"Just give me a moment to check on him before you go in " Dr. Martin said as he went into Zach's room, leaving everyone out in the hallway.
"I'm no longer needed here, so I am going to get going " David announced
"David" Greenlee said taking his hand "I'm sorry for what Ryan did to you. I wish you would of told me"
"Would it of done any good ?" he asked
"No, probably not" she admitted "but none the less I am sorry."
"Don't worry about it. Just know that I am here for you if you need me" David said as he hugged her
"I know that, how could I not, after everything you have done for me" she smiled
"Well I will call you later, maybe we can have dinner or something" he said
"I would like that" Greenlee answered
Dr. Martin came out of Zach's room
"He is sleeping but you can go in and see him, but only one at a time, and please don't take long, he needs his rest"
Kendall eagerly went into the room and pulled a chair up to his bedside.
"Oh Zach" she said as she took hold of his hand " I was so afraid I was going to lose you"
"You cant get rid of me that easily " Zach said as he was waking up "I'm afraid you are stuck with me for life"
"That is just fine by me" she said as she began to cry "I cant even imagine my life with out you in it"
"I'm just sorry it has taken me so long to tell you how I felt about you" he said " I was afraid I would lose you if I told you I was in love with you"
" I was afraid of the same thing" Kendall laughed
"Well the important thing is that we are together now, nothing else matters." he said " How are you feeling ? How bad were you hurt ?"
"Zach, I am fine" she said "You got hurt much worse then I did. "
"Let me take a look at you, how bad were you hurt ?" Zach said
"Zach I was just grazed on my arm and I hit my head on the coffee table when we fell. Other then that I am fine" she said
"Is the baby ok ?" he asked
"It turns out I am not pregnant" she answered
"Would it be awful of me to say I am relieved ?" he said
"No not at all, in fact I am as well." Kendall admitted "In fact, I have already told Greenlee, and also informed her I wouldn't be trying again"
"How is she taking it ? "
"Well at first I think she was a bit disappointed, but now that she knows Ryan is alive I think she is just as relieved as I am" Kendall answered
"She knows Ryan is alive ?" He asked in shock
"Yes" Kendall said "and so does my Mother, Jackson, Myrtle, David, Ethan, Simone, Tad and Aiden"
"Oh Lord " he exclaimed " Well I guess I should brace myself for the fall out"
"Nope, its all been taken care of" Kendall said with a smile
"Kendall what did you do ? " Zach asked
"It wasn't what I did, it was what Myrtle did. " she announced
"Oh Lord, I bet they didn't know what hit them" Zach laughed
"Nope, they never saw it coming." she smiled "Listen, as much as I hate to leave, there are a few people who would like to see you"
Zach had a puzzled look on his face "Who wants to see me ?"
"You'll see" she answered after she gave him a kiss " I will be back in a few minutes"
Kendall left the room and went back into the hallway
"Ethan" she said " he is awake if you would like to see him"
Ethan looked down at Simone
"Now or never I guess" he said
"Are you sure you want to do this Ethan ?" Simone asked
"Yes, its something I should of done a long time ago" he answered then pulled the door open and went in.
"Hi there, how are you feeling" he asked as he walked over to the bed
" ummm" Zach said, a bit taken back by the sight of his son " besides feeling like I have been hit by a truck, I feel ok"
"Listen Zach, " Ethan began " I know I haven't been the best son in the world, in fact I have been a down right lousy son"
"Ethan" Zach interrupted him " look, it isn't like I have been the best of Fathers either"
"Please let me get this off my chest " Ethan said " I understand now why you did what you did, and I am sorry for everything I have put you through. I realize now that you were only trying to protect me. If it isn't to late, and you can forgive me, I would really like it if we could have some sort of a relationship. Maybe at least meet on some sort of neutral ground"
Zach was truly stunned and his eyes started to well up
"Ethan" he began " I would love that. However I think there is something you need to know"
"What is it ?" Ethan asked
"Well, I am not sure if this will change your feelings or not, and if they do I understand, but I want to be honest with you." Zach paused for a moment before continuing "I have fallen in love with Kendall, and she is in love with me as well. We want a real marriage and a life together"
Ethan just stood there looking at his father
"Zach, Kendall and I have had a long talk and we both realize what we thought was love really wasn't. We both had similar childhoods and related to each other because of it. I am happy with Simone, and I want you to be happy as well. If that means with Kendall, then I am fine with that" Ethan finally said
"I'm not sure what these Doctors have me on, because I have to be dreaming this" Zach said
"It's no dream Zach. I am sincere here. I would really like to get to know you" He replied
"I would like that too" Zach said "Just as long as you don't expect me to play catch in the yard or anything like that"
Ethan just laughed "No I think I am a bit past that. However maybe a game of basketball once in a while"
The two men talked a while longer then Ethan said his Good Byes and left. A moment later there was a knock on the door
"Come in" Zach said
Myrtle opened up the door and walked in
"There he is" she said as she came over and gave him a kiss on the cheek
"Mrs. Fargate, how nice to see you ." he smiled
"How are you feeling Darlin' " she asked
"To be honest, gunshot aside, I think this is one of the best days of my life." he answered
"Can I assume that your wife is the reason for that ? She told me how you finally admitted to her that you are in love with her. I must say its about damn time. " she said with a smile
"Of course Kendall is a big part of that" he smiled " but my son just informed me that he wants to have a relationship with me."
"Oh Darlin', that is wonderful" she exclaimed " I am so happy for you. It looks like God is smiling down on you"
"From what Kendall tells me, he had a little help from you. So tell me what have you and my wife been up to ? " Zach asked
Myrtle filled Zach in on what she had done and everyone reactions.
" I cant say I am surprised at Erica's reaction, but I am surprised by Jackson's" Zach admitted
"Erica will come around in time. She just hates to be proven wrong." Myrtle stated " Just give her some time to let it sink in before you and Kendall break the news about being in love"
There was a knock on Zach's door
"Come in " he called
"Is everything ok in here ?" Kendall asked as she came in
"Everything is just fine Darlin' " Myrtle answered "In fact I was just about to go, so you can spend some time with your husband"
"Mrs. Fargate you don't have to leave" Zach said
"Nonsense" she declared " Far be it from me to keep a husband and wife from spending time together. And if anyone deserved this time together its you two"
She gave them each a kiss and headed towards the door
"Kendall I will see you later" she said as she headed out
"She sure is something isn't she " Zach said
"Yes she is" Kendall agreed
"Come here Mrs. Slater " he said as he held out his hand " I'm so relieved that you weren't hurt worse, I would of never forgiven myself if something happened to you. I am so sorry for getting you involved in all of this."
"Zach, if you remember you are the one who tried to keep me out of it. I was the one who wouldn't listen. Besides we are both going to be fine, so can we just not talk about it anymore. I want to concentrate on my husband" she said as she sat on the edge of his bed.
Zach pulled Kendall into him and gently kissed her "I love you Mrs. Slater"
"I love you to Mr. Slater" she smiled
"So where are you staying? " Zach asked
"Well right now I am staying in a room down the hall. Dr. Joe said he wanted to keep me tonight, but I will be released tomorrow. However I am not going anywhere until you are released" she answered
"Kendall" Zach said "You can't stay here all day and night"
"And why not" she protested
"Because you need some rest too, and you cant get that watching over me. Listen I want you to go stay at the suite at the casino. I have plenty of security there and I would feel better knowing you are safe there" Zach replied
"Actually I had already figured that. Derek came and saw me earlier today and he is going to place some undercover police around the casino as well, and here at the hospital until this guy is found. I have talked to Edie and told her to help him with what ever he needs" she smiled
" I see you are on top of things" he laughed "and to think I was worried"
"I have everything under control" she announced
"I see." he smiled "Seeing as how you have everything under control. Have you figured out where we are going to live once I am out of here ? I assume you wouldn't want to live at my place, and considering what all went on at your place I assume you don't want us living there as well "
"Actually I have been thinking about that" she said " and well there is something I want"
"Anything you want, it's yours" he said
"Zach I'm serious" she said
"So am I" he protested "So tell me what is it my wife wants"
"I want a house and I want us to get married " she announced
Zach just gave her a look
"Honey, I don't know how to tell you this," he started " but we are already married"
"I know that, but when we got married we got married for business. This time I want us to get married for love. I want to do it right" she said
He just smiled at her "If that is what you want, then that is what you will get"
"Oh Thank you Zach" she said as she hugged him
" So do you have a date in mind ?" he asked
"I was thinking New Years Eve, if that is ok with you. I figured it was kind of symbolic, start a new life at the start of a new year" she smiled
"it sounds perfect" he admitted "now about this house, do you have any in mind ?"
"No" she answered " I want us to find one together. Until then I figured we could just stay at the Casino"
"Sounds good to me" Zach said
"Oh, and there is one more thing" Kendall announced
"yes" he said
" I don't want us to male love until we are married" she whispered
"WHAT" Zach exclaimed " You actually expect me to live with you and not be able to make love to you ? Kendall I am only human"
"I know that, and I want to make love to you as well. However I don't want to mess this up. You are my world Zach and I want to do this right. I want us to wait until we are married for real, its important to me. Besides look how many months we have gone with out sleeping with each other, what's two and a half more months" she replied
Zach sat and looked at her a moment, realizing just how much this meant to her
"Alright, if that is what you really want, I will try to behave myself" he finally said and sealed the deal with a kiss.
They were interrupted by a knock on the door
"Come in" Zach called out
"Good you are awake" Dr. Martin said as he came into the room "You gave us all quite a scare there for a while."
"So Doc, tell me when can I get out of this place" Zach asked
" Not for at least a week" Dr. Martin laughed "You have been through a major trauma and you need time to heal before we can release you. Kendall would you mind stepping outside for a moment while I examine Zach"
"Sure" she said as she got down from the bed and went out into the hall
Kendall was surprised to find Myrtle sitting outside Zach's room
"Myrtle, just the person I wanted to see. I need your help" Kendall exclaimed
"Sure Darlin' what is it. Anything you need, you know that" she answered
"Well Zach and I are going to get remarried" Kendall announced
"Oh that's wonderful" she smiled
"We are going to do it right this time, big wedding and all, and I need the perfect dress." Kendall said grinning from ear to ear
The two women talked a while longer before Dr. Martin came out of the room.
"Alright Darlin' I'm off to get started on this. I will call you later" Myrtle said as she gave Kendall a hug
"Kendall you can go back in and see Zach now, but only a few minutes. He needs his rest and so do you" Dr. Martin said before he left
Kendall went back into Zach's room. He was laying back on the bed with his eyes closed. She closed the door softly and walked over to his bed
"Hey" she said
"Hey" he answered as he opened his eyes
"Dr. Joe said I can only stay a few more minutes. So I just came in to say 'Good Night' and tell you how much I love you" she said
"I love you to" he said with a smile "will you be back in the morning ?"
"Wild horses couldn't keep me away" Kendall answered
They kissed once again before Kendall left and went back to her room. After eating the dinner the nurse brought in for her she climbed into bed and drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
The next morning Kendall was released from the hospital. Against her will she did as Zach asked and went to the casino and got settled in and also checked on the business.
The week went by rather fast. Greenlee, Simone and Dani were running things at Fusion and filling Kendall in on any important information she needed to know. Tad had uncovered the Dragons identity, who turned out to be Garret Williams. Di, who turned out to not be the real Dixie, had written a letter that she gave to Stewart to hold on to for safe keeping. When Stewart found out that Di had gone missing, along with Julia, he contacted Tad and handed the letter over to him. Di had written everything in her letter explaining who the Dragon was and all of his business contacts and also the fact that she wasn't the real Dixie. Derek and Tad had found Di and Julia in an apartment in New York where Garret had held them captive. Julia had managed to shoot and kill Garret right before help arrived. After an investigation they arrested Julia for the murder of Garret Williams once they found out that the killing shot wasn't done in self defense. They also discovered that Mimi was involved in his organization and she was arrested as well. Di was also arrested and was being brought up on charges for with holding information about an investigation, as well as identity theft .
Kendall and Edie had decided that with everything that had gone on, that the town needed a party. So they decided to plan a Halloween party at the casino, complete with everyone in costume.
Finally the day arrived to bring Zach home. Kendall had gotten a complete set of instructions from Dr. Martin as to what Zach was and was not allowed to do, and also any foods he wasn't allowed to eat for a while. Kendall had copied the instructions down for Edie, who in turn passed Zach's new diet along to the kitchen staff.