AN: Alright, in the last chapter, the knowledge that Casey was pregnant was made known, only through a conversation with her doctor Ronnie, and Casey herself. Now Casey is on her way back home, but there is still trouble on the horizon for her and her family.
Chapter Five: A Storm on the Horizon
It was about a few hours when Casey is supposed to be released, and while Nora and Dennis went to go and get their daughter, George decided to stay at home and make sure that everything was in order. Of course, there was not a lot of things to do at their home, so once George was done doing what Nora told him to do at home, he went over to Seth's house to talk to him. He had a burning question that Seth was the only one who could answer.
After George knocked on the front door, Seth smiled, and invited him in.
"Hey, Casey at home yet?" Seth asked him.
"No, Seth. Dennis and Nora went to go and get her now." George said.
"Alright." Seth said. There was something in the tone of his friend that made Seth think that this was not a cordial visit. There was something on George's mind.
"Anything on your mind?" Seth asked him.
George contemplated lying to him, but he knew that this was not the time to try and fool Seth. Seth had something that he had to know.
"I was wondering something." George said. "You remember the time after Alexander got shot a while ago?"
"Yeah? What about it?" Seth said.
"How did Alexander get over that?" George asked him.
"Before I answer, why are you asking me this again?" Seth responded.
"I ask this, because I know Casey's recovery is not going to be easy, and I know that there is going to be trouble on the horizon. I wanted to know how you guys dealt with it, and how Alexander got over it. I am asking you all of this again, because I need some sort of reassurance that what she is about to go through is going to be an easy time." George answered.
"It won't be." Seth said simply.
"The fact that there was no long term damage to Alexander was a good thing." Seth began. "Also, he was able to recover quickly from it. He's always has been resilient that way."
"That makes sense, I suppose." George said.
"If you are asking me if Casey is going to be alright, I doubt it." Seth said. "I am not saying that to hurt your feelings, but Alexander would not walk around anywhere without a gun on him. It was almost a year that he felt comfortable to walk around without a gun."
"I kind of figured that. Casey and Alexander are two different people. I don't expect her recovery to be easy." George said.
"It won't be." Seth said. "No offense, but Casey is not as battle hardened as Alexander is, and that is why I doubt that Casey's recovery is going to be easy, at all."
"Well, thanks for being honest with me, at least." George said.
"No problem." Seth said, giving him a smile. "You have always been honest with me, and the least I can do is return the favor."
George looked out the window, and saw Nora and Dennis return with Casey.
"There they are now. Better get home and check on her." George said.
"I will be by later to see her." Seth said. The friends said their goodbyes, and George was out the door.
Alexander, David, and Michael were driving back to Alexander's house, because a few minutes earlier Casey called him and told him that she was on her way home. Alexander was excited to have his girlfriend back home, and he was rushing back to see her.
"I am glad that Casey's going to be home." Alexander said, smiling.
"We know you are. You haven't stopped talking about it since we starting driving back." David said.
"Aw, someone's in a bad mood because their New York Yankees's are out of the playoffs." Michael joked, pinching David's cheek.
"At least I still have a team in the playoffs." David said.
"I have two. Royals and the Cardinals." Michael snapped back.
"Children! Can we just focus and get back in one piece?" Alexander asked them.
"Fine with me." David said.
"Not to ruin the mood, but do we have an idea as to who tried to kill Casey?" Michael asked Alexander.
"As of right now, no. No idea." Alexander answered. "Sis said that she was looking into a lead, but who knows if that is going to pan out."
"It just...stinks, you know?" David said.
"What?" Michael asked him.
"I get the feeling that we are dealing with a cop. I don't know why, but I do." David said.
"It wouldn't surprise me." Alexander said. Michael and David both stared at him in astonishment.
"Care to elaborate?" David asked him.
"Alright, it is rumored that my dad killed a cop." Alexander said. "Seeing as how my dad is dead, some of the higher ups decided not to press the case anymore."
"Makes sense." Michael answered. "Your dad is gone, so why waste time and money on a case if they cannot prosecute?"
"I agree." Alexander said. "Problem is, one cop can't let it go. I don't know who, but every once in a while I get a letter saying my dad was not a hero and he was a criminal."
"No idea who, right?" David asked.
"No idea. In this town? That could be anyone. The Flames of Canada were not popular with everyone." Alexander said.
"I get it, but at the same time, it was not as if the cops back then were Columbo, you know?" Michael said. "You said it yourself. Your dad put criminals to work when they couldn't get a job anywhere else."
"I fucking despise high and mighty people. They talk down to other people as if they are so much better. One step from the bottom is where most of them are." David said.
"Like Dennis." Alexander said. "Shit, I know that he is not going to let me see her, but I got to try, right?"
"Right. As long as Casey wants to see you, that can happen." David said.
"I hope to god that you are right." Alexander said.
Well, if you thought that Dennis was going to let Alexander see Casey without an argument, or dust up, you would be dead wrong. Alexander, Michael, and David sat at Alexander's home, and Seth for some strange reason stepped out onto the porch, and their was an argument going on out there, they could at least hear that much. Alexander peeked out a window to see Seth out there talking angrily with Dennis. Alexander was out the front door, and confronted his girlfriend's father.
"May I help you?" Alexander asked him.
"Listen, I know that you are responsible for what happened to Casey, and when I prove it, you are going to be in prison where you belong!" Dennis screamed at him.
"Look here. I didn't shoot Casey. I love her, and I wouldn't do anything like that to her, and you know it." Alexander said, trying to stay calm.
"I don't believe you. From now on, you stay the hell away from my daughter and my family." Dennis said, stomping away to the home where they were staying at the moment. Alexander said, and looked back at Seth.
"What the hell was that about?" Alexander asked his brother.
"Exactly what that was you heard from him!" Seth said. "He came over here to try and accuse you of trying to kill Casey! That bullshit and what not."
"No one believes that I tried to kill Casey, right?" Alexander asked him.
"Nope. Nora and George believe you didn't try to kill her. Dennis might go to the cops about it, though. So be ready for that mess to come around this way." Seth said.
"God." Alexander sighed, walking back inside.
"Alright then, now that things have calmed down a little bit, what next?" David asked them once they were in Alexander's room.
Michael was watching Alexander, who was pacing in his room. He was still more than a little pissed off as to the encounter that he and Seth had with Casey's dad earlier in the day. It wasn't even a full encounter between Dennis and Alexander. Alexander came in at the end of the dust up between Seth and Dennis, but it still pissed him off.
"Alexander come on. We need you to focus, all right?" Michael said, trying to bring his friend back to earth.
"I know. I feel the cloud of suspicion over me already, and I know that the cops are going to try and question me eventually. This fucking sucks." Alexander said.
"Not surprising." David sighed.
"Look, I'm sorry, I am just too pissed off to do and think about anything today. I just want to sit here and collect my thoughts, and try and see Casey." Alexander said.
"That's good. Let us know if anything comes up, and we will do the same." Michael told Alexander. He motioned for David to come follow him out of the house.
David and Michael were there to help him, he knew that. He was glad to be alone. He just needed a little time to sit there and collect his thoughts. Casey was at home, resting, and Alexander decided to let her take the day to do that. With Dennis there, he knew that seeing her was not a good idea, or at all possible.
The rivalry between Alexander and Dennis had to end soon enough, and with what happened to Casey, that isn't going to happen anytime soon. As a matter of fact, that might make things even worse between the two, if that was possible at all.
Alexander just sat in his chair, and contemplated his next move.
Casey was walking back to her car, and was about to try and get in, when she heard someone right behind her. She turned her head towards the noise, and saw the same hooded figure that shot her, stalking towards her, then the gun came out. Once Casey saw that gun, she began to frantically try and get into the car, but it was too late, the guy was right on her.
She began to run, but was suddenly was cut off by a brick wall appearing in front of her.
He raised the gun, and pulled the trigger...
Casey's eyes snapped open, and she thought that she was back in that street again. To her relief, she was back in her house, and in her bed. She also thanked god that no one heard her nightmare and came rushing in to try and comfort her. She was more than a little embarrassed about the dream that she just had.
Casey slid off her blankets, and walked towards her bedroom window, and glanced out of it. Casey wondered what she was going to do now, seeing as how she had the time to think freely.
She knew that she had to tell Alexander that she was pregnant, but being shot caused her to lose their child. Alexander had to know that, but she also knew that she had to pick the right time and place to do it. She sighed, and felt glad that she was at least at home finally, instead of being in the hospital.
Casey sighed, and returned to bed, trying to get back to sleep.
AN: Okay, in the next chapter, Alexander finally will be able to see Casey, and while they think that things are getting back to normal, the biggest trouble is just around the corner.