Disclamer: Of course the characters are not mine. They
belong to the king, Stephen Sommers,  just borrowing
them because I've wanted to write a story about them
for the longest. 

Author : Chicka16

Summary : I've always wanted to put a twist on Rick
and Evy and how inlove they are. I've wondered what
the movie would be like if Evy ever caught Rick with
someone else or the other way around. So hope you
Enjoy

   
Where do We Go

    It had been a week since the O'Connell's returned
from Ahm Shere and now they were back in London. Evy
had fallen ill apon their return so Rick decided to
take care of the museum while she got better. On the
side of the building the two walls on either side of
the door were being rebuilt and the basement which had
gun holes scattered throughout and partially been
engulfed in flames was being cleaned up. When asked
about what had happened, Rick just shrugged and said
he had no idea, he was just there helping with
repairs. The manor had been completely repaired
immediatly the next day after their return. The stain
glass window and the door in the bathroom were
replaced. The chairs in the bedroom were brand new and
the bookcase and the books were all in their place
where they used to be.
    Rick walked around observing the visitors. They were
finally coming back after the museum had been closed.
He noticed a blonde woman in a beautiful dress walking
towards Evy's office as if she was looking around for
something. He walked towards her until he was almost
standing right over her.
    " Can I help you? " he asked and the woman jumped
" Um no I ah..." she paused for a moment when she
turned around
    " Richard?!?! " she said in shock
" Trisha? " he replied returning the suprised look.
Trisha Anderson, she still was very beautiful. Tall,
thin, green eyes, long golden blonde hair. Not your
everyday american girl. " The last time we were
together was ..."
She frowned " Before you left to join the legion. "
He saw the look on her face. He remembered their times
together, when he would take her out to dinner, when
they would walk along the streets at night, the times
he would spend the night in her apartment. He actually
believed that he was falling in love, but he needed to
get away he needed something new. She begged, pleaded
for him to stay, he simply kissed her forehead and
walked out the door. Out of her life forever and
ending what they had. He lifted her chin. " Hey its
okay though, you're alright, right? "
    " Those were some lonely nights O'Connell, you never
even wrote back. " she said pulling away.
    " I'm sorry, you don't understand how sorry I am
Trish. I just, the legion was too much."
    " Too much? What, for me to handle or for you to sit
down and take one second to write me, to tell me if
you were dead or alive? C'mon Richard! " she said
angered " Or maybe I should call you Rick, that's what
they call you nowaday. The famous Rick O'Connell. "
she said sarcastically.
    Rick sighed, she hadn't changed, always sarcastic and
witty. " I'm sorry Trish I am, but... what are you
doing in London anyway? "
" Nothing, just here, on some business. " She looked
passed him towards Evy's office. If she could just get
into that office there may be some keys so she could
get some of those gold treasures that were locked away
behind those glass boxes. She was glad to see him
infact she had been trying to locate him for years.
When she heard he was in London she had to come down
to see him, but when she spotted the gold, why not?
Pawning it would fetch a very fine price.
           " What are you doing here? in a museum? You
wouldn't even be caught dead in a museum or gallery,
things of that sort?"
    " Oh, well my wife, Evelyn, she's at home sick
actually and I decided to come down and take care of
some things for her. Being that she's the curator now
and all. "
    Trisha's smile faded at the words of a " wife ". Rick
was always in her heart, she never let him go after
all those years. She was afraid he was dead and after
so long now that she finally found him, now that her
search was over, he was married?
    " Yeah I heard about that, Hafez, he died or
something. " she didn't even look up at him.
Rick nodded If you only knew how. A giant scorpion
tore him to peices what do you think about that? he
said to himself
            " Listen, it was nice seeing you, you look
good you really do." He really was still handsome. The
young man that had left her so many years ago was now
a handsome grown man.
    " So do you Trish. "  and he meant it, but it was too
late for that. To him there was only one good looking
woman in his life and that was Evelyn.
    " Thanks, but ah um I, I have to go. " she said
turning quickly and walking away. Rick's eyes followed
her as she walked quickly out of the museum, a puzzled
look on his face.
As Trisha walked out she ran behind the building and
leaned up against a wall. She sighed heavily and began
to cry. She lost him. She lost her true love to some
rich high class egyptologist curator woman, oh who
cares what she does. O'Connell had never changed it
seemed that he always had a girl but then moved on to
the next. Never stayed in a stable relationship until
he met Trisha, or so she thought. It was too good to
be true and now he was married. She looked up rubbing
her tears away. I'll show him, I'll show them both. 
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A few days later, late at night, when the museum was
already closed, Rick was organizing a few papers in
Evy's office. He sat drinking a glass of water, when
suddenly someone knocked at the office door.  That's
strange, I thought I closed all the doors. Maybe it's
Evy! She does have a key he thought and walked over
biting his lip expecting his wife ready to embrace her
in his arms, she had been feeling better lately. When
he opened the door his jaw dropped, the woman standing
at the door was wearing a beautiful navy blue dress
that sparkled. Her hair was completely down with a
couple strands falling infront of her face. She looked
gorgeous. " Hello Rick. " she said deeply lowering her
lashes. It wasn't Evy it was Trisha.
    " Trisha what are you doing here, how did you get in?
" he asked stepping back but she followed him.
    " I decided to pay you a late night visit, oh and you
should be more careful about back doors being
unlocked. "
    " Late night visit, look I.. " he hesitated and
leaned against the wall.
" Those were some good times we had, I miss those
where did they go. " she was leaning into him.
    " Look " he grabbed her arms and pushed her away.
Rick felt strange he never was one to buckle under
pressure let alone run away from a woman like he was
now. He was firm, strict and strong but right now all
that was not coming in handy.
            " Those times are gone, I told you I'm
married now. "
" You don't think I'm going to let you get away that
easy right, I spent days and nights crying over you
wondering if you would ever come back to me, I tryed
to find you for years and now that I have, your just
going to look at me and say its alright we all move on
anyway, well no! " she pushed her hand against his
chest.
Evy was feeling better and she decided to pay Rick a
visit that night, she wanted to suprise him, after
all, he had taken care of almost everything at the
museum for a week and a half, she was sure he was
tired, it was the least she could do. Afterwards they
could come back and sit together by the fireplace, a
back rub, a hot bath without anyone to bother them, a
night just for two. She called a taxi and headed off
to the museum. When they arrived she payed the man and
stepped out. She had the key to the front door so she
let herself in, she thought it was no use trying to
knock on the door, Rick probably wouldn't hear her
anyway, besides she reminded herself its a suprise.
Right away she heard voices coming from down the hall.
A confused look came over her Who else could possibly
be in the museum with Rick. I'm positive he hasn't
left he always calls before he leaves oh no what if
its burglars. She was frightened for a moment so she
closed the door silently. As she tiptoed down the hall
she could see the light in her office still on. She
heard Rick's voice along with someone elses. As she
approached the voices were clearer it was Rick's and
another woman's.
    " For this instant for this moment you belong to me.
" Trisha said and she pushed Rick against the wall
firmly and met his lips with her own. She held him
tight not letting him go, Rick buckled and for that
moment she was stronger then him unable to escape from
her kiss.
    As Evy neared she saw a woman's body and her eyebrows
shot up, she pushed the door open with all her
strength and it crashed loudly against the wall. She
gasped. Rick and another woman, they were, no she
wouldn't she couldn't believe it. For Evy everything
stopped, time slowed down she could only hear herself
breathing, she could only feel her heart beating and
even that, she believed, had stopped. It was the same
feeling all over again from when Anck-su-namun had
thrusted the blade into her gut and now she really did
want to die. Rick and Trisha jumped and he pushed her
away.
    " Evy! " he shouted as she began to run off. " Wait a
minute. " he grabbed her and she began to struggle.
    " Let go of me, let go of me! " she shouted slapping
his arms and scratching him.
" Wait a minute dammit! Its not how it seems! "
    " Oh no, then what the hell is it then!?!? " she
replied still struggling. Evy was angry, he had never
even heard her say hell in all the years he had known
her. Rick hesitated there really was no explanation.
No explanation for why he buckled and no explanation
for why he hadn't pushed her off sooner.
    " I just...I "
" I thought so! " Evy replied finally freeing from his
tight grip, she tried to run but Rick grabbed her
again.
    " Evelyn you're the only woman I love, she was just a
distraction in which I was unfortunately attracted. "
Evy gasped and her eyes widened. Her right hand curled
up she had never felt such anger in her life and she
swung at him knocking him against a sculpture which
fell to the ground and shattered and she ran off.
" NO, Evy that's not what I meant. " he said calling
after her clutching the side of his left cheek.
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Evy was running all the way back to the manor, hot
tears of anger and pain stung her cheeks and she
coughing from running so hard and so fast, she still
wasn't entirely well from being sick. The night was
dark, cold and humid from earlier rain. The streets
were dangerous for a young woman to be out alone at
that hour but she didn't care and she didn't stop. She
didn't even feel tired, her hair had come undone and
the skirt she wore ripped along the edges since it was
so long. When she reached the manor, Jonathan was the
one that opened the door. He looked at her in suprise,
she looked as if someone had tried to beat her. He
looked passed her but didn't see a taxi or Rick.
    " Did you walk here? What happened. " he asked. Evy
just cried even more and fell into her brother's arms.
   
When Rick reached the manor, he let himself in. No one
was in sight, usually he  saw Jonathan and Evy sharing
a cup of tea sitting at the fireplace, and Alex
reading beside them. But tonight was different. He
walked upstairs to his bedroom and tried to open the
door but it was locked. He sighed. " Evelyn,
sweetheart, please open the door. "
    Jonathan emerged from his own bedroom and looked
straight at him with a serious look.
" Jonathan can you... "
    " I suggest you take a couch downstairs. She's
sleeping anyway. Oh and I wouldn't bother her or Alex.
They wont even be giving you the time of day. "
    " I guess your mad at me too? "
" Well, ah...I can't say but..."  Jonathan wasn't
angry with him, he was more confused then angered. "
What happened to you Rick? Why would you do such a
thing to her? Weren't you the same one who saved her,
who defended her in so many ways, the one who was
crying over her a week ago at Ahm Shere when we
believed that we had lost her even for that moment,
telling her that you loved her. "
    " Jonathan I didn't do anything! An old girlfriend
showed up and so did Evelyn, unfortunately at the
wrong moment. "
    " Oh I see and so she caught you...unfortunately. "
he said sarcastically folding his arms.
" Jonathan, look you know me, you know I love her, I
would die for her if I had to. This woman came looking
for me, she kissed me. It was all her! I would never
do anything to hurt Evelyn, and you know that, she's
the love of my life the only woman for me. Can't she
look passed what she saw? Doesn't she trust me? "  He
closed his eyes and leaned against the door resting
his head on it and letting his hand slide against it
as if Evy was standing there. " Why wont anyone
believe me? "
Jonathan looked at Rick for a moment, he saw the hurt
look in his eyes. He hadn't ever seen that look on
Rick's face. Only at Ahm Shere when they thought they
had lost Evy forever. He was telling the truth.
    " I believe you. " Jonathan said walking over to him
and patting his shoulder. " I really do. "
" Thank you. " Rick replied trying to smile but he
couldn't.
    " But its not me you have to convince, its her. " he
pointed to their bedroom door. " She's tough, the old
mum, but you know her you know how she is. I'll try to
loosen her up a little. "
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The next morning Jonathan decided to talk to Evy to
see, like he told Rick, if he could loosen her up.
" Oh Jonathan, please, he's convinced you, you're on
his side! " she said as she pulled the sheets over the
bed and layed the pillows down.
    " Evy its not a matter of sides, he is telling the
truth. You should have seen him "
            " Forget it Jonathan why did I even tell
you anything. Get out, leave me alone." she said
pushing him out of her bedroom.
    " So? " Rick asked waiting outside as Jonathan
stepped out.
" Give her some time. " he replied with a fake smile
    " Yeah right. " Rick frowned.
" I'm sorry, she just wont..."
Rick raised his hand meaning for Jonathan to be
silent. Rick tried to speak to her that morning but
she just ignored him and went about her business and
locked him out. Its no use, she wont believe me and
she probably never will. He thought. As he walked
downstairs, Alex was climbing the stairs beside him
and as he passed his father he didn't even turn to
look at him. Rick paused and turned as he watched his
little boy climb up the stairs, not even his own son
believed him. If she wont listen to me and not even my
own son will believe me, I'll leave, forget this. He
said to himself. As he finished walking down the
stairs he grabbed his coat and opened the door and
there stood Trisha frowning a tear running down her
cheek.
    " What the hell are you doing here? " he growled."
Haven't you done enough? "
" I...I slipped because, I lost you..."
    " Oh please." Rick said as he tried to close the
door.
" No wait let me finish...I did it because I...I "
He pulled her inside and held her his fists tightly
around her arms. She looked at him shocked and
frightened as he spoke. He was angry and she knew that
no matter what he wouldn't forgive that she may have
ruined his life.
" Because nothing! What happened between us happened
and its over, I've moved on and you need to move on."
    " Thats just it I can't. You can't deny you liked
what happened in the office. "  she replied
    "What happened that night was your fault and you know
it. I'm married and a father now, if you can't bear it
your just going to have to deal with it."
    " No Rick no, I wont deal with it, I can't because I
know..."
" There's only one woman for me and that's Evelyn.
Nothing you can do or say could ever change that, I
love her and only her til the day I die! " He shook
her making sure what he was saying was clear to her. "
So do me a favor and don't ever come looking for me
again. " he said angrily. He opened the door and
pushed her outside and slammed the door in disgust. As
he turned he saw Evy standing at the base of the
staircase.
    " Well you saw it..." he said
" Were you going somewhere? " she asked pointing to
his coat which lay on the ground.
    " Well since you wont let me explain and my son wont
even believe or speak to me I decided to leave. " he
said. He looked at her and sighed as he walked towards
her.
"  You know I love you and only you." as he tried to
put his arms around her
she pulled away.
    " We're still not okay yet O'Connell. "
O'Connell?!? That hit him like a bucket of ice water.
She had never called him that since the very first
time they met and now to call him O'Connell again
seemed like she was disgusted with his presence.
    " Dammit, Why are you still angry, you just saw
everything that happened and you know how much I love
you that I would die for you if I had to take that
chance. You know what I'll just leave. "
    " No, you don't have to go, I don't want you to go! "
  " Then what the hell do you want me to do Evelyn, do
you want me to get on my knees. " he said
sarcastically kneeling.
    " Get up. " she said angrily rolling her eyes.
" Fine. " he said standing up and stepping back . They
both looked at eachother seriously. This was the very
first time they had had a serious argument. It seemed
for the past eight years they were just living a
dream, all happiness and no arguments. Now that they
were having one, now that if was for real they didn't
know how to deal with it and Evy wasn't about ready to
let Rick walk out that door and out of her life
forever but Rick was willing to if he had to, if it
was obvious that she wouldn't give him a chance.
    " So..." Rick sighed folding his arms. " Where do we
go from here? "