Rachel gripped Alex's shoulder, trying to fight Mitchell's influence. She
heard Julia's voice raised as she yelled up to Kat, had heard the threats
against her daughter coming from Mitchell and continued to struggle, slowly
realizing that Mitchell wouldn't keep her daughter safe and that she had
almost made a binding deal with the devil.....
"Alex," she whispered to the other woman "I'm so sorry... save Kat. Take
her out of here.."
With that Rachel dropped to her knees and then slowly looked across the room
at Mitchell and the two that towered over him as he tried to divide them.
Something she knew, by looking at both Julia's and Nick's expressions, the
demon was failing at. Julia never believed a word Mitchell tried to utter
about Nick's feelings toward her - and Nick had lashed out at him for even
trying to bring it into play.
She heard her daughter's voice and prayed Alex would take her out of here
before the next action against the demon was played out. Rachel didn't want
Kat seeing such death.
And Rachel wasn't fooled anymore. She saw Mitchell/Shamus/the demon for
what he was.
"Don't worry," Alex told her. "We'll get her out." It was then that she
saw Kat nearly tumbling down the stairs. "Kat!" She jumped up leaving
Rachel's side and running to the little girl. Picking her up and hugging
her fiercely. "You okay kiddo?"
"Yeah," Kat managed to say, her voice was hoarse and shaky. "What's wrong
with my mom?"
"She'll be okay," Alex promised. "We need to get out of here okay?"
"Not without my mom," Kat protested.
Alex didn't want to let the child go for fear of who or what might grab her
and she knew seh couldn't help Rachel and carry kat at the same time. "Nick
will look after you mom."
"NO," Kat wailed, "she has to come too." Alex knew how the kid felt, she
didn't much want to leave Derek there, but she didn't have any choice.
She could see the distress in Kat's eyes and the girl was already beginning
to struggle in her arms. "Okay," she relented. "But you've got to hold on
to me tightly and not let go no matter what okay?": Kat nodded. Alex
dropped down to her knees putting kat down and taking the girl's hands.
Holding her hands tightly she guided her around behind her and waited while
the little girl climbed on her back. She then hurried over to Rachel.
"Rachel you have to get up, you're coming with us." She extended a hand to
assist Rachel bending as much as she could without dislodging Kat.
Alex and Kat
