Same disclaimer as part one: Don't own don't sue.
Part Two
"Okay Laura enough about me how is married life treating you." Asked Frances. "It's better than I ever thought it could be. Remington is the best thing that has ever happen to me." "I'm happy to hear that Laura. To tell you the truth I always wondered what took you two so long together. I mean anybody who really knew you two could see that you were made for each other." Laura laughed. "You're not the first person to say that, Mildred use to hint at it a couple of times a day." Frances became quiet all of a sudden. "Okay Frances, out with it?" "What ever are you talking about Laura?" "Remember who you are talking to. I know when you have something on your mind so out with it already." "Oh Laura I promised Donald that I wasn't going to ask, but..." cutting her off. "When are we going to start a family?" "Yes. So when are you two planning on starting? I mean you have been married almost two years." "We never thought about it. We always said that it would happen when it happens." Laura paused. "Frances can I tell you something and will you promise to keep it to yourself?" "Sure Laura you know I keep my promises." Laura looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Okay not all the time, but I promise that I will keep what ever you tell me will be kept between the two of us. I promise." Taking a deep breath. "Okay. I think I may be pregnant." Frances almost jumps out her seat. "Oh, Laura that is wonderful news. Are you sure?" "I've never been late and I've been feeling a little sick the last couple of days." " How is Remington taking the news that he may be a father?" Sinking lower in her chair. "I haven't told him yet." "Why not?" "I want to be sure before I tell him anything. As much as he tries not to show it, I know he wants a family so bad and I would hate to tell him and it turns out not to be true. So I am going to wait until I see my doctor." "When is your doctor's appointment Laura?" "Tomorrow morning." "Oh my baby sister is going to be a mother. Mother is going to be so happy." "Please don't call and tell her until I tell Remington. I don't want him to hear it from anybody but me." "Don't worry I would never deprive you of telling mother the news." "Thank you." "I'm finally going to get to be an aunt. It's about time." Laura just sits there and laughs at her sister.
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Back at the office Remington is sitting at his desk reading his newspaper when he glances at his watch. It ten minutes to two and Laura is not back yet. He presses the intercom bottom. "Mildred what time is Mr. Prince suppose to get here for." "His appointment is for two o'clock." "Can you please bring me the case file Mildred?" "Sure thing chief." "Better brush up on the case just in case Laura running late." As he was turning to get up he suddenly became very dizzy. "Hmm, got up to fast." As he sits back down Mildred enters the office. "Here you go chief." "Thanks Mildred." "Chief you don't look so good. Are you feeling all right?" "I'm fine Mildred. I just have an upset stomach. Maybe some nice hot tea may help." "Coming right up." Mildred leaves to go and get his tea. "May be if I walk a bit it may help." Before he could be two feet from his desk he collapsed.
Out in the outer office Mildred was getting Remington's tea when Laura came into the office. "Hello Mildred." "Oh hello Mrs. Steele." "Has Mr. Price arrived yet?" "Not yet hun. I was just bringing the chief some tea. He's not looking too good. I think he may be coming down with something. I think he should see a doctor." Walking toward her office. "Okay Mildred, let me put my purse up and I'll go and check up on him." As Laura was walking into her office she turned back to Mildred. "Thanks for the muffins." Giving her a puzzled look. "What muffins?" "The ones in my office." "I didn't bring any muffins with me today." "I wonder who sent them." Dismissing the thought. "We'll figure it out later. Let me check on Remington first." "Oh Mrs. Steele before I forget you have a certified letter on your desk." "Thanks Mildred." Mildred went back to fixing Remington's tea. Once in her office Laura picked up the letter it was addressed to L. Steele. As Laura was opening the letter she noticed that Remington had eaten quite a few muffins. "He must really be trying to conserve his energy." Letting out a small laugh. As Laura began to read the letter her mood quickly changed. The letter was from Felecia.
Dear Linda I just wanted to send my regrets on
your marriage and untimely death. I know
Michael will be crushed after losing his
precious Linda, but you don't have to worry
about him because I will make sure that he is
well taken care of. Felecia
P.S. I hope you enjoy the muffins.
"She sent the muffins. My untimely de... Oh my God." As Laura is about to run into Remington's office she hears Mildred scream. "MRS. STEELE!!"
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Running into Remington office. "Mildred call the..." stopping quickly upon seeing her husband lying on the floor. "Oh god Remington." Running to his side she checks for a pulse. Upon finding one she lets out a breath that she didn't realize she was holding. "Mildred call 911 hurry." As Mildred was dialing 911 Laura leaned over Remington with tears in her eyes whispering. " Please wake up. Don't leave me, not now." Coming back to Laura "There on their way. What could have caused this?" Laura was not listening to Mildred all she could hear were her own thoughts. Laura heart began to fill with sadness as she sat there with Remington's head resting in her lap. She could feel the warm tears running down her face but was unable to stop them. Laura whispered to him "Please God let him survive. I can't lose him." Mildred touch brought Laura back to reality. "Mrs. Steele how could this happen? He was fine just ten minutes ago. What is happening here?" Without taking her eyes off of Remington, Laura said "It was Felicia." "Felicia? What does she have to do with any of this? I thought she loves the boss she wouldn't want to hurt him." "Mildred she sent the muffins and they were laced with some type of drug. From the looks of the basket Remington ate quite a few. Mildred if he doesn't make it..." "Don't think that way he'll be fine." "For Felicia sake he better be, cause if he's not I'm going to find her and get her for this." That moment the paramedics and police showed up. " Any one here?" Called one of the paramedics. "In here come quick." As they took Remington off of Laura lap all the tears and fear she had been holding in finally came flooding out. She sat on the sofa rocking back and forth ward repeating "This can't be happening not now. God not now." Just then Detective Jarvis came in. "What's going on Ms. Krebs?" "Detective Jarvis. What are you doing here?" "When I heard the call over the radio I can to see if I could help. What's going on here?" " It seems that Felicia, a woman from Mr. Steele past, tried to drug Mrs. Steele with some poisoned muffins. But instead of Mrs. Steele eating them Mr. Steele ate them and now he's unconscious." "Why would this Felicia go after Mrs. Steele?" "Felicia never liked Mrs. Steele. She was always mad that Mr. Steele chose Mrs. Steele over her." "It doesn't mean she's the one behind this." Finally Laura spoke up. "She sent a letter today. It's on my desk." Jarvis sent one of the uniform officers to get the letter. Once the officer returned with the letter. "Here you go sir." "Thank you." "Detective if that all you need I must really get back to Mrs. Steele to make sure she's all right." "I'm finished for now. You can go." When Mildred went back in the office Laura was again crying while they were putting Remington on the stretcher. "Mrs. Steele did you eat any of the muffins?" Laura refused to look at her." "LAURA did you eat any of the muffins? Answer me please." "I only had a bite." "Mrs. Steele we have to get you checked out too." Mildred called one of the paramedics and told him that Laura had eaten some of the muffins. "She needs to be checked out to." "Okay. Come on Mrs. Steele let's let the doctor check you out.
Mildred stayed behind to answer any questions that the police had while the paramedics brought Remington and Laura to the hospital. When Mildred finally arrived at the hospital she saw Laura sitting in the waiting room. She looked like she was in total shock. And she had every right to be. Her husband was lying in the hospital unconscious unsure of what had happened to him. Laura was unsure how she ended up at the hospital. All she could remember was sitting there watching as the paramedics loaded Remington into the ambulance.
Mildred set next to Laura for almost two hours with out saying anything. There was nothing either one could say that could make this any better. So they just sat there holding hands praying for the best. "Mildred it's been almost two hours and they still don't know anything. What's going on?" Putting a comforting arm around Laura. "It's going to be okay Mrs. Steele. Do you want me to call you sister or your mother?" "No. I don't want them here." "Okay. Will you at least let me call Daniel? He needs to know about his son." "We'll call him as soon as hear something." "Okay."
The longer they sat there the worse Laura got. Laura decided that if she didn't hear any thing in the next hour she was going to storm back there and find out what was going on. A few minutes passed when a doctor approached Laura and Mildred. "Mrs. Steele?" "Yes." "I'm Dr. Hamilton. I'm the one who examined you and your husband, Remington Steele." "Is he okay, can I see him?" "You can go in a little while but I'm afraid he's not out of the woods. We have not been able to identify the poison that we found in his system." "Do you know what it is doing to him? Will it cause him any problems in the future?" "So far it is doing nothing more than put him in a coma. As for future problems we just don't know. Hopefully we will know more once we have it further analyzed" "But he will wake up won't he?" "I'm not going to lie to you Mrs. Steele. We don't know if he'll ever wake up." "Oh God." Laura began to tremble, as the news that her husband could be dying and there was nothing she could do to stop it. So lost in thought she didn't even realize that she was slowly sliding to the floor. If it had not been for Mildred and Dr Hamilton Laura would be now lying on the floor. "Hey doc what about Mrs. Steele she ate some of those muffins too." "From her blood work we can tell that she didn't eat enough to affect her or her baby." "Baby?" "From your blood work confirms that your are pregnant." "Are you sure?" "I'm quite sure. I'm sorry I thought you knew. "I thought I was but I didn't know for sure." "I know this is not the right time considering the current situation with your husband, but we'd like to examine you again to make sure everything is okay." " All right. Mildred will you call Daniel and let him know what going on, but don't tell him about baby or me okay Mildred." "Okay Hun go and let the doctor check you out." As Laura and Dr. Hamilton were heading down the hallway Mildred thoughts and prayers are with the Laura. To find out in one day that you are going to have a baby and may lose your husband all in the same day. "Laura be strong every thing will work out. You'll have both your baby and your husband. Just be strong."
Part Two
"Okay Laura enough about me how is married life treating you." Asked Frances. "It's better than I ever thought it could be. Remington is the best thing that has ever happen to me." "I'm happy to hear that Laura. To tell you the truth I always wondered what took you two so long together. I mean anybody who really knew you two could see that you were made for each other." Laura laughed. "You're not the first person to say that, Mildred use to hint at it a couple of times a day." Frances became quiet all of a sudden. "Okay Frances, out with it?" "What ever are you talking about Laura?" "Remember who you are talking to. I know when you have something on your mind so out with it already." "Oh Laura I promised Donald that I wasn't going to ask, but..." cutting her off. "When are we going to start a family?" "Yes. So when are you two planning on starting? I mean you have been married almost two years." "We never thought about it. We always said that it would happen when it happens." Laura paused. "Frances can I tell you something and will you promise to keep it to yourself?" "Sure Laura you know I keep my promises." Laura looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "Okay not all the time, but I promise that I will keep what ever you tell me will be kept between the two of us. I promise." Taking a deep breath. "Okay. I think I may be pregnant." Frances almost jumps out her seat. "Oh, Laura that is wonderful news. Are you sure?" "I've never been late and I've been feeling a little sick the last couple of days." " How is Remington taking the news that he may be a father?" Sinking lower in her chair. "I haven't told him yet." "Why not?" "I want to be sure before I tell him anything. As much as he tries not to show it, I know he wants a family so bad and I would hate to tell him and it turns out not to be true. So I am going to wait until I see my doctor." "When is your doctor's appointment Laura?" "Tomorrow morning." "Oh my baby sister is going to be a mother. Mother is going to be so happy." "Please don't call and tell her until I tell Remington. I don't want him to hear it from anybody but me." "Don't worry I would never deprive you of telling mother the news." "Thank you." "I'm finally going to get to be an aunt. It's about time." Laura just sits there and laughs at her sister.
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Back at the office Remington is sitting at his desk reading his newspaper when he glances at his watch. It ten minutes to two and Laura is not back yet. He presses the intercom bottom. "Mildred what time is Mr. Prince suppose to get here for." "His appointment is for two o'clock." "Can you please bring me the case file Mildred?" "Sure thing chief." "Better brush up on the case just in case Laura running late." As he was turning to get up he suddenly became very dizzy. "Hmm, got up to fast." As he sits back down Mildred enters the office. "Here you go chief." "Thanks Mildred." "Chief you don't look so good. Are you feeling all right?" "I'm fine Mildred. I just have an upset stomach. Maybe some nice hot tea may help." "Coming right up." Mildred leaves to go and get his tea. "May be if I walk a bit it may help." Before he could be two feet from his desk he collapsed.
Out in the outer office Mildred was getting Remington's tea when Laura came into the office. "Hello Mildred." "Oh hello Mrs. Steele." "Has Mr. Price arrived yet?" "Not yet hun. I was just bringing the chief some tea. He's not looking too good. I think he may be coming down with something. I think he should see a doctor." Walking toward her office. "Okay Mildred, let me put my purse up and I'll go and check up on him." As Laura was walking into her office she turned back to Mildred. "Thanks for the muffins." Giving her a puzzled look. "What muffins?" "The ones in my office." "I didn't bring any muffins with me today." "I wonder who sent them." Dismissing the thought. "We'll figure it out later. Let me check on Remington first." "Oh Mrs. Steele before I forget you have a certified letter on your desk." "Thanks Mildred." Mildred went back to fixing Remington's tea. Once in her office Laura picked up the letter it was addressed to L. Steele. As Laura was opening the letter she noticed that Remington had eaten quite a few muffins. "He must really be trying to conserve his energy." Letting out a small laugh. As Laura began to read the letter her mood quickly changed. The letter was from Felecia.
Dear Linda I just wanted to send my regrets on
your marriage and untimely death. I know
Michael will be crushed after losing his
precious Linda, but you don't have to worry
about him because I will make sure that he is
well taken care of. Felecia
P.S. I hope you enjoy the muffins.
"She sent the muffins. My untimely de... Oh my God." As Laura is about to run into Remington's office she hears Mildred scream. "MRS. STEELE!!"
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Running into Remington office. "Mildred call the..." stopping quickly upon seeing her husband lying on the floor. "Oh god Remington." Running to his side she checks for a pulse. Upon finding one she lets out a breath that she didn't realize she was holding. "Mildred call 911 hurry." As Mildred was dialing 911 Laura leaned over Remington with tears in her eyes whispering. " Please wake up. Don't leave me, not now." Coming back to Laura "There on their way. What could have caused this?" Laura was not listening to Mildred all she could hear were her own thoughts. Laura heart began to fill with sadness as she sat there with Remington's head resting in her lap. She could feel the warm tears running down her face but was unable to stop them. Laura whispered to him "Please God let him survive. I can't lose him." Mildred touch brought Laura back to reality. "Mrs. Steele how could this happen? He was fine just ten minutes ago. What is happening here?" Without taking her eyes off of Remington, Laura said "It was Felicia." "Felicia? What does she have to do with any of this? I thought she loves the boss she wouldn't want to hurt him." "Mildred she sent the muffins and they were laced with some type of drug. From the looks of the basket Remington ate quite a few. Mildred if he doesn't make it..." "Don't think that way he'll be fine." "For Felicia sake he better be, cause if he's not I'm going to find her and get her for this." That moment the paramedics and police showed up. " Any one here?" Called one of the paramedics. "In here come quick." As they took Remington off of Laura lap all the tears and fear she had been holding in finally came flooding out. She sat on the sofa rocking back and forth ward repeating "This can't be happening not now. God not now." Just then Detective Jarvis came in. "What's going on Ms. Krebs?" "Detective Jarvis. What are you doing here?" "When I heard the call over the radio I can to see if I could help. What's going on here?" " It seems that Felicia, a woman from Mr. Steele past, tried to drug Mrs. Steele with some poisoned muffins. But instead of Mrs. Steele eating them Mr. Steele ate them and now he's unconscious." "Why would this Felicia go after Mrs. Steele?" "Felicia never liked Mrs. Steele. She was always mad that Mr. Steele chose Mrs. Steele over her." "It doesn't mean she's the one behind this." Finally Laura spoke up. "She sent a letter today. It's on my desk." Jarvis sent one of the uniform officers to get the letter. Once the officer returned with the letter. "Here you go sir." "Thank you." "Detective if that all you need I must really get back to Mrs. Steele to make sure she's all right." "I'm finished for now. You can go." When Mildred went back in the office Laura was again crying while they were putting Remington on the stretcher. "Mrs. Steele did you eat any of the muffins?" Laura refused to look at her." "LAURA did you eat any of the muffins? Answer me please." "I only had a bite." "Mrs. Steele we have to get you checked out too." Mildred called one of the paramedics and told him that Laura had eaten some of the muffins. "She needs to be checked out to." "Okay. Come on Mrs. Steele let's let the doctor check you out.
Mildred stayed behind to answer any questions that the police had while the paramedics brought Remington and Laura to the hospital. When Mildred finally arrived at the hospital she saw Laura sitting in the waiting room. She looked like she was in total shock. And she had every right to be. Her husband was lying in the hospital unconscious unsure of what had happened to him. Laura was unsure how she ended up at the hospital. All she could remember was sitting there watching as the paramedics loaded Remington into the ambulance.
Mildred set next to Laura for almost two hours with out saying anything. There was nothing either one could say that could make this any better. So they just sat there holding hands praying for the best. "Mildred it's been almost two hours and they still don't know anything. What's going on?" Putting a comforting arm around Laura. "It's going to be okay Mrs. Steele. Do you want me to call you sister or your mother?" "No. I don't want them here." "Okay. Will you at least let me call Daniel? He needs to know about his son." "We'll call him as soon as hear something." "Okay."
The longer they sat there the worse Laura got. Laura decided that if she didn't hear any thing in the next hour she was going to storm back there and find out what was going on. A few minutes passed when a doctor approached Laura and Mildred. "Mrs. Steele?" "Yes." "I'm Dr. Hamilton. I'm the one who examined you and your husband, Remington Steele." "Is he okay, can I see him?" "You can go in a little while but I'm afraid he's not out of the woods. We have not been able to identify the poison that we found in his system." "Do you know what it is doing to him? Will it cause him any problems in the future?" "So far it is doing nothing more than put him in a coma. As for future problems we just don't know. Hopefully we will know more once we have it further analyzed" "But he will wake up won't he?" "I'm not going to lie to you Mrs. Steele. We don't know if he'll ever wake up." "Oh God." Laura began to tremble, as the news that her husband could be dying and there was nothing she could do to stop it. So lost in thought she didn't even realize that she was slowly sliding to the floor. If it had not been for Mildred and Dr Hamilton Laura would be now lying on the floor. "Hey doc what about Mrs. Steele she ate some of those muffins too." "From her blood work we can tell that she didn't eat enough to affect her or her baby." "Baby?" "From your blood work confirms that your are pregnant." "Are you sure?" "I'm quite sure. I'm sorry I thought you knew. "I thought I was but I didn't know for sure." "I know this is not the right time considering the current situation with your husband, but we'd like to examine you again to make sure everything is okay." " All right. Mildred will you call Daniel and let him know what going on, but don't tell him about baby or me okay Mildred." "Okay Hun go and let the doctor check you out." As Laura and Dr. Hamilton were heading down the hallway Mildred thoughts and prayers are with the Laura. To find out in one day that you are going to have a baby and may lose your husband all in the same day. "Laura be strong every thing will work out. You'll have both your baby and your husband. Just be strong."