Eli Loker woke up to a plain room and the faint sound of beeping. Confused, he looked around; this was definitely not his room. Eli spotted someone beside his bed, and he suddenly realized where he was and how he got there.
"Thank God you're okay," she said as she watched Eli sit up. Eli winced as he felt a sting in his shoulder. He looked to find it all bandaged up.
"Ow," he muttered. Eli saw that the look of concern on Ria's face closely resembled the look she gave Dupree. Maybe getting shot in the shoulder isn't all bad, he thought. "Is the case solved yet?" he asked, rubbing his head that also felt sore.
"Lightman and Foster are talking to Trent," Ria said. "They're thinking that Seth Marlow and the nurse were working together, but they want to see what Trent knows. They're hoping to interview the nurse later."
"And what happened after I was shot?"
"The nurse was seriously crazy, and she wasn't going to stop shooting everyone. Luckily, Trent pushed some equipment over that hit right into the nurse. After that, some doctors and nurses ran into the room to see what was going on."
"Right. So when can I get out of here again?" Before Ria could answer, a doctor entered the room.
"Glad to see you're awake," he said with a smile.
Ria and Eli were walking down the hallways of the Lightman Group. Apparently there were some new discoveries in the Sanford case, and Lightman wanted them to come to his office as soon as they could. Eli was released from the hospital after convincing the doctor he felt fine and a long list of how to deal with his shoulder, including pain medications, and other medical information.
They were almost to Lightman's office when Ria turned a different way. Eli turned right behind her curiously. She stopped after reaching the end of the corridor and turned to Eli, who gave her a questioning look.
"I forgot to say thanks," she said, her eyes searching Eli's face. Something about the way Ria looked when she said that made Eli think she didn't forget, but was just waiting for a good opportunity to say so. "You basically saved my life at the hospital."
Before Eli could say anything, he noticed that Ria took a step towards him. He instantly disregarded what Ria had just said, and, before he knew it, her lips were pressed to his. He was about to return the kiss when-
"Torres, Loker!" someone called from down the hallway, as they quickly pulled away from each other. "Didn't I tell you to come to my office?" They turned to see Dr. Lightman approaching the. Eli noticed the embarrassed look on Ria's face before he looked back at his boss.
"We were just on our way," Ria said. After studying them for a minute, he started walking back towards his office with the two right beside him.
"Foster and I just talked to Trent Sanford," he said as he took a seat at his desk. "He told us the same story: Seth Marlow tried to kill him and was responsible for the death of his brother. He thinks the nurse must've been friends with Seth, but he's not sure. When we interviewed Seth, he didn't seem to be the killer, showing shock at the crime photos, but one thing he did show was guilt. We think that he might have planned the murders while the nurse, who we discovered was his sister, Elizabeth Marlow, actually did them."
Before Lightman could finish, the door opened and Gillian Foster entered the room. "I just checked to see if the nurse, Elizabeth Marlow, was awake and able to answer a few questions," Foster said. Eli could tell that something had happened by the sad look on Foster's face. "She was found dead."
"What?" Ria asked in shock. "That equipment Trent hit into her caused that much damage?" She was unconscious, but the nurse didn't even seem to be injured as bad as Loker, who's already out of the hospital, Ria thought, confused.
"No," Foster replied, slightly shaking her head along with her reply. "Someone stabbed her."
Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait!! This chapter is sort of shorter than usual, but I'll try getting the next one up REALLY soon. I'll try to put it up later this week. Thanks so much for all the reviews! They really help keep me motivated!!
