Fake Fan Fiction ❯ The Engagement ❯ Chapter 7

 

 

 

 

The Engagement 7

 

 

I hope everyone is enjoying this story because I do not own Fake.

 

A/N Thank you Ukelicious for another great job. You keep making my work look so much better. You are the greatest!

 

 

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Chapter 7

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Dee looks over at Ryo in alarm. He shakes his shoulder gently and then with force. “Ryo! Snap out of it, man! Ryo, wake up man!”

 

Ryo's eyes flutter open and close back. Dee turns the key, starting up the car and puts the flasher on top as he roars out of the crime scene.

 

Mrs. Carson snaps on her seat belt praying they make it in one piece.

 

As he drives like a bat out of hell, he is pleading with Ryo to open his eyes. He glances at him and back to the street. “You got to keep your eyes open, Ryo. Come on baby, you can do this; you are stronger than this man. Come on, for me, for the man that loves you, more then anything.”

 

Ryo mumbles under his breath. “I hear you…Dee…I'm trying…I…” He stops talking as Dee pulls in front of the hospital entrance. “Hey! I need some help here! Now, dammit!” He is yelling as he goes to the passenger side of the door, opening it as orderlies rush out to meet him.

 

While they are at the car, Mrs. Carson jumps out and runs in the hospital, looking for her husband.

 

They pull Ryo out of the car and tell Dee he has to move it from the front; he is on the sidewalk, blocking the entrance. He turns and jumps back in the car moves it and goes back inside the hospital, looking around like a wild man.

 

He goes up to the front desk and asks for his partner when the Chief walks over. “What happened, Dee? Is Randy alright! You were driving so fast; you had me worried for the safety of the pedestrians!”

 

Dee spins around and tells him, “He passed out in the car, and they brought him in here someplace. I need to know where he is! Where is the damn doctor!”

 

The Chief puts his hand on Dee's arm telling him to clam down. He has never seen Dee this agitated before. What is with him and his new partner? Does he even want to know? “Look, Dee, go in the waiting room, and I'll talk to them about Randy. Look, here comes JJ and Drake.”

 

Drake walks over to the two men, takes one look at Dee, and takes a step back. “What's wrong, Dee? Where is Ryo?”

 

“He lost a lot of blood and passed out. When he got here, I couldn't wake him up. Now we're here and no one will tell me anything; I'm scared man, really scared.”

 

JJ walks over to Dee taking his arm and leads him into the waiting room. “Have a seat, Dee; we'll find out what is going on. Drake, go and get Dee some tea or something, he doesn't need anymore coffee in this condition.”

 

“I don't want any damn tea! I want to know what's happening with Ryo! Is that too much too ask?!” He snatches his arm away from JJ, walks back towards the entrance and walks into the doctor.

 

“Sorry about that, but can you tell me about Ryo? I've been waiting for what seems like hours.” Dee has only been there for fifteen minutes, but in his heightened state, time is of the essence.

 

The doctor looks at Dee with a smile on his tired face. “He's fine, and he's conscious now. He lost a lot of blood, and we are in the process of replacing it now. He fainted from the blood loss, but after he rests, he should be fine, I'm sure. The bullet wound only required some butterfly stitches, but he needs to see his regular physician to remove them.”

 

As Dee breaths a sigh of relief, he looks at the doctor. “Can I go see him now? I'm his partner, doc.” He tells him yes and that Ryo should be able to be released soon. Dee only hears the word yes and takes off down the hall.

 

He pushes open two doors, before he finds Ryo sitting up in bed with a pint of blood, being administered through an IV. He smiles as he sees Dee in the doorway. “Hi partner.”

 

Dee walks into the room with relief in his emerald eyes. They are once again sparkling with the devilish delight that is Dee Laytner. “You had me worried for a while there. How are you feeling? The doctor told me you fainted.”

 

Ryo leans back, looking in Dee's face with a small smile. “You were worried about me?” Dee looks at him as he walks closer to the bed. He leans down placing his lips on the side of Ryo's neck. “I would die if you left me now.”

 

He leans back up and Drake and JJ comes in. JJ walks over to the bed. “You look fine to me. You had Dee really worried, you know.” He looks over at Ryo with a frown on his handsome face.

 

“Shut up, JJ! The man is recovering from a gunshot wound. If it had been an inch closer, he would be dead now! Geez, you have no feelings and no tact! Why are you here anyway?”

 

Drake clears his throat. “We came back here to tell you that the chief needs your gun, Dee. We know the shoot is good, but we still need to check your gun for ballistics. Ah man, you know the drill. The Chief ask me to get it and this idiot came along with me. Sorry about that, Ryo, I hope you're feeling okay.”

 

“Thanks Drake, I'm feeling much better. I just want to get out of here and go home. Dee, I forgot about Bikky! You have to call and check on him and Carol. Then find out if her aunt has returned from church. Maybe she can keep an eye on him until I get there.”

 

“Don't worry about it, Ryo; I'll take care of it. The doctor said you would be released tonight, so you get some rest, and when you are ready, I'll make sure you get home. Come on you two, I need to see the Chief now that I know Ryo is doing okay. You rest Ryo, and I'll be right back.”

 

When they leave, Ryo lays back and closes his eyes once again. `Could this day get any worse?'

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Mona makes her way to Dee's home. She uses her key to let herself inside. She calls out to him, but gets no answer. She walks into the kitchen and opens the refrigerator, takes out a beer and pops it open. `He never has anything good in here. What he needs is a good bottle of wine, or maybe that's what I need.'

 

Mona takes the beer and a glass into the living room and removes her coat. She sets the beer down on the table, walks to his bedroom, and peeps inside just in case he is sleeping. She notices his clothes are thrown around on the bed as if he were in a hurry to leave. She turns up her nose and thinks how messy it looks. She walks in, hangs up his clothes, and puts the ones that appeared to be dirty in the laundry bag sitting in the corner.

 

His bed looks as if he has not slept in it, and she wonders if he spent the night out. `He told me he was tired and now it looks like he had other plans instead. I wonder if he is with that new partner of his.'

 

She looks at her watch to see the time and is surprised to find that it isn't as late as she thought it was. She heads back into the living room and turns on the TV to catch the news. She hears about the shooting and sits up when they mention it happened at the 27th precinct.

 

“Oh shit! Dee!” She leans forward as they say that three officers were shot, but the gunman fled the premises. She goes over to Dee's phone and dials the precinct, trying to get more information. She tells them she is Dee's fiancée, and she wants too know if he is on duty tonight.

 

“Did Det. Laytner work tonight?”

 

“I'm sorry, but I can't give out that information.” They hang the phone up and she tries his cell. It goes into voice mail, and she leaves a massage, telling him to call her. She goes back to the living room and remembers he has a bottle of vodka that he keeps in the freezer and heads back into the kitchen.

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Dee is helping Ryo into his apartment when Bikky comes over to the two men. “Are you okay, Ryo? Can I get you anything?”

 

Ryo looks at the boy and smiles. “I'm fine Bikky; I just need to sit down. I'm kind of tired right now. Why didn't you go down to Carol's place when Dee called you? I don't like you being here along.”

 

“I'm not a baby, Ryo! I have stayed by myself before.” He puts his head down as he tells him. “Besides if I was downstairs, you would be up here alone. I wanted to make sure you were okay.”

 

Ryo smoothes down his hair and looks over at Dee. “Thanks a lot, Dee, but I think I can take it from here. I'll see you at work tomorrow.”

 

Dee starts to protest and then thinks better of it. He didn't want to smother the guy with undo attention. He's doing better and the kid is with him, so he should be fine. All he really needed was to sleep, and he can do that alone.

 

“Yeah, okay, but if you need me, call okay? I'm going home, too. Oh, yeah, monkey-brat, make sure he drinks something, before he goes to bed. Here, I stopped and got him some juice, so make him a sandwich or give him some leftovers.”

 

“The joke's on you. We don't have any leftovers.”

 

Dee looks at Ryo and tells him to get ready for bed, and he'll find something for him to eat before he leaves. “Go with him, because he doesn't need to be standing in a shower right now.”

 

He turns Ryo in the direction of the bedroom and heads for the kitchen. He finds some cold cuts and proceeds to make Ryo a sandwich, finds some chips, and pours him a glass of juice. He takes it all in the bedroom and tells Bikky he made him one too, but it's still in the kitchen. “Don't drink all the juice, squirt!” He yells at his back as he heads for the kitchen.

 

Ryo is lying in bed with a pair of tan pajamas on, and Dee melts looking in his beautiful face. His skin is so pale that it looks like porcelain. “Has anyone ever told you that you have an exquisite face? Now, I know I'm in love with you, for sure. Here, I made you a cold cut sandwich, since the kids probably ate the leftovers from dinner. You need to drink all this juice, so you can build your blood back up.”

 

Ryo reaches out for the food and thanks him. “This is very nice of you, Dee, but I don't want to keep you. You need to sleep also. The sandwich looks good; thank you again, Dee.” As he looks down, he blushes and Dee smiles at him.

 

“I guess that's one way to get some color in your cheeks. I like it when you blush, you look so cute.” He reaches out and strokes the side of Ryo's face with the back of his fingers. “As much as I would like to stay, I am going to head home, but I'll be back first thing in the morning to pick you up for work. I don't want you trying to get there on the train alone. So I'll see you at 8:00, okay?”

 

“I'll be ready, Dee. So, just ring the bell when you get here, and I will come down. Knowing you, you might come all the way up. When I make my coffee, I'll make enough for you, okay?”

 

Dee chuckles and bends down, kissing him on the forehead. “That sounds like a deal, partner. I promise I won't be late. Get some sleep and have the brat take everything back in the kitchen. Do not get out of this bed, for anything.”

 

Ryo smiles up at the raven-haired beauty and tells him okay.

 

He turns and walks out the door, but stops and tells Bikky to take care of his Ryo.

 

“He does not belong to you, perv!”

 

Dee laughs as he closes the door.

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Dee is standing at his door, because he can hear the TV. He looks down at the lock and back up at the door, wondering if someone is in his apartment. He turns the knob slowly and sees that it is still locked. He puts the key in and opens the door. The sight that greets him is a surprise.

 

`What is she doing here? Damn, I forgot to get my key back and return hers.'

 

He walks over to the sofa and sees that she is asleep. He turns off the TV and looks down at her. He picks up the bottle of Grey Goose and holds it up as he tries to see how much she has drunk. He shakes his head, and picks up the glasses and the vodka bottle before he takes them into the kitchen.

 

He puts the vodka back in the freezer and the glasses in the sink. The last thing he wants to do is talk with his ex, but he knows it is inevitable. She is asleep in his living room, on his sofa. He sighs deeply and goes in the living room. He sits on the side of the sofa and looks down at her. She is a beautiful woman, but now that he has met Ryo, he finds her lacking.

 

Dee reaches down, shaking her gently. She mumbles and turns, facing the other way. He looks down at her with a frown on his face, goes to his room, takes the blanket out of the closet, takes it back in the living room, puts it around her, and heads off to his own bed.

 

He sits on the side and sets his alarm, not wanting to be late picking up Ryo. He undresses down to his boxers, pulls on a pair of sweat pants, and climbs into bed. This has been a long day for him; it is already after one in the morning, and he is tired. He falls asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.

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Mona sits up on the sofa and runs her fingers through her long hair. She looks down at the blanket that covers her and looks towards Dee's bedroom. `He must have come in earlier and didn't wake me. I wonder what that is all about.'

 

She gets up from the sofa, walking to his bedroom. She stands in the doorway, watching him as he sleeps. He looks so innocent when he sleeps as if he doesn't have a care in the world. She walks over to the bed, sits besides him, and pushes the hair from his eyes. `I guess you weren't one of the ones that was shot, you lucky bastard.'

 

She stands and removes her clothes and slides into bed with him. He moves over for her and puts his arm around her pulling her close. She snuggles down in the covers and pulls them up over the both of them and falls back to sleep.

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