What it takes -2 I know I didn't explain this enough but needless to say Darla isn't dead, I never liked that they killed her off. But I'm leaving her with a soul as a human. She is a friend with Angel something that Lindsey just has to deal with. I wanted to dig into Lindsey torrid past a little bit and this is what I came up with.
Disclaimer- I still own nothing but my mind and the things inside.
Lila sipped her tea, as her office door was kicked open. She looked up and saw one pissed off woman standing in front of her. Even though Darla was not a vampire, something about her scared the crap out of her.
"Darla, all you had to do was knock and I would have opened the door."
Darla walked closer to Lila knowing for a fact that she scared the woman. Darla smiled at her, after Lindsey had calmed down Darla swore to herself that she was going to get down to the death of his girlfriend. Darla knew something was off about the events of the death of Amanda.
"I have a few questions for you Lila, and if you know what is good for you, you might want to answer me."
"I'm not sure if I can help you since you are no longer of importance to Wolfram & Hart" Lila told her with a smirk, as she put down her cup and stood up.
Darla closed the gap between herself and Lila; she grabbed the woman and shoved her against the wall, Lila's head connected to the wall with a dull thump. Darla smiled at her in a menacing way.
"I may not be a vampire any more Lila, but I still know how to torture people and believe me if you don't tell me what I know, they may find you cut into tiny little piece and tossed onto the bay area."
Lila blinked a few times before the words registered in her brain.
"Darla, I'm not sure you under stand what you are getting into threatening me. I can have you killed fast than you could carry out your threat."
"Darla!" a male voice called out to her. Lila turned around to see Lindsey McDonald standing in the office doorway.
"Lindsey, What are you doing here I thought you were on vacation?"
"I am Lila, but see Darla said she was going for a walk I knew she was coming here. Darla come on lets go home. "
"Lindsey, she might know something."
"Darla, lets just go, before someone finds out you were here. There are other ways to find out what really happened, now let's go" Lindsey instructed.
Darla looked at Lila and punched her. Lila stumbled back a few feet, her hand raised to her jaw and watched as Lindsey grabbed Darla's arm and dragged her out of the office. Lila wondered what they were looking for. She picked up her phone to call Holland, maybe he knew.
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Lindsey tightened his hold on the blond haired woman as he pulled her out of the building into the blinding sunlight. He let go just as they walked to his car. He stopped and turned around to face her, she had never seen him so angry before.
"Lindsey, I was only trying to help you. I don't think that your friend is dead."
"Darla, I wish you would leave well enough alone. Amanda is dead and I've accepted that fact, just let it go" Lindsey begged her.
Darla shook her head " You know, I don't get you, you say you loved this woman and when I say maybe there is chance she might be alive you balk and even thinking it might be true. Why? Are you that afraid of finding out what really happened Lindsey? Some random shooting took her life and you believed that. Come on it sounds weird to hear it at all but you, you just say okay and that was it."
Lindsey hung his head that was exactly what he did; he never questioned anything about the shooting. He looked back up at Darla, then just walked away from her, his brain was hurting his head, and he had to get away from this whole thing. He turned around and looked for Darla; she wasn't there anymore. As he walked back towards his truck, he saw Lila coming out of the building.
"Lindsey, wait a minute."
"Lila, really right now isn't a good time for me to chat with you about any thing" he told her, his steel blue eyes boring a hole into her head.
" Why was Darla ready to put a nail through my eye?"
" I don't know Lila, maybe she has a grudge against you. I have to get back to my vacation before coming back here if you don't mind" Lindsey opened up his truck door, and climbed up inside. He watched Lila walk back into the building, God how he hated that place. But for now it was all he had.
Lila went back into her office, when Holland strolled in. Lila chuckled "Ahhh doesn't anyone knock anymore?"
" Lila, I hear you had a problem with an ex-vamp and a certain lawyer " Holland remarked.
"It wasn't anything I couldn't handle sir. Darla is just getting a little out of control. Lindsey came in to gather her and they left. I really don't think it was anything except Darla's freaking out because she isn't scary anymore."
" Something had to have prompted her attack on you though, did she say anything?" Holland asked.
" She said she had some questions for me but that was as far as she got then Lindsey came in and got her. You don't think it has something to do with Lindsay's annivsery here do you?"
Holland shook his head " No, but we should keep an eye on them just the same."
"Right I'll get someone on it right away."
Holland smiled at Lila; what they did at the firm Lindsey on the other hand had pushed, and pushed, he tettered between good and evil never swayed her. Holland had to put a stop to this and quick.
"Thank you Lila, I knew I could trust you to take care of Lindsey." Lila gave him a small smile before he walked out of her office. Lila sat behind her desk and pulled up Lindsay's file and began reading through it, searching for anything that would of set Darla off.
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Lindsey stepped off the elevator only to find Cordelia Chase standing near his door. Lindsey sighed; this was all he needed right now.
" Great, now what do you want?" he asked in an annoyed tone.
"Listen, I don't want to be here bu5t your roommate Darla came to the office in a bit of a tizzy and Angel wanted me to come here and talk to you, we do help the hopeless and you are as hopeless as they get."
"I'm on vacation and I don't need your help, contrary to what Darla might think okay, now just peddle your cute ass out of my apartment building and just leave me alone" Lindsey told her as she walked into the apartment behind him.
"Didn't you hear me cordy leave."
" Listen Darla told Angel what happened to you and why you started with Wolfram Hart. You don't have to stay; you can do some real good with the talent you have. And I think we can find Amanda for you."
The last statement got Lindsay's attention "She said what?"
"Well golden boy she thinks that your dead girlfriend isn't so dead, so she is making her case to Angel as we speak. I'm just here to make sure you don't go all nuts."
" I'm fine. So you can leave and I'll just hang out here until she comes back."
"I can't do that Lindsey, I know you are semi evil but you are a human being but just the same I'm suppose to keep an eye on you."
Lindsey let out a frustrated sigh " Alright, fine come on in, make yourself at home I'm going to take a shower. Remote to the TV is over there" Lindsey handed her the remote then disappeared into another room. Cordelia sat down on the nice leather couch. Lindsey certainly lived high on the hog and if he wasn't the bad guy, Cordelia could have been tempted to jump on him. He wasn't bad looking, and those blue eyes.
"Stop it" Cordy told herself.
"Who are you talking to?"
"Oh myself sorry you go enjoy that shower…" Cordy said as Lindsey walked past her in noting but his jeans. Good lord he was ripped Lindsey smiled as he walked past her. Cordy picked up the remote, leaned back, and flipped through the channels.
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"Amanda Collins can I see you in my office for a minute?"
"Sure Jake, hang on I'll be just a second" Amanda called out.
Amanda smoothed her jacket and skirt as she walked into her boss's office. He motioned for her to sit down in a plush chair. He gave her a friendly enough smile, as he picked up her file folder.
"Amanda, you have been here three maybe four years and I've noticed what a great job you have been doing. Here is the thing I'm opening another restaurant in LA and need people to go there and open it up for me. How does that sound to you?"
Amanda blushed " That sounds like a great idea and I'm flattered that you would even decide to pick me to represent you and your restaurant. I'm speechless, but how long would I be gone?"
" I'm thinking two three months until I can hire some one else to be the top chef. So I need you ready to go by sometime tomorrow."
"Tomorrow Jake that is 16 hours to get ready let my land lord know I'm not going to be there and pay her in advance, get my dog Ransom ready to leave" Amanda rubbed her face.
Jake looked at her " We are catering a lunch at Wolfram & Hart law firm tomorrow that is why you have to go, you can come back Monday to get the rest of your things, as for Ransom and the apartment don't worry I'll take care of them for you. So what do you say?"
Amanda smiled and nodded " okay, so who is the contact person at this law firm?"
" Lindsey McDonald" Jake told her, he turned around to see her face pale " What is the matter?"
All Amanda could hear was the blood pounding through her veins; her whole body began to tremble. She couldn't breath that well. And her vision began to blur. Jake looked at her with a confused expression.
"Amanda? Are you okay?"
She took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. Jake saw how flustered she had become by just mentioning Lindsay's name.
"Um Yeah I'm fine, its just that name I knew someone by that name, um do you mind if I take the rest of the day off to get ready to leave tomorrow?"
Jake smiled at her " No problem I'll have Lisa take over the shift."
Amanda thanked her boss before gathering her things and leaving for the day. Once outside and inside the privacy of her own car. Amanda began to cry; one tear fell then two thens they just came. It was three years ago that she had left him, after she was taken from him, three years since she touch him, three years ago told him she loved him. She dried her eyes and silently wondered if he had moved on with his life, she would have by now.
Reviews are nice…. Angel will be coming up shortly. Lindsey will realize how he was played for a fool his whole time at Wolfram & Hart.