LONELY HEARTS
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Three hearts need each other to mend
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
CHAPTER 54
Tylo busied herself all day Saturday, she had gotten her niece's gifts wrapped and put them in the backseat of her car on top of the FedEx envelope. She spent another sleepless night wondering what he would do next.
Frank was not any closer to solving the case; he just made it sound good to his crew and gave them a feeling that they had accomplished something. His thoughts drifted to Tylo, he had seen her since earlier in the week. She was a sight to see with her hair down and glasses off, he felt the tremors when they collided. He hoped that tomorrow would bring peace between them. He also hoped her brother was able to make peace with her too. Otherwise, his plan will backfire on both of them.
Sunday Tylo got ready to go over to her brother's house; she packed a light bag with clothes in it. She would leave early and get ready at her brother's house out of sight of the creep.
Marlene opened the door to let Tylo in.
"Hey girlfriend. I hate to say this but you look awful."
"Gee, thanks, I haven't been sleeping well."
"I hear you. Well come on in."
"Can I use the spare bathroom to get cleaned up?"
"Sure, ah I don't mean to pry but are you going to talk to Gary today?"
"Yeah, I don't want to spoil Jackie's birthday." "Thanks." Marlene said. Then she remembered that Gary had invited her neighbor.
Tylo retreated to the guest bathroom and cleaned up; it felt good to know there wasn't any watching her. After she was finished, she went to find Gary.
"Hey." She said when she found him in his study.
He looked around and said, "Excuse me, are you speaking to me?"
"Yes."
"I'm in trouble."
"No, come sit here on the couch." She patted a space next to her.
He got up slowly and walked towards his sister, not knowing what she was up to. He sat down and she took his hands in hers.
She looked at him and said; "You know I don't believe in apologies so I don't give them. But I want you to know I love you very much no matter what happens."
Gary looked at her confusingly but let her continue, he believe there was something she needed to say.
"I had a security system installed in the townhouse and changed the locks on the doors. I want to give you the code and new set of keys."
Now he had to ask questions, "Why did you do that?"
She hated to lie to her brother but under the circumstances she had no choice, "There's been a lot of home invasions in the neighborhood so I wanted to be prepared."
"Have you said anything to Frank, isn't he in some kind of law enforcement?"
She hesitated, "We're no let me correct that, I'm not speaking to him. And no I don't want to talk about it."
"Ok. Are we back on speaking terms?"
"Yes, I should have been more responsive to your concern instead of self pity."
He hugged her and said, "Better go help Marlene before she gets on a rampage."
He never expected her to make amends and now she would get pissed again when she finds out he invited Frank.
She went into the kitchen to help Marlene saying, "What do you need me to do? Guests will be arriving soon."
"Get the burgers and hot dogs ready for Gary to grill."
"Oh by the way, I talked to him and mended the fences."
Marlene thought 'for now, wait until she finds out he invited her neighbor'. Tylo was finishing preparing the burgers when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Tylo said as she walked out of the kitchen before Marlene could stop her.
She opened the door to see Frank and Veronica standing there. She looked at Frank then at Veronica.
"Hi Tylo! Jackie invited me to her party!" Veronica said.
"Hi sweetie, what a surprise to see you." She said as she looked at Frank.
Just then Jackie came running in and took Veronica out back to the party. This left Frank and Tylo alone.
"Please come in. Would you like something to drink?" She asked him as the perfect hostess.
"No thank you. I." He was saying when Marlene entered the room.
She walked up by Tylo and extended her hand saying, "I'm Marlene, Gary's wife. You must be Frank. Welcome."
Frank shook her hand and said, "Thank you for inviting my daughter and I into your home."
Marlene blushed, "Let me escort you out back where Gary's manning the grill."
He followed Marlene and left Tylo standing there, her brother was at it again. She walked in the kitchen to finish up preparing the burgers.
Marlene walked back in the kitchen said, "Girlfriend, why have you not jumped his bones. There aren't any words to describe how good looking he is."
"Marlene, you're a married woman!"
"Just because I'm married, doesn't mean I can't look, you on the other hand are not, can look and touch." Marlene said.
"I already have." Tylo said as she took the plates of burgers and walked out to give them to Gary.
Frank and Gary were finishing up their conversation when they heard the sliding door open and Tylo coming out.
"I will check into what you told me." Frank said.
She walked up to Gary and handed him the plate and said, "Here, I have to go get Jackie's presents in the car."
"Do you need help?' Frank asked.
"No, I can handle it myself. Thank you for the offer." She said as she walked out.
Frank turned around to Gary and he motioned him to go after her. He knew his sister better then he did so he listened.
Tylo was bending into the backseat of the car when Frank caught up with her.
"Nice ass." He said under his breath but loud enough for her to hear.
She turned around with the presents in her hands and was about to say something to him when she heard a plop. She looked down on the driveway to see that she had swept out the FedEx envelope with the presents. He heard he sharp intake of breath and the horrified look on her face. He looked down to see what made her so afraid. He saw the envelope and the pictures that fell out of it. He got that sick feeling in his stomach again only this time he had a reason to feel that way.
Before she could set the presents down and get to the envelope, he already had a handkerchief out holding the envelope. She looked at him and saw the questions before he spoke them.
"Tylo, how long have you been stalked?" He asked calmly.
She didn't reply and once again her silence pissed him off. He shouted, "How long?"
She didn't look at him but said, "A week."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because quote, unquote, I have little use for recovering drunks or otherwise." She turned and walked towards the house.
He knew those words would come back to haunt him. He caught up with her before she entered the house and said, "Tylo, you will stay with me tonight." She started to say something but decided not to, when he said that it was like a load was lifted off her shoulders.
Not knowing if what he had said sunk in he continued, "Consider yourself under protective custody. My team or myself will escort you from this point until the killer is captured. Do you understand?"
"I don't believe I heard you giving me a choice."
"There are people in that house that love you whether you think so or not. One being my daughter and I will not let her experience losing someone like she did when her mother died."
She could find any words to say so she nodded her head in agreement.
"I don't want you to tell anyone about this, although if you had intentions of doing that you would have already done it right?"
Again she nodded her head in agreement.
"Here let me get the door, I'll be in, in a minute." He opened the door and she went in leaving him alone. He took the opportunity to look at the pictures, and then he saw the flyer, read it, and turned it over to see the nude picture of her. He shook his head; number nine was right under his nose all this time.
BY QUASI9
Disclaimer: I don't own Frank Donovan or the team; the rest of the characters are mine.
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Three hearts need each other to mend
Feedback: yes Quasi9@msn.com
CHAPTER 54
Tylo busied herself all day Saturday, she had gotten her niece's gifts wrapped and put them in the backseat of her car on top of the FedEx envelope. She spent another sleepless night wondering what he would do next.
Frank was not any closer to solving the case; he just made it sound good to his crew and gave them a feeling that they had accomplished something. His thoughts drifted to Tylo, he had seen her since earlier in the week. She was a sight to see with her hair down and glasses off, he felt the tremors when they collided. He hoped that tomorrow would bring peace between them. He also hoped her brother was able to make peace with her too. Otherwise, his plan will backfire on both of them.
Sunday Tylo got ready to go over to her brother's house; she packed a light bag with clothes in it. She would leave early and get ready at her brother's house out of sight of the creep.
Marlene opened the door to let Tylo in.
"Hey girlfriend. I hate to say this but you look awful."
"Gee, thanks, I haven't been sleeping well."
"I hear you. Well come on in."
"Can I use the spare bathroom to get cleaned up?"
"Sure, ah I don't mean to pry but are you going to talk to Gary today?"
"Yeah, I don't want to spoil Jackie's birthday." "Thanks." Marlene said. Then she remembered that Gary had invited her neighbor.
Tylo retreated to the guest bathroom and cleaned up; it felt good to know there wasn't any watching her. After she was finished, she went to find Gary.
"Hey." She said when she found him in his study.
He looked around and said, "Excuse me, are you speaking to me?"
"Yes."
"I'm in trouble."
"No, come sit here on the couch." She patted a space next to her.
He got up slowly and walked towards his sister, not knowing what she was up to. He sat down and she took his hands in hers.
She looked at him and said; "You know I don't believe in apologies so I don't give them. But I want you to know I love you very much no matter what happens."
Gary looked at her confusingly but let her continue, he believe there was something she needed to say.
"I had a security system installed in the townhouse and changed the locks on the doors. I want to give you the code and new set of keys."
Now he had to ask questions, "Why did you do that?"
She hated to lie to her brother but under the circumstances she had no choice, "There's been a lot of home invasions in the neighborhood so I wanted to be prepared."
"Have you said anything to Frank, isn't he in some kind of law enforcement?"
She hesitated, "We're no let me correct that, I'm not speaking to him. And no I don't want to talk about it."
"Ok. Are we back on speaking terms?"
"Yes, I should have been more responsive to your concern instead of self pity."
He hugged her and said, "Better go help Marlene before she gets on a rampage."
He never expected her to make amends and now she would get pissed again when she finds out he invited Frank.
She went into the kitchen to help Marlene saying, "What do you need me to do? Guests will be arriving soon."
"Get the burgers and hot dogs ready for Gary to grill."
"Oh by the way, I talked to him and mended the fences."
Marlene thought 'for now, wait until she finds out he invited her neighbor'. Tylo was finishing preparing the burgers when the doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Tylo said as she walked out of the kitchen before Marlene could stop her.
She opened the door to see Frank and Veronica standing there. She looked at Frank then at Veronica.
"Hi Tylo! Jackie invited me to her party!" Veronica said.
"Hi sweetie, what a surprise to see you." She said as she looked at Frank.
Just then Jackie came running in and took Veronica out back to the party. This left Frank and Tylo alone.
"Please come in. Would you like something to drink?" She asked him as the perfect hostess.
"No thank you. I." He was saying when Marlene entered the room.
She walked up by Tylo and extended her hand saying, "I'm Marlene, Gary's wife. You must be Frank. Welcome."
Frank shook her hand and said, "Thank you for inviting my daughter and I into your home."
Marlene blushed, "Let me escort you out back where Gary's manning the grill."
He followed Marlene and left Tylo standing there, her brother was at it again. She walked in the kitchen to finish up preparing the burgers.
Marlene walked back in the kitchen said, "Girlfriend, why have you not jumped his bones. There aren't any words to describe how good looking he is."
"Marlene, you're a married woman!"
"Just because I'm married, doesn't mean I can't look, you on the other hand are not, can look and touch." Marlene said.
"I already have." Tylo said as she took the plates of burgers and walked out to give them to Gary.
Frank and Gary were finishing up their conversation when they heard the sliding door open and Tylo coming out.
"I will check into what you told me." Frank said.
She walked up to Gary and handed him the plate and said, "Here, I have to go get Jackie's presents in the car."
"Do you need help?' Frank asked.
"No, I can handle it myself. Thank you for the offer." She said as she walked out.
Frank turned around to Gary and he motioned him to go after her. He knew his sister better then he did so he listened.
Tylo was bending into the backseat of the car when Frank caught up with her.
"Nice ass." He said under his breath but loud enough for her to hear.
She turned around with the presents in her hands and was about to say something to him when she heard a plop. She looked down on the driveway to see that she had swept out the FedEx envelope with the presents. He heard he sharp intake of breath and the horrified look on her face. He looked down to see what made her so afraid. He saw the envelope and the pictures that fell out of it. He got that sick feeling in his stomach again only this time he had a reason to feel that way.
Before she could set the presents down and get to the envelope, he already had a handkerchief out holding the envelope. She looked at him and saw the questions before he spoke them.
"Tylo, how long have you been stalked?" He asked calmly.
She didn't reply and once again her silence pissed him off. He shouted, "How long?"
She didn't look at him but said, "A week."
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"Because quote, unquote, I have little use for recovering drunks or otherwise." She turned and walked towards the house.
He knew those words would come back to haunt him. He caught up with her before she entered the house and said, "Tylo, you will stay with me tonight." She started to say something but decided not to, when he said that it was like a load was lifted off her shoulders.
Not knowing if what he had said sunk in he continued, "Consider yourself under protective custody. My team or myself will escort you from this point until the killer is captured. Do you understand?"
"I don't believe I heard you giving me a choice."
"There are people in that house that love you whether you think so or not. One being my daughter and I will not let her experience losing someone like she did when her mother died."
She could find any words to say so she nodded her head in agreement.
"I don't want you to tell anyone about this, although if you had intentions of doing that you would have already done it right?"
Again she nodded her head in agreement.
"Here let me get the door, I'll be in, in a minute." He opened the door and she went in leaving him alone. He took the opportunity to look at the pictures, and then he saw the flyer, read it, and turned it over to see the nude picture of her. He shook his head; number nine was right under his nose all this time.