After That
Chapter One: Here I Go Again
After that… everything was different… Danny was in a wheel chair, trying to walk again, and dealing with his marriage and a baby girl. Lindsay has to be the strong woman, trying to cheer up and supporting her husband and taking care of a wheel chair and a stroller. Mac was hurt… one of them is death, and he couldn't avoid it. Stella is trying to recover herself after to discover the truth about her roots, her past and her life, so she decides move on… accepting the job in New Orleans. At the least, was he: Don Flack, who was the most hurt, of all of them, but he can't talk about that day, he can't talk about his feelings and thoughts.
He went to the therapist of the department, he talk with he about that day, but he never talk about his feelings for Angell and never talk about the relationship between them. After some sessions, the therapist discharges him, but he still having a hole in his heart.
Some months after that, Don start to living a bachelor lifestyle… he kept his gun, wears a pair of jeans and a shirt, and go around for some bar and pubs, sitting in the bar, and begins to flirt with some woman around him… some nights he had a one stand night, other nights he just had a headache.
That night between the autumn and winter was different. He had a calm day in his shift, and he just wants to enjoy a cold beer before to go to sleep. He went to one bar, the bartender knows him, was an old friend since his childhood: Steven.
"Man, your place every day it's more crowded"- Don says.
"Well, new students and doctors in the hospital right around the corner… they always are welcome"- Steven laughs and punch Don´s shoulder. Both man laughs.
In that moment a young woman walks through to the bar, she sat, put her elbows over the bar, whispers so deeply and says: "A whiskey, no rocks, no soda, please."
Steven looks her and says: "Isn't too strong for you Doctor?" – He looks worried.
She looks so tired, with pain in her eyes: "I'm just to finished my 24 hours shift… my worst fucking 24 hours shift, so give to me one glass, I go to my place and I promise sleep so deeply the next 48 hours before my new shift."
Don looks her; she is a brunette woman, in her early 30's. Not too skinny, not too fat, with nice curves in her body.
Steven serves the glass. She sips a little, and closes her eyes. Don looks her and says: "Rough day?"
She turns to him, and when she saw him, she smiles: "Yeah, pretty rough, but with your smile, you make my day." – Both laughs.
"Some shrink tells me that sharing the problems can help to confront them."- says Don with a sexy tone of voice.
"Your shrink was right… so do you want to listen to me?" – She looks flirty
"I'm all ears" – he moves near to her.
"It was a car accident… two of the hurts arrives to the hospital in a helicopter. A mother and her daughter… I'm a pediatrician, we and my team do our best effort trying to stabilize her, and we can do it, for a while… his father can say goodbye to her… and after that the mother died on the surgery… I have to tell him the bad news… he lost his wife and his daughter at the same time." – She sips a little bit of her glass.
Don looks her, holds her hand and says: "I know how it's feels… I'm a cop, so every day I deal with something like that… but you some days deals with hope… with save someone… you'll never forget that… keep in your mind all the good things that you do."
She smiles: "You're so sweet, thanks for makes me smile… and you can't forget your advice too, because you save people too" – She grabs her bag pack, and gives to Steven – "Please, keep an eye on this; I'll go to the bathroom." – She walks to the bathroom. Don follow her with his sight.
"What are you thinking Don?" – Steven looks him.
"I'll wait for her… outside the bathroom"- He stands up, and walks. Steven just laughs.
Don waits outside, she walks out and finds him: "Hey… what are you doing" – She says.
"I have to see you again" – He grins and walks one step closer to her. She just looks him: "Really? I like that."
Don puts remove a lock of hair from her face, and slide his hand over her cheek. She closed her eyes. Don touches her lips over her lips, she smiles. Don puts her over the wall and kisses her, she kiss him back.
He roll his hands over her body, she dig her hands over his head. He whisper in her ear: "What's your name Doctor?" She says: "Emily… Emily Davenport, and what's your name officer?", and he says "Detective Don Flack".
The things start to get hotter between them, and she says: "let's get out of here… I know a good place."