Chapter 10
"This is boring why don't we turn on some music. I wanna dance," Heather said.
"Don't you want to know what the guys are doing?" Miranda asked her.
"Only if Jake is involved and she didn't mention his name," Heather sighed.
"He has to be there someplace, he was invited," Sab told her.
Elaina looked around and noticed something different. "Sab."
"Yeah Elaina?"
"Where's the van?" she whispered.
Sabrina looked around, to not see the van parked in the usual place. "They're watching us? Wait a minute, that's not fair you guys."
The men came filing into HQ. Frank stopped when he saw that Elaina wasn't smiling as he thought she would be. Elaina walked toward him staring. Frank started to walk in the other direction. "I'll drop you in your tracks," Elaina warned him and he turned to face her. He decided to try catching her off guard by kissing her but it didn't work. Frank saw her get ready to swing at him and he ducked down and put her over his shoulder. "Let me down!"
"No way! We're going to go outside, so you cool off." Frank carried her out the door.
"It's cold out here. You could've picked up my coat," Elaina complained after he put her down.
"Come over here. I'll share my coat," Frank said, opening is overcoat.
"No! I'm mad at you," Elaina pouted.
"Why, because we crashed your party? I thought you'd love the idea."
"That isn't why I'm mad at you right now. I'm mad because you kept your suspicions about Maria away from me"
"I just wanted you to have a good time tonight, without worrying about her," Frank told her putting his coat around her.
"Why do you think she's after me?" Elaina snuggled close to him to stay warm.
"I talked to Monica and Allison, they both agreed that she could possibly hurt both you and Sab, even Jake."
"Jake? Why would she go after him?" Elaina was confused.
"Jake went to the Songbird and they went home together," Frank explained.
"Please tell me they didn't."
"Wish I could."
"Why did he do that, couldn't he stay away and leave her alone?" Elaina asked.
"The way Jake explained it, he was being nice to her but he saw her attitude change when he mentioned your name."
"He's how she found about the wedding then," Elaina surmised.
"Yeah. He really likes her Elaina but when she changed, Jake said things he shouldn't have and then left."
"Setting her off even more. Damn it. I thought Jake was smarter then to do something like that." Elaina was angry.
"He's very sorry. He didn't know how sick she was until Allison talked to us," Frank told her.
"How did she get away with telling you, if Maria is her patient?"
"Maria never stayed long enough to be a patient, after finding out her connection to you and Sab."
"I know, Allison mentioned that before. Maria has also become a threat to anyone, since the saddle incident. Allison has the right to tell law enforcement of the risk of danger," Elaina stated.
"That's true. Let's go in now, you're going to catch cold. I definitely don't want you sick on the honeymoon." Frank led her back in the building.
"There you two are. I was getting worried," Liz said. "You could've caught a cold out there."
"I kept my coat around her, Mom Liz," Frank assured her. "She didn't get that cold."
"I was warm Mom, don't worry." Elaina poured herself a drink. "Now, I'll warm up the inside some."
"Don't get drunk, if you want to go to the apartment later."
"You never mentioned going there, have something in mind, do you?" Elaina asked, smiling.
"Yes and it's a secret." He flashed a devilish smile.
Cody and Sab started the music and the couples paired up for dancing. Jake had to dance with both Paula and Heather, so they didn't fight over him before being rescued by Allison.
"Thanks Mom. I owe you one." Jake smiled at her as they danced.
"Don't mention it but one of these days, I may ask for a favor, you never know." Allison smiled.
Elaina watched as Hank asked Bea to dance and Billy asked Rav to dance with him. Elaina noticed that her parents were with Sarah and Benny. "Frank, why don't we get the kids, so Mom and Dad can dance too?"
"Sure." They walked over to them; Sarah immediately went to Frank. "I didn't even ask you to dance but I guess you want to," Frank told her.
"I'll take Benny, Mom, you and Dad dance." Elaina picked up the baby and saw that her father was signing to her.
'I like slow dances only,' George told her. 'Need to blast it out though.'
"Mom my hands are full. Tell him it can only be turned up so far because of Benny's little ears. I'll have Cody turn it up some and you can go over by the speakers."
'Ok.' George agreed. "Grandpa needs the music turned up," Elaina said to the baby. "Cody, can you turn the volume up a little so my Dad can feel the music but not hurt Benny."
"Sure." Cody went over and turned it up some and Elaina stopped him.
"Good enough," Elaina told him, she wrapped the baby's blanket closer to his ears to block the sound more. She went over and sat down to watch Frank dancing with Sarah. Frank brought Sarah back over with him after the song changed.
"Let me hold Benny, I haven't gotten much of a chance. You always seem to have him when he's at our house."
"No!" Sarah said to him. "Me."
"I just danced with you, Princess," Frank said as Sarah climbed in his lap as he sat down.
"If you don't want another family feud, you better hold her and wait until later to hold Benny," Elaina suggested.
"Wouldn't want another cousin battle to erupt, so I'll hold my baby." Frank hugged Sarah as she giggled.
The couples ate, danced and drank into the night. Some stayed sober but Elaina was not one of them. She was determined to have fun and she did. Frank started watering down her drinks when he noticed she was getting tipsy. Elaina had danced with just about everyone but Cody; he was next.
"Cody! We haven't danced yet. Let's get to it," Elaina told him.
"Hey! He's mine. Dance with your husband." Sab grabbed hold of Cody and pulled him back.
"Been there done that. Time to switch partners. That's for dancing, nothing else," Elaina stressed.
"He's too tall for me," Sab whined.
"Sab, we're the same height. If he's just right for me, you can dance with him. Besides I'm taking Cody so you might as well tell Frank to dance with you."
Sab went over to Frank. "Your wife just stole my boyfriend."
"So I noticed. What are you going to do about it?" Frank asked. "If you're going to fight her, I get to sell tickets." Frank laughed.
"I don't find this funny. She said for you to dance with me," Sab told him.
"Ok, so let's dance and make them jealous," Frank suggested.
"Just how are we going to do that?" Sab wondered.
"Just know whatever I do, I don't mean it. I don't need you to shoot me before the wedding," Frank said with a chuckle.
"Just what are you planning to do?" Sab asked as he whisked her to the dance floor in view of Elaina and Cody.
"Just follow my lead." Frank made sure that Elaina was looking and he put his hand on Sab's butt, which made Sab jump slightly. Elaina gave him a smirk and did the same with Cody. "Well, I guess that didn't work."
"I can see that, so move your hand back up." Sab reached back and moved his hand to her waist. "I know what will get her attention." Sab kissed him on the cheek when she saw Elaina watching.
"What is she doing?" Cody asked.
"They're getting to know each other better or they're wanting us to be jealous. I think it's cute," Elaina said.
"Well, I'd say they're getting real close for him to do that to my girl." Cody turned Elaina to see Frank kissing Sab on the lips.
"I'm going to kill him," Elaina said as she went over to him.
"It worked here she comes. Hey Lady! Want to dance with me now?" Frank asked, pleased with himself.
Elaina walked over and decked him. "Kiss that, you jerk."
"Elaina he did it as a joke to make you jealous," Sab tried to explain but Cody pulled her away.
Elaina was furious and walked up the steps to his office to sit down. Frank was helped up by Reese. "I thought you learned how to duck?"
"Didn't think she'd do that," Frank said, rubbing his jaw; then he went over with Elaina. "Sorry. I won't do that again," he apologized.
"You know I don't like you kissing other women. It's bad enough you're surrounded by them everyday." Elaina's insecurities were coming out while being drunk.
"You're the one that assigns the cases, if you don't want me around them, quit putting the teams together."
"I just might do that." Elaina leaned against him putting her head on his shoulder. "You'll never leave me will you?"
"No! I'm renewing my vows to you. Why would you ask me that?" Frank was confused by her question.
"Well you can still have more children, even though I can't. I just think sometimes you may leave to find someone that can have children."
"Lady. I don't need or want any more children. I have one of each, that's enough. We discussed this before, I thought you were over those feelings? I love Derek as my own as much as I love Sarah. I'm a very happy man and lucky too."
"Lucky?" Elaina asked.
"Lucky, you didn't have your gun tonight."
"Frank." Elaina looked at him. "I do have my gun." Elaina laughed. "I love you too much to ever kill you. I'm content with making your life a living hell, if you make me mad like that again."
"This is boring why don't we turn on some music. I wanna dance," Heather said.
"Don't you want to know what the guys are doing?" Miranda asked her.
"Only if Jake is involved and she didn't mention his name," Heather sighed.
"He has to be there someplace, he was invited," Sab told her.
Elaina looked around and noticed something different. "Sab."
"Yeah Elaina?"
"Where's the van?" she whispered.
Sabrina looked around, to not see the van parked in the usual place. "They're watching us? Wait a minute, that's not fair you guys."
The men came filing into HQ. Frank stopped when he saw that Elaina wasn't smiling as he thought she would be. Elaina walked toward him staring. Frank started to walk in the other direction. "I'll drop you in your tracks," Elaina warned him and he turned to face her. He decided to try catching her off guard by kissing her but it didn't work. Frank saw her get ready to swing at him and he ducked down and put her over his shoulder. "Let me down!"
"No way! We're going to go outside, so you cool off." Frank carried her out the door.
"It's cold out here. You could've picked up my coat," Elaina complained after he put her down.
"Come over here. I'll share my coat," Frank said, opening is overcoat.
"No! I'm mad at you," Elaina pouted.
"Why, because we crashed your party? I thought you'd love the idea."
"That isn't why I'm mad at you right now. I'm mad because you kept your suspicions about Maria away from me"
"I just wanted you to have a good time tonight, without worrying about her," Frank told her putting his coat around her.
"Why do you think she's after me?" Elaina snuggled close to him to stay warm.
"I talked to Monica and Allison, they both agreed that she could possibly hurt both you and Sab, even Jake."
"Jake? Why would she go after him?" Elaina was confused.
"Jake went to the Songbird and they went home together," Frank explained.
"Please tell me they didn't."
"Wish I could."
"Why did he do that, couldn't he stay away and leave her alone?" Elaina asked.
"The way Jake explained it, he was being nice to her but he saw her attitude change when he mentioned your name."
"He's how she found about the wedding then," Elaina surmised.
"Yeah. He really likes her Elaina but when she changed, Jake said things he shouldn't have and then left."
"Setting her off even more. Damn it. I thought Jake was smarter then to do something like that." Elaina was angry.
"He's very sorry. He didn't know how sick she was until Allison talked to us," Frank told her.
"How did she get away with telling you, if Maria is her patient?"
"Maria never stayed long enough to be a patient, after finding out her connection to you and Sab."
"I know, Allison mentioned that before. Maria has also become a threat to anyone, since the saddle incident. Allison has the right to tell law enforcement of the risk of danger," Elaina stated.
"That's true. Let's go in now, you're going to catch cold. I definitely don't want you sick on the honeymoon." Frank led her back in the building.
"There you two are. I was getting worried," Liz said. "You could've caught a cold out there."
"I kept my coat around her, Mom Liz," Frank assured her. "She didn't get that cold."
"I was warm Mom, don't worry." Elaina poured herself a drink. "Now, I'll warm up the inside some."
"Don't get drunk, if you want to go to the apartment later."
"You never mentioned going there, have something in mind, do you?" Elaina asked, smiling.
"Yes and it's a secret." He flashed a devilish smile.
Cody and Sab started the music and the couples paired up for dancing. Jake had to dance with both Paula and Heather, so they didn't fight over him before being rescued by Allison.
"Thanks Mom. I owe you one." Jake smiled at her as they danced.
"Don't mention it but one of these days, I may ask for a favor, you never know." Allison smiled.
Elaina watched as Hank asked Bea to dance and Billy asked Rav to dance with him. Elaina noticed that her parents were with Sarah and Benny. "Frank, why don't we get the kids, so Mom and Dad can dance too?"
"Sure." They walked over to them; Sarah immediately went to Frank. "I didn't even ask you to dance but I guess you want to," Frank told her.
"I'll take Benny, Mom, you and Dad dance." Elaina picked up the baby and saw that her father was signing to her.
'I like slow dances only,' George told her. 'Need to blast it out though.'
"Mom my hands are full. Tell him it can only be turned up so far because of Benny's little ears. I'll have Cody turn it up some and you can go over by the speakers."
'Ok.' George agreed. "Grandpa needs the music turned up," Elaina said to the baby. "Cody, can you turn the volume up a little so my Dad can feel the music but not hurt Benny."
"Sure." Cody went over and turned it up some and Elaina stopped him.
"Good enough," Elaina told him, she wrapped the baby's blanket closer to his ears to block the sound more. She went over and sat down to watch Frank dancing with Sarah. Frank brought Sarah back over with him after the song changed.
"Let me hold Benny, I haven't gotten much of a chance. You always seem to have him when he's at our house."
"No!" Sarah said to him. "Me."
"I just danced with you, Princess," Frank said as Sarah climbed in his lap as he sat down.
"If you don't want another family feud, you better hold her and wait until later to hold Benny," Elaina suggested.
"Wouldn't want another cousin battle to erupt, so I'll hold my baby." Frank hugged Sarah as she giggled.
The couples ate, danced and drank into the night. Some stayed sober but Elaina was not one of them. She was determined to have fun and she did. Frank started watering down her drinks when he noticed she was getting tipsy. Elaina had danced with just about everyone but Cody; he was next.
"Cody! We haven't danced yet. Let's get to it," Elaina told him.
"Hey! He's mine. Dance with your husband." Sab grabbed hold of Cody and pulled him back.
"Been there done that. Time to switch partners. That's for dancing, nothing else," Elaina stressed.
"He's too tall for me," Sab whined.
"Sab, we're the same height. If he's just right for me, you can dance with him. Besides I'm taking Cody so you might as well tell Frank to dance with you."
Sab went over to Frank. "Your wife just stole my boyfriend."
"So I noticed. What are you going to do about it?" Frank asked. "If you're going to fight her, I get to sell tickets." Frank laughed.
"I don't find this funny. She said for you to dance with me," Sab told him.
"Ok, so let's dance and make them jealous," Frank suggested.
"Just how are we going to do that?" Sab wondered.
"Just know whatever I do, I don't mean it. I don't need you to shoot me before the wedding," Frank said with a chuckle.
"Just what are you planning to do?" Sab asked as he whisked her to the dance floor in view of Elaina and Cody.
"Just follow my lead." Frank made sure that Elaina was looking and he put his hand on Sab's butt, which made Sab jump slightly. Elaina gave him a smirk and did the same with Cody. "Well, I guess that didn't work."
"I can see that, so move your hand back up." Sab reached back and moved his hand to her waist. "I know what will get her attention." Sab kissed him on the cheek when she saw Elaina watching.
"What is she doing?" Cody asked.
"They're getting to know each other better or they're wanting us to be jealous. I think it's cute," Elaina said.
"Well, I'd say they're getting real close for him to do that to my girl." Cody turned Elaina to see Frank kissing Sab on the lips.
"I'm going to kill him," Elaina said as she went over to him.
"It worked here she comes. Hey Lady! Want to dance with me now?" Frank asked, pleased with himself.
Elaina walked over and decked him. "Kiss that, you jerk."
"Elaina he did it as a joke to make you jealous," Sab tried to explain but Cody pulled her away.
Elaina was furious and walked up the steps to his office to sit down. Frank was helped up by Reese. "I thought you learned how to duck?"
"Didn't think she'd do that," Frank said, rubbing his jaw; then he went over with Elaina. "Sorry. I won't do that again," he apologized.
"You know I don't like you kissing other women. It's bad enough you're surrounded by them everyday." Elaina's insecurities were coming out while being drunk.
"You're the one that assigns the cases, if you don't want me around them, quit putting the teams together."
"I just might do that." Elaina leaned against him putting her head on his shoulder. "You'll never leave me will you?"
"No! I'm renewing my vows to you. Why would you ask me that?" Frank was confused by her question.
"Well you can still have more children, even though I can't. I just think sometimes you may leave to find someone that can have children."
"Lady. I don't need or want any more children. I have one of each, that's enough. We discussed this before, I thought you were over those feelings? I love Derek as my own as much as I love Sarah. I'm a very happy man and lucky too."
"Lucky?" Elaina asked.
"Lucky, you didn't have your gun tonight."
"Frank." Elaina looked at him. "I do have my gun." Elaina laughed. "I love you too much to ever kill you. I'm content with making your life a living hell, if you make me mad like that again."
