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This is a soap opera type story based on the
characters from Walker Texas Ranger.
Most of the characters belong to CBS and Norris Productions and we are
really only borrowing them for the summer to help us all with the long wait until
the next season. The other characters
introduced are our friends who are HUGE fans of Walker and the gang. We mean no disrespect just wanted to do
something completely different.
Hopefully you will all enjoy this story….and we will be sending it out
throughout the summer as we get more written and edited….hopefully it takes all
summer to get this done and keeps you all entertained…
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Walker sat at his
desk trying to do his paperwork but his mind wouldn’t cooperate. Instead his
thoughts kept returning to the night before.
All he could do was picture Crystal on CD’s arm. Since the moment their
eyes had met, that first time so many months ago, he had dreamt of being with
her. Now the dreams were shattered and
only a faded memory.
As
Walker’s thoughts continued to play back over the previous night the memories
only got worse as they led him to Alex’s apartment. He had been so grief stricken
and had wanted to go home but unsure how he would escape without seeming
rude. Alex had been the perfect excuse,
she had been drunk and he not having the RAM offered to take her home. His plan
was to take her home and then ask to borrow her car and return it in the
morning. Once to her apartment she had
asked him inside and against his better judgment had accepted a cup of coffee.
That’s
when everything went blank. Then that
morning he had waken up in Alex’s queen sized bed with his arms around her, the
only thing covering their nakedness was the thin white sheet. He had moved
outward slowly and getting dressed he had left without another word. Since then he hadn’t heard nor seen Alex and
he wondered if all it had taken for her to leave him alone was one night
together.
Walker
really didn’t care anymore his heart belonged to Crystal and knowing they would
never be together life had become mundane.
He would somehow find a way to continue on without the wonderful woman
who had entered his life only a few short months ago. Now he would consume his life with work and helping Sydney hoping
that would be enough to forget her.
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A
few days before the transplant is to take place Walker and Sydney go into the
hospital for more preliminary tests. Walker has finished with his tests but
decides to stay and talk to Sydney for a while since she still has one more
test to go.
"So how are you feeling?" Walker
asks
"I'm fine, just a little
nervous."
"I'm sure everything will work with no
problems."
"I hope so. Walker I don't know how I
can ever thank you for doing this for me."
"There is no reason to thank me,
Sydney. Just get well as soon as possible. We need you back at work" the
bearded ranger said smiling.
"I'm ready to get back." There
was a brief pause and then Sydney said, So tell me about how you used to know
my mother. I asked Mom about it. But she said she was tired last night."
"Well…." Walker began unsure of
just what or how much to tell Sydney about his long ago relationship with her
mother. "I came met her just before I was getting ready to ship out to
Vietnam. She was working in a restaurant that I liked to eat at."
"Oh yes my grandparents owned it"
Sydney interrupted.
"Yes, I think I do remember something
like that." Walker fibbed a little. He remembered perfectly well that
Kathy's parents owned the restaurant. "Anyway I went in there a lot and we
got to be friends."
And??? Sydney questioned.
"That's pretty much all there is to
it." He wasn't about to tell her that he and her mother had lost their
virginity to each other. She must have married Aaron almost right after that
and then you must have been born 9 months later." He said, mentally doing
the math in his head, figuring quickly the date he left for Vietnam and
Sydney's birthday. He remembered Sydney's birthday because she had just
recently had one.
"Well no actually my mom didn't marry
my dad until I was five years old. Then he adopted me. My biological father was
killed in action in Vietnam."
"Really? I had no idea. You never
mentioned that" Walker said surprised.
"I guess it just never came up. I
don't really think too much about it, since I never knew my father. When I was
younger I asked Mom about him a few times. But she has never wanted to talk
much about him. I think the whole thing is just too painful for her. So I
stopped asking."
Just then the nurse came into the room.
"Miss Cooke, your father will need to leave now. We need to take you down
to the other lab."
"My father? He's not my father."
"Oh I'm sorry I just assumed
because…"she said as she glanced down at Sydney's chart. Oh well never
mind."
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Walker sat on his front porch he began to replay in his mind the
conversation that he and Sydney had earlier that day. He had naturally assumed
that Aaron was Syd's biological father. She did after all have his last name
and she called him Dad. He had been very surprised to find out what he had assumed
was not true.
"Who is Sydney's father then?" He
said out loud. He began to go over the series of events that occurred in the
weeks prior to him leaving for Vietnam. "I left for Vietnam in late Aug.
1968. Sydney was born May 1969. Her father must have been at the base the same
time that I was. I wonder if I knew him? He and Kathy had to have gotten
together almost immediately after I shipped out. Either that or she was seeing
someone else at the same time." The thought that she might have been
involved with another man so soon after he left was painful. But even more
painful was the thought that she might have been seeing someone else at the
same time. "Could I have been so wrong about her and what we meant to each
other?" He thought. They had made so many plans for when he returned.
Kathy was Walker's first love. He had been devastated when her letters were
returned to him unopened. He then recalled the other letter that he got, the
letter from Kathy's parents. He could still remember how it hurt to read what
it said. They told him under no circumstances was he to have any contact with
their daughter. The letter pointed out that he was 21 and Kathy was only 17 and
therefore a minor. Walker knew exactly what was being implied would happen if
he had farther contact with her. Walker had found comfort in the fact that his
tour would end in 3 years and Kathy would be 20 by then. So her parents would
have no say in their relationship. Then they could finally have the life
together that they had dreamed about in the brief time that they spent
together.
He planned to find Kathy and marry her
immediately on his return to the states. He moved up the ranks incredibly
quickly. Everyone was surprised just how quickly. He was the youngest captain
in the history of the Marine Corps. However the war took its toll on him. He
was not the same person he was before he left. He suffered tremendous mental
anguish over seeing the horrors of war. It took a long time and a lot of help
from his Uncle Ray and White Eagle before he felt normal and sane again. By
then though it was too late. Kathy had moved away and he could not find her. He
finally decided that it was for the best. She would be better off without him.
But he would always treasure his memories of their time together.
Now though he wasn't sure what to think.
"Could I have been so wrong about us and about her feelings for me?"
He agonized once again. The sound of a car driving up brought him out of his
reverie. Walker was glad to see the car belonged to Trivette. He was worried it
might have been Alex. When Walker goes in the kitchen to get them some iced
tea, Trivette stops in the living room and picks up the box of pictures that
Walker had been looking at earlier. He glances through the ones of Walker in
the Marines and a few of him on the reservation as a teenager. Then one in
particular catches his attention. "Hey Walker who is this?" He asks
as his partner reenters the room.
"Oh that's my grandmother, my father's
mother."
"Wow she's a dead ringer for Sydney."
Trivette said amazed.
Walker looked closer at the picture. He had
always thought Sydney reminded him of someone. But he could never place exactly
who. "Yeah she sure does.."
"Well they say we all have a double
somewhere" Trivette responded with a shrug of his shoulders. He took a sip
of the tea that Walker had just given him and reached into his jacket pocket.
He handed Walker his pay stub. "I just wanted to drop this by. Since you
left early today and didn't get a chance to pick it up."
"Thanks Trivette"
"You're welcome. How did the test go
at the hospital this afternoon?"
"Fine, they decided to go ahead with
the transplant in the morning."
"Oh I thought they weren't going to do
it until later in the week."
"That was the original plan. But they
decided to move it up."
"OK I hope it all goes well. Tammy and
I will stop by the hospital tomorrow afternoon to check on you guys."
"Well I may not be there. I will
probably be released a few hours after they remove my marrow."
"OK well we'll go see Sydney and if
you've already been released we'll stop by here."
"That sounds good." Walker
answered with a sight smile. "How are things with you and Tammy
anyway?"
Trivette got a big grin on his face.
"They couldn't be better. Walker I didn't know it was possible to be this
happy. She is an extraordinary woman. I
hope you find somebody someday that will make you as happy as she makes
me."
"Yeah, whatever… I'm glad things are
going so well for you. Thanks for dropping this off." He said pointing to
his pay stub.
After Trivette left Walker went back over
to the box of pictures and picked up the one of his grandmother again. Shaking
his head he thought 'he's right Sydney does look just like her. How strange'
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Kathy and Aaron arrived at the hospital
early to be with Sydney the morning of her transplant.
"How are you feeling?" Aaron
asked as they entered the room.
"Nervous, but glad that it's finally
happening."
"Everything is going to be fine. I'm
sure of it." Kathy said bending down to hug her daughter.
"Would you guys do me a favor?"
Sydney asked.
"Sure what" they both said almost
at the same time.
"Go check on Walker. He doesn't have
any family. And he has already had his marrow removed earlier this
morning."
Kathy still wanted to avoid Walker as much
as possible. So she said "But we don't want to leave you. I'm sure he's
fine. There isn't that much to having marrow removed, at least not compared to
what you are going to have to go though."
Aaron realizing what his wife was trying to
do and annoyed by it said, "Sydney doesn't need to be worrying about
Walker or anything else right now. I'll stay with her and you go and check on
Walker, like she asked."
Well Okay" Kathy responded, knowing she
really couldn't argue about it. “What room is he in?"
"1441"
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"Come in." Walker called after
Kathy knocked on the door of his hospital room.
"Hi, how are you feeling?" She
said walking over to his bedside.
"Oh I'm alright. Just a little sore.
How's Sydney?"
"She is nervous. But it's not much
longer now and then she'll be going into the O.R."
"That's good." He responded.
There were a few moments of awkward silence between them. Can it really have
been over 30 years? Walker thought as he looked at her. She sure hasn't changed
much.
Kathy's thoughts mirrored Walker's. It only
seems like yesterday that we were together. Her heart almost skipped a beat
looking at him and remembering how he made her feel all those years ago.
"How are YOU doing?" Walker asked
finally breaking the silence. "I know you must be worried.
" I'm very anxious about…ah…
everything. But I'm sure it will be all right. I'm glad you were able to help
her." She said smiling. After a moment she added. "Well I guess I had
better be going. They will be coming for Sydney anytime now, and I'd like to be
there when she leaves."
"Kathy?" Walker said catching her
hand as she turned to go.
"Yes" she said looking into his
eyes.
"Ah..Oh nothing…never mind. Just let
me know how Sydney is as soon as you can."
"I will," she said holding his
hand for just a few seconds longer.
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Kathy and Aaron were taking turns pacing in
Sydney's hospital room as C.D. entered. "Hello, you must be Sydney's
folks. I'm a friend of hers, C.D. Parker." He said extending his hand.
"Yes I think we have heard Sydney
speak of you." Aaron said.
"Any news yet?" C.D. asked
"No not yet. But we should hear
something anytime now" Kathy answered. Just then almost as if on cue Dr.
Lisa Woolley entered the room.
"Hello, I'm Dr. Wooley."
Pausing an extra moment to smile at C.D. "I just wanted to let you
everything went well with the transplant. Sydney is in recovery and should be
brought up within the hour."
"Oh that's a relief." Kathy said
smiling at Aaron.
"Thank-you for coming to tell
us." Aaron said as he put his arm around his wife.
"Well I have another patient to check
on so I'd better be going." Lisa said smiling at C.D. as she left.
"They sure are making some fine
looking lady doctors these days" C.D. said under his breath.
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“CC, can you come
here for a minute?” Alex asked stepping out into the foyer of her office.
“Yeah
just a minute.” Putting the finishing touches on the paperwork she put it in
the proper basket. Her thoughts raced
with questions of what Alex might want.
Closing the folders and reorganizing her desk she rose and entered the
elaborate office.
“Yes.”
“CC,
I need you to courier these files to Houston for me. The Ranges caught and escapee and he is being extradited.” Alex
handed the papers across the desk and CC puked them up placing them in her lap.
She really wasn’t happy about having to go down to Houston; the temperature was
hot enough in Dallas. Now she was being sent even farther south. AS she
continued in her thoughts she nearly missed what Alex was saying next.
“Ranger
Gage will be assisting you.” The words were music to her ears. CC couldn’t
believe it she was going to be spending the next two days with Gage. Suddenly a smile crept on her face as she
stood. “When do we leave?”
“Go
home and get a few things packed. You
are meeting Gage back here in 90 minutes.”
“All
right.” Turning CC briskly left the dim office and headed for the sunny
outdoors. The sticky humidity didn’t
seem to faze her as she headed towards her and car and headed home. She was going to be with Gage it was truly a
dream come true.
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“Walker, I’ve got
good news.” Trivette said rushing into his room at the hospital. “We found the RAM.” The younger ranger was
thrilled to see the smile the found its way to his partners face. The past couple days had been tough on him
and he knew it was more than just the fact that his truck had disappeared. He suspected that it had something to do
with the fact that CD was engaged to Crystal.
Never before had he seen his partner fall for someone like he had for
Crystal and he wasn’t sure how long it would be until he got over it. He had hoped that finding the truck would
alleviate some of the pain.
“Where
did you find it?”
“Over
on Old Dixie Lane. The lady who took
was just sleeping in the back as if it were her own. We are having her checked out when we took her away she kept
talking about some Henry. Right now
she’s in a holding cell down at County.”
“How
is the truck?”
“Perfect,
not a scratch on it.” The two continued to talk about the truck and Trivette
inquired about how Walker’s surgery had gone and how Sydney was doing. Before long though a knock came on the door
and Crystal popped her head in. She needed
to get to the office but instead had decided to stop at the hospital for a
moment to check on Walker and somehow find a way to tell him that things
weren’t, as they seemed.
“Hi,”
she said stepping into the room as Trivette rose. “I just stopped to see how
you are doing.”
“I
think I’ll head out,” Trivette said grabbing his hat and heading towards the
door allowing his partner a few minutes alone with the woman he was in love
with. “Nice to see you again Crystal.” He said as he opened the door and headed
out. He could only think about how
happy he was that he had the love of his life with him and that they were
getting married. He had spent way too
many years as a bachelor and it was time for him to settle down.
“How
are you feeling?” Crystal asked sitting in the chair that Trivette had occupied
only moments earlier.
“I’m
doing all right. A little sore but other than fine.”
“That’s
good.” As he spoke the words he found he wasn’t able to look at her. He had fallen in love with her the minute he
had met her and now knowing he would never hold her in his arms and that they
would never take the moonlit walks he had dreamt of tore him up inside.
The
silence hung in the air as they both searched for the words to express the
thoughts that were coursing through their heads. Finally Crystal found the courage to speak “Walker, I’m so
sorry…I wish….I want to tell you…” She was having trouble putting her words
together to tell him how she felt without telling him everything. “Walker…”
“Cordell...”
“What?”
“Please
call me Cordell…”
“All
right. Cordell…please remember things
aren’t what they seem. I can’t explain
anything more than that…” She stopped not wanting to keep going with her
thoughts for fear she would tell him her true feelings about him and even
though her case was nearly over she didn’t want the truth to come out about her
job. “I need to go.” As she rose Walker
grabbed her hand stopping her and she looked down at him. She could see the pain that reflected from
her eyes into his and knew that he was as torn as she was.
“Don’t
go…” Walker said his voice barely a whisper as he tried to entice her to sit
with him. He was afraid if she left he
would never have the courage to tell her what he needed to get off his chest.
“I
have to go…” Unable to control her emotions further her eyes began to tear and
she knew she needed to remover herself from the situation before she broke down
in front of the man that had stolen her heart.
“Crystal,
I love you…”
“I….I
love you too…but…I have to go…” Breaking away from his grasp she ran from the
room. Walker watched as she ran from
the room and he wished he had the strength to go after her. Laying his head back against the pillow he
breathed in deeply out of defeat.
Rushing
down the hallway Crystal wasn’t sure where she was going she just had to get
away. Her heart was pounding in her
chest and she wished she could return to his room and tell him how very much
she loved him. Every part of her body
wanted to return and wrap her arms around his muscular frame and hold him
telling him that everything was going to be all right. As she collected herself she left the
hospital knowing that the case would have to be solved soon or else she would
run the risk of losing him forever.
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“All
right, all right!” The woman said as the guard led her down the narrow hallway
and to her new home for the time being.
As he opened the door she walked inside and found it already occupied by
two other woman.
“Hi,”
One of them said as she stood against the bars. She was unsure of her surroundings and even unsure of the two
women standing before her.
“Hi.”
She responded noting that they looked just as frightened as she felt.
“What’s
your name?” The same one asked sitting up on the narrow bunk that was suspended
from the wall.
“Michelle,
but my friends all call me Froggie. How about you?”
“I’m
Mimi and this is my friend Jamie. What did you do?”
“Would
you believe stole a truck? It wasn’t just any truck either it was a Dodge RAM
and I guess it belonged to a Texas Ranger…guess that is why they were so upset
when they found me. I only wanted to
borrow it….I named it Henry. What about
you two?”
“Well
we’re in here for unruly conduct…I think that’s what they called it.” The once
silent Jamie said from her place on the higher bunk.
“Really?”
“Yeah,
it seems we were making too much noise in the street.” Mimi continued. “Would you believe they don’t’ like it when
you run through the streets of Dallas screaming, I mean all we did was come
down here for a convention for our favorite show…you know Walker Texas Ranger?”
Without waiting for a response Mimi continued, “Well we were all watching it
and Jamie and I decided we needed to get some fresh air and we came down and
started running through the streets even chased a couple Dodge RAMS
ourselves…anyway…after about fifteen minutes two cops came and arrested us and
we are waiting to be released.”
“Wow,
sounds pretty intense.” The three continued talking and within a couple of
hours when the guards came to release Jamie and Mimi a bond had been formed
between them. After exchanging numbers
and addresses “Froggie” was sad to see them leave but she knew that one day
they would see each other again.
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Several hours later Sydney lay in her
hospital bed as Gage slightly cracked the door. Thinking she was sleeping he
started to back away and leave. Then he heard a weaker than usual voice say.
"I'm awake."
So he entered the room. "How are you
feeling?"
"I'm Okay, just really tired."
"Well I'm not going to stay long. I
just wanted to drop by and check on you. I'm going to have to go out of town
for Houston. I hate to have to leave you now. But I really don't have a
choice."
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Is anyone from
the DA's office going with you? She asked hoping for the answer that she wanted
to hear.
"Yes C.C. is."
Sydney had been trying to convince Gage for
months to give up the obsession he seemed to have for Alex and seek out C.C.
"Syd I have to say I think I'm
starting to agree with you about C.C. I ran into her the other night at
Emilio's. We had a nice conversation."
"Good it's about time."
"Well don't get your hopes up yet. We
just had one dinner together."
"Okay whatever you say." Sydney
said but thinking to herself that there was definitely going to be a future for
Gage and C.C.
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“Okay…here is what we
have so far.” Crystal said as her and Tammy sat down opposite Lee and Amanda at
the conference table. Together they
pulled out pictures and reports that they hoped were the beginning of the end
to their case.
“This
is Elaine Portugal, a few years ago she met up with Mr. Parker when she was
being investigated by the Texas Rangers. At the time she was working as an
accountant for a local church helping out with their bingo games. Her boss was smuggling drug money and she
was put into protective custody. After
the ordeal it appears her and Mr. Parker discussed writing a book or something
about their adventures during the case.” Tammy paused allowing her bosses to
look over their reports. They had been
doing a lot of footwork over the past couple of days trying to put an end to
the case and Crystal’s phony engagement.
“It
appears that she is putting money into his account. The reason it took us awhile to track it down is because of the
way she has been transferring it.” Crystal had taken over the tale as she tried
to speed up their debriefing and get back out into the field. The only thing they had left to do was talk
to Ms. Portugal and then she had to break the news to CD. She wasn’t sure what was going to be
tougher.
“See
Ms. Portugal has been depositing money into an account here in Dallas and then
that money is transferred overseas to Switzerland and then to the Bahamas where
it sits idle for an average of 10 days until it is transferred back to
Switzerland into a different account and then back here to Mr. Parker’s
account. I have been looking through
Mr. Parker’s apartment trying to find any deposit slips or any knowledge of
this money and so far I haven’t been able to find any documentation that he knows
this is even going on.” Crystal finished with her report and sat back in her
chair. Looking over at her bosses she wasn’t sure what they were thinking and
could only hope that they would consider their assignment nearly over.
“Great
job, Tammy I want you to interview Mr. Parker and Crystal you go talk to this
Ms. Portugal and see what she has to say.
I think we can get this wrapped up by tonight or tomorrow as long as we
can prove that this is innocent which it very well sounds like. So I plan on seeing the both of you in here
at 7:00 tomorrow morning. That’s all.” Lee and Amanda gathered up their
material and walked out of the conference room.
“Well
that wasn’t too bad.” Tammy said as she placed her items back into the folder
and signed heavily thinking of the early morning deadline they had.
“No not too bad at
all. I think Lee is right I don’t think
there is anything illegal going on here but we need to finish this all up
before we can make sure.”
“Right. I’m going to get going and find CD before
the bar gets too busy and talk to him.
I’ll call you when I find something out.”
“Okay. I think I’m going to go home and rest for a little bit before I head on over to see Ms. Portugal.”
‘Late night last
night with the new fiancée?” Tammy asked getting a glare from her partner.
“Don’t even ask about that. I still have to figure out how to tell the
poor man that we can’t get married. He really is a good guy.”
“Is that what kept
you up late last night or were you pining away over Walker? You know after this
is allover there is still a chance for you two…” Tammy said as they walked out
the double doors and headed towards the elevator.
“We shall see. I have a feeling he’s not going to want to
date the ex-fiancée of his former partner and good friend.” Together they headed up in the elevator and
to the parking garage where they each got into the respective cars and headed
out.
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“All right here we are.” Gage said as he
parked the car in front of the hotel.
CC made her way to the trunk and she felt the humidity stick to
her. The sun bore down on them and
reflected off the pavement. She stood
next to Gage as he grabbed the luggage and then they made their way to their
room.
“Here
let me get the door.” CC said taking the key from Gage’s hand. As they entered
the room a waft of cold air welcomed them.
“You
know I’m sorry about the accommodations, I tried to get two rooms but this was
all they had.” Looking around the room CC noted the lone double bed. She knew it was only one night but she
wasn’t really sure how she felt with the sleeping arrangements.
“It’s
fine, we’ll manager.” She replied getting a few things out of her bag.
“At
least we have a television that works. I want to keep an eye on that storm.”
Gage said turning on the small 13-inch monitor that sat on the dilapidated
dresser.
“What
storm?” CC asked as Gage’s words caught her attention.
“Oh
you were sleeping. There is a tropical
storm set to hit here late tonight early tomorrow.”
“But
we are supposed to leave here tomorrow.” Cc said sitting down next to him on
the bed.
“I
know that’s why I’m hoping it waits or it shifts directions.” Together they sat
watching the television reports, which were looking promising.
****This is Tom Davies down here at
channel 18 News Weather Center. The latest update shows that Tropical Storm
Dixie has picked up speed and intensity. It appears that if it keeps on this
course and picking up intensity as it has been it will reach full hurricane
before it reaches us. We are expecting it to hit Houston within three to four
hours. We suggest that you seek shelter
and any persons in low-lying areas should seek higher shelter. We will continue
to bring you updated information as it comes in. This is Tom Davies out. ****
“Gave
what are we going to do?”
“We
are staying right here. This building is secure and we’ll be fine. Nodding her head she went into the bathroom
and put on a T-shirt and flannel pants.
A part of her was scared she didn’t care for thunderstorms and now here
she was waiting for a hurricane to hit them.
Yet as she walked back out into the main room she found herself almost a
little excited about being stranded with Gage.
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Back
in Dallas Tammy had finished with her questioning and was awaiting her partner
back in their office at the Dallas branch of the Agency. It was early evening and she knew Crystal
should have had more than enough time to get her interview done and be back at
the Agency yet she was no where to be found.
If it had been any other case she would have been worried but she knew
that her partners lack of appearance was due more to the broken heart she had
ensued upon herself and that of Walker.
“Sorry
I’m here…I needed to take a walk and sort of lost track of time.”
“That’s
all right, Lee and Amanda aren’t back yet anyway. Apparently they had some train anniversary today and left shortly
after lunch. The note they left said
they should be back any minute. So what
is up with you?”
“Nothing…what
did you find out?” She said trying to change the subject.
“Not
that fast…I have been trying to find you and I know you are upset about
something…it’s Walker isn’t it?”
“Why
would you think that?” She asked seeing the look in her partner’s eyes and knew
she was busted. “All right yeah it’s him.
I hate lying to him you know? I stopped by the hospital today and saw
him before coming in earlier…he told me he loves me. How on earth do I respond to that? I mean here I am a federal
agent and unable to tell him that the only reason I’m engaged to his friend and
former partner is because I’m investigating funny money in that friend’s
account.”
‘Well
after you find out what I did things will be looking up…I am guessing after we
talk to Lee and Amanda this entire façade will be able to fall and you can talk
to Walker.”
“And
what do I say? Oh I’m sorry I led your
best friend on?”
“Tell
him the truth.”
“Like
you have Trivette?”
“That’s
different…”
“How?”
“It’s
complicated…” Getting the “evil” eye from her partner Tammy knew she was
talking in circles and just as she was about to continue a knock was heard on
their door and as Lee stuck his head in they welcomed their bosses inside where
they discussed the case and were able to put everything to rest.
‘Great
so the money is just money funding their book?” Amanda asked a half hour later
as Tammy and Crystal revealed the information they had found.
“Exactly. It appears that several years ago when they
first met they decided to write a book.
We still aren’t sure exactly why Ms. Portugal chose to send the money
through so many wires but it’s legal and CD is off the hook.” Tammy said
closing the file that sat on her desk.
“That’s
great…well it looks like my best team has just solved another one.” Lee said as
he and his wife stood shaking the hands of the female team.
“Thanks
Lee,”
“Why
don’t you both take a couple days off…we’ll see you back here fresh and ready
to go.”
They
watched as the legendary team walked hand and hand out of their office. Tammy watched as her partner sat down
heavily in her chair. “Go talk to
him…you are off the hook, I know it’s going to be hard breaking this off with
CD but you have to come clean now and then go talk to Walker. Trust me Walker will understand.”
“Only if you promise me that you
will tell Trivette.” Tammy sat there for a moment she knew her partner was
right she needed to tell her fiancée what she did for a living because sooner
or later it would come out and lying to him would only make it worse in the
end.
“Fine,
I will…tonight.” Finishing up the last of the paperwork on the case the two
signed their papers and putting them in the out basket they each got up and
grabbing their purses they left the Agency for two days.
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Down
in Houston the hurricane was making it’s first real appearance as the rains
started and the winds picked up. CC sat
on the bed watching the weather channel as Gage put towels down on the floor to
soak up the water that was already coming into their room. Coming back to the bed he sat down next to
CC. He could tell she was tired and yet
he knew she wasn’t going to sleep until she felt safe.
“It’s
going to be all right,” Gage said turning to her as she nodded.
“I
know,” She knew her words weren’t reassuring but she spoke them
nonetheless. She had never been in a
hurricane and now here she was sitting on a double bed in a hotel room during a
hurricane with the man she was in love with.
Suddenly
a tree outside snapped in the wind and came crashing down cutting the power
lines outside their building.
Everything went black and CC jumped landing in Gage’s arms. He immediately wrapped them around her and
feeling her shiver with fear he held her close.