AN: On to a second chapter.


-"I can and I will. I will not let you run away from me again."-

Love and Death in Las Vegas

By Cat

Chapter two

"Mary..." Danny whispered in his sleep. Old Larry McCoy sat up in the hospital seat. Larry and Ed were basically both worried about the young adult. The two men had decided that he needed to be looked after so Danny didn't run off to try and help Mary or anything. The two men were also fearful that Danny would try stupid things if he ever heard news of Mary's death or such.

Larry McCoy was happy for his son; Danny had made it far in life. But what was sad was that he put off telling Mary his feelings. As a father, Larry felt somewhat inclined to look after the pair when they were kids. They were a troublesome pair. Especially when they turned into teenagers. Mary had wanted nothing more than to be with Danny... and Danny, well he wanted nothing more than dates with the hottest girls in school. Larry found that every night of weekends, Danny was either out at a party or off at the movies with one of his many dates. Danny had been a popular kid from what Larry knew, as had Mary. But they had never dated each other. Such a shame... Larry thought briefly.

Danny's breathing became fast and Larry stood up. He began to shake Danny gently, whispering words of comfort. Danny's eyes opened after a moment. The young son of Larry sat up and looked at his father.

"She'll be fine Danny..." Danny's father put a hand on Danny's shoulder. "She'll make it through."

Danny looked his father in the eye and sighed. "I just hope that you're right."

.::Ed's office at the Montecito::.

Luis looked at Ed for a moment before returning his gaze to his drink. Ed was busy staring at the phone, waiting for any word from kidnapper to civilian. Ed had stared at the phone for hours. Occasionally talking to Luis and asking him questions about the basis of the case. Ed had felt partly responsible for this attack, a brutal attack on one of the Montecito's workers. A highly respected worker at that. But the straw that broke the camels back was that Ed felt like a second father to both Danny and Mary and he had promised them both safety in case anything should happen. He truly hoped that they would both be okay.

Luis looked thoughtful; he was wondering who might have done it. He looked up again and noticed the old man. Ed had tears in his eyes and was obviously trying to hold them back.

"Ed, I promised to Danny that I'd get who did this. Do you really expect that I wouldn't at least try? I will find the person who did this!" Luis said.

Truth be told, the detective felt a little guilty that he wasn't doing more. Danny and Mary were his long time friends and he had a slight crush on Mary. He was only beaten by Danny though. Danny was Mary's true love, Luis knew the basics of the relationship but he'd have to ask Danny about Mary having any enemies and such.

Luis sighed and looked back at the drink he held. Ed looked at one of the monitors as a distraction.

"Do you think that Mary's going to be ok?" Ed looked at Luis briefly, the two had not known each other for long but they were both friends of the 'We want Danny and Mary married' fan club, not literally of course, but they and the rest of the Montecito staff had seen the effect of the two being apart when Danny left for the marines. Mary had been sad and cried most of the time. Danny had suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder once he had come back from the marines. Mary had been the one to make him happy again, make him smile.

"I can't say for sure." Luis began. "But I have my best officers and detectives on the case. I have undercover officers and SWAT teams ready just in case. I made a promise to Danny and I intend to keep it."

The firmness in Luis' voice made Ed draw back slightly. Ed knew that Danny and Luis had not always been friends. They had been jealous of each other since the day they met; Mary was just one of the reasons for this.

Luis had been first on the seen of the incident. He had been the first to see Danny's bloody body and the gaping bullet wound. Luis had been the one to call an ambulance, the one to walk into the bedroom and to see what the intruder had done. Painted on the wall, in Danny's blood, it said: 'I finally have her, you cannot have her, she will not be taken from me again.' This was one of the things Luis had not wanted to tell Danny. He knew, not from experience, that it was terrible to find out that someone had painted something with your blood on the wall of a room in your house.

Ed's office phone rang suddenly. Ed picked it up quickly.

"Yeah..." He said. "We'll be there."

.::The Enemy's lair::.

Mary's breathing grew faster and sobs wracked her whole body. Tears escaped her eyes and they soaked themselves into the now damp blindfold. She was feeling extremely dizzy and her head was pulsing. Her hands grew sore as she tried to free her hands from the rope. She heard a door open and shut directly behind her. Footsteps were all Mary heard for a moment, he was coming closer.

"I wouldn't want to do that if I were you." The voice said as he touched Mary's cheek. The wetness from her tears had slightly leaked through the blindfold and Mary felt her kidnapper wipe a tissue across her face, drying it.

Mary felt the barrel of a gun touch her stomach, she gasped and she became quiet after a moment. Our baby won't live if I continue like this. I need to get out of here. I need to stay calm and think of a way. Mary thought when she had stopped crying. Suddenly she gasped. "Oh my..." She whispered. Oh my goodness, I need Danny! Mary mentally screamed.

"What's wrong?" Her attacker asked worriedly.

"I-I-I" Mary stuttered fearfully, her face had just paled. "I think my water just broke."

To be continued...


AN: This chapter was quite short; I will try to make them longer. Please review, I would enjoy any feedback.