Never Letting You Go
Chapter 3: Muffins for Your Thoughts
Well, thank you to everyone who has been reviewing. It makes my little heart beat with joy. You don't need to know how my timelines work just yet. That's a special feature which shall be revealed in chapter 4 whoopee! Ok, well you need to know one thing. I believe that when Doc sent Marty back to 1985, it was purely accidental that the train happened to pass at that same time. I think that the train was delayed on that day and it was just bad luck that it passed when it did. I mean, do you really think that Doc would risk his friend's life over the time machine? Well If you do, that's you opinion and I respect it. This is my opinion so take it for what it's worth. (Not much really, when you think about it.)
Disclaimer: I own a BTTF shirt now. :)
Summary: Doc reflects on why Marty hasn't come back to get him yet and it's tormenting him. More on the Doc, Marty friendship.
When you think of it, chapter two was about the same thing more or less.
Before last in the Old West chapters.
P.S., about the hair thing, well just to let you know, my aunt had all grey hair when she was eighteen. You'll understand when you read the story.
Bien-aimé is the French word for beloved. I like the way bein-aimé sounds.
Time: 1885, October.
Never Letting You Go
Chapter 3: Muffins for Your Thoughts
It had already been a month since the time travel incident. At first, Doc had thought that his friend, Marty, would come back and pick him up with the De Lorean the moment that he got the fuel tank repaired. Many days had passed on and still Marty did not come. The scientist started to wonder. The more he thought of it, the more hypotheses' he came up with.
Maybe Marty didn't want to expose the time machine to anyone. A wise decision, Doc thought. Then, maybe Marty didn't want to time travel anymore and figured that Doc would be perfectly okay in spending his remaining years in the Old West. A theory that was true in parts, but that also posed as a threat to the space time continuum. So what if in the letter he had told Marty not to come back and pick him up? This was a different situation entirely. Perhaps something had happened to Marty once he had arrived in 1985 on the train tracks. That theory worried him the most and the blacksmith chased those thoughts from his mind as best he could. He kept on reminding himself that he had set up the time on the time circuits when there wouldn't be any trains. But then, what if the 10:25am train had been late? That was a one in a million chance and a stupid coincidence at that, but it was possible. These thoughts let to another more morbid one and that was that the train had crashed into the De Lorean and that Marty had been either gravely injured or worse, killed. Lastly, there were all the possibilities between Marty and the De Lorean being perfectly well and the time machine and his friend being dead. One could see how this could preoccupy any sane man.
When Doc would start thinking about this, he'd find something to occupy himself with in his shop. The least he thought about it, the better it was for his poor nerves. However, there were days such as today, where he simply couldn't get his mind to focus on anything but these multiple possibilities. The only thing that would settle this matter was if he were to build a new time machine; an idea that was starting to sound mighty appealing. That way, not only would he stop risking the space time continuum, something that was also greatly bothering him, but he would also be able to check up on his friend. In all honesty, he also missed Marty terribly.
Just as he was about to go back to make a horseshoe, there was a soft knock at the door followed by the delicate tones of Clara's voice calling out to him. A smile immediately lightened his face as he put his material down and went to open the door.
Throughout the last month, the two of them had come to know each other better. They had helped each other on many different levels. Emmett had helped Clara with some of her science lessons at school and she had helped him out more on an emotional level. She had listened to him ramble on about the catastrophes and worries that time travel had created for him, and once he would be done, she would make him some tea and tell him that eventually, he would find a way to make things better. Somehow, it always soothed him to know that he had one person who believed he could do such a thing in this time.
Now that he started thinking of their past conversations, it amazed him how well the townspeople had easily accepted his growing relationship with the local school teacher. He had once asked Clara how old she thought he was and he had been surprised when she told him that she believed he was around thirty-eight years old. Rejuvenation really did work on both the inside of his body and on his outside appearance as well. When he had told her the truth about his age, she refused to believe it. It had been thanks to this small incident that he had been able to tell any curious gossipers that he was really forty-one and that his hair, which was once light blonde, had turned to white quickly. It satisfied the curious people and the others generally didn't really care about this. As long as they were happy, the townspeople let them be.
"To what honour do I deserve this visit?" He asked her once he snapped out of his reflection. He tried to help her with her basket that she was carrying, but she kept on pulling it away from him. When she put it on the table, he tried stealing a peak inside, but she swatted his hand away affectionately.
"I thought that you could use a break since it's nearly lunch time and that you could use some company as well." She told him with a smile. The scientist looked over at one of his clocks and nodded in agreement. He washed his hands and took a seat across from her at the table.
"Busy day?" She asked him.
"Not really." He sighed as previous thoughts that he had been harbouring came back to him. He hadn't been able to focus and now he was behind on his schedule. Not that he really cared at this point.
"Muffin for your thoughts?" Clara asked him. She removed the cover to the basket and the scientist noticed the baked goods. He picked one out, took a bite, swallowed and sighed. It had been a while since he had something this good. Eggs and toast did get redundant after a while.
"These are excellent Clara, thank you." After another bite, he elaborated on what had been on his mind once more.
"After everything that happened to Marty, I'm sure that he's fine. If anything, he didn't know who to go to about fixing the time machine." She paused as she took a sip of tea. "Now that I think of it, couldn't you just build a new time machine and check up on him right after he arrived to make sure that he's alright?" The fact that she had been the one to bring up the subject of a new time machine changed the dynamics of the situation greatly. The week before, Doc had come to the conclusion that if Clara never asked him about making a new time vehicle, then he wouldn't. But, if she did, he would be all for it.
"You don't think it would be a foolish idea?" He asked as he turned his brown "puppy dog" eyes on her. The school teacher could only smile.
"Of course not. Your friendship with Marty is one that's very deep and it's natural for you to want to make sure that he's alright. It's a very special bond that exists between the two of you; one that can stand the test of time itself." She added more emphasis to the word hoping to get some positive reaction out of her bien-aimé and it did.
"When you put it that way, it only makes sense. At least, I'll be able to put these worries to rest, in a way. Thank you Clara."
"It's nothing, now eat up before the muffins get cold." As the scientist took another bakes delicacy, he noted something amusing in his head; soup and dogs for Marty and muffins for Clara. He certainly had a way with the circumstance that brought the people he cared for closer to him.
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I'm on a roll and I really would like some supper. That said, I like muffins. I should make some… and that cake as well… Hmm, well, I started working on chapter 4 today so it should be out anywhere between tomorrow and Halloween.
Please review and let me know what you think.
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