Reunification (Closed)

[Ols]

Brendon sat on the couch of the small apartment, her hand still held by his. The neighbourhood did not bother him, he could take care of himself. It was her he was concerned for. He had no clue where to start, "Tell me everything. From when you were attacked until now. No sketchy details."

He wanted to know how she had changed so much, but yet was still the same girl he loved.

 

[Emma Lou]

Calleigh looked down. 2 years to go over and she had to give every detail.

"I got out of the house through the back door that only we knew about and traveled here. I meet Cori almost immediately and lived with him for 6 months before I had enough credits to buy this place. He trained me so I could survive on the streets of the planet. That is all I have been doing"

 

[Ols]

"And killing people," he said. And then he swallowed and asked the question he had been to afraid to ask until now, "have you been looking for me, or have you moved on?"

 

[Emma Lou]

Calleigh looked him in the eye and squeezed his hands.

"If I had moved on then I would be married to Cori right now"

 

[Ols]

He breathed a sigh of relief. He had nothing to say to that, but to smile. He felt her squeeze his hands comfortingly and he gently squeezed back. For the first time in two years he could honestly say he was happy. He leaned in towards her, to kiss her again, her soft scent catching his nose as he drew closer, her warm breath gentle on his face.

 

[Emma Lou]

She pulled away after a few seconds and looked at him.

"So what are we going to do now?"

 

[Ols]

He looked deep into her bright eyes and smiled, "we could get married," he said, "if you'll still have me, that is."

 

[Emma Lou]

She pulled her hands and turned to face forward on the couch.

"What will happen to me? Will I be a wife that sits at home while you are off fighting for months at a time?"

 

[Ols]

He thought about the question. Judging by what he had heard of her exploits over the past two years, she did not seem the stay at home type. Not that she was when they were togther before that, she had always had that flare in her.

"No," he said simply, "You would do whatever you wanted to do."

 

[Emma Lou]

Calleigh laughed, she couldn't do whatever she wanted.

"I guess I will have to get a real job then"

She stood and started to pace the small room. It was so weird to have him back, but she liked things weird.

 

[Ols]

He laughed too.

"What's a real job nowadays anyway?" he asked, and he stood up and walked over to her while she face away, embracing her from behind, "and it might be fun to have a wife with a secret career of crime," he laughed again.

 

[Emma Lou]

She smiled sweetly and pushed him away.

"We aren't married, yet"

 

[Ols]

He had only been referring to the future. And then another thought struck him, about what she was really asking, "do you want me to leave the army?"

If she said yes it would be the hardest decision he would ever make. He fought for a cause, and to him that was the most important thing in his life, except her.

 

[Emma Lou]

Calleigh turned around and placed a hand on his shoulder. She did not mean for it to sound like she wanted him to give up his career, but that is how he had taken it.

"No, I just don't want you to leave me again"

 

[Ols]

"I never left you the first time," he said, "and if I stay in the army I'll be sent out on missions. I can't just stay in the base and spend all my time here, there's a war on out there."

He had tried to sound as caring as he could, whilst trying to make her understand the risks of his job.

 

[Emma Lou]

She knew that he was right and that he would have to leave her, but she would always be afraid.

"I know, Brendon"

 

[Ols]

"Well," he said, taking another deep breath, "will you-"

He was cut off in the middle by the beeping of his datapad, "one sec," he said, pulling it from his belt and reading the message. His face fell.

 

[Emma Lou]

She smiled.

"Of course I will"

 

[Ols]

Bloody datapad. Not now. Any time but now. He was torn, half of him was on top of the world and the other wanted to smash the datapad into oblivian. He decided to enjoy the moment, and think of this later, putting the datpad on his belt. He looked back up at her.

"That's wonderful," he said, moving towards her, "and this time, we will before I have to leave again," he looked at his watch. It was getting late and he usually would be getting back about this time, but he did not want to and technically he did not have to sign in again until the next morning. Now he thought about it, he did not need to be there until they actually were shipped out. He could spend some time with her for now.

 

[Emma Lou]

Calleigh could tell that he had someplace else to be and she didn't want to be the reason he was late or missing.

"Go, I have things to do"