Chapter 3
Disclaimer: same as chapter 2
A/N I need to let readers know that from now on the story doesn't follow a timeline except a fictional one I just thought read the chapter and it will become clear why I say this. Also thanks to all those who have read the story so far but bigger thanks to those who have reviewed.
Claudia made her way back in to the front room and sat back down beside Kennedy and waited for the inevitable question
"Claudia just before that thing went off you said you never thought you were gay until you saw me why was that?"
"Ok that wasn't what I was expecting you to ask but to answer the question I never really found any girl attractive enough to question my sexuality. What made you think I was gay?"
"Well I can usually tell and I thought I could sense it from you but not just for me some one called H.G. who's H.G Claudia?"
"She's an ex-work college"
"She's more than that but I sense you can't tell me more"
"It's not that I can't tell you, it's if I tell you I could get in serious trouble and never see the light of day for a long time"
"Well I wouldn't want that Claudia you have shown me from what
little I know of you that the big world I thought existed is dwarfed by comparison to the world you know?"
Kennedy and Claudia were sitting on the couch in silence neither knew what to say to the other with out revealing who they really were. In the end Kennedy made the first move and placed her hand over Claudia's and waited to see if she would understand what she was doing luckly she did and Claudia closed her hand around Kennedy's and then they turned to look at each other. They looked into each other eyes for a few minuets and then just as they were about to kiss the door opened to the B&B. The two girls instantly snapped out of each others gaze and looked at the door to see who was interrupting them.
"Claudia are you alright?" called Artie
"Yeah were in the front room" replied Claudia
Artie and Leena entered the room and saw Kennedy and Claudia holding hands while sitting on the couch waiting for them. The two girls looked at Artie and Artie looked at the picture he'd found of supposedly his Ex-Wife and a little girl supposed to be his daughter then he looked back up at Kennedy and Claudia and said
"It's not possible" Artie said as he looked down at the picture again
"Artie what is it?" asked Leena
"Look at the picture" he said
Leena looked down at the picture in Artie's hand and then looked up at Kennedy "No way"
"Leena whats wrong?" asked Claudia
"Artie why didn't you tell us?" asked Leena
"I never new I found the picture today while I was looking through an old file that me and James worked on its similar to what Pete and Myka are doing now, then that dropped out?"
Claudia had gotten up and taken a look at the picture
"What is going on?" asked Kennedy
"Kennedy the child in the picture kinda looks like you?" said Claudia
"Let me see?" said Kennedy as she walked over to them and looked at the picture she saw the little girl and the woman beside her then she turned away and her hand touched the locket around her neck. She sat down still holding it the others were all a little nervous about what Kennedy would do next in the end Claudia went and sat next to her and held her free hand as Kennedy looked like she might cry but somehow she pushed the feeling down and recovered to find herself holding hands once again with Claudia who was their to support Kennedy as much as she could.
"Uhm Kennedy whats in the locket?" asked Artie
Kennedy thought about not showing them and lying about what was in it but in the end she unclasped the locket and handed it to Artie who looked in it and then blinked not believing his eyes he eventually looked at everyone.
"Artie what is it?" asked Claudia
"It's my ex-wife and me on our wedding day in one side the other side is empty"
"Kennedy how long have you had this picture in your locket?" asked Leena
"Ever since I got the locket the Richmond Family bought it for me and put the picture of my real parents on their wedding day for my 7th birthday as a way for me to remember them"
"Why don't I remember ever having a daughter?" asked Artie
"I can answer that question" said a new voice which hadn't been their before.
"Mrs. Fredrick what do you know about this?" asked Artie
"Artie when your ex-wife died you couldn't live with yourself so you used an artifact on yourself to erase the memory of her final years and your own daughter you believed it would be dangerous to the warehouse if anyone new of you daughter even James McPherson had his mind altered to forget Kennedy but their was clues left incase she got in any danger"
"What about her going to Sunnydale that place was a death trap"
"She was always going to be safe their we had an agent keeping an eye on her"
"Which agent?"
"Huh who was the agent?" asked Kennedy
"Special agent Lahane" said Mrs. Fredrick
"You mean Faith wasn't she in prison for killing a human?"
"She may have killed a human but the identity of the human was not revealed and the reason for her working for the mayor was to try and find the artifact he was going to use to turn himself in to a demon"
"So it wasn't Deputy Mayor Finch she killed?" asked Kennedy
"No it was a spy for an enemy of the warehouse so she was instructed to kill him. Miss Summers was not made aware of this fact and since the mission ended this is the first time it has been talked of. Agent Lehane is now living in Australia with Miss Summers Sister Dawn"
"So is she free from the Warehouse now?" asked Leena
"No her room at the B&B will remain locked incase she ever returns" said Mrs. Fredrick
"Can we get back to the matter at hand" said Artie
"Of course Artie" said Mrs. Fredrick
"Good, what do we do about my daughter turning up and me not remembering her?" asked Artie
"Well you could talk to her and learn about the life she's lived?"
"Of course I new that"
"Come on Artie you're no good at lying I don't even need" Claudia stopped suddenly unable to finish the sentence
"Ok Claudia your right I didn't know what to do I'm no good at being a parent"
Claudia could feel Kennedy's hand squeeze her's after she had stopped in mid sentence.
"You know what Kennedy let me show you were I work, so that way you will at least get to know me a little" said Artie
"Ok can Claudia come with us I feel safe around her?" asked Kennedy
"Sure she can Claudia works with me as well and she can return Alan Shepard's Golf Ball and Tee to it's shelf in the warehouse" said Artie.