Starting to get cauught up…still don't know anything.
Sully's Salvation
Chapter 13-The Walls Come Crumbling Down
Dan Rawlings was angry. She had never stood up for herself ever. Now she found her old man and a new boyfriend and she grew a set of balls. He wasn't going to let her get away with this. Not now. Not after all he went though to keep track of her all of these years. She was his. His wife. His life. The reason he lived for. If he had to kill her to prove it, he would.
Randi sat behind her desk, Sully at her feet. She really hated paper work but it was better then staying home one more day. Her father and Bosco had spoiled her shamelessly and still wouldn't let her lift a finger. It had been a week since her hospital visit and she was feeling more restless then ever. Dan hadn't called her. He hadn't showed up somewhere unexpected. She was feeling a little leary. He never went this long without some sort of rebelion. It was kinda creeping her out. Sully wined softly and she felt cold hands wrap around her neck.
"Bosco!" She knew only he could sneak up on her without Sully giving out a bark.
"That dog never lets me get away with everything." She turned and looked at him.
"You know the boy has my back." Bosco smiled.
"Yeah. It makes me sleep better at night." He looked tired. Randi knew part of his exhaustion was from worrying about her. She ran her hand down his cheek. Dan had to be caught. His cat and mouse game was taking its toll on them all.
"Why don't you go home tonight." She looked at him.
"You don't want me to come over." The strain in his face seemed to get worse.
"Of course I do. It's just you look tired Bosco. With the dog and my dad around I though your house would be a little quieter."
"And lonelier. Randi…I'm not just there because of Rawlings. I want to be there with you and your dog and even your old man." He brushed a loose strand of hair behind her ear. "I sleep better with you next to me. If you want me to leave I will but I'd rather be with you."
"Everything happened so fast. I know I'm depending on you to keep my sanity and that's not good. I never leaned on anyone. Not even my mom." She looked at Bosco and sighed. "He's been stalking me for five years Bosco. Five years. I don't know how not to live in fear. Yes I'm scared. I'm so scared some days that I have trouble getting out of bed. Since moving here and finding my father…and you it's been easier."
"We're here for you Randi. All of us." He patted the dog's head. "I gotta get to work. I will see you tonight." He leaned over and kissed her. "Take care of her Sully." The dog wined and watched as Bosco headed down the hall.
"Who was the masked man Sully?" Randi looked down at the dog and he lifted his paw. She took it and shook it then rubbed the dog's head. "You're a good friend boy. But you can't keep me warm at night like he can." Randi turned and went back to her work.
Bosco stared out the window. He needed to do anything but sit on his ass in a cramped car. He was restless. He just wanted something else to do but think about Randi and Rawlings.
"You're thinking too hard Bosco." Faith sat beside him.
"Then find us something else to do."
"You want me to look for a crime in progress? That's so not like you Boz." She stopped at a red light.
"I just need to do something."
"About Rawlings or about the restlessness you're feeling about something else." He looked over at her.
"You know me to well."
"I know the old you. This new you that pines over a woman when he's away from her for more then a minute intrieges me."
"I'm the same man I was before I met her." He looked at her. "I just have something to go home to at night." The light turned green and a car spead past them before Faith even transferred her foot from the break to the gas. "Jag off!" He flipped on the lights. "Follow that bastard." Faith smiled.
"Now there's the Bosco I know and love." She begain her persuit and in the back of her mind hoped it all worked out for her partner and friend. It had been too many years that happiness elluded him. It was more then time he found a little happiness of her own.
Sully watched the man. He was nothing like he expected. He'd only seen him the one time but he seemed bigger some how. Maybe it was the fear of what the man might do to his daughter. Whatever it was just looking at the man made John Sullivan's stomach turn.
"Sully he's not going anywhere. Anyway major crimes is watching him too."
"She's my child Davis. A child that I never knew exsisted. I need to put this guy away."
"Stepping on toes isn't going to do it." Ty looked at his partner and friend. "Let's call it a night."
"I'm not going to let this go."
"When have you ever let anything go Sully." Ty sat back and went back to his crossword puzzle. He knew beter then to fight with Sully when he got into one his moods.
Something wasn't right. Her gut was churning like never before. It was like no other feeling she had before. Randi felt the dog at her side tence. He graweled.
"Easy boy. Don't jump the gun." The parking lot was empty except for RMP and a plain white undercover vehicle. So why was Sully as tence as a rubberband pulled tight? A couple of fire fighters milled around the front of the firehouse across the street. Randi survayed the area again. Something wasn't right. Sully let out a fiercer growel. "Is it Dan?" Sully let out a short bark. A man came around the building and Sully qieted. It wasn't Dan but a fire fighter from across the street.
"Hi." She said and pulled Sully behinded her.
"Hey." He looked at her and her dog. "You're new around here."
"Yeah. Miranda Maloney."
"Jimmy Doherty." She smiled.
"Nice to meet you. This is Sully." She pulled the dog from behind her. "Say hi to the nice man Sully." The dog waved his paw up. Jimmy laughed.
"Sully huh? Well he seems to have a better attitude then the other Sully who works here." Out of no where Sully started to grawl and the hair on the back of his neck stood on end. He crouched down and looked under the RMP parked in front of them. "Then again…." Randi crouched down and looked under the car.
"Jimmy…go get the luei…now please."
"Yeah sure." Jimmy went up the steps and into the building. Randi rubbed Sully's neck.
"Good boy." Sully wined and put his head on her knee. Luietenent Swerzky came outside and stood behind her.
"What is it Maloney?"
"Bomb under the car. You might want to step back."
"You might want to do the same."
"I can't."
"Why not?"
"I'm standing on a pressure pad. I move we all die." Swerzky looked down at the young officer.
"Randi…"
"I'm fine for now. I don't how long I can stay like this." Swerzky turned and took the steps two at a time to get the bomb squad here ASAP. Jimmy looked at the woman.
"Fine welcome this turned out to be huh."
"Step back Jimmy."
"Not on your life. I won't leave you alone Miranda."
"My friends call me Randi." She took a small breath. This was not the way she wanted the night to end. Or her life for that matter. She gentally stroked the dog next to her and prayed. If he got spooked or worse and he moved he would kill them all. "Sully stay. Don't move." She wispered. "No matter what don't move." Swerzky came back down the steps.
"The bomb sqaud is on their way." He looked at Randi. "Are you ok?"
"As good as I can be with a bomb three feet in front of me. Just so you all know I filled the gas tank on that RMP not two hours ago. So when it blows look out."
"Did you get a look at bomb while you were down there?"
"Lot's of C4."
"Ok just stay calm."
"Can't have it anyother way." She turned and looked at Swerzsky. "Could you do me a favor?"
"You can do it when this is over."
"Please."
"What?"
"Tell my father I love him. And…tell Bosco I'm sorry. I promised to be careful. I thought I was." Swerzsky nodded. Her world was crumbling down around her and she was scared to death.
