Chapter 15 - Issues

Justin sat hand cuffed to the metal table in the small room. Olivia and Peter, along with Broyles, watched him fidget through the single sided window.

Peter turning to Olivia, "You sure you're ready to do this? You know you don't actually have to go in there?"

Olivia watched his face fill with concern and smiled. She grabbed his hand and gave it a small squeeze., "It's alright Peter, I'll be ok." Walking out the side door, Peter waited a moment until she reappeared on the other side of the glass. Dropping a file on to the table, Olivia took a seat opposite Justin.

"So, Mr. Denvor…" Olivia flipped open the file, as if examining it. She took out some photos and slid them over to him, "These look familiar to you?"

One photo was of Tash and the other two were of the mass of bodies found under the rink. "Now I can understand why you wanted me and Tash, we were the only ones who could control the amount of power you gave us, even though you gave me none. But what I don't understand is what happened here." Olivia lightly touched one of the photos of the bodies.

"Why would you do this?"

Smiling Justin looked up at Olivia. "What you fail to realize is that this," he motioned to the two photos, "wasn't my doing. You can thank you impatient boyfriend for these deaths. He couldn't wait for you to trust him. Recons it would take too long."

Peter couldn't stand back and leave Olivia alone in the room any longer. Swinging the door open Peter stormed into the interview room causing Olivia and Justin to jump, but the look on Justin's face when he saw Peter that showed Olivia that he really was scared of Peter.

The something clicked, "Wait, did you say 'recons?" Olivia eyes narrowed as she looked at Justin who just smirked. Peter had a standing stance next to Justin, he towered over him and Olivia could feel the anger coming off him in waves.

"So what if I did?"

Peter hadn't noticed the exchange and began to question Justin himself. "Tell us what this is, now."

"Or what Peter? You'll bash me? I know what you did to Eddie last year. He didn't like being threatened like he was ya know. Tess was on the receiving end of his anger, hope you know."

Peter's eyes flashed with anger while Olivia's flickered up to him confused. Peter couldn't control himself anymore. Swinging his arm up to Justin's neck he pushed him backwards against the wall.

"Peter, stop it! Peter!"

Amidst the coughing Justin began to laugh. "Yea Peter, listen to your girlfriend. She might set you on fire." The quip towards Olivia only made Peter's hand tighten around his neck.

Grabbing Peter's arm Olivia pulled him back, "Damn it Peter! Stop it!" Spinning to face Olivia Peter looked at her with more anger than he had ever felt in his life. Olivia took a step back when she saw the look in his eyes.

In seeing the fear in Olivia's eyes Peter's softened, and he rushed out the interview room door, letting it slam on the way out.

"You really need to watch that one ya know. He only looks out for himself. Look I don't have long to live as it is, so those bodies you found, they are failed test subjects. John and I injected them with cortexiphan but none survived. Except you."

"There had to be at least 200 bodies down there…" Olivia was shocked at his sudden confession.

"Yes, we did mass testing but they all died. I'm heading the same way right now," Justin saw the questioning look in Olivia's eyes, "John injected me before we split up. I think he expected it to kill me straight away, the bastard was tying up lose ends as it were. Look you know what happened and I'm going to die as there is no point trying to charge me…"

Olivia turned her head to the window and nodded once.

"Whats going on?" Within a minute or two another agent entered the room and injected Justin who was to shocked to move.

"Mr. Denvor, after you injected me with the counter-cortexiphan drug, I had a Doctor remake it. I hope you enjoy your life in prison."

Pushing the seat away from the table Olivia rose from her position and turned to face the door. After a step or two Justin's voice stopped her.

"It doesn't last. It's only temporary." His voice was laced with triumph as well as fear. Without turning to face him Olivia dropped her head to the side as spoke forcefully.

"The doctor who remade this drug, originally made the cortexiphan drug. He made sure that it is permanent. Have a nice life."

And she left. As she walked away Justin could be heard screaming, and the sound of the chair scrapping along the metal ground as if he was trying to get away. It fading slowly as she continued walking.

Turning a corner she came to find Peter sitting on the benches with his head in his hands. Olivia softly touched his shoulder and he looked up. All anger had vanished from his eyes and was replaced with shame.

"'Livia, I am so sorry." Peter couldn't actually look at her as he spoke.

"It's ok." Taking his hand in hers Olivia took a seat next to him. Bringing his face up to hers she kissed him lightly on the lips. "Everything is going to be ok. You, me and Tash. I promise."

Peter kissed her again but this time with more passion than either of them had ever felt in their lives.