Chapter 9.
Outside the building the Angel's gave their statements to the police whilst the men were booked all of a sudden gunshots were fired from inside the building. The Angel's followed after the police to see what was going on. Nicole had managed to over power the police officers who were arresting her and take one of their guns firing it in to the air ordering them to move back or she would open fire on them.
'See,' Cate said to Kris 'she's far more resilient than we give her credit for.'
'She's crazy is what she is, firing a gun on the police!' Kris said back watching the woman in disbelief.
'You!' Nicole shouted looking straight at Cate. 'Look at me, look at what you've done to my face! Do you know how long it will take me to get this sorted out?'
'Well you'll be in jail for up to what, 20 years or more depending on your lawyer and the judge and jury so you've plenty of time to get it sorted.' Cate sarcastically called back to her distracting her so that police officers could move in behind her. Screaming in frustration Nicole raised her gun at Cate and fired, hitting Cate in the side of her chest the impact throwing her to the ground. The police from behind Nicole quickly moved knocking her to the ground grabbing the gun away from her and dragging her up to her feet they took her away outside.
'Caitlin!' Kelly yelled in panic running to Cate's motionless body on the ground. Scooping her up in to her lap Kelly cradled Cate in her arms tears starting to fall down her cheeks. Cate didn't move as Kelly drew her in closer holding her tightly against her. 'Please, please wake up.' Kelly whispered through her tears as the other Angel's and Bosley crowded round the scene. Gently a hand took hold of Kelly's arm as she continued to hold her sister.
'Kelly, you mind loosening your grip a bit, it's kind of hard to breathe.' Quickly releasing Cate in sheer joy and alarm Kelly accidently dropped her back to the short distance of the hard ground. 'Ow.' Cate said as she collided with the floor. Kelly realising her clumsiness quickly helped Cate back up again to a sitting position.
'Easy now,' Sabrina said helping 'you've been shot we better check your wound, apply pressure.' Kelly searched for the wound but there was only a hole where the bullet had passed no blood.
'You won't find any wound or blood Kel.' Cate said reaching inside her jacket 'don't get me wrong the force of that hitting me hurt like hell but this little beauty saved my life.' Cate produced from her jacket the radio she had been using in communication with Jill, now a useless piece of metal and plastic with a bullet buried in to it. 'Looks like Jill just saved my life.' Cate smiled tossing the radio to Sabrina as she got to her feet, Kelly steadying her every moment.
'Even so, we're getting you checked over by the paramedics.' Kelly ordered.
'I'm fine Kelly really just a few more cuts bruises than before, but I'm fine.'
'You're not listening you're seeing the paramedics. I'm older that gives me the right to push you around. I told you not to do anything reckless!'
'Oh, I see it's going to be like that is it? You're the older sister so I have to do what you say?'
'When it's in your best interest yes, it is like this.' Kelly and Cate stopped their mock argument and smiled beginning to laugh at one another as Kelly pulled Cate in to a hug which, when to tight made Cate wince slightly. The others stood around utterly confused as to what they had just witnessed. Kris spoke first
'I'm sorry, did you just say sisters? You're sisters? How is that possible, I mean I know how it's possible but,' Kris stumbled.
'You know what Kris, it's a long story that even we haven't spoken about yet.' Kelly said putting her arm around her young friend.
'True, and I don't know about you guy's but after a day like today I'm starving hungry how about we all talk about over food?' Laughter broke the stunned silence as Cate spoke.
'Sound's good to me.' Bosley said.
'Fine, let's go back to the beach house and gather there, apart from everything else Jill's probably going stir crazy not knowing what's going on right now.' Kris said beginning her way out of the building as the police crews started to swarm in to start their investigation and clean up.
Kelly and Cate stopped by the ambulance to be checked over the paramedics even Kris was stopped to have the cut under her eye from where Nicole had hit her checked out.
'Well you'll both be fine,' The paramedic began 'but you'll have to have stitches for those cuts.' He said to Cate who was not happy about having to go to the hospital.
'Come on,' Kelly said 'I'll take you, better I drive than you try on your bike or go in the ambulance.'
'Fine, sooner we get it done the sooner we can relax.' Cate got down from the ambulance walking with Kelly over to her car that Kelly drove this time.
'Hey Cate!' Cate turned to see Kris by the side of her motor bike 'Don't worry, I'll get this baby home safe and sound, but you might not get it back, especially when Jill see's it!' Kris teased.
'She can try and take it!' Cate called back
'Be careful!' Kelly chimed in. Kris started the bike and rode off back towards the beach house.
'Let's get a move on, now I'm starting to get hungry.' Kelly said.
A couple of hours later Kelly and Cate arrived at the beach house, night had fallen but the fresh night sea air felt good against Cate's face after the day's events.
'Ready to go in and face them all?' Kelly asked giving Cate a smile.
'Are you?' she shot back.
'They're my family, I can talk to them about anything and everything and yet the one person I wanted to talk about this I haven't been able to until now with four other people also in the room.' Kelly explained.
'Well that's just the way our cards fell, look at the way we found out about each other. They're family to you right?' Cate asked Kelly as they slowly walked up to the door of the beach house.
'Right.' Kelly answered
'Then that's all that matters right now, we're just expanding the family is all. We'll figure the rest out a long the way.' Cate said as they reached the door.
'One step at a time.' Kelly cheerily said.
'One step at a time, this is just a big step is all.' Entering the house a cheer was given from the Angel's and Bosley.
'Where ya been? We thought you'd never get here!' Jill said moving as briskly as she could towards Kelly wrapping her in a big hug. 'You ok hon, I was so worried about you and no way to get out and help you.'
'Oh you helped me Jill, you helped my little sister here and in a way saved her life. So you see you helped me more than you know.'
'Little sister.' Jill said smiling from ear to ear grabbing Cate in to big hug also. 'You ok "little sister?"' Jill asked as she released Cate from her tight hold.
'I'll be fine after some good food, company and night's sleep.'
'Well let's get started on that shall we.' Sabrina said bringing plates out from the kitchen followed by Bosley who brought out the Chinese food.
'We ordered nearly everything we could think of that we liked on the menu.' Sabrina said.
'Which was nearly the entire menu,' Kris quipped bringing out glasses and drinks 'come on sit, let's get to eating and you two telling us about you discovering you're sisters.' They all sat around eating, drinking, and intently listening to Kelly and Cate's stories of how they each found out about their relation to one another.
'So, are you thinking of having another test done?' Sabrina asked. Kelly and Cate looked at each other and then back to their friends.
'We already have at the hospital. We thought is best whilst we there.' Cate explained.
'Neither one of us wants to find out later that what we've been told is some kind of wicked plot against us.' Kelly added.
'When do you get the results?' Bosley asked taking a sip of his drink.
'Well with a little help from Charlie, we'll find out tomorrow morning. Charlie knows where to find us and let us know what the out come is.' Kelly replied. The room fell quiet.
'And on that sombre note who has the fortune cookies?' Cate called causing everyone to fall about laughing. As the night wore on Bosley left to go home to sleep followed shortly after by Sabrina to return to her own home for sleep leaving the two sets of sisters behind still chatting and laughing.
'It's no use you guy's I'm gonna have to go and get some sleep.' Kris said dragging herself up from the cushions she was laying across on the floor. 'Y'all carry on but I have to get some sleep.' Kris walked across to where Jill was sat kissing her goodnight, something she rarely did these days but after recent events she felt she needed to. 'Cate, thank you, for saving me today.' Kris looked back over her shoulder at her new friend smiling.
'Any time. Uh Kris?' Kris stopped and turned back to the sitting room 'Where'd you put my bike?' Cate asked
'Jill hid it. Good night!' Kris hopped out of the room to her bedroom giggling as she went.
'No you can't have it back.' Jill said before Cate could say anything.
'I second that.' Kelly joked.
'Hey no fair double teaming on me.' More time passed as Kelly and Cate ended up spending the night at Jill and Kris's. Waking the following morning to the smell of fresh coffee Kelly got up to find Cate was missing from the house. Pouring herself a cup of coffee she went out on to the beach where she saw her sister stood at the seas edge the wake of the waves rolling across her feet. Sister, that still seemed so strange to say, think even but she liked it in fact she loved it.
'Morning everything ok?' Kelly asked stood by the side of Cate.
'Morning. Everything's fine just came out to watch the sun rise, get some air.' Cate kept her eyes fixed on the horizon.
'You coming in for some breakfast? I think Jill is cooking, hopefully Kris will be.' Kelly laughed
'Oh, not the best cook huh?' Cate smirked
'No, she's fine really but should Sabrina offer to cook, offer to get take out.' They both laughed as they headed back in to the house.
'Kel! Charlie's on the phone for you!' Kris called from the house. Kelly waved in response.
'You run on I'll catch up. All that running and jumping yesterday I've woken up a little stiff this morning, aches to move to quickly.' Cate smiled to Kelly nudging her on to take Charlie's call. Kelly ran on, Cate turned herself around and sat down on the sand looking back out to the horizon.
'Hey kiddo.'
'Morning Jill, how you feeling?' Cate asked not even having to turn to know it was Jill by her voice.
'Good as new. Being at home in your own bed and waking up to fresh sea air does wonders for you. How're you feeling.'
'A little sore around the edges but I'll be OK after a few days rest.'
'OK, how are you really feeling' Cate gave Jill a confused look 'Oh don't give me that look, you know what I mean. Are you worried about the results of the test?' Jill asked sitting by the side of Cate.
'You know I didn't think I would be. From what Charlie had told me and Kelly and that Steve guy I just decided to myself that we're sisters and that that's great, I have family, real blood family.'
'And now with more tests having been done at the hospital rather than a police lab..'
'It makes things a little more grey than just black and white.'
'Did you talk to Kelly about it? She probably feels the same way.'
'No I haven't but then I've been up since sun rise and she's only just got up and now Charlie's on the phone so there was no real chance to talk.' Silence fell between the two women as they listened to the sea crash to the shore.
'Hey.' Kelly quietly said as she stepped back out on to the beach. Looking up to her Jill got up and headed back in to the house.
'I'll leave you two to it.' She squeezed Kelly's arm as passed her. Kelly moved down next to Cate on the sand.
'So, you want the good news or the bad news?' Kelly asked staring out to sea. Sighing a disappointed sigh Cate lowered her head dreading the news that was about to be broken.
'Bad news I guess.'
'We're sisters' Kelly said a wicked grin spreading across her lips.
'And the good news is?'
'We're sisters' Kelly repeated beginning to laugh.
'You're a little bit evil aren't you? And Charlie calls you Angel, twisted!' Cate said pushing Kelly over.
'Hey watch it little sister!'
'Or what? No hitting the wounded!' Cate warned.
'What's going on out here?' Kris asked hearing the commotion
'Just sisters being sister's!' Kelly laughed back.
'What!' Kris screamed running back in to the house to celebrate with her sister. Laughing Kelly and Cate both stood up listening to Jill and Kris excitedly screaming and shouting inside the house. Turning Cate looked at her big sister straight in the eyes.
'So,' Cate began
'So' Kelly returned
'What next?'
'Well little sis,' Kelly said throwing her arm around Cate's shoulders turning her so they were both facing the beach house 'I guess we move on to the next adventure, together.'
The End...
