Il mio Isabella dolce

by Anvolea

Jordan run's. Why did Jordan leave? Where did she go? Will Woody find her? And who is Isabella?

6. Una decisione, molte conseguenze

I'm sorry for be so slow this time...but really I have 0 time (last year at the University..lol)... I hope the you like the chap! --------------------------------------------

Chapter 6: Una decisione, molte conseguenze (One decision, many consequences)

He was there, standing, waiting. He knows these walls very well ...he knows these places too well. But he never thought that one day it would be like this. That he would be there waiting for someone to call him ...and that person, said three awful words "are you ready?"
He wasn't. He would never be ready to see her cold lifeless body on a table with a tag on her toe. But he has to, and he was, aside from Bianca, the only he can do that. The facts were even worst, according to the information the few pieces he have, the last passengers, were found completely burnt…that make it feel sick to him…. He prays for a least, her body was complete…
Suddenly the door opens, and a young man walks towards them.
"Siete che i suoi stanno andando identificare Jordan Cavanaugh?. Woodrow Hoyt e Bianca Fucilla?" he asks
"Sì, siamo" Bianca answers softly.
"Allora, venga per favore con me" he said, opening the door for both
"Bianca" Woody whispered to her "You don't have to do this…is not necessary" he was really worried about Bianca face and reaction to this.
"No I have to" she said seriously "I'm a nurse…I'll see people die…. I need to know it, Woody." she begged with his eyes
"Sure," he nodded and grabs Bianca cold hand. "Then…let's do this together" He said low, he knows what support means in that situations. Woody and Bianca walked into that room. He was a Homicide Detective, but he had never felt so uncomfortable on a morgue before. Not even on his first day at the job.
Bianca was in the same state of shock. She was a nurse. She takes care of people until they die…hold their hands…. watch their last movements and moment before they left this world forever. But this was different. She couldn't stand it. …but yet…she has. They have too, even if that means a slow and painful agony.
"Pronto?" the Doctor asks to both, standing at the table, where the Jordan's body lays.
"Are you ready?" Bianca whispered to Woody
"No," he said softly, but sincerely, he took a deep breath. "Okay ...now"
Bianca looks to the doctor and nods. The doctor took the sheet out of her face.
It was so pale, covered with bruises. The brown curls the beauty mark... Woody took her left hand as tears ran down his face. God! It was so cold. He would never be able to feel the warmness of her body again, never kiss those soft lips the he adore…. never hear her laugh and her brilliant eyes with her warm glow in them. All the guilt comes to him again. Regretting every word the he say it to her and hurt, every awful action ….the make to see a sadness look in her eyes…eyes the he would never see again, because they were close eternally.
"There's no scar." He noticed.
"What?" Bianca asked.
"A guy broke into her apartment once. He cut her left hand. I'm pretty sure there should be a thin scar here." Woody pointed out. "And callouses. Jor plays the guitar, there should be callouses." Woody took the sheet of her hips to see the last piece of evidence he needed "This is not Jordan." he stated.
"Are you sure?" Bianca asked cautious. After all, the detective could be in denial.
"I'm positive!" Woody nodded "Jordan has a birth mark that kinda looks like a bird on her hip."
Woody was just so grateful that the woman lying on that table wasn't his Jordan.
"Oh," Bianca sighed relieved at the same time the she feel her knees fallen for his weight.
Woody reach for her "Bianca…looks to me…Jordan is alive…. focus" He starts to say
"I know …it just Caterina ...she …Oh God" her breathing became more quickly "I feel dizzy…I need air…"
"Let's go out of here." Woody took Bianca firmly and both walking away for the place that had almost meant their doom.

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His head was fuzzy. And for some reason, couldn't remember a damn thing. Only was a complete and totally dark. A very strong one, who keeps his eyes, shot. Try to opened, it was a losing battle. It was a wise idea, stops right now, and not fights against to what is inevitable…But the nightmares hunting his unconscious state…not let them hope, just a terrible fear to lose, falling close for the lost even the that something don't wasn't even clear in his confusing mind, but with not a doubt that lost it was forever.

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"Hello?" Lily said by the phone "Woody? Oh My God?…Tell me she is not dead!" Lily start to yelling by the phone
"Lily calms down, breath" Bug said take it the phone form her hands and passing the call to Nigel "Now …focus, breathe"
"But why if she is…." Lily panic face rises to meet Bug face.
"She is not!" Nigel screams "Thanks God for that Woodrow."
"Oh...Thanks…." Lily sighs relief, then standing up, she grab the phone from Nigel hand and put it in conference mode " Why you scare me like that!" she yelled
"Lily...you don't even let me answer!" Woody screaming back
"You can't say it straight!" Lily said
"You start to yelled before I even said Hello!"
"Okay stop Lily!" Garret said entering "What is this scandal? Are you fighting with the air?"
"Jordan is not dead Doctor M." Nigel replies
"Well that is great news…did Woody find her?"
"No yet, Doctor Macy." Woody's voice answer by the speaker.
"Woody? Now I get why Lily was screaming…. what else happens?" Garret said sitting in the chair
"The woman they found …it wasn't Jordan…. they mess around the ID and all…but it wasn't her…. the last prove was the blood type ….we took a sample from Caterina blood…no match"
"I'll see…. what about the little one?" Garret asks
"Right now, I'm just finish with the papers…. since we took Caterina blood sample for the ID of the body…they see the match of me as a father…so now probably I would finish with all the papers next week, then I would be able to go to the States. I have a few businesses to carry on there…and you would meet Caterina as well"
"You are going to bring Caterina to here?" Lily asks
"Yeah, why?" Woody replies surprised
"Well….you are going to put her in danger ...I mean Lu…." Lily said
"Oh well she have to handle it …I am coming back with my daughter, she has to understand that, if she likes the idea or not" Woody said strong
"Are you going to make the Lu adopted the girl…" Lily paused long "as her daughter as well?" she finish the sentence in a scare tone.
"No." Woody said quickly
"No?" the four peoples by the phone asks surprised
"No." Woody took a deep breathe "Caterina is Jordan's daughter…not Lu's"
"What that means?" Lily asks
"Caterina has a mother already." Woody replies "And is the only one the she ever is going to meet"
"Son….you are going to get married" Garret warning
"We certainly are going to watch you!...or then you are going to be the next body in our tables!" Nigel scream half joking- half serious
"Yeah probably….that's why I'll come back to the States….I'll be there the few the I can….I need to back here, to keep finding Jor" he took deep breathe "Lily I need a favor"
"Sure what ever you want"
"Can you buy some stuff for my little girl? …I have nothing in my apartment for a baby, I need her to be comfortable in my place." Woody said.
"Leave that in my hands, I will buy all what Caterina needs…but Woody I don't have a key of your place and …" Lily answer
"There is one copy in my desk in the precinct, you go and take it. Seely knows exactly were it is and Lu has no idea about it, I'm so sorry for all this mess…I" his voice broke
"Woody you have nothing to apology, you are doing the right thing there, looking for your daughter future, is what any loving parent would do. If some jealous woman can't understand that…" Lily said.
"Thanks Lily. I'll have to go now, Bianca is here, we will see you soon!" Woody clicks the phone off.

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"You are okay?" Woody asks worried, watching Bianca pale face
"Yes, just…. What a day!" Bianca screams in release
"Tell me about it." Woody said playing with Caterina´s little hands; the baby was full sleep in her bassinet…. "One of my worst nightmares almost became true. Can I die now?" He asks comic
"Don't be silly!" Bianca laugh..."So what are you going to do next?"
"I have to back to the States. I have to finish something very important there"
"Lu?" Bianca covered her mouth in horror "I'm sorry I didn't mean to say ..."
"Is fine, Bianca…What other stuff Jordan tells you?" Woody pause "Wait, what she don't told you?...It would make the things more easiest…" he smile
"Oh she…..she said the you change it, for this Detective who doesn't even know you…the was a lousy shrink and even a worst cop." Bianca said with a grin
"Oh." Woody could stop a comic face; he can picture Jordan saying those things. "Well I guess the she isn't the great cop ever and definitely not Jordan's detective style"
"She also said the she is a blonde….like that was a crime." Bianca smile mischievous
Woody laugh again "Well I kinda think the Jordan doesn't likes blondes…..she always have bad experience with them."
"Devan?…Oh damn!" Bianca said fisting her finger.
"You know too much, you know?" Woody smile joking
"I wouldn't say anything against you. Because, even the Jordan said some awful things about you …..I can always feel, the deep down, she always cares about you, more the she even know…she …really loves you."
"She said that?" Woody asks softly
"Well…only once….and it supposes I shouldn't been hearing." Bianca winks an eye to Woody "But any way, I hear….she was talking to Caterina, how his Dad was…and showing to her some pictures of you…and well she said it."
"What she said?" Woody asks anxious "and I don't see any picture of me in Jordan's place." he pointed confused.
"Well she keep it in her desk, with key…I shouldn't be tell you all this things." Bianca laugh "But I guess the it wouldn't hurt now…Well that day she said to Caterina "Your Dad is a great guy, sweetie, but some times he don't see the stuffs…..I don't know why he acts like that…but I guess that is my fault as well….so you can beat me when you grow up, for be such a coward….for not telling to you Dad my true feelings for him. Because… you know Cate? I do love your Dad, I will always love Woody." That was what she said…but I guess the she told you that in the letter or not?" Bianca asks to Woody.
"Yeah she did, but that was before Caterina born, I thought the she erase me from her heart" Woody said
"Did you erase her from your heart?" Bianca cut him
"Never."
"So why are you going to married to another woman then…a woman who is not Caterina's mother?" Bianca start to arguing
"I'm not going to marry another woman…" Woody said strongly.
"Excuse me?" Bianca could believe what she was hearing
"There is not wedding, because the groom has his heart locked in the heart of another bride."
"Are you going back…to tell Lu." Bianca paused with a panic expression "…YOU ARE NOT GOING TO MARRY HER!" She screamed.
"Indeed." Woody said complete serious and secure
"Oh, you certainly are dead man." Bianca said with a compassion grin in her face

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((2 Weeks Later))

"Your attention please, American Airline announced her fly, from Rome destiny to Boston, arrival."

"That is" Garret said
"Oh I can't wait to see Caterina!" Lily smiled happily
"Yeah but I guess….the this is going to be ugly…" Nigel said
"Why?" Bug asks strange it
"There" he pointed to behind them. In a corner with a face the only reflects angry and jealous, was Lu.
"What she is doing here? How she knows?" Lily asks
"I told her." Garret said
"W-h-a-t?" Lily screams "Why?"
"Yeah Doctor M, it wasn't necessary" Nigel said obfuscated a little
"Let me remain you the she is STILL Woody's fiancée."
"I would bet for how long…" Lily said, pissed off.
"That is Woody's problem, he have to tell her, not us…right now….she must be here and…"
"Here are they!" Bug finish the arguing, when he scream, pointed to the door
"Woody!" Lily screams, to get his attention.
Woody turns and watch the entire group, all with present and Nigel even have a funny t-shirt it say "Welcome little one". Woody wish the Jordan could see how much his friend love they daughter.
"Oh my God…..she is so beautiful!" Lily said, looking to the gracious 5 months baby, the Woody hold in his arms "Hey Cattie…I'm your aunt Lily…welcome little one…" Caterina snuggle a little in Woody's arms to turn her little face, for see who was talking.
"Oh Woody, she has your eyes!" Bug said. "There identical!"
"Hey little princess, I'm your uncle Nigel" he took Caterina´s tiny hand.
"Can I hold her?" Lily asks anxious
"Yes, please." Woody pass the baby to Lily "I have to find ours bags"
"We would help you, Bug stay with Lily and the baby." Garret said. The three men walking to the baggage claim area.
"If my eyes are wrong …or I see Lu in the background" Woody asks worried
"Doctor Macy has the bright idea to tell her"
"Nigel…" Garret warned
"Is fine ….I get the point….sooner or later I have to confront her" Woody said taking the bags.
"Confront her?...you mean about the baby right?" Nigel asks not secure about what Woody means.
"About everything"
"Everything?...you don't mean …?" Nigel said really worried this time
"That is exactly why I mean." Woody picks his bags
"Your are going to be the next body in my table then!" Nigel scream and letting the bag down from his hand to the floor.
"Thanks Nige…that really helps." Woody replies sarcastic
"Even I don't like to be agreeing with Nigel….he is right Woody…." Garret pointed out.
"I know…but there is no way I'm going to take off my decision…is determinate….I won't marry her," Woody said strong and firmly. Garret and Nigel look to each other in worried….the Detective face doesn't even show a trace of doubt. They both know this decision was taken a lot time ago, probably in his unconscious, when he saw Cate for first time.

"Hey my little princess, I'll see you are getting fun" Woody said smiling and stroking Cate head, which was firmly in Lily's arms. The baby was laughing to Bug's faces
"She is adorable, Woody" Lily said "The most precious little thing" she said touching noose to noose with Caterina. The baby laughs more.
"What is next?" Bug said
"Give me ten minutes" Woody said. He puts a kiss on Caterina's cheek and walk to Lu's corner.
"Oh dear" Nigel said "You know baby…your father is really brave." He pointed to the baby who was making little sobs with her mouth totally unaware from the situation.

"Hey." Woody said
"Hello." Was the cold answer the he get
"Ok, that wasn't the best start." Woody thought.
"I glad that you are here."
"Uh really?" Lu said sarcastic "Then WHY you don't call me?"
"Shit." Woody thought "I think you maybe don't want to be here…and I see I wasn't wrong."
"Fine! I will let you be with your lovely friends and YOUR daughter" Lu said angry. She turns to leave it the place
"Ok wait…." Woody grabs her arm "Can we talk about this. I'm sorry I lied to you….I know I was wrong. But her." Woody pointed to Cate "Don't have any fault about my mistakes, how you can expect I would leave her alone in other country!
"I know." Lu said low. She meditated for a while and then smile to Woody "All right; we talk about "all this" later." she took Woody's hand in hers "Now…Let me see your daughter." she said smiling
Woody was shocked with Lu´s reaction "Oh, sure."

Nigel, Bug, Garret and Lily were watching the scene with a suspicion expression
"I don't know why…but I don't like her smile." Bug said
"Because is just fake." Lily pointed seriously "She isn't happy the Cate is here, she is totally furious for that …she is just pretending in front of Woody."
"Well …then she really loves him ...right?" Bug asks
"No…It just reclaims the territory" Lily replies
"Lily ...that sound too tough." Nigel said " I think the she loves him…more then what Woody does."
"Yeah probably but ….she is a blind person if she can't see that." Lily said
"Lily…don't be angry like that, it don't fix with you….and beside, if she loves him…this is going to be really nasty." Garret pointed
"Oh, here they come." Nigel advice "Hey Detective Simmons."
"Hey," Lu said smiling…a force smile "So this is the little one ...hey Caterina." Lu smile to Cate as well. Cate look to Lu, just for a few seconds and then start to cry, loudly
"Shhh…hey princess what is? Lily asks to Caterina try calm her "Don't be sad". Caterina cries even more.
"I think you have her in the wrong position." Lu said
"What?" Lily scream angry
"Let me" Lu took Caterina in her arms, the baby's cries stop. "See?" she smile to Lily victorious. Caterina turn her face to look Lu, she smiled in response only to get a storm of screams and cries in her face "Oh what is wrong?" Lu said desperate
"Maybe she doesn't like you…" Lily said low…Nigel chuckle low at the comment
"Shhh" Bug said punched Nigel with his arm
"Okay, let me," Woody said taking Cate out off Lu arms" Every thing is fine, sweetie." Caterina was still sobbing, but the screams stop "There is, that's Daddy little girl" Woody smile to his daughter. Caterina smile as well, his lovely and mystery smile. That smile always makes Woody think her daughter have a secret. It was smile the star from the ribs of her mouth until the spread for the entire face, slowly "That's a good girl, time to go home it seems." Caterina snuggle a little before to take the best position to sleep, in Woody's arms.
"I will go with you." Lu said grabbing some bags "I brought my car and I can take you home…and beside we have a lot of stuff to talk about it. I have the entire agenda prepared for us, we have to go to see the flowers, your tux and of course my dress." Lu said counting the stuff with her fingers and smiling triumphal "Come on …hurry we have a lot to do and your baby need to rest well, but the way, do you have anything in your home to make the she would be comfortable?"
"Oh yes." Woody said a shocked by Lu reaction "I took are about that before"
"Perfect then." Lu said smiling again
Woody turn to them four shocked people they were right behind him "Hey you guys…thanks for all your help."
"Woody you can count with us for everything…even if we have to bury your own body" Nigel said
"Well maybe soon you have to do that" Woody smiled sadly "Lily thanks for all"
"No…I would do it for this princess anytime…..bring her to the Morgue or my home, when you needed." Lily answer
"I will" Woody said
"Wooody…" Lu voice sound
"Coming!" Woody said rolling his eyes and walking to the exist doors.

"Ok…I say, we go to some nice quiet place and we eat some thing full of sugar and a nice cup of tea…" Nigel start
"For let this nightmare behind." Lily complete
"And Doctor Macy should pay." Bug pointed
"What?"
"Well Doctor M, this nightmare was for you fault because…" Nigel start
"You call Lu and…" Lily continues
"That gives to us a huge pain head!" Bug finished
"Fine! But it would be the last and first time." Doctor Macy said pissed

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Woody have his own nightmare as well…after 3 hours of hearing Lu talking about the wedding details, he was sick…..sick of Lu voice, sick of Lu's smiles….sick of Lu. The only thing the he got clear was: he must be at 7:30 pm in the dress store, the next day. When she finally she decided to leave and Woody was almost open the door for her, she propose stay, the he may need help with the baby and always a woman is better for that a guy. After another hour to convince Lu the he was fine and didn't need help and the she must work tomorrow and he not, she left. Woody closed the door with a huge relief sigh.
He walk to his room, the now have a precious and small bassinet in which one Caterina was deep sleepy. He strokes the little head with his hand and put a kiss in Caterina's cheek.
"I love you" Woody whispering softly. "and your Mommy love you as well…I'll promises to end this, tomorrow. Would you ever forgive me?" For any answer Caterina stroke her father's finger strongly in her hand, not letting him go…Woody stay there, watching the small figure, who wants her father right there with him, Woody smile "I'll take that as a yes…"

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7:30 pm…

Woody took a deep breathe before to enter in the store. The Wedding dresses store. He asks for Lu and the woman pointed to the right. He walks to there and open the door…
"Get out!" Lu smiling waving hand for him to leave "Its bad luck to see the bride dressed up before the big day!"
"Sure...as long there is a wedding" Woody said softly but secure
"I'm sorry, What!" Lu shook her head quickly.
"I can't marry you." Woody swallowed hard.
"Woods, this is crazy! You can't call it off a week from the wedding day." Lu tried to convince him "Hun, we've been arguing every now and again, but I'm sure we can make this work."
"Don't lie to yourself, Lu. We both know it's not gonna happen." Woody stared the floor for a second and lifted his blue eyes up to meet hers.
It was now Lu who couldn't hold the gaze. She looked away. "Because you love her." she sighed sadly. "She's the mother of your child; you have to find her..." Lu repeated the sentences she had heard most frequently ever since he came back from Italy. "Has it ever crossed your mind that maybe Jordan doesn't want to be found? That you might be wasting your life going after something you'll never get?"
"If I give up, I'll never know." Woody said.

Lu agreed quietly. She couldn't define how she felt. She was angry at Woody for being in love with someone else, she hated Jordan because, dead or alive, her ghost had haunted and doomed her relationship from the very first day. Like it or not, she couldn't stand Caterina because she represented all the love Woody had for Jordan and not for her. Because Caterina was the living proof it would never work out between the two detectives.

"I..." Woody started.
"Don't." she stared him coolly. "Just go."
"Lu," he tried again.
"I don't care, Woody." she stated holding all the emotions back "I don't give a damn about what you have to say. I don't give a damn about how you feel." anger was starting to rise in her voice "Just go, ok?" she took the wedding ring off "You're free to go." Lu threw it at him "Find your charming princess and live your stupid fairy tale happily ever after."
"Life is not a fairy tale, you should know that," Woody replies angry "Only exist the feeling to meet someone the is the right for you and try harder to make the things work for the both" He took the ring from the floor "That obviously don't fix with you" he said and walk away.
Lu slammed the door right after he left, she load down and saw the white dress. "Damn you, Jordan!" she said "I have no idea if you're dead or alive, but you still here to ruin it all! First you don't want him and when you can't have him, you simply decide no one else can!"

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"How is the patient?"
"Still nothing Doctor I'm sorry" the nurse answer
"I don't like this …should be awake by now." the Doctor replies
"She should be awake since a month." the nurse pointed sarcastically
"We still don't know who she is?" the Doctor said trying to change the conversation.
"Well is very difficult since she isn't Italian." the nurse said still annoyed
"Maybe we should send a picture to the different embassies." The Doctor suggest
"Oh and would take to us forever….." the nurse said angry "I'm sorry Doctor but I'm really busy right now…and if you are so interesting in her, why you just don't do it." and with that she left the room
"And they said the Italians are very gentles" he smile with a sarcastic grin to his self. He approximated to the bed. "Don't you have anyone to make you back?" he stroke the long chestnuts curls "Someone there, out side must be really worried about you, probably leaving the nightmare to think you may be dead". No answer. "Come on miss…give us a sing you are still there" the Doctor said. Nothing. he sighs in deception "I think that is for us today, I have to finish my round. Margarita"
"Si?" a young nurse answer
"Se qualche cosa cambiamento, può voi lo denominano?" He asks to her
"Non preoccupar, io lo farà" Margarita smile

The Doctor stands up and walks to the door, once again disappointing for the no-reaction from the patience. He was completely sure this woman must be really loved in some place, who wouldn't? She was so beautiful; she must have people whose care about her. He cross the door at the same time the Margarita walks to the bed.

"You should try to open your eyes…is too weak for you not to do it and coward as well" Margarita said smiling. Then she shocked. She said as a joke, but the woman in the bed was trying to open her eyes.
"Miss? Hello…." Margarita try to encourage her…the woman in the bed open her eyes "There you are, you have it us so worried all this time. I'm Margarita; do you like I call the Doctor?"
"Doctor? Why…"….Jordan looks around in a complete panic "Where, I'm!" she scream
"Miss calms down, you be unconscious for a little while" Margarita lied "You are in a Hospital…"
"I was in an accident?" Jordan asks, like she doesn't know anything about it.
"Well yes" Margarita said surprise…and worried "Miss, what is your name?"
"My name…." Jordan said confused…"My name…" she repeated
"Miss…"
"What?...I don't know my name, Who am I!" Jordan screams in panic, eyes flying from the nurse to her hospital bedroom. "Who am I!"