At the hospital:

Flack walked to the reception desk and flashed his badge "Can you tell me where I can find Laura Turner's room?" The nurse looked at him and tapped on her computer. "She's still in surgery. However a couple of your detectives are in the visitor room down the hall. First right." He smiled and left the nurse to deal with the other patients. Running down the hall, Flack found the rest of the team.

"Is there any news? What have you found out?" he looked round the group. Neither said anything to him. Exasperated Flack turned to them and said, "Look. I'm really sorry about what I did to her but I cannot change it. It's all in the past. Now all I want to do is get her to be my friend again and then we can take it from there. I can see why she's pissed but what's your excuse? You're meant to be objective for crying out loud! God damn it. I swear I will make it up to her but I have to catch the son of a bitch that did this. To do that I'm gonna need your help." He looked around the group pleading. It was Danny who spoke first "Alright, alright you big softie. All we know is that there was another woman in the room when she was shot. She has a smallish foot and wears heels. We know the prints don't belong to Laura as well let's face it she never wears heels. Hey what's wrong? Flack?" But Flack was already out the door, and running towards the exit. That bitch! I cannot believe she would do that. He jumped into his SUV and gunned the engine. He sped down the street to Lauren's apartment. He radioed the precinct before he went in.

Lauren's apartment:

Flack walked up to the door and knocked. What the hell am I gonna say to her? 'Hi, you tried to kill the woman I love and now I'm here to arrest your sorry ass.' That would not go down well. I need to think of something different. Ah too late. Lauren had just opened the door "What are you doin here?" Flack put on his best smile and said "I came here to apologise and thank you." She looked surprised

"Thank me for what sugar?" Inwardly Flack grimaced. He hated being called 'sugar' but he said nothing about it.

"You know. Taking care of my little problem. What can I do to prove it to you?"

"You can come in and tell me all about it. Well the bits you know."

"Ok on the condition that you tell me how it started, up until you know, then I can tell you how the investigation is going. And you never know I might be able to compromise some evidence or make it disappear altogether should they find any that relates to you of course." He smiled again and waited. She waited a bit before replying and taking a deep breath; she started her story "Ok. Well I originally went over there to talk to her, and I do mean just to talk. But when she answered I took one look at her and I wanted to snap her neck. But I refrained" she paused and smiled slightly before continuing "I pushed myself into her apartment and pulled out the gun. She looked at me and she laughed at me!! Well after that I saw red and I shot her with it. The look on her face was priceless." She stopped there, she was clearly enjoying recapping her story, she then added, "So what do you know?" It was now Flack's turn to say something. He took a steadying breath before he answered her "Well, they've found some shoe prints. Obviously a woman's and they also found the shell casing. But that was it. You were very clever not to mention careful. The shoe prints could match to any number of shoes and as long as you get rid of the shoes and gun that you used there is nothing connecting you to her murder." She pouted, "But I like those shoes. They're my favourite. Do I have to throw them away?"

"Yes you do. From now on you and I are not to be seen together. I will call you, not the other way around. Just to be on the safe side. I will call you if there are any developments in the case. Do you understand?"

"Yes I understand but I don't like it. I killed her so that we could be together all the time."

"We will be. Once this has all been blown over." He took her hand and smiled "I promise." He lightly kissed her on the head and nearly gagged. He pulled away and walked to the door, "I'll call you in a couple of hours." With that he left and went back to his SUV. Ugh. I'm gonna get that bitch, but first I have to get to the hospital.

Back at the hospital:

Lindsey and Danny were sitting next to each other and whispering quietly when Flack walked into the room. He was in a foul mood.

"That bitch!" Stella had just walked in the door and looked shocked "Who me?" Flack jumped "No not you. Lauren. She was the one that shot Laura." He hung his head, and shook it. Danny, Lindsey and Stella started laughing

"We already knew that Flack. We were gonna tell you but ran out before we could. So what are we gonna do about it?"

"Well she thinks Laura's dead. She also thinks that I'm gonna sabotage the investigation. How the hell are we gonna get her to confess?" he asked wearily. Just then the doctor came in "Hi. Are you here for a Miss Laura Turner?" they all nodded. "How is she?"

"She's gonna be ok. She is going to need lots of rest and no stress. She has to rest for at least 4 weeks. The bullet really did a number on her insides but with medication she should be fine." He smiled at them "Is she awake yet?" "No not yet. But she will be soon and then you can all go in and see her. Just don't ask her any questions until she is ready." With that said he walked out.

A few hours later:

The doctor came back in and announced that Laura was awake and that they could go in and see her. They all walked out but Flack hung back, Stella noticed and asked "You not comin'? Thought you would be the first one out the door." She smiled and realised that he was looking pensive "Let me guess. Your feeling guilty because you were the one that brought Lauren to Barney's right. So you feel responsible for what happened and you think she won't forgive you for being an idiot? Am I close?" Flack nodded "Yeh in a nutshell."

"Flack, I've known Laura for a while now and I don't honestly believe that she would hold a grudge. Especially seeing as it wasn't actually your fault for being male. All you have to do is apologise and hope that she wants to be your friend."

"I don't just wanna be her friend I love her." Shocked at his revelation he blushed.

"Flack, you may have to slow down a bit there. I know she felt the same way but you weren't exactly the nicest person to her. You just have to start your relationship from scratch and see what happens. You have to let her be in control of what happens. You have to be patient, can you do that?" she asked. Flack nodded and Stella said "You comin' then?" Flack nodded again and he followed her out.

Laura's room. Two days later:

Ow, ow. Jesus Christ what am I doing back in here? Oh yeh now I remember that bitch shot me. As she looked around she saw Danny, Lindsey and Stella. She smiled weakly and said "Hey guys. How are you?"

"We're fine. How are you?"

"Just peachy. Where is everyone?" They looked uncomfortable before replying "Well Flack is avoiding you, Mac is working your case with Hawkes and we're just sitting here talking to you." Danny answered. She groaned, "Please tell you have that psycho bitch locked up."

"Well it's a bit more complicated than that."

"How is it complicated?"

"Well we haven't actually arrested her yet. There is a plan in motion, Flack has told her that you're dead and she seems very happy."

"What's the plan then?"

"Well she thinks Flack is going to contaminate or destroy the evidence or something. When in actual fact he isn't. We're gonna leak it to the press that your in a coma and hope that she comes for a second shot at you then we can actually get the bitch for attempted and premeditated murder." Stella smiled.

"Okay. I think I understand that logic. Please tell you have a Madam Tussads around here." She smiled. Everyone looked confused. She explained, "It's a wax work place. They make dummies that actually look real but they obviously aren't real."

"Ah I see. No we don't have that but we do have someone making a replica of you so that we don't actually put you in any danger."

"Ah that's good to hear. So when am I getting out of here? I'm going nuts already."

"Tomorrow. Mac has booked you into a hotel until your apartment is all fixed and what not." Danny said.

"Ok thanks guys. Listen I'm really sorry but I'm really tired. Would you guys mind leaving?" she looked sheepish.

"No. That's fine. We'll pick you up and don't even think of checking out early coz we have given the hospital staff that under no uncertain terms are they to let you out and if you try they have to sedate you."

"Wow. You guys thought a head. I wasn't planning on leaving, I promise. I just want to sleep I swear." She laughed and said bye before they left.

Two hours later:

Laura was tossing and turning in her sleep. She let out a groan when she realised she had rolled to far. She looked around and saw that Flack was asleep in the chair next to her bed. He stirred slightly and she pretended to be asleep. Flack woke up suddenly and looked at Laura. She looked so peaceful when she was asleep. He stood up and stretched and looked at his watch it was 3am. He groaned silently. I have to tell her how I feel. If she's asleep then she won't be able to hear me and at least I would have told her. He leaned forward and whispered in her ear "I love you." She moved slightly and said quietly "Flack?" He jumped back in surprise. Before he could say anything she opened her eyes and said "Go to hell." She turned her face away from him, he didn't say anything, sighed and left the little room. Turning her face back to where he had been standing, she had tears running down her cheeks. That night Laura cried herself to sleep.

Stella was wrong. She does hate me. I don't blame her either. He walked back to his SUV and went home. Tomorrow it would all be over, but he felt like his heart had been broken into a million pieces. He walked into his apartment and slammed the door. Playing double agent had taken toll on all of his faculties. He flopped onto his bed and slept fitfully.