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Thanx again
Night
Their Threat Chapter 29
Nick walked over to the pile and picked up a few bricks.
"So we figure if each brick weighs three pounds each . . . that's 40 bricks to be on the safe side."
Gil thought a moment about how to do this.
"Ok we could just put them on and then Cath you could step off. Total your weight and the bricks its only 230 lbs."
Catherine looked over at the pile of bricks against the wall and she thought a came to her mind.
"Guys can you make sure the exact weight of each brick. This thing will blow if it's even a fraction of a gram below my weight."
The Sara and the guys look at each other and then to Gil who was already on the phone.
"Yeah Greg we found here. But to save her I need the scale from the garage. Jim will give you directions get here as soon as possible."
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Greg pulled up to the house to see only Jim standing outside.
"He Jim where is everyone?"
"Downstairs with Catherine, good job getting here quick Sanders, we need to get this down there fast Gil starting to pace."
"You got it."
Greg pulled the scale out of the trunk and Jim helped him bring it downstairs. Sara heard the thumping and ran to help them down the stairs. Once everything was set up they started to weight each brick and placing it on the platform. Catherine was pacing around hoping they got the right amount of weight on so she could go home and be with her daughter and Gil.
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"All right Cath the last brick is on you should be able to step down now."
Catherine looked back and forth at her friends, her family, the people she would trust her life with. She took slow step toward the edge Gil was closest to. Step by step the tears started sliding down her face. She looked around as she got closer. She stopped a few inches short of the edge.
"Cath what's wrong?"
Gil looked into her face.
"I want everyone out of the house."
They all looked at each other.
"What?"
Sara stared at her.
"If this doesn't work I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. Please everyone."
"Catherine I'm not leaving you."
"Gil please. Everyone go now."
They all started walking out slowly every last one taking another look at her over their shoulder before going upstairs. Gil of course staying with her.
"Catherine why are you doing this?"
"Gil I love you. I always have. I will not watch someone else get hurt because of me if I can help it. Please love leave and let me get out of here. I don't want to see you get hurt."
Gil pulled her head to him kissing her fully. His lips were softer then she expected happy that he got rid of the facial hair she always thought he looked younger without it. He pulled back and grabbed her face in his hands.
"I'll see you outside."
His voice was cracking and the tears threatening to fall.
"If anything does happen to me Gil promise me you'll tell Lindsay I love her."
"Nothing will happen to you Catherine."
"Gil promise me."
He sighed and looked down then back into her face.
"I promise."
Gil walked toward the stairs.
"Gil!"
He turned to her.
"Is he. . ."
"Dead Catherine he shot at Jim and Jim shot back."
Catherine nodded and Gil went upstairs. She waited till the upstairs door closed. She collapsed down to her knees sobs racking her body. She didn't want to die she wanted to make sure Lindsay grew up right and had everything she could want. She just admitted her feelings for her best friend and she wanted to see where things went with him. She really loved him. She wanted to be with him and have a family again. She took one step of the platform and then another. She turned and looked at it and saw it was in one piece. She backed up to the stairs turn and ran. When she got outside she saw Gil standing by his car. He uncrossed his arms and started to walk toward her. She took off running toward him and jumped into his arms wrapping her legs around his waist. He had his arms wrapped around her thighs holding her to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder. Sara Nick Warrick Greg and Jim walked back to their cars Nick's arm wrapped around Sara's waist.
"Nicky."
"Yeah baby?"
"I'm glad she's safe and they are happy. We should do something for them to make sure they get a few days off."
"Yeah I'll talk to the guys and see if we can convince Conrad to do it."
"Nick."
He stopped and looked at her.
"What Sa?"
"I love you."
Nick smiled and wrapped her in his arms.
"I love you to Sara. Let's go home."
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Catherine sat in her living-room wrapped in a throw blanket watching a movie. She heard the front door open and close and she watched Gil walk into her living-room.
"So?"
"Well Culpepper was put on suspension. He wasn't dismissed because there was no one around to hear the threat he made against you. But he was suspended for put your life and Lindsay's life in danger."
Catherine sighed and rested her head on the arm of the couch.
"It's over for good now. No more worries."
Gil sat down across from her pulling her feet into his lap. He rubbed feet as she started to drift.
"I love you Gil."
"I love you to Cath.
THE END
