Thank you all! Now for a bit of...drama and a bit of swearing...so be warned if you don't like that kinda stuff! Enjoy! Let me know what you guys think of this next chapter...nice longer one because you've all been so sweet!
Katie rose from her cot in the middle of the night, the urge to use the toilet came to her and as she walked towards the door she took a glance a the people in the room. It was fuller. She felt a warmth come over her. She gently smiled and headed towards the toilets.
Walking along the hallway she got to the bathroom and started to push the door open when she heard loud voices. Males and one female. Her brow knitted. It wasn't Cannerts voice, she was sure of that.
"I'm telling you, hes not here!"
Katie moved quickly. That was Nurse Helen and she sounded scared. She rushed round the corner and through the double doors. She stopped abruptly. 2 men. Holding a gun. Her breathing quickened when that gun on Nurse Helen turned to her.
The man holding the gun chuckled lightly, "Well what do we have here?"
"Helen, go ahead. You can leave" Katie said, not looking at her, but at the barrel of the gun.
"No Katie" Nurse Helen replied.
Katie looked to her, and her eyes widened. She wanted to tell her to get Jake. But she couldn't tell her that in front of them. She had to tell her another way, "Just go and be with Quentin ok?" she knew telling her that would head her in the right direction. She quickly nodded and rushed through the doors.
"What? Trey we just letting her go?" the younger man asked stepping forward, obviously wanting to go after her.
"Yep" Trey replied, eyeing Katie up. It gave her shivers. But she couldn't let this person effect her, "besides, we have the prize"
Katie glared at him, she knew who he was. The man Jake had a run in with. The gang member. The man who had threatened Quentin.
"I don't get it?" the younger man asked.
"Cisco. You see this lovely lady in front of us?" Trey questioned. Now Katie had both their names. Cisco nodded, "well this is Officer Riley's girl"
The realization comes to Cisco and he nods with a smile, "Ahh brother. That worked out well"
Trey nodded for his brother, "Cisco, search the rooms on this floor"
"You wont get what you want. We hardly have anything here. Its already been raided" Katie tried to reason with him. But watched as the younger brother didn't listen, instead he walked out the doors.
"Really? You been raided of the cure?" Trey questioned quickly. Katie swallowed turning her attention back to him. She should have known he wouldn't want something as trivial as food when he could get that off many others in the Cordon, "i want your boy to come down here and see me point my gun to your pretty face...then he will get me my meeting"
"He hasn't talked to Lex in over a week...for all we know he could be dead!" Katie was getting anxious now, what did this man really want?
Trey dropped the gun down to his side and he started walking round Katie. She closed her eyes, trying to block out this man. He scared her.
"Ahh you obviously don't get TV in this place...hes been on with Dr Loomers, apparently outing that Doctor who...amazingly created this virus and now has the means to find a cure for it...i want to know where he is"
Katie opened her eyes again, taking in what he had just said. So the whole country knew it was Cannerts. Lex said they would get to the bottom of it. Shame they found out before he did, "Nurse Helen is right...he's not here" she wasn't going to protect Cannerts. But as he was their only hope for finding the cure, she wasn't giving him up.
Trey chuckled, "Really? In this outbreak. The hospital is one of the safest places. He is working on a cure and he isn't here? I don't think so sweetheart" he raises his gun again, the cock clicking.
Katie took a quick intake of breath. This wasn't happening. This deadly virus and she was going to die from a gun shot. Quentin...Jake would look after him. She just knew it. They would be safe. Jake would keep him safe. She trusted that...but...suddenly a thought came to her. What Jana had said about Trey and Teresa...
"She's had her baby" Katie spoke rapidly, "Teresa's had the the baby"
It came out quickly. It was like a last ditch attempt to save her own life.
Trey took a moment, he hesitated, raising his interest, he looked to his brother then back to Katie, "When?"
"Yesterday. Healthy baby girl. They named her Leanne" she spurted it out.
To her surprised a genuine smile appeared on his face, "Good"
He did have a heart. He did care.
"This baby could be it Trey...she was tested earlier and Doctor Cannerts..." she stopped herself.
Quickly Trey raised his gun again, "Where is he?"
She had let it go. She was angry with herself. She didn't want him knowing Cannerts was here. But she knew this man wasn't stupid. He would have found out eventually.
"Hes finding a cure as we speak. Please just wait. You could get it!" Katie was frantic now. She was scared for her life and it showed.
A noise of the door behind her opening quickly startled her, but that was the least of her problems when Trey quickly grabbed her, spinning her round and putting his arm around her neck.
She came face to face with Jake. Eyes wild. Almost animalistic. Trey had his gun pointed at Katie's head. Her breathing quickened. 4-6 was the least of their problems. Treys tight grip made her yelp in pain. With a reflex Jake also reeled back, as if he had felt it too. His hands were to his sides in a fist. Reminding her too well of the Jake Riley she first met.
"I swear to God Trey...you let her go...i will get you what you want...but it you harm a hair on her head...your dead" Jake said it calmly, but Katie had never heard him sound more threatening.
"Jake don't do it...he wants Cannerts" Katie breathed quickly, making Trey squeeze again, "ahhh!"
Jake moved forward quickly, seething, "I'll take you to him. Right now. Just let. her. fucking. go. Now"
There was a stand off. Trey had a choice. Jake was breathing heavily close to him and he wasn't moving. Katie knew Jake wouldn't let anything happen to her, but he wouldn't let anything happen to Cannerts, no matter what he had done. He was trying to right a wrong. Get them out of here. They had that hope and they couldn't let go of that.
She suddenly felt the pressure around her neck release and his arm pull away, only to push her into Jake's arms.
Jake grabbed her face quickly, raising her chin and looking around her neck and face for and bruises, any signs of her being hurt. His eyes then landed on hers and they booth stared deeply at eachother.
"Relax Riley, shes fine" Trey tried to laugh off.
She watched Jake's jaw twitch, and his fists bunch up. She quickly grabbed them, her touch softening him. He looked to Trey.
"Don't rise to it. Remember i'm here" she whispered. He could be strong and a leader without violence.
He took a deep breath while still glaring at Trey, "He touched you" he chest moved up and down quickly. Anger rising again.
"Baby i'm fine" she tried to get his attention. Using soft words, hoping to get him out of his anger. She knew Trey had been outside and could be infected. But she was taking her chance, she also didn't want Jake using violence on Trey. That wasn't the answer. He was here in the hospital now. They could deal with that. Maybe take him to Teresa. Get him emotional and trigger the humanity in him.
Jake turned his face to Katie's, instantly his face changed when he looked at her. He gently took her face in his hands and kissed her forehead tenderly.
"Sweet" Trey commented sarcastically.
Katie saw Jake move back from her and take another deep breath, "I have a rule if i'm going to take you to see Cannerts" he told him.
Trey stepped forward, "What makes you think i would follow your rules?"
Jake turned to face him and Katie felt her stomach go into her throat, they were close. Glaring at one another before Jake spoke, "Because you just had your hands around my girls throat and a gun pointed to her head. You follow my rules or your dead on this floor in the next 5 seconds"
Trey took this in. He looked again to Katie, who glared back at him. His eyes came back to Jake and with a small nod, he moved back, defenses off, "Fine. What is it?"
Katie felt proud, he was doing it. Getting there with words instead of his fists. "You don't touch Cannerts"
Trey shrugged, "Why would i hurt the man that could save us all?" He questioned, surprising Jake and Katie, "lead the way" he motioned towards the door as Jake gave Katie a quick stroke through her hair and a nod, checking again that she was ok and heading towards the door with Trey in tow.
"Until we meet again Katie" she heard as he walked through the doors, sending a shudder through her body. She felt her legs give way and she landed on the tiled floor with a thud, she felt like she was hyperventilating. She scrambled for her pills in her cardigan pocket. Taking two out this time and swallowing. She closed her eyes taking one deep breath after another. She was ok. She as ok.