OLD FLAME
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: R
Summary: Chris returns (sequel to Frank's Match)
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
Even though Michelle was back in town, she opted to stay at her brother's for a while which meant that she was not back in Frank's bed. Frank had just gotten in from his morning run when the phone rang.
"Hello." He answered.
"Frank, it's Sal Aiello."
"I have removed the unit and myself from the case, what about your end?"
"I spoke to Chris last night explaining why she should returned to Miami, without mentioning our bargain."
"She took it hook, line, and sinker?" Frank asked.
"Yeah, she was agreed with my reasoning."
"That doesn't sound like Chris at all, but I'll take your word for it."
"I never had any reason not to be upfront with you. Our business is concluded, which I hope is for a very long time." Sal answered and hung up the phone.
Chris was about to walk in the kitchen, when she overheard her uncle on the phone. She had heard every word, so they had made a bargain and she was the key to it all. Well, Frank and her uncle were in for a big surprise she thought. Then the voice said, "What you're thinking is living dangerous." "Yeah, well I have always live on the edge of danger why should I stop now." "Because of your son."
Frank didn't know whether he was happy or sad at this point. He wanted Chris to go back to Miami and he wanted her to stay in Chicago, but in the end he knew the right thing for everyone is if she went back to Miami. He called Michelle and invited her to lunch; he would lay the groundwork to tell her about Frankie.
The more Chris thought about the phone call, the angrier she became. By lunchtime she was seeing red, got Frankie dressed and headed to the warehouse.
She rang the buzzer and Cody looked out the 'peephole' to see it was Chris and her son. He opened the door and said, "Hey, Chris."
Chris didn't say anything she just handed Frankie to him and headed up the stairs to Frank's office. Frank was just getting ready to leave to meet Michelle for lunch, when his office door flew open.
"You asshole." She yelled.
"Hello, to you too." He replied.
"Cut the shit, I know about the deal you made with my uncle. What do you two think; I'm a piece in your chess game. Think again."
"Chris, look I would really love to stay and talk, but I have an appointment to get to."
"You can forget your appointment. You're not leaving this office until we get everything straight."
"Too late, I tried that two years ago, you walked out and now it's my turn."
"That's just your style, an eye for an eye. Well if you don't want to do it for me, at least think about your son." She remarked.
"You're skating on thin ice." Frank said.
"Oh, I must have hit a nerve. How do you figure I'm on thin ice, you're the one that hasn't acknowledged you have a son." She replied.
"Whoa, back up here, I'm not the one that keep him a secret."
"My uncle knew even though I didn't tell him and you have better resources than my uncle. I named you as the father on the birth certificate. Tell me Frank, did you know that I gave birth to your son?"
"I was there when he was born." He said with a smirk.
"So, when I opened my eyes that was really you. You didn't bother to stick around did you?"
"Why should I?"
"For your son." Chris replied.
"That excuse is getting old. How do I know he's my son? Are you willing to do a DNA test?"
"No, I won't put my son though that."
"So why are you here?" He said as he looked at his watch.
"I want to know why you want me to leave Chicago so badly that you removed your team from the Demarco case."
"Chris, I've moved on with my life and am in a relationship that I don't want to mess up."
"Oh I get it, with Frankie and me here, it could cause you trouble."
"I didn't say that."
"I must have missed something, exactly what did you say?"
Before Frank could answer Michelle walked though the door saying, "Frank, I've been waiting over a half hour and you didn't call to say you were going to be late." Then she saw Chris and raised an eyebrow towards Frank.
Frank swore under his breath and said, "Michelle, this is Chris Harper, she a former DEA agent that I worked with. She was in town and dropped by to say hello. Chris, this is Michelle Dubois."
Michelle could feel the tension in between the two and felt she had to add, "his girlfriend."
She went on to say, "If you wanted to see Frank, I would suggest that you make an appointment to make sure he doesn't have a previous engagement."
Frank looked at Chris pleading, silently asking her not to get into a confrontation with Michelle. Chris saw the look and knew what he was saying, thought "I could really rock his world now." The voice said, "Chris leave it alone, you need to get Frankie and leave." "Like hell I am."
Chris said, "You're right, Michelle I should have been more considerate and call before I dropped by. But then again, I didn't think his son had to make an appointment to see his father. Oh let me reintroduce myself, I'm Chris Harper, the mother of Frank's son." Then she walked out the door, before she reached the steps, Frank grabbed her, and swung her around.
When he did, he saw the tears in her eyes and it broke his heart. "Why?"
Chris said. "Let go of me!" She jerked her arm to get out of grasp when she lost her footing.
The motion caught Frank off guard inadvertently released her causing her to lose her balance and fall down the stairs. All everyone in the warehouse could hear was Chris' screams and the thumps of her body as she hit each step. Then there was silence.
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: R
Summary: Chris returns (sequel to Frank's Match)
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
Even though Michelle was back in town, she opted to stay at her brother's for a while which meant that she was not back in Frank's bed. Frank had just gotten in from his morning run when the phone rang.
"Hello." He answered.
"Frank, it's Sal Aiello."
"I have removed the unit and myself from the case, what about your end?"
"I spoke to Chris last night explaining why she should returned to Miami, without mentioning our bargain."
"She took it hook, line, and sinker?" Frank asked.
"Yeah, she was agreed with my reasoning."
"That doesn't sound like Chris at all, but I'll take your word for it."
"I never had any reason not to be upfront with you. Our business is concluded, which I hope is for a very long time." Sal answered and hung up the phone.
Chris was about to walk in the kitchen, when she overheard her uncle on the phone. She had heard every word, so they had made a bargain and she was the key to it all. Well, Frank and her uncle were in for a big surprise she thought. Then the voice said, "What you're thinking is living dangerous." "Yeah, well I have always live on the edge of danger why should I stop now." "Because of your son."
Frank didn't know whether he was happy or sad at this point. He wanted Chris to go back to Miami and he wanted her to stay in Chicago, but in the end he knew the right thing for everyone is if she went back to Miami. He called Michelle and invited her to lunch; he would lay the groundwork to tell her about Frankie.
The more Chris thought about the phone call, the angrier she became. By lunchtime she was seeing red, got Frankie dressed and headed to the warehouse.
She rang the buzzer and Cody looked out the 'peephole' to see it was Chris and her son. He opened the door and said, "Hey, Chris."
Chris didn't say anything she just handed Frankie to him and headed up the stairs to Frank's office. Frank was just getting ready to leave to meet Michelle for lunch, when his office door flew open.
"You asshole." She yelled.
"Hello, to you too." He replied.
"Cut the shit, I know about the deal you made with my uncle. What do you two think; I'm a piece in your chess game. Think again."
"Chris, look I would really love to stay and talk, but I have an appointment to get to."
"You can forget your appointment. You're not leaving this office until we get everything straight."
"Too late, I tried that two years ago, you walked out and now it's my turn."
"That's just your style, an eye for an eye. Well if you don't want to do it for me, at least think about your son." She remarked.
"You're skating on thin ice." Frank said.
"Oh, I must have hit a nerve. How do you figure I'm on thin ice, you're the one that hasn't acknowledged you have a son." She replied.
"Whoa, back up here, I'm not the one that keep him a secret."
"My uncle knew even though I didn't tell him and you have better resources than my uncle. I named you as the father on the birth certificate. Tell me Frank, did you know that I gave birth to your son?"
"I was there when he was born." He said with a smirk.
"So, when I opened my eyes that was really you. You didn't bother to stick around did you?"
"Why should I?"
"For your son." Chris replied.
"That excuse is getting old. How do I know he's my son? Are you willing to do a DNA test?"
"No, I won't put my son though that."
"So why are you here?" He said as he looked at his watch.
"I want to know why you want me to leave Chicago so badly that you removed your team from the Demarco case."
"Chris, I've moved on with my life and am in a relationship that I don't want to mess up."
"Oh I get it, with Frankie and me here, it could cause you trouble."
"I didn't say that."
"I must have missed something, exactly what did you say?"
Before Frank could answer Michelle walked though the door saying, "Frank, I've been waiting over a half hour and you didn't call to say you were going to be late." Then she saw Chris and raised an eyebrow towards Frank.
Frank swore under his breath and said, "Michelle, this is Chris Harper, she a former DEA agent that I worked with. She was in town and dropped by to say hello. Chris, this is Michelle Dubois."
Michelle could feel the tension in between the two and felt she had to add, "his girlfriend."
She went on to say, "If you wanted to see Frank, I would suggest that you make an appointment to make sure he doesn't have a previous engagement."
Frank looked at Chris pleading, silently asking her not to get into a confrontation with Michelle. Chris saw the look and knew what he was saying, thought "I could really rock his world now." The voice said, "Chris leave it alone, you need to get Frankie and leave." "Like hell I am."
Chris said, "You're right, Michelle I should have been more considerate and call before I dropped by. But then again, I didn't think his son had to make an appointment to see his father. Oh let me reintroduce myself, I'm Chris Harper, the mother of Frank's son." Then she walked out the door, before she reached the steps, Frank grabbed her, and swung her around.
When he did, he saw the tears in her eyes and it broke his heart. "Why?"
Chris said. "Let go of me!" She jerked her arm to get out of grasp when she lost her footing.
The motion caught Frank off guard inadvertently released her causing her to lose her balance and fall down the stairs. All everyone in the warehouse could hear was Chris' screams and the thumps of her body as she hit each step. Then there was silence.
