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 55
Frank put the envelope in his car under his seat; he definitely didn't want Veronica seeing them. He called Mabel and asked if she would watch Veronica, because there was a break in the case. He didn't tell her about Tylo, the less people knew about it the better. He went inside to join the party.
Frank watched Tylo from the sliding glass door and knew she was scared. He had the urge that he needed to protect her at all cost, but she had to let him do it. Marlene walked up behind him and said, "Tylo's a high maintenance person."
Frank turned towards Marlene and said, "What are you saying?"
"I'm not one to pry, but she cares very much for your daughter and you as well if you two would work with each other."
"Yes, she is excellent with my daughter, but Tylo and I have very different viewpoints."
"Isn't that what makes a relationship interesting?"
"Explosive is more the word."
"Excitement is more appropriate."
"I will say that my life has changed since I've met her."
"I hope it changed for the good. Anyway, time to join the party. Coming?"
They walked out together, Marlene headed towards Tylo to help and Frank went by Gary. The burgers and hot dogs were cooked; the kids took a break from playing to eat. The adults did the same, excepted he noticed Tylo was not eating. He wondered when was the last time she had a good night's sleep or eaten. He grabbed a burger and walked up behind her.
Tylo jumped as he laid his hand on the back of her neck, he could feel the tenseness in her muscles.
"Relax." He said as he rubbed her neck with one hand while holding the plate of food in the other.
"Are you hungry?" He asked.
"No."
"When's the last time you ate?" He continued.
She shrugged her shoulders. He stopped rubbing her neck longer enough to take a bite of the burger.
"Will you humor me and take at least a bite of my burger?" He asked.
She turned to him and said, "I haven't been able to keep anything down, so it useless."
"Come on for me?" He stuck the burger in her face.
It smelled good making her stomach growled, she took his hand and took a bite. She didn't realize how hungry she was. She took another bite.
"Not hungry huh?" He asked smiling.
"Well, maybe just a little." She said just about finishing the burger.
"Sweetheart, if that's a little, I hate to see your version of starving."
"At times, I do have an insatiable appetite."
Marlene called for her help and she left him standing there. It was going to be a long night.
Later after the party started to wine down he pulled Tylo aside and said, "Can you leave your car here and ride with me?"
"What are we going to tell Gary?"
"Leave it to me, I'll take care of it."
Marlene and Gary were standing together when frank walked up and said, "Tylo looks exhausted, I would like to take her home, can she leave her car here?"
Gary said, "If she's too tired to drive home, she can crash here." Marlene struck her elbow in his side.
"Ow, what was that for?" He asked her.
She gave him you idiot look and then he said, "Yeah, no problem." He then caught on to what his wife was saying.
He walked back by Tylo and said, "It's all set, and you will ride with me. I am dropping V off at Mabel's for the night and you're staying with me."
"At your house?" She asked.
"Yes, we talked about this earlier."
"I guess it didn't register, that protective custody as you put it was your house."
"Normally it's not but I don't have time to set anything up tonight, besides we need to talk. I know you don't feel comfortable at your house; you have just been braving it out. You need a good nights sleep and you can get it at my place. Tomorrow my team will go through your house and I'll make other arrangements to keep you protected. You'll be safe at my house."
"Safe from the stalker, but what about you?"
"I give you my word it will strictly be business. Let's get V and get going."
Tylo said her goodbyes, followed Veronica and Frank out to his car.
"Will you sit in the back with me?" Veronica asked.
Tylo looked at Frank who nodded his head. She got in the backseat with Veronica and they left. Veronica was a little chatterbox for the first few minutes, and then silence engulfed the car. Frank looked in the rearview mirror to see Tylo holding his daughter, both were asleep and he smiled.
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 55
Frank put the envelope in his car under his seat; he definitely didn't want Veronica seeing them. He called Mabel and asked if she would watch Veronica, because there was a break in the case. He didn't tell her about Tylo, the less people knew about it the better. He went inside to join the party.
Frank watched Tylo from the sliding glass door and knew she was scared. He had the urge that he needed to protect her at all cost, but she had to let him do it. Marlene walked up behind him and said, "Tylo's a high maintenance person."
Frank turned towards Marlene and said, "What are you saying?"
"I'm not one to pry, but she cares very much for your daughter and you as well if you two would work with each other."
"Yes, she is excellent with my daughter, but Tylo and I have very different viewpoints."
"Isn't that what makes a relationship interesting?"
"Explosive is more the word."
"Excitement is more appropriate."
"I will say that my life has changed since I've met her."
"I hope it changed for the good. Anyway, time to join the party. Coming?"
They walked out together, Marlene headed towards Tylo to help and Frank went by Gary. The burgers and hot dogs were cooked; the kids took a break from playing to eat. The adults did the same, excepted he noticed Tylo was not eating. He wondered when was the last time she had a good night's sleep or eaten. He grabbed a burger and walked up behind her.
Tylo jumped as he laid his hand on the back of her neck, he could feel the tenseness in her muscles.
"Relax." He said as he rubbed her neck with one hand while holding the plate of food in the other.
"Are you hungry?" He asked.
"No."
"When's the last time you ate?" He continued.
She shrugged her shoulders. He stopped rubbing her neck longer enough to take a bite of the burger.
"Will you humor me and take at least a bite of my burger?" He asked.
She turned to him and said, "I haven't been able to keep anything down, so it useless."
"Come on for me?" He stuck the burger in her face.
It smelled good making her stomach growled, she took his hand and took a bite. She didn't realize how hungry she was. She took another bite.
"Not hungry huh?" He asked smiling.
"Well, maybe just a little." She said just about finishing the burger.
"Sweetheart, if that's a little, I hate to see your version of starving."
"At times, I do have an insatiable appetite."
Marlene called for her help and she left him standing there. It was going to be a long night.
Later after the party started to wine down he pulled Tylo aside and said, "Can you leave your car here and ride with me?"
"What are we going to tell Gary?"
"Leave it to me, I'll take care of it."
Marlene and Gary were standing together when frank walked up and said, "Tylo looks exhausted, I would like to take her home, can she leave her car here?"
Gary said, "If she's too tired to drive home, she can crash here." Marlene struck her elbow in his side.
"Ow, what was that for?" He asked her.
She gave him you idiot look and then he said, "Yeah, no problem." He then caught on to what his wife was saying.
He walked back by Tylo and said, "It's all set, and you will ride with me. I am dropping V off at Mabel's for the night and you're staying with me."
"At your house?" She asked.
"Yes, we talked about this earlier."
"I guess it didn't register, that protective custody as you put it was your house."
"Normally it's not but I don't have time to set anything up tonight, besides we need to talk. I know you don't feel comfortable at your house; you have just been braving it out. You need a good nights sleep and you can get it at my place. Tomorrow my team will go through your house and I'll make other arrangements to keep you protected. You'll be safe at my house."
"Safe from the stalker, but what about you?"
"I give you my word it will strictly be business. Let's get V and get going."
Tylo said her goodbyes, followed Veronica and Frank out to his car.
"Will you sit in the back with me?" Veronica asked.
Tylo looked at Frank who nodded his head. She got in the backseat with Veronica and they left. Veronica was a little chatterbox for the first few minutes, and then silence engulfed the car. Frank looked in the rearview mirror to see Tylo holding his daughter, both were asleep and he smiled.