AUTHOR'S POV

Detective: "Officer Moore, have we received the cell phone tower check"?

Officer: "Yes sir. It just came through and it appears the call was made from an area in the Bronx".

Detective: "Ok. You and Officer Gray get there immediately. As I told everyone, ask questions and show photos. Someone has to know something. Take Mr. Bourgeois his phone back first then get moving".

Officer: "Yes sir".

While the entire precinct is going into overdrive to zoom in on Marco Laurent is doing his best to calm Larry...

*****

Laurent: "Try to stay calm bebe. I'm sure Marcus is oki".

Larry: "I'm not so sure Laurent. I heard so much noise and the detective tried to talk to him and nothing". *pause* "I'm scared that something really bad happened and I don't want Marcus to get hurt. I just think we needed help for this but...if he gets hurt it's my fault".

Laurent: "Bebe this is not your fault. You didn't think any of this would happen and no one blames you so please don't blame yourself, oki?"

*brief pause*

Larry: *sigh* "Oki baby".

Laurent: "Good". *pause* "Everything will be fine".

Silence falls between them but it's broken by the door opening...

Officer: "Mr. Bourgeois, here's your phone. I'm sorry it took so long but based off his last call we know what area he's in so I have to leave for a while. If you need anything just ask anyone, ok"?

Larry being too distressed and Laurent sensing it replies to him...

Laurent: "We will officer. Thank you".

Officer: "You're very welcome".

The moment Officer Moore leaves Laurent put his attention back on Larry. He pats the spot next to him and softly requests that he come and join him...

Laurent: "Come over here bebe".

Larry solemnly makes his way over to take the spot right next to him. Comfortably secure under Laurent's arm Laurent places a soft kiss on Larry's forehead before they delicately touch theirs together...bringing Larry the ultimate comfort. Before he closes his eyes to get some sleep he hears Laurent sweetly whisper...

Laurent: "It will be over soon". *pause* "I love you".

Larry: "I love you too", he whispers back.

~meanwhile~

Agent: "Hi. How can I help you"?

Delilah: "Yes. I need to purchase two one way tickets to Aruba please".

Agent: "Certainly. One moment please".

Delilah nods and her fingers begin to lightly tap the counter as she's extremely antsy. She's hoping that the next available flight is as soon as possible...like less than an hour. She then takes a moment to look around and see if she's being watched...but the voice of the agent distracted her...

Agent: "There's a nonstop flight to Aruba taking off in one hour".

Not as soon as she would like but close enough...

Delilah: "Perfect".

After receiving the total Delilah reaches in her bag for the cash. The agent then looks in Marco's direction and looks away...but quickly does a double take as he looks very familiar. Something tells her to look at the "wanted" picture displayed at her station and after examining it carefully for several moments she looks back up at Marco. Although he did his best to disguise himself she's certain it's him. She's in such a trance that she doesn't realize Delilah is trying to get her attention...

Delilah: "Ma'am. I'm trying to pay you".

Agent: "Oh. I'm terribly sorry".

The agent takes her payment and places it on the counter. She pretends to complete the transaction but what Delilah isn't aware of is that her hand is reaching for the panic button to notify the police department within the airport. She hits the button successfully with no suspicion from Delilah. Meanwhile, something isn't sitting right with Marco and he's also wondering why it's taking so long to get the tickets. He touches his disguise to make sure it's still in place then stands up to walk over to the counter...

Marco: "Aye. What the hell is taking so long"?

Agent: "I apologize sir. My computer seems to be moving a little slow but it shouldn't be too much longer".

Marco gives the agent a suspicious look then observes the environment. He doesn't see anything out of the ordinary but his overall feeling is still unsettling so he turns his attention to Delilah and whispers to her...

Marco: "When does the flight leave"?

Delilah: "One hour", she whispers in reply.

Marco: *sigh* "Shit. I was hoping it would be sooner than that".

Now beyond frustrated he snaps at the agent...

Marco: "You got it working yet or what"?

Agent: "Just a few more moments sir".

Marco notices the nervousness on the agent's face and decides that it's time to leave now because he has a feeling something will happen if they don't...

Marco "D, have you paid yet"?

Delilah to agent: "Have you processed my payment yet"?

Agent: "Not yet ma'am but as I said it shouldn't be too much longer".

Marco: "Fuck this. Just get the money back. We have to leave now. Something doesn't feel right. We'll figure out something else later".

Delilah to agent: "I've changed my mind. Can you please just give me my money back"?

*brief pause*

Agent: "Uh. Yeah sure".

As the agent returns the stack of cash to her she looks in a particular direction. Marco takes notice of it and the moment the money hit's Delilah's hand he immediately pulls her with him so they can head for the exit at the fastest pace they can. He then sees two officers coming their way but before he can turn away they see them and clearly recognize both through their disguise. Marco now realizes why he had such a bad feeling...

Marco: "I fucking knew it". *pause* "D. It's time to run. Now"!

The moment they begin running at full speed they hear...

Cops: "Freeze"!

*****

Officer Moore and his partner arrive at an apartment complex in the Bronx. As they search the neighborhood they don't see much activity going on and it's very few people out and about. The few people that are out they stop and hold up Delilah's sketch. All of them said they don't recognize her with the exception of one person...

Moore: "Excuse me. We're looking for this girl". *shows photo* "Do you know who she is and where we can find her"?

Woman: "Yeah. That's Delilah and she lives here".

Moore: "Do you know her last name by any chance"?

Woman: "I'm pretty sure it's Phillips".

Moore: "Can you tell us what apartment she lives in"?

Woman: "Yeah. She's over there in 21 B. Now that I think about it I'm sure I heard a gunshot coming from that way earlier".

Moore: "And you didn't alert the authorities"?

Woman: "Hey, this is the Bronx. A gunshot is like a doorbell. We're used to it but I said it came from that area. I'm not sure it came from the apartment".

Both officers can't believe she has such a nonchalant attitude about it but she's thanked for the information anyway then they walk over to the apartment she directed them to. Officer Moore knocks on the door to make their presence known...

Moore: "NYPD. Open up".

They wait a few moments and when no one answers he gives the resident one more opportunity by knocking again. Still hearing nothing they draw their weapons and Officer Moore counts to three before he and his partner kick the door down. They immediately step in with their guns aimed. They don't see anything at first so they keep searching. Then...

Officer Gray: "Over here".

Officer Moore came over and joined him in looking at a man unconscious on the ground. He instantly recognizes this person as Marcus and quickly kneels down next to him...

Moore: "Mr. Palmer? Mr. Palmer, can you hear me"?

He places two fingers over his pulse to see if he's alive. Thankfully he is but sadly he notices some blood oozing from the back of his head so he tries to pinpoint where it's coming from. He looks around and notices a lamp shattered nearby and he deduced that Marcus was hit over the head with it. He's not sure how long he's been unconscious but what he does know is that he needs help right away so he grabbed his radio to call in this medical emergency. As he's speaking into the radio he hears moaning coming from Marcus as he struggles to open his eyes so the officer also alerts the medical team of what's happening. With the EMT on their way now he hangs up and speaks to him...

Moore: "Mr. Palmer. It's Officer Moore".

In a painfully weakened voice...

Marcus: "Wh..where's Marco"?

Moore: "We're still looking for him Mr. Palmer. The EMT is on the way to help and I'm sure you'll be fine".

It appears Marcus is going to say something else but then his eyes rolls to the back of his head before he slips back into another state of unconsciousness. Officer Moore speaks into his radio of what just happened and asks them to please get there as quickly as possible...

*Marco*

Cop: "Freeze! Now"!

Marco and Delilah are bolting through everyone in the airport...knocking things out of people's hands or knocking them down completely in order to leave and get to her car. The cops aren't too far behind and when they have a good enough aim they take a shot causing Marco and Delilah to duck while running at the same time...

Marco: "Faster D"!

They dodge a few more gun shots before finally making it to the car. Delilah jumps in the driver's seat while Marco gets in on the other side. The engine is swiftly cranked up and Delilah is pulling out then taking off down the main road to get away. The same cops running after them hop in their squad car to follow them while also calling in for back up...

Cop: "Requesting back up near JFK airport. We're going after the suspect who's wanted by the NYPD in connection with a murder and attempted murder. Suspect also has a female accomplice with him".

He reports the vehicle description and license plate number then disconnects and continues following. Marco looks behind and sees the cop car coming after them so he reaches in the back seat and grabs two guns then faces front to make sure they're fully loaded...

Delilah: "What are you doing"?!

Marco: "Just drive D"!

Marco re-positions himself in the seat so he can lean his upper body out of the window. He begins to shoot in the cop's direction firing multiple shots while screaming a string of profanities at them. He's crazy angry now and he's determined to have one of those bullets strike them for he absolutely refuses to be caught. Marco's shooting stops for a moment because the first gun he used is out of bullets so he quickly goes back in for the other one. This gives the cop in the passenger seat of the squad car the upper hand and the next shot he fires goes through the back windshield causing Delilah to swerve. Even though she recovers from that swerve quickly this infuriates Marco even more so he slithers his body out of the window again to continue his rampage...

*POP* POP* POP*

Those three shots don't result in anything so Marco takes a different aim. He points towards the tire and rounds off a shot causing the tire to blow out and the cop car to come to a screeching halt...

Marco: *smirk* "Got you".

He brings his body back inside the car and looks at Delilah who has tears streaming down her face now...

Marco: "It's ok D. I shot through the tire so they can't follow us anymore".

Delilah: "I didn't expect it to be all this! What the fuck man"?!

Marco: "Look I told him no cops ok?! It's not my fault he didn't listen but you still agreed to help me so you're in it now"!

Delilah: "But it was supposed to be a simple pick up now I'm wanted by the cops too! I can't believe this shit"!

Through Delilah's screaming Marco hears noises and he has an idea of what they are...

Marco: "D just shut up for a minute alright"?!

She bites her lip with angry tears building as she quiets down. Marco strains to listen and he now realizes that the noises are more sirens...

Delilah: "Fuck! More cops! There's no way we're getting away now"!

Marco: ''We will! You just need to calm down and drive! I got this"!

There's a sharp curve approaching and Delilah is so distraught she doesn't notice it at all...but Marco does...

Marco: "D watch out"!!  

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