Chapter 57

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"Julie?" Christen asks, and JJ rubs her eyes, not believing whats happening.

"Christen? Is..is that you?" She asks. Christen grins, and nods.

They embrace each other, and everyone looks on, so happy.

Everyone but Moe.

Meghan wasn't there, so why should she be happy?

"I'm so glad you're okay" JJ cries. "When we got separated...I thought...I thought I lost you for good"

"I thought the same about you" Christen grins. Then she turns to Tobin. "Tobin, thank you. For everything"

"But I didn't really do anything" Tobin grins.

"Don't say that!" Alex smacks her arm.

"Why not? I really didn't do much" Tobin shrugs.

"Tobin carried JJ out of the empire state building, and held her in the car. She also got her to the infirmary, spotted Christen and knew it was her. And she never gave up hope. Tobin did a lot" Alex beams.

"You carried me out of the empire state building?" JJ asks, dumbfounded.

Tobin smiles slightly.

"Why didn't you tell me?" JJ asks.

"You never asked" Tobin grinned.

"I owe you my life" JJ hugged Tobin, and Tobin accepted the hug.

"Well, now that you're all a happy family again, lets get something to eat" Moe said, halfheartedly.

Everyone left but Moe and Alex.

"Morgan, I know you're upset" Alex starts, but Moe puts her hand up to silence Alex.

"Upset doesn't even start it, Alex" Moe says.

Alex purses her lips.

"Do you know how long I've waited? How much false hope?" Moe throws her good hand up in annoyance. "I'm sick and tired of waiting for them to find Meghan and Kelley. If I must, I'll go and get her myself"

"Moe, you don't know what you're saying. I barely made it out of the empire state building with my life, and you want to storm into one of the biggest army concentration camps in the whole entire world, and do what? Ask for Meghan and Kelley back? Think about it, Moe" Alex said, a little angry. "If they let you in without a fight it would be irrational. If they let you live, it would also be irrational. This is not just a little tiny tent you're walking into and taking back your girlfriend and our best friend"

Moe was angry at Alex. Not because of what she said, but that it was the truth Moe was trying to avoid.

"What do you want us to do? Wait until they don't need them anymore and kill them? Kill more innocent people? They're murderers, Alex. They've killed people before, and they wouldn't mind doing it again" Moe growls.

Alex stares off into space.

The man raises his gun at Alex. She raises her's to meet his. She doesn't waste any time firing. She watches him collapse, then fires at another. This one after the bullet hits him, he clutches his chest, and looks toward the sky. Alex is breathing heavy, and she can't seem to make sense of what she just did.

She killed someone. Two someones, and didn't give a damn on who it was. She killed people. People who might've had a family.

"Alex!" Tobin screams at her. "Alex come on!"

"Alex!" Moe grabs her shoulders, shaking her to reality.

Alex shakes her head, and blinks three times, trying to make sense of what happened.

"Alex? Where'd you go?" Moe asks.

"I killed them" Alex mumbled.

"What? Speak up" Moe says, still annoyed.

"I killed them" She says, staring at the wall. Moe drops her arms. "I killed them!" Alex says louder.

"Who?" Moe asks.

"The police. I shot them dead. I killed two of them" Alex crouches, rocking back on her heels. "I killed them"

"Alex, what do you mean. You didn't actually kill them, did you?" Moe frowns.

"I'm a murderer" Alex sobs.

"You had a good reason. You're protecting yourself. You saved yourself and Tobin" Moe grabbed her under her arms and brought her up.

"But I killed them" Alex's lower lip quivers.

"I don't care. You're still my friend, and I love you all the same. It doesn't matter if you bombed half the earth. You're like my sister, and I love you no matter what" Moe hugs her, and Alex hugs back, grateful for the words Moe said.

"Thank you" Alex said.

"Whatever," Moe smiles, "lets go eat."



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