Everything was almost like a blur as Greenlee Layed on the
ground, trying to wiggle out of her ropes. As she managed to untie
herself, she heard the greatest sound that she had in a long time.
"THIS IS THE PINE VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT!" a voice came over a bullhorn.
Greenlee looked around for Vanessa. She was gone without a trace. Greenlee wiped her eyes, still shaking when she when she looked over at David, who was still lying motionless. She ran over to him and cradled his head in her lap, holding pressure on his wound.
"It's going to be OK, David," she cried, rocking back and forth. "David? Oh, God, David, hold on. the police are here, they're coming for us. You can't die on me. You can't leave me too."
Greenlee became oblivious to what was going on around her. She felt a hand come down and grab her shoulder. Greenlee jumped, only to see Jackson Montgomery standing behind her. The paramedics had begun to take David down from Miller's Falls. Jackson helped Greenlee up. She put her arm across her abdomen, as if she were protecting her unborn child.
Not a word was exchanged between them as they followed the paramedics down the falls. Squad cars were lined up almost in rows. The scene was bustling just as it had been the night Leo died.
"Wait!" Greenlee called as the paramedics began to close the doors of the ambulance. "I'm going with him. Please, we're family." The paramedics stepped aside and let Greenlee on.
"Chief." Two officers approached Anna, who was standing with Jackson.
"What happened up there?" Anna asked.
"By the time we got a clear shot," the officer said, "she had already fired once at Dr. Hayward. But, we got her, chief. She was definitely hit and went over the falls."
"You'll write it up," Anna said. "Won't you?"
"Yes, ma'am." The officers walked away from them.
"I need to get to the hospital," Anna said.
"I though you were over and don with David," Jackson said.
"He was just shot for God's sake, Jackson. Show a little compassion."
Greenlee paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room. She didn't want to think about what might happen to David, but she couldn't help it. David had risked his life for her. He didn't think once about his own well being, only about her's. The time on the clock crept by so slowly. Greenlee grew tired, but could even imagine herself going to sleep. She just waited, until finally Jake Martin entered the waiting room.
"Greenlee?" he said walking up to her.
"Is he alright, Jake?" Greenlee said with a tear in her eye. "Is David going to be OK?"
Jake took a seat and Greenlee sat next to him. "David has a concussion. We were able to get the bullet out. He lost a lot of blood, Greenlee, but I think he's going to be OK. He needs to stay here for a while, to make sure he doesn't develop any infection from the wound."
"Oh, thank God." Greenlee said relieved. "Thank you, Jake. Thank you so much."
"I was just doing my job, Greenlee." Jake said standing. "You can go see him if you want. He's still a little weak from surgery, but I think you could sit in there for a while."
Jake led Greenlee to David's room. Greenlee entered. "Hey, David." she said. David slowly turned his head towards her. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've just had the New York City Ballet dancing around my insides," he said.
Greenlee smiled as she sat down beside him. "I don't know how to thank you," she said. "You saved my life."
"Hey, it was nothing."
"But it was, David. You risked your life for me and I've been nothing but a bother to you since Leo died."
"I promised I'd keep you safe. I made a promise to Leo and I needed to keep it whether or not it meant getting killed."
"I don't know what I would have done if I'd have lost you too," Greenlee said taking his hand in hers."
David was silent for a moment. "I can't lie to you Greenlee," he finally said. "I didn't just do this for Leo or just for you. I did this for me too. Because I don't know what I would do if Vanessa had killed you. I love you Greenlee. That's the hardest thing for me to say to you because I know how you feel about me and about Leo..."
"No," Greenlee said. "I couldn't understand what was going on between us in the beginning, David. I don't much understand it now either. But I do feel the same way that you do. I love Leo, I'll always love Leo. But I know that I can't just stop my life now that he's gone. Because he's always going to be in my heart." Greenlee paused, chuckling softly. "What I'm trying to say, David, is...I'm going to take you up on that offer of yours. I know that you can help me be happy again. And I will give you a chance." Greenlee put her head down on David's chest and he brought up his weak hand and rested it on her head.
From behind the door, Anna listened to what Greenlee and David were saying to eachother. She couldn't go inside. She couldn't catch herself falling for him again. Not when she had to work with Jackson on putting him back in jail. She turned slowly and left the hospital, knowing that Greenlee and David would be together for a while. Besides, she had work to catch up on. David would pay this time.
"THIS IS THE PINE VALLEY POLICE DEPARTMENT!" a voice came over a bullhorn.
Greenlee looked around for Vanessa. She was gone without a trace. Greenlee wiped her eyes, still shaking when she when she looked over at David, who was still lying motionless. She ran over to him and cradled his head in her lap, holding pressure on his wound.
"It's going to be OK, David," she cried, rocking back and forth. "David? Oh, God, David, hold on. the police are here, they're coming for us. You can't die on me. You can't leave me too."
Greenlee became oblivious to what was going on around her. She felt a hand come down and grab her shoulder. Greenlee jumped, only to see Jackson Montgomery standing behind her. The paramedics had begun to take David down from Miller's Falls. Jackson helped Greenlee up. She put her arm across her abdomen, as if she were protecting her unborn child.
Not a word was exchanged between them as they followed the paramedics down the falls. Squad cars were lined up almost in rows. The scene was bustling just as it had been the night Leo died.
"Wait!" Greenlee called as the paramedics began to close the doors of the ambulance. "I'm going with him. Please, we're family." The paramedics stepped aside and let Greenlee on.
"Chief." Two officers approached Anna, who was standing with Jackson.
"What happened up there?" Anna asked.
"By the time we got a clear shot," the officer said, "she had already fired once at Dr. Hayward. But, we got her, chief. She was definitely hit and went over the falls."
"You'll write it up," Anna said. "Won't you?"
"Yes, ma'am." The officers walked away from them.
"I need to get to the hospital," Anna said.
"I though you were over and don with David," Jackson said.
"He was just shot for God's sake, Jackson. Show a little compassion."
Greenlee paced back and forth in the hospital waiting room. She didn't want to think about what might happen to David, but she couldn't help it. David had risked his life for her. He didn't think once about his own well being, only about her's. The time on the clock crept by so slowly. Greenlee grew tired, but could even imagine herself going to sleep. She just waited, until finally Jake Martin entered the waiting room.
"Greenlee?" he said walking up to her.
"Is he alright, Jake?" Greenlee said with a tear in her eye. "Is David going to be OK?"
Jake took a seat and Greenlee sat next to him. "David has a concussion. We were able to get the bullet out. He lost a lot of blood, Greenlee, but I think he's going to be OK. He needs to stay here for a while, to make sure he doesn't develop any infection from the wound."
"Oh, thank God." Greenlee said relieved. "Thank you, Jake. Thank you so much."
"I was just doing my job, Greenlee." Jake said standing. "You can go see him if you want. He's still a little weak from surgery, but I think you could sit in there for a while."
Jake led Greenlee to David's room. Greenlee entered. "Hey, David." she said. David slowly turned his head towards her. "How are you feeling?"
"Like I've just had the New York City Ballet dancing around my insides," he said.
Greenlee smiled as she sat down beside him. "I don't know how to thank you," she said. "You saved my life."
"Hey, it was nothing."
"But it was, David. You risked your life for me and I've been nothing but a bother to you since Leo died."
"I promised I'd keep you safe. I made a promise to Leo and I needed to keep it whether or not it meant getting killed."
"I don't know what I would have done if I'd have lost you too," Greenlee said taking his hand in hers."
David was silent for a moment. "I can't lie to you Greenlee," he finally said. "I didn't just do this for Leo or just for you. I did this for me too. Because I don't know what I would do if Vanessa had killed you. I love you Greenlee. That's the hardest thing for me to say to you because I know how you feel about me and about Leo..."
"No," Greenlee said. "I couldn't understand what was going on between us in the beginning, David. I don't much understand it now either. But I do feel the same way that you do. I love Leo, I'll always love Leo. But I know that I can't just stop my life now that he's gone. Because he's always going to be in my heart." Greenlee paused, chuckling softly. "What I'm trying to say, David, is...I'm going to take you up on that offer of yours. I know that you can help me be happy again. And I will give you a chance." Greenlee put her head down on David's chest and he brought up his weak hand and rested it on her head.
From behind the door, Anna listened to what Greenlee and David were saying to eachother. She couldn't go inside. She couldn't catch herself falling for him again. Not when she had to work with Jackson on putting him back in jail. She turned slowly and left the hospital, knowing that Greenlee and David would be together for a while. Besides, she had work to catch up on. David would pay this time.