Chapter 8 Secret calls

Randy had tried to get the whole story out of Raven about what happened, but she had just shut down. She just concentrated on her driving, every now and then her body would jolt and a slight hiss would escape her perfect lips. She turned on the radio and quickly found a rock station, Raven wasn't really much for rock, she had told him that, but since her sister's death, she had become more inclined to listen to it, it was like Harmoni was still with her. Keeping herself awake she sung along, at least she tried too. Raven had no clue what the song was so she just made up the words with her own. Something about a green jacket and a long knife. Randy tried to listen to the actual words but his eyes were too busy scanning the young girl. Many times his icy blue orbs had made that trip, he had to remind himself that his craving for his patient was wrong, so so wrong. Especially if she found out who she really was and why he was even in her life at all. Raven managed to make it to the next hotel she saw, thankfully it was in the middle of no-where. At least she hoped that Cody wouldn't look at the seedy hole where she would be. Randy helped her up to the desk and quickly got a room, Raven was starting to fade, all the energy she had was being stolen from her tiny body. He helped her into the room where she instantly collapsed on the bed. Her whole body seemed to relax as the softness took her. Her eyes closed but her voice was still at full force.

"What side of the bed do you want Doc?"

"Left" Randy said dismissively, it didn't matter to him because sharing a bed with the young girl was more than enough. "I just gotta make a phonecall"

"To?" Raven asked still lying down and not moving. Randy figured he would have to help her into bed. He wasn't sure if he liked that aspect or not.

"Just an old friend"

"Cody?" Raven asked finally sitting up and staring holes through Randy, "I hope his price is worth is Doc"

"Raven I am on your side, you have to believe that" He said again patiently, he knew that he would have to reassure her alot. Raven's paranoia went straight to the bone. "I don't want him hurting you anymore than you do"

"Good because I may be a bad person but even I deserve life more than he does" Raven said softly flopping back to the bed.

"You hop into bed and sleep, I'll be right back"

"Ok Doc"

Randy slipped into the quiet bathroom and made sure that Raven couldn't hear him, this was one phonecall she shouldn't be hearing no matter what. He didn't want to explain even though he knew it was evident that he would have too. Each ring made his heart thump, it always did that. It was a number he hated ringing.

"Detective Cena"

"Its me, I've got her"

"You know what to do now Rand"

"I don't think I can do it John, she's been through enough. I don't want her going through anymore"

"Randy you know you have to do it, its the only way"

Randy was silent for a moment, hearing John sigh he knew what the younger man was about to say. "Randy please don't tell me your in love with her"

He sidestepped that question, falling in love with her would really throw a spanner in the works and that wasn't apart of the plan. "John are sure this is the only way?"

"Yes and once its done you know what we have to do to her"

Randy sighed, thinking of that blasted file he read so many times, he even got his seceutary Tamina to read it, just to make sure the words were real. "Yeah I know, but I still hate using her like this"

John let out a sigh of his own "Just concentrate on gettin her to Mass, then we'll sort out the rest. Hows she doing in the meantime?"

"She has a bullet lodged in her arm and her hand is in pretty bad shape"

"Keep her under your watch at all times, keep going with your sessions and when she's ready, we'll move in for the kill"

"Yeah ok John, I can only hope that she comes out alive"

"Well thats your job Randy, keeping her alive by any means necessary"

After he hung up with his friend he went back out to the seedy little room, smiling a little his heart threatened to explode. Just seeing Raven curled up asleep, innocent and free he felt bad. He was using her, everyone was using her. He didn't want to hurt her but in order to end this, Randy knew that hurting her was un-avoidable.