Chapter 52
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"Son of a bitch." Logan said hanging up her phone.
"What's up?" Don asked leaning against a wall of the restaurant waiting.
"Eric Thomas just got bailed out of jail." Logan explained.
"I thought you had an agreement with him and Tommy to leave him there."
"I did." Logan said thinking back to just two days ago. "I have another 24 hours. Damn it."
"So why would he do that?"
"I don't know, but I'm going to find out?" Logan said dialing her phone. "Hello Tommy, I have a question?…..Why did you get Eric out of jail?…… You didn't!…Then who did?…. Okay well I was going to come over to talk to you later this afternoon perhaps you'll have an answer by then.…..…..Okay, bye."
"What's happening?"
"He said he didn't get Eric out of jail?"
"Did he know who did?"
"Nope, but he plans on finding out?"
"This is getting very, very interesting."
"Yes it is and I get the feeling we don't know all the players yet?"
"Hmm, that's an interesting theory Detective." Don replied with a smile, wrapping his arms around Logan.
"Huh, how is it we keep winding up in this position?"
Don shrugged. "Because it's the only position that we can be in; in public that won't get us thrown in jail."
"DON!" Logan laughed while slapping him on the arm.
"What, I'm just being truthful."
Logan sighed. "I know handsome and I promise once these cases are closed, we'll spend some….as "my family would say 'adult time' together."
"I am so looking forward to our adult time." Don said wiggling his eyebrows.
"Oh, I love when you do that."
"And do you know what I love about you?"
Logan thought for a few seconds. "Hmm, No I don't, but I'm sure you'll tell me."
Don leaned over and whispered in Logan's ear. "I love your gusto."
"My gusto?" Logan asked shocked. "You love my gusto." She said angrily.
"Whoa, whoa hang on a second." Don took a step back holding up his hands. "You're taking it the wrong way."
"I'm taking it the wrong way. " She said wrinkle her nose like she just caught a whiff of decomp. "How am I supposed to take it? You make me sound like an old beer commercial. You know 'go for the gusto'. "
Don turned and walked over to a near by bench and sat down. "What I meant was I love your zest for life."
"Zest." Logan said not calming down any. "So what am I now a lemon?"
Don seemed to deflate right in front of Logan as she walked over and stood in front of him.
"Don?"
"What I meant was I love your enthusiasm for your job. Your passion for your friends. Your overall…." Don stopped trying to get the right word. "Zing."
Logan smiled. "You love my zing."
"Yeah I do."
"Oh Don that's so sweet." She said sitting down on his lap, throwing her arms around his neck. She kissed him with all the gusto she could muster.
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"It's so good to hear you laugh, Danny." Adam called out as he, Samantha, Sid and Sheldon approached the other four.
"What's so funny anyway?" Sid asked.
"Oh Lindsey was picking on me." Danny said suddenly turning his smile into a pout.
"And that's funny, how?" Sheldon asked.
"We were talking about his saying; We're family and family is everything." Stella began to explain.
"And I - God forbid said something like: Us being family and family being everything. Danny got angry…" Lindsey said.
"I did not." Danny yelled.
"Daniel!"
"But I didn't get angry Mac. I just said the saying is; family IS everything."
Adam, Sid and Sheldon looked at each other and shrugged.
"And I said that being and is – are basically the same thing." Lindsey said with a giggle.
Danny sat in his wheelchair sulking.
"Danny?" Sheldon noticed the change in his friend.
"I want to go back to my room." Danny said suddenly.
"Danny?" Mac laid a hand on Danny's shoulder.
"NOW." Danny snapped.
"Danny what's wrong?" Mac asked.
Danny rubbed his temples. "I'm getting a headache."
Mac looked at Sheldon.
"Let's go buddy." Sheldon said grabbing the wheelchair and began to walk away quickly.
"Is that normal?" Adam asked.
"Yeah Adam." Sid jumped in. "People who suffer concussions can have headaches for months afterwards."
"But that causes the change in personality like that?" Sam asked.
"It can. These type of headaches are worse then migraines. Especially when the concussions are as bad as what Danny's was."
"So he's going to be okay." Adam said quietly.
"We'll give him some medicine and let him rest for a little bit, but yeah he should be just fine."
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"So we go and see Danny and then what?" Don asked as he and Logan made their way back over to the hospital.
"Well I have to meet with Joey's brother first and then Tommy. So I was figuring I would catch lunch sometime between now and then." She joked.
"Okay here's the deal. I'll go and see Danny while you meet with Josh. Then we will grab a bite to eat before we pick-up Tommy." Don stated as they reached the hospital's side entrance.
"Let me meet with Josh and then we'll talk Okay?"
Don looked up at the clouds thinking. "Okay." He finally said with a laugh.
"You're something else detective, but I wouldn't have you any other way."
"That's good." Don said just as he spotted Sheldon pushing Danny's wheelchair hurriedly. "Uh oh, something's wrong."
Logan turned just in time to see Danny lean over to the side and throw up. "That is definitely a bad thing."
Don ran up to where Danny was. "Danny what's wrong?"
"Headache." Danny moaned.
"I need to get him back to his room and get some meds in him." Sheldon explained.
"Sheldon!" Adam called out. "Aunt Nola's on the phone."
Sheldon grabbed Adam's phone as Don took over and began pushing Danny's wheelchair as Sheldon told Nola what kind of meds he wanted waiting for Danny when they got back up stairs. It was a quick trip and before Danny knew it he was laying back in his comfortable bed.
"Okay there you go Danny." Sheldon said finishing off giving Danny his medication. "Now you just rest and I'll check on you in a little while."
"Hmm, OK." Danny said quietly waiting for the medication to take effect.
"Shh." Aunt Nola said laying a cool cloth on Danny's forehead. "I'm closing the curtains and I'll turn off the light so it will be nice and dark in here."
Danny nodded weakly. "Make sure it stays quite."
"Danny did you forget your in a special room, that once the door is closed it becomes practically sound proof.
Again Danny nodded weakly, but then added. "Love you."
"Love you too, Danny." Nola said giving him a gentle kiss. "You rest now."
"Goop nigh…." Danny mumbled.
"Goop nigh." Nola said in return tucking the sheets around Danny's already sleeping form before turning off the lights and quietly closing the door.
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"So Joey was called back to the lab, why?" Logan asked.
"Something about messing up on a test?" Adam said.
"Oh Mac you don't think that the chief." Logan began to say tears welling up in her eyes.
"Don't worry about it Logan. I'll take care of everything."
"Mac do you really think you can keep the chief from going after Joey or anyone else."
"Just watch me."
"Before you do that Mac. There is something else I need to discuss with you first."
"Okay shoot."
"Ah in private please?" Logan asked.
"Not a problem." Mac said turning to look at Don. "And will you be joining us?"
"No this is a personal concern of Logan's"
"In that case shall we." Mac said.
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"So you see Mac I owe Eddie." Logan finished explaining the situation to Mac.
"Do you think he's using again."
"Well I've talked to him on the phone, but I haven't seen him in person. I mean he sounds all right. But then he could be using."
"Do you trust these other two people involved?"
"Oh yeah, there's no reason not too."
"Then you need to talk to Eddie face to face."
"How do I go about that Mac?" Logan asked sadly looking down into her coffee cup. "I mean if he is using I can't turn in him again. It will destroy our friendship once and for all."
"I understand that how you feel, but would you rather have an ex-friend alive so that maybe some day you can repair that friendship or an best friend who is dead, because of a drug overdose?"
Logan looked up into Mac's face. "An ex-friend who is alive."
"Then do what you have to do, fix him first and if you care about each other the way you say you do, the friendship should repair it's self over time."
Logan nodded. "I agree. Thanks, Mac. Now if you don't mind I have several other people I need to talk."
"You are welcome Logan. And if you need to talk to someone about this again. You know where to find me."
Logan smiled at Mac. "Thanks, I'll remember that." Logan took out her cell phone. "How did we get along without these things?"
"I don't remember, but we did." Mac laughed.
"Yeah we did." Logan said dialing. "Hey Josh. I'm sorry I'm running late, but there was a bit of an emergency here at the hospital……no, no Danny's fine……okay, we meet there….bye."
Mac stood as Logan did, causing her to smile. "Oh I guess chivalry isn't dead yet. Tell Don I'll call as soon as I'm ready to meet up with him."
"I hope good manners never die, but with the younger generation who knows and yes I'll tell Don to expect your call." Mac said with a nod of his head.
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