Okay ! Thank you all for your sweet reviews. I didn't know that story would bring so much interest haha. So thanks, everyone, I'm glad you liked the first chapter.

Angie, I don't know about the Freudian slip, I'm not familiar with it so maybe, I didn't do it on purpose lol.

So here's the very short chapter 2 (I know, I'm evil :p) but I'm keeping the more for later but I didn't want to make you any longer so I wrote a bit and hopefully you'll like it (or you'll hate me :p).

Thanks again.

And a side note to that Passerby: Listen man, Matt Miller said that on Twitter that Jo would find out at the end of season 2 and you know I don't care if he promised or not, IT'S A STORY, which means I have the right to write anything I want, so even if he didn't plan for her to find out so early, I wouldn't mind, btw, your reviews are always so full of wisdom *sarcasm* you've got always something to point out related to the show because it's not like this or that, or the characters aren't that way. We're writing fanfictions, we don't have to follow the plot of the show, hello. Try to say something smarter for a change. *roll eyes*

- what the hell?

- Jo, please...

Jo quickly stood up after Henry told her the truth and she was walking backward anytime he was moving forward, trying to calm her down.

- what were you thinking?

- Jo ! I'm not joking, I just told you the truth! I promise

She stared at him like he was completely out of his mind. She kept walking backward and boy did she was pissed.

- you just told me that you were - she looked around and a couple walked past through them, she lowered her voice - immortal! What did you want me to do? To jump in your arms and give you a kiss?

Henry had, to be honest with himself

- that would have been wonderful but I kinda knew what to expect!

She rolled her eyes

- I don't get you! You're a man of science and how could you tell me something so... Impossible?

She kept walking and now she was back to him, almost running. And she was fast! Henry had issues following her and he had to catch her up before she left the park. He knew that she would have been shocked and probably in great denial but she needed to believe him and he would make her believe one way or another. He finally caught up on her steps and caught her wrist to turn her toward him.

- that's the thing, Jo! I am a man of science and do you think I would tell you something like that if it wasn't true? Think about it! I'm not messing with you, it's the truth as much as it's hard to believe.

He had a firm grip on both of her wrists. The less she could say is that he was very bold and very determinate. She raised her eyes and looked at him. She saw some pain also much fear and something she couldn't lay one finger on...

She sighed

- I don't know Henry! I don't know what to think neither what to tell you.

Henry tried to think quickly but now everything was a mess in his head

- all those clues I dropped on you the past year. All that knowledge... Jo, one human being couldn't have known so many things even the wisest of them all...

Jo was as lost and confused as he was. This was way too hard to believe. This was only happening on TV, right?

- Henry! You just can't force me right now. I just... I don't know.

He sighed! This was pretty much hopeless

- Jo! Come with me to the shop. Abe will be able to confirm my story.

Tears started to form at the corner of Jo's eyes and she shook her head

- I know I promised but I just can't right now. It's too much already and I won't be able to hear more. I need a couple of days to gather my thoughts. It's too unreal and completely crazy. Sorry Henry

He should have seen it coming. His heart ached as he had no choices but to let her go. He needed to respect her space and maybe eventually she would try to understand better and would look for more answers. But what if she wasn't going to do any of that? All he was hoping right now is that she wasn't going to call the nearest asylum to lock him up.

- where's Jo? - Abe asked once Henry came back to the shop, head down.

And when he saw the look on his father's face he knew he shouldn't have asked. He made a face

- oh no! Did it go that bad?

Henry sighed and tried not to lose it. Maybe he should have refrained himself, after all, he and Jo were pretty much happy the way they were and he had to spoil it all but what good it would have done to hide the truth any longer?

- Well... I'm not really sure on a scale from 1 to 10, how bad it was.

- did she run away?

He shook his head and finally took a seat in front of his son

- something like that!

Abe rolled his eyes and replied in sarcastic tone

- what did I tell you? To run faster if she was doing so

Henry shut him off only with a look and he didn't add any further statement. Apparently, it was a wrong time to make a joke.

- And I did. She started running away from me and I caught her before she left. But I can't hold her Abe. She needs time and I need to respect that. I asked her to come here for you to confirm the story but she's not ready for that yet - he sighed again and Abe didn't like what he was seeing on his father's face - and I doubt she ever will be. I feel like it was the last time I was seeing her today.

Abe stared at his father and could only imagine the struggle he was going through. Jo was the only woman making him feel the same way he was feeling in 30 years and telling her the truth was such a huge step forward for him that having her not believing him, could break him down all over again and he really didn't need to see that. He wasn't that strong enough anymore.

So he couldn't hold his comment

- cut the crap, okay? - Abe said in a dry tone, making Henry raising two suspicious eyebrow

- That's a lot to handle and you just dropped on her that you were immortal, in the middle of nowhere. She probably didn't expect that and if she wants time so yes you need to respect that. But, that doesn't mean she's never going to believe in you. Jo is smart and once she gathered her thoughts, trust me, she will come back and look for more explanations.

Henry didn't seem very convinced, he had a very bad feeling about that.

- I won't deny that she's smart but what if I was wrong and she was deciding to talk about that to anyone and the same madness would happen all over again?

Abe couldn't believe his ears. His father was such a stubborn mule.

- Henry ! We're talking about Jo there. The way you described Nora, that kid over there has nothing to do with her. Plus, if she's going to talk about it, who's ever going to believe her? I told you, she's smart. She's not going to say a thing but she needs to think about it. Eventually, maybe she will realize that you are right with everything you told her the past year. Breathe! It's Jo and she cares a lot about you, she will come back.

Henry wished to have as much as a positive mind as his son but he saw the look on Jo's face when he tried to convince her. This was hopeless. He needed to give her space, and maybe forever.

Henry stood up, the headache was definitely here now

- thanks for trying to cheer me up Abraham but right now, I think I'm just going to forget this ever happened and try to catch some sleep. Good night.

Abe couldn't even say anything more that his father quickly jogged upstairs. He sighed. This was going to be complicated but he was sure, Jo and Henry were mean to be together and he had no doubt, the detective will come back, once she would be ready.

Jo was lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling, one hand on her stomach where she has been shot and she surely wasn't going to sleep at all that night. She heard all over again Henry saying « I am immortal », she tried to put it away but it was coming back. In what universe someone was immortal? This wasn't some kind of « Twilight » movie or whatever crap like that.

She thought he was the smartest man on Earth so why did he have to come up with some bullshit like that?

She sat on her bed and took her phone in her hand and she had to smile as the picture she chose as her screen lock.

It was Henry, lying in one of his examination tables. She found him that way one of this day and he told her he was just trying to think about how their murder's victim have been killed.

She remembered how much she laughed at him that day

« Henry, I think I may have some info... »

She stopped in her tracks when she saw him lying on the examination table, lost in his thoughts. She looked around, he was alone. It seemed he asked for some time all by himself so he could think.

When he saw her approached, he didn't move and just nodded his head to greet her.

Jo blinked and moved next to him

- care to tell me what are you doing? Even I'm not sure I would like to know

She pursed her lips, she was already feeling the laugh coming up.

- I can't tell what killed our murder's victim so I have decided to lie here so perhaps it could enlighten me a bit. So far... It's not working.

Jo couldn't hold herself and burst into laughings.

- I bet it isn't. Not sure lying, on something that cold is going to do a lot even with your big brain.

He gave her sarcastic look

- I know. But I'm trying to put myself in the victim's shoes and pacing back and forth isn't working so maybe just a few minutes here are going to help.

She felt her heart missed a bit because he was all his charming self with his lab coat, his hair a bit messy.

She walked closer and their eyes locked, both of them starting to blush.

- you know, I want to remember that all my life so Henry Morgan, give me your most beautiful smile.

He did as she asked, she snapped the picture and she never saw such a bright smile on his face than this day. And ever since she kept him as her screen lock She knew he saw the picture but he was way too polite to tease her about it.

She sighed. She couldn't remove that picture, it was too precious and Henry was so handsome. For that matter, she surely wasn't going to delete any pictures of him. She didn't want to... But he lied to her... He invented such a story... But in the meantime, something in her guts was telling her to listen to him to know more but she didn't want to, not yet, maybe not ever.

- what am I going to do with you, Henry? Why did you have to do that to me?

She lay back and held her phone tightly to her chest like it was about to give her the answers she needed.

For once she was glad, she didn't have to go to work. She wouldn't have to face Henry because she could have felt the tension coming. But in the meantime, she didn't want to stay home and being haunted by his confession.

She was lost, confused and... She was very much in love with him and that's exactly what was killing her deciding whether or not he should stay in her life.