Chapter Seven

Sam's alarm went off at six-thirty the next morning. Sam slid his finger across the screen on his phone to turn it off. He grumbled before turning over onto his side. The noise had been enough to wake Penny up. Sam heard his shower go off. Sam sighed sitting up. He rubbed his eyes trying to wake up. He winced feeling his leg throb again as he tried to put weight on it. Penny finished with her shower. She slipped back into her uniform. "come on, Sam. It's time to wake up." Sam yawned. "I've been trying to wake up, Penny. I don't think you noticed but I am on pain medications." He stretched looking at his phone again. "well we need to make our way to the hospital. Hopefully they'll have some sort of word on how Elvis is doing." Sam carefully went upstairs. He got changed into his usual flannel shirt and tan shorts. He limped out into the driveway. Luckily, Venus was a lot easier to get into than Jupiter. His leg protested at the thought of having to climb into Jupiter. Sam made sure he had his phone on him in case they called them while out on the road. They soon arrived at the hospital. Sam went over to the receptionist' counter. "excuse me. I was wondering if you had word on how Elvis Cridlington was doing." She nodded. She glanced down at Elvis' chart. "the doctor says that Elvis appears to be responding to the blood transfusion. He managed to pull through the five surgeries that were done on him." Sam let out a sigh of relief. "I can call the nurse who is looking after Elvis to check and see if he's awake if you would like." She suggested. Sam nodded. "that would be marvelous of you. Thanks." She smiled kindly at him. She dialed the head nurses' number. "Hey Nurse Anika, I have a question for you. I've got Mr. Jones down here in the lobby and he was wondering if Mr. Cridlington was awake yet." The receptionist nodded. "alright. I'll send him down. Thank you." She hung up. "she says that Elvis is indeed awake. You guys can go and see him in the Orthopedic side of the hospital." Sam nodded. "thank you."

Elvis jumped when he heard the door to his room open. "who is it?" he questioned. "it's us, Elvis." He smiled seeing Sam and Penny walk into his room. "how are you feeling?" asked Penny. "my neck hurts a little bit. I'm still drowsy from all the of the medications they've been giving me." Penny sat on the edge of his bed. She took his hand. "we were both really worried about you. They told us you went unresponsive for a while." Elvis looked down. "Sorry if I worried you." Sam pulled up a chair. "you know Elvis, I have to thank you for saving my life. I wouldn't be here today if it hadn't of been for you." Elvis smiled shyly at Sam. "not such a burden now am I?" Sam shook his head. "I never said you were a burden." Sam bent down to kiss Elvis. Elvis gladly allowed him to. Penny chuckled and took a picture of them making out. "knew it." She whispered. She then smiled at Sam. "I ship it." Sam blushed looking away. Elvis playfully swatted at her with his good hand. "I'm glad you two have finally hooked up and I think on that note I'm going to take my leave." She got up. "I'll see you two gentlemen later." She left Sam and Elvis to be alone together. Sam sighed taking her place on Elvis' bed. "so what now?" asked Elvis. Sam shrugged. "I know the Newtown Police will want to talk with you about the whole incident. I think they'll be making their rounds here once your strong enough." Elvis nodded. He looked up at the TV screen.

About a couple of weeks had gone by since the shooting. Elvis was strong enough to come home but that didn't excuse him from being in Sam's care. Elvis laid down on the couch across Sam's lap. He missed being at work. Sam ruffled Elvis' hair gently. He turned the TV on flickering it over to the news. This is PontyPandy News at 10. Alien Quest Host, Buck Douglas has a court date coming up in two days. Buck was accused of shooting 29 year old Elvis Cridlington and 30 year old Samuel Peyton Jones inside of PontyPandy Woods a couple of weeks ago. He is also accused of being the cause of the fire that had occurred in PontyPandy Woods. We will keep you updated as the story continues. And now Samantha De La Cruz with the weather. Sam smiled. "I'm glad to finally see some justice being served. It's a shame though. He really had a future ahead of him." Elvis gave a nod of his head. He rolled over onto his back. He smiled looking up at Sam. Sam bent down to kiss Elvis again. He made out with him on the couch. They pulled away once Sam heard a knock at the door. Elvis quickly sat up again. Sam went over to the window peering out of it. One of the Newtown Police Officers were standing outside. Sam carefully opened the door. "good morning Officer." Sam saluted the Officer kindly. "Morning Firefighter Jones. I was hoping that I could talk to Firefighter Cridlington. I'll need a statement from him." Sam nodded. He allowed the Officer to enter the home. Elvis paled. "hello Firefighter Cridlington, I'm Officer Travis from the Newtown Police Department. I'll be the one handling your case. I was wondering if I could conduct a small interview with you as well as get a written statement." Elvis looked at Sam. Sam gave him an encouraging dip of his head. "um okay." Officer Travis and Elvis sat down at the dining room table. Officer Travis put a tape recorder down on the table.

-Tape Start

Officer Travis: This is Officer Travis from the Newtown Police Department interviewing Firefighter Elvis Cridlington about the recent shooting. Now Firefighter Cridlington can you explain to me about your relationship with Mr. Douglas?

Elvis: I don't really know him that well. The last time I actually talked to him was before he went to jail. I know that he was making calls repeatedly to my house.

Officer Travis: did he specify anything in any of the calls he left you?

Elvis: most of them were just harassment

Officer Travis: I see. Do you know why he would attack you and Firefighter Jones?

Elvis: I overheard him talking to Charlie about wanting to kill Sam. He wanted to get Sam out of the way so he could be with me. When I heard about that I knew Sam was in danger. That's how I ended up with the bullet in my neck.

[Officer Travis writes this down in his notes]

Officer Travis: I'll make sure to put this on the report. I was told to alert you guys that you will not be asked to appear in court. With the information you have presented me and the information that was gathered, he will be given his sentence in about two days.

-The recording ends

Two Days go by…

Elvis and Sam were at the station in the lounge. Penny turned the TV on. "Elvis? Sam? You two may want to come see this." Sam sat down next to Penny. Elvis looked up from his cooking. Penny turned the volume up on the TV. This is PontyPandy News at 9. We have an updating on the developing story featuring Buck Douglas. Buck has been found guilty of assault with a deadly weapon and arson. His sentence is set at 5 years with no bond. Elvis let out a sigh of relief. He ran over and hugged Sam tightly. He was glad that Buck was behind bars again. Whatever Elvis had been cooking quickly caught fire. Sam pulled away and went to put the fire out. He took the pan off of the stove once he put the fire up and walked back over to Elvis. "I guess I'll have to go down to the café and get us lunch." Sam shook his head and laughed.

THE END

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SCP-Melonsworth