| Chapter Eight They pulled up in front of Duncan's house and they surrounded it. Julie and Adam were in the front and Liz and Brad were in the back. They also had eight other swat team members with them. When everyone was in place, Adam called out, "Duncan, come out with your hands up. We have a warrant for your arrest." There was total silence from inside the house as they waited for Duncan to make his move. Liz and Brad were hidding behind a shed, watching the house intently. She nudged Brad and motioned towards the back door of the house. The back door was slowly being pushed open. Time seemed to stop as the seconds ticked by. Duncan emerged cautiously from the house, a victorious smile on his smug face. "Suckers" he chimmed as he stepped off the porch. Liz noticed the gun in his hand and prayed for protection. "Put the gun down and get your hands in the air" she called out. Duncan brought his gun up and shouted, "Not a chance. You're crazy if you think I'm giving up. I've worked to hard to get where I am. I didn't let your sister screw it up for me and I won't let you do it either." Liz stepped from behind the shed and held her gun steady on him. "I don't understand Duncan. Why? Why would you do this? For a couple of lousy kick-backs?" "My God, you are naive. There were no kick-backs for me. I paid the kick-backs." The implications of his statement sunk in stunning her. He wasn't just a dirty cop, he owned the Cartel. "And now that you know, you have to die" he said, bringing his pistol up and firing rapidly. The first bullet slammed into her arm causing her to hiss in pain. She fired off a round and watched as it hit his thigh. His second bullet hit her in the chest, knocking her to the ground. Liz scrambled around, laying flat and fired. As she watched Duncan fall she never felt the bullet that hit her. Her eyes widened as she felt the warm stickieness of her own blood trickle down inside her shirt. She closed her eyes as the darkness enclosed her. "Where is she?" Kevin yelled as he burst into the emergency room. "She's in surgery. The bullet richoceted off her collar bone and knicked her juggular. They have to repair the knick or she'll bleed to death" Brad informed the five friends and his boss the Governor. "How did this happen?" Trey asked. Brad, Julie, and Adam filled him in on what had happened and exactly what they had heard Duncan confess to. "Why did she do that?" Kevin moaned as he sunk into a seat. "Kevin, look at me" Julie said kneeling down in front of him. Kevin raised his head and looked Julie in the eyes. Eyes that were so much like Liz's. "It's her job. That's why she did it. After he confessed to being the head of the Juarez Cartel, she couldn't let him get away. Even if it meant putting herself in the line of fire. I know you care about her, and I know she cares about you too. But you have to understand, she chose this job, knowing full well what the risks were. If you love her, support her and be there for her. If you don't, step out of her life" Julie finished looking solemnly at Kevin. Kevin hugged Julie and said, "I do care for her. I have since I met her. I won't let her down." Julie returned the hug and stood up. "Ms. Doyle, the doctor wants to speak to you" a nurse said from the doorway. Kevin and Trey followed Julie and the nurse down the hall and into a conference room. A moment later a Doctor wearing green surgical scrubs entered the room. "Ms. Doyle, I'm Doctor McKeon. You're sister came through surgery with flying colors. She has a graze wound on her left arm, a large bruise on her chest, and a fractured collar bone. We repaired the artery and the prognosis looks good. She'll be in quite a bit of pain when she wakes up. She's going to need alot of rest, but in time she'll be back to full steam." Julie and Kevin sighed in relief and Trey asked, "Can we see her?" "She's still under anesthesia, but I don't have a problem with the three of you seeing her for a few minutes." They thanked the Doctor and made their way down the hall to the ICU recovery room. Kevin blanched when he saw how pale Liz was. She was hooked up to a million wires it seemed. She had an oxygen line taped to her face, feeding her pure oxygen through her nose, an IV was in her right arm and she had heart monitors connected to her chest. Julie rushed to Liz's side and held her hand. "Alright Arianna Elizabeth. Enough of this. This is your big sister speaking and I demand that you get better" Julie's voice wavered as tears trailed down her cheeks. Kevin moved to the other side of the bed and sunk into a chair. "Liz, its me Kevin. I know you need your sleep, but you need to listen to me for just a minute. I want you to know I am so proud of you. You got him sweetie. Now you can rest and get well. I'll be right here when you wake up and when you're released, we have a dinner date to go on." He stood and kissed her gently, trying not to dislodge any of the tubes and wires. Trey stood silently at the door and watched as Kevin and Julie said their goodbyes and gave Liz their final good wishes and love. "We'll be back in a little while, sis. The doctor's don't want us to stay back here for to long" Julie said as she stepped away from the bed. Kevin leaned down and kissed her forehead once more and then followed Julie and Trey out of the room. "How is she?" Brian asked, when they returned to the waiting room. "She's going to be fine" Kevin said on a shaky sigh. "They don't want anyone back there for to long. Dr. McKeon said we can go back again in fifteen minutes." "What happened to Duncan?" AJ asked. Brad looked up from the floor and then began explaining once again what had happened. "...So after he confessed, he started shooting, so did Liz. His first bullet grazed her arm, the second hit her dead center of her chest. It knocked her backwards, but she rolled over and fired. Her bullet struck him in the chest. He was dead before he hit the ground." "It's time to go see her" Julie stated as she stood. Kevin rose from his seat and they left the room, following the hallway to the ICU. When they entered Liz's room, they noticed she was still asleep. "I can't believe she got him" Kevin said as he stared down at Liz's sleeping form. "Did I really get him?" Liz asked, her voice hoarse. Julie smiled and answered, "Yes, you did. But next time do me a favor...Take cover!" Liz smiled and replied, "I think I can manage that." The sisters spoke for a few minutes before Julie excused herself from the room, leaving Kevin and Liz alone. "You scared the hell out of me" Kevin whispered as he sat down in the chair next to her bed. Liz reached her hand up and caressed his face. "What can I do to make up for it?" she asked, her eyes locked on his. "Well for starters, you can get well so we can go on our dinner date, then..." he smiled softly at her, "We'll just see how it goes." "You are so on" she said with a bright smile that could rival the noon day sun. |