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Take A Bow (TAB S-i-x); Don't know why it is named this....
Topic Started: Sep 27 2009, 01:10 AM (4,705 Views)
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Wynne shook his head. "Do you really not see it, Ce?" he asked her, seeing in Mike exactly what was happening. He was the same way with Brennan. "To him, you just pretty much told him that he's worthless you know..." Wynne told her.

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Mike heard Harp at the door, and sighed. "I'm fine, Harper. Go finish your cake, sweetie." he told her as he laid there just staring at his ceiling.
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Ce slowly looked up at him before standing, “Listen, pup. Your girl knows this and its about time you learned it too.”

“Cecelia....” Jolie said softly but fell silent at the look Ce gave her. She knew it was something Wynne had to learn, but she wasn't sure she wanted him to...

She looked back to Wynne then, her eyes cold, “You may think I'm a bitch all you want but listen up. If you break that easily? You ain't cut out for this line of work. I've heard I'm worthless from our comrades, from my foster family, and yeah, while being tortured. We all have. You learn to let it roll off, ignore then, remind yourself of the truth, and not get pissy when someone one-ups you. And not go on a violent punching spree when your girl is out in the field.” she snapped, “Man-up....shape-up. Because if you're going to crumble every time someone insults you, friend or foe, you can sit here and lick your wounds cause you won't last two seconds out there.”

She turned on her heels and stormed past Brennan into the room she'd treated him in, door slamming behind her. She'd been called a lot worse than worthless...call her cold hearted but she wasn't supposed to let people get to her.

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Harper hesitated before opening the door and closing the door behind her softly before leaning her back against it. “If there's one thing Jolie and I have in common its being stubborn.” she said softly, looking over at him, “You're not fine, Michael....”
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Wynne waited until she was done and stormed out before snorting. "Look at little miss important drama queen. Not once did I call her bitch. Does she really think that that was going to piss me off? Brennan and my little sister have dished out a lot worst, and they weren't even low blows like that. Goodness that woman has her panties in a snit." he rolled his eyes as he continued to eat his cake. Not his problem that his bro's girl had major issues.

Brennan shook his head at his brother, knowing that it would take a while for him to figure it out. Hefting himself out of the chair with a grunt, he hobbled over to where Ce was and rapped lightly on the door. "Come on, Ce. Let the old crippled guy in. He'll stand out here until he blows his last good knee out." he said softly.

Mike sighed as he looked over at her with a smile. "Of course I'm fine, Harp. Can't a guy go get some peace and quiet in his room?" he joked weakly.
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Jolie calmly put her plate on the counter, took his cake away and set it next to her own before leading him out the back of the house into the yard. She took a breath before turning to him as they walked, “You really don't get it do you...?” she asked softly with a hollow laugh. She shook her head with a sigh, biting her lip.

Cecelia took a moment to collect herself before opening the door, “Just get in here....” she muttered, closing the door behind him. “If you're here to add on to your LOVELY brother's sentiment you can walk right back out.” she said, her eyes cold, even to Brennan. She didn't need a goddamn lesson every time Mike got in one of his damn moods.

“Usually yes....but not when they're you.” she said, taking a small spark of bravery and sitting on the bed next to him.
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"Get what? All I saw is a guy get needlessly crushed because one of the people he looks up to most told him that he's useless. There's not much to see there, Jolie." Wynne pointed out as he looked at her.

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Brennan shook his head as he leaned against a table, and looked her straight in the eyes, arms crossed over his chest. "You don't have to lecture me Cecilia. I've been in the field just as much as you have, long than you have actually. I know exactly where you're coming from so cut that cold shit out with me." he told her, no emotion in his voice, but he lookd serious.

"I'm not here to patronize you, or tell you you're a coldless bitch. I'm just here to make sure you're alright."

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Mike looked over at Harper as he shrugged. "Honestly... what do you want me to say, Harp? Not much I can say. I'm never going to be good enough in her eyes."
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“Aww, sweetie I love you but you're more sheltered than you realise...” Jolie stopped and turned to face him, “Its called tough ass love, Wynne. You're not supposed to give in, or buckle under when someone insults you or gets the upper hand in an argument. You remind yourself of the truth and stick to your guns. Keep your head on straight and trudge on. All she was doing was seeing how much it actually took to break him, and if that's all it took for him to back down she's right, he's not fit for the field.”

She shook her head with a sigh, “There's a lot about my past I haven't told you Wynne, but I'll tell you this much now. I've dealt with creeps and psychos since I've turned, some even worse than Sean which is why I was willing to stay with the job if it meant having something to support Harper with.”

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Ce listened in silence before shaking her head, “Sit down before you do, in fact blow out your other bloody knee.” she told him, her tone serious and one not to be messed with. It was the ER doctor coming out in her. “And I'm fine...I only left to cool my head before I said something to make your brother turn into the fetal position Michael finds himself in whenever someone pops his damn ego. I swear sometimes, though I'm the only woman in this place the majority of the time, I feel like the only one with a pair.”

She shook her head and went over to the cabinet, pouring herself a glass of water and offering one to Brennan as well.

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“You don't honestly believe that....” she said, “She says those things to make you work harder to prove her wrong. She wants you to go back at her, to try and up her....not sit in your room because she hit a nerve.” Harper added, looking down at him with a small smile, “I heard it in her voice...You both have your roles to play. She just doesn't want you to buckle or overreact if someone else were to say it when you guys are out there...”
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Wynne shook his head, not quite understanding. "That's wrong Jolie. You don't make tests like that to purposely break a man. How does having the one person you look up to most tell you that your worthless and having a stranger tell you this one in the same? Hell, I could handle that easily. That's not a test, and that's not tough love. That's just plain cruelity. I don't see what she did to deserve his respect. I don't see anything there to look up to."

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Brennan snorted as he hobbled around so he was sitting down on the couch, nodding in thanks as she offered him a glass of water. "I know it's the hardest job. Toughening up the young ones. You can see the respect and the adoration in their eyes. Just how high of a pedestal they place you on. And then you have to go and rough them into reality, break their spirits and hearts so you can help them rebuild them so they can survive.

"It's the hardest job out there. Being the one that has to do this all. Especially when they keep clinging to that one last bit. You can't tell me that it doesn't hurt you to have to keep doing this to Mike?" he asked her softly.

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"But I won't! I haven't buckled under ANYTHING yet. It's... never mind. Harper, you know where the door is." Mike said as he looked at her, just wanting ot be alone. This was the last time. He wasn't going to be ridiculed anymore. He'd ask Rich for transfer papers tomorrow. He'd have a clean slate at the new place. No more looking up to people, he was out for himself and prove all of them wrong.
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Jolie let go of his hand and took a step back, “You don't know what you can handle until you're in that position. It's not cruelty, Wynne. What, your brother doesn't deserve your admiration? I don't deserve Harper's?” she asked, crossing her arms over her chest.

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Ce sat down on the arm of the couch beside him, nodding as he spoke, “It hurts like hell...” she agreed with a sigh, shaking her head. “He just doesn't seem to get it. He's never pushed me past where we go to tonight. I've been broken before, yes....I don't know....maybe I just naturally have a thicker skin and a stronger spine.”

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Harper bit her lip and looked ready to leave before stopping herself. Harper get a grip! This is the kind of thing Ce was talking about...and what Jo has been telling you all along... “No.” she said, her voice stern, very unlike her usual tone. “When will you get it through your head Michael, I'm not leaving you like this.” she asked with a soft laugh, resting a hand on his cheek delicately. She mentally berated herself, reminding her sheltered mind she was, in fact, 18, and the feelings inside of her weren't unnatural. She leaned over and kissed his forehead, then his lips ever so lightly before pulling back and turning redder than ever.
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Wynne shook his head. "Maybe, but not ONCE has Brennan ever got into my face and told me that I was worthless. I was sutpid yes, idiotic. Immature, but never worthless." he told her, shaking his head as he rand his hand through his hair. "I've had people tell me that they hate me, that I'm a bastard, I've had women cheat on me and tell me that I'm not that much of a man. But they didn't mean that much to me. Just... what she did was wrong, Jolie. She's going to push him too far, and the results aren't going to be pretty. Brennan's done it, and he regrets it very much. Have you ever seen them pushed to far with this 'tough' love, Jolie?" he asked.

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Brennan took her hand, and laced it with his warm one as he ran his thumb over the back soothingly. "Everybody is built differently and have their different buttons. You need to know which to push, and which not to push, where they can break so they can be rebuitl and where they break beyond repair. It's a hard line to fine, where is too far and where isn't. I just hope you don't overstep. It's not a pretty site. Those are always the ones you regret the most. You can do this though, Ce." he offered her a smile.

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Mike blinked in surprise at the suddenly in charge Harper, eyes widening slightly as she kissed him. He gave her a smile as his hand came out to cup her jaw, his insides blooming with happiness before they suddenly ripped apart. He couldn't do this...

"I can't do this..." he murmured as he look at Harp with broken eyes.
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“She never said that, Wynne. She was making the same points he was, he broke first.” she said, shaking her head as he continued, “Yeah, Wynne I have. Its called my baby sister.” she said, “If it hadn't been for me she would've never been on that path that night by herself! You think I don't regret that!? Regret leaving her to fend for herself for almost two years straight!? But you know what? As much as I regret not being there to help her when she needed help the most, when she needed her big sister, I look at the girl who walks with me now and I know she's changed. She's more aware of her surroundings, being able to judge character upon meeting someone. Yeah, I'm lucky as all hell she's recovered for the most part, and that she's even came looking for me after. I-” she broke off and bit her lip hard, looking to the sky as she tried to cool down, if even a little.

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“I've never had one I couldn't tell where to stop pushing though...” she said, her voice suddenly soft as he took her hand. “I just....with Jackson it was making any reference to family since he can't remember his, with Jeremy it was going near the subject of the war since he was the only one out of his brothers who turned....and they're all fighting against us. Michael.....It varies on the day. I can kick the snot out of him training, or push him to his limit mentally....but he's always recovered. I was beginning to think he didn't have a breaking point.....”

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Harper's faint smile that had appeared so readily when his hand rested on her cheek disappeared instantly, “Wh....what are you talking about, Mike...?” she asked with a nervous laugh, “Of...of course you can. Come on...where's the guy I opened up to? The one who's....who's not afraid of anything. Who saved my life...?” she said, her voice shaking slightly, “I need him...and I know he's still in there...please...”
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