Clarke had patiently endured all the questions from his family about his battered face. He felt he deserved it all, he had taken the easy way out by not coming home earlier anyway. He told his mother he'd spend an extra night in New York when he flew back. His father said little but expressed his appreciation for Clarke's gesture towards his mother ( Read more... )

"The idea was to get away from everything this weekend. She probably doesn't even have her cell phone with her ( Read more... )

Emile Renior is aware and pleased that his prey is confounded by his actions. It's one of his greatest strengths. He has a modus operandi but it's so precise, so unique, frankly it's so clever, that even trained government agents can't follow it. By the time Emile is ready for the final confrontation he takes pride in his targets' fried nerves. ( Read more... )

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She was still there when he woke up ( Read more... )

Clarke wasn't going home for Thanksgiving this year. His father hadn't been able to get off work so his family had decided to wait until Hanukkah and Christmas to do their festive thing. Clarke would also try to get up there before then if he could, at least overnight. He wanted to see his family but he was actually relieved not to be going home ( Read more... )

Two dead marines and an unidentified male child. The adults were shot point blank but the child's skull had been bashed in with or against something ( Read more... )

[[ Follows this. They stood together like that for a long time. At one point, Clarke was fairly certain Jen had actually fallen asleep in his arms. That was fine with him, he would have been happy to hold her all night if she wanted. He was glad she could let herself rest like that. It had to be better than coffee and stubbornness, which he was ( Read more... )

Clarke would have put the odds of ever seeing Sam again right up there with winning Star Search or becoming a Perry Ellis model. She was in Washington all along, just like he was. She was probably in the hospital somewhere when he was having surgery. It was surreal to imagine. His excitement to see her was pure after the past week it felt good. Of ( Read more... )

Clarke generally makes a point to not get drunk to soothe himself when he's angry. He usually feels worse if he numbs himself only to have to confront feelings later. After leaving Jen's house he wants to break that rule. He can't handle being in a bar though. He can't handle going home with a six pack either, he already feels nauseated. Being ( Read more... )