~The Price of Envy~

Chapter two

~By Rommie~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Site B. Location: unknown

 ‘Awaiting voice conformation and access code’

"Doctor Sarah Omestos. Code Med/5529/M008/"

"Access granted...Have a nice day"

~~~~

 "Have a nice day, who the hell put that into her data base? No wait don’t tell me..."

"I’m trying to lighten up your ‘not so good mood’, Jesus Doc, it wouldn’t kill to smile once every few years."

Moving towards the older man, she playfully shoved his laptop along the small desk he had positioned his self at. "Don’t mess with my not so good mood," and with one swift move, the piece of hardware was in her hands and heading towards the base’s living quarters. "I’m going to use your baby to check communications, but only if it’s alright with Mr Brian?" The mockery in her voice brought a scowl to Brian’s features. His gaze moved from the laptop to the cruel smile touching Sarah’s lips.

"Yeah Ok, but don’t break her, Lydecker’s going to have a fit if she’s damaged. She’s the only one I’ve got left."

"It’s so sad that you have a relationship with your laptop."

"Hey, her and me have been through shit. I want to have her back by tonight; I need to double check security. Can’t have this place swarming with transgenics without precautions against the outside world."

"They don’t even want to be here." Her gaze found Brian’s, and she couldn’t hold back the tone of sympathy that hung in her voice. "And this is their best shot"

"Lydecker knows what he’s doing, he’ll make them see the truth. They need this..." he motioned towards the facility they were standing in; the rooms unused, electricity that had never reached all the corners. And the new command, the seats awaiting trained transgenics. "He’ll make them see. But they’re coming, first batch get here tonight..." he stopped, and the uncertainty grew in his voice "Sarah, he knows what he’s doing."

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Terminal City

"He shouldn’t have stopped the bullet. But then again Alec always did put others before himself."

"It’s good to see you too, Max." There was no sweet talk between them, no small words that would allow Lydecker to cross through the parted door into what had once been her private space. Instead, he drew in the silence, welcomed it. If it meant that one day he could earn back their lost trust, then some things were worth paying for. "What are you still doing here?"

And as she turned, he took in the women standing before him. There was no smile, no depth within her dark eyes. Instead her features remained expressionless, and it terrified him.

"I wasn’t aware my safety was in your best interests."

"Max, I’m not your enemy. When will you accept that I’m not here to destroy what you have."

"And what exactly do I have Lydecker? A relationship that’s in tatters, a family that can’t even look at me without feeling betrayed. My best friends gave up on me the second I said ‘yes’ to your so called ‘relocation salvation plan’. And they’re never going to forgive me." She couldn’t hold back, what was the point? Everything she had built had been destroyed. "And Alec’s never going to forgive me." It came out as a sob. A bitter feeling caught in her throat; the more she talked, the more she looked into his eyes, the more painful it became to hide the emotions she had once been so good at concealing. So when she finally broke down, and the tears began to fall, she didn’t protest as she was wrapped within his arms. Her head sinking into his chest, as she was supported by his caring hands. Was this what he wanted? A broken soldier unable to deal with a dying nation she had created. But it didn’t matter, because he held her as Alec had held Jamie. He held his soldier within his arms. And the guilt only grew.

To be continued

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~