*Okay, there was a little confusion from the last chapter- the character was Lori- Jeremy's psychic. Anyway… Onward!*

"Your name ma'am?"

"Lori Rayne." She said.

The receptionist filled out a name tag and handed it to her, "Room 517." She said.

Lori nodded, "Thank you ma'am." She bowed slightly and hopped off to the room, across the building and up three floors. Outside, she saw several doctors standing outside the door. "Uh- hi…" she greeted sweetly.

One of the doctors looked at her, "Visiting?" he asked.

She nodded, "Yeah."

"Look, ma'am. He's still asleep. We're still trying to figure out how we missed it. We thought he was-"

"But he's alive." She smiled, "That's all that matters right now."

They shrugged, "G-go ahead and see him," they opened the door and let her in the room.

Lori braced herself as she walked in. The room was eerily silent. She saw him lying on the bed, cut up and bruised. She smiled and approached his side.

He took a deep breath and opened his sky blue eyes. He groaned and writhed slightly in discomfort.

"Mikey?" she smiled.

He took a deep breath, "Who's there?" he closed his eyes and whispered.

"It's Lori. You dad's friend?" she explained.

He managed a small, weak smile, "The shrink…" he chuckled faintly, "You… why are you here?" he asked.

She smiled, "You're alive, Mike. That's a damn miracle and you know it." She said.

"But why? How?" he asked, "I was dead, and I know it. I can't just be dead and suddenly I'm scaring two chicks with a scalpel about to cut me open for burial." He said, "I know what they do over there."

Lori shrugged, "You must be so popular up there that they just weren't ready for you to die yet."

Mike managed a smile, then it faded, "But what if it was my time to go."

"Mikey, I don't have to look at a crystal ball to tell you that it wasn't." she said. "You have a whole future ahead of you. Family, a great career… Jeremy will be so proud of you." she said, "Oh wait- Jeremy…" her mind clicked elsewhere, "Listen, Mike, your dad's in trouble. He's facing trial in four months."

"Trial?" Mike looked at her, "Trial for what?"

Lori sighed and finally sat down, "Mikey… Jeremy killed your guys' boss. He… he completely flipped his lid." She explained, "And they're putting him on trial for Gerald's death too."

Mike sat himself up, "He was charged for two murders?" he asked.

"That's not the worst part…" she looked down, "He had about a dozen witnesses for one of them."

Mike buried his hands into his face, "Is he okay?"

"As far as the law goes… he's in trouble. If I hear correctly, they'll charge him for your murder too."

Mike shook his head, "His mental state?"

"Mary took over a while ago." Lori explained. "Jeremy's practically gone insane." She said. "He needs to know you're alive, Mike."

He sighed, "He needs a good lawyer."

Lori scoffed, "An affordable one in California? Good luck."

He rolled his eyes, "Well- I'm sure I have some money saved up. I'm pretty sure I can get a job and have enough money for a lawyer before Dad's trial." he looked at the cuts on his arms, "How much longer would I be in here?" he asked.

"A couple of weeks." She said, "You scare the shit out of the doctors, just so you know."

Mike chuckled and looked at the table behind her, "Hey- hand me that newspaper."

She turned around and grabbed the newspaper, then handed it to Mike. "I'm going to go visit your dad tomorrow and give him the good news." She said with a small, warm smile.

"No." Mike countered, "Don't tell him yet."

Her eyes widened, "Why?"

"Because if he knows I'm alive, he'll do what he can to get out of there." He said, "Trust me. It's best that he stays out of trouble until he gets a good lawyer."

"Can I tell Olivia?" Lori asked.

Mike thought for a while, "Maybe." He sighed, "I don't know. She can't tell Dad." He said, "Besides, when it's all said and done, don't you think it's be a nice surprise to him?"

Lori thought for a while, then smiled, "That's going to make him cry."

"It better be out of happiness." Mike smirked and looked back to the newspaper. His eyes widened, "Wait- the Pizzeria burned down?"

Lori nodded, "The night Jeremy thought you died." She said, "When the police went back to investigate, that was when it tipped them off that Jeremy may have been suspicious. Then Jeremy and Morgan met up at the pizzeria and Jeremy lost all control of himself.

"Wow…" he breathed. He looked back down at the newspaper. "And they're already building another one." He said.

Lori shook her head, "They bought the old building from twenty-plus-years ago." She said, "That place was ridiculously haunted." She explained, "Some little kid was murdered outside and he was spiteful because he was always left out." She explained.

Mike nodded, then he smirked, "I'll go there."

Her eyes widened, "Are you nuts?" she asked, "You were almost killed by someone in the company and you're returning to it?"

"And that someone from the company is dead, right?" he said, "I'll be fine."

Lori sighed, "You better be careful." She said, she knew he was practically slaughtered inside the suit, but something told her that he wasn't gone for good.

"I will." Mike nodded, "But we need to get the money gathered for Dad's lawyer."

Lori nodded. Then she closed her eyes for a moment. "This will work, Mike. And your dad's gonna be so happy." She smiled.

Mike returned the smile, "I know it will."

"I'll have Olivia not tell Jeremy. We'll help you save up, okay?"

Mike smiled, "Thanks, Lori."

She nodded, "Anytime. I'm just happy you're okay."

Later that night, Lori had called Olivia, Rhythmi, and Jarvis and had them meet

Jarvis yawned, "What's this about?" he yawned. "What's with the grin?" he asked.

"Lori- make this quick…" Olivia said, her arms crossed, "I have to arrange a funeral tomorrow morning."

"Poor Jeremy…" Rhythmi looked down, "I can't imagine how upset he must be."

Lori giggled and hopped up and down, "Guys, I have great news." She grinned.

"Better be worth you calling us over at eleven 'o clock at night…" Jarvis grumbled.

Lori smiled, "Mikey's alive."

The other stared at her for a moment in disbelief. "Wait- but…" Jarvis started.

"No- he's alive." Lori cut him off. "If you don't believe me, he's in room 517 at the hospital. I promise." She smiled.

Olivia lit up, "We gotta tell Jeremy!"

"No!" Lori waved her hands, "Jeremy would try getting out and get into more trouble than he already is." She said, "Mike's already got it all planned. When he gets out of the hospital, he's gonna start working and he'll save up to hire Jeremy a lawyer. We're gonna help him. With him working by himself, he won't be able to save up in time."

Jarvis nodded, "I'm in." he said, "But the honeymoon took up most of our expenses." He and Rhythmi looked at each other, "We still have bills and car payments."

"You don't think I don't?" Lori asked, "And Mike's gonna pay for Jeremy's car and cover the bills in the meantime. I know it won't be easy, guys. But it'll work." She smiled, "And when it's all said and done, Mike's gonna show Jeremy that he's alive and surprise him."

The other three looked at each other and smiled, "When do we start?"

**Sorry this took so long. Been busy, stressed out, and I was waiting on some input regarding Olivia, but it's all good. Hope you liked this one! I'll get to the job soon enough though. Leave a review and stay awesome, folks!**