Instinctively Vince dived into Linda, taking her to the ground, Linda fell
on her back and hit her head. Vince fell on top of Linda and rolled off
her, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and clutched at it, though he didn't
need too, he already knew. He brought his hand away and his hand was
covered with his blood.
Shawn and Paul fell to their knees and looked at Vince and Linda, both were covered with blood and for a second they didn't know which one had been shot. Vince rolled onto his back and Shawn and Paul saw the open wound. They yelled for security and an ambulance.
Linda opened her eyes and for a second was a little confused. She saw Vince lying next to her and Shawn and Paul beside him.
The security surrounded them and six officers ran up the hill, trying to chase the suspect.
He stood there for a few seconds, admiring the scene. His work here was done. "Not long now, she'll soon be mine." He said to himself. He noticed the officers running up the hill after him. He looked at the blond headed woman who was fussing over Vince. "Not long now darling," he whispered into the air. "I'll be seeing you again." He turned and ran, he knew he was going to outrun the officers, no one was going to stop him from making her all his now. No one.
"Vince." Linda sobbed uncontrollably. "Vince, hang on."
"Where's that fuckin ambulance?" Yelled Paul.
Vince opened his eyes and looked at Linda. He opened his mouth to speak. "I....., I....... love.... you...Lin." The words dripped slowly from his mouth.
Linda gently brought him up and cradled him in her arms. She stroked his face. "Don't you leave me Vince, don't you dare leave me!" Linda sobbed and her tears fell onto Vince face.
Vince slowly smiled at her, and the chin dimple that Linda first fell in love with over 35 years ago began to show.
"Tell..... the kids.............. I ....... love ............ them." Vince was starting to get breathless and every word was starting to become a titanic struggle to get out of his mouth.
"You can tell them yourself because you're gonna be ok. You have to be because this business needs you, the guys need you, the kids need you,...I....I need you." Linda sobbed.
Suddenly Shawn got up and took off back inside the building.
"Shawn!" Paul yelled after him, he looked around. "Will you find out where that fuckin ambulance is? For Christs sake!" Paul shouted at one of the security guards.
"I'll................. be ................. waiting ............. for you." Vince managed to get out. "I .............. love ............. you. And............. I'll ................ always ............. protect .......... you." Vince closed his eyes.
"I love you too Vince," Linda sobbed. "please don't give up on me. Please!" Linda begged.
Vince slowly opened his eyes again and took a gulp of air. "I need you to know Linnie........" Vince was now breathing eratically. "You......., you made my life baby........ Thank you."
Linda stroked his face. "And you've made mine." Whispered Linda.
Shawn came running back out of the arena with Shane and Stephanie in tow. Paul got up and Shane and Stephanie fell down next to their dad. Paul and Shawn stood behind Shane and Stephanie.
"Dad." Stephanie sobbed, she took his hand.
Vince slowly opened his eyes and looked at Stephanie, he slowly tore his gaze from his daughter and looked at Shane. He looked up at Linda again and slowly closed his eyes.
"Love ....... you ........ all."
His grip on Stephanie's hand loosened and his head fell to the side.
Paul and Shawn let the tears flow freely from their eyes as Vince died in Linda's arms.
"No." Shane shook his head as he cried.
Stephanie sobbed. "Dad....."
Linda sobbed as she rocked Vince in her arms and stroked his face. "I love you."
Shawn and Paul fell to their knees and looked at Vince and Linda, both were covered with blood and for a second they didn't know which one had been shot. Vince rolled onto his back and Shawn and Paul saw the open wound. They yelled for security and an ambulance.
Linda opened her eyes and for a second was a little confused. She saw Vince lying next to her and Shawn and Paul beside him.
The security surrounded them and six officers ran up the hill, trying to chase the suspect.
He stood there for a few seconds, admiring the scene. His work here was done. "Not long now, she'll soon be mine." He said to himself. He noticed the officers running up the hill after him. He looked at the blond headed woman who was fussing over Vince. "Not long now darling," he whispered into the air. "I'll be seeing you again." He turned and ran, he knew he was going to outrun the officers, no one was going to stop him from making her all his now. No one.
"Vince." Linda sobbed uncontrollably. "Vince, hang on."
"Where's that fuckin ambulance?" Yelled Paul.
Vince opened his eyes and looked at Linda. He opened his mouth to speak. "I....., I....... love.... you...Lin." The words dripped slowly from his mouth.
Linda gently brought him up and cradled him in her arms. She stroked his face. "Don't you leave me Vince, don't you dare leave me!" Linda sobbed and her tears fell onto Vince face.
Vince slowly smiled at her, and the chin dimple that Linda first fell in love with over 35 years ago began to show.
"Tell..... the kids.............. I ....... love ............ them." Vince was starting to get breathless and every word was starting to become a titanic struggle to get out of his mouth.
"You can tell them yourself because you're gonna be ok. You have to be because this business needs you, the guys need you, the kids need you,...I....I need you." Linda sobbed.
Suddenly Shawn got up and took off back inside the building.
"Shawn!" Paul yelled after him, he looked around. "Will you find out where that fuckin ambulance is? For Christs sake!" Paul shouted at one of the security guards.
"I'll................. be ................. waiting ............. for you." Vince managed to get out. "I .............. love ............. you. And............. I'll ................ always ............. protect .......... you." Vince closed his eyes.
"I love you too Vince," Linda sobbed. "please don't give up on me. Please!" Linda begged.
Vince slowly opened his eyes again and took a gulp of air. "I need you to know Linnie........" Vince was now breathing eratically. "You......., you made my life baby........ Thank you."
Linda stroked his face. "And you've made mine." Whispered Linda.
Shawn came running back out of the arena with Shane and Stephanie in tow. Paul got up and Shane and Stephanie fell down next to their dad. Paul and Shawn stood behind Shane and Stephanie.
"Dad." Stephanie sobbed, she took his hand.
Vince slowly opened his eyes and looked at Stephanie, he slowly tore his gaze from his daughter and looked at Shane. He looked up at Linda again and slowly closed his eyes.
"Love ....... you ........ all."
His grip on Stephanie's hand loosened and his head fell to the side.
Paul and Shawn let the tears flow freely from their eyes as Vince died in Linda's arms.
"No." Shane shook his head as he cried.
Stephanie sobbed. "Dad....."
Linda sobbed as she rocked Vince in her arms and stroked his face. "I love you."
