Author's Note: I'm warning you in advance this chapter is short but there were things to set up and so they happen here. Remember this is AU and set early in season 2. If you really want more there are two more chapters on my site, and I'd love to know what you think. I have to edit the last few chapters and I could use some encouragement to help me get them done.

Things Get Complicated

Audrey shivered, shifting her weight on the hard surface, moving closer to the warmth. A familiar scent tickled her nose, and she felt safe as she buried her nose into the person's warm neck. A strong arm wrapped itself around her, pulling her close, creating an acute sense of safety.

She enjoyed the unusual feeling - the innate sense of belonging; she was home. The realization hit her that this was not a dream, Audrey was in Nathan Wuornos's arms.

Opening her eyes, and then immediately shut them again, suddenly hoping that this was a dream and she would wake up soon. Reaching down, she pinched herself but the resulting pain didn't wake her. She was still there, lying in the dark, wrapped in Nathan's embrace.

Audrey tried to extricate herself without waking him, wiggling slightly, but his hold was too strong. Nathan only pulled her closer.

Not wanting to face him just yet, she looked around, trying to figure out where they were. It was too dark to be either his place or hers - both places would have some sort of light pollution filtering into the rooms. So where were they? How had they gotten here? Panic began to settle in her stomach.

Reaching out with her free hand, she felt the back of a leather seat and she came to the conclusion they were in the back of Nathan's truck. Knowing that, she was able to calm down, but only slightly.

Closing her eyes, she tried to remember, oddly finding that she could string together only bits and pieces of the previous evening.

She and Nathan had closed their last case around three in the afternoon, but by the time they had finished all the paperwork it had been late. Nathan offered to drive her home, and Audrey had heartily agreed. They had left the station, heading across town to Audrey's hotel room, when they'd received a call. Changing course, they headed out of town to look for a strange light up in the hills.

On the way it had started to rain and the truck stopped suddenly...

But after that everything was fuzzy, just a series of random images that made no sense.

She placed her hand on Nathan's chest, shaking him gently. "Nathan, wake up."

He slowly came awake and blinked when he saw her. "What are you doing here?" It was then he noticed his arms were holding her to his chest. His face flushed red as he pulled away and sat up rubbing the back of his neck. "Where are we?"

Feeling the loss of his heat, Audrey sat up, wrapping her arms around them. "I'm pretty sure we're in the back of your truck, but how we got here, I have no idea. The last thing I remember clearly was leaving the station and driving through the rain. We saw the light on the hill and then..." She shook her head. "I can't remember anything else."

Nathan wouldn't look at her. "The last thing I remember was reaching the abandoned homestead where the light was. It was so bright, I slammed on the breaks, and there was an old woman..." Still not looking at her, he shook his head.

Searching around, he found a flashlight and directed it outside. The few ruined buildings of the homestead were illuminated. "Looks like we're still at the homestead."

Climbing over the seat, he offered Audrey his hand. "Come on, let's take a quick look around and see if there's anything here. Then I'll take you home."

Audrey shivered as she stepped out of the truck, wishing she had grabbed her jacket that morning instead of the light hoodie she wore. She zipped it up to her chin, but the cold, damp air still worked its way inside, chilling her inside and out.

Nathan's jacket settled on her shoulders; she tried to protest but he shook his head. "I don't need it, and we won't be here long unless you want to stand there and argue."

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