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Divided

Chapter 6 : Flowers

When I woke up I heard a noisy beeping sound beside me and I was blended by bright lights. Oh f I knew this. I opened my eyes….Yep, hospital.

"Cupcake, how are you feeling?"

I looked to my right. Morelli was sitting on the bed beside me, his hands holding my right one, his fingers lightly brushing across my knuckles.

"My chest and my head hurt like hall and I can't fell my left shoulder but beside that….just peachy!" I said smiling. He smiled byck, leaning forward to kiss me softly.

I looked around the room…..no Ranger.

I just wanted to ask Morelli what's going on, when he stood up.

"I'm going to call your parents, they couldn't come until now, because your fatehr is taxi-driving. I'll be back soon, sleep a little bit." With that he was out of the door.

I closed my eyes, but couldn't sleep. I thought about what happenend and why Ranger wasn't here. Was he angry with me?

The door openend and my heart started to pound faster.

It was just the doctor.

"Ah, Miss Plum. You're looking much better, already. This knife slid a pretty deep hole into your chest and you have a bad slice across your shoulder. And we guess you also hurt your head, while falling down. But I think you can go home, soon. Your boyfriend already told me, that you don't like hospitals, and let me tell you what…I don't like them either." He winked at me, told me to relax and sleep and went out.

I sort of dozed after that.

Five minutes later Morelli came back in.

"Was the doctor already here?"

I just nodded, too tired to speak. He brushed a hand across my cheek.

"I will go and talk to him, I will have to know what to do, when I take you home."

My eyes snapped back open.

"NO, cupcake, I won't argue about this, you took care of me and I will take care of you. Now sleep." I was too tired to argue.

I thought about where I could go instead. My parents? I would go crazy. Ranger….no, his life doesen't lend itself to relationships.

Morelli moved back into the room, followed closely by the doctor.

"So, Miss Plum, I realy think you should be with your boyfriend." Morelli was smiling. " But I think you should be at your appartment, you won't have to go stairs and there won't be so much excitement." Morelli rolled his eyes at that.

After the doctor left again, I asked Joe what happened to DeGallio.

"Ranger turned him in, he wasn't very obliging, I guess, because he was nearly unconcious." We looked at each other silently. We both knew, that Ranger bet him up.

I closed my eyes after that.

"Oh, and what did DeGallio mean when he said that he was set up by Manoso's bitch. That wouldn't have been you, would it?"

I just kept my eyes and my mouth closed.

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Three days later I Morelli opened the door to my appartment and moved me into the living room. There was a big vase with beautifull flowers standing on the table. I looked at Morelli, eyebrows rised, He just shrugged his shoulders, not looking all too happy and went into my bedroom, carrying my bag.

I sat down on the couch, staring at the flowers, smelling the wonderfull smell and looked at the card.

Babe,

Hope you're feeling better.

R

Ps: I'm sorry.

Okay, that's pretty confusing.

Morelli came back. "Who sent the flowers?"

"Ranger" I stood up, not wanting to see his reaction. "I'm going to get changed."

Morelli told me to call him, when I needed help, he wanted to cook something light to eat.

I moved to my bedroom, taking the card with me and hiding it in my underwear- drawer.

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I had to "sleep" on the couch, because I wasn't allow to lie down for a long time, yet. After a loud fight I had convinced Morelli to sleep in my bed.

I was awake, because the couch was uncomfortable and I had been lying down too much the last time.

Suddenly I heard a click at the door and it opened. I already felt who it was, before I saw him.

"Babe, how are you feeling?"

"Better"

We just looked at each other for what seemed to be a lifetime. I wondered why he hadn't been at the hospital.

And as always he read my mind.

"Taking care of busines."

"What business?"

"Personal"

The door to my bedroom opened.

"Manoso, what the fuck are you doing here?"


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