Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
After confronting Jenna, Ryan decided he couldn’t be in the same room with Erin, afraid he would weaken and tell her everything. He went out to see some old friends from college. It seemed like hours until Luke and Erin emerged from the kitchen. Jenna gasped as she jumped over the couch and hugged Luke “You’re still alive!”
Erin smiled “I scared you guys?”
“I almost forgot about how you set me up with the shrink instead of a date.” Doug laughed nervously.
Luke raised his brows strangely “She was a shrink?”
“Weren’t you at the table when we were talking about it?” Erin asked, “Wow, you’re slower than Doug.”
“Hey!!” Doug pointed at her dangerously “I am NOT slow, my mother called me challengedly impaired.”
“So in other words…slow.” Jenna said.
“Anyways, how was your ‘date’?” Erin settled herself on the couch, legs curled up to make room for the others.
Doug rolled his eyes to the ceiling and clasped his hands together at the chest “Oh, she is so dreamy, just everything I wished for in a woman. Not only is she a doctor with a higher degree in education than me, she can read my innermost thoughts just by looking at my face. I mean what more can I ask for?” he finished as his face fell.
“Ouch, that bad?” Erin looked sympathetic.
“I thought Becca was bad…no no…you haven’t seen nothing yet. She is so cocky and thinks she knows it all and she’s this tiny little petite girl that doesn’t look a day over 18. How could I take her seriously?” Doug slashed.
Jenna nodded with intense eyes “Wow…you like her already.”
“What?” Doug asked, “You didn’t listen to what I just said?”
Erin nodded at Jenna in agreement “Yeah, you know I think you’re right. Remember how he reacted when Becca confessed her love to him? He was all in shock…the next phase was denial. I think he skipped a phase with Jessie.”
“Wait…her name is Jessie?” Jenna asked.
“Who’s Jessie?” Luke asked.
Jenna turned to him “His would have been fiancé, she was killed brutally during a mission.”
“Wow…what are the chances.” Luke sighed.
“It’s fate.” Erin nodded “And her sign is Cancer.”
“Creepy but so romantic!” Jenna exclaimed “I’m so happy for you Doug.”
Doug groaned painfully as he yanked at his hair and leaned into Luke “Women are evil. Never ever fall in love! NEVER!!!”
Jenna and Erin joint laughter caused Doug to go mad as he jumped over the couch and raced up the stairs, arms flying everywhere. Luke shook his head sadly “Another good man, gone to insanity…women!” he huffed.
The girls stopped laughing. Erin flicked her brow up “What?”
“Nothing, Mam! It’s time for bed, Mam!” Luke saluted and quickly rushed out of the room and away from the growing glares.
When they were out of room, Jenna turned to Erin with a solemn look “You okay?”
Sighing, she nodded “Yeah, I’ll be okay. I guess I shouldn’t be angry at Uncle Chuck. He does have a family to take care of. But I can’t believe that old woman would lie like that.” Jenna smiled sadly “It just comes to show you that old people are not always nice.”
“Yeah…” Jenna said softly.
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Mia was at home enjoying a family dinner when her pager began to vibrate on the table. She stared at it, making no move to answer it “You know how to stop it from doing that? Push a button.” Darren said sarcastically.
“But I’m hungry!!” she whined.
“It’s Doug.” Darren said after he checked it for her “He’s got a lead on Ah Bat.”
“Me and my big mouth! Why did I have to be such a smartass?” she asked him with frustration.
“I wonder that a lot too.” Darren nodded “Anyways, you better go. I’ll have Yuk Jei heat up the food for you later.”
Mia sighed tiredly “Okay.” Dragging her feet she got a ride over to Erin’s place in the limo. Approaching the door, it swung open before she had a chance to knock. Doug appeared to be rushed as he was putting on a jacket while closing the door.
“Ready?” he asked. She nodded lifelessly “What the hell happened to you?”
“Food…” she groaned, “I didn’t even get to eat dinner!”
“Okay, we’ll pick you up some fish balls from the side stands.” Doug patted her head as he dragged her towards the car “We’re going to take the Doug mobile if you don’t mind.” He waved goodbye to her limo driver.
“Yes, we wouldn’t want to bring more attention to ourselves.” Mia said as she stared at his unusually bright yellow car “Where did you get this dump?”
“I got it from one of my friends at the car shop, can you believe they were going to put this in the car lot to be destroyed? It was a good think I got it.” Doug laughed.
Mia looked bored “Friends don’t give friends junk.” She tried the door but it wouldn’t budge “It’s broken!”
Doug looked over at her “Oh yeah, you have to really tug it for it to open.”
She yanked it open with all her might and nearly broke her nails “It’s a treasure.” She rolled her eyes after getting into the car “What the hell is that smell?” she asked disgustedly.
“What?” Doug started the engine “It’s just a car smell.”
“Like death!” Mia covered her nose and manually opened the window.
“You are so spoiled.” Doug shook his head sadly as he drove off to Midnite. The club was overflowing with people and a few drunken bodies scared outside the bar “The good old days.” he sighed after watching the security bring out a drunk guy that couldn’t even walk on his own.
Crossing her arms, she walked in unenthusiastically “Come on. Let’s get this over with.” The two entered and instantly looked around. They found Ah Bat at the counter flirting with a bunch of short skirted girls “Weasel, twelve o’clock.” Mia nodded. She approached him and leaned around the counter “Hey.” She nodded.
Ah Bat recognized her anywhere, his eyes bulged out as he began backing away and was stopped when Doug stood his ground behind him “Girls, will you leave us for a moment?” he asked the women nicely. They quickly obliged thinking they were from a gang.
“Dai Jei, please…what is it now? I’ve been out of trouble for the past six months! I only had that parking ticket, please…stop harassing me.” He begged. He lowered his head and prepared to sprint out when Doug punched him straight in the gut.
“Why don’t you save us some time and just come back with us then?” Mia knelt down on one knee “Or maybe you just like the torture?” she raised her brows.
Ah Bat nodded and suddenly, his eyes moved up “Hey, look it’s your friend Becca.” He pointed.
Doug turned quickly towards the direction of his finger “Where? Where?”
Mia also turned her head giving Ah Bat time to run away “He’s getting away!” she pointed and rushed after him. He was heading to the stairs which led to the rooftop of the 10 story building. She reached the third flight and suddenly felt a sharp pain hit her on the side.
“Mia! You okay?” Doug asked.
She nodded “Yeah, go…go get him. It’s just a cramp.” She pushed as he nodded and quickly chased after Ah Bat.
Ah Bat was out of breath by the time he pushed his way to the top. He looked around and found a girl sitting by the ledge, she turned and his face went pale “Why can’t you people just leave me alone!!”
Becca wanted to get some air after her friends practically deserted her to pick up guys. She wanted to be alone but they insisted for her to come along. She turned away “I’m not with them anymore.” She said.
“Stop!” Doug pointed as he cowered onto his thighs “Stop…get …back…here…”
“Doug?” Becca recognized the voice. A smile sprung to her face as she got up and rushed over to him “Doug!”
He raised a hand at her “Don’t come near me.” He warned.
“You hate me that much?” she looked hurt “I was your wife…” Ah Bat saw his perfect chance to get away as he began running towards the stairs. Doug was about to go after him but Becca quickly pulled him back “I want to talk to you!”
On his way down, he found Mia using the banister to help her stand “You’re not getting away that easily.” She said.
Ah Bat turned back and realized footsteps were getting closer, in a desperate plea to get away, he pushed Mia out of the way “I’m not going back!” he didn’t realize she lost her balance until she came tumbling down the flight of stairs.
Her cry echoed through the stairwell “Mia!!” Doug cried when he too saw her rolling downwards, the wall stopped her from continuing. Ah Bat was in a panic as he jumped down the steps and left Mia rolling in pain “Mia!” Doug didn’t care about Ah Bat as he helped Mia up “Are you okay?”
She was in tears as she held onto her stomach “It hurts…why does it hurt?”
Becca widened her eyes “Doug…she’s bleeding.” She pointed.
Doug looked down at Mia’s face and noticed how pale she was turning “Mia, oh my God…please…hold on.” Her head was getting wobbly as the blood continued to pour out from her bottom region. Wrapping one arm over his neck, he picked her up and carefully went down the stairs “What are you waiting for? Call the police!!” he yelled at Becca.
The ambulance came within minutes as she was escorted away “You wanna ride with her?” one emergency nurse asked Doug.
“I want to go too!” Becca exclaimed.
Doug turned to her with a vicious glare “No, you caused this! If you didn’t stop me, he wouldn’t have the chance to push her down the stairs. If anything happens to Mia, you’re responsible!” he stepped back and jumped onto the van leaving her looking shocked.
The team came as quick as they can after Doug had called each and every one of them. Darren was the first to arrive with Bonnie in his arms “How is she?” he asked the second he saw Doug in the waiting room, his shirt full of Mia’s blood.
“They’re still working on her.” Doug sighed.
“Daddy, is that blood?” Bonnie pointed to Doug’s shirt.
The guys exchanged glances as Darren placed his girl on the chair and quickly took off his jacket for Doug “Put this on before you give her nightmares.” Doug nodded and hastily peeled off his jean jacket and replaced it with Darren’s blazer.
“Doug!” Erin appeared at the door with Jenna, Ryan and Luke “How is she?” he shook his head, eyes on Bonnie.
Jenna was quick to catch on as she smiled at the little girl “Bonnie, let’s go get a snack.”
“Okay!” Bonnie slipped from the chair and took Jenna’s ready hand.
Erin thanked her with her smile “What happened?” she asked when they left the room.
Doug quickly explained. When he finished Matt, Reina and Devin showed up “What happened?” Reina asked, “How’s Mia?”
“They’re still working on her.” Erin patted Reina on the shoulder.
“How did this happen?” Devin asked.
“Becca, it’s all her fault!” Doug cried angrily “If it wasn’t for her, Ah Bat wouldn’t have the chance to push Mia down the stairs.”
“What? He pushed her down the stairs?” Reina asked “If I get my hands on him, I’m gonna kill him!” she vowed.
Doug turned to Darren sadly “I think she was pregnant.” They gasped, “She was bleeding…down…” he couldn’t finish.
Darren covered his face “I sensed it too! I was going to tell her to go to her gynecologist but it slipped my mind!” hitting his own head as he lowered his head to his chest.
“Darren, it’s not your fault…” Erin coaxed as she seated herself next to him “It just wasn’t mean to be. She needs all the support from you right now.” He looked up and nodded as she smiled trying to console him.