Matthew X Sarah
SCULLY: Time passes in moments... moments which, rushing past define the path of a life just as surely as they lead towards its end. How rarely do we stop to examine that path, to see the reasons why all things happen, to consider whether the path we take in life is our own making or simply one into which we drift with eyes closed.
But what if we could stop, pause to take stock of each precious moment before it passes? Might we then see the endless forks in the road that have shaped a life? And, seeing those choices, choose another path?
Matthew gets out of the transport airplane, with his rucksack firmly held in his hands. After several months abroad, working as a reconstruction engineer for the marines, he was glad to finally have a couple of weeks leave to visit his family and see some of his buddies.
He was quite happy that his sister Joy had found a new place for herselfat NCIS in DC, and her emails were all enthusiastic about the team where she was assigned to. He also was able to read in between the lines that there was some kind of office romance going on, but his sister was very careful not to specify who she was dating, despite his several attempts to drag the truth out of her.
As Stephanie's birthday was coming up, he decided to fly into DC, as his parents would be flying in from Montana as well. He looks around the tarmac, but doesn't see his dad who had promised to pick him up from the airport. He walks towards the warehouse, hoping to see his dad in the aviator's office, telling outrageous stories to the other pilots sitting there.
He's surprised to find nobody in there. A uniformed cadet comes towards him, and salutes.
"Corporal Buchanan?"
"Yes,"
"sir, Colonel Thompson requests your presence in his office."
Matthew Buchanan frowns at that, but follows the cadet to the office. Once arriving there, he's surprised to find his father there, sitting on a chair before the colonel, with his back ramrod straight.
"Dad?"
"Matt, we need to talk."
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Entering the NCIS building the first time with his parents and two FBI sisters, Matthew felt like a third wheel. He was not a profiler, or an investigator, he was a soldier. Give him a building to blow up, or a person to point his gun at, he would do it, but all this talk about profiles, M.O. and this and that and he was developing a headache.
He stayed solely to give support to his mother and father, despite the fact that they seemed to be dealing with the pressure much better than Hope and Faith, who were fidgeting on their chairs every five minutes.
Well, after the dressing down that Dad gave both women, it was a miracle that they weren't simply slapping each other just to release a little bit of tension.
He watches the NCIS Team Leader and the BAU leader talking, and is impressed by the posture and sharp thinking both leaders show during their brainstorming session. He had met the BAU team almost ten years ago, when Gideon was still a permanent force behind it and Joy was a junior agent. Later, when she graduated to full-time profiler and requested the transfer to LA, to the newly formed BAU in the West Coast, they lost contact and never saw any of these agents again. But he's not surprised that Joy's old team came to her rescue again as her life is in danger.
One of NCIS agents stands up and abruptly leaves his desk and goes to the bathroom, and as he runs by Matthew he can clearly see a mask of pure despair on his face.
As the agents talk between themselves, Matt adds one plus one and finds out that that agent must be the one his sister was dating, as Morgan implies that he should never have read what happened to herin the first case.
There is a tense moment as his father and the NCIS team leader have a staring match, trying to decide who should go to the men's room and talk to the distraught agent, but apparently his father still has the gift, as he gets permission from the fearless leader to console the young man.
After some minutes with the young man in the men's room, his father returns and sits back on his chair. The young man returns and he's somewhat energized with brand new spirit, and gives new ideas that end up breaking the case later on.
He goes home to the townhouse that the family is currently using in DC, and he has no idea how his life is about to change the following day.
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"Hi Matthew, I have a task for you, just listen carefully, you will go to the Waverly University and pick up McGee's sister, she'll be standing by the entrance of the Main Library."
"Ok, mom, what for?"
"Gibbs and his team and Hotch and the boys went to collect Joy, but we don't know how she will be when they get to her. Sarah is worried about her brother, and I would be more comfortable having her around to give the good or bad news."
"Do they have any indication of how badly Joy might be hurt?"
"Honey, the last time, the only thing that bastard didn't do was kill her, I can't even imagine what he might have done to her now. But we have a helicopter on standby here, and I want you here with Sarah McGee."
"Ok Mom."
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Matthew parks his car outside the huge building of the Waverly Library, and sees a gorgeous brunette pacing nervously up and down the entrance. He leans towards the steering wheel and observes her for a moment, how her soft curly hair moves in waves from one side to the other a sshe brusquely turns and keeps walking.
Her doll-like face is scrunched with worry, and he sees that she is fiercely thinking about something. He feels his heart speeding up, and it is as if a heat wave is exploding in his chest.
Man, she's way out of your league.
He gets out of the car, checks his face out in the mirror-like surface of his rented car's window, and approaches the pacing brunette.
"Excuse me, ma'am, are you Sarah McGee?" she turns towards him and he is left facing the most gorgeous eyes he had ever seen, and he can't help but feel a huge idiotic grin spreading on his face.
"Yes, I'm Sarah McGee," even her voice is beautiful, a wonderful alto that makes his heart flutter.
He stretches his hand towards her, and can't help the smile on his face.
"I'm Matthew Buchanan, at your service, Ma'am."
She smiles back, "the name is Sarah," they shake hands firmly, and Matthew is ecstatic at the feeling of her soft hand on his, "no need to call me ma'am."
He nods at her, "ok, Sarah."
They release their hands, and smile at each other, "So…"
"Let's go, we have a helicopter to fly."
They go to the car and drive off to NCIS.
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They arrive at NCIS, and shortly after their arrival they fly to the hospital where they received word that the team had taken a wounded Joy.
After the short flight, Matthew sees the young woman run to the tall green eyed agent, I think his name is McGee, and how they talk quietly in the corner. He sits with his parents, and prepares himself mentally to wait.
It will be a long night.
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They receive updates on Joy's condition, and it is decided that McGee will stay with her in the hospital, as the whole rest of the clan as well as the other agents will rest in a nearby hotel that the local sheriff organized for them.
His mother herds her clan out of the hospital, and takes Sarah McGee under her wing. She hugs the young lady and makes sure that she eats along with her other daughters, and his father keeps her entertained with stories of the time he and his siblings were small children.
He can feel his ears burn as his father tells Sarah some very embarrassing stories of his and his brother Lucas exploding the barn one summer, and he feels out of breath as she throws her head back and laughs. She looks at him from across the dinner table and he feels his face burning with embarrassment.
Oh man, I'm in trouble.
He sees the sharp look that his mother throws in his direction, and he immediately lowers his eyes to the table.
Stupid, stupid, VERY stupid move, Matt. Your sister might be dying and you are hitting on a woman, and what is worse, she's your sister's boyfriend's little sister, and the man has a gun and he knows how to use it. Do you have a death wish?
He lifts his eyes from the table, and his eyes directly connects with Sarah's who is looking at him. She studies him for a moment, and smiles. He can't help it, and smiles back.
Oh man, I'm so dead.
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God bless his sisters, always prepared for all emergencies known by man, as they managed to bring extra clothes for almost everyone. They give out small bags with extras to the agents and for the family members, and they pick out who will share with who the bedrooms which were rented for them.
The families are kept together, and the agents divide between themselves. He stands to the back a little bit, waiting to see what will be left for him. He sees his mother cunningly looking at him, and he fidgets a little wondering what might be happening behind those violet eyes. After his sisters and sister-in-law leave for their own rooms, and the BAU agents leave as well and so do NCIS, she finally shows the ace up her sleeve.
"Matthew dear, why don't you show Sarah where is her room? I believe it is 37 C, down the hall. Later you can come back and we will settle where you will sleep."
Sarah smirks, and Matthew opens his mouth to say something, but a sharp look from his mother forces him to shut it quickly. He turns, grabs Sarah's bag and hand and starts dragging her towards the stairs.
Once they are in the stairs he hugs her bag and releases Sarah's hand, and they climb silently towards the third floor of the motel, where her room is located.
"You have a very nice family."
"Yeah, if you like living with members of the Gestapo."
She laughs, "Come on, they are not that bad."
"Oh, no, they are not that bad, they are worse." He looks down at her, "when we were kids, whenever we kids started to fight or have any differences of opinion, mom would duct tape our hands together for a whole day, and force us to endure the person we were mad at until we solved our differences, or tried to kill each other."
He slides one of his hands nervously through his short military style hair, "I remember once Lucas and I tried to recreate a volcanic eruption, and almost set the shed on fire." He turns to her, "we used ethylic alcohol as fuel."
Sarah gasps horrified, "you could have died."
"We almost did," he shakes his head, "once the whole thing exploded, Lucas went mad at me and I at him, so we fought like angry cats trying to pin the blame on the other." He rolls his eyes, "of course mom found out, and forced us to share our existence tied up together for one week."
Sarah tries to hold down her laughter, but she can't, and she holds her middle as she imagines a young surly Matthew with singed clothes tied to his brother, dragging his feet on the floor.
They get to her door, and she's still laughing, and she supports her back against the door. He keeps looking at her for a moment, mesmerized by her beauty.
"You were a very naughty boy, Matthew Buchanan."
He studies her face, and approaches her body with his, "you are wrong, Sarah McGee," he looks her in the eyes, and sees her biting her lower lip, in a move that drives him mad with desire, "I'm still am." He leans down and kisses her.
She corresponds shyly at first, but as the kiss gains momentum he feels her arms going up and one hugs him by his shoulders and the other softly holds him by his neck. He feels a shiver running down his body, and he folds his arms around her body and brings it against his, feeling her soft breasts against his hard chest. He moans, and keeps kissing her breathlessly.
He stops, and both are breathing raggedly.
She smiles saucily at him, and starts opening the door.
"Sarah, I don't think this is a good idea …"
"Wanna come in?"
"Sarah, I…"
She grabs him by the lapel of his shirt, and breathing becomes optional as she kisses him senseless. She asks him again.
"Wanna come in?"
"Yes." He answers with a rough voice. She drags him in, and closes the door.
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"Where is Matthew?" asks Joseph as he is prepping himself for bed, and Maggie snorts.
"Please, where do you think he is?" Joseph's face becomes a comic mask, and Maggie laughs.
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The morning light shone on Matthew's face, waking him up from the most restful slumber he had in ages. He smiles and tries to stretch, but he's stopped by a very female form lying against his left side. He freezes and opens his eyes and looks down to the very young and very innocent face of the young Sarah McGee, sleeping against his chest.
Matthew closes his eyes and remembers the most amazing sex he had had in a long time, and the fact that she was a gorgeous and intelligent woman was a big plus, but he cringed when he imagined going out and having to face his parents.
My dad will kill me, he thinks, and my mom will start picking out the china patterns.
He looks down again at her face, and sees her gorgeous eyes looking at him. He is again taken by surprise by the effect a mere look by this vixen has on his body, as he feels himself getting excited just by looking at her face.
"Morning," she says softly.
"Morning," he answers.
"Look, if you are having regrets," she starts leaving the bed, and he panics.
"No, no," he sits down on the bed and stops her, "no, I'm not having regrets, I…"
She looks at him, hurt, hugging the bed linen against her breasts, "the last thing I want to do is to hurt you, but," she keeps looking at him, "you are amazing, and gorgeous and sexy but you are also my sister's boyfriend's sister, and I seriously think he might kill me when he finds out what happened, or at the very least my sister will kill me, because she will think I took advantage of you, but I didn't as I…"
"You didn't, I took advantage of you," says Sarah.
"Yes," she frowns at him, and he corrects himself, "No, what I mean, either way, I'm dead, because if one of my sisters doesn't kill me, my parents will and I don't… I don't want you to think I don't respect you, because I do…"
"Are you afraid of my brother's reaction or your family's reaction?"
Matthew sighs, and looks at Sarah with a serious expression on his face, "both, I think, but I'm more afraid of my family's, they tend to have explosive reactions if they think someone under their protection is taken advantage of."
Sara smiles at him, and lifts a hand to caress his face. Matthew leans against her hand and closes his eyes, enjoying her touch.
"Sarah," his voice is strangled with emotion.
"You are a very honorable man, Matthew Buchanan." She leans towards him, and he tries to stop her.
"You know, we should get ready to go to the hospital," she kisses him, and when she stops he keeps talking, "maybe we should go and…" she smiles at him and kisses him again, softly, and Matt moans with desire.
When she stops again, and looks down at him, he studies her face for a moment, nods and hugs her against his chest, and stops trying to talk.
They never made it to breakfast.
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