Chapter 7
Gage deposited the dinner tray on a trolley in the hall and went in search of Dawson. He found both him and McCray in the common room talking. The men went silent when Gage walked in.
"What do you want Williams?" McCray asked.
"To know what the hell went on here today with Amanda?"
"I guess Welsh doesn't want you to have her either, wants to save her for himself. His methods of persuasion are just a little different then yours," Dawson snickered as he got a dig in evening the score over last night in Amanda's room.
"Well he thinks wrong," Gage smiled at the two of them. "You see Amanda and I are going to do a little partying tonight and you two are going to help me with that."
"Now just why would we do that?" McCray asked intrigued by Williams' boldness.
"Because I'll be putting a little stop to your party plans this evening if you don't," Gage smiled back. "There will be no drugging girls and loading them into the back of a van for a party tonight if I don't get what I want."
Dawson's mouth dropped open as Gage threw their scheme back into their faces McCray never lost his cool.
"Just what is it that you want Williams?" he asked.
"After the day Amanda has had I want to get her a way from here for a few hours. I want you to load her onto the van with the rest of the girls and I'll meet you at the back gate where you can turn her custody over to me," Gage explained. "After a nice evening I'll meet you back at the gate with her and she will come back in with you. Do we have a deal?"
"This time," McCray agreed, "Let's not make this a habit. Have her at the back entrance in forty-five minutes."
"Don't worry she will be," Gage smiled.
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Watching from his car Gage saw the van move up to the back door where the girls, Syd included waited. The doors quickly opened and they were loaded in. He followed to the back gate where the driver pulled over and McCray got out coming around back to open the door. Taking Syd by the arm he lead her over to where Gage waited for her.
"Remember Williams this van will be at these gates at exactly five-thirty A.M. If you aren't we leave you on the outside. Got it?"
"Yeah got it," Gage replied helping Syd into the car.
Gage got in the car and drove out ahead of the van. He reached over and took his wife's hand passing Walker's familiar silver ram. As the van from the facility started out Walker pulled out to follow. Gage veered off towards Methodist hospital while Walker followed the van.
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Alex sat in the waiting room at Methodist with Chris when Syd and Gage got there. They were just bringing Piper down to her room and getting her settled for her over night stay.
"Mommy, Daddy," Chris cried seeing both parents running to them at the same time. Syd gathered him in her arms and Mom and Dad hugged him.
In the next breath Chris was crying, "I'm sorry I didn't know Piper would break her arm."
"We'll talk about it when Mom and I are finished this job," Gage told his son trying hard to hold a stern face.
"Mrs. Walker?" the doctor asked as he entered.
"Dr. Mathews this is Piper's Mom and Dad," Alex introduced them taking Chris from Sydney's arms so they could talk to the doctor.
"Mr. and Mrs. Gage," the doctor addressed them, "We've set the break and your daughter is resting comfortably. We'd like to keep her over night just to make sure we don't have any problems. She is just waking up if you would like to see her."
"Oh yes Dr. Mathews just give us one minute," Syd replied turning to Chris.
"Syd I'm just about to go back over the Erica's did you want me to take Chris with me?" Alex asked this little boy's face falling.
Sydney took her son back in her arms and began to speak to him, "We love you so much Chris. As much as Daddy and I would love to spend this time with you before we go back to work we need to be with Piper because she is hurt and scared. When this job is over all of us are going to take some time together is it a deal?"
Chris looked around his Mom to his Dad who shook his head yes then looking at Alex said to her, "I'm ready Aunt Alex."
Syd hugged tightly to her son letting Gage take him for a hug too before giving him up to Alex and following the doctor.
Dr. Mathews left them outside Piper's room, Gage pushed the door open and they went in to see their little daughter lying in the hospital bed. Taking Syd's hand in his the two of them walked over where she lay.
"Mommy, Mommy, Daddy," she cried seeing them.
"Oh Honey," Syd was crying wiping her face with the back of his hand.
Gage motioned to Syd to sit in the rocking chair that was beside Piper's bed, then lifting his tiny daughter and gently kissing her put her in her mother's arms to cuddle there.
Syd's lips pressed against her daughter's forehead as Gage sat on the edge of the bed watching and loving them both.
Gage deposited the dinner tray on a trolley in the hall and went in search of Dawson. He found both him and McCray in the common room talking. The men went silent when Gage walked in.
"What do you want Williams?" McCray asked.
"To know what the hell went on here today with Amanda?"
"I guess Welsh doesn't want you to have her either, wants to save her for himself. His methods of persuasion are just a little different then yours," Dawson snickered as he got a dig in evening the score over last night in Amanda's room.
"Well he thinks wrong," Gage smiled at the two of them. "You see Amanda and I are going to do a little partying tonight and you two are going to help me with that."
"Now just why would we do that?" McCray asked intrigued by Williams' boldness.
"Because I'll be putting a little stop to your party plans this evening if you don't," Gage smiled back. "There will be no drugging girls and loading them into the back of a van for a party tonight if I don't get what I want."
Dawson's mouth dropped open as Gage threw their scheme back into their faces McCray never lost his cool.
"Just what is it that you want Williams?" he asked.
"After the day Amanda has had I want to get her a way from here for a few hours. I want you to load her onto the van with the rest of the girls and I'll meet you at the back gate where you can turn her custody over to me," Gage explained. "After a nice evening I'll meet you back at the gate with her and she will come back in with you. Do we have a deal?"
"This time," McCray agreed, "Let's not make this a habit. Have her at the back entrance in forty-five minutes."
"Don't worry she will be," Gage smiled.
~~~~~
Watching from his car Gage saw the van move up to the back door where the girls, Syd included waited. The doors quickly opened and they were loaded in. He followed to the back gate where the driver pulled over and McCray got out coming around back to open the door. Taking Syd by the arm he lead her over to where Gage waited for her.
"Remember Williams this van will be at these gates at exactly five-thirty A.M. If you aren't we leave you on the outside. Got it?"
"Yeah got it," Gage replied helping Syd into the car.
Gage got in the car and drove out ahead of the van. He reached over and took his wife's hand passing Walker's familiar silver ram. As the van from the facility started out Walker pulled out to follow. Gage veered off towards Methodist hospital while Walker followed the van.
~~~~~
Alex sat in the waiting room at Methodist with Chris when Syd and Gage got there. They were just bringing Piper down to her room and getting her settled for her over night stay.
"Mommy, Daddy," Chris cried seeing both parents running to them at the same time. Syd gathered him in her arms and Mom and Dad hugged him.
In the next breath Chris was crying, "I'm sorry I didn't know Piper would break her arm."
"We'll talk about it when Mom and I are finished this job," Gage told his son trying hard to hold a stern face.
"Mrs. Walker?" the doctor asked as he entered.
"Dr. Mathews this is Piper's Mom and Dad," Alex introduced them taking Chris from Sydney's arms so they could talk to the doctor.
"Mr. and Mrs. Gage," the doctor addressed them, "We've set the break and your daughter is resting comfortably. We'd like to keep her over night just to make sure we don't have any problems. She is just waking up if you would like to see her."
"Oh yes Dr. Mathews just give us one minute," Syd replied turning to Chris.
"Syd I'm just about to go back over the Erica's did you want me to take Chris with me?" Alex asked this little boy's face falling.
Sydney took her son back in her arms and began to speak to him, "We love you so much Chris. As much as Daddy and I would love to spend this time with you before we go back to work we need to be with Piper because she is hurt and scared. When this job is over all of us are going to take some time together is it a deal?"
Chris looked around his Mom to his Dad who shook his head yes then looking at Alex said to her, "I'm ready Aunt Alex."
Syd hugged tightly to her son letting Gage take him for a hug too before giving him up to Alex and following the doctor.
Dr. Mathews left them outside Piper's room, Gage pushed the door open and they went in to see their little daughter lying in the hospital bed. Taking Syd's hand in his the two of them walked over where she lay.
"Mommy, Mommy, Daddy," she cried seeing them.
"Oh Honey," Syd was crying wiping her face with the back of his hand.
Gage motioned to Syd to sit in the rocking chair that was beside Piper's bed, then lifting his tiny daughter and gently kissing her put her in her mother's arms to cuddle there.
Syd's lips pressed against her daughter's forehead as Gage sat on the edge of the bed watching and loving them both.
