebody had destroyed the portal at Hope Plaza, the soldiers had asked them to build another one. They had thought it would work but actually, they just had made a way in and not a way out. Their calculations had been wrong.
"And this is why you are probably here Alex," her mother added. "I guess we have created a portal in our house with a way into the jungle instead of the opposite."
"It doesn't matter. We are together now and you'll be safe in Terra Nova. Commander Taylor will protect you." Alexandra said looking at Taylor, begging him to confirm it. Taylor nodded, yet he didn't swear it.
"So you've been there for 7 years, have you ever met this scientist who built the portal?" Taylor asked. Alexandra glanced quickly at Taylor. What did he want to know exactly?
"I don't think so," replied Charles after few minutes. "But you know, we haven't seen many people in 7 years, only soldiers for the food and to ask us if our work was finished."
"Why were you alone when we found you?" Taylor asked, suspicious now.
"Well; about 6 months ago now, after we failed with the portal, they moved, leaving us here. We stayed here, we didn't know where else to go."
"Well, you'll be safe with us in Terra Nova. I'm sure your daughter will welcome you in her house. You'll see, it's a peaceful colony, you'll be fine there," Taylor informed them. He had a lot on his mind. He wanted to believe them, for Alexandra's sake. But he couldn't trust them so easily. It might have been instinct or a sixth sense, he didn't know how to explain it, but something seemed wrong. Something was strange in their story, a piece of the puzzle was missing and he had to find out what it was. Till then, he would treat them as his guests, but he would keep an eye on them.
Taylor's suspicion didn't stay unnoticed by Alexandra. She knew Taylor was doing more than just his work. It was obvious he had something in mind, some information she didn't have and she'd have to find out what it was. She would eventually find out, until then, she would enjoy having her parents back in her life. Having them with her was bringing back old memories that she had buried deep inside, to protect her, to avoid the pain of their absence. It was a strange feeling and she hoped it was a good one, but she was not totally sure. It was like her memory had erase some information about her childhood with them and that suddenly their presence had brought it back to her. She shook her head to wipe her dark thoughts away, she should be grateful to have found them. 'Actually I should thank Skye and Lucas for that,' she chuckled sarcastically in her mind. Lucas would have reminded her that life was about choices, Alexandra liked to think that it was, once again, about destiny. Yes, it was meant to happen. She didn't know why yet, but she had to accept this gift and it was exactly what she was going to do.
Ok so, Damon told Alex he loves her. I guess we all knew that he would one day! Just when Alex was trying to figure out what she's going to do with Lucas, I'm not sure it was the good time, was it? I wonder what Lucas will think about it… I guess we'll find out soon!
And what about Alexandra's parents? I know you think, what the hell? Twisted isn't it? Just be sure there is a reason for that. There always is! I guess Taylor might have a pretty idea about it. We'll see!
Let me know what you think about it!
By the way, I think I've never told you but I wrote most of my chapters listening music. So I think I will give you part of some songs at the end of few chapters, so hopefully it would help you to 'feel' the text! I hope you'll like it.
