Sensing Time 7

John reached out for Tea, but the space next to him was empty. He opened his eyes but Tea wasn't anywhere to be found. He looked all over the hotel suite and stopped looking when he found a folded piece of paper that was left on the nightstand. He slowly unfolded the paper fearing the worst.

"My dearest John,

First of all, I want you to know how much happiness you have given me. I've never known what it was like to be fully loved until you came into my life. Leaving you and Dani was the hardest decision that I have ever had to make, but I love you guys too much to subject you to watching me deteriorate. I want your last memories of me to be of our wedding day, the happiest day of my life. Please watch over Dani, I know that you and Blair will take care of her.

Love Tea"

John dropped the letter on the floor. How could Tea do this to him? How could she do this to Dani? He wasn't ready to let her go, he hadn't said goodbye. He wasn't going to let her go without a fight.

-

Blair was making lunch when she heard a knock on the door. She was surprised when she opened the door to find John. "John, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be on your honeymoon?"

"I was, but when I woke up this morning Tea was gone."

"Gone, my mom's not dead is she? "Dani asked as she came in the room.

"No, she's not dead, but I'm sorry Dani, she left us."

"You're lying. She wouldn't leave us unless she had to," Dani said as she embraced Blair.

"She didn't want us to watch her die," John said as he handed the note to Dani.

Dani crumbled the note after she had read it. It was probably the last thing that her mother would write, but she didn't care. "I hate her, she's so selfish. How could she just leave without saying goodbye? There was so much that I wanted to say to her and she took that away from me," Dani said as her anger turned to sadness and she began to sob uncontrollably.

John pulled her into his arms and stroked her hair. "I'm going to find her before its too late. I promise that you'll get your chance to say your goodbyes," John said. He kissed Dani on the forehead and headed for the door.

"Where are you going?" Blair asked.

"I'm going to see Greg and I won't leave until he tells me where Tea is." John left as Blair gave Dani a hug. "Don't worry, John will find your mom," Blair said wanting to comfort Dani and herself.

-

Greg was glad to be home, he had just gotten back from checking Tea into the hospice. He was exhausted and he needed to get some sleep before his next shift at the hospital started.

When he entered his apartment, he instantly realized that he wasn't alone. There was a man sitting in his chair glaring at him. It took Greg a few moments to realize that the man in his apartment was John Mcbain.

"John, what are you doing here?"

"I'm waiting for you. Where's Tea? What have you done with her?"

"John, you know I can't answer your questions. I am Tea's doctor and as such I am bound to keep any conversations that we have had private."

"I'm only going to ask this one more time, where is my wife?" John asked as he pointed his gun at Greg.

"John, we both know that you're not going to shoot me. I can't tell you. I have to honor Tea's wishes and so do you."

"Please Greg, Tea is my life. I have to tell her what she means to me before it's too late. It's not just about me, it's about Dani. She needs time to say goodbye to her mother."

"I'm sorry, but I can't say anything."

John stood up and walked over to Greg. "I swear to god that if she dies alone, I will make you pay." John said as he left. Greg was right; he couldn't kill him, no matter how much he had wanted to. He would have to find another way to find Tea.

John was on his way back to Blair's when his phone rang. "Hello," John said.

"John, its Sean. I hope I'm doing the right thing, I know that I promised Tea and Greg that I wouldn't say anything, but I can't keep quiet."

"Sean, do you know where my wife is?"

"Meet me at the airport in an hour. I promised Tea that I wouldn't tell you where she is, but I never promised that I wouldn't show you where she is."

"Thanks Sean, I'll never forget this." John said as he hung up his phone.

-

Blair was sitting on the couch watching a movie, when her phone rang.

"Hello,"

"Blair pack a bag for you and Dani and meet me at the airport in an hour," John said.

"Why? What's going on? Did you find Tea?"

"Shaun's going to take us to Tea. I promised Dani that she would have a chance to say goodbye to her mother and I'm going to make good on my promise."

"We'll see you in an hour," Blair said as she hung up the phone.

"Dani, hurry and pack a bag, we're going to find your mom."

Dani got off the couch and instantly began to throw some clothes in a duffel bag. She said a silent prayer to herself that they would find her in time.