A/N Thanks for the reviews – So, I've already told you where she's going. Gideon is just worried that no one is watching her since she's being followed by that guy. And all I'm going to say is that I will give you all a really good gift for the holidays. Oh, and Liv thought it was okay to stop because the agent was tailing her.
Chapter 52 – Darkness
Olivia found a parking spot and jumped out of her car and then hurried down the street and rushed into the bakery. She brought some cannoli and pastries and then headed back towards her car.
Gideon was driving towards her and saw that the man following her had reached into his pocket. "No…No…No!" he yelled. Quickly, he pulled over and jumped out of the car and yelled, "Olivia!"
She turned just as the man pulled out a gun. A woman screamed and Charlie shoved Gideon to the ground. He was about to shoot the man when the secret service agent did it for him, so he ducked down an alley out of sight. Olivia dropped the box of pastries and turned to run but people were panicking and someone pushed Olivia hard and she hit her head on a steel light pole. She crumbled to the ground and everything quickly went out of focus and faded to black.
Gideon ran over to her and felt for a pulse and then caught a movement out the corner of his eyes which was Huck running towards them.
"What happened?"
"He was pulling out a gun and her detail shot him, but she was shoved. I think she hit her head."
Huck was furious. "Where is your car?"
"Over there..." He glanced in that direction.
The agent was checking the pulse of the man who was shot and then noticed that Olivia is unconscious. "Get her to the hospital," he yelled to Huck. He scooped up Olivia and Gideon ran ahead and opened the door for him and then slid inside and started the car.
Huck stared at her as he held her in his lap silently willing her to wake up. It is only a short distance to the hospital but it seemed like it is taking forever. Gideon is pissed. He didn't understand why Huck wasn't where he was supposed to be. "Where were you?"
"In a car accident—someone hit me. Now I'm thinking that it wasn't an accident at all. I had someone else following her, but I don't know what happened to him."
Gideon remembered the guy who had shoved him down. "He was there. I just think the agent got to the guy first."
They pulled up to the ER doors and Gideon got out and opened the door for Huck. Hal ran up to them. He was followed by a nurse and a gurney. Huck carefully placed her on it and watched them disappear inside. Another agent approached them. "I need you to park the car and come with us."
Gideon nodded. He knew they would be questioned and had thought about what he will say.
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Tom knocked on the Oval Office door and then slightly opened it. "Mr. President, sorry to interrupt but there's been a confidential incident you need to be made aware of."
Sally glanced at Fitz. "We can finish this later," she said before leaving the room.
"What's going on?" He can tell by Tom's demeanor that it's bad. Not only are his shoulder's slouched, but he's having trouble making eye contact.
"It's Olivia. A man that was following her pulled a gun and her agent had to shoot him. In the ensuing chaos, she was shoved and hit her head. She's at the hospital."
Fitz slowly stood like he was on autopilot. "Is she okay?"
"She's still unconscious. They are doing some tests."
"Is someone protecting her?" Fitz asked trying to process everything.
"Hal is with her. He was close by. I dispatched a few more agents to stand guard on that floor until we can figure out who the threat is."
"Get the car ready," he said shaking off the shock.
"Already done," Tom said holding the door open for him.
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Olivia woke up in a panic. Her head was throbbing and she felt like she was in danger.
"Ms. Pope, you are fine. You hit your head and you're in the hospital. Let me go get the doctor," a nurse said before running out the door.
She closed her eyes and then grimaced from the pain as she tried to remember what happened but the last thing she could recall was walking out of the bakery.
Hal had alerted Cyrus and he dashed into the room. "Olivia?"
She opened her eyes and when she saw how scared he looks, she started to get emotional and her eyes filled up with tears.
He moved to her side and grasped her hand. There is a bandage on her forehead and he silently scanned her body for any other injuries. "Are you okay?"
She nodded. "Just hurts."
A doctor entered the room and was not only surprised to see Cyrus but all the secret service agents as well. He realized that there is a possibility that Olivia might be part of the White House staff. "Olivia, we took a scan while you were unconscious. You have a concussion. Are you experiencing any pain?"
"Yes, my head is throbbing."
He wrote something down and handed it to the nurse. "We'll get you something for that. Do you have any gaps in your memory?"
"I don't remember what happened after I left the bakery."
"It's fairly common to not remember details directly before and after you lose consciousness. Do you know what year it is?" he asked as he shined a light into her eyes.
"It's 2013."
"Who is the President?"
"Fitzgerald Grant III."
"What did you have for breakfast?"
"Nothing," Olivia said confidently.
Cyrus shifted nervously. "Is she going to be alright?"
The doctor nodded. "She should be fine. I want her to stay overnight so that I can monitor her. We want to make sure there isn't brain swelling or any other adverse side effects."
Cyrus nodded.
"Excuse me for asking, but is she a security risk?"
"Ms. Pope will need protection during her stay here. Is there a more private area we can move her too?"
The doctor nodded. "We do have a wing that was recently renovated. It's fully functional but happens to be empty right now. Let me make a call and then we can have her transferred there. I'll make sure that we assign a few nurses to her so that her detail is aware of who is coming in and out." This wasn't the first time that the doctor had dealt with a sensitive situation.
"Thank you," Cyrus said.
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Fitz's car pulled up to the building. He started to get out but Tom stopped him. "Hold on, Mr. President. I need to find out what's going on and where to take you."
Fitz nodded but he wouldn't be patient for long.
Tom talked to Hal who directed him to an employee entrance closest to the new wing. He gave some directions to the driver and they proceeded there. Fitz is about to lose his mind. Tom and a few agents ushered him inside and then to a service elevator.
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Gideon shifted nervously in his seat as he waited for the agent to ask him more questions.
"Gideon, can you please tell me what you saw before the shooting?"
"I was driving by the bakery and I saw Ms. Pope walking down the street. There was a man behind her and I noticed that he put his hand in his pocket, so I pulled over and yelled to Olivia. As she turned, the man pulled out a gun, and then out of nowhere a shot rang out. I dropped to the ground and the man who was shot did so as well. I then noticed that Olivia was on the ground and not moving, so I ran to her."
The agent studied the man. There were also a few other people observing on the other side of the glass.
"Why are you so nervous?"
"I'm scared that she's badly hurt. She means a lot to me."
The agent nodded. "Why were you driving by the bakery?"
"We've all been taking turns keeping an eye out for her. She provided evidence to take down the terrorists responsible for the recent bombings. That is also why she has a detail. We are scared that they'll retaliate."
The agent stepped out of the room and spoke with the other agents that were watching. "What do you think?"
"He seems to be telling the truth."
"What did the other guy say?"
"Just that he had sent Gideon to watch Olivia because he had been in an accident. He had arrived there after everything was over."
"Let them go. Do we know who the man is yet?"
"No, and there are no records of him either. The identification is fake but government issue. That tells me that he could be CIA or something like that."
"Keep looking. The President is going to want somebody's head for this and I don't want to be the one who disappoints him."
