Secrets of the Past

He watched her leave and he couldn't help but wonder what all of that was about.

Twenty-five minutes Mackenzie Storm had left Adam Ross alone in that hospital room without so much as an explanation. She couldn't tell him. If he knew he'd try coming too putting his life in jeopardy or she'd tell Mac who wouldn't have allowed her to do this. No, she wasn't about to do that.

She was willing to sacrifice herself for another, but she wouldn't let someone do that for her. If that made her a hypocrite or something then so be it. From what she knew of her father he was the some way. If she survived this and was yelled at by Mac she could always blame his DNA.

Still, she sped down those city streets, dodging through traffic, her mind only on getting to her destination as fast as possible. Finally she came to an uncharacteristically empty street and pulled over.

Her feet stepped out of the hummer she'd been driving and headed towards the nearest building. She was determined, her hand was resting on her gun, and her badge was showing on her belt. She looked so confident at that moment.

Internally she didn't feel confident though. Her heart was hammering in her chest, her palms were sweaty, her eyes kept taking in her surroundings – searching for danger.

She moved into the building, her eyes instantly spotting Richard. He was standing there with a grin; her son was tied up on the floor. This ignited her rage; nobody did that to her son.

"Richard, you bastard," she growled angrily as she moved towards him.

"Hello Mackenzie," Richard said pointing a gun at her son. She stopped moving, her anger replaced by instant fear. "Drop your gun right inside the door unless you want something to happen to little David." She immediately obeyed the order. She couldn't risk her son.

"Richard let the boy go, I'm the one you want. I'm the one who convinced my sister to turn you in and recorded all those dates and times for the feds," she said and he nodded.

"I know," he said as he pointed the gun at her this time. "Untie your son and tell him your goodbyes. Then he'll be leaving on his own."

Kenzie nodded as she moved to her son's side. She quickly untied him and he took the gag out of his mouth on his own.

"Mommy," he cried wrapping his arms around her neck. She held him for a moment.

"Go to the hummer, grab my cell, press number three and when Grandpa Mac picks up tell him this – officer down, need assistance, track to location. He'll understand," she whispered.

"Okay, Mommy," he said, tears in his eyes.

"Make sure you lock the doors and stay low to the ground," she whispered. He nodded before she pulled away. With a normal voice she said, "Go." David nodded and sprinted out of the building.

"You do realize I'm going to kill you don't you?" he asked and she nodded.

"Yeah, but It's better if I died than my innocent son," she said and he scoffed at her words.

"Innocent – he shares my blood, he'll never be innocent," Richard said, spitting out the last word as if it was poison. "Besides, I don't recall you ever getting big with him growing inside you or pushing him out of you."

"I adopted him, he's my son," she said calmly and he smiled.

"You would make a very beautiful pregnant woman though. Your sister was always too skinny, but you, you've got some meat on your bones," he said and she turned away from him, disgusted. "Too bad you've got that nerd."

"That Nerd as you put it is twice the man you will ever be," she spat, defending Adam. "He doesn't have to beat a woman around to make him feel like a man like you do which makes you just a big pussy."

He reached out and his hand collided with her face violently. She fell off of her knees to the ground. His fingers laced themselves in her hair and yanked backwards, ripping her from the ground.

"You know bitch," he growled in her ear as he held the gun to her back. "I should fuck you just to show you how big of a man I am."

Fear laced through her at those words and she just reacted. She pulled her elbow forward before she slammed it backwards into his groin. He grunted and stumbled backwards. It was enough of a break that she pushed herself to her feet and began running.

Then there was the sound of a gun shot. It echoed through the hollow building. She barely felt the pain of it hit her. No, what she felt was the force of the impact which knocked her forward. Her chest hit the ground followed by her face. There was a crunching sound as her nose hit and it instantly began to bleed.

Quickly she tried to lift herself up but she didn't have enough strength. She collapsed back to the floor.

Then she heard footsteps approaching her. Then she heard him murmur, "To bad, I would have so loved to have gotten to her. Maybe if it would have been her DNA instead of her sister's the boy wouldn't have been such a disappointment."

Kenzie felt fury tear through her and she forced herself up. He pointed the gun at her again. She heard the sirens approaching but he seemed oblivious.

"Still alive I see," he said disappointed. "Why don't you just die?"

"I'll die once you've gone to hell," she murmured and he smiled.

"I guess I'll be seeing you there then," he said right as cops burst through the front door and the back, cutting off his exits. She felt herself relax, knowing her son would be safe. There were gun shots and then Richard fell to the ground beside her.

He was obviously dead. She sighed relieved. He'd never be coming after her family again.

She slowly closed her eyes and sighed.

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Mac ran on the scene to see the paramedics carrying his daughter out, her face pale from blood loss. They were in a hurry.

"God no," he muttered as David ran towards him.

"Grandpa Mac," the boy cried and Mac picked the boy up quickly. The child cried in his shirt as Mac put him in the vehicle before driving off towards the hospital. He couldn't loose his daughter, not after just finding her.

He sped through that city, his sirens blaring. He arrived at the hospital and carried the boy in.

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Adam was in bed when David came running into the room.

"Oh thank god," Adam murmured as he lifted the boy into his bed. He saw the tears but it didn't click what they were for. He turned to speak with Kenzie who he assumed would be coming in with David but found Mac standing there.

The look on Mac's face spoke more than words ever could. He felt tears prickling at the back of his eyes. God, no.

"Kenzie was shot, they took her to surgery, but the doctors say it looks bleak. The bullet hit several key organs," Mac said, tears were falling from the older man's eyes and that scared Adam more than anything else. His boss never cried. It had to be serious if his boss was crying like this.

"She's a fighter, she'll survive," Adam said and David nodded in his arms, agreeing.

"Of course she will. Mommy promised she'd never leave me, she won't break that promise," David said and it caused the tears that pricked at Adam's eyes begin to fall. "Don't cry daddy, mommy will be alright. You'll see."

Adam just nodded, not trusting his voice.

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[Sorry about this but yes, I'm ending this chapter there. Thank you for reading and reviewing. I hope you liked it.
I've decided to do something a little different this time. You guys choose whether you want her to live or not. You review to either save her or kill her and on the twenty-first of May which ever has the most votes is how the next chapter will be, and it will be updated that day…

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