an: sorry for the long wait. I'm really sorry.
Friends Forever?
Chapter fourteenMary's head lay upon the bed that Danny was resting on. She had been there ever since the doctors had brought Danny back to life. Luis had told her what Code Blue had meant after they had received word that Danny was still alive after a little bit of heart failure.
Danny hadn't woken up from the deep sleep he fell into after the accident yet, but thankfully he was not in a coma. Mary hoped with every ounce in her heart that he would be okay, he just had to be.
Mary got up from the chair she had been sitting in for the last hour or two. She had cramps all over her body from the uncomfortable position she had been in. She stretched out her back hoping to relieve the pain. Danny's eyes slowly opened but Mary did not take notice.
He watched as her beautiful figure made its way around the tiny room. Mary stopped for a minute in front of the window looking down at the parking lot. The sun shown on her face making her seem angelic. Danny layed in his bed memorized by her beauty until she turned around and saw that he had awoken.
"When did you wake-up?" Mary asked taking a seat on the edge of his bed.
"Just a few minutes ago," he replied.
Mary traced the outline of Danny's face. "How do you feel?"
"Tired."
"I bet you are." Mary leaned down I gave him a hug. "I'm so glad you're all right," she said also giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Did they catch him?" Danny asked seriously.
Mary looked down at her burned hands. "No, I don't think so."
"Damnit." He sighed in frustration. "Do they even know who he is? What he's done?"
"I told Luis about everything's that happened."
"Ed know that you're alive?"
"Yeah, he's out in the waiting room. Pretty upset that you lied to him."
"If I would've told him, you probably wouldn't be here right now."
"I know. I just wish this whole thing hadn't ever happened."
"Me too…me too."
Las Vegas Police Station…"Run a name check on Linda Mercedes. I wanna know if she has any brothers or a husband living in or anywhere near Las Vegas," Detective Luis Perez told his fellow co-workers.
"Okay, we got a match," Officer Steven Pilmuldi said a few minutes later. "Lt. Linda Mercedes was killed about over a decade ago while serving as a marine, married to a Garrett Parkerson."
"Where does Mr. Parkerson live?"
"Just off the strip."
"Get me the address; we're going to pay this guy a visit."
"Hold on there, detective. This guy has been a missing person for the last two years."
"Who was the last person to see him?" Steven started to type.
"His brother, Robert."
"Do we got an address on him?" Luis asked looking at the computer also.
"Yeah, 1628 Killaski Road."
"Alright, I'm heading over there. Send some back-up."
"Right away sir."
Back at the Hospital, Two Hours Later…"Why didn't you tell me she was alive, Danny?" a furious Ed Deline asked his protégé.
"I couldn't! This guy said he'd kill her if I told anyone."
"You could have at least given me a hint."
"I couldn't Ed."
Ed just shook his head. "The guy blew up your house!"
"It's better then killing someone who I care about!"
"His intentions were to kill you…both of you."
"Just find him Ed. Before his plan falls through."
Ed nodded and then looked over to the doorway, where Luis stood waiting to question. "Hey."
"Hey," the detective said casually before getting down to business. "We found a Robert Parkerson at his home, dead earlier today."
Danny shook his head confused. "What does this have to do with me?"
"Mr. Parkerson is the brother of the man who we believe drugged and kidnapped Mary."
"Parkerson?" Ed questioned familiar with the name.
"Yeah. You know the guy?" Luis asked.
"I might. A Garrett Parkerson tried to get a job at the Montecito a couple weeks back. Same day when we got robbed by the poker chip guy."
"Do you believe Garret had anything to do with the theft?" Luis asked jotting down notes, now and then.
"I don't know, but Danny mentioned something a while ago about the thief being named Robert."
"Is this true?" Luis asked glancing over at Danny.
"Yeah. We got a lead that his name was Robert Parkerson. I never got the chance to follow up."
"Did you have any other employees on this case, Ed?"
"All of them," Deline answered. "I think Mike's the only other one who knew about the name though."
Luis wrote down all this information. "Alright, I'm gonna head over to the Montecito and talk to Mike. You get better okay?" the detective said, his last comment directed at Danny.
Danny nodded his head as Luis waved good-bye and walked out of the tiny hospital room.
Ed cleared his throat, scratching the back of his neck at the same time. "I'm gonna head out soon; gotta take care of a few things, okay?"
"Yeah, that's fine. No need to stay around here and baby-sit me," Danny replied, trying to hide the fact that he didn't want to be left alone. But Mary was to be back soon anyway, right?
"Take care," Ed said before exiting through the door.
Meanwhile…Mary deposited 50 cents into the soda machine and tried to figure out what kind of soda. She looked back at Danny's hospital room door, hoping it would give her an answer, when she was surprised to see Luis walking through the door. She was about to call out his name when a very familiar figure stepped in front of her.
"You know you weren't supposed to survive."
Mary gave an attempt to swallow the lump that had formed in her throat. "I'm sorry I disappointed you."
Garrett let out a cold laugh, a laugh she wished she would never hear again in her life.
"Don't worry. There's always next time."
"Next time?" she asked, barely getting the words out.
"Yeah but you know, I don't think I'll succeed until maybe the third time I try to kill you guys. You know what they, third time's the charm."
"The cops are looking for you. They know who you are and what you've done to Danny and me. I'd be surprised if you lived to see tomorrow," Mary warned.
Garrett placed his hand on his heart. "Touching, but what you don't know is that I always have a plan." He looked down at his watch. "And one's just about to take place."
Mary grew wide-eyed; she quickly glanced back to the hospital room Danny was staying in. She looked back at her former kidnapper just before taking off and running down the hallway.
When she got to his room, all she saw was an empty bed. "Danny?" she asked quietly, tears forming in her eyes.
ooOoo
an: okay, I know it's a little short (maybe, not. I'm not sure) but I just had to end it on that note. Sorry guys, especially for the wait. Just a little case of writer's block, that's sorta cured. About my other fic, All's Fair in Love and War, severe case of WB. Tell me any ideas you have for it (except the whole "Don't kill Danny!" idea). And about Jealousy is a Gift, all I have to say is YOU GUYS ARE HARSH! It's been up for a couple of days and I have not gotten ONE, single review. Is it really that bad?