In memorium of my favorite characters in the XF universe, I'm reposting
my
LGM fanfic....
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"The Letter"
By Allronix
Categories: V, A, 1st person POV
Spoilers: "One Breath"
Summary: Asking Nurse Owens to help...
Rating: PG for language
The usual disclaimer: They're yours, Chris.
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Mrs. Annie Owens
3138 3rd St.
Baltimore, MD
Annie,
I know this is asking a big favor, and that you and I are still friends.
I
can tell Alice that I'm sorry a few thousand times, but she isn't going
to
speak to me, and I guess I accept that...even if I can't really accept
the
idea that she won't let the kids see me. Forget it. I just got pictures
from
you and the invitation to Candy's graduation. My little girl graduates
high
school, and I'll have to be stuck in the back with my tacky suit, snapping
pictures and staying the hell away from Alice.
This is a big favor, Annie. You can say no if you want, but there's
a friend
of mine...actually, a friend of a friend. She's hot, Annie, but that's
not
what I'm asking. She's out of my league for that, anyway. Even though
I
think all three of us have a crush on her (even that suited android
I work
with...)
She was kidnapped two months ago - didn't tell you in the last letter
because you know the US Post Office - it's about as safe as renting
out a
goddamn billboard. She and my friend were investigating some really
shady
stuff - things that even the boys and I don't have much of a clue about.
Well, those bastards poisoned her, and did god-knows-what to her, and
now
she's in a coma, on life support. I went there to see how she was doing.
It's not good. It was pretty obvious that her partner wasn't taking
it well.
Poor SOB wears his heart on his sleeve while on an agenda where it
would be
better for him if he had no heart to start with. Kept talking about
revenge
and finding the creeps who did this. Good man. I'll help him out. Heck,
I
still am a good marksman, and I have a sniper rifle like I used in
Vietnam.
If they hurt her, I'll help a buddy splatter their brains against a
wall...
Sorry, Annie. I'm scaring you. But this poor guy and his lady partner
really
got the snot kicked out of 'em. And she's so touch and go...
Annie, I know you're still a RN, even if you're doing home care and
are
between jobs right now. Right now, I really want someone to be by her.
Her
partner isn't thinking straight, her family is picking out caskets,
and I
really can't pass for an orderly or a RN, but she needs someone. Frankly,
I
don't trust her medical staff - who knows if one of the guys who did
this to
her are also the ones seeing to her medical care? Yes, I'm paranoid,
but
since when have you known your ex-brother-in-law not to be?
If you can't do this, I'll understand - trust me. If you can, it's not
just
my eternal gratitude you'll have.
Signing off,
Melvin