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"For part of the night." She said simply. "If you're asking
me if I know if he
was involved with..." she gestured around. "This. Then
I don't know. I
followed him here, but I had another case and he was
with you and..."
"Damn." Jax said with a sigh. "I'm sorry. It would just
be...nice if you could
honestly say. 'Yes, and he didn't do it.' I mean.
I know you can't and it's
not you're fault, but..." Jax shook his head. "I hate
doubting my brother."
"I'm sorry." V said, putting a hand on his shoulder and
shrugging. "But I'll
tell you if Jerry's name comes up at the station."
"Thanks." Jax said with another sigh.
~~
Brenda sat in the chair outside Robin's room, staring
at her empty syrofoam
coffee cup. She looked up when she heard footsteps and
saw Ned and Alexis
approach.
"Hi." She said; she got up and hugged Ned. "I'm glad you're
okay, at least."
She glanced back through the window as she pulled out
of the hug.
"How's Robin?" He asked, following her gaze. "She still hasn't woken up?"
"No." Brenda shook her head. "No change."
Ned looked in for another minute or so. "Does anyone have
any idea who's
responsible?"
Brenda paused. "Jax thinks that there's an inkling of
a chance that... Well,
it probably isn't true, but..."
"Who?" Ned asked quickly.
"Jerry. But it's just a theory. It's not even a theory."
She corrected. "He's
just worred and..." Brenda shrugged. "It was probably
just one of Jason's
business competitors or something like that."
~~
Jason picked up his cell phone and dialed seven digits quickly.
"Yeah, it's me." He said into the phone. "I need you to
find out everything
you can about the bombing at Luke's. Whoever did it is
going to pay." He said
steadily. "Don't worry about that yet. Just find out
everything you can."
There was a pause. "I suggest that you check out Moreno,
all the other major
competitors of ours, you know people like that.
I'll make you a list of
people on the inside later, but for now concentrate on
the outside. Oh, and
check out Jerry Jacks too." He added. "Yeah. Bye."
~~
Mac sat with Felicia, watching Robin. Felicia looked at
him concerned. "I'm
going to go get some coffee, okay? You want some?"
Mac looked at her, as though she had spoken Ancient Chinese. "Hmm?"
"Coffee. I'm going to get some. Do you want a cup?" She repeated.
"Yeah. Thanks." He said softly.
She forced a smile and kissed him on the cheek softly. "I'll be right back."
He nodded and sighed. He just sat there, alone in silence
for a minute. He
looked up when he saw the door open. Robin's doctor,
who happened to be Chris
Ramsey, walked in and motioned him into the hallway.
"How is she?" Mac asked.
Brenda, who was still in a chair, jumped up and joined
them. (BTW: Ned and
Alexis had already left, so they weren't there.) "Do
you know anything yet?"
"She sustained both internal and external traumas." Chris
Ramsey started. "And
it's really too early to tell the full extent of her
injuries. She has a
pretty bad concussion. There is a lot of swelling under
her skull, but not so
much that she needs another procedure done for it...yet."
He said. "There is
also internal bleeding, which will need operating. She
is stable enough now so
that we're ready to try if you'll give consent." He turned
to Mac. "Without
surgery, she'll be in really bad shape. With it, she
has a chance."
~~
Ned and Alexis were standing by her car. She was pretty
much leaning backwards
against it and he stepped forward once more so that she
was only arm's length
away from him. She was looking away, past him at the
gleaming, almost full
moon. He was looking straight at her.
"Alexis..." He started. He took a few fingers and brushed
away a piece of
stray hair. She looked at him, obviously startled. "Just..."
He paused,
obviously not saying what he'd planned to say. "Goodnight."
She looked past him at the moon again, as a cloud passed
over it slowly, and
nodded. "Goodnight." She echoed softly. He leaned in
and kissed her gently
before leaving. She leaned back against the car; she
shook her head and sighed
as she watched him go.
~~
Jax knocked on his brother's door. Jerry answered and
looked at him
quizically. "What's wrong?" He asked with raised eyebrows,
reading Jax's
expression.
"There was an explosion at Luke's Club not long after
you left." Jax said,
seeing what reaction he'd get from Jerry.
"There was?" Jerry was apparently shocked.
Jax studied his brother suspiciously. "Yes." He said,
playing it nonchalant.
"Robin was hurt. She is still unconscious."
"That's... horrible." Jerry offers. "Was she the only one?"
"Pretty much. Ned Ashton and Alexis Davis were trapped
inside, but later they
were found basically unscathed, though a few more minutes
and they would have
been severely burnt at best, and probably dead." Jax
said, pouring himself a
drink at the bar in Jerry's room. "Robin may still die,
Jerry."
"Brenda must be upset." Jerry commented, taking a sip from his own drink.
"She is terribly upset--and so am I." Jax paused. "Where were you?" He asked.
"What? When?"
"After you left Luke's. Where did you go? Who were you
with? You said that you
had an appointment of some kind." Jax said.
"Are you asking me for an alibi, Jax?" Jerry raised his eyebrows.
"I'm asking you to answer the question, Jerry." Jax said,
steadily.
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