Again they congregated in Urs’ place. Lea had given Tam a sedative and put her to bed. David was pacing like a hyperactive kid, Carlos was sitting solemnly on the sofa and Sebastien had busied himself making coffee for everyone.
Lea sighed as she sat next to Carlos. She looked at David who was still pacing. “Miller!!”
David stopped and looked at her; Lea patted the sofa next to her. “Take a seat.”
“Urs is in good hands. He’ll be fine. Bloody sore for a while but he will pull through.”
All three Divos seemed to sigh at the same time.
“Now we have to make sure that the rest of you get to stay in one peace.”
They all looked at her.
“I know, you don’t want to think about the fact that some nut job out there wants to put holes in you. I’m not too happy about it either.” She looked at Sebastien then David. “I just got you all back.”
David was still twitchy. “But who the hell have we ticked off enough to want to shoot us. I mean we sign for God sake. You don’t like the way we sing, don’t listen.!!!”
Lea had her own theories about that but kept them to herself. “David. We don’t know why but we have to make sure it goes not further.”
It was Sebastien that asked the next question. “So Lea, the calls you made?”
“Just seeing if a friend is available for some security work. They are the best in the business and I would feel much better knowing they have your backs until this is all sorted.”
Carlos’ voice was subdued. “How long before you find out?”
Just then Lea’s phone chimed and a text message came in. She smiled. “Seems I got my wish.”
David got up and began to pace again so Lea got up and walked beside him putting her arm around his good arm. “I know you’re angry David and you think this is a waist of time but I would rather waist time than loose one of you okay. Go along with this for me.”
David looked down at Lea, pulled her close and hugged her. “Okay, only for you Boss, only for you.”
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Simon had gone back to Sony to try and organise some sort of security for Il Divo only to find a message waiting for him from Lea to say that she had already started the process. To say that Simon was angry would have been and understatement. This woman drove him insane. He was now convinced her little apology in his office the other day had been all a ploy. Yes she had gotten Metcalf to back down on the schedule, how, he did not know as Simon himself had given Joshua a few ultimatums but he never budged. What kind of hold did she have over people? He needed to find out more about her, find her weak spot and use it. He was tired of getting gazumped by a nurse. Yes, she had proven to be resourceful and helpful but she just so rubbed him up the wrong way. Now he was probably going to have to thank her for sorting out the security issues as well. What next?
Not wanting to rush into seeing Lea, Simon sent the Divos a text massage saying he would see them back at the hospital for the press conference. He wanted them there for Show. Mostly for the fans so they could see that at least the rest were okay.

David was not happy about having to go to a press conference. “Arggg Simon.!!!! What is it with the media? I don’t want to do a press conference not now. I can’t sit there and smile and look all happy.”
Lea had been in the kitchen helping Sebastien clean up after lunch. A lunch that they all picked at but none of them ate very much. “He’s only trying to do his job David.”
David shot her an angry look. “Now you are defending him?”
Lea cut him off before he said something he would regret. “No. All I am saying is this is the natural progression for a situation like this. Control the information and depending on what the security team says I am not sure you will be giving a press conference. We’ll just have to wait and see.”
Carlos and Sebastien had remained silent but both had similar thoughts. It was they way that Lea had worded her statement. ‘Natural progression’ and control of information’. Sounded more like intelligence talk than medical.
Sebastien wanted to ask but thought better of it. “Should we be getting back to the hospital?”
Lea smiled at him. “I want Tam to get as much rest as she can and make sure it is okay for you to go back.”
They all looked at her and again it was David with his pent up anger that let loose. “Oh for ….. No idiot is going to stop me from seeing my friend. I mean it Lea. Gun or no gun I’m am not going to be held hostage in here. Then he wins. No way!!! Enough is enough. I am sick of this crap.!!”
David raised his arms and it looked like he was going to thump the kitchen bench with both of them. Carlos shouted, Sebastien shouted and Lea flew around to his side of the bench. “Miller Don’t!!!”
David let out a yell and his arms came crashing down as Lea threw hers up to stop him from doing any more damage to his broken arm. She may have been smaller than David but she was strong. Her strength stopped him from hitting the bench but the force behind David’s actions sent her reeling to the floor, hitting her back and her head on the kitchen bench as she went down. Again Carlos and Sebastien yelled and ran to stop David but it was too late. Lea had fallen. Sebastien shot David such an angry hurt look and swore at him in French while Carlos pushed him away from Lea. “ David No, no more Please!!”
Carlos tried to push him a little further away but David held his ground just looking down at Lea and wondering what the hell he had just done.
Lea was sitting on the floor holding the back of her head. She was going to have a sizable lump to contend with very soon and no doubt a headache to go with it.
Sebastien began to wipe a small amount of blood from the side of her mouth were she had bitten her lip. “Cherie, are you okay?”
Lea nodded her head. “Just help me up.”
He did and as she stood David made a move towards her. Sebastien saw him and put himself between the two of them. Again flying off in French and very much in the mood to punch his friend.
Lea grabbed his arm. “Seb, it’s okay.” Even if Carlos and Sebastien did not understand why David had reacted like he did Lea had a pretty good idea. She had been waiting for signs of trauma to seep out not sure if it would take sometime. They had all been through so much over the past weeks and it was only natural that they may have pent up feelings and anxieties they had not dealt with. The plane crash was enough of a trauma on its own but now. Even though they had not been shot themselves, Urs had and they were still not sure if the gunman was out there just waiting for his next chance.
David’s veneer had cracked and now Lea had to make sure he did not carry the burden of what he had just done to her with him as well. She walked up to David who this time took a step back; he was trembling and feeling so guilty for what he had done. He could have done some serious damage to Lea with his cast and he had no idea where all the rage had come from.
Lea took hold of his hands and squeezed them softly. Her voice was tender, loving, sweet and caring. Not what David had expected. “Miller, it’s okay. I’m kind of glad you got that off your chest here and now and not somewhere else.”
David went to say something but she stopped him. “You don’t have to say you are sorry there is nothing to forgive.”
She pulled him over to the sofa and beckoned for the others to come and sit with her as well. She tried to explain to them about post traumatic stress in a way Tams inability to speak was one way this had happened. By the time she had finished explaining they all had an understanding that it could have happened to any one of them and there maybe still things to come. They had all promised to keep a watch on each other from now on for any signs and try and help each other the best they could.
David gently touched the side of her mouth “God Lea, I’m so sorry, I really I’m. I feel so ill knowing that I did this.
“It’s okay Miller Honest. We’ll get through this together. All of us.”
David looked to Carlos. “Thank you my friend”
Carlos just nodded his head and David looked at Sebastien. “Can you ever forgive me Sebastien? I never meant to hurt her. I don’t know what came over me. Can you ever forgive me?”
Sebastien was silent for a moment but looking into Lea’s eyes he knew she had forgiven David and it would be unjust for him not to. Having the information about being traumatised had helped with his decision. “It’s alright David. If I had thought that your anger was actually directed at Lea I don’t think we would be sitting here do you?”
David smile weakly and they shook hands.
Again David looked at Lea. “You’re pretty strong you know.”
Lea smiled. “Urs is not the only one that works out.”

Just then there was a knock at the door. Lea went to open it and the smile left her face. “Hi Simon. And you have friends. Aren’t you supposed to be at the hospital working on your speech?”
Simon ignored the innuendo. “I found these guys knocking on Carlos’ door they are detectives, want to talk to you all about what happened.”
“Then I guess you better come in them.”
Lea gave Simon a look that chilled his blood but she did manage to smile at the detectives as they entered.