The Tracy Women Part 1 Maddie
Disclaimer: See chapter 1.
Time to see how Maddie is dealing with being the focus of attention from three Tracy brothers and will she fall for any of them.
Chapter 3 The reuninion
Maddie sank down onto one of the sun loungers and breathed a sigh of relief. She was alone at last. Suddenly she heard a voice from a nearby sun lounger.
"Finally got away from Gordon then." It was Alan.
"Yes I did."
"Sow who are you hiding from now?"
"All of them. I have never had so much attention before."
"Well you are a minority."
"I don't know how Tintin does it."
"She has me to look after her."
"Yeah she is lucky."
"Yeah. Well you can stay out here with me if you like. I promise not to flirt or show off," he said laughing.
"Thanks," she replied laughing back. Alan was the only one who didn't flirt with her so she could relax around him. The others were all lovely but sometimes it was a little too much.
Tintin approached the pool looking for Alan. She saw him and Maddie laughing. She frowned. I hope she is not after him as well. Cant she make do with one of the others. She knew that Alan and Maddie had spent a fair bit of time together since she arrived and she didn't like it. She approached quietly.
"You know you will have to go back in eventually," he said.
"I know," replied Maddie.
"They will calm down. They just want your full attention."
"I know and it's sweet but I can't handle them all at once."
"Well John will be back later. He will help."
"Are you sure. What if he ends up doing the same. Plus it will be worse then."
"Why?"
"You wont be here," she said. Tintin felt the anger rising.
"Me?"
"Yes you Alan. You are the only one who hasn't flirted with me. I feel like I can just sit and chat to you."
"Thanks. You can anytime."
"Thanks. I hope Tintin doesn't mind."
"Nah. She will understand that I am just being a friend to you," he said smiling as he thought about her.
"You really care about her don't you."
"Yeah she is amazing," he said dreamily. Tintin smiled. She made a pact to get to know the woman before she left and help her escape the boys.
Later that day and Alan was off to get John. Gordon had taken Maddie diving so she didn't hear Thunderbird 3 take off. Jeff had been talking to Brains. His mother walked in.
"Did you speak to Brains about Maddie?"
"Yes I did. He liked the idea. He said he could work with her. From what I could tell they have got a lot in comon and have been discussing some of his creations."
"That's good. Do the boys know yet?"
"No. I thought I would allow John a chance to spend some time with her then tell them all together. Tintin has offered to keep Maddie busy when I do."
"Wonderful. This place could do with more women in it. Too much testosterone circling."
"I'm not sure about that," replied Jeff not wanting his island taken over. His mother and Tintin were bad enough.
The others had landed and Gordon had brought Maddie back.
"That was great Gordon. You know so much about it all," she said.
"Well it's my area. I love the ocean," he said. She could see the passion in his eyes. He may be a joker but when he talked about the sea. It was totally different.
"So where is my second self then?" called John as she entered.
"John," she cried and ran over to him. They both hugged.
"Man I have missed you," he said.
"Me too. You look hot," she said smiling.
"You too."
"I saw you lecture at Yale."
"I know. I saw you in the audience. I wanted to find you but you had gone."
"My friend had to leave."
"It doesn't matter. I heard about your grams. I'm sorry."
"Thanks," she said dropping her head onto his shoulder. He pulled her tighter to him. The others all stood watching.
"What on earth can she see in him," said Gordon.
"The stars," she replied looking up and grinning.
"Don't tell me we have another star gazer," said Gordon.
"Oh yes but it's all your brothers fault," she said pulling away. The group all sat down on the chairs together. Jeff left them to it.
"Why what did he do?" asked Virgil.
"He used to make me sit outisde with him looking at them."
"How boring," said Gordon.
"No way. I loved it. It was that which helped me when dad died. John would sit with me out there and tell me Dad was up there smiling down on me. I never thanked you for that. I never would have got through it without you," she said turning to John.
"It was nothing. I gave myself the same speech later," he said thinking about his mother.
"I wanted to be there but mom wouldn't let me."
"It didn't matter. You were there for the ne of us who really needed it and I never thanked you."
"You didn't need to."
Gordon looked to Scott wondering what they were talking about. He looked just as confused. Scott looked to Virgil who just looked away. He knew then it had something to do with Virgil. He would speak to him later. Maddie looked over at Virgil and smiled. He smiled back.
The next day. Maddie sat in the lounge alone. Everyone was by the pool except John who was still sleeping. She was enjoying the peace when Virgil came in. He walked over to the piano and sat down. He then spotted her.
"Hey Maddie. Mind if I play in here?"
"No it's fine. I love hearing you play," she said. He had given a little performance last night and she had loved it. He was so talented. Virgil played a couple of his own pieces then he played a little song his mom had taught him. He finished and glanced over at Maddie. She had tears in her eyes.
"Hey whats the matter," he said walking over to her.
"That was my grams' favourite song," she said sadly.
"Oh god. I am so sorry. You should have said," he replied sitting down beside her.
"I didn't want you to stop. You play so well. God I miss her. She brought me up after my mom left."
"Your mom left?"
"Yes. She said I was too much hassel and didn't want me," she said as the tears fell down her cheeks. It was the first time she had spoken about this.
"Come here," he said and pulled her into his arms. He held her as she cried. Ruth Tracy stood at the door watching her grandson comfort Maddie. She knew one of them woul get through to her eventually and she was glad it was Virgil. Virgil glanced over her shoulder and spotted his grandmother. She smiled at him then left. Maddie finished crying and looked up into Virgil's soulful brown eyes. There was so much depth and passion there.
"I'm sorry. If that song upset you," he said finally breaking away from her gaze. She had the bluest eyes. They even made John's look dull in comparison.
"It's ok. It was nice to hear and thanks," she replied.
"I was returning the favour," he said looking into her eyes once more. Thanks to the tears he eyes were shining. He gently swept a strand of hair from her face. She gently kissed him on the lips.
"Thanks for being here Virgil. I needed to hear that and I needed to let this out. I feel better for the first time in ages," she said smiling.
"Can you play?"
"Yeah though I haven't done in a while," she replied trying not to think about kissing him again. She couldn't believe she had just done that.
"Come on then," he said holding out his hand. He had to get up or he would kiss her.
"Where are we going?"
"You will see," he said smiling. She took his hand and stood up. He lead her over to the piano.
"Lets see what you can do," he said. She sat down beside him and the two began playing. The others all sat listening to the music and laughter. John grinned. He knew his best friend would be ok.
Tintin headed up into the lounge. She found them laughing away and making up their own song.
"Sorry to disturb you but your father would like a word Virgil," she said.
"Oh ok. Is he coming up here?"
"Yes I believe so. Maddie would you like to go for a stroll along the beach. We haven't had a chance to have a chat," said Tintin.
"That sounds great Tintin. I would love to to. Can we finish this later?" she asked turning to Virgil.
"Sure. Have fun," he said as they walked off. John came into the room.
"Hey bro. Thanks for helping Maddie," he said walking over.
"Don't mention it bro. What's going on?"
"Don't know. Dad wants to see all of us."
The others came in followed by their father. He contacted Alan so he was present too.
"Boys I want to aske you something," he said.
"What is it dad?" asked Scott.
"How would you feel about Maddie coming aboard as the islands Dr," he said looking at them all.
"What you mean tell her the secret?" asked Scott.
"Yes. Brains needs some help. You boys too much as it is and so does Tintin. Maddie would take over the medical side so Brains could stick to the technical side."
"Is Brains ok with this?" asked John.
"Yes. I spoke to him first. I wanted to make sure you guys were ok with it as well before I ask her."
"Can we trust her?" asked Scott.
"Yes," replied John and Virgil in unison.
"I agree," said Alan. " She is really nice and Brains does need a break. If he is ok with it then so am I."
"Me too," said Gordon. John and Virgil nodded their agreement. Jeff turned to Scott.
"Son. What do you think?" asked Jeff. The others all looked to Scott.
"Good idea dad. It would be handy having a Dr. Brains never likes looking after us anyway."
"Well I had better have a word with her then. John could you send her up to me please?"
"FAB," he said and ran off.
Maddie entered the lounge with trepidation. She had no idea what Mr Tracy wanted.
"Mr Tracy."
"Ah Maddeline. Come in. Sit down."
"Thankyou," she said and sat down.
"I have called you here to offer you a job. We need a Dr on the island and I want to offer you the job."
"Why do you need a Dr?"
"Well. We are no ordinary family. You must have wondered what keeps the boys amused all day."
"Well yes I did actually."
"Well. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Jeff Tracy founder on International Rescue," he said then flicked a switch turning the lounge back to the way it was during rescues.
"Wow. I don't know what to say."
"Well. The boys do the rescues and as you may have heard they have been injured in the past. Brains has looked after them but it is not his area of expertise. He is working too hard so I want to reduce the pressure on him in this area. If you will be their Dr. You will need to live here of course and wont be allowed to tell anyone but you will have your freedom."
"Wow. I am shocked. I take it you have all the facilities?"
"Yes of course," he said. She couldn't believe she was talking to the head of the Thunderbirds. Suddenly Alan's portrait began to flash.
"Well back to the grind. Its going to be mad in here. It may be a good chance to have a think."
"Thanks Mr Tracy. I will let you know and thanks for the offer."
Authors Note: So will she take the job and has Virgil found his dream woman. Find out in the next chapter.