"Hey, how's Lucy?" Flynn asked, stepping from behind a wall near the hospital entrance when he saw Wyatt approaching.
"She's in coma, swelling on the brain." Wyatt said with a clinched jaw.
"Why are you leaving then? Shouldn't you be in there?" Flynn fell in step next to Wyatt as they headed out into the parking lot.
"I am checking out Noah's truck." Wyatt answered shortly, not really wanting to be bothered with Flynn.
"Noah is...Lucy's fiance, right?" Flynn frowned.
"If you want to call him that."
"Why are you going to the truck?"
Wyatt sighed, "Is this really any of your business?"
"Hey, I'm trying to be of help here. I know we haven't exactly gotten along, and I know you don't believe me, but Lucy IS my sister and she is the only family I have left!"
"What about Gabrielle? You still have him." Wyatt answered, spotting the black Chevy and making a bee line for it.
"We aren't exactly on speaking terms," Flynn jogged to keep up with Wyatt, "Besides, he's over in Italy."
"Go to Italy then. What makes you think Lucy WANTS to have a relationship with you, if you are indeed her brother."
"You will never like me will you..." Flynn broke off when they reached the rear of the black Chevy,
"HEY that is the truck that hit Lucy!"
Wyatt froze and glared at Flynn, "Are you SURE!"
"Yeah, I looked at the back of the truck when it left, there was that sticker on the back," Flynn pointed to the "KISS ME" sticker, "Also I tried to catch the license plate, all I got was NJC, which is the same."
"Well, this is Noah's truck and he supposedly hit a deer this morning." Wyatt glared at the truck.
"Hold on, the truck hit Lucy with it's driver's side, her body was thrown up on the hood and rolled off." Flynn said.
"Why didn't you tell any of this to the police," Wyatt asked annoyed.
"Because I was concerned about Lucy and went with Rufus and Jiya to the hospital right away. All three of us left our names with the police. They said they would be in touch. They were still talking to other witnesses at the restaurant and investigating the accident scene."
Wyatt and Flynn stepped around to the front of the truck where they saw the driver's side headlight busted out, a dent in the driver's side bumper as well as a dent on the hood.
"I am going to kill him." Wyatt muttered.
"I am gonna help." Flynn said with a clinched jaw.
"You are going to call the cops right now and tell them what you know and where the truck is." Wyatt glared.
"Absolutely," Flynn pulled out his phone and the card the detective had given him at the scene and dialed the number.
"Detective Rodgers, how can I help you?"
"Hello? This is Garcia Flynn, I was on scene earlier today of the accident at Huck's Restaurant involving Lucy Preston."
"Yes, we have complied numerous witness reports, do you have something to add?"
"The truck I saw had a "Kiss ME" sticker on it with money signs and the first three letters of the license plate was NJC. I also know where the truck is and who it belongs to."
Detective Rodgers jumped up, "I had several other reports regarding that sticker as well as partial license plates all including NJC, where is this truck?"
"It's located in parking lot J-1 of Mercy Hospital. There is damage on the front end of the truck as well as a piece of long dark hair and some blood." Flynn informed the detective as he continued to look over the truck.
"Don't touch anything and stay put until an officer arrives." Detective Rodgers informed Flynn.
"They're on their way, we are suppose to stay put." Flynn said.
"No problem there." Wyatt stated, "I am making sure that piece of shit isn't leaving."
"Hey, sorry it took me a while to get here," Agent Christopher along with Conner Mason hurried into the waiting room and straight to Rufus and Jiya, "What happened?"
"Someone ran down Lucy, on purpose." Rufus stated.
"Oh no." Agent Christopher muttered, "You think this had to do with anything that happened back in Ireland?"
"Yes." Rufus stated, and lead Agent Christopher to a private corner. "Wyatt believes Noah is involved with this." he whispered.
"Noah is..." Agent Christopher asked.
"Lucy's Fiance."
"Well he didn't have anything to do with what happened in Ireland." she shook her head.
"No, no he didn't." Rufus glanced at Conner and over at Agent Christopher. He wanted to tell her what they found out, at least part of it, but not in front of Conner Mason.
"Mason, could you go get us some coffee, please?" Agent Christopher asked.
"Yeah...yeah sure." Conner looked at Rufus and then reluctantly exited the waiting room in search of coffee.
"What is it?" Agent Christopher asked Rufus with a low voice.
Rufus glanced around, not seeing Noah around and then whispered, "Carolyn told us that Lucy's father was involved in Rittenhouse. She got away from him before Lucy was born and hadn't had no contact since."
"You think he is the one with the hit on Lucy?"
Rufus squirmed in his seat, "Listen, this is just between us, okay?"
Agent Christopher nodded.
"We have been talking to Flynn. He told us of the hit on Lucy put out by Rittenhouse. He also told us that Rittenhouse has some sort of plan to overtake American and gain total access to the White House, even if it means assassinating America's presidents."
"My God...but can you believe him?" She asked.
"I am not totally sure." Rufus sighed, "He has been helpful at times. According to him, Rittenhouse is deeply involved in Mason Industries and he stole the mother-ship before Rittenhouse had a chance to use it for evil. What he has been doing has been trying to eliminate Rittenhouse."
"Well, if that is the truth, this certainly changes things." Agent Christopher sighed.
"Yeah, yeah it does." Rufus stated.
"Coffee, as requested." Conner returned with four cups of coffee.
"Thank you." Agent Christopher stated.
"So what's new?" Conner asked.
"Lucy's mother is back there with her. They are only allowing one person back. She's in a coma due to swelling on the brain. Apparently it is a wait and see period."
"Sorry to hear that." Conner stated.
A detective team collected a sample of the blood splatter on Noah's truck and took pictures of the damage.
"Where is the driver of this truck?" a officer asked Flynn and Wyatt.
"He's up in the ICU waiting room."
"The tags came back to be registered to a Noah John Cunningham." the officer stated, "Is that the correct name?"
"We know he goes by Noah. We don't know anything else." Wyatt stated. "Where do we go from here?"
"Well, we have to send the hair and blood samples off for forensics testing. We probably won't have the results back until tomorrow."the officer stated. "Without any eye witnesses to directly place the driver at the scene, we can't arrest him until we get the results of the evidence."
"But you said you had several reports on the truck describing the bumper sticker and license plates. Isn't that enough?"
"Unfortunately no." The officer sighed, "We will question the owner of the truck and see if anyone else might have had access to his truck, and if we can question the victim, it would help if she could describe the driver to us."
"She's in coma." Wyatt stated with clenched teeth.
"I am sorry to hear that. Then there is really nothing else we can do until the evidence comes back."
"Then what happens." Wyatt glared.
"If it is a positive match for human blood and hair, then we will be allowed to impound the truck and bring the owner down to the police station for further questioning, unless someone can ID him positively, putting him at the scene, there's not much else we can do at the time."
"Thank you for your time." Wyatt turned and walked briskly away from the officers. He got to the waiting room to find an officer talking to very nervous Noah in the corner.
"Where were you this morning at 11:30?" the officer was asking Noah, taking notes on a pad.
"I was at home. I slept a little late this morning and was making myself some brunch." Noah answered.
"What is your relationship with Mrs. Preston?"
"We are engaged."
"She live with you?" The officer asked.
"Yes...well, technically right now she's staying with her mother, but most of her stuff is still at my...our...house."
"You two had a fight?" The officer asked, seeking a motive.
"No, she has just been really stressed lately with work and was feeling over whelmed. We didn't break up, she just needed space to think. Everything was happening really quickly."
"And what happened to your truck?" the officer asked.
"I hit a deer early this morning." Noah stated, "Dang thing ran right in front of me and I hit her. She fell and scurried off into the woods. I hope she's okay."
The officer looked at him with raised eyebrows and wrote more notes. He didn't let Noah know that he had picked up on the difference in his story.
"Did you report the accident or make an insurance claim?"
"No, I didn't report it because it wasn't a big deal, like I said, the deer ran off. I haven't made a claim to my insurance yet."
The officer nodded, making more notes.
"Alright, that about does it for now. I wouldn't suggest you leaving town, we might want you to come downtown for questioning."
"I will be here checking in on my fiance. You can find me here anytime." Noah said.
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Lucy slowly started opening her eyes, "W...Wyatt?" She questioned.
"Honey? Lucy?" Carolyn jumped to her feet, "It's mom. I am here. How are you feeling? Do you hurt anywhere?"
"Everywhere," she muttered, "W...Wyatt...I need to see Wyatt."
"Let me get a doctor," Carolyn offered. Lucy squeezed her mother's hand tighter, "No, I...want...Wyatt..."
"Ok...ok Honey, I will go get him, but please, let me get a doctor in here to look at you."
Lucy nodded, closing her eyes once more.
Carolyn left the room and hurriedly flagged down a doctor, "Doctor, she was awake." Carolyn said excitedly, "She is asking to see one of her friends."
"She was awake and talking?" the doctor looked surprised.
"Yes, yes, she was." Carolyn smiled.
He nodded, "I'll go in and check on her. I will order another MRI for her too and we'll see how the swelling is doing. You can go ahead and let her friends know she's awake. They can come in two at a time to see her. It will be good for her to have some company, but I don't want too much excitement right now."
"OK, thank you doctor." Carolyn hurried to the waiting room, hoping Wyatt was there.
Wyatt jumped out of his seat seeing Carolyn, "Is Lucy okay?" he asked, running over to her.
"Yes, I believe so. Listen, she just woke up and was asking for you."
"Thank you." Wyatt didn't ask any more questions, he just headed straight for Lucy's room.
"Lucy?" Wyatt poked his head into her room.
She opened her eyes again with some effort, "Wyatt!" She smiled, reaching out to him with a shaking hand.
"Hey sweetie," he grabbed her hand and held it tightly, leaning over and kissing her softly on the forehead, "I heard you were asking for me?"
She nodded, "It...was...Noah...I...saw...him..."
"Noah was the one who hit you?" Wyatt asked, making sure he heard her right. He was already certain it was Noah, but now, now Lucy just confirmed it without a doubt. That was all Wyatt needed.
She nodded, "he...tried...to...kill...me..." she muttered before closing her eyes again.
"Rest sweetie, it will all be okay." Wyatt kissed her forehead once more before leaving the room with a purpose.
He swung open the waiting room doors and made a bee line straight for Noah.
Wyatt threw a punch that connected with Noah's nose, breaking it and knocking him off his feet.
Noah jumped to his feet. Rufus was already standing behind Wyatt.
"We're taking a walk." Wyatt muttered, grabbing Noah's shirt roughly and pushing him towards the elevator.
"Get off me, Man. What is your problem?" Noah tried to throw a punch at Wyatt, who blocked the punch and threw him roughly against the elevator wall.
"I've got your back." Rufus stated.
Wyatt awoke in what appeared to be an exam room.
"L...Lucy?" He muttered out.
"Hey man, I'm here. What happened to you?" Rufus asked, standing from the chair where he sat.
"Where am I?" Wyatt asked.
"The Emergency room. I found you out cold in the parking lot. They believe you were overcome from pain from your previous injuries to your ribs. They did a x-ray and MRI and haven't found anything else wrong other then a few cuts. What happened with Noah?"
"I kicked his, but I guess I passed out afterwards. Last I remember he was out cold and I don't remember anything after that. Where is he?"
"Don't know," Rufus shrugged, "you were the only one out there. What was that with you and Noah? Did Lucy say something?"
"Lucy told me that she saw Noah driving the truck. During our fight, Noah confessed that he was the one who tried to kill her, he threatened to kill her before she left the hospital." Wyatt was already starting to stand up.
"Whoa there, buddy. You aren't free to go yet. They were talking about discharging you once you woke up if everything checked out, but you aren't free yet."
Wyatt continued getting his pants, "I need to see Lucy and make sure she's safe, and I need to tell Carolyn what I know and call the police."
"You need to take it easy!" Rufus stated.
"Everything okay here?" A nurse asked, walking into the room, "Where do you think you're going?" She glared at Wyatt who was already pulling on his pants.
"I am checking myself out. I am fine." He stated, buckling his pants and carefully pulling on his shirt, trying not to show the pain that the movement caused.
"You need to stay here at least until we are sure everything is okay."
"Lady, I am checking myself out. I have that right, now back off."
"Whatever, I am done." She threw her hands up in the air, "I'll tell the doctor to get the discharge papers."
"I'll pick them up later," Wyatt shuffled towards the door.
"Where are you going!" Rufus asked, "At least wait for the discharge papers."
"I am fine, I am going to see Lucy!" Wyatt insisted, walking down the hallway with one arm across his chest.
"Well, fine, come on then. Let me help you back to the ICU waiting room. At least promise me to take things easy once there?"
"I promise," Wyatt gave a half grin.
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"Ms. Preston?" Flynn said softly, approaching her.
"Can I help you?" She asked.
"I hope so. My name is Garcia Flynn. I...um...well...I work with Lucy." He started.
"Oh, how kind of you to stop by."
"Yes, ma'am. How is she doing?"
"They sedated her to allow her to rest a little more. They did a MRI and the swelling is going down. Everything looks okay." Carolyn said.
"That's good." Flynn nodded, "Listen, as you may know, a lot of what we are working with is classified, but I have done some research and everything points to the fact that Benjamin Cahill is my biological father. Now, mind you, I have never known him and I never want to. I don't want nothing to do with Rittenhouse and if I could rid the world of them for good, I would."
"How did you find out? If I may ask." Carolyn questioned.
"A lot of it, I can't tell you, but one day my mother confessed to me she was raped by a man named Benjamin Cahill. I did some checking trying to track down the man that did that to my mother. It lead me to Rittenhouse and Mason Industries. Though our work, I discovered Lucy's father is also Benjamin Cahill."
"That would make you her half-brother then?" Carolyn gasped, "Did you tell her this?"
"Yes ma'am, I did. She didn't quite believe me and she requested we have a blood test done, to which I completely agreed. Unfortunately, this happened before we were able to set it up. Would you go ahead and agree to have the blood test done since she is already here?"
"I don't see why not." Carolyn stated.
"Thank you ma'am."
"Do you have any family?" she asked him.
"Not anymore. Rittenhouse killed my wife and little girl. I do have a half-brother not related to Rittenhouse, but he is over in Italy and we aren't really on speaking terms."
"I am sorry to hear that. I am sorry for what Rittenhouse has done to you. Please know that I never wanted any part of their evil. Once I found out the evil they were involved in, I got away and I kept Lucy away."
"I know." Flynn smiled.
"What you doing here?" Wyatt growled, coming into the waiting room to see Flynn.
"I was asking Ms. Carolyn to consent to the blood test Lucy had requested. To prove that I'm her brother." Flynn smiled. "What happened to you?" he asked, seeing the cuts and bruises on Wyatt's face and how he seemed to be holding an arm over his chest.
"Long story...right now I need to have a word with Ms. Carolyn myself."
"What is it dear?" Carolyn turned to look at Wyatt.
"First, how is Lucy?" Wyatt asked.
"They sedated her. The swelling is going down. They believe she's going to make a full recovery." Carolyn stated, "Now what has you so upset?"
"Have you seen Noah?" Wyatt glared, checking the waiting room and praying he wasn't in there with Lucy.
"No, I haven't. What is going on?" She asked.
"Lucy told me Noah was the one who ran her down. I confronted him and we fought. He confessed that he was the one driving the truck. He also threatened to kill her before she left the hospital."
"Oh my GOD! But why?" Carolyn asked, terrified.
"We aren't sure. We believe Rittenhouse is behind this." Wyatt said, "But right now, I need for you to go talk to the nurse in charge and make sure Noah isn't allowed into Lucy's room, at all. Meanwhile, I am going to call the police and inform them of the new information. Surely, this will be enough for them to arrest Noah."
Carolyn nodded and headed towards the nurses desk while Wyatt dialed the number the detective had given Rufus.
"Detective Rodgers, how can I help you?" a man answered.
"This is Wyatt Logan. I have information on the driver of the truck who ran down Lucy Preston this morning outside of Huck's."
"Where are you located at? I will be right over."
"I am at the ICU waiting room of Mercy Hospital." Wyatt stated, "This is extremely urgent. He has communicated threats again against Lucy."
"We can get a restraining order placed against him. I will be there in a few moments."
"I am going to head home, unless you need me?" Rufus stated, "Jiya has already headed home and we were going to meet for breakfast in the morning."
"Yeah, sure. Thank you, for everything, Rufus. Get some rest." Wyatt shook the man's hand and decided he should call Jessica. He dialed the number to his home.
"Hello?" Jessica answered.
"Hey Sweetie. I am sorry about earlier. I am sorry I am not home yet, things have happened and I need to hang around and give a police statement."
"Whatever. I am not lonely. I prefer you just stay wherever you are."
"Jessica, what is going on?" Wyatt asked.
"You tell me. You go running out early this morning because some chick gets hit and you stay gone all day, now you call me to tell me sorry but you're still not coming home?"
"I said sorry, but I need to be here."
"Fine. I don't need you or want you here. Just stay there. You can go home with her for all I care."
"Maybe I will." Wyatt hanged the phone up and kicked at a chair in front of him.
"Dear, is everything okay?" Carolyn asked.
"Yeah, yeah, a officer is on his way over. Did you get Noah banned from seeing Lucy?"
"Yes, I did. They are going to alert security. He won't be allowed on hospital property."
"Good." Wyatt sighed, running a hand though his hair before flopping down in a chair.
"Wanna talk about it?" Carolyn asked softly, sitting next to him.
"Ever thought you knew somebody and then you spend some time...a lot of time...apart and then they are like a totally different person. You loved that person and they seemed like the one for you, and now...now you don't know why you ever fell in love with them to start with?"
Carolyn thought carefully, "I don't know exactly what you are talking about, but I do know there is one person for everyone...a soul mate so to speak...and if you aren't with your soul mate, eventually, you won't be happy with the one you are with. You will never be happy without your soul mate."
"What about your soul mate? Didn't you raise Lucy alone?"
"Yes, I did...because I left my soul mate go. I often wonder where he is now. I wonder if he found happiness without me."
"How do you know when you find your soul mate?" Wyatt asked.
"It's that one person you can't live without. They will fill your heart, soul and mind every minute of every day. Even if you are with someone else, you can't stop thinking of your soul mate. That is, if you have already met them." Carolyn smiled.
Wyatt nodded. Lucy was his soul mate. Even though he had Jessica back, he couldn't stop thinking of Lucy. When he should be home with his wife, he was here, with Lucy. He missed her even when Jessica was kissing him. He thought about her even when he was laying in bed next to Jessica. He felt like half of his heart was missing when she wasn't with him. He loved her like he had never loved before, not even Jessica.
He knew what he had to do, and he hoped he could do it without breaking her heart.
A few moments later, Wyatt saw a police officer enter the waiting room.
"I am Mr. Logan, I believe you are looking for me?"
"Yes sir, I'm Detective Rodgers, let's sit over here?" He pointed to a empty corner of the waiting room.
Wyatt followed him and the detective took out a pad and paper, "What new information do you have to tell me about this case?"
"I spoke to Luc...Ms. Preston, earlier and she told me that her fiance', Noah, was the driver of the truck that ran her down." Wyatt stated.
The officer jotted down all the notes, "And where is Noah now?" the officer asked.
"I am not sure." Wyatt answered.
"He's probably at his home, 8552 Chestnut Hill Lane. It's just outside of town." Carolyn walked over with the information.
"Well, with the information you gave us and if Ms. Preston will back up your statement, then we will have enough evidence to arrest him now." The officer stated.
"She's sedated right now." Carolyn stated.
"Well, that's okay. We can fill out the papers for a restraining order effective immediately. I can still swing by and talk to Mr. Cunningham and I'll talk to the DA. We might have enough here to at least arrest him for communicating threats then add on the other charges once we get the statements and evidence back."
"Thank you sir." Wyatt said, shaking hands with the officer, "Could we get some protection for Lucy's mother as well? I am not sure if she's in danger, but she could be."
"Of course. We will have an officer drive by her house on a regular basis and we will include her in the restraining order."
"Thank you." Wyatt nodded and headed back over to Carolyn, "Why don't you go home and get some rest. I will stay here over night with Lucy. I'll call you if there's any changes."
"But, what about your wife?" Carolyn asked.
Wyatt smiled softly, "She's not my soul mate. I'll get things straighten out later." Carolyn gasped and she smiled brightly at Wyatt, "Lucy is very lucky to have you."
"No, ma'am. I am the lucky one."
Flynn returned to the waiting room, "The DNA blood test has been done on my end. They will collect from Lucy when they do her follow up blood work later tonight. We should have the results in about three days."
Wyatt nodded and glared at Flynn, "If I asked you to keep a eye on Ms. Preston and keep her safe, could I trust you to do it?"
Flynn nodded, "I'll sleep on her sofa if she'll have me."
"Oh I don't need anything..." Carolyn protested.
"Ma'am, we are dealing with Rittenhouse here. Noah knows your house inside out I am sure. I would feel better if someone stayed with you at least until Noah is arrested."
"Alright, well, Mr. Flynn would be more then welcomed in my home. I'll even make supper."
"You better not let me down on this one." Wyatt glared at Flynn, "I am trusting you against my better judgment."
"Everything will be fine. I promise." Flynn stated.
Wyatt nodded, "Then I'll see you in the morning, Ms. Preston."
He watched the two leave and approached the nurses desk, "Is there anyway I can stay in the room with Ms. Preston over night?"
"Of course. We allow one person to sleep in a chair in the patient's room. It will be good to have someone familiar when she wakes up." The nurse led Wyatt back to Lucy's room and gave him a blanket and pillow, "If you need anything just holler."
"Thank you, ma'am" Wyatt settled down in the chair and took Lucy's hand in his.
"Hey gorgeous...I love you." Wyatt whispered with a half smile. "Your mom helped me realize something...and I know that probably sounds horrifying, but it's true...she helped me realize what is important in life, and where my heart belongs." he leaned over and kissed her lips softly, "My heart belongs with you, Lucy Preston. I am never leaving you again."