Fan Fiction / Zoids Fan Fiction ❯ Unforgettable ❯ their happiness ( Chapter 22 )

It felt really refreshing when Fiona was pushed in her wheelchair out of the hospital the next Wednesday. It was getting a little too frustrating being there and having to have test after test taken to make sure that she was alright and capable of being released.

 

It was a pleasant and breezy day. The temperature was starting to cool down a bit since fall was approaching them. They weren't low enough yet to need a coat but just enough so that you could still get away with a short sleeved shirt.

 

Van stood behind the chair being one to push it. He looked down at Fiona's content face and couldn't help but smile when he saw the one on her face. The bandages were still there but all the bruising seemed to have disappeared over the last few days making her look close to normal again.

 

Fiona noticed Van staring and her head looked up at him and she just smiled brightly back as he pushed her towards his car. She was only still in a wheelchair because her sprained ankles were still bothering her a bit. She could probably get away with crutches but Van wouldn't have any of that.

 

When they reached Van's car, he helped Fiona to her feet and gently placed her in the car before he placed her wheelchair in the trunk and then got in the car himself. “Happy to be going home?” he asked her looking towards her but was surprised when he saw that she had fallen asleep already.

 

“She must've been much more tired than she let on,” he said with a smile brushing a strand of stray hair out of her face. He then turned his eyes to the road and drove away hoping that they wouldn't have to come to a hospital for a long time. `Unless maybe it's for better circumstances,' he thought with a grin.

 

It was quiet for the entire drive home except for the light breathing of Fiona in the passenger's seat. Van didn't say anything either because he had other things to worry about such as the approaching trial against Ethan. He knew it bothered Fiona but he swore that he would make sure that she made it through it.

 

It was at least a good hour or two later before the pulled up into the home. Van Just tried to carefully pick Fiona up without waking her and carried her inside so she could continue to sleep peacefully until she wants to wake up. He'd hate to wake her up when she looks so peaceful right then.

 

Van walked into their room and carefully placed Fiona in bed and covered her up. He looked towards the clock and saw that it was only around noon then. He had a meeting at six with Irvine but other than that he had didn't have anything else to do for the time being.

 

Van just smiled as he too got into the bed next to Fiona and wrapped her in his arms. Her back was pressed to his chest and he kissed her shoulders deciding that he too would take a nap for now. It'd been a while since he'd been able to sleep peacefully in their bed with Fiona at his side.

 

*****

 

“Not too bad,” Van said as he helped Fiona while removing the bandages since she didn't need them anymore. It'd been a few weeks after they came home and Fiona was looking much better already. He was studying most of the wounds and they appeared to be healing a lot better than either of them suspected.

 

Fiona looked at herself in the mirror and traced her fingers over the red marks on her face. They were healing pretty fast and she was surprised that they didn't appear to be leaving any scars behind. She was thankful for that since she didn't want to have to remember that night every time that she looked in the mirror.

 

Van finished taking off the rest of the bandaged which were much less and much smaller than what she had when they first came home. He then kneeled down and examined her ankle carefully. “How's your ankle feeling?” he asked carefully turned it but not too much.

 

“Much better. It's a lot easier to put weight on it,” Fiona said as she stood up and walked around just to show him. Even if it wasn't, the smile that Van gave her was enough to make her forget about everything else.

 

“Good to know,” he said as he stood up and took her hand. He'd basically served her every whim since he brought her home and even when she started to come back to work did he keep a close eye on her and make sure that she didn't overwork herself in her already weakened state.

 

Fiona suddenly stopped when she heard a knock on the door. She walked over and opened the door and smiled when she saw that it was Karl standing at the door but then she frowned because she had a really good feeling that she knew why he was here. “Hello Karl. Please come in,” she said moving out of the way.

 

“Thanks Fiona,” he said with a nod of his head as he walked in carrying a small packet under his arms. He walked into the house just as Van was walking into that room. “Good day Van. I've got some important news for the both of you,” he said and saw Fiona's frown deepen.

 

Van walked over and placed a comforting hand around Fiona's shoulders. “Of course. We knew we should probably be expecting that soon,” he said leading them into the living room where each of them took a seat.

 

Fiona watched as Karl set his things down and started to look over them without saying a word. “Would either of you like a drink?” she asked politely and both Van and Karl nodded their heads. “Is coffee ok?” she asked again and they both nodded before she stood up and walked into the kitchen.

 

She came back in a few minutes later and handed each of them a cup of coffee before she took a seat as well and listened patiently as Karl straightened up and looked at the two of them with sympathy.

 

“I've gotten word of the court date against Ethan James,” he said and Fiona's frown increased even more if it was possible as he hands clenched tightly together. “It's going to be held two months from now,” he said looking over a paper with a serious look on his face.

 

Van looked towards Fiona and placed a hand over hers and he felt her relax under it. “It's going to be ok Fiona,” he whispered into her ear and she nodded. “How do you see our odds in this case?” Van asked Karl but he kept his eyes on Fiona watching as curiosity and sadness came over her beautiful features.

 

Karl didn't seem to be too worried about it. “Our odds look pretty good since he was seen running away each time that Mrs. Lynette was attacked,” he said resting his chin on his clasped hands. “I must warn you Mrs. Lynette. They might try to make you look bad in this. It's the only case I can really see them putting up under the circumstances,” he said looking at her with sympathy.

 

Many idea of how they planned to do that were swarming through Fiona's mind. Most of them didn't look too good. “How so?” she asked quietly but relaxed a little when Van's hands squeezed hers. It was always a great comfort to have him there during times like these.

 

“My guess is to try and put most of the blame on you. I don't know exactly how though,” he said and Fiona just nodded her head in understanding. “If you can tell me all the stuff about your relationship with him now. I might be able to do things to get through them if they are ever brought up,” he said listening intently.

 

“There isn't much to say about it. We were going out for a year before he proposed. I don't even know why I accepted in the first place. During the time we went out, during our engagement, all the way up till the day it ended he seemed more interested in sex than anything else,” Fiona explained and watched as Karl scribbled a few things down in a notebook.

 

Karl set his pen down and looked back towards Fiona. “Tell me more. How things were besides that, the night it all ended, and your encounters with him afterwards,” he explained as he read her face carefully.

 

“He seemed to care for me before then. There were a few times that he lost his temper though. There were also several times that he got drunk and became rather harsh with me but I didn't think too much on it and always just tried to forget it or come up with excuses in my mind,” she explained not looking at anything but he hands.

 

Van looked towards Fiona a little shocked. That was something that he hadn't heard before then. “How come you haven't told me about that before now?” he asked trying to catch her eyes but all he saw in them was shame for hiding it for so long. He wished he'd known sooner.

 

“It's not something I'm very proud of right now. I was always afraid to be alone ever since I left you Van,” Fiona said wiping a tear from her eyes. She wished she had left him long before then. She forced herself to be happy with it. “I always put a smile on my face and made myself believe that I was happy. It seemed to work until I got this job and saw Van again,” she said finally looking towards Van's face.

 

Karl just nodded his head as he listened to Fiona's words closely. He was starting to get a fairly good idea of what they might try to use. “I see. How did he react to the news that your old boyfriend was your new boss?” he asked scribbling a few things down in the notebook. He knew he'd have to ask these of her during the trial but he figured that getting a feel for her situation would make things easier. Not to mention she would also know what to expect.

 

“He got angry. Demanded that I quit my job,” she said remembering that it was just a simple statement by Van that caused it. “He was really on edge after that. He didn't do anything though. Then one night I went out to dinner with Moonbay,” she said and flinched at that memory as well.

 

Van saw that Fiona didn't want to continue because nothing good came out of that night. “He caught her coming home late and accused her of cheating on him with me. Almost tried to force her to have sex with him just so that he could be sure that she was still a virgin or not. He hit her around quite a bit if the wounds after that were any proof. She got scared and ran off after that. She came to me and she never thought of going back to him after that,” Van said and got an appreciative glance.

 

“So after that you saw him two more times and both of the times he attacked you?” Karl asked and Fiona simply nodded her head before resting her forehead on Van's shoulder. “If convicted, he could serve around ten to twenty years or so for the three attempts at assault and battery with aggravated assault the third time and you've mentioned him sexually assaulting you the second and first attempts, he's basically been stalking you as well. It does come to around there,” he said going over the long list of offenses Ethan made.

 

Van looked towards Fiona and saw her nod her head. “If he's to go to prison, what's to say that he won't come after her again when he gets out,” he asked looking towards Fiona knowing that she was wondering the same thing.

 

Karl smiled a bit at the mention of this. He had no worries about that. “A restraining order has been placed upon him already and to come after you again would just put him back in prison,” Karl said straightening his things. “I think that'll be enough for today. We'll get together again and discuss the case more some other day,” he said standing up and shaking hands with Van and Fiona before he left.

 

“I know you aren't looking forward to this trial Fiona but it's something that has to be done. You won't have to put up with him after that,” he said holding her close to him. He saw that she still looked scared and smiled at her sympathetically. “I believe in you,” he said tightening his hold on her.

 

Fiona found Van's words to be really reassuring. “Thanks Van. Maybe I'm just being foolish about all this,” she said with a small yet emotionless laugh. “Just promise me that you'll be there for me. Don't leave me alone with him again,” she said in a pleading voice.

 

Van just pulled her to him as close as possible if there was even anymore room between them. “You'll never have to be alone with him again,” he whispered kissing the top of his head. “I'll be there with you until the end so you have nothing to worry about,” he said feeling her relax in his arms.

 

“Thank you Van,” she muttered before she kissed him on the lips which ended up being ruined by Van's stomach growling. Fiona just laughed though as Van blushed in embarrassment. “Let's get some dinner,” she said taking his hand and dragging him towards the kitchen.

 

*****

 

Van found himself staring up at the ceiling the next morning not able to sleep. His parents were coming in the next day and the house was a bit untidy. He didn't want Fiona to have to do any of the work because it was his responsibility this time and he wanted her to be completely rested up for what was to come.

 

It'd been a few weeks since Fiona was in the hospital but his parents insisted on coming down. They were just tied down up till now so they weren't able to come out any sooner than tomorrow. Van didn't mind though because he didn't think Fiona could handle the fuss in her previously injured state.

 

There really wasn't much to do but it did take an hour or two to get it done and Fiona wasn't awake by the time he was done. He also made sure that all their important work for the next few days were done so that they would have it easy for a little while. He also figured that he could do the rest of the work needed at home today.

 

Since Fiona wasn't awake yet and he turned off the alarm, Van walked into his study and sat at the desk. He looked out the window and saw that the sun hadn't even risen yet. `I wasn't even able to sleep much last night anyways,' he thought a little nervously. He just laid next to Fiona all night staring at her.

 

Van pulled out some documents and looked over them a bit. It was all that he could do to keep himself sane right then. Then again, he also found that he wasn't able to concentrate much on the stuff before him anyways.

 

“Van?” the soft voice of Fiona asked as she walked into the room and saw Van at his desk. “Are you ok Van? Why are you up so early?” she asked as she walked towards the desk. The sun wasn't even up so it kind of worried her a bit especially since Van liked to sleep a lot.

 

Van looked towards Fiona and gave a soft smile. “It's nothing Fiona. I just wasn't able to sleep last night,” he said grabbing her waist and pulled her down onto his lap. “I just have a lot on my mind today anyways,” he said as he watched her lay her head on his shoulder in content.

 

Fiona closed her eyes in bliss. “Do you want to talk about it?” she asked but he just shook his head no. “You know you can always come to me if you're having problems Van,” she said kissing his cheek.

 

Van's hands ran through Fiona's silky hair while his other remained wrapped around her waist. “I know Fiona,” he said kissing the top of her head. “Hey Fiona, do you want to go for a walk?” he asked her looking into the crimson eyes that he loved so much. He could always get lost in them for hours.

 

Fiona looked at Van and smiled. “Sure. I just need to go get changed,” she said as she reluctantly got off Van's lap. She started to walk to the door but stopped and turned towards Van. She then blew him a kiss and then turned and walked out the door towards their room.

 

Van smiled and thought of how lucky he was. He had the most beautiful woman alive. She had a great personality and loved him for himself and not what he has. `What did I do to deserve such a wonderful woman?' he asked himself as he followed after Fiona.

 

Fiona joined him again wearing a simple lightweight sweater and a skirt that went to about mid-thigh. He thought she looked beautiful. `Then again, she looks beautiful in anything,' he thought as he kissed her lips and then took her hand so that they can have their small walk on the beach.

 

The two of them walked hand in hand down the beach with a comfortable silence between the two of them. The sun was just then starting to rise in the horizon casting the two in the glow of it's first lights.

 

Van stopped and Fiona did to as they looked out into the water and saw the sun rising slowly. Van threw his arm around Fiona and pulled her close to him as they watched the beautiful sight before them.

 

Van looked towards Fiona's delighted face as she watched the sunrise. It glowed beautifully in the rising sun and he found himself lost in her beauty. “Fiona,” he said in a nervous tone of voice. How could he not be nervous with what happened the last time he tried this. `That's not going to happen again,' he told himself sternly.

 

Fiona turned towards Van with a smile and saw the expression on his face. “What is it Van?” she asked with that sweet smile of hers. It only added to the intensity of her beauty. “Van?” she asked when she just saw him staring at her.

 

`This is it, the perfect opportunity, don't blow it!' his mind berated him as he reached out and took Fiona's hands in his. “I love you Fiona. I've always loved you. When I was married I loved you and nothing can ever change that,” he said as he saw Fiona look at him in slight confusion.

Van decided to suck up his courage and do it before anything happened to them again. He did this once so he didn't know why it was so hard to do it again. “I can't live my life without you anymore Fiona,” he said as he saw her eyes widen as if she was catching onto what was going on.

 

Van reached into his pocket and got onto one knee in the soft sand of the beach. “Fiona Alisi Lynette, will you marry me?” he asked showing her what appeared to be a very expensive ring that was different from the one that he planned to use so many years ago. Van didn't want a reminder of back then so he got a new and better one for this time around.

 

Fiona stared at Van as her eyes filled with tears of happiness. He was actually proposing to her. She thought he wouldn't do it anytime soon since he was just out of a marriage but that didn't matter to her now. “Yes, yes, a thousand time yes,” she repeated throwing herself at Van knocking them into the sand as she kissed him passionately.

 

Van just laughed as he laid in the sand. He then took the ring out of the case and slid it onto Fiona's left ring finger. This was what he always wanted and now he has it. He's finally getting married to Fiona. He'd get to do all the stuff that he missed out on before.

 

Fiona continued to kiss him passionately in the sand before she pulled away and stared down at him. He looked as delighted as she did. When Ethan proposed she wasn't too enthusiastic and he seemed to be more proud of himself than happy for the two of them. That's always what she loved about Van. It was almost always about the two of them and not about himself.

 

Fiona then raised her hand and looked at the ring. “This isn't the one I remember seeing,” she said noticing that it appeared to be a lot more valuable and much more beautiful. She didn't care about that though. It could be ugly and not mean any less to her. It was a sign of her future with Van and that meant more than the most expensive ring in the world.

 

“I wanted not a reminder of the past but of our future,” Van said capturing Fiona's lips again. Her moans were moving him on as he kissed her chin and then down to her neck but she wasn't even trying to stop him.

 

Fiona just moved her head to give Van better access to her neck. She was scared last time but she felt like she was ready now. “Why don't we head back? Take me back to bed,” she said seductively in his ears and knew that he caught onto what it was that she wanted from him now.

 

The kisses seemed to stop as Van's head moved away and his eyes searched her for any signs of hesitation but he didn't see any. She honestly wanted this once again. He then smirked and whispered into her ear. “I have a better idea,” he said with a grin as he carefully flipped them over so that he was on top.

 

A heated blush crossed Fiona's face as she knew what it was that he was implying. “H-here?” she stuttered looking around and seeing that they were in a wide open area in which anyone would be able to see. That is if they were even up to see it at this early time in the morning.

 

Van just chuckled at her innocence. “No one's up at this time in the morning Fiona. The next house is a good three miles away and the main road is even farther than that. All this land belongs to me. There'll be no one here to see us… or hear us,” he said with a wide as his hand reached up into the bottom of her sweater and rested on her slim hips.

 

Fiona seemed apprehensive about all this at first but when she felt Van's lips upon her neck again all apprehension seemed to fade away immediately as she just enjoyed it and decided to just forget everything and go with the flow.

 

Fiona's light weight sweater was nothing but a zip up one so it was nice to look at but easy to take off. He carefully unzipped it and was surprised when he saw that she only had a bra on underneath. Probably thought she could get some more sleep afterwards by changing out of it quickly.

 

Fiona sat up just long enough as Van took it off completely and just threw it off to the side, and then sent his lips back to hers in a hungry kiss as her back was getting covered in sand. She didn't care about that though. All that mattered to her at that moment was Van and the effect his lips were having on her.

 

Van lifted himself up long enough to take off his own shirt before he kissed her and then let his kisses start to travel down to her breast. They were still covered by her bra but Van saw that this was the type that unclipped from the front. `Easy access,' he thought unclipping them freeing her beautiful breasts to the morning air.

 

Fiona shivered when she felt Van take a hold of one of her breast in his hand and brought his mouth down on the other one. “Van,” she moaned feeling him lightly nibble on her pointed tits. Her hands ran through his hair and were lightly pushing him closer wishing for better contact.

 

Van grinned licking over her tit and felt her shudder underneath him. He then switched to the other one to give it the same attention as his hand went up and massaged the previous breast. They were so soft and firm under his grip. The moans Fiona was making was only spurring him on even more.

 

Van then left the breasts, much to Fiona's disappointment and started kissing down towards her waist. He came across her skirt and took the hem of it in his teeth and pulled it playfully. He saw her raise her hips and his fingers hooked into the skirt and carefully pulled it down leaving her in her underwear which soon followed joining the small pile of Fiona's clothes off to the side.

 

Fiona's hands reached out and reached into the shorts that Van was wearing grabbing a hold of his already hard member. She could feel herself growing really wet at just the thought of it being inside of her again. The fact that they were doing it out in the open seemed to be turning her on even more.

 

She pulled her hand out and pushed down his shorts while subconsciously licking her lips. She then used all her strength and flipped the two of them so that Van was on his back in the sand and she was hovering over him. Her head came and she licked the tip of his engorged rod.

 

Van groaned in delight seeing his hardened member disappearing into the warm depths of her mouth. If anything, he just felt himself grow harder at the mere thought of it. He felt her tongue moving around his shaft as Fiona's head bobbed up and down taking him all the way into her mouth each time. Not really the easiest of tasks for many but Fiona had plenty of practice with Van. `And no one else,' Van thought with a grin.

 

Fiona felt Van's hands on the back of her head and lightly swatted them away as she stopped herself before he came. She then started to kiss up his stomach, to his chest, then back to his lips where she kissed him.

 

“Now time for a little payback,” he said as he flipped them over so he was on top again. He could feel the water lightly hitting their feet as he went down to her lower regions. He could smell the enticing scent of Fiona. He then came back up and laid half on top of Fiona as his hands went to her breasts then moved downwards over her stomach and into her pussy.

 

Fiona jerked a bit at the suddenly intrusion and a moan escape her mouth as Van's finger moved inside of her making her wish for more. He then placed a second and then a third into her causing her to become wetter and wetter with each thrust of his fingers into her moist depths.

 

Just as she was about to orgasm, Van pulled his fingers out of her much to her displeasure but then rammed something much more satisfying into her as his cock filled her up completely. She basically had an orgasm just from this.

 

A laugh erupted from Van's throat when he felt Fiona reach her peak immediately after he first thrust into her. “That was quick. I haven't even gotten started though,” he said as he pulled out of her and then pushed himself back in quickly feeling her come off her first orgasm and started to build up on a second one almost immediately. Her tight walls were making it difficult though but he would make sure to hold off for a little longer.

 

Fiona moaned feeling him slide in and out of her pretty much stretching her to her limits. She lifted her legs and wrapped them around Van's waist helping him bury his member deeper and deeper into her with every thrust.

 

Van thrust into Fiona a few more time before she climaxed for a second time and this time he climaxed as well while he buried himself deep within her and released his seed deep into her. He thrust a few more time as she milked him dry before rolling over into the sand next to her.

 

Taking in deep breathes, Fiona felt so complete at that moment. “Let's head back now Van,” she said suddenly becoming her modest self again since she was afraid that people would be watching them. She wanted no one but Van to be able to see her like this.

 

Van just chuckled and sat up and dusted the sand off his back. “What's the hurry? I find this to be very erotic,” he whispered into her ears making her blush but she laughed as well. “Fine, come on. We can use a shower anyways,” he said with a suggestive tone. He then picked her up bridal style and walked back to the house barely having time to bring their clothes with them.

 

Somehow the two of them never made it to the shower. Van was already hard by the time that they were back to the house. How that was possible in such a short time was beyond Fiona's understanding. It did make her a bit eager though

 

The two of them came through the door quickly and they eventually found themselves back in their room already in a heated lip lock as they stumbled over to the bed where Van all but threw Fiona onto the bed as he climbed on as well and crawled over her nestling himself once again in between her legs which she opened for him very willingly. He then thrust forward and was back within her moist passages.

 

Fiona groaned as she was growing to love these moments with Van more and more as they happened. It wasn't exactly what she had in mind when she first decided to wait for marriage but she didn't care anymore. She was getting married to a man that she knew loved her more than life itself so she didn't care anymore.

 

Van pulled out and thrusted deep into Fiona again. It was an addiction for Fiona that was keeping him going so soon after the time on the beach. She was the best thing to ever happen to him and she was soon going to be his wife. Ethan didn't know what a real treasure he had in Fiona.

 

Fiona groaned as she pushed herself up and then flipped her and Van over so that she was on top. “My turn,” was all that she mumbled as she thrust completely down on Van before picking her self up again and then repeated her motions.

 

Van was hypnotized by the way her prefect sized breasts bounced with each thrust she made. It was only spurring him on even more as he thrusted his hips up to meet each thrust repeatedly.

 

Fiona threw her head back as she orgasmed. Her walls tightening around Van's engorged member but he didn't seem to have any intention of stopping as he grabbed her and flipped them around again so that she was on the bottom.

 

“Harder! Faster!” Fiona moaned which Van was more than happy to comply with as he picked up his pace and the intensity of each thrust causing her moan to grow louder and louder until she was basically screaming his name. “Van!” she screamed as another orgasm hit her fast and hard.

 

Van couldn't take it anymore. The tightening of her walls and her screaming his name was too much and he buried himself deep once more before releasing his seed once more into her womb. He then rolled off to the side to avoid crushing her.

 

Fiona turned and nestled her head on Van's chest. She was content but also very sweaty. She stole a look over towards the bathroom door which seemed so far away at that moment. “Do you think we'll actually be able to make it to the bathroom to take a shower?” she asked with a chuckle as she placed feather light kisses to Van's chest as well as having her fingers draw circles on him.

 

Van closed his eyes and chuckled. “Probably not. Why don't we get some more sleep? That way we'll be ready for the second round,” he said pulling Fiona tightly to him. Sure they were both sweaty but they were more comfortable than they ever were before then.

 

*****

 

“But why can't I Van?” Fiona pouted as she put on a nice dress later that night. They were supposed to meet Irvine and Moonbay for a business dinner in thirty minutes. Her dress was pink and went down just past her knees. It was sleeveless and also modest in the chest area.

 

Van turned around as he tried to tie his tie and looked at Fiona in her nice dress. “I want to as well Fiona but just trust me about waiting to tell everyone about our engagement until tomorrow. Trust me when I say you won't regret it,” he said with a smirk thinking how his parents were supposed to come down.

 

Fiona pouted a bit wishing that she could just tell everyone then. She didn't see any reason why she had to wait to tell them tomorrow when they were going to be seeing them today. She just wanted everyone to know that she was going to be married to Van soon.

 

Van walked up to Fiona from behind and wrapped her in his arms. “Don't worry about it. I have my reasons for not wanting to tell them today. It's just one more day and then you can brag to everyone you know about it. Just trust me,” he said kissing the top of her head.

 

“If you say so,” Fiona said not thinking of any reason that he could have. She then walked over and helped him with his tie since he seemed to be struggling a bit more than usual to get it tied just right.

 

“Thanks Fiona,” Van said when she tied it perfectly and then walked away on slightly wobbly legs. This just made him smirk. After their nap, they went at it at least three more times before now. He knew she'd be walking funny for a little and he was proud to say that it was his fault.

 

Their eventual shower wasn't too helpful because that was one of the places that they went at it. They ended up having to force themselves away to take separate showers. It was pretty much hard for them to keep their hands off each other right then. Not that either was complaining except for having to leave each other alone for the few minutes that each was in the shower.

 

Van smiled and grabbed Fiona's hand and they walked out the door. They both got into Van's car and drove into the city and to a very nice restaurant where Irvine and Moonbay were waiting as well as Karl. It was just supposed to be a relaxing way to talk about the upcoming trial and Karl wanted Irvine and Moonbay to come along as well. Van wasn't sure why though

 

Van didn't feel like having the stress of the last meeting so he knew of the perfect way to help everyone relax was to get something to eat. `At least it helps me relax,' he thought with a grin about others things that helped him relax as well.

 

Fiona watched the scenes pass by and then noticed the beautiful engagement ring still on her hand. She smiled never feeling happier in her life. She never wanted to take it off but Moonbay was sure to notice. So she carefully pulled it off her finger and reached for the back of her necklace. She would make sure that she had it on her at least.

 

She slid it onto her necklace and then tucked it away so it wouldn't seem any different from normal. It didn't feel right not being able to wear it the way it was supposed to be worn but she decided to trust Van and hope that he actually knew what he was doing.

 

They pulled up to the nice restaurant a few minutes later and exited the car. They took each other's hand as they walked in and up to a waiter. “Table reserved for Van Flyheight,” he said and the man just nodded since he was expecting them.

 

He then led them through the crowds of what appeared to be rich people. Van hated being in places like these but he felt it was always good to make a good impression during business trips no matter how much he knew the people he was having the business with.

 

They approached a table and saw that Irvine and Moonbay were there looking nice in the suit and dress that they were wearing. Karl was there too looking very professional. There was also another man at the table and Van wasn't nearly as pleased to see him as he was the rest of them.

 

Fiona looked and saw that Thomas was sitting next to the table. He looked up at that moment too and his face brightly immensely at the appearance of Fiona before him. `Oh no,' she mentally grumbled.

 

“Miss Fiona. I'm very pleasantly surprised to see you here. It must be the work of fate!” Thomas said excitedly as she stood up and ran up to Fiona and took her hands in his. “I wasn't sure if I'd ever get to see you again!” he said with a smile that seemed too large and far too creepy.

 

Fiona chuckled nervously. She wasn't afraid of Thomas but he was making a rather big scene right then. “Um… it's nice… to see you too Thomas,” she said trying to lightly pull herself away from him.

 

“Always a pleasure to see you,” he said before her hands were suddenly grabbed out of his. He turned and glared at Van as he held Fiona's hands tightly in his own. “What was that for Flyheight?!” he yelled glaring at Van.

 

“I'd really appreciate it if you didn't hit on my girlfriend,” Van said as he gave Fiona's hand a gentle tug and led them over to the table. “Nice to see the rest of you,” Van said as he pulled Fiona's chair out for her before he walked over and took a seat that was right next to her.

 

Karl looked at the fuming Thomas and sighed a deep sigh. “Sit down Thomas. You're only making a fool out of yourself,” he said and watched as Thomas took his seat but glare at the man that was sitting across from him.

 

All of them ordered their food and got into a discussion about the trial while they waited. “Ethan's ordered a top notch attorney to defend him,” Karl explained as he took a sip of his water. “As far as I heard, the man's never lost a case and is known for his ruthlessness. I believe you met him didn't you Van?” Karl asked turning his eyes on Van to see his reaction.

 

“Yeah. I thought the guy was a jerk. It seemed that he thought that whatever he said was right. I wanted to punch his face during the entire meeting. Not to mention I wanted to punch Ethan's face in even more,” Van said and heard Fiona giggle a bit from beside him.

 

“The guy isn't going to spare you at all Fiona. I'm sure he's even going to do so much research on you that he'll know all your darkest secrets and then easily use them against you. Just make sure that you remain calm while up there,” he said and Fiona nodded being a lot calmer than she was the previous day since she had all of her friends her with her this time.

 

“That good to know but what is it that you wanted us here for?” Irvine asked although he never could pass up the opportunity for a free meal and one from a restaurant such as this was even better.

 

“Moonbay was with Fiona the night of the attack. She's a key witness on our part. You saw him coming out of the elevators correct?” Karl asked and Moonbay just nodded her head. “Not to mention that the two of you are really close friends with her. I'm sure that Mr. Anderson will find a way to use that against us though,” Karl said and Irvine and Moonbay just nodded their heads.

 

“So no matter how good our case is from the beginning, he can change it completely in his favor?” Van asked hoping to get this straight and Karl just nodded his head. “Now I really want to bash that guy's head in,” he said and this time everyone chuckled a bit.

 

Fiona remained quiet but she had many questions that she wanted answered. “What do you think he'll end up doing to make that happen?” she asked anxious but also nervous to hear what Karl was going to say.

 

“He might use the fact that you've had relationships with rich men to his advantage. It might make you look like someone who's only after money,” Karl explained feeling bad that Fiona had to go through all of this. She was such a good and kind woman who didn't deserve this.

 

Van looked towards her+ and took her hand in his again and gave it a squeeze which earned him a bright smile from Fiona. It was obvious that she wasn't nervous anymore and Van guessed that his proposal might've had something to do with it. It was good just to see a smile on her face in these troubling times.

 

The conversation was then interrupted as the food came. They each started to dig in but Karl seemed preoccupied. “Oh by the way Fiona. I have something for you,” he said pulling out a rather old looking envelop.

 

Fiona reached over and took the envelope from Karl and examined it for a few moment. “What's this for?” she asked curiously as she started to open it. She dumped the contents into her hand which appeared to be a video tape. It didn't have anything else and the video tape was pretty ordinary.

 

Karl cleared his throat a bit before he started talking. “You're father was a client of my father's company. My father was actually his lawyer directly. That tape was given to us a few years before he died with instruction to give it to you should something have happened to him but only under the special circumstances. There are actually several but that's the only one we can give you at this point. You'll get the rest eventually,” Karl said before starting on his own food.

 

Fiona looked at the tape very curiously. She didn't see why her father had such a tape made for her. She was so deep in her thoughts about it that she didn't even hear Thomas as he tried to talk to her. All of her focus was solely on the tape and nothing else. `What's on it?'

 

*****

 

Van and Fiona came home later that night tired from all the discussions of the upcoming trial. Fiona didn't seem to be listening to most of it though because she seemed to be in deep thought about the tape and nothing else.

 

Van saw Fiona just go and take a seat on the couch and pull out the tape. He walked over to her and looked at it as well. “Why don't you put it in Fiona?” he asked and she just nodded as she got up and placed it in the VCR. “Do you want to watch it by yourself?” he asked prepared to leave if she wanted him to.

 

Fiona looked at Van and took a seat patting the spot next to her. “I'd rather have you here to watch it with me,” she said and saw him nod as he took the seat next to her and wrapped his arm around her shoulders as the tape started to play.

 

It appeared to be in some luxurious looking house that was first shown on the tape. A man was walking around recording the scene before them which appeared to be that of a few people sleeping all over the place. “My what an interesting night last night was,” a voice on the TV said taking pictures all over the place.

 

“I think we really wore them out,” it said taking a picture of a little girl that appeared to be no older than four asleep on a couch with a bright smile plastered onto her face. The man on the tape could be heard laughing a bit.

 

There were many scenes over a few minutes before there suddenly appeared to be some serious yelling going on the caught the attention of the man but didn't seem to be loud enough to wake up everyone in the room.

 

The camera turned and the man taking the pictures started to walk towards a balcony that was in front of him. Double glass doors were opened and he walked towards the edge and peered down where all the yelling seemed to be coming from and was confirmed when two figures left from the doors below.

 

“I can't believe you!” a woman screamed at what appeared to be a man. “Have you ever thought about how I'd feel about all this?!” the woman yelled pointing a finger into the man's face.

 

Fiona's eyes widened when the picture came into focus and she caught sight of the two that were arguing below them. “Dad? Mom?” she questioned seeing the faces of her parents but they appeared to be quite a few years younger but she could still tell that it was them.

 

Van looked at Fiona curiously for a second before looking at the screen. “You mean she was still screaming that loud when she was younger?” he asked with a laugh before Fiona playfully hit him in the stomach but that still didn't manage to stop him from laughing.

 

“Well sorry but sometimes things just don't happen the way that you want them to Claire!” Fiona's father George Lynette yelled at her mother obviously very stressed about more than just the yelling match between him and his wife. “Maybe if you'd been a better wife than I wouldn't have had to make this decision!”

 

Claire gasped in shock before slapping the man before her with all of his might. Van and Fiona both flinched at just the sound of it. “You're a bastard George! You've put me into a really bad position here and it's like you don't care!” she screamed smacking him again even harder.

 

“Well how about this! I'm actually happy that this is happening! It's probably the best thing that's happened since I married you!” he yelled at her before he looked up towards the camera. “Damn it! Turn off that camera!” he said throwing a rock at the person who shut it off but not without chuckling a bit first. Then the screen went blank immediately afterwards.

 

Fiona picked up the remote and paused the tape. “What was that about Van?” Fiona asked as she watched the screen seem blank for a few moments. “What were they fighting about? They seemed awfully angry at each other,” Fiona asked in confusion. She knew they had an argument and she walked out on them eventually but she wasn't sure it was then.

 

Van looked down at Fiona. He felt he had an idea what it was about. “It's probably that she found out she was pregnant with you and was angry about it,” Van said in a sad tone. “It's sad that she didn't even like you before you were born. I don't see how she couldn't love something so wonderful,” he said claiming her lips.

 

The two broke away from the kiss several moments later and then Fiona picked up the remote and pressed play again. It remained blank for a few seconds before a picture of her father popped up with a big smile on his face.

 

“Those are my friends for you. They're always trying to preserve my best and worst memories so that they can never let me live it down. Can't say which type that one was though,” he said before he chuckled. “It may sound strange but I'm sure that you'll understand eventually,” he said giving a soft smile.

 

A soft fatherly look passed over his face. “How old are you now that you're watching this. I wonder what happened to me. As I'm taping this you're off at your first day of preschool. I couldn't be more proud of you Fiona watching how excited you were at the idea of it. You are my daughter after all,” he said with a bright smile that seemed to fade a little as he mumbled a last part. “So similar,” he mumbled softly but they heard it just enough to barely know what he said.

 

“I wonder if you've found someone you could love yet. As you could see. Things didn't go so good between Claire and I. I don't regret the things I did though. Don't regret your actions because you never know when you won't have it anymore. I never got along with Claire but you'll understand what I mean eventually,” he said before the recording stopped and the screen went blank.

 

Van looked down at Fiona and saw a brilliant smile on her face and a small tear falling from her eyes. He reached over and wiped the tear away from her face as she also turned and smiled at him.

 

“It was nice to be able to see him again. I wonder what all that meant though. He seemed to be holding something back,” she said and Van just shrugged. Her head then fell on Van's shoulder. “I'm tired. Let's go back to bed,” she said and he nodded before picking her up and heading to their room with no other intention but to sleep.