"You read my mind." She led him to the back area and confronted a security guard. "Hey Margo."
"Certsie you know the rules employees only in the back."
"Come on Margo bend the rules just this once."
"The boss will be pissed."
She ran a hand down his chest and gave Margo her best pout. "I just want to play with him please."
Margo shook her head. "I don't know."
She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to run a hand through his hair. "But he's been a bad puppy and I just have to punish him. We only hurt the ones we love you know."
"Well when you put it that way how can I say no but you owe me."
"Thank you Margo come on my darling."
"A bad puppy?"
"It's all I could think of at the moment you do have those big puppy dog eyes." She opened the door to her dressing room and pushed him inside. She practically ripped open his shirt. "Come on dedi let's have some fun."
His hand slid under her dress. "A thong?"
"Yeah could you take it off it's riding up."
"Don't mind if I do."
Teddy shut off the monitor. "Find out all you can about that singer if she checks out then dear Mr. Donovan is cheating on his loving wife and that will be the nail that seals Montgomery's coffin."
UC Headquarters-Dawn
Jake and Alex dragged themselves back to headquarters. "Did our fearless leader show up here?"
Cody turned from the computer. "Nope I thought he went with you guys."
"He did but then he disappeared with some singer we were hoping he came back here."
"Disappeared with a singer, a female singer?"
"Yeah."
"He's supposed to be looking for the man that shot his wife and instead goes off with a female singer. Am I the only one that gets a bad vibe from this?"
"You think he's cheating on her?"
Jake scratched his chin. "He did seem awfully eager to go with us."
"I'm sure we're overreacting."
"I hope so."
Donovan Household-Dawn
Sam pulled her car into the garage and opened the back door. "Come on honey it's all clear." She waited till Frank came inside to take off the wig and started yanking off the fake fingernails. "We've got some great stories to tell our kid Mommy and Daddy conceived you in the back of the car and then they partied all night at a Goth club owned by the man that shot Mommy in the back while she was carrying you."
"We are never sharing any of that," he placed his hand on her stomach,"with this."
"You know I did go shopping today got a few things you need to see."
"Where did you go?"
"I bought a few things from Victoria's Secret so love of my life, father of my child do you want to check them out?"
"Oh yeah."
She turned around. "Could you unzip me?"
"I plan on doing more then that." He picked her up and carried her into the bedroom kicking the door shut behind him.
The Dark Zone-Afternoon
Teddy studied the file in front of him. "Certsie Devine looks like our lovely singer's last job was in Washington."
"So what do you think?"
"I think Mr. Donovan has been getting a little on the side not that I blame him Miss Devine lives up to her name and with his little woman gone all the time." He closed the file. "This is going to be fun almost as much fun as shooting that little bitch in the back." He leaned back in his chair. "I'm going to make her wish she'd stayed dead."
Donovan Household-Afternoon
Frank tapped on the bathroom door. "Honey are you all right?"
"Oh I'm just great."
"I'm coming in." He turned the knob and started to open the door.
"Frank this isn't something you need to see."
He entered the bathroom to find her crouched by the toilet sick and miserable. He knelt down beside her and rubbed her back. "You've done your part with Stephanopolus granted you've painted me as the cheating husband but you've freed my hands he can't use me against you anymore. I want you to leave the rest to me." He started to massage her shoulders. "I just want you to worry about taking care of yourself and our baby."
"Can you make me some tea? Use the mint stuff I got at the health food store."
"No problem." He kissed the back of her neck and went into the kitchen.
She waited till he left the room to stand up. "I don't remember eating that." She flushed the toilet, went over to the sink, and splashed cold water on her face. "Come on kiddo you've got to let Mommy handle this one Daddy's a sweetheart but he has no idea who he's dealing with." She looked in the mirror and shivered at the cold gleam that flickered in her eyes. "Actually I don't know who I am anymore." She shook her head and went into the kitchen.
He turned as she came in and placed a gun on the counter. "This is the third gun I've found hidden in this house."
She frowned. "What?"
"Yesterday I found a baretta taped to the toilet tank in our bathroom, I nearly threw a .357 in the dryer downstairs the day before that and now I find one in the silverware drawer. What's going on?"
"Why are you asking me? I didn't put it there."
"There's no one else in the house I told you I'd protect you and I plan to do just that you don't have to resort to this."
"I'm telling you I didn't put them there." She felt her temper rising to new heights and had the overwhelming urge to snap her husband's neck just to shut him up. She headed for the front door angry and terrified because of it she didn't want to hurt him but she knew if she stayed she would.
He touched her shoulder and received a surprising reaction.
She grabbed his hand and flipped him over her shoulder slamming him roughly onto the floor. "Back off Frank." She gave him a wicked smile. "Bobcat's on the prowl." She stepped over him and left.
He waited till he heard the squeal of tires before he slowly, painfully got to his feet he had a horrible feeling he knew where she was heading and he hoped he got there in time to stop her.
The Dark Zone-Sunset
The club was all ready jumping and would stay that way until dawn yet even with all the people Teddy didn't have a problem spotting Certsie Devine. "Bring her up."
She entered the office and smiled at the gutless wonder who had dared to shoot her in the back. "Hello Mr. Stephanopolus."
"Please call me Teddy you and I have a mutual friend Miss Devine."
"I deeply doubt that we travel in very different circles." She stepped behind him.
"I beg to differ."
She pulled a small, thin wire out of her watch. "Oh you'll beg all right." She wrapped the wire around his neck and pulled. "You bastard you think you can kill me you think you can attack my family and get away with it."
He gasped for air and managed to get out, "Montgomery?"
"That's right I'm back new and improved I'm going to send you to Hell Teddy."
The door to the office flew open and Frank entered the room gun drawn. "Sam let him go he'll go to jail he can't hurt us anymore."
"Jail? You think jail is the answer to everything living off the state till they get out to hurt people all over again." She shook her head. "He deserves to die they all do." With a shove she sent Teddy threw his office window where he crashed into the dance floor below. She looked down at the chaos she had created. "Now that was fun."
Frank's eyes widened in shock and he kept his weapon leveled at her he'd never had a reason to fear her before but this wasn't the woman he knew and loved this was something much worse.
She swaggered towards him. "Put the gun down Frank it's me your loving wife you've just never seen me in action before." She took a deep breath. "God I feel so liberated so free. It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders." She smiled that same strange smile again. "What's the matter baby? Don't like seeing me like this do you? You want that sweet little innocent girl that fell for you like a lead balloon instead of someone that sends shivers down your spine because you are afraid of me aren't you Frank?" She grabbed the gun out of his hand and aimed it at his heart. "Because that's the way you should be."
"This isn't you this isn't who you are something has happened to you."
She cocked the gun. "Oh something is happening all right." Her finger tightened on the trigger. "I'd love to drag this out because the more scared you are the better you smell but I don't want the cops to bust in on my party just yet I've got more people to take care of." She reached forward and touched his cheek with one hand fingers shaking. "It's a shame I have to kill you."
"Sam don't do this."
She looked into his eyes as her own lost focus. "Frank help me I can't stop it I've lost control." The gun dropped to the floor and she passed out.
St. Mary's Hospital-Two hours later
Brenda Jenkins squirmed under Frank's angry glare. "What is wrong with her?"
"It's the 'Majestic' programming."
"What the hell is that?"
"It was an experimental program all the Company agents got it the programming was designed to keep agents from leaving the fold. Her hormonal change coupled with all the stress she must've been under activated it. The doctor told me she's pregnant congradulations."
"Congradulations? My wife almost killed me tonight." He sighed. "Can you fix this?"
"I think so."
"You think." He pushed open the door to Sam's room. "My wife is heavily sedated and strapped down the doctor wants to have her committed which means when the baby's born it will be taken from her. She wants to be a mother more then anything and I will not let you people take that away from her. I will not allow you people to take her away from me not ever again. You find the people you need and you fix this now." He turned on his heel and left the hospital.
"Well that went better then I thought it would."
UC Headquarters
"So let me get this straight the singer he wandered off with was his wife?"
"Yep."
Jake shook his head. "Okay she is good I didn't even recognize her."
"That's because she's the best," Frank said as he walked in. "Cody I need everything you can find on the 'Majestic' program."
"'Majestic' that sounds like CIA that'll be a tough one to hack into could take awhile."
"You won't have to hack." He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Cody.
"These are the passwords for their system where did you get these?"
"My wife."
Cody nodded and turned to his computer his fingers flying over the keys. "Okay 'Majestic' was used on all agents of the CIA branch known as the Company about eight years ago it was shut down after an incident involving an agent that want retirement."
"An incident?"
"Hang on I'm getting to that this is really interesting stuff apparently once the programming kicks in it blurs the line between right and wrong the person can kill without that nagging sense of remorse."
"That would be why most of the agents quit." Monica shrugged. "It's a logical idea you take away the remorse. the humanity and you've got yourself a loyal killer for life."
Cody shook his head. "Not always, meet Special Agent Michael Smith he applied for retirement so he could marry his high school sweetheart but the programming kicked in so instead he killed his fiancee and shot up a local McDonald's killing forty-five including," he looked down at the floor, "twelve kids there celebrating a fifth birthday."
"My god."
"Where is Agent Smith now?"
"He's currently residing in a high security mental instituation where he's allowed no human contact. The last shrink that thought he could help him left the hospital in a bodybag. Do you get a kick out of all this dark and gloomy information?"
"Pull up Sam's file the last name would be Montgomery."
"Samantha Montgomery." Cody's jaw dropped. "She entered the Company right out of high school she was only eighteen when she was recruited and given 'Majestic'" He pushed away from the computer as if it had burned him. "That thing that happened at The Dark Zone."
Monica looked at Frank. "It's been activated she killed him."
Frank nodded. "She almost killed me. Find a way to fix this I want my wife back."
"With all due respect sir this is a CIA matter."
"For whatever reason I don't trust them I'm putting my faith in you people don't make me regret it." He headed for the door. "I'll be at the hospital page me when you have something."
"On the bright side at least she killed the bad guy."
St. Mary's Hospital
Frank sat next to his wife's bedside even in her sedated state she still fought against her bonds. He stood up to brush away the hair that had fallen in her face the doctor had warned him to be careful if she woke up she could easily attempt to kill him again and this time she might succeed.
She twitched her head away from his hand. "Leave me alone."
"You're awake."
"I want you to leave Frank you shouldn't see me like this." She clenched her hands into fists digging her nails into her palms as her eyes filled with tears. "I'm going to end up like Smith locked away for the rest of my life. Knew it was too good to last."
He walked out of the room to spare her the effort of trying to remain normal as he suddenly understood why she'd been so uneasy at first about quitting and then having a child she'd known those things would make her happy and anything that had made her happy in the past before they were married was always taken away from her, destroyed. His pager went off interrupting his thoughts and he went into the waiting room to use the phone.
Cody answered on the first ring. "I think I found something the program introduced violent images through the eyes into the brain now I was thinking we could use our VR software to insert happy images."
"Happy images?"
"Anything on tape that would produce that warm fuzzy feeling."
"Like our wedding."
"Exactly."
"How long will it take you to get the software here?"
"Get it into her room and set up about an hour."
"Good get over here I'll bring the tape."
"You got it."
"Hurry." Frank hung up the phone and headed out of the hospital bumping into Brenda.
"Frank good I found you we're doing everything we can but I don't know if it'll be in time maybe you should consider having her committed."
His eyes narrowed. "Whose side are you on Brenda?"
"What?"
"My team has come up with a solution all ready while you're stalling wanting me to commit her. To think she calls you friend." He shoved her out of the way and left the hospital to get their wedding video.
An hour later Sam was hooked up to the VR equipment and Frank handed Cody the videotape. "You're not going to watch it are you?"
"I've got to monitor it." Cody grinned. "Why?"
Frank scowled. "Just do your job."
"Okay cross your fingers." Cody started the program.
Frank walked over to her bedside and took her hand placing his other one on her stomach. "Please let this work."
"Nice hair."
Frank turned to glare at Cody.
"Sorry you know you look good with long hair." Cody coughed. "Okay I'll shut up now."
"Good idea."
As the minutes passed Cody glanced at the monitor. "It's working it's actually working adrenaline levels are dropping, heart rate, brain activity all dropping down to normal levels. I am the man." He glanced at the monitor that was showing the video. "You took her garter off with your teeth very classy."
Frank closed his eyes and counted to ten he really didn't want his team to see that side of him. "Shut it off."
"I just want to see the first dance."
"Shut it off now."
"Sorry." Cody turned the program off wishing he had time to make a copy of the video to show the rest of the team.
Frank carefully removed the VR helmet from her head. "Sam?"
She blinked. "Frank I no longer want you dead."
Cody shook his head. "That's always a plus." He headed for the door. "I'll just let the doctor know she's okay."
Frank waited till Cody was gone to relax. "Are you okay?"
"Besides the nasty migraine I'm fine. Could you dim the lights in here? I'd cover my eyes but," she gave a yank on the restraints, "I'm a little tied up at the moment."
He nodded and shut off most of the lights in the room. "Better?"
"Yeah thanks." She closed her eyes letting her head sink into the pillow. "I almost shot you."
"But you didn't."
"How could I have been so stupid, so trusting?"
"You were young."
She opened one eye. "Frank two years later I was still young but I got married."
"Best thing you've ever done."
"Don't try to cheer me up I want to wallow in guilt and self-loathing for awhile."
"Cody saw our wedding video."
The other eye opened. "Well there goes your macho reputation."
"Maybe not."
"Stopped him before the cake cutting and the first dance I take it."
"Yes although he did see the removal of your garter."
"I couldn't believe it when you insisted you had to go under my dress instead of just lifting it up then I didn't think you were ever coming out of there and to make matters worse you licked the inside of my thigh."
"I had fun."
"Glad you did meanwhile I was trying to stay upright and not make a complete fool out of myself in front of your family and mine."
"You loved it."
She sighed. "All right I'll admit I loved it then and I love it now but right now I have a headache."
"In five years I've never heard you say that."
"Here's another one you've never heard untie me."
"I think I like you like this." He grinned.
"Frank this isn't funny untie me and I'll let you into this bed."
He raised an eyebrow. "Really?" He undid the straps on her arms and the one across her chest.
"Feet to honey."
"You sure you want me to go down there those thighs of yours are pretty irresistable."
"That better not be the only part of me you find irresistable." She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down till their noses touched.
He looked into her blue eyes. "I can't resist the whole package."
"Good let's keep it that way." She smiled. "So you're still in love with the mess you married?"
He nodded.
"Then when are you going to kiss me?" She sighed. "Nevermind I'll do it myself."
As their lips met Cody peered in and backed out of the room. "I think she's going to be fine," he said to the doctor. "Might want to give them some time alone before you go in there." He left the hospital and headed back to headquarters. The team wasn't going to believe any of this and he had a feeling that with Samantha Donovan around the fun was just getting started.
"Certsie you know the rules employees only in the back."
"Come on Margo bend the rules just this once."
"The boss will be pissed."
She ran a hand down his chest and gave Margo her best pout. "I just want to play with him please."
Margo shook her head. "I don't know."
She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down to run a hand through his hair. "But he's been a bad puppy and I just have to punish him. We only hurt the ones we love you know."
"Well when you put it that way how can I say no but you owe me."
"Thank you Margo come on my darling."
"A bad puppy?"
"It's all I could think of at the moment you do have those big puppy dog eyes." She opened the door to her dressing room and pushed him inside. She practically ripped open his shirt. "Come on dedi let's have some fun."
His hand slid under her dress. "A thong?"
"Yeah could you take it off it's riding up."
"Don't mind if I do."
Teddy shut off the monitor. "Find out all you can about that singer if she checks out then dear Mr. Donovan is cheating on his loving wife and that will be the nail that seals Montgomery's coffin."
UC Headquarters-Dawn
Jake and Alex dragged themselves back to headquarters. "Did our fearless leader show up here?"
Cody turned from the computer. "Nope I thought he went with you guys."
"He did but then he disappeared with some singer we were hoping he came back here."
"Disappeared with a singer, a female singer?"
"Yeah."
"He's supposed to be looking for the man that shot his wife and instead goes off with a female singer. Am I the only one that gets a bad vibe from this?"
"You think he's cheating on her?"
Jake scratched his chin. "He did seem awfully eager to go with us."
"I'm sure we're overreacting."
"I hope so."
Donovan Household-Dawn
Sam pulled her car into the garage and opened the back door. "Come on honey it's all clear." She waited till Frank came inside to take off the wig and started yanking off the fake fingernails. "We've got some great stories to tell our kid Mommy and Daddy conceived you in the back of the car and then they partied all night at a Goth club owned by the man that shot Mommy in the back while she was carrying you."
"We are never sharing any of that," he placed his hand on her stomach,"with this."
"You know I did go shopping today got a few things you need to see."
"Where did you go?"
"I bought a few things from Victoria's Secret so love of my life, father of my child do you want to check them out?"
"Oh yeah."
She turned around. "Could you unzip me?"
"I plan on doing more then that." He picked her up and carried her into the bedroom kicking the door shut behind him.
The Dark Zone-Afternoon
Teddy studied the file in front of him. "Certsie Devine looks like our lovely singer's last job was in Washington."
"So what do you think?"
"I think Mr. Donovan has been getting a little on the side not that I blame him Miss Devine lives up to her name and with his little woman gone all the time." He closed the file. "This is going to be fun almost as much fun as shooting that little bitch in the back." He leaned back in his chair. "I'm going to make her wish she'd stayed dead."
Donovan Household-Afternoon
Frank tapped on the bathroom door. "Honey are you all right?"
"Oh I'm just great."
"I'm coming in." He turned the knob and started to open the door.
"Frank this isn't something you need to see."
He entered the bathroom to find her crouched by the toilet sick and miserable. He knelt down beside her and rubbed her back. "You've done your part with Stephanopolus granted you've painted me as the cheating husband but you've freed my hands he can't use me against you anymore. I want you to leave the rest to me." He started to massage her shoulders. "I just want you to worry about taking care of yourself and our baby."
"Can you make me some tea? Use the mint stuff I got at the health food store."
"No problem." He kissed the back of her neck and went into the kitchen.
She waited till he left the room to stand up. "I don't remember eating that." She flushed the toilet, went over to the sink, and splashed cold water on her face. "Come on kiddo you've got to let Mommy handle this one Daddy's a sweetheart but he has no idea who he's dealing with." She looked in the mirror and shivered at the cold gleam that flickered in her eyes. "Actually I don't know who I am anymore." She shook her head and went into the kitchen.
He turned as she came in and placed a gun on the counter. "This is the third gun I've found hidden in this house."
She frowned. "What?"
"Yesterday I found a baretta taped to the toilet tank in our bathroom, I nearly threw a .357 in the dryer downstairs the day before that and now I find one in the silverware drawer. What's going on?"
"Why are you asking me? I didn't put it there."
"There's no one else in the house I told you I'd protect you and I plan to do just that you don't have to resort to this."
"I'm telling you I didn't put them there." She felt her temper rising to new heights and had the overwhelming urge to snap her husband's neck just to shut him up. She headed for the front door angry and terrified because of it she didn't want to hurt him but she knew if she stayed she would.
He touched her shoulder and received a surprising reaction.
She grabbed his hand and flipped him over her shoulder slamming him roughly onto the floor. "Back off Frank." She gave him a wicked smile. "Bobcat's on the prowl." She stepped over him and left.
He waited till he heard the squeal of tires before he slowly, painfully got to his feet he had a horrible feeling he knew where she was heading and he hoped he got there in time to stop her.
The Dark Zone-Sunset
The club was all ready jumping and would stay that way until dawn yet even with all the people Teddy didn't have a problem spotting Certsie Devine. "Bring her up."
She entered the office and smiled at the gutless wonder who had dared to shoot her in the back. "Hello Mr. Stephanopolus."
"Please call me Teddy you and I have a mutual friend Miss Devine."
"I deeply doubt that we travel in very different circles." She stepped behind him.
"I beg to differ."
She pulled a small, thin wire out of her watch. "Oh you'll beg all right." She wrapped the wire around his neck and pulled. "You bastard you think you can kill me you think you can attack my family and get away with it."
He gasped for air and managed to get out, "Montgomery?"
"That's right I'm back new and improved I'm going to send you to Hell Teddy."
The door to the office flew open and Frank entered the room gun drawn. "Sam let him go he'll go to jail he can't hurt us anymore."
"Jail? You think jail is the answer to everything living off the state till they get out to hurt people all over again." She shook her head. "He deserves to die they all do." With a shove she sent Teddy threw his office window where he crashed into the dance floor below. She looked down at the chaos she had created. "Now that was fun."
Frank's eyes widened in shock and he kept his weapon leveled at her he'd never had a reason to fear her before but this wasn't the woman he knew and loved this was something much worse.
She swaggered towards him. "Put the gun down Frank it's me your loving wife you've just never seen me in action before." She took a deep breath. "God I feel so liberated so free. It's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders." She smiled that same strange smile again. "What's the matter baby? Don't like seeing me like this do you? You want that sweet little innocent girl that fell for you like a lead balloon instead of someone that sends shivers down your spine because you are afraid of me aren't you Frank?" She grabbed the gun out of his hand and aimed it at his heart. "Because that's the way you should be."
"This isn't you this isn't who you are something has happened to you."
She cocked the gun. "Oh something is happening all right." Her finger tightened on the trigger. "I'd love to drag this out because the more scared you are the better you smell but I don't want the cops to bust in on my party just yet I've got more people to take care of." She reached forward and touched his cheek with one hand fingers shaking. "It's a shame I have to kill you."
"Sam don't do this."
She looked into his eyes as her own lost focus. "Frank help me I can't stop it I've lost control." The gun dropped to the floor and she passed out.
St. Mary's Hospital-Two hours later
Brenda Jenkins squirmed under Frank's angry glare. "What is wrong with her?"
"It's the 'Majestic' programming."
"What the hell is that?"
"It was an experimental program all the Company agents got it the programming was designed to keep agents from leaving the fold. Her hormonal change coupled with all the stress she must've been under activated it. The doctor told me she's pregnant congradulations."
"Congradulations? My wife almost killed me tonight." He sighed. "Can you fix this?"
"I think so."
"You think." He pushed open the door to Sam's room. "My wife is heavily sedated and strapped down the doctor wants to have her committed which means when the baby's born it will be taken from her. She wants to be a mother more then anything and I will not let you people take that away from her. I will not allow you people to take her away from me not ever again. You find the people you need and you fix this now." He turned on his heel and left the hospital.
"Well that went better then I thought it would."
UC Headquarters
"So let me get this straight the singer he wandered off with was his wife?"
"Yep."
Jake shook his head. "Okay she is good I didn't even recognize her."
"That's because she's the best," Frank said as he walked in. "Cody I need everything you can find on the 'Majestic' program."
"'Majestic' that sounds like CIA that'll be a tough one to hack into could take awhile."
"You won't have to hack." He pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Cody.
"These are the passwords for their system where did you get these?"
"My wife."
Cody nodded and turned to his computer his fingers flying over the keys. "Okay 'Majestic' was used on all agents of the CIA branch known as the Company about eight years ago it was shut down after an incident involving an agent that want retirement."
"An incident?"
"Hang on I'm getting to that this is really interesting stuff apparently once the programming kicks in it blurs the line between right and wrong the person can kill without that nagging sense of remorse."
"That would be why most of the agents quit." Monica shrugged. "It's a logical idea you take away the remorse. the humanity and you've got yourself a loyal killer for life."
Cody shook his head. "Not always, meet Special Agent Michael Smith he applied for retirement so he could marry his high school sweetheart but the programming kicked in so instead he killed his fiancee and shot up a local McDonald's killing forty-five including," he looked down at the floor, "twelve kids there celebrating a fifth birthday."
"My god."
"Where is Agent Smith now?"
"He's currently residing in a high security mental instituation where he's allowed no human contact. The last shrink that thought he could help him left the hospital in a bodybag. Do you get a kick out of all this dark and gloomy information?"
"Pull up Sam's file the last name would be Montgomery."
"Samantha Montgomery." Cody's jaw dropped. "She entered the Company right out of high school she was only eighteen when she was recruited and given 'Majestic'" He pushed away from the computer as if it had burned him. "That thing that happened at The Dark Zone."
Monica looked at Frank. "It's been activated she killed him."
Frank nodded. "She almost killed me. Find a way to fix this I want my wife back."
"With all due respect sir this is a CIA matter."
"For whatever reason I don't trust them I'm putting my faith in you people don't make me regret it." He headed for the door. "I'll be at the hospital page me when you have something."
"On the bright side at least she killed the bad guy."
St. Mary's Hospital
Frank sat next to his wife's bedside even in her sedated state she still fought against her bonds. He stood up to brush away the hair that had fallen in her face the doctor had warned him to be careful if she woke up she could easily attempt to kill him again and this time she might succeed.
She twitched her head away from his hand. "Leave me alone."
"You're awake."
"I want you to leave Frank you shouldn't see me like this." She clenched her hands into fists digging her nails into her palms as her eyes filled with tears. "I'm going to end up like Smith locked away for the rest of my life. Knew it was too good to last."
He walked out of the room to spare her the effort of trying to remain normal as he suddenly understood why she'd been so uneasy at first about quitting and then having a child she'd known those things would make her happy and anything that had made her happy in the past before they were married was always taken away from her, destroyed. His pager went off interrupting his thoughts and he went into the waiting room to use the phone.
Cody answered on the first ring. "I think I found something the program introduced violent images through the eyes into the brain now I was thinking we could use our VR software to insert happy images."
"Happy images?"
"Anything on tape that would produce that warm fuzzy feeling."
"Like our wedding."
"Exactly."
"How long will it take you to get the software here?"
"Get it into her room and set up about an hour."
"Good get over here I'll bring the tape."
"You got it."
"Hurry." Frank hung up the phone and headed out of the hospital bumping into Brenda.
"Frank good I found you we're doing everything we can but I don't know if it'll be in time maybe you should consider having her committed."
His eyes narrowed. "Whose side are you on Brenda?"
"What?"
"My team has come up with a solution all ready while you're stalling wanting me to commit her. To think she calls you friend." He shoved her out of the way and left the hospital to get their wedding video.
An hour later Sam was hooked up to the VR equipment and Frank handed Cody the videotape. "You're not going to watch it are you?"
"I've got to monitor it." Cody grinned. "Why?"
Frank scowled. "Just do your job."
"Okay cross your fingers." Cody started the program.
Frank walked over to her bedside and took her hand placing his other one on her stomach. "Please let this work."
"Nice hair."
Frank turned to glare at Cody.
"Sorry you know you look good with long hair." Cody coughed. "Okay I'll shut up now."
"Good idea."
As the minutes passed Cody glanced at the monitor. "It's working it's actually working adrenaline levels are dropping, heart rate, brain activity all dropping down to normal levels. I am the man." He glanced at the monitor that was showing the video. "You took her garter off with your teeth very classy."
Frank closed his eyes and counted to ten he really didn't want his team to see that side of him. "Shut it off."
"I just want to see the first dance."
"Shut it off now."
"Sorry." Cody turned the program off wishing he had time to make a copy of the video to show the rest of the team.
Frank carefully removed the VR helmet from her head. "Sam?"
She blinked. "Frank I no longer want you dead."
Cody shook his head. "That's always a plus." He headed for the door. "I'll just let the doctor know she's okay."
Frank waited till Cody was gone to relax. "Are you okay?"
"Besides the nasty migraine I'm fine. Could you dim the lights in here? I'd cover my eyes but," she gave a yank on the restraints, "I'm a little tied up at the moment."
He nodded and shut off most of the lights in the room. "Better?"
"Yeah thanks." She closed her eyes letting her head sink into the pillow. "I almost shot you."
"But you didn't."
"How could I have been so stupid, so trusting?"
"You were young."
She opened one eye. "Frank two years later I was still young but I got married."
"Best thing you've ever done."
"Don't try to cheer me up I want to wallow in guilt and self-loathing for awhile."
"Cody saw our wedding video."
The other eye opened. "Well there goes your macho reputation."
"Maybe not."
"Stopped him before the cake cutting and the first dance I take it."
"Yes although he did see the removal of your garter."
"I couldn't believe it when you insisted you had to go under my dress instead of just lifting it up then I didn't think you were ever coming out of there and to make matters worse you licked the inside of my thigh."
"I had fun."
"Glad you did meanwhile I was trying to stay upright and not make a complete fool out of myself in front of your family and mine."
"You loved it."
She sighed. "All right I'll admit I loved it then and I love it now but right now I have a headache."
"In five years I've never heard you say that."
"Here's another one you've never heard untie me."
"I think I like you like this." He grinned.
"Frank this isn't funny untie me and I'll let you into this bed."
He raised an eyebrow. "Really?" He undid the straps on her arms and the one across her chest.
"Feet to honey."
"You sure you want me to go down there those thighs of yours are pretty irresistable."
"That better not be the only part of me you find irresistable." She grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him down till their noses touched.
He looked into her blue eyes. "I can't resist the whole package."
"Good let's keep it that way." She smiled. "So you're still in love with the mess you married?"
He nodded.
"Then when are you going to kiss me?" She sighed. "Nevermind I'll do it myself."
As their lips met Cody peered in and backed out of the room. "I think she's going to be fine," he said to the doctor. "Might want to give them some time alone before you go in there." He left the hospital and headed back to headquarters. The team wasn't going to believe any of this and he had a feeling that with Samantha Donovan around the fun was just getting started.