Unraveling by Kelley

"How can we find her!" Kevin raged. "Quinn is just as good as her mother at hiding. Besides, she'll kill us all before we even get close." Kevin, AJ, and Brian were standing in the living room, shaken to the core over Howie's death in his own bed. They were all close to snapping.

Brian stood and began to berate Kevin, jabbing his finger into Kevin's chest. "This is all your fault. You just had to have her. Any woman would have done but you had to have her. And then, then you just had to make her one of us! You just couldn't......." Kevin grabbed Brian by the throat, cutting off his air briefly before dropping him to the floor. "You can do what you want to me, but this has to be said. We are all going to die because of you and your silly games. You didn't have to torment her, you didn't have to drive her mad, you didn't have to do any of it. You could have just taken Quinn and disappeared."

"I wanted her too, god help me I swear I did." Kevin collapsed into a chair, cradling his head in his hands. He jumped at the sound of her voice and the site of her suddenly in the room.

"You wanted to posess me Kevin, to overpower me and you did. You took everything from me, my humanity, my love, my daughter. Everything." She once again stood before them without fear, secure with her power.

"I love you" he said as tears glittered in his eyes. "Please let me prove it to you." He walked towards her, cupping her face in his hands. Her heart pounded at the touch of his hand and her lips met his palm.

She could feel AJ and Brian preparing to strike. "It would be in your best interest to stop right now. I will not hesitate to kill you." Her eyes never left Kevin's as her threat was made. AJ dropped the knife he was holding, but Brian lunged for her. He was dead before he could take a step. "You silly boys never learn that my threats are not hollow. Leave us AJ." He followed her orders and left the room. Kevin's arms slipped around her waist and he began to nuzzle her neck. Her fingers soon tangled in his hair.

"You want to be with us" she said in amazement. "You could have been with us years ago, but you chose to keep me from Quinn. Sweet words and kisses aren't going to change things now. I have exacted all the revenge I care to, my soul has been cleaned of all the anger it harbored. Don't look so surprised Kevin, that's right, you and AJ get to live. I'm feeling generous today, don't push me."

"So you thought that just because I'm letting you live that you wouldn't be punished? Quinn and I will haunt you Kevin, your every thought. You could have had us, both of us, but you lost. I won. I won everything. I've got Quinn, I've got a new life growing in me as we speak, you've got nothing." She walked to the window and looked out at the beautiful view of the ocean. "You know, after all of this, I do believe that somewhere in that black heart of yours, you do love me, and I guess there will always be a part of mine that loves you too." She turned and met his gaze with a sad smile. "I guess we all lost a little bit, some more than others. Goodbye Kevin." With that, she disappeared, leaving him alone, just as she had promised.

She watched as her son and daughter played in the sand, both of them brown and strong. Jack was the spitting image of his father with his dark hair and brown eyes. Quinn was so different now. The quiet, brooding little girl had been replaced with a smiling, cheerful, happy girl. She understood what she was and understood the power she had. Using that power would come later, for now she was just a kid, just as her mother had dreamed. Closing her eyes, she opened herself to Kevin.

"Are you happy?" He could see her too, laying on the beach with her eyes closed. She was brown and strong and still so damn beautiful too. He knew exactly where they were, but knew it would be a waste of time to find them. She would leave before he ever arrived.