SINS OF THE DAUGHTER

A/N: I do not own or make any profit off of the Airwolf name or any of the characters involved within. My stories are for entertainment purposes only.

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Chapter 6

Caitlin awoke the next morning to the smell of freshly brewed coffee and the sound of what she expected was Hawke making breakfast in the kitchen. Looking at the clock she was surprised to see that it read almost 9:00 a.m. Wow, that sleeping pill must have really done a number on me!" she thought as she threw back the covers and sat up on the side of the bed and stretched.

Standing up to head for the shower, Caitlin almost fell back on the bed as a wave of dizziness and blurred vision over took her. Must have gotten up too fast…she thought as she waited a minute for the feeling to pass. Once she was steady on her feet, she headed to the bathroom to take a quick shower and get dressed before heading down to the kitchen.

"Well good morning, sleepy head," Hawke greeted her with a smile and a warm mug of coffee as she came into the kitchen. "Or should I say afternoon? I was about to get worried about you. "

"I told you I didn't like taking sleeping pills. And it didn't even do me much good. I think I feel more tired now than when I went to sleep last night!" Cait took a seat in one of the stools at the bar as she rubbed her temple trying to clear her head which felt like it was filled with cobwebs.

"Maybe a little breakfast will make you feel better,'' Hawke said as he watched her closely with concern etched upon his face. This wasn't his normal perky Caitlin that he was seeing. He'd always known her to be a morning person but this morning she looked tired and pale.

"I don't think I could handle it right now, honestly. Just the coffee will do me, thanks."

"Cait you really should eat something. We don't know what's going to happen once we get that phone call, we may not have another chance to eat," Hawke said as he leaned on the bar across from Caitlin and reached over and brushed an errant strand of red hair out of her eyes. "We need everyone at full strength today."

"I know, Hawke but I'm fine, really." She answered as she did her best to reward him with a smile. "Just give me a chance to let the side effects of this stupid sleeping pill wear off and I promise I'll eat and be ready to go. I'm sure it'll wear off once I have some of this coffee."

Not sure whether to believe her or not, Hawke cocked an eyebrow and gave her one of his patented, steely eyed stares. Cait, never one to be intimidated by him, stared right back. After a few seconds both of them cracked a smile and laughed unable to keep up the seriousness of the moment. "Okay, you win. Have your coffee while I go out and do a pre-flight on the copter before we head back to the hangar. Breakfast is on the stove when you're ready. I'll be back in a few," he said as he headed towards the door, stopping beside her stool long enough to bend down and give her a kiss on the cheek as he passed.

Smiling after him as she watched him exit the cabin, Cait's smile turned to a grimace and she groaned in pain as soon as she was sure Hawke was well off the front porch and out of hearing range. Sliding off the stool she ran up the stairs as fast as she could, barely making it to the bathroom before vomiting up everything she had eaten the night before. Laying her head on the cool tile of the bathroom floor she groaned as she willed the spasms in her stomach to stop and she tried to catch her breath. This can't be happening, not now!, she thought to herself as she slowly pulled herself back up off the floor and reached for her toothbrush on the sink. "If Hawke thinks I'm sick, he'll never let me anywhere near that hangar. I can't let that happen. I'll be damned if this or anything else is going to keep me from getting to Angelica!"

Summoning all of the willpower she could muster, Cait finished cleaning herself up, carefully applied some more makeup so that she didn't look so pale, and then headed back downstairs where she quickly fed some of the scrambled eggs and bacon on the stove to Tet so that Hawke would think she ate. By the time Hawke returned from the chopper 20 minutes later, Caitlin appeared almost back to 100% even though she felt she was running on empty.

"Well there's the Caitlin O'Shannessy I know!" he said with a smile as he crossed the room and took her in his arms. "Feeling better?"

"Mmm hmmm" Caitlin mumbled as she nodded her head even though she was actually seeing two of Hawke at the moment. "Just like I said I would. Now, let's get out of here and take care of Angelica Horn once and for all!"

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By 12:30, everyone had gathered back at the hangar including Michael and Marella. Marella was busying herself over by Dominic's desk installing a tracing device on the phone that would hopefully help get a location on Angelica Horn when she called in. The others, with the exception o f Caitlin, were standing over maps and topographical representations of the surrounding areas trying to determine where they thought Angelica might try and set up a meet and what their tactical positions would be for such locations. They all knew it was probably a futile exercise but felt the need to be doing something. Caitlin had headed outside a few minutes earlier saying she could use a little fresh air.

"String, are you listening?" Dominic nearly shouted in Hawke's ear as he lightly tapped on the younger pilot's shoulder trying to get his attention which appeared to be focused on the door of the hangar.

"Huh?" Hawke answered absently .

"Where you been, kid? I was telling you about the maintenance I'd done on The Lady last night and you zoned out. You must have been a thousand miles away." Dominic explained.

"Yeah, guess I was," Hawke responded as he turned to look at his mentor . "Dom, have you noticed anything about Cait this morning?"

"Like what, String?"

"I don't know. Something 's not right though," Hawke said as he turned back around, his eyes scanning for the redheaded pilot. "I made her take one of the sleeping pills last night that Dr. Gray had prescribed, you know for the nightmares and such. She woke up this morning not feeling so hot, said it was the side effects of the pill. She said she was fine by the time we left to come here but I don't know. I'm worried about her Dom."

"Hey, I spoke with her earlier, she seemed alright to me," Dom comforted. "I mean she's a little nervous about dealing with Angelica Horn but we all are. I'm sure she's just worried about you, String. She's one tough cookie, that girl. She'll be fine. She probably just needed a few minutes to clear her mind and focus on the job ahead."

"Maybe you're right. I guess with all that's happened lately, I'm feeling a little over protective.," Hawke said almost to himself. "But if you don't mind, I think I'll just go check on her…" Before he could head that way, the ringing of the phone sounded throughout the hangar causing everyone to turn towards the sound emanating from the office.

Just outside the hangar, Cait leaned up against the wall and did everything she could to keep from crying. The pains in her stomach and the dizziness had gotten worse as the morning progressed and it had taken all she had to hide it from Hawke and the others. Caitlin had almost decided to ask for help when the ringing of the phone jolted her back to reality. Determined not to miss the opportunity to take Angelica down herself, Caitlin pushed the pain to the back of her mind and headed back into the hangar and with the others into the office.

TBC…..

A/N: While I did a little research on the signs and symptoms of Oleander poisoning, I'm no doctor or medical expert by far. I used what I found and made it fit my needs for this story. Any inaccuracies are mine and I will just claim them as poetic license for the purposes of this story.

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