CHAPTER 2

Frank and Elaina drove toward HQ, but she noticed that he turned in the opposite direction. "Where are you going? You told Monica that you'd be back in an hour."

"I'm kidnapping you." He had an evil smile on his face.

"I don't know what you have in mind but it can't be good."

"Just sit back and relax, enjoy the ride." He reached over to touch her face. "Feeling better?"

"Yes. I'm feeling better. Both hands on the wheel, Mr. Donovan." Elaina pushed his hand away. She leaned back and got comfortable for the drive. He put in a CD and she was amazed to hear herself singing. "Where did that come from?"

"The tape you made a few years ago. I had Cody make a CD for me."

"I thought we'd lost that in the move when I couldn't find it. You've had it all this time?" Elaina asked.

"Yep. I have you with me to and from work."

She hummed along with the songs and soon fell asleep. Frank pulled into the parking lot of a hotel. "We're here."

"Where the hell is here?" Elaina was a little confused from being asleep.

"Our little hideaway," Frank told her, as he opened her door. She recognized the hotel from the pictures. "We were being followed. I wanted to go home but figured this was a better idea."

"Can you tell who was following us?" Elaina hugged him to look over his shoulder. "I don't see anyone now."

"They're driving a light blue Taurus, at the far side of the lot." Frank held her close as she looked again.

"Okay. I see it now. Let's go in."

Frank walked her to the suite that was reserved for the case they were working on. "I knew this place would come in handy sooner or later."

He opened the door for Elaina to go in first. "Housekeeping has been here." Elaina saw that the room had been ransacked and took out her gun, so did Frank. They looked around the suite to make sure no one was still there.

Frank looked down at the lamp on the floor and motioned for Elaina not to say anything. He signed that he found a mic that wasn't theirs.

"I think we need a new room, I'm growing tired of this one," Elaina said, going to the door.

"Let's go see if they can find us one you do like."

They went to the front desk and told them about the room being broken into. They were given another one. Frank suggested that the other room not be touched, until the police could investigate.

"So much for a romantic interlude. We really do have to get back to work," Frank told her looking at his watch.

"No we don't. What we need is some time to ourselves." Elaina opened the door and pulled him in. "We need to let loose a little."

"Lady, we make love just about every night. What more do you want?" Elaina didn't answer she was too busy kissing his neck. "Elaina, slow down at least."

Elaina undressed and got into bed, waiting for him to do the same. When he did she smothered him with kisses. She was acting like she never had before. She had never been much of an aggressor, he was normally the one in control leading her in making love but this time she was doing the leading.

When he finally made eye contact with her she saw he was puzzled by her behavior, she slowed her pace and let him take control. She became totally lost in his kisses and his touching her body. She was truly enjoying this session of lovemaking with him. When she felt him move into her she came out of her daze and became a more active partner again.

Her breathing was becoming so labored that it hurt to breath. She felt like panicking but tried to control herself to not worry him. She gasped loudly. Frank looked at her. Her eyes were open but they seemed to not be looking at him. He pulled away and tried to get her to say something to him. "Elaina?" She didn't respond to his voice. He saw that she was breathing slower and he smacked her on the face to get her to respond this time it worked. "What just happened to you? Are you okay?" Frank asked her.

"I guess I blacked out or something. That was a first time you ever had that affect on me."

"I don't think it was our making love that did it. I think it was the fact you weren't feeling well at Maria's."

"My headaches are because I don't wear my glasses as I should, when I'm reading. I've been doing a lot of that lately." She rolled over on her side away from him to hide that she was just as worried as to what happened."

Frank put his arms around her. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Don't worry. I'm fine just hold me for a while."

"I will but I want you to go see the doctor about what happened," Frank told her as he kissed her on the shoulder.

"I will."

******

"They're late." Cody stood up to stretch his legs from setting so long. "I guess this could be one of those one hour meetings, that takes two hours." Cody was joking but Monica didn't laugh.

"Cody, they probably lost track of time talking. Why don't you go for some food? I'm starving?"

"That won't be necessary, we brought it," Elaina said as she and Frank carried in bags.

"What did you bring?" Cody looked into the bags and took out what he wanted.

"Chinese," Elaina said, as Monica came over to eat. "Don't worry there's plenty, I won't be eating it."

"How's come." Cody had a mouthful.

"Can't stand it. I hate ginger not to mention, I'm allergic to it. I better get going. I'll see you at home later." She kissed Frank and started to leave but he stopped her.

"Don't forget your promise," he reminded her.

"I remember I'll go." She started out the door but was met by Alex and Jake.

"Hi. You might want to stick around to hear this," Alex said to Elaina. She walked back in and sat next to Frank.

"Something go wrong?" Frank asked seeing their faces.

"Oops, I forgot to mention something," Cody confessed. "The system went down earlier. Jake and Alex where in the dark for a while."

"What happened?" Elaina asked Cody.

"Not sure. I tried to get it back up but it wouldn't respond and then all of a sudden it came back up on it's own. It was just a mystery glitch," Elaina replied.

"Is that a technical term for, you don't know what the hell happened?" Elaina smiled at him. He shook his head yes.

"That was nothing compared to what we found," Jake said as he picked up some noodles.

"What did you find?" Monica saw that they were bothered.

"Burrell and Torrelli. We found them dead in Burrell's office," Alex told them.

"How did that happen?" Elaina asked.

"Don't know. They were to call us, at the office we had set up but they never did. I tried his number and no one answered. We got curious and went over to see if they had found another buyer. That's when we found them. Both shot in the middle of the forehead."

"Cody, why didn't you page me about the shut down?" Frank asked.

"I did but you never answered," Cody answered.

Frank took the pager out of his jacket. "There's nothing on here. It worked before I left, I checked it myself."

Elaina took it from him. "They work better when they're turned on." She handed it back to him.

"It was on when I left and it was on when I checked it just now. You must've hit the button when I handed it to you."

"Maybe it got hit in the hotel room when I threw your clothes on the floor," she whispered to him.

"I guess, that's just another mystery glitch," Cody said.

"Make out your report and close the case. Leave it up to Chicago PD to investigate," Elaina told them.

"We have other work to do. You two can help with these files, when you're done," Monica suggested.

"Weren't you leaving to go someplace?" Frank asked her.

"I'm going. I'm also going to see, if I can't get Sab back to work to help," Elaina said as she got up from her chair. "You know where she is?" Cody was hopeful.

"I know how to reach her, yes. Am I going to tell you? NO," Elaina said going to the door.

"Tell her I miss her at least," he said as she got to the door.

"You're pathetic, you know that?" Jake said.

"Shut up Jake. Eat, then get to work." Frank grabbed a handful of files and took them to his office.

******

Elaina didn't go back to her office, she decided to go home and rest. Her headache was trying to come back and she didn't see the use in going back to work. As she entered the driveway she noticed a car parked a little ways down the road. She tried to read the license plate but couldn't make it out.

She went on to the house. She went in to find toys everywhere but no little girl to claim the mess. "Megan!"

"In the kitchen be right out." Megan came out with Sarah right behind her.

When Elaina sat down Sarah climbed in her lap. "Hi Momma," Sarah said and signed. They've been teaching Sarah to sign so when her grandfather came they'd be able to communicate. Elaina's father had been hurt in a riding accident and had lost his hearing as a young man.

"Hi Baby. What've you been doing?" Elaina signed as she said it.

"Eating munch," Sarah replied, this time not knowing the signs she wanted to use.

"I think you mean eating lunch, little one." Elaina signed for her. Sarah tried to repeat the signing but couldn't so Elaina, showed her again. This time she did it.

"Where's our house guest?" Elaina asked Megan.

"In the game room I think."

"I guess we'll go look," Elaina replied putting Sarah off her lap.

"I wanna play," Sarah said and took off in the direction of the game room.

Elaina followed and heard music, as she got closer to the room. As she looked in the door she saw them dancing. "I see Sarah has a new dance partner. Honey, I need to talk to Sab."

"We're in the middle of the song," Sab said not wanting to talk but saw by the look on Elaina's face she had to. "Sorry Sarah, your Momma wants to talk to me," Sab signed and spoke at the same time.

"You're getting good at signing. Derek must be a good teacher."

"Yeah, he's been teaching Cody and me, for computer lessons. He doesn't need lessons but Frank thought it was a good idea, if we taught him a few things and for us to find out exactly what he knows about hacking," Sab explained.

They sat down at the card table to talk. Sarah walked over with her dolls and gave one to Sab. Then gave her mommy one, as she climbed in her lap again.

"Have I over stayed my welcome?" Sab asked.

"No. I just thought it was time for you to tell me why you're here."

"Because I needed a place to think and Bea is out of town on a case." Sab played with the doll not wanting to make eye contact with Elaina. "If I stayed at home, Cody would be popping in and I'd never get anything sorted out."

"Mind not talking in riddles and spit it out. I've been patient but I think I'm going to force the issue just a little. Why do you need to be here away from Cody? The two of you just got back together." Elaina asked. "You're not fighting about Maria again are you?"

"No, we're getting through that."

"So what's bothering you, that you can't talk to Cody about it?"

"I think, I'm pregnant," Sab blurted out, taking Elaina completely by surprise.

"Excuse me?" Elaina didn't know what to say.

"You think you're shocked. Think of how I feel." Sab said.

"Have you done a home test?"

"I've been to nervous, scared and mixed up to do it," Sab said to her.

"How late are you?"

"A month."

"Sabrina! Why didn't you go to your doctor before now?" Elaina said shocked.

"I've been kind of preoccupied, unless you've forgotten."

"No, I haven't forgotten. With the stress you've been under it could be that. You really need to be checked out." Elaina replied. "Do you want to go to my doctor to be checked out? I promised Frank I'd go see him today."

"What happened to you?" Sab wondered.

"I don't want to talk about it."

"Hey! I just told you my problem, you fess up now."

"Okay. I almost passed out today when I was with Frank."

"Really? Are you okay now? You shouldn't have driven yourself home. What if it happened again?" Sab wondered.

"Calm down I was.we were.lets just say, I don't think driving home would've cause it to happen again."

"Oh." Sab thought for a minute. "You mean you and Frank were.you know when it happened?"

"Yes we were. Are you happy? I'm totally embarrassed." Elaina hid her face behind Sarah.

"I'm sorry, but it's only fair that you tell me, I told you my secret."

"Okay, do you want to go with me or not?" Elaina asked getting back to her problem. She sat Sarah down off her lap.

"Yeah, I'll go," Sab answered.

Elaina went to the phone to call. Sab came over and held the phone down. "Wait, I've one more question. Will you help me tell Cody, if I am?"

"If you want me to. What about Allison why didn't you talk to her about this? She's your therapist and your friend?" Elaina asked her.

"She is. Which means she knows about Maria and Cody. She'd probably think I got pregnant on purpose to keep him," Sabrina stated.

"I don't think she would Sab. She knows you better than I do, I don't think that."

"You don't?" Sab was surprised.

"No, if anyone was going to keep a man like that, it would be Maria. Can I make the phone call now, before it gets any later?"

"Oh, sorry." Sab removed her hand from the phone. Elaina called the doctor as Sab went over to play dolls with Sarah. It suddenly dawned on Elaina that Sab had spent most of her time there with Sarah.

Sab sat playing and only raised her head up when Elaina mentioned her name to the receptionist. She was listening to Sarah's rambling conversation. Sab would always use sign when to talk to Sarah, if she knew it.

"We're going to be fit in this afternoon." Elaina knelt down on the floor with them.

"That soon?" Her voice showed her anxiety.

"You've put it off long enough, don't you think?"

"I know, it just surprised me to get an appointment that quick."

"My doctor likes me, especially if I bring a new patient." Elaina saw a faint smile come on Sab's face. "Thanks for signing in front of her, she needs the practice."

"So do I," Sabrina told her turning back to Sarah.

"I have another reason for getting you to talk to me. They need you back to work, seems the bad guys have been working over time."

"Nice to know I'm needed and missed." Sab giggled.

"Oh, you're definitely missed, by Cody. He said to tell you he misses you," Elaina added.

"You told him I was here?" Sab panicked.

"No I didn't! I told him I knew how to contact you and he wanted me to give you the message."

"Good, because I really didn't want him finding me yet. What time exactly do we leave?"

"Two hours, so try to relax a little." Elaina remembered the car and decided to go see if it was still there. "Excuse me, I have something to do up stairs."

Elaina went to the guest room and looked out the window. The car was still there but she couldn't tell if anyone was in it. She picked up the phone and dialed it.

"Donovan."

"Mrs. Donovan has a problem," Elaina said looking out the window.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?" He thought she might have blacked out again. "I'm fine. It's just that when I came home there was a car parked down from the drive and it's still there."

"It wasn't there when I left and you left before me. Did Sab or Meg notice it?" Frank inquired.

"If they did they didn't say anything to me," Elaina replied.

"Are you going to stick around there?"

"I have a doctor's appointment in a couple of hours." Elaina answered. "Sab is going with me."

"Good idea. I was worried after you left," Frank said relieved.

"I feel fine, honest."

"I'll send Jake and Alex over there, it could be someone broke down and hasn't had it towed yet. Keep an eye on it."

"Hell, I thought I'd go out and invite whoever it was in for coffee. Do you ever think before you say things like that to me?" Elaina snapped at him.

"Getting bitchy again, aren't we?" Frank countered.

"Sorry, maybe I'm just a little tired. I'll keep track of it. Bye." Elaina stood in the window after she hung up the phone.

Sab walked into the room, but Elaina didn't notice. "Why are you standing in here?"

Elaina jumped slightly. "Sorry, lost in thought. There's been a car parked out there since before I came home did you notice it this morning?" Elaina pointed to it.

Sab walked over to the window to look. "No. But then again, I haven't really paid much attention to my surroundings."

"You should know better. That's one of the first things they teach us, is to be alert to your surroundings."

"Yeah, I know. I guess I just felt safe enough here, not to worry about it," Sab said.

"You're forgiven. If you're going to be in here could you check occasionally and see if it moves?" Elaina asked of her.

"Sure. I was just coming up here to think." Sab went over to sit on the bed.

"Frank is sending Jake and Alex over to watch the house when we leave."

"They can't know I'm here, they'll tell Cody." Sabrina started to panic again.

"I'll take care of them. You just chill out for a while. I'll be across the hall," Elaina said leaving the room.

******

Alex and Jake arrived just as they were getting ready to leave. Elaina answered the door. "Hi. Were you going to check the car out before we leave?"

"Boss said to watch it, then when you came back, we'd all check it out," Jake told her.

"Why wait, we have time to do it now?" Elaina asked. "He wants to know, if they follow you or not." Jake explained. "If it does Alex is to follow it."

"That really doesn't make since to me but I guess there's a method to his madness." Elaina replied. "I need the two of you to keep a secret for me. You need to swear that you won't tell Cody that Sabrina is here."

"So this is her hide out. We promise not to tell him," Alex said.

"Did they have another fight?" Jake asked.

"That's none of your concern," Sab said as she came down stairs.

"We'll be back in a couple of hours at the most. Alex, I don't want you to follow us unless that car moves you got that?" Elaina ordered.

"I understand completely." Alex was a bit puzzled but didn't say anything.

*****

Elaina and Sab left but the car never followed. Elaina noticed that Sab had kept watch, too. When they arrived at the doctor's office Sab sighed heavily before getting out.

"It will be okay. Don't worry so much." Elaina smiled but Sab couldn't even force one to her face.

"I'm so scared." Sab was starting to shake more the closer they got to the door. "I changed my mind I can't do this," Sab said turning in the opposite direction.

Elaina caught her around the waist to stop her. "Get back here." They walked in and the receptionist went to tell the doctor that they were there.

"Mrs. Donovan, Miss Kells, this way please." They followed the nurse to the exam room. "Here are the gowns for the two of you. You know the routine Mrs. D."

"Yeah, I been here enough I can run this place for you," Elaina joked. Elaina told Sab the routine and when they finished the nurse came back in to take their vital signs and asked a bunch of questions; then she left to get the doctor. The doctor knocked on the door. "We're decent Doc, Elaina told him.

"Well I see you brought a friend with you this time, two beautiful ladies in my exam room. What more could a doctor ask for," the doctor said smiling.

"Cut the bull Daniel, remember I carry a gun and Sab has a good right cross."

"Elaina, you take all the fun out of my day." He smiled at her. "Don't worry Miss Kells, we banter like this all the time. Elaina is the only patient, that doesn't find it odd that I have a warped sense of humor at times."

"Sense of humor is great I have a pretty good one," Sab stated.

"Yeah, she needs it working with her boyfriend and my husband." Elaina winked at Sab.

"Okay now, we have a pregnancy test for Miss Kells and Elaina you blacked out. When did this happen?" the doctor asked Elaina.

Sab started giggling, Elaina shook her head and laughed too. "Um, why do you need to know that? Isn't it enough to know it happened?"

"I need to know what you where doing when it happened. Were you walking, sitting, or exercising any of these?" the doctor asked.

"You're close with the exercising one," Elaina said coyly.

"I get the picture. Frank and you, are getting along then, no stress there. I've heard of this happening before but I want to check you out anyway." He started laughing with them.

"We'll examine Miss Kells first and then Mrs. D.," he told the nurse. "Okay assume the position."

"Daniel that was rude," Elaina scolded him.

"I know what he means, but you're right he does have a warped sense of humor," Sab said.

The doctor examined them both and then told Elaina they could wait in his office for the test results. Sab paced the office while they waited for the doctor to return. "Daniel has a nice office but he isn't going to like a hole in his carpet." She took Sab's arm to stop her from pacing. "Sit."

"What's taking so long?" She sighed as she finally sat down. "Do you know your doctor well enough to call him by his first name?"

"Honey, he knows me well enough, don't you think? If he's going to be that personal with me, I can at least call him by his first name." Elaina smiled and she saw Sab relax a little.

"How long does it take to run one test?" Sab wondered still nervous.

"He has other patients, just relax and calm down. You survived the streets and gun shot wounds, you'll survive this too."

The doctor came in minutes later with both files. "Elaina, I don't see anything abnormal in my exam with you, your blood pressure was a little higher than normal but nothing to worry about. Just take it easy as much as you can."

"Can I get that in writing for Frank? He won't believe me," Elaina joked.

"I'll be your witness, Elaina," Sab told her. What about my test?"

"I have news to tell you, but I don't know if it is good or bad. It's all how you look at it. First of all your blood pressure is very high. I recommend that you don't go back to work until you get it down."

Sab looked over at Elaina with panic on her face. "Just how high is it?"

"180 over 95. Your file says you were given pain meds after your shooting, you're not still taking them are you?"

"No, I quit about two maybe three weeks ago," Sab informed him.

"That's good. You have a very stressful job and that's a major contributor to your problem." He saw that she was getting more stressed not knowing about the test. "You're NOT pregnant. Just stressed out," he finally told her.

Elaina noticed Sab didn't react to the news. "Earth to Sab, that would be good news, you're not pregnant. Unless you actually wanted to be?"

"No. So there's nothing wrong with me that caused my being late other than stress?" Sab asked snapping out of her daze.

"You've been through a lot the past couple of months, believe me stress causes a lot of things," Elaina spoke from experience.

"She's right Miss Kells. You relax for a couple of days and have your blood pressure checked then you should be okay. If it's down you can go back to work then."

"I can check her blood pressure for her. She's been staying at my house, a couple of more days won't hurt," Elaina told him looking at Sab.

"Well sounds like you'll have control of everything so leave me to my other patients. If you have any more trouble, Elaina, I want to know right away. We'll do more tests."

"Oh that sounds like fun. Good bye Daniel," Elaina said as she got up to leave.

"I'm so glad I found out. Can we go by HQ, so I can talk to Cody?" Sab asked her.

"I don't see why not, if that's what you want to do."

*****

Elaina drove to HQ so they both could report in about their doctor's appointment. They walked in together but once inside they went their separate ways. Elaina went up to Frank's office and Sab went to see Cody.

"Sab you're back," Cody hugged her.

"Cody, I may not be working but you are, hands off," Sab told him.

"Where have you been? I've tried calling your cell but your phone was shut off."

"I'll explain but not here. In private somewhere," Sab told him.

"Sab, Cody, my office now!" Frank called down to them.

"See he saw us, now we're in trouble." Sab smacked him on the arm.

"You didn't have to make it sound like they were in trouble," Elaina told him.

"I like doing that it keeps them on their toes." He smiled at her.

Cody and Sab came into the office and waited for the chewing out. "Don't just stand there, sit down," Frank ordered.

"Don't mind him just have your talk in here, we'll leave," Elaina told Sab.

"You didn't tell him did you?" Sab whispered.

"No, not without your permission. I told him you needed some privacy to tell Cody something."

"You better tell him. He might get angry with me staying so long and not know why."

"I'll think about it." Elaina winked.

Elaina and Frank left the office to let them talk. Sab pulled her chair over in front of Cody's so she could face him. "Cody, I want to explain to you where and why I've been hiding out."

"I'm all ears. But you also have me worried." Cody was trying to figure out what was going on.

"Please don't interrupt me, what I've got to say is difficult for me."

"Go ahead. I won't say another word," Cody assured her.

"I've been staying at the Donovan's. Bea's out of town on assignment or I would've stayed there. I wanted to be with someone I could talk to, if I needed to. So I asked Elaina, she said I could stay with them." Sab stopped to catch her breath because she was talking so fast.

She continued her explanation. "I was worried about something. But now I found out that I really have no reason to worry, so I guess I can just say it." She took a deep breath. "I thought I was pregnant."

Cody started to say something but she kissed him before he could. She wasn't ready to answer his questions until she had a kiss from him. "I'm not pregnant, I'm just stressed out and the pain meds I was taking caused me to be late. I also have high blood pressure but all I have to do is relax a few days and I can come back to work."

"Are you finished now?" Cody asked and Sab shook her head yes. "What if you were pregnant?"

"I would've told you, if that's what you're asking." Sab was a bit puzzled by his question.

"I want to know, if you would've been ready for that responsibility?" Cody asked.

"You don't think I am?"

"I don't know that's what I'm asking you." Cody leaned back in his chair waiting for her to answer.

"I'm not sure. I like to think I would've been." Sab looked into Cody's eyes. "What about you do you want kids?"

"Yeah, I love kids. I want to have lots of them." Cody replied. "I just think we need to wait. Work out our problems before we decide to have any. Not to mention the fact we aren't married."

"I know we have a lot to talk about and work out. I was so scared that you'd be angry with me if I had been. I couldn't think straight." She sat on his lap and put her arms around his neck. "I hope your not angry with me about not talking to you but.."

Cody put his hand to her mouth. "I'm not angry with you. I'm glad you went to someone you could talk to about it. I wish it could've been me but I'm not going to be angry with that. You know what's best for you. I want us to be absolutely sure we can handle, being a mother and father before we have a family."

"I think, I'll be a good mother and you'll be a terrific father." Sab said smiling "I've loved being around Sarah the past few days. She's so cute and energetic. She can wear a person out. I don't see how Elaina keeps up with her."

"I think that's why she has Megan there."

"I want to raise our children, not that Frank and Elaina haven't but they've missed out on a lot and I don't want to do that. I want to know what's happening every second."

"You mean you're going to give up your career to take care of our kids?"

"Um, I never thought that part through yet," Sab said, thinking.

"We have plenty of time to think," Cody said as he kissed her on the lips.

********* Frank took Elaina to a small room off the kitchen area. "What are we doing here?" Elaina asked.

"You made me give up my office so I brought you in here for privacy." He kissed her.

She pushed him back away from her. "Don't start anything we can't finish. Besides I'm getting another headache. I'd like for you just to hold me a while."

"What did Daniel say about the headaches and you blacking out or whatever you did?" Frank asked as he put his arms around her.

"He said he didn't see anything wrong in the exam, just high blood pressure. He said it wasn't much higher than my normal but a little. Sabrina on the other hand is very high."

"Wait a minute Sab went to see your doctor. Why?"

"She thought she might be pregnant."

"And is she?" Frank wondered.

"No, just stressed out over everything that has happened to her recently," Elaina answered leaning on his chest.

"Is she going to be put on sick leave? If her blood pressure is very high she can't work."

"She isn't coming back to work for a couple of days. Daniel wants her to relax and lower her pressure. I didn't tell her it was grounds for sick leave." Elaina replied.

"It would've stressed her more," Frank said. Elaina shook her head in agreement. "Is she going home?"

"No, she'll stay with us. I'll keep check on her pressure; you're going to keep Cody away from the house. I don't want him there all the time. If she wants him, she'll call him."

"Are these your feelings or hers?" Frank was wondering if she was making decisions for Sab.

"Hers, we talked on the way over here.' Elaina said. "Let's go back if they're done talking I want to go home."

"I'll drive you home and Sab can drive your car back."

"Sounds good to me. Frank?" She turned to face him. "Why didn't you want Alex and Jake to check the car before I left?"

"I'm still betting that it's just broke down and they haven't moved it yet. Our paranoia could be getting the best of us," he answered.

"In our line of work that could be the truth." They walked back and noticed that Sab and Cody were sitting together at the Operations Board. "Sab, are you ready to go back?"

"What you're not going home?" Cody asked her.

"No, I'm going to stay at their house a few more days," Sab replied getting up from her chair.

"Cody, she has to, doctors orders. She needs peace and quite," Elaina informed him.

"Like she can get that at our house," Frank joked but Elaina didn't think it was funny.

"I'm feeling less stressed just having talked to you but I think it's best if I stay with Elaina and Frank right now."

"If she wants to see you she'll call, no surprise visits," Elaina ordered.

"Yes ma'am," Cody pouted and Sab kissed him.

"Sab, here you drive my car, I'm going with Frank." Elaina handed Sab her keys.

"Cool, I promise not to scratch or dent it."

"That's more than she promises," Frank joked.

"Lay off my driving or I'll go back with her," Elaina warned him.

"Not another word, Lady, lets go. Cody, Monica go home that's an order," Frank told them.

"What about the files?" Monica asked.

"Well you can either take them with you or wait until tomorrow," Elaina told her.

"Bye, bye files. Monica has a date tonight." Monica grabbed her coat and bag and left.

"I guess I can take a few home with me and check them out." Cody was acting as if he was being neglected.

Elaina whispered something to Sab. "Okay I can do that. Cody, would you like to go riding for a little while?"

"Sure, I would." He looked at Frank. "If that's okay with you.

"I like to think I have a say in the matter but hey that's only a fantasy I have. I don't mind." His comment made Elaina smack him in the head. "How about a little respect, please?" Frank said, rubbing his head.

"I want to go home now, Mr. Donovan. If you're going to take me, let's go." Elaina started for the door when a wave of dizziness hit her. "Whoa! Somebody stop the world spinning so fast."

Frank caught her from falling. "I think you should go back to see Daniel."

"No way! I'm going home, so get me to the car and take me there," she snapped at him.