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Post by sanne on Nov 8, 2009 22:32:25 GMT -10
That's a nice extra today........Sweet and tender, but still passionate. They both needed it, let's hope it didn't draw all the energy out of them. That there's still some energy left to fight the Lynx, who is still waiting for her chance. Still wondering whether Mich will stay home or get up and sneak out to go on a mission.......... Sandra
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Post by margaret1234 on Nov 9, 2009 3:31:18 GMT -10
Nice tender start leading into passion Lucy. Horatio & Mich seem to be nicely in tune with each other now. Will they still be together in the morning? I don't think so. Now she is fully relaxed, her memory will recall something and she will be off with her weapons before the rising of the dawn.
Margaret
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Post by pinkyster on Nov 9, 2009 3:46:55 GMT -10
Loved the chapter, so much love, so much caring. Don't worry Mich you will be able to save Horatio. Have faith in youself.
Jen
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Post by NV Oracle on Nov 9, 2009 9:34:25 GMT -10
Very nice chapter, Lucy. So loving, and tender, and passionate.
Mich you will get your lady.
Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
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Post by deborah on Nov 9, 2009 14:17:43 GMT -10
great chapter. Good to see them intimate again. They both needed that release and the closeness to keep them both focused on the task at hand. Also to connect with each other again.
deborah
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Post by deborah on Nov 9, 2009 14:24:33 GMT -10
What is going on I clicked on the banner above typed in my user name and my password and have been getting invalid user/password combination. I hit it 3 different times and still came up with the same thing. If no one wants me on this site then just say so.
Deborah
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Post by lucymalta on Nov 10, 2009 3:07:43 GMT -10
I've PM'd you Deborah...
So - the next chapter.....? I'll post it here. As the story is drawing to a close, it doesn't make sense to have only a couple of chapters over there. On the new board it will be posted as a completed story.
So... Did Mich stay home all night....? Course she didn't - you girls know her too well...
Lucy
Chapter 67
Horatio woke twice during the night, disturbed by Mich moving in her dreams. Each time he spoke to her softly, his voice calming her subconscious, returning her to sleep. However, when he awoke with the alarm at 6am, Mich was gone.
He knew that she would be, but wished that there hadn’t been the need. Glancing around, he noted that her robe was lying on the floor, not over the back of the chair as was her normal habit. He gave a wry smile – that meant that she had woken later than planned. Stretching out, his hand caught something under Mich’s pillow. Intrigued he pulled it out and found her cell phone – the alarm set for 4.30.
Chuckling, he dropped the phone to the bed as he sat up – at about 4.30 Mich had still been with him, returned to sleep as he had spoken to her quietly. The chuckle died away as the reality of the situation hit him. Mich had gone to start the last day of the hunt and he had his own part to play.
Several people had said that he should take the day off, but he had refused, surprised at first that Mich agreed with him. Her explanation simple – Today they had an opportunity to catch the Lynx, but if Horatio didn’t turn up for work as their adversary expected, they tossed their hand to the winds of chance – and his life would be more in danger than ever before.
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Mich cursed silently. She had woken up later than she wanted and had little time to spare. Of the three buildings she needed to check out, two were clear and she had just entered the third. Carefully and quietly she moved up the stairs, thankful that the guard on duty at the entrance had not noticed her as she slid in through a side door.
Every few minutes she paused, listening for any sound that might announce her discovery, or give away the location of her prey. Reaching the top floor she paused, controlling her breath, willing it to return to normal and checked her watch.
She cursed again seeing it was nearly 7am – Horatio would be well on his way – quite possibly just a few blocks away from the PD which was less than 800 yards away. Overhead she heard the sound of a helicopter and smiled. Using the distraction to cover the noise, she opened the door onto the roof.
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As the sun came up the Lynx had stirred, its heat warming skin that had chilled during the night. Slowly she became aware of her surroundings and smiled. No-one had discovered her place of concealment. She slowly began to stretch each of her muscle groups in turn, going through exercises learnt a long time ago, beginning with her toes, moving up her legs, working the joints too, easing the stiffness out of them.
Reaching her back and shoulders, she grimaced in pain as her left shoulder protested at the slight movement she demanded. She concentrated a little more on the problem shoulder, relieved to feel the ache easing away. A soft touch with her fingertips confirmed that the stitches were holding and the bleeding had stopped.
She had taken a sip of water to quench her thirst, then another to rinse her mouth. A cereal bar was sufficient to stop the worst of the hunger gnawing at her stomach. As the light grew stronger she began to take sightings off various targets, working out where her best shot would be.
An hour passed and several people began to move in the street below her. Glancing at her watch she smiled, the red-haired Lieutenant would be here soon if his normal routine was anything to go by. The helicopter over her head was an annoyance, but she froze in her position, not wanting to be spotted.
Glancing down, she spotted the Hummer and readied her rifle. The M40A3 had served her well over the years and today would be no different.
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Horatio stepped out of the Hummer and paused, glancing around at the rooftops nearby. Something told him that Mich was out there – and so was the Lynx. He hesitated for a moment, suddenly wary of stepping out from behind the Hummer’s protective bulk.
He looked up as a voice called his name and saw Eric walking toward him, a purposeful rhythm to his stride. Adjusting his sunglasses, Horatio took a deep breath and started to walk towards the younger man. Game time.
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Mich walked stealthily across the roof top toward the side which had a clear view of the PD, as her eyes adjusted to the brightness of the sun, she saw her worst nightmare confirmed. Wrapped in her Ghillie suit, the Lynx would have been invisible to all but the trained eye.
As she moved closer, she noticed the Lynx’s finger tighten on the trigger and flicked one of her throwing stars at the assassin, afraid to call out in case she caused the Lynx to fire. She was a millisecond too late as a gunshot rang out.
The Lynx cried out in anger and rolled to her feet, the Ghillie suit falling from her body as she did so. Blind hatred crossed her face as she saw who had found her and she drew the rapier blade from her back and pulled a dagger from its place on her leg.
Her eyes widened as Mich drew her own blades and began to close the distance between them. She spat in her anger, “Wolf… I thought you had retired…”
“I am retired, have been for a couple of years.”
The Lynx gave her a confused look, “It was you… The job done here a few years ago.” Mich nodded, but said nothing, “Who sent you after me?”
“No-one.”
“Then why…?”
“It’s personal…” Mich said nothing more as she advanced, not knowing in that moment if Horatio was alive or dead.
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Post by pinkyster on Nov 10, 2009 3:27:01 GMT -10
OMG, you left it here LOL... Hopefully the shot was of course by the stars. Yes Lynx, this is very personal for the Wolf and you are about to find out what happens when the Wolf gets personal. Go get her Mich.
Jen
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Post by sanne on Nov 10, 2009 5:56:21 GMT -10
She found her, but was it in time........This will be a fight between 2 angry women...not really something one would like to be in the middle of.... Sandra
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Post by margaret1234 on Nov 10, 2009 5:57:44 GMT -10
Oh yes, this is very personal. Mich has the upperhand.......she had the element of surprise on her side, although just a second too late to stop the Lynx from firing a shot......hopefully her aim was a bit off. So now we have a face to face combat coming up, but Mich is fighting for her man.....so she will be unbeatable.
Great chapter Lucy
Margaret
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Post by deborah on Nov 10, 2009 6:10:35 GMT -10
Lucy it is still doing it with the password and username. Do we have to create a new username and whole password. If we do then I will be in trouble. I have a hard enough time using the one I already created because it is not the same that I normally use.
Deborah
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Post by deborah on Nov 10, 2009 6:19:18 GMT -10
Great chapter. good place to leave it to keep everyone guessing. I hope that she missed Horatio, or at least just wounded him. Hope she didn't get Eric.
Deborah
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Post by sanne on Nov 10, 2009 6:27:13 GMT -10
deborah: on the new board you can use the same username and password. In fact it is recommended to do so. If you go to the homepage of this site, on top you'll find a thread about the new board "Details for new board" if you read the instructions, it should work that way. The problem as you describe it sounds familiar to the problem I sometimes have with my email-account. Sometimes I have to enter both name and password a few times and after 2 or 3 tries it works. If it doesn't work after 3 times I shut down internet and start it up again and try again. Usually that works. Sandra
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Post by NV Oracle on Nov 10, 2009 10:01:47 GMT -10
Oh, it definitely has become personal for Mich. It became that when she realized who the Lynx was after. Hopefully the shot was off, or H was wearing a bulletproof vest, or something.
Go get her, Mich.
Great chapter, Lucy. Can't wait to see what happens next.
Your friend Oracle
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Post by KRoseLynn on Nov 10, 2009 20:16:15 GMT -10
Thank you Sandra. K.
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