Fan Fiction |
by Jenny Tran
He could hear the pitter patter of footsteps running towards the waiting room. Daniel looked up to see Mia, Darren, Reina and Matt together “How is she?” Mia quickly asked before greeting the Commander. Her eyes moved up and down at his perfectly fit suit “Damn, you look good!”
“Mia.” Reina quickly nudged her while Darren shook his head.
“Sorry, I mean, what did the doctor say?” she quickly focused on her friend.
Daniel shook his head “I’m not sure. They’re still in there with her.”
“What happened?” Matt questioned.
He explained what happened in the limo “Another one.” Darren sighed “Whoever this is, he’s not wasting time to take us out. I’m not sure why he’s aiming for the innocent people.”
“How do you know it’s a man?” Mia asked her husband.
“She’s got a point.” Matt nodded in agreement.
“I love this game!” Mia exclaimed when Matt seconded her opinion.
They suddenly turned to the quickened steps of shoes coming near “Devin.” Reina greeted.
“How is she?” he asked after a quick nod at the team.
“Nothing yet.” Darren was the first to answer.
His eyes suddenly carved over to Daniel’s. Like two leopards ready to pounce, they stared in silence until Reina noticed the tension as she broke in “I’m a little thirsty, can you show me to the cafeteria, Daniel?” she led him away before further damage could happen.
“He’s bad news.” Devin said darkly when they were out of earshot.
“Or bad news for you?” Mia quipped “Come on Devin, just admit that you’re jealous.”
He snapped his head at her “I’m not.”
Darren placed a gentle hand on his friend’s shoulder “Hey, it’s okay. We’re all worried about her too. But don’t take it out on the Commander because she chose to go out on a dinner date with him.”
Devin had to admit defeat now that it bit him in the ass “You’re right.” He slumped onto the waiting room chair “I can’t stand that we’ve become this way. I want more than anything for her to come back to me but the more I try, the worse it gets. She met Janine tonight.”
Matt took a seat next to him “Janine?”
“The mother of his child, pay attention.” Mia crossed her arms and nodded to Devin “And then what happened? Did they exchange nasty words and Erin slapped her for stealing you away?”
Devin rolled his eyes up at Mia “Maybe in your crazy world. They were very civil. Actually Janine mentioned that before Erin knew who she was, they got along very well.”
“Ouch.” Mia commented. The guys looked at her strangely and she continued “They could have became best friends and may even be in a triangle relationship.”
Matt stifled a laugh while Darren placed an arm around his wife’s shoulders “Honey, you’ve got quite an imagination. You know women are incapable of sharing anything let alone a lover.”
“Not true!” Mia huffed “Look at Wai Siu Bo. He had seven wives that ALL got along.”
The guys groaned “That’s just a story, it’s not real!” Darren explained “If you were in one of those girls shoes, you would have taken out at least four girls and cause the rest to turn on each other.”
Matt nodded in agreement “I second that.”
“I am very understanding.” Mia claimed “If I had to share you with another woman, I would be okay.”
“NO way, one Mia is more than enough for me.” Darren raised his hands in defense.
“Amen.” Matt muttered under his breath. But quickly smiled when Mia threw him her daggered eyes.
There was an interruption when a knock on the door was heard “Who is the family of Erin Yeung?”
“Crap! We didn’t call Chuck!” Mia cursed.
“You are not her family?” the doctor asked.
“We’re her associates.” Darren answered smoothly “And her friends.”
Daniel and Reina returned in time to see the doctor walking through the waiting room door “Doctor, is she alright?!” Daniel asked worriedly. He gripped on the man’s arm and whipped him around “How is she?”
“Calm down Sir, your wife is fine.” He coaxed “She took in a good amount of carbon dioxide, the substance was mixed with anesthesia as well as car fluid—”
“She’s not married.” Devin cut in. The group silenced as they expected the outburst.
The doctor raised his eyes “I apologize, I just assumed that this gentleman brought her in and he appeared to be very upset…Anyways, she will be okay. We rinsed out her lungs and gave her a few bottles of I.V. to clean out her system. I want to keep her here for one night and if she’s okay tomorrow, I’ll let her check out.”
“Can we see her?” Daniel asked.
He smiled “The more the merrier. It will help her heal.”
He left the room leaving the group to debate “I’m her best friend, I should see her first.” Mia shot her hand up, volunteering.
Darren turned to Daniel “Do you mind if Devin goes in first?” Mia dropped her jaw in shock “Mia…”
“Okay.” She grumbled and followed Reina to a seat.
“No.” Daniel shook his head, wise not to start a battle in the hospital.
Devin smiled gratefully at Darren as he walked out and followed the room number the doctor gave before he left. Hospitals were familiar to the team but he hated to see any one of the agents to be a patient. Each time it happened, he thought about how disappointed Joe must be looking at him from the Heavens. Taking in a deep breath, he walked inside the room. She was asleep, one hand over the other at her stomach. Her head tilted slightly and she looked pale to the core. His heart weakened to know he wasn’t there for her and it tugged when he thought about how he kept such a secret from her. If not, she wouldn’t have gone to the party with Daniel and maybe she wouldn’t be in the hospital bed.
“I’m sorry.” He whispered. Tears dwelling at the corner of his eyes.
Her eyes fluttered open when she heard a voice “Devin?” she asked in a hoarse voice “Where’s Daniel?”
His heart sunk “I’ll get him.” He said getting up from the chair next to her.
Erin reached out to stop him. Her hands were cold “Don’t…as long as he’s safe.” She smiled softly “Stay.”
Devin nodded, relief written all over his face “Do you know who did this?”
She shook her head “I don’t know. But I know it was a gangster. One guy had a tattoo of the word Tiger on his left arm.”
“There were two?” he asked as she nodded weakly “I’ll have Ryan look into it.”
“Ask Doug too.” She suggested. He agreed “I’ll be fine.” She smiled softly when his brows cringed.
“This is all my fault.” He blamed himself.
Erin sighed “You didn’t put a gun to my head telling me to go with Daniel to this party.” She patted his hand gently “I was thinking…maybe we can put this all behind us. Start over.” A slow smiled appeared on his face “As friends.” She added and he felt his chest being crushed “It’s not fair for the team to watch us fight every day. We have to work together everyday, I hate to see it turn out for the worse.”
He had no choice, he felt like she had made up her mind and there was no way in changing it for she was a stubborn mule “Okay.” Was all he said, it was all he could say. He wanted to fight for them and say that he couldn’t put feelings aside and that he loved her and always will.
“Thank you.” She patted his hand “Who else is waiting outside?”
“I’ll send in the next victim.” He smiled despite the fact that he felt like crying out “Who do you want to see?”
It was a trick question and she knew it “Surprise me.” He nodded understandingly and left the room.
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“You what?!!” Doug exclaimed after Ah Kiu made her confession.
She was startled by his booming voice “I just wanted to teach him a lesson.”
“He’s the Commander! If they find out you did it, you’ll be in jail for at least two life sentences!” Doug shook his head “I can’t believe you would have even the mindset to do something like this.”
She winced “I’m sorry. It’s just…he …he recognized me.”
“How?” Doug demanded.
“Beijing, he caught me stealing from a vendor and took me to jail for 48 hours before letting me go with a fine that I couldn’t pay. I didn’t want you to know…because…I… I was…embarrassed.” She finished with a lower head.
“Ah Kiu, that’s still no reason to tell our guys to go and attack him.” Doug lectured.
Ah Chung felt it was time to step in “Hey, Doug Gor…she didn’t mean to. Anyways, I bribed two Tiger guys to do the job. Even if they get caught, they’ll be the ones to blame not Hung Hing.”
Doug turned to him sternly “And you! I haven’t even gotten to you yet. I thought you were smarter than to go along with her crazy idea.”
“I’m sorry.” Ah Kiu said earnestly “I won’t let it happen again.” She promised.
He weakened at her tears. Sighing, he passed her a Kleenex “Don’t cry. I’m not angry, just worried about you. We can’t play with the cops, they have guns.”
“I know.” Ah Kiu nodded as she wiped her tears “I’ll leave him alone.”
“I heard there was some girl that was with him that night too. Apparently, she wasn’t as lucky. The ambulance came.” Ah Chung advised.
Doug nodded, making a mental note to contact Devin that night “Go rest, we have to go see the lawyer tomorrow.” The home would be in her name and everything that Hung Gor owned.