Chapter 19: Whisper

Fallen angels at my feet,
Whispered voices at my ears,
Death before my eyes,
Lying next to me I fear,
She beckons me, shall I give in
Upon my end shall I begin?
Forsaking all I've fallen for,
I rise to meet the end

Whisper, Evanescence

Scotty ran out of the building, opting to take the stairs instead on the elevator hoping it would be faster. He ran out over to his car and jumped in slamming the blue light onto the roof. He was lucky it still worked, doing cold cases now it was very rarely needed.

He drove out to the address, and with the speeds he was doing and laws he was breaking he was damn lucky to have the blue light.

It took twenty minutes to reach the site, and when he arrived he was greeted by only one other patrol car, no others had arrived yet. As Scotty got out of his car to go over to the patrol car another two arrived. He knew he should wait for the rest that were on their way, but he didn't have time. The call had said that he was to hurry.

Scotty and the six officers that had now joined him started moving towards the house. It was an older style two-storey house with a broken up wooden veranda lining the from of the house and white paint peeling from its walls.

He motioned for two of the officers to go around the back, and the carefully walked up the front steps. He could hear voices inside and they were coming towards the door. Just then the rest of the cavalry arrived, four patrol cars closely followed by two ambulances.

Whoever was inside knew by now that something was going on and he heard heavy footsteps start off in the other direction. Everything that happened next was sort of a blur. He moved out of the way quickly as the door was broken down. Gunfire was exchanged and people moved to check the stairway that looked like it led towards a basement.

He had to find Lilly. He ran up the stairs yelling out her name. He was surprised to hear the sound of running water coming out of one of the rooms. He ran over to find out its source.

He swung open the door and what he saw sent chills down his spine. Carelessly, he dropped his gun to the floor and ran over to the bathtub and pulled out of the water an unconscious Lilly. At least he hoped that's all she was. He didn't know what he'd do if she was dead. He pulled her onto the floor beside him and checked her airway to make sure it was clear. He listened for breathing.

Oh god. She wasn't breathing. Tears filled up in his eyes as he began to feel for a pulse. He knew they had medics who were trained for this kind of thing but the time they took to get her could be the difference between her living and dying.

He then checked for a pulse. It was there. It was faint but it was there.

He pinched her nose and breathed into her mouth, a couple of quick deep breathes. Her chest heaved upwards and her eyes opened, as she gasped for air.

She looked straight up into his eyes and through her arms around his neck. It was lucky that at that moment she wrapped his arms around her back because her head felt light.

She leaned her head against his neck and he felt warm tears land on shoulder.

"I'm sorry," she whispered into his ear, "I'm so sorry."

He leaned back and looked her into face, only noticing now the bruises that covered it. He then wiped the tears from her cheeks. "Come on, let's get you out of here."

He lifted her up into his arms so he could carry he outside to the waiting ambulances. He was met outside the bathroom by a couple of officers who said that the house had been searched and that everything was now secure. He then continued down the stairs and towards the front door. As they walked past one of the rooms Lilly turned her head so she could see inside, still wondering if Jonathan's death had been a dream, or a nightmare for that matter.

She shuddered as she saw the blood that covered the back wall; his death had been no dream. Scotty felt the shudder and decided not to press her with what had happened now, there would be plenty of time for questions later.

He carried her out the ambulance where he left her for a moment while they checked her out. He went over to Stillman, Vera & Jeffries so he could fill them in on what had taken place.

Then he went back to Lilly who was sitting in the back of the ambulance, a blanket wrapped tightly around her.

"Hey," he said as he sat down beside her, "what did they have to say?"

"They don't think it's anything too serious, but they have to take me back to the hospital for x-rays."

"I'm coming with you then." He reached down and grabbed her hand and held it tightly in his.

"Thanks Scotty."

A few minutes later they were ready to go. The trip to the hospital took about half an hour and Scotty sat by her holding her hand the whole time.

When they arrived they were separated while she went for her x-rays. Luckily the ER wasn't particularly busy that day; otherwise the hour-long wait reserved for Scotty could have been much longer.

Finally, after another fifteen minutes he was told he was allowed to see her. They had decided to keep her in over-night just too make sure, apparently she'd taken quite a beating from the guys.

He walked into her room only to find that she was fast asleep. He dragged the chair out of the corner of the room over to her bedside. He sat down beside her, and for a few moments he just watched her. He leaned over and gently brushed the hair away from her forehead before pressing a kiss to it.

He held onto her hand and found himself yawning. He hadn't really realised how tiring the last few days had been. Slowly he leaned forward on the edge of her bed, promising himself that he'd only close his eyes for a couple of minutes. Ten seconds later he was out like a light.

A/N: Alright, not much more to go now! Thanks again to everyone who's been reviewing, you're awesome!