Fourth Time is the Charm - Chapter 10 by Xeen part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7 part 8 part 9 No inFRiNGEment intended Note: sorry it took me so long to update! I had to change my plans since everything I was about to write eventually happened in the show… I hope you'll enjoy this part, --but I have to warn you it's mostly dialogues and it's very, very short. Enjoy! -o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o Astrid waved at her friend with a pointed finger at her phone and made a guilty face. "I really must answer that, sorry." She left the room and the cheering crowd and picked up. "Hello? Who's this?" said a concerned male voice. Astrid checked her phone again. She read Peter cell calling and frowned. "Walter? Is that you?" "Of course it is! I am Walter Bishop. Whom I am speaking to?" "This is Astrid, Walter, Astrid Farnsworth. Certainly you must know that, you're the one who's calling. Is there something wrong? Where is Peter? What are you doing? Why are you calling me?" "Listen to you, you're a chatterbox!" "Seriously Walter, why did you call me?" You could count on Walter to come up with the most unexpected conversation. "Well, I meant to celebrate the New Year with you… miss." "But it's not midnight yet," she smiled. "Does Peter know you've got his phone? Where are you?" "I am in Florida. I'm… I'm walking on the beach right now. I can see the house from here." Walter turned around, extended his arm in the direction of a small light and squinted. "Florida, you're in Florida? What house? Walter, you sure you okay?" Astrid locked herself inside the next bedroom and dropped on the bed. "Of course I am, I'm not at all the deluded man you think I am Astroid. Peter and I flew from Boston to Miami yesterday. He seems to have friends all over the world this one. And his friend from Florida lets us have his beach house for the holidays." "And Peter lets you burrow his phone? Please put him through, let me check with him." "It is going to be a bit of a problem. But I can fetch him for you… --in a moment," he sighed heavily. "Peter is not with you? What is… what have you done Walter?" Astrid asked again, her voice raising in alarm. Walter Bishop chuckled and a wide grin lit his parched face. "No need to be concerned, miss! I only gave them a gentle nudge. You must know that it is not anything that they wouldn't have done eventually. Well, I guess…" he trailed, his brow furrowed. "They? Who's they Walter?" "But Peter and agent Dunham, of course!" "Olivia is here with you?" "Yes, yes, she is! And John Scott is with her too." "Oh…" "But I have it all under control! Peter ordered in. We had foie gras and Champagne and oysters. And lobster with endive and Roquefort salad. I shall leave you now. I have to get the stracciatella gelato out of the freezer. Happy New Year, Asterisk." "No, no, Walter, wait. What have you done exactly?" "Oh, I didn't tell you, did I?" "No you did not. Please, don't hang up on me Walter just yet. Could you explain?" "That is very simple indeed. They left me in charge of decorating the house this afternoon while they were out sailing." Astrid smiled at the thought of Peter and Olivia on vacation together and seemingly having a good time. "What could you have possibly done then?" she said, feeling already more relaxed. "I simply put them into a hypnagogic state." "What? Don't tell me you used the light thingy?" "You're right miss! I posited that it would be simpler than to use hypnosis, since they would have been probably unwilling to try, so I arranged for some special light decorations and they are currently dancing and laughing and smooching and other things I hope. I thought it was best to give them some privacy. And then you called me." "I didn't call you Walter, you did, and I'm glad you did. You've got to stop that experiment as soon as possible." "But it's not an experiment. It's what's meant to be!" he protested. "You're going to release them from that… anthypnic state or whatever you call it and, Walter, hear me out that's the most important part…" "Yes." "Walter, don't sulk please. Listen to me. Walter?" "Yes." "Okay, listen carefully. They cannot know what you did. Under no circumstances, ever. You've got to make sure they won't remember what happened between them either. You understand?" "I'm not stupid. Of course I understand miss! I'm only hoping they did not fall out of the trance… yet. That was sort of my plan you see, should be presented with a fait accompli…" "Oh my god! Run Walter, run!!" TBC |
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