| THE ADVENTURES OF THE O'CONNELL FAMILY Page 33 |
| Gabrielle was mortified to be found in this position and in a quick catlike movement, she half pushed, half kicked Jonathan off of her so she could compose herself. Unfortunately, they had been near the edge of the bed, which resulted in Jonathan letting out a loud yelp as he landed on the hard ground. �Serves you right!� Evie lectured. �You know better than to take advantage of an innocent girl.� Diamond ([email protected]) April 23, 2002 Olympus leaned on the doorway of the secret passage that he and Evelyn came through looking not at all bothered at the sight before him. Gabrielle had scurried off the bed and was now smoothing her skirt, tucking in her blouse, trying to smooth her hair and catch her breath all at the same time. Olympus quickly looked the other way when Gabrielle saw him looking at her. His eyes instead darted in Jonathan's direction and he watched the Englishman as he got up of the floor painfully. What ever did she see in this pansy? It was apparent that Olympus was more of a man that Jonathan and at least in his own opinion, Olympus was much better looking. He had never understood why Gabrielle wouldn't have him, God knows he'd asked for her hand more times than he could keep track of. "Oh right Evie, like I never walked in on you and O'Connell�" Grumble, grumble� "Don't you people know how to knock?" Jonathan scoffed as he got to his feet. Olympus felt his teeth grinding together as he watched the laughter in Gabrielle's eyes. She looked at Jonathan and offered him a smile. When they'd first gotten caught like they were Olympus could tell she had been horrified. Gabrielle had always been very careful of appearing weak to anyone and being caught in a man's arms was a sign that it was possible to get even her in such weak a position. But she had been weak in his arms. She wanted him to take full control over her and she knew he wanted to. After she assured herself that she looked strong and in control of her own emotions (instead of lettering Jon's lips tell her how to feel) she was able to find the whole situation quite hilarious. Rick wasn't in the mood for waiting around. He was nothing short of antsy and finding two people so close to doing 'the deed' was something that he'd actually witnessed before, so it was nothing new to him. It was a bit surprising that Jonathan was scoring�and it almost made him a bit jealous�and sad that Evelyn and he weren't able to do the same thing. But he didn't need this now! He had to go get Alex! "We don't have much time! Jonathan button up your shirt. (at this point Jonathan was noticing that Gabrielle had actually unbuttoned a few of the top buttons on his shirt, and he was beaming with pride) Let's go! Olympus shut the trap door! C'mon c'mon our son is in DANGER Evelyn, could you move a little SLOWER please!" ~*~*~*~*~ They had made it out of the palace easily enough, with bruises not bad enough to fret over from 'taking care' of the guards. When O'Connell had had spotted where Seth had been performing the ritual from his window he didn't notice that the gardens around the lake were fenced in on all sides. They reached the gate to the lake gardens and found it (surprise, surprise) locked. "Now what do we do?" Evelyn asked in exasperation. Gabrielle pushed Jonathan and Olympus aside, "Alright boys let the thief do her job." She said, voice full of pride. Out of the pouch at her belt she produced a few picks and jabbed them into the locks with expert skill. As she worked with the locks she turned her head around, "It'll be just a second ladies.." She told the other's coolly. "That's my girl." Jonathan said with a smile. In a few seconds the lock gave a 'click' and Gabrielle pulled it off and tossed it on the floor. She stuck the picks back in her pouch and turned to the group with a smile. "How's that for lock picking eh?" Rick gave her a pat on the back, clearly impressed but time was too precious to give her proper praise. "Alright, Jonathan, I think it would be best if you stayed out here, kept watch for us huh?" "Gladly." Jonathan replied, happy to be away from the primary source of danger. Rick looked at Gabrielle, "We might need you out here incase he gets killed�" Gabrielle nodded. "Good luck." She told them, smiling at Evelyn and Rick. They nodded back and ran through the gate, Olympus following after whispering a "stay alive" to Gabrielle. "I suppose I do have a bit of luck in me�they always ask me to stay out here where none of the action happens�so my chances of getting killed are just a trifle smaller." Jonathan beamed. Gabrielle raised an eyebrow, "Just wait Jonathan�you'll get your action." She told him, with a sly half smile. Marion ([email protected]) April 25, 2002 Before they left the house Nefret made sure to get some water for Ardeth and herself, as well as some herbs which she had found in a cabinet in Gabrielle's home. The herbs would be to ease the pain of Ardeth's cuts. She also took a leaf from a succulent aloe plant outside, knowing that Ardeth had burns that she had not been able to administer to. Nefret was shocked at her own willingness to give in to Ardeth's emotions. Now she stood in the doorway of the hut, debating whether or not they really should go to the rescue. She knew that Ardeth was a stubborn man, that much she had seen from the little time that she had gotten to know him. But still she was angry with herself for easily letting him persuade her to rest her cheek in his hand, to let him kiss her. All of this she had never dreamed of, but she could not get over how he made her feel. From the moment she had laid eyes on him she had noticed everything, his eyes, his hair, his lips, you name it. Just glancing at him made her blood run faster and her heart grow louder. She was brought swiftly out of thought by his voice. "Nefret, waste no more time, we must go." The words rolled easily off his tongue, and she fell in love with his voice. There is no time for this. There are lives to save! She thought to herself. |