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This story – sequel of Cadaver in the park - takes place in some periods of our team's life, and explain the relationship between Mac and his protect Ivy….NB. : THE PRESENT PART TAKES PLACE SOME MONTHS AFTER HER ARRIVE IN N.Y.

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MAC AND IVY'S CHRONICLES

Massacre-part 3

N.Y, today. Crime Lab,

Ivy was going into direction of her desk, thinking about what Hawkes told her, and about what she told him: I begin to think we'll be unable to come to any kind of conclusion. Now, she started to think she was right. Less than 1 second after, she eared a voice calling her…

"Ivy, I've got some news!" she turned her head back and saw Don. He wasn't like the last time she saw him, at the crime scene, he was more serious. Probably it's my fault she thought I have been too cold with him. He went into Ivy's direction with a sheet into one hand. He put it into her sight and started to talk about what he discovered. "two of our victims were owners of the apartment, more precisely Grace Chosen and Mark Hamilton. This – he said with a photograph into his hand – two. I discovered also the pregnant woman name…it's Challista Stevenson. Her parents denounced her disappear the last week. I will go to speak with them. Wonna come with me?"

"I would, but I'm waiting for some test results. – she answered him – what about the other 3 victims?"

"Still without name, but I hope someone will denounced their disappears. I must go, when I'll discover something, I'll call you." Don went out from the lab. Now it was again different. When he saw her first, he wasn't smiling, but this time, he did it. He had a particular light into his eyes. She replied him only with an "hi" and looked at him going out, in silence.

"looks like someone here is in love…"

"Wh- what?" ivy turned her head again and saw, at her shoulders, Danny. "what are talking about? Don't you have something to work on?" she asked crossing her arms, with a point of anger.

"yes – he replied her with an ironical smile – but I closed my case. And Mac asked me to help you. So… - he told her opening his arms and going near the girl – here I am. " only in that moment she noticed he had some documents with him. In the moment he gave her the documents. "these are the results of your test. I'll give you the honour."

"You're too god. " she said sarcastically "thank you, and let me see if we have fortune."

"Listen – Danny started to tell her, serious – I was serious about… about what I told you. I really think you two are in love, and for me it's not a problem. But probably Mac…"

"first – she replied stopping him – it's not Mac's affair whom I date with. Second : I didn't tell I'm in love with Don. Third: it's not your affair."

"First: don is a friend, my best friend, it's my affair if you break his heart, second, you don't have to tell you are in love with him, it's crystal clear, as it's crystal clear he is in love with you. Everybody here knows about you two. Probably you two are the only ones don't know it. And sincerely I can't understand why."

"Exactly, when I told you it's not your affair, what didn't you understand? And… listen, ok, I'm dating with him, I admit it, but we are not in love, we're just… flirting. He never truly kissed me! "

"what if he was truly in love with you? What are you feeling for him?"

"honestly Danny, normally I speak with my mother about men. " she said smiling.

"Ok, leave the argument out. What about the case?"

"there's a match ! The DNA I find on the door, it's from a certain Carl Caruso, and guess, there were also his digital prints in the house…and he is left-handed. like one of the killers. And…to finish, Mr. Caruso's DNA was also under Challista Stevenson's nails. "

"Great. We have evidences enough to arrest him. What about the other prints?"

"nothing. But Hawkes is working on the skin of the cadavers with the super-glue, he want to see if he can still find something interesting. "

"Where's Don? We can ask him to give us an hand to find Mr. Caruso.."

"he went to Challista's home, to speak with her family. I don't know when he'll be back."

N.Y, some hours later.. Crime Lab, interrogation room

Danny and Ivy were both outside the interrogation room, waiting to Mr. Caruso to arrive. They were not present when the police took him. Before to see him, they saw Flack who was arriving after a talk with Challista's family. "Ivy, Some good news – he told her, without see Danny was with them – the Stevenson recognize the victims, and told me something very interesting. I think to have understand what's happened. Listen: here we have the 3 victims, Challista, Mark and his wife, Grace. Do you follow me? – he asked – and here the other 3 victims, Kurt, Wanda and Tomas Wagner. They were all Challista's friends. Her family told me she didn't want to abort the child, but wasn't sure to want to grow him up. She was alone after her boyfriend left her. She decided to give him in adoption, but not in the ordinary way."

"Sellers. I know about people who sell children of poor people to the richest., but it's the first time I meet them." Danny said. Still, Don wasn't seeing him.

"But – said Ivy – there's a but. What's happened after?"

"After – Don re-started – she decided to keep the child. They started to threaten her, and she escaped…by her friends. Unfortunately, the don't know much more."

"Detectives – an agent said to them – Mr. Caruso is arrived…"

"Yeah, but I think Mr. Caruso will help us. By the way - Danny said to his friend - Don, hi."

"Eh? Oh, sure. I saw you."

"sure? I don't believe it. You see only her – he said about the woman who was already in the interrogation room."

"Mr. Caruso – she said standing on feet, in front of him, seriously - nice to meet you. And nice to meet your legal, too. "

"I told my client he mustn't answer your question. It's his right."

"Sure, we know this – replied the attorney near Ivy – but we want give him a chance. Al, the evidences tell us… and also will tell the jury… he is guilty. If he confess and give us all the culprits, we will be…generous."

"what do you mean exactly by generous?"

"I mean no one will discover he killed a child, he helped to kidnap a baby born, and he will no have a life sentence. "

"how much?"

"30 years"

"my client will tell you everything."

some hours later. outside the Crime lab.

When Ivy went out from the lab, saw Don near his car. He looked at her, smiling – but a little tense – and he saw "hi"

"hi – she replied smiling, too – what do you do here?"

"I was… expecting you. I wanted to know about the case." He asked leaned against his car. She went into his direction and against the car, too.

"closed. Caruso told us everything. He was scared about a life in prison with people who know about he killed a child. He… killed them with a friend, and with a doctor, because she escaped. She gave them her word about the baby born, but she escaped at the last minute. So they decided she had to pay. And, before to kill her, they took the child. There's an investigation about a traffic of illegal adoptions. Oh…and the baby is with the services. It's a male, he'll be back to his grand parents as soon as possible." She didn't look him into his eyes.

"So everything's all right."

"Sure, everything's all right. "

"Do you need a lift?"

"sure? I can take the subway…"

"No matter, get in! he said her smiling.

For all the voyage there was silence between them two. No one of them tried to start a conversation. There was a sort of embarrassment, an emotional tension. And the heavy rain didn't help them to feel at ease.

"listen, not everything's all right – she started to told him, a little insecure of what exacting tell him and how tell him -listen, Don, be true, - she said him ,looking, this time, into the eyes of the man – did you ask Danny to speak with me?"

"oh….listen, I didn't want to….- he started to say a little embarrassed - but… ok, I did it ! – now he was more self-confident, he stopped his car under the rain, near a little street completely desert. He looked her into the eyes, feeling anger. For caution (never sure in car in a desert street!) he closed the doors from the inside . – I did it, I repeat it. I did it. If you want I an spell it, too. I did it. Because I don't know what to do with you…and what happen with you. I don't know if you love me or love me not, if we are just flirting, like you said to him, or if there's something more, because one day you seems to want to stay with me, the other one you escape. I need something more than "just flirting "! And if you want just " just flirting" with me, good, you're not the right one, and probably you didn0t understand I' not a game only because I'm younger and I never had a serious relationship!"

"Did you think I could be the problem, and not you? Did you think I probably feel scared about have a relationship with a man who risk his own life everyday, especially after my husband's death? Did you think I could die if I lost someone else I love? Did you think about this?" she screamed into his face with all her rage, with the tears at her eyes. He stopped to be angry with her and, embracing her, he took her head on his chest. Ivy was still crying. "

"I'll not die – he whispered – I promise you."

"you can't promise these things, you can't do that! – she sobbed – Noah promised me the same things, and…"

"you're right, I can't promise I will not die during my work. But I an promise you I'll stay by your side and with you every day, till death do us apart." She was still crying when he lifted her head up and started to kiss her. At the begin it wasn't so passionate, it was...gently. but after few seconds he started to claim more. She wasn't sure about what they were doing, and what her was going to do. She wasn't sure if she wanted reply to his kiss. He left her mouth and passed to kiss her neck, without listen to her, starting to take her dresses off.

"Don….we can't d…Don..no…"she tried to stop him, to take him away from her body.

"your voice says no, but your body says yes. And then…you can't no more tell the others I never truly kissed you…"

"I didn't tell you "no, - she said smiling and kissing him on his mouth - I told no this way… we're a couple of blocks my apartment… and I think it's time to ask you if you wonna come in…."