Chapter 4

James and Daisy had just finished eating lunch and were getting ready to go out when a knock at the door interrupted them.

"I'll get it" Daisy said as she walked to the door. Seeing a flower delivery guy holding a bouquet of yellow daisies she smiled

"Are you Daisy Lemay" the delivery guy asked

"Yes I am" Daisy said as he handed her the flowers

"These are for you," he said, "Have a nice day"

"You too" Daisy said looking at the flowers. Finding the card Daisy set the flowers down on the table. "Soon" was all it read. Daisy's heart plumeted into her stomach. She knew who they were from and just as she was about to throw the flowers out into the trash James came in.

"Who are the flowers from" he asked spotting them in her hand.

"My dad" Daisy lied quickly, "He likes to send me flowers every now and then, you know that" Shifting uncomfortably, she immediately recovered "Let me put these in some water, then we can go"

Daisy stepped into the kitchen and pulled out a vase. She couldn't throw the flowers away seeing as James had already seen them. Putting them in the vase of water Daisy shoved them off to the side of the counter. She didn't want to look at those. Grady was the only one to have ever sent her yellow daisies before and now it was becoming danergously clear that he really had an agenda and knowing him he wasn't going to stop.

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"Nice day" James said looking around as he and Daisy walked around town just to walk.

"I love spring" Daisy said laying her head against her fiance's arm as they continued to walk, "Everything is new, new beginnings."

James smiled and kissed the top of her head, "Yeah its great and summer's just around the corner too."

They walked together in silence just enjoying each other's company. It wasn't always like this with them. James was usually at the office while Daisy helped her Grandpa Buzz with Company. Not only did she help bus tables and take orders she was also in the process of making Company a chain resturant through out the state. Since Coop's book had helped keep Company up and running during a rough patch it was quickly becoming the place in town to go get a bite to eat. It was so popular that other towns across the state wanted a resturant that gave quality to their customers like Company did in Springfield. Daisy had been so busy with the planning with Buzz and Frank as well as Marina that she and James almost never had a whole day just to themselves let alone an afternoon.

Turning the corner near Company James and Daisy ran into Dylan and Bridget.

"Hey guys" Dylan said giving his daughter a quick kiss, "What are you two up to this afternoon"

"We're just spending it together" James said to his future father-in-law. "I see two to are doing the same. Guess Josh and Billy didn't need you at the office either huh"

"Nope, besides Matt's got the construction company portion under control right now, so I'm not needed today either" Dylan said, "So Bridget and I were going to get some stuff that we need for the boarding house."

"Sounds good" Daisy said looking at Bridget, "Can I talk to you for a minute. Excuse us please"

James and Dylan nodded and continued their conversation as Daisy pulled Bridget down the sidewalk a little ways so the guys couldn't hear them.

"What's up Dais" Bridget asked

"I got flowers sent to me today" Daisy began.

"What's wrong with that" Bridget said, "What kind did James send you"

"Thats the thing" Daisy said her tone lowered, "They weren't from James, they were from Grady"

"How do you know that" Bridget asked concern in her voice

"Only Grady ever sends me yellow daisies and the card said soon and that was it" Daisy said looking back at her father and James, "James saw them too but not the card so I told him they were from dad"

"So I take it you haven't told him about Grady being alive and in town" Bridget said sighing, "Daisy you need to tell him. Obviously this Grady guy is already starting something. You need to tell James before its too late and he gets caught in the crossfire."

"I will, I will" Daisy said, "I just really want to enjoy this afternoon with him. Its kind of rare. I'll tell him tonight, I swear"

"I also think you should tell your dad too" Bridget said as they started walking back, "He needs to know too"

"Okay" Daisy said as they reached the two men.

"James" Bridget said turning to the young man, "I need your opinion on some things for the boarding house, can you help me"

James looked at Daisy who nodded and said, "Yeah go ahead I have to talk to my dad really quick anyway"

"Okay" James said, "What kind of things Bridget"

"Lighting fixtures" she said as they walked into the hardware store, "Dylan has no taste, if it were up to him it would just be a light bulb in the socket and that be it"

"I heard that" Dylan shouted after them which was followed by a laugh by the pair in the store. "So whats up Dais"

"I need to tell you something and I haven't told James yet but Bridget knows and I need you to know too" Daisy began. Dylan looked at her, arms folded and nodded, "Okay so I used to date this guy named Grady Foley, you heard Frank talk about him before."

"Yeah Phillip pushed him off a cliff and he's dead because he threatened Lizzie" Dylan said, "what about him"

"He's not as dead as everyone thinks" Daisy said as she continued on into the whole story, Dylan hanging on every word she said. "So he sent me flowers with a card attached saying just "soon" and I don't know how I am going to tell James. I really don't want to"

"Daisy he needs to know this" Dylan said sternly, "If his life could be in danger because of this Grady guy then he needs to be warned about him."

"I'm just afraid that if I tell him he'll be mad that I kept it from him as long as I did" Daisy said tears forming in her eyes

"But if you keep it from him he could get hurt" Dylan finished for her, "I see how it can be a lose lose situation. If James really loves you he will understand your reasoning for not telling him right off the bat."

Just then Bridget and James came out of the store.

"You guys done already" Dylan said as they came over to them. "That didn't take long at all"

"Well everything was back ordered. Said it would be in next week" James said turning his attention to Daisy, "You ready to go"

She nodded and they bid they goodbyes to Dylan and Bridget and continued on their way.

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"Its done" his Austrialian accented voice cried out, "Your mine now and forever"

Daisy struggled against his grasp as he kept his gun pointed at James.

"No don't shoot him, I'll go with you just don't shoot him please" Daisy cried out tears streaming down her face.

"Can't let pretty rich boy off the hook D" Grady said grinning as he cocked the gun. "Say goodbye Spaulding"

Daisy screamed as the gun went off.

"Ahhhhhh NO!!" Daisy screamed waking up on the couch her head leaving Jame's lap where it had been resting.

"Daisy, its okay" James said concerned his hand smoothing her hair and caressing her face gently, "you fell asleep, it was just a nightmare"

"What time is it" Daisy asked as she got her breathing under control.

"Its only 7" James said looking at the clock, "You've been out for like 2 hours. You wanna talk about it"

"No not really. Oh snd I fell asleep on you" Daisy said sheepishly, "Sorry about that babe"

"Its okay" James said leaning back into the couch, "I fell asleep too for a little while. So about dinner tonight."

"Lets order in" Daisy said stretching out her legs, "I don't feel like cooking tonight"

"Alright I'll call Buzz" James said reaching for the cordless phone on the table next to the couch. "Buzz burgers and fries sound good"

"Like heaven" Daisy said.

James called the order in and Buzz said it would be ready in 20 minutes. After about 15 minutes James headed out to pick it up from Company. He told Daisy he would be back in 10 minutes so Daisy decided to keep herself busy by going and cleaning the kitchen until he came back with their dinner. She didn't remember how long she had been cleaning but looking at the clock on the wall it said it was almost 9pm. Daisy wondered where James was, and why he had been gone for over an hour. Suddenly the phone rang and she ran over to get it.

"Hello" she said

"Daisy its Beth"

"Whats going on" Daisy asked wondering why Beth was calling.

"There's been an accident" Beth said on the other end, "I sent Phillip to come get you and take you to Ceders. We'll explain everything there"

Daisy hung up the phone and dropped it on the floor. Something had happened and she knew deep down inside that it wasn't good at all. Phillip had arrived no more than a minute later and soon they were on their way to Ceders. Once they walked through the door Daisy saw Beth talking to Ed and Lillian and saw Lizzie and Bill in the waiting area.

"Beth" Daisy called out, "What's going on, Phillip wouldn't tell me anything."

"Its James" Beth said, "He was in an accident tonight"

"Oh my god" Daisy cried, "Where is he, is he okay" She was becoming frantic. Her nightmare was coming true, but she didn't know if Grady was behind it or not.

"Rick is in there with him right now" Ed said, "I just came out to talk to all of you. Apparently Daisy James's car lost control and ran off the road. From what the police told me it had been flipped over and struck a tree. Luckily he was wearing his seatbelt and there doesn't look like there is any damage to the spine or neck. He does have a broken arm and a lot of bruises and cuts. Unfortunately he is in a coma and we aren't sure exacty when he's going to come out of it."

Daisy stood there numb to the bone. She couldn't believe what Ed was telling her.

"I need to see him" she stated.

"Honey you don't need to go in there alone" Lillian tried to tell her.

"I need to see him" Daisy said more forcefully this time.

"I'll go with her" Bill said stepping up to Daisy's side.

Daisy and Bill walked into the room where James lay. He looked like he was just sleeping but his face was beginning to turn shades of purple and black and blue. His left arm was in a cast up to his elbow and there were so many wires hooked up to him that Daisy almost lost it right there with all the machines beeping in her ear. Bill stayed near the door while Daisy walked up to James's broken body.

"What have I done" Daisy whispered to herself.

Chapter 5 previews: Daisy holds vigil beside James's hospital bed. Lizzie and Marina try to get her to go home and rest. When she does she is greeted by an unwelcomed guest.

AN: Okay so this chapter is kind of short, but I tried. I really wanted to get to the juicy stuff. Look forward to longer chapters than this one and thanks for the reviews. Its nice to know that I am not the only Jaisy shipper out there. Your comments keep me coming up with this storyline. Thanks again and keep the reviews coming