Adam opened the apartment door letting Saxton enter before himself. "Make yourself at home. I'm just going to go get out of these clothes and get a shower to wash this blood away." Adam said as he walked further down the corridor.
"What? Wait what blood?" Saxton could understand where any blood came into this.
"I got shot! Ruined a bloody good sweeter as well if I say so."
"You got shot? Are you ok?" Saxton could not hide her concern in her voice at finally seeing the bullet hole surrounded by dried blood which cover most of Adam sweeter starting at his left shoulder.
Adam couldn't help but smile something deep down inside him suddenly felt warm knowing Saxton had felt concern for him. "Don't worry about it Sax, it's already healed. Kitchens through there if you want a drink. I won't be long."
Adam turned back around then disappeared down a hallway and into a room, closing the door behind him. Saxton looked at the room Adam had pointed out as the Kitchen and considered going to get a drink but she suddenly felt drained of all her energy. After the long flight and then the attack in the cemetery she found herself battling to keep her eyes open.
Sitting down on the sofa Saxton leaned back into the soft cushions and closed her eyes glad to be finally able to just relax after the day's activates and revelations.
Feeling refreshed from the shower and wearing some a pair of clean jeans and another sweatshirt Adam walked back into the living areas. Spotting Saxton sleeping on the sofa, Adam shook his head and headed for the phone and dialled MacLeod cell number.
"MacLeod!"
"Mac, its Adam."
"What's wrong Adam? Is Saxton ok?" Across the hotel room Samantha looked up from where she was just making up some drinks for herself and MacLeod when she heard Saxton's name mentioned.
"She's fine. In fact she's fallen asleep on my sofa."
"What are you two doing at your place?" MacLeod couldn't help the twinkle that appeared in his eyes. Samantha tried to hide a smile at thought of what her friend could be getting up too.
"It's not what you think MacLeod. I had to come back and get changed, an immortal attacked Saxton in the cemetery. She got away and bumped into me. We were just on our way out of there when the immortal rounded the corner with a bloody gun in his hand and shot me."
"Is Saxton ok?"
"Like I said MacLeod, she's fine. I got her behind me, hence me getting shot, at least I managed to shoot him back."
"What's an immortal doing attacking a pre immortal? On holy ground no less."
"Holy ground? What happened?" Samantha couldn't help but asked, happiness for her friend instantly turning to concern.
"Saxton's fine Sam. She's still with Adam." MacLeod tried to reassure Samantha while trying to keep hold of his phone as she tried to take it off him.
"So what's the big problem, Adam?"
"We stopped off at my place so I could get a shower and changed out of my bloody clothes and as I was changing she's fallen asleep."
"She's fallen asleep?"
"Yeah asleep, MacLeod. As in sleeping, Slumbering, snoozing, grabbing some shut eye. I really don't want to wake her after all she's been through today so could you let Samantha know she won't be coming to the hotel tonight. We'll meet back up at your barge tomorrow and discuss everything then ok."
"Ok then, are you sure your ok with having her stay there?"
"I'm sure Mac. I'll take her to the spare room in a second so she'll be more comfortable."
"Ok then. I'll talk to you tomorrow then."
Adam hung up the phone and moved over to the sofa standing in front of Saxton he couldn't help but shake his head. "You may as well stop pretending I know you're not asleep."
Saxton could not believe it, after all he had just told MacLeod over the phone, she could not believe he knew she was pretending to be asleep. She opened her eyes slowly and looked sheepishly up at Adam, "How come you just told Mac I was asleep if you knew I wasn't?"
"Because we need to talk!"
"What about?" Saxton said trying to put off the inevitable as long as possible.
"About how you know about the holy ground thing."
"Oh that. I was kinda hoping you'd forgotten about that."
"No and to be quite honest I've had enough of all this. I want the truth and your not going anywhere until I get answers, even if that means missing meeting Mac at the barge tomorrow morning "
"Adam please, I'm still trying to work things through myself. All I can say is that when I was told in the bar about immortals, it was the first time I've heard about them." Saxton said pleading for Adam to understand.
"Then how did you know about holy ground been a refuge for immortals?" Adam looked more annoyed. Why was she still not telling him truth?
"You wouldn't understand!"
"Try me!"
"Fine, but if you don't believe me I. Just believe that I'm telling the truth."
"It can't be that unbelievable."
"I hope you say that after hearing my story." Saxton sighed trying to think of where to start. "Ok, well when you guys told me about immortals I kind of."
"Collapsed" Adam shot at her and noticed her wince at the thought or maybe the memory.
"Yeah, well you see it wasn't like I just collapsed, something strange happened. I'm note sure if it was a vision or whatever but I found myself standing in this room which was completely white, hell it was that white I think it almost blinded me when I first opened my eyes." Saxton was carefully watching Adam for any reaction but his face gave nothing away.
She hesitated for a minute not sure if he already thought she had lost her mind or not. "Go on continue." Adam said in a flat tone. Like his tone his face still not giving anything away.
"Well, I opened my eyes for the second time and found that there was this woman standing in front of me. I could tell that she was trying to reassure me that I was in no danger and for some unknown reason I believed her. She looked familiar but I had no idea where from. I asked her where I was and who she was and she replied saying she was Hestia and she'd brought me back to unlock a part of my mind." She finally saw something in Adam's face, which encouraged her to continue.
Feeling slightly better Saxton continued. "She went on to tell me about how I was dreaming of a time before I was born. She said something about a life that was sacrificed for the greater good. Hell if I knew what she was talking about just then, all I remember dreaming about is a whacked out MacLeod killing Richie. I wanted to know why I was having these dreams and she. She."
How was she going to tell him about what Hestia said next?
Adam noticed her hesitation and moved over to sit next to her on the sofa. "What did she say Sax?" Adam asked already knowing deep down what she had been told.
Saxton looked into Adam's eyes tears glistering in her own. Her throat felt constricted and she breathed hard and fast. She could feel her heart beating faster in her chests, it was beating that hard it felt like it was going to burst from her chest any moment.
"She said that, that the person which was sacrificed had the soul that I now carry. That I had their soul."
"You have Richie's soul?"
Unable to find the word Saxton nodded her head in agreement.
"What else did she say?"
"I. Adam I can't!" Saxton tried to brake out of Adam's arms the whole thing getting too much for her. It had only just finally fully hit her what Hestia had said.
How was she meant to explain that she and Richie were one in the same? That she held all Richie memories; remember what he felt about everything in his life.
How would anybody be able to understand that when she couldn't comprehend it fully herself?
Adam once more that day forced Saxton to look at him, he reassured her that he was there and that everything was going to be fine. "Sax, please I need to know. Whatever you say I will believe you. Please trust me."
Seeing only sincerity Saxton composed herself and tried to calm her breathing. Finally under control she continued.
"She brought me there to unlock Richie's memories. Adam I remember everything. I was Richie Ryan and that's why I was having those dreams. The memories where trying to brake free. I remember the first time Richie met you, you had MacLeod blade at your throat. Once I knew it wasn't a real fight I almost forgot you where there as I was so excited about Kristine." Adam noticed how she used the term as she was there rather then Richie but did not dare to point it out to her.
"That's why you went to go see Richie's grave isn't it?"
Saxton nodded again.
"And why you know about holy ground been a refuse?"
"And how I managed to get away from that immortal." Saxton smile slightly glad she had Richie's memories about MacLeod's training.
"Yeah, how did you manage to do that?" Adam asked feeling slightly puzzled by the fact she managed to get away from an armed immortal while she herself was un armed.
A small smile grew slightly at Adam's question and the puzzled look on his face. "I remembered some of the training sessions MacLeod and Richie had. If it wasn't for that I don't think I would have got away and he would have." She could not continue. The thought of what the immortal was about to do when she got away from him was too much.
"I would have been there in a moment or two. I was almost there remember, I would have helped you."
Saxton didn't point out that she was only moments away from been raped and pushed that thought to the back of her mind. "He was going to kill me wasn't he. No matter what he said about me co-operating with him, he was going to kill me wasn't he?"
"I don't know for sure, but I'm glad we didn't have to find out. Come on let get this cut cleaned up." Adam said getting up from the sofa and pulling her with him.
"Adam?" Saxton pulled him to a stop wanting to make sure of one last thing.
"What's wrong?"
"I need to make sure you don't tell MacLeod. I will tell him in my own time but I still need to work things through before I do. You know how sceptical MacLeod usually is about things like this."
"I won't tell him anything Sax."
"Thank you."