Moments
Hello everyone!
Ok so this chapter was not going to be posted till next Saturday as I had planned but because it is my birthday tomorrow I thought that I should give you all fabulous people a little present from me!
I hope that you all had a great holiday and have somehow survived the frustrating hiatus. As always thank you for all of the reviews and I apologise to bobolovesclyde who thought that the person on the screen was Collins. I know that you were looking forward to him being killed off and I seriously thought deeply about it maybe being him but I chose to stick with my original "baddie" so I hope that you will enjoy this alternative outcome. : - )
Disclaimer: I do not own Scorpion or any of its characters. I'm just a massive fan that likes to write!
/MOMENTS
Sylvester's thigh was constantly bobbing up and down trying to match the beat of his frustrated heart. His impatient fingers were already aching from furiously tapping the metal armrest on the uncomfortable hospital chair. As he saw the long awaited figure of Megan's doctor slowly approach him, the human calculator stood up and jogged so that his answer would arrive faster. The doctor's eyes turned to the man running up, causing him to begin speaking as soon as he knew that the man would be able to hear him.
"The nurse told me of the request that was made and I have thoroughly considered it."
The genius straightened up, preparing himself for the worst response.
"As you know Miss O' Brian's condition worsening has meant that we were able to determine that she will most certainly not live till the end of the day. Usually in this position the hospital would begin to make the treatment more intense in order to hopefully give her more time, however, I am prepared to allow Mr O' Brian to decide whether we are to do this or allow her to leave the hospital so that she can die peacefully away from this environment. The decision is up to Mr O' Brian and until we can receive an answer from him, the patient will remain in the premises."
The doctor's words her harsh but fair. Sylvester was well aware of the fact that only Walter can make the decisions regarding Megan but he also knew that Walter would never allow her treatment to be stopped at any cost. After processing the information the cyclone member begun to walk in the direction of Megan's room.
/MOMENTS
The remaining team members that were at the garage were still gazing in disbelief at the lit up screen. Amanda was growing impatient with the lack of function from the hired geniuses that were not doing anything. She walked across, with her heels loudly knocking on the floor, to the desk and covered the view for most people before she begun to speak.
"Are you going to do something about this? We now know who helped Anthony and to answer a question that should have been asked by one of you is: yes. I did know this man. My husband used to have many contacts in the sports industry and had found this man a job a few times. The last time that I had had heard of him was roughly a year ago when he called my husband from Portland. They spoke for a very long time on the phone and I turned out that he was fired from the team by the coach. He blamed the whole thing on my husband."
Amanda's words slowly sunk into all of the geniuses' minds as the figures finally begun to move. The next person to speak was weirdly the shrink who placed his hand on Paige's trembling shoulder and spoke.
"I think you should go upstairs and rest in Walter's bedroom. You do not have to remain in this conversation and Cabe go and get you if you are going to be needed."
Toby's calm tone and comforting words faintly relaxed Paige's shivering body as she answered his plea with a small but noticeable nod and allowed the behaviourist to lead her upstairs. Walter's glance turned away from the shaken liaison as she disappeared from his line of sight and diverted his whole attention to the speaking Toby as her ran down the stairs to share the information that he deducted from what Amanda had previously said.
"I always knew that that Drew was hiding something. Now it all makes sense! This was why he came back. His coach back in Portland fired him which meant that he had no money left. He then heard about Paige's success through a friend or something that she was now working for the government and earning bucket loads, that he decided to return as the "please forgive me" father that wanted to patch up things with his son but actually just wanted Ralph's help in building the bomb and getting rich" declared Toby lifting his hand to adjust his hat (a habit that he performed each time that he was proud in his answer) but stopped mid-air as he remembered that the hat was no-longer there.
"Ok...that all makes sense. He thought that Amanda's husband was the one that advised the coach to fire him and now wants to kill Amanda and rob her of her cash to even out the bill. The one thing that I don't understand is how he could have possibly got Ralph to build him the bomb… I mean come on! Ralph is a smart boy and would never just do it without knowing why it was needed and after spending so much time with Toby he can definitely tell a lie from the truth" replied Happy.
The team's leader stood up from his desk chair as his eyes widened substantially. He grabbed his forehead and begun to massage it furiously.
"I helped build that bomb" he revealed to the surprise of his team, the CIA forensic analysts and Amanda herself.
"How is that even possible?" questioned Toby.
"Two weeks ago Ralph asked for us to start on a project together. He said that he wanted to know how to build a small bomb that could fit anywhere. I never questioned him about it. I know that it was an irresponsible thing to do but his excitement and desire of this knowledge captured me and I did it with him."
Walter dropped his head ashamed at being the cause that they all nearly died of an explosion today. The behaviourist rapidly analysed the situation and expressed his analysis to everyone.
"You were desperate to do something with him because he had been spending so much time over at Drew's due to all of our cases and weren't focused on why he wanted to do it. Now Ralph was probably doing it for Drew, who by the way never told him of the true agenda, because he was too afraid to be the reason again for his father's absence. Drew manipulated him into it and Ralph convinced you. Wow! This is getting interesting."
Amanda stared at her past fiancé with an impressed expression which as soon as the man himself noticed, turned away and moved closer to Happy. Cabe walked over to the depressed genius and explained to him that it was not his fault but knowing the man over sixteen years, he was not going to be able to be reassured that easily.
/MOMENTS
Megan forced her tired and heavy eyes to open as she heard the metal door gradually open. A smile greeted her pale lips as she noticed the man that she truly loved enter the room. He strode over to her bed and sat on one corner before beginning to fuss with the covers and ensuring that they are all straightened carefully. He spotted Megan's questioning look which he assumed was the equivalent to her asking about the doctor's answer. Sylvester's strong anxiety meant that he hated keeping secrets especially from her so he wasted no time in recalling the events of the past few minutes in deep detail.
Once he had finished her smile was already absent from her face and her eyes begun to fill with tears.
"I…am going to d…d…die in this hell hole" she whispered angrily.
He knew Megan well enough to know that the only thing that she never wanted was to die in hospital. Ever since they met they would talk about it and she mentioned trying to reconcile with the fact that it was the most possible outcome but it was probably impossible for a woman like her. He felt a hurtful pinch in his chest as he watched the helpless woman cry. For a minute he tried to come up with a way to let her enjoy the last three hours of her life until he remembered his previous purchase in the hospital gift shop. He grabbed her hand and slid off the bed. Her eyes followed him as he got onto his knee and said…
"Megan will you marry me?"
Hope you enjoyed that "birthday gift" chapter and after a lot thought I decided that if any of you guys have any requests as to stories or one-shots that you would like to see written, I would be more than happy to have a shot at writing them so feel free to PM me or just write it in the reviews as a writing challenge to me! : - )