What James Did: The Accidental Time Travellers-Book 3 (32 page)

He smiled and grabbed his cane. “Enjoy your life Josef.”  Bobby turned and left the room.

He hobbled back along the corridor towards Sarah’s room, Jacob was still sitting outside.

“Did you do it?”  He asked.

“I got what I needed.  Thank you Jacob.”  Bobby smiled.

“My pleasure.”  Jacob chuckled.

Bobby opened Sarah’s room door and she smiled at him from the bed.

“Are you ready to go?”

“Sure am.”  She smiled.

Chapter 82

Jane looked down at Clint and felt unbelievably nervous.  When she had been here earlier with Faraday, she had had no hope that she would be walking out of the room with her husband.  She hadn’t even considered the fact that it was something she had done that had brought him back to life, not until Bobby had mentioned that possibility.

Over the years, she had often wondered why she seemed to be the only one of them that had never had some kind of power given to her from the wormhole.  It seemed to only be the people who travelled through the naturally occurring wormholes that had any kind of power, but she had made her peace with the fact that she hadn’t been lucky enough to be given anything.

For years she had wished that she could have the same power that Bobby had been given, eternal life.  Earlier she had assumed it was yet another magical trait that Faraday had been gifted, he could survive anything, that’s the way it seemed anyway.

She looked down at Clint.  She had been like the son she had never had, he was handsome and kind.  She knew that he had had a crush on Scarlett, and if he did wake up he would probably be hurt that she and Chase were now an item, but Clint would always be part of the family.

She couldn’t stop herself from crying as she looked down at him.  She just hoped that this would work, she loved him. 

“Please let this work.”  She whispered.

She leant in and kissed Clint on the lips.

She pulled away and waited for him to move.  He still looked so cold and so pale.

She cried as she looked down at his motionless body.

“Please come back.”  She whispered.

After another thirty seconds she had given up hope, he wasn’t moving.  She turned and went to walk towards the door when the silence was broken by Clint.

“Jane?”  He asked in confusion.

Jane’s heart leapt, and she turned and hobbled back to Clint, putting her arms around him.

“You’re alive.”  She spoke with glee.

“How did I get here?”  He asked.

“You died Clint.  It’s a miracle.”

“I died?”

“Yes, you are in Parkland Hospital, in Dallas.”

“Is Hitler dead?”

“Yes, I shot him.”

“You shot him?”  He asked in amazement.

“Yes.”

“Is Scarlett alright?”

“She’s fine.”  Jane smiled.

Clint’s face lit up.  “And Faraday?”

“He’s fine too.”

“This is incredible.”  He laughed.  “What about Jacob?”

“Everyone is fine Clint.  We are going to go back to Scotland.  We can’t go back to 2015, but Kennedy is giving us the money to buy back the bar.”

“I have never been happier.” 

“I’m glad.”  Jane smiled.  “There is one thing that I need to tell you, and I know you will find it difficult to hear.”

Clint suddenly became anxious.

“Scarlett and Chase seem to have taken a liking to one another, and he is coming back with us.”

“Why would I care about that?”  Clint asked blushing.

“We both know the answer to that.  But she still loves you, just like a brother.”

Clint nodded, he was still bright red.  “It’s okay, I understand.”

“So you will be okay?”

“Yes.”  Clint smiled.

Chapter 83

Jack took a seat behind his desk and placed his glass of Champagne down on it.  The Oval Office was everything he had ever dreamt of.  Jackie Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy took their seats too.

“The Kennedy’s are finally in the White House!”  Jack shouted with glee.

“I never thought we would make it.”  Bobby said, amazed with everything they had achieved.

“Well, we did.”  Jack smiled.

“It was a landslide.”  Jackie commented.  “Are those friends of yours coming tonight?”

Jack frowned.  “No, none of them wanted to.  Bobby and Sarah thought it would bring up too many bad memories, and the others didn’t want to come all the way from Scotland.  I think they have had enough of America.”  Jack smiled.

“Is Jacob coming?”  Ethel asked.

“Here he is now.”  Jack said, smiling at Jacob as he entered the office.

“Congratulations Mr President.”

“Pull up a chair Jacob.  Help yourself to a glass of Champagne.”

Jacob did as he was told and sat down beside Jackie.

“A big day for you Jacob.”  Jack smiled.

“So it is happening?”  Jacob replied nervously.

“We gave you our word.”  Bobby replied.

“From this day forward you will be known as Director Cohen of the CIA.”

Jacob blushed for perhaps the first time in his life.  He grinned broadly and chuckled to himself.

“Thank you for keeping your word.” 

Chapter 84

Faraday looked out at the Loch and smiled.  It seemed like a million years ago that he had proposed to Jane on the very same spot.  The sun was shining in the sky, and they were all in excellent moods.  They had closed the Auld Hole in the Wall for the day and had come to Loch Ness for a family picnic.

Chase and Scarlett walked hand in hand towards the shore, Jane was pushing the pram that held David, their second child, and Clint Stinson was walking alongside her.  She waved at Faraday and he waved back.

Faraday pushed the canoe into the water and it gave a playful splash.  He got in and started to row into the middle of the Loch.  He found it much easier to row the small canoe than he had found it to row the lifeboat he had been in after they had escaped the Titanic.

Memories were everywhere he looked. 

Bobby Stinson had once died here, and Jane had disappeared here.  Faraday himself had managed to get through the wormhole from this very location.

He rowed for a few minutes, until he could barely make out his family.  He removed the packet of cigarettes from his pocket and chuckled to himself.  He had promised Jane that he would quit this weekend and he fully intended to. He just felt that his one last cigarette should be had at the location that had caused him to start smoking again in the first place.  He put the cigarette in his mouth and lit it.

He had a feeling that he may well receive a visitor on the boat and he didn’t have to wait long for David to appear.

“How are you James?”  David smiled.

“Perfect.”  Faraday replied with a smile.

“I’m glad to hear that.”

“How are you David?”

“Not much changes for me anymore, I’ve had my time.”

“We did it David.  We changed things.”

“I know you did.”  David did not smile.

“Are you alright?”

David gave a false smile.  “I’m alright.  I just wish that I had done things differently.”

Faraday nodded his understanding.

“You did what was right, you deserve this.”  David acknowledged unconvincingly.

“You did what you thought was right at the time you did it David, you can’t say fairer than that.”

“I wish that were true James.”

“How do you mean?” 

“I knew I shouldn’t have helped Abaddon.  Even after you came to visit me, to ask me for help, I did what I knew was wrong.  I didn’t go to him for help, I went to him because he asked me to let him know if you ever got in touch.  He wanted you dead.”

“And you told him?”  Faraday replied in amazement.

David nodded.  “I just wanted to keep my family safe.  It was nothing personal.”

Faraday took a deep pull on his cigarette and just stared at him.  “Nothing personal?  We were friends David.”

“I know that James.  I was wrong, I know that now.”

“So he just killed you?”

“Yes.  He wanted rid of us, we knew too much.”

“I have to say David, I don’t have any sympathy for you.”  Faraday snapped.

“I’m not asking you to have sympathy for me, I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am.”

Faraday nodded and took another pull on his cigarette.  “Okay.” 

David smiled, he could see the disappointment on Faraday’s face.  “Can you forgive me?”

Faraday nodded.  “We both got what we deserved.”

David managed a smile.  “That we did.”

Faraday took another pull on his cigarette and just looked at David.

“I see you named your kid David.”

“You’re a friend David.  Nothing has changed in that regard.”

“I appreciate that.  I also have a message to deliver to you.”

“You do?”

“Will wanted me to tell you again how sorry he is, to both you and Jane.”

Faraday nodded.  “Okay, I’ll tell her.”

“He wanted to know if you could forgive him?”

Faraday frowned.  “No, I can’t.”

David nodded, it was clear he was disappointed.    “A word of warning, I believe you are about to add another member to your family.”

“How do you mean?” 

David smiled.  “You’ll see.”

David suddenly disappeared from sight and Faraday was left alone in the canoe.  It hurt him that David had betrayed him, but it didn’t matter anymore, it was done.  He took a draw of his cigarette and watched Jane playing with baby David.

They were both in the water and she was swinging him gently in the air.  Scarlett was lying with her head resting on Chase’s chest.  Clint was sat drinking a beer and smoking a cigarette, he was similar to Bobby, but he was a happier man.  He didn’t have any chip on his shoulder, and he was quite easy going.

As he watched the five of them, he suddenly felt emotional.  This was exactly why he had gone through the trials and tribulations of the past few years, for his family.

He was delighted that Scarlett and Chase were together.  Chase was a good man, and although he would never be the father to Scarlett that he hoped to be to be to baby David, he wanted the best for her.

He began to row the canoe back towards his family, it was almost effortless, the weight of the world was no longer on his shoulders.

When he reached the shore Chase had jogged over to meet him.

“Faraday, I was hoping we could have a word in private.”

Faraday smiled.  “Of course we can.”

They walked along the shore, away from Jane, Clint, Scarlett, and baby David.

As they walked, Faraday spotted a bench that sat in the same place as the bench that was donated in Jane’s memory had sat.

They both sat down and Faraday lit another cigarette.

“I thought you were quitting?”  Chase asked in confusion.

Faraday smiled.  “I was planning to have my last one on the Loch, it was spoiled by something.  What do you want to talk about?”

Chase blushed.  “It’s about Scarlett.”

Faraday took a pull on his cigarette and smiled.  “Okay.”

“I wanted to ask you for permission to ask for her hand in marriage?”

“I’m afraid not Chase.”

Chase’s eyes widened, he had not been expecting that.

“It is not my place to give you permission Chase, you should ask Jane.”

Chase smiled, he had never felt so relieved.

“I’ll go and get her for you.”

Faraday rose from the bench and walked back towards his wife, Clint, and his two children.

“Where is Chase?”  Scarlett asked as she saw her father approaching.

“Just along there.  He needs to have a quick word with you Jane.”

Jane looked surprised.  “Shall I just leave David with you?”

Faraday nodded and picked David up and out of his pram.

“Is everything okay Dad?”  Scarlett asked with a worried expression on her face.

“Everything is great.”  He replied with a broad smile.

Jane walked towards Chase with trepidation, she had an awful feeling that this had something to do with the upcoming destruction of the wormhole generator.  Her legs were feeling weak as she approached the bench, Chase looked nervous, it only added to her worry.  She took her seat beside him and silently wished that it wasn’t bad news.