A/N Hey Friends!! Guess what I got a JOB! I will get to finish this story before I start. I need you guys help on something my muse wants to write two endings for this story 1) Where Don survives the shooting. 2) Where he is really dead. What do you guys think? I hope this chapter sounds ok because I'm not a doctor, I'm not a CSI and I'm not a ghost expert. I am a nanny and that is all I am. So let me know how it sounds.
Thank so much to those who have helped me on this story and who have reviewed!!
Thanks to Mouse95 for beta reading!
Chapter 21
Mac pulled into the parking lot only a mile from the old abandoned warehouse, that Sherry had told Angell where Lexi was, where the other police cars were waiting. Angell, Hawkes, and Lindsey were suited up and ready for instruction with the other officers when Mac walked up.
"Ok listen up, Sonny Sassone is a dangerous man, he has killed before and won't stop to think about killing again. We will approach the building with no lights or sirens. He has at least two hostages that we know of one is a NYPD detective and the other is a one year old child. Do not shoot unless you have a clear shot he could use the hostages as a shield. Ok we move in on my mark," he ordered, sternly.
They silently headed for the warehouse.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Jay ran into Sonny's office like his pants were on fire.
"Sonny, we've got trouble, big trouble," Jay panted.
"What are you talking about?" Sonny asked, annoyed.
"Cops, a bunch of them not to far from here. We have to move now before they surround us," Jay said, anxiously bouncing on to balls of his feet.
"That bitch must have ratted me out. She's going to get what's coming to her," Sonny snarled. "Ok go tell Pete to go get the kid and bring her to me. Then you and the others start packing as much product as you can on your person then get out of here and we will all meet at the other location. Got it? Now go," he ordered.
Jay ran out as fast as he came in.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Danny gently rubbed Lexi's back as she began to violently cough again. She was just beginning to settle down again when a large man walked in to the room and jerked her up from Danny's lap. Lexi began to scream and squim at being picked up so roughly and taken away from her uncle but the man didn't seem to care as he began to take her out of the room.
"Hey where are you taking her?" Danny asked, angrily as he jumped up.
The man didn't answer as he took the screaming child out of the room.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Sonny took the screaming child from Pete.
"Go get Messer but don't bring him out yet we might need him," he ordered.
Then Sonny stood there waiting.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Mac was the first one in the warehouse when the doors were busted in followed by the others.
"NYPD," Mac yelled, as they began to search the place.
The warehouse was eerily quiet and cold. They continued to search the building. Mac stopped when he heard screaming and heavy footsteps heading towards him.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Michelle felt Stella tightly grip her hand again. The pains had just started again. Michelle was glad the doctor had decided to keep Stella one more night after seeing the second baby on the sonogram. Stella hadn't said a word since then; of course Michelle couldn't blame her it was a shock to them both. She could only imagine what Stella was thinking. For almost eight months you think you are carrying around one baby and then for two weeks you wonder how you are going to take care of one baby then you find out there is two you will have to love and raise without your husband. It was heartbreaking to have to watch Stella go through this without Don. She wondered what Don would think about the twins? He practically jumped up and down when he told them that Stella was pregnant. Michelle wanted to go look for a doctor but Stella had her hand pinned down so all she could do was press the nurse button a couple more times. She looked down and saw Stella's pain filled face. What Michelle heard next broke her heart.
"I don't want to lose my babies," Stella whimpered.
"Hey, look at me everything is going to be fine. The doctor stopped the contractions once and he can do it again and if he can't well these babies are going to be fighters. I
know because they are Flacks and from what I can tell Bonasera's are tough too," Michelle said, firmly.
Stella gave her a small smile.
Soon a nurse came into the room.
"She's having contractions again," Michelle said, quickly before the nurse could come completely in the room.
The nurse came over and began to take Stella's blood pressure and other vitals. The nurse left the room with the promise of coming back quickly with Dr. Rydal.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Mac turned toward the heartbreakingly familiar sound of the screams.
"Stop right there," Mac ordered, the figure in the shadows.
"Well isn't the proud papa himself," Sonny snickered, as he stepped into the light holding the screaming Lexi and a gun.
"Stay where you are," Mac repeated.
Sonny laughed.
Lexi struggled against Sonny the best her little body could. She beat her little fist against his thick arm she had to get to that voice. She knew that voice that was her Daddy's voice but she never heard the voice he was using now. It was soft when he read her bed time books and a little louder when she threw toys at her sister but now her Daddy's voice sounded different. She didn't really care she just wanted her Daddy.
"Dada dada dada," she cried, reaching for him and then began coughing.
"You sure the kids yours Taylor? She's kind of cute when she's not screaming," Sonny chuckled.
"Just put the girl and weapon down then step back," Mac ordered.
"You wish it was going to be that easy," Sonny growled.
Mac knew Sonny was right. As he expected Sonny was using Lexi as a shield and because Sonny was standing in a hall way there was no anyone could get a clear shot from the side or the back. Mac couldn't risk trying to shoot Sonny with Lexi in his arms.
"I think I have something else that belongs to you," Sonny said, as he opened the door beside him and pulled Danny from the room.
"Don't worry about me Mac. Lexi's sick just get her out her," Danny said, as he cradled his hurt arm.
Sonny was getting smart even though he was stepping out of the hall he now had Lexi and Danny in front of him.
Someone in the group had a plan.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Dr. Rydal walked in to Stella's room holding a file in his hand.
"Hello Stella, I'm glad I decided to keep you one more night. I'm afraid your blood pressure is very high and that is concerning me. I could stop the contractions and try keeping you on bed rest for at least three more weeks. I'm afraid that your blood pressure is just going to rise and cause more problems so since the babies look big and healthy so I think I'm going to go ahead and do a C-section," Dr. Rydal said, as he read from the file.
Stella's eyes grew wide.
"So the babies are going to be ok?" Michelle asked.
"Well they are going to have to put in the pre-natal unit so they can be watched carefully because they are being born early. But on the sonogram they looked big so they may not have to stay to long in the pre-natal unit. We just want to make sure their heart and breathing is doing well before they can leave the unit. It is normal for twins not to make it to their due date. So I wouldn't worry too much," he explained.
"Someone will be in here to prepare you for surgery shortly," he added, then left the room.
"Thank you for staying with me Michelle," Stella said, softly.
"I wouldn't be anywhere else. Everything is going to be fine don't worry," she said, as she gently brushed some hair from Stella's face.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Don had a plan. He just hoped it would work.
"I've got a plan," Don whispered to Hawkes.
Hawkes shook his head, hoping no one noticed.
"Come on just listen because I need your help," Don said.
Hawkes sighed and turned his eyes towards Don's voice.
"Ok this is what's going to happen…,"
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
"Ok Sonny what do you want?" Mac asked.
"Nuttin Taylor I got what I want. Too bad she's not a boy I would make her part of the crew. Maybe she can be one of my boys bitch uh? That is if her screaming does get her killed first because she is really starting to get on my nerves," Sonny said, shaking the gun at Lexi.
Sonny took another small step forward brining Danny with him; he was almost out of the hall.
"And Messer here is going to get the same fate as his punk ass brother," he added, shaking Danny slightly.
Mac watched as Sonny suddenly let Danny's shirt go and looked toward the empty space beside him. He looked like he had just been punched.
CSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINYCSINY
Don smile when his fist connected with Sonny's shoulder, that was just the practice shot. He remembered what Mia had told him at the hospital.
"Boy, I know Lea told you to practice concentrating on trying to touch things, which will help, but what you need to do is to get angry."
"What?" he asked confused.
"Anger is the one emotion that you will be able to work with the most when you are starting out. Why do you think there is all those movies and books about ghost tearing up people's house and things? It is the only way spirits know how to communicate. I'm not saying it is the best way but if you ever need to contact somebody quickly that would be the best way to do it you may even be able to get them to hear you say a couple of words. Just be careful when you do decide to contact someone because their most likely not going to react real well and someone live could get hurt, like my grandson, so be careful," she warned.
It was probable the best and worst time to be trying what she told him but he knew one thing he was angry. There was no way Sonny Sassone was keeping Lexi. He just had to keep himself under control so he wouldn't make Sonny drop Lexi. He loved the shocked look on Sonny's face.
"You better be careful who you have killed, Sonny, they may come back to haunt you," Don taunted.
He gave Sonny a little push in the back making him come forward more.
"What the hell?" Sonny exclaimed.
Don couldn't help but laugh at the shocked look of confusion on the officers faces even Mac's eyes were a little wide.
"DANNY!" Don yelled.
He was surprised when Danny's head whipped to his direction.
"Ok Danny I don't know if you can hear me but I'm going to need you to get Lexi when I tell you," Don said, anxiously.
Danny didn't seem to let on if he had heard Don.
"Ok here I go," Don said, as he grasped Sonny's arms.
Sonny looked down in shock as Don slow began to pull his arm open.
Danny must have taken hint because the minute Lexi began to slip Danny reached out and grabbed Lexi from him. That was when Hawkes took his cue and rushed over grabbed Danny and pushed him in the room that he had come out of. Sonny raised his gun where Don had been. All could be heard was the sound of several guns firing. Mac waited a minute before stepping over Sonny then ran to the room with Hawkes, Danny, and Lexi. He opened the door to see Hawkes looking over Lexi.
"She looks fine, Mac, she does have a little fever but I think she will be fine," Hawkes said.
Lexi saw Mac and leaped into his arms. Mac stood there hugging and softly talking to Lexi. No one said anything if they notice the tears that were sliding down Mac's face as he walked out the room carrying his baby.
"What the hell just happened?" Danny asked, looking at Hawkes.
"I don't know that was something uh," Hawkes said, shrugging as he left the room.
Danny walked out of the room and was immediately greeted by Lindsey.
"Danny are you ok?" she asked, carefully hugging him.
"My arm hurts like crazy but I'm going to be fine," he assured her.
"Come on let's get you to the ambulance," she said, lacing her arm around him.
Don was sitting on the floor panting that took a lot out of him. All of sudden he got a strange feeling and jumped up.
"Something's wrong with Stella" he said, as he ran past Hawkes.