Quroscuro

I Will Give You Rest

Nathan started heaving, way to go Max now you have made him sick with shock. She could rewind she thought but now she knew he had powers too it felt wrong, and despite everything she knew he needed to know. Max came up behind Nathan and slowly started rubbing his back trying to calm him again. 

"We'll work this out Nathan, we just need to put our heads together instead of raging at each other" She saw him nod his head his body still heaving and shaking.

 Suddenly Max's phone starts blowing up with texts.

 "Shit I left Chloe with no explanation! She's gonna be hella pissed."

 Her hands dive into her bag trying to unearth the phone, she finds it right at the bottom. 

Chloe: Max where r u?!

Chloe: Sers Max where the fuck r u!!! 

Max: I had to rewind, get out of there NOW!

Chloe: What?! Is Nathan gonna try and drug me again?!

Max: We have been on the wrong track, don't go near Jefferson or the Junkyard you'll be shot Chloe.

Chloe: Right okay. So what about Nathan?

Max: He's being blackmailed Chloe, he didn't want to be involved he didn't even know Rachel was dead.

Chloe: WTF!!!

Max: I will explain it all later, get yourself out of Blackwell and go somewhere safe.

Max switches her attention back to Nathan who had thrown up everything he humanly could. He was crouched staring at the mess he had made. Max digs into her bag again pulling out a water bottle and a pack of tissues, She kneels down and puts a hand on Nathans shoulder he jumps slightly at Max's touch.

 "Can you stand?" Max said he voice riddled with concern.

 "I might need help." He replied his voice starting to steady.

 Max helped him up threading her arm under his and around his back to give him some extra support, she managed  to get Nathan back into his car. Max took a tissue out of the pack and soaked it with the water and started to clean Nathans mouth of left over sick and bile. Taking another wet tissue she cleaned the rest of his face tentatively as she saw the colour slowly returning to it.

 "Thanks Max" he said quiet and low but his voice wasn't cracking now at least. "Well there goes my turning myself in plan."

 "You were really going to turn yourself in?!" Max said with a bit more worry in her voice than she would have liked.

 A smile crept over Nathan's face "is that worry I heard in your voice Miss Caulfield? Nice change from sarcasm and animosity. But yes I thought if it was only drugging I might not get such a hefty sentence." 

He sighed.

"But now it is a murder case, I doubt even my family's money can cover up that one." 

Max got back into the passenger seat and the car feel silent. Max's brain was scrabbling for an alternative, she didn't want Nathan locked up she wanted him to get the help he needed. That is when an idea struck her.

 "Nathan you have photographs from before Rachel died don't you?"

  Nathans eyes widened "is it even possible to go back to a time before I had these powers?"

 Max nodded. "Chloe's Dad died in a car accident I went back in time and saved him but...Chloe got into a car crash instead".

 Nathans brow furrowed "did she die?"

 Max steadied herself "your not the only one in this car who's involved in killing someone."

 Her voice was nearly a whisper.

 "Shit Max what happened?!" He placed his hand on her shoulder giving it a reassuring squeeze.

 "She was paralyzed and in a wheelchair her respiratory system was failing" Max swallowed back tears and stifled sobs."She wanted her day with me to be her last and asked me to turn her morphine drip up to eleven...I did it... it's what she wanted."

 Nathan put his arm round Max's shoulders and pulled her close. "Holy shit Max that must have been rough on you! Did you tell Chloe about this?!"

 She shook her head.

 "I couldn't put her through that" Max whimpered "I couldn't tell anyone up until now".

  "Fucking hell this power is a bitch, it's put us both through hell. But if I could use a picture to go back before Rachel died and try and stop it, then it is worth the risk. " 

Nathan paused for a moment as if carefully planning what to say next.

 "I...never thought I would want to spend more time with you Max" a smile crept back onto his face again.

 She was starting to like it when he smiled.

 "It was good to finally talk to someone who understands, it's been better for me than all of my therapy sessions put together. I know Vic tried her best but there was only so much I could tell her."

 Talking to Nathan had helped Max too it felt like a weight had been lifted.

 "I know the feeling" she replied on an out breath.

 Nathan started to comb his fingers through Max's hair " I wonder what will become of us..." he sighed.

 Max glanced up at him his eyes were sad in a way which made Max's stomach sink like a lead balloon.