"Hi Davis," Tru said as she hurried into the morgue.
"One of those days?" Davis asked.
"Seems like that's all I have these days," Tru replied and filled Davis in on the robbery.
"Sounds straightforward," Davis said. "Providing Jack doesn't interfere."
"Here's hoping," Tru said. "I've got enough to do today besides trying to anticipate his moves."
"Problems?" Davis asked.
"Lindsay's on her way into town, Cassie's on her way out, and Harrison…" Tru's voice trailed off and she rolled her eyes.
"Sounds like you have a busy day ahead of you."
"And it's about to start," Tru said as the phone rang.
"Lindsay?" Davis asked as she reached for the receiver.
Tru nodded as she greeted her friend.
Ten minutes later she had made arrangements for Lindsay to meet her at the morgue just as she had the previous day.
"Next, Harrison," Tru said as she picked up the phone and dialled his number. He answered abruptly on the first ring.
"You okay Harry?" Tru asked though she could tell from his tone that he wasn't.
"Oh I'm great," he replied sarcastically. "I've just been dumped for a business opportunity, couldn't be better."
"Everything's going to be fine Harry," Tru consoled. "It's one of those days, and everything's going to work out."
"Yeah, that's great Sis, but could you have phoned and warned me a little earlier?"
"I'm sorry," Tru apologised. "I didn't realise that it was already too late. I spoke with Cassie yesterday and she said she was leaving but didn't say when it was she'd spoken to you. You know I'd have warned you if I could."
"She's definitely leaving then?" Harrison asked.
"Tonight," Tru confirmed.
"Damn," Harrison replied. "I was going to talk to dad and see what he suggested but I guess if you know it's over already I might as well just let her go. You are sure aren't you?"
"I'm sure," Tru replied after a moments hesitation. "Don't worry Harry, everything will work out fine."
"Sure it will," he muttered in response.
"Oh one more thing," Tru said. "Lindsay's back in town and she's going to be stopping by to see you later. She and Randall are going through a rough patch at the moment so be nice to her."
Harrison remained silent on the other end of the phone and Tru wondered if she had made a mistake in telling him about Lindsay's return.
"I'll talk to you later then Harry," she prompted.
"Sure," he replied before ending the call.
"What?" Lindsay asked in surprise. "Me and Harrison? Back together?"
Tru wondered for a moment whether she might have made a mistake the day before. No, she decided, Lindsay had definitely said she was getting back together with Harrison and from what she had heard Harrison say, and what Cassie had said, it was only a matter of time.
If only Lindsay wasn't taking the news as being such a huge joke.
"What makes you think we'd ever get back together?" Lindsay laughed as she wiped tears of mirth from her eyes. "We were totally unsuited right from the start."
"Harrison's changed a lot recently," Tru said. "He's got a job in a bar, he's acting responsibly, he's got his gambling under control."
"Completely?" Lindsay questioned.
"He's getting there," Tru amended, recalling recent events that perhaps meant saying he had things completely under control was exaggerating just a little. "Just wait until you see him, you'll see how much he's changed."
"What makes you so sure I want him back," Lindsay asked. "Just because Randall and I are having a trial separation, doesn't mean I'm looking to get back with my ex."
Tru paused, unsure how to answer her friend's question. They were best friends but she had never confided in her about her ability to relive days and she didn't even know whether Lindsay would believe her or not. She dismissed the idea of telling her now, if she had though getting back together with Harrison was this funny, goodness knows what sort of hysteria would descend if she told her she was reliving the day.
"Why not just go stop by and see him?" Tru suggested. "No pressure or anything. Just see."
"Why are you so eager for me to do this?" Lindsay asked sceptically.
"He's changed," Tru repeated. Silently she added to herself that maybe Lindsay would help him get over the departure of Cassie that much quicker. Cassie hadn't seemed to indicate that Harrison had been that bothered about her leaving but Tru suspected that he would certainly feel her loss once she had gone. Since Cassie was leaving anyway Tru couldn't see the harm in encouraging Lindsay to give Harrison another chance.
She wondered whether to tell Lindsay that Harrison had only just broke up with Cassie but decided against it, there was no point in confusing things even further and Cassie would be gone out of town soon enough.
She wondered again whether she was doing the right thing or not. She felt a slight uneasiness as she recalled her discussion with Cassie the previous day and not for the first time she wished that Davis could also remember the events of the previous day. She was concerned about whether she was doing the right thing or not and she only had her own instincts to go on.
"You really think we're going to get back together?" Lindsay asked with a thoughtful look on her face.
"I'm sure of it," Tru replied. "I know when you see him, you'll be really impressed with how much he's changed. You may not know it yet but you'll see."
Lindsay smiled. "I do miss him sometimes," she admitted.
"Well he should be just arriving at work if you want to go see him," Tru suggested.
"I think I might just do that," Lindsay agreed and stood up to leave. "And thanks Tru."
"I just want my best friend and my favourite brother to be happy," Tru said as she walked Lindsay out of the morgue and gave her directions to the bar.
Once Lindsay was safely on her way Tru returned inside to see the disapproving stare of Davis.
"What?" she asked as her conscience gave her a twinge of unease.
"You know how much Harrison cares about Cassie," Davis said with a frown. "Are you absolutely sure about what you're doing?"
"Cassie has a great business opportunity she's taking. She's moving to New Orleans."
"She'd just take off and leave Harrison without a second thought?" Davis questioned.
"She did yesterday," Tru pointed out. "She was really excited about the move. She also said that she knew Harrison and Lindsay were back together."
"You don't think it's a bit sudden?" Davis asked.
"Maybe," Tru agreed. "But Lindsay said they were getting back together."
"She did?" Davis asked. "She didn't sound so sure about the idea just now."
"Well she never mentioned it yesterday but she called from the bar and was sure they were getting back together and Cassie said she'd seen them at the bar."
"And so you're deciding to help things along a little."
"You don't think I should?" Tru asked. She didn't like it when Davis was disapproving of her and combined with her own doubts she was now seriously wondering if she had made an error.
"I think maybe you should leave them to live their own lives," Davis said.
"You said the same yesterday," Tru said.
"Which you obviously didn't listen to," Davis replied. "Are you really sure you've just done the right thing about them?"
"I'm starting to wonder," Tru admitted. "But let's get the victim saved and then I'll worry about Harrison."
"Okay," Davis agreed. "What do we know about the victim?"
Tru quickly relayed all the details of the victim and pushed all thoughts of her brother from her mind. It would wait until later. At least until she had made sure that there was a later for the victim who had been shot in the robbery.
Harrison had been at work for a while when he saw Lindsay coming through the door. She looked good and he smiled brightly as she walked towards the bar. He was grateful that Tru had told him that she was back in town because he didn't know how he would have reacted had he seen her walk through the door without advance warning. Especially considering that the day had not been the best he had a feeling that the last thing he would have been able to handle would have been an out of the blue visit from his ex.
"Hi Lindsay," Harrison greeted her. "Tru said you were back in town."
"She told you I was coming over here?" Lindsay asked as Harrison poured her a drink. He had spent half of his shift so far trying to remember her favourite drink and it had only just come to mind shortly before she had arrived. He passed her the drink and watched as she frowned slightly. He recalled that she usually had ice. He should have remembered sooner but he quickly remedied it.
"Yeah, she called earlier," Harrison confirmed as he passed her back her drink. "So how have you been?"
"Fine," Lindsay replied, not entirely at ease despite Tru's earlier assurances.
"So Europe's good?" Harrison asked. He remembered all too vividly her last visit home and how much she had said she loved travelling around various European cities with her new husband.
"It's good," Lindsay replied and hesitated again. She couldn't remember ever feeling this awkward around her friend's brother before, not even after they had split up. "How about you?"
"Well I've got a job, obviously," he shrugged.
"No girl at the moment?" Lindsay asked. Tru had failed to mention anyone this morning but she wanted to make sure before she took her friend's advice and made an idiot of herself.
Harrison hesitated.
"Oh," Lindsay said with understanding. "Touchy subject?"
"We had a huge fight this morning," Harrison explained, before telling Lindsay all about Cassie's chance to move to New Orleans. He was surprised by how easy it was to talk to her about the whole mess.
"You don't want her to go?" Lindsay asked. Harrison didn't bother to reply, he didn't need to.
"I know it probably hasn't occurred to you," Lindsay suggested. "But have you thought of just telling her?"
"I don't want to be selfish," Harrison muttered. "Tru thinks I am and I know you think I am too. I don't want to be."
"Harrison," Lindsay said. "There's selfish and there's stupid. Do you really need me to tell you which one you're being at the moment?"
"Tru thinks I should let her go," Harrison said by way of a response.
"Tru says a lot of things," Lindsay huffed.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Harrison asked. "She's always looking out for me. She wouldn't deliberately try and…what?"
Lindsay looked down at her glass.
"What?" Harrison asked again. "What's she said?"
"Well she seemed to think that we were going to get back together," Lindsay said with a forced laugh.
"What?" Harrison explained. Then he recalled her words to him on the phone that morning about how everything would be fine.
"She's trying to play matchmaker," Lindsay said with a shrug. "I told her she was wasting her time."
"Damn it," Harrison said as he grabbed his jacket from behind the bar.
"Hey Davies, your shift isn't over yet," his boss yelled from the other end of the bar.
"It's an emergency," Harrison called back.
"Have emergencies on your own time Davies or don't bother coming back."
Harrison hesitated a moment before grabbing his jacket and heading outside, Lindsay at his heels.
She asked him what was wrong but how could he explain that his sister relived days and had decided in her wisdom who it was that he should choose to be with. He might not be able to tell Lindsay about it but his sister would certainly hear what he thought about it.
