Gabrielle shrieked, dropped the gun, and fell backwards. Dani got to her feet, breathing heavily.
"Dani the gun" Nico directed from the bed.
Dani then kicked the gun across the floor and out of Gabrielle's reach. Gabrielle got to her feet as her nose bled a stream.
The two faced off. Gabrielle raised her fists.
"I don't want to fight you Gabrielle" Dani said calmly.
"Oh really? What did you think you would be doing when you came to my house?" Gabrielle laughed. "You thought I would just let you walk in and walk out with Nico?" Gabrielle mocked Dani.
"I don't want to fight you Gabrielle" Dani repeated calmly, she stole a glance at Nico.
That look was all it took; Gabrielle lunged for Dani and slammed her into the wall. Dani kneed Gabrielle in the stomach and twisted out of her position against the wall. Gabrielle recovered to grab Dani's hair and pull her backwards.
Dani turned underneath her hair and swung her leg out to knock Gabrielle off her feet, but with the grip Gabrielle had on Dani's hair Dani was pulled down on top of Gabrielle. With the force of hitting the floor knocking the wind out of Gabrielle she released Dani.
But as soon as she recovered and realized she had the upper hand Gabrielle moved to choke Dani. Dani struggled against the choke hold on Gabrielle.
"Dani turn your head into it!" Nico shouted.
Dani did as Nico suggested as was able to get more air. She then reached back and with her long fingernails dug into Gabrielle's cheek. She shrieked again and loosened her hold. At this Dani slammed her elbow into Gabrielle's chest and sprung off her.
She looked at Gabrielle trying to breathe through the blood pouring down her face and cautiously backed up towards the bed and Nico.
"Dani untie me" Nico said lowly. Dani could reach the binds on his left ankle so she reached over and unstrapped them. She then moved up to his left hand but turned her back to Gabrielle to undo them.
Gabrielle glanced at Dani and Nico who weren't paying her a whole lot of attention and struggled for purchase on the floor. She saw the gun and a plan formed in her mind. She crawled across the floor and grabbed the gun.
"Turn around very slowly Doctor" Gabrielle spoke sitting up and standing.
Dani had just finished undoing the tie on Nico's left hand and made eye contact with him. He looked away to Gabrielle and then back to her. She could she fear in his eyes. Fear for her.
"Move towards that wall over there, very slowly" Gabrielle said gesturing with the gun.
Dani looked between Nico and Gabrielle and then started to walk across the room. As she walked, keeping her back away from Gabrielle, her eyes never left Gabrielle's face.
"You don't need to do this" Nico spoke, trying to undo the bindings on his right hand with only his left, he was having trouble.
"Oh but I do. I want you. So I need to deal with this" Gabrielle said sneering at Dani.
Dani reached into the small of her back.
"And clearly you're wearing a vest so I won't make the same mistake twice, I'll just shoot you in the head this time" Gabrielle smiled.
"Don't do this Gabrielle" Nico pleaded.
Gabrielle turned to Nico and saw he was out of half his binds. She moved to fix that confident that Dani would stay where she was. She refastened his left hand but this time took the bind that had been holding his left ankle and tied it around his eyes.
"Now we're all ready. You can just imagine our dear Doctor over here hitting the floor and then think of all the fun we'll have after" Gabrielle patted Nico's chest.
"Please Gabrielle" Nico pleaded again.
"Don't beg Nico. Everything is going to be ok" Dani said.
"Yes it is" Gabrielle smiled.
"I love you Dani" Nico said.
He could hear the gun cock. "I'm sorry" he whispered. Then he heard the shot that shattered his world. And a body hit the floor.