Lea’s phone chimed while the detectives had been questioning them all including Tam who they insisted that Lea wake up. And Lea being Lea woke her up when she was good and ready to. She made the detectives talk to everyone else first and David explained that Tam was not likely to talk to them on her own.
Lea woke Tam and made sure she was refreshed, had a change of clothes before they went to speak to the detectives. Looking at the strangers in the apartment Tam went over and sat on the sofa between David and Sebastien.
Lea smiled to herself as the detectives tried to question Tam and each time she would lean over to David to give her answer. She could see they were loosing their patience.
“Don’t even think about it Detective. She’s not going anywhere with you, she doesn’t have to and we are not about to let that happen. You want anymore answers you’ll have to get them here and now. By my count you have about three more questions to ask so please, ask away.”
The detective was about to argue when he thought better of it. There was something to this nurse that made him uneasy, on edge, like she knew far more than she should. He figured if he argued the point he would loose. So he finished his questions and they left.

Simon was still brooding and Lea could see it. The last thing she needed was to do battle with him after the day they had just had. “Well Simon looks like you got your wish. Security have given the okay for the guys to attend your little press conference at the hospital. There is a car ready and waiting downstairs.”
Simon frowned. “About the security.” He didn’t get to finish.
“You can thank me later. I think Tam would like to go and see Urs.”
Lea knew that Simon wanted to do anything but thank her. He hoped by bringing up the wife deception would help.
“And that is another thing. When did Urs get married? I suppose that was all a ploy just so you could to get into see him?”
“No actually. It was all a ploy so Tam could get into see him. She asked me along. She could have asked any of the others. So it didn’t matter to me as long as she got to see him. And Simon if you even think about blowing her cover I will make you life miserable for eternity.”
“Is that a threat?”
“No Simon. It’s a promise and I always keep my promises.”
David, Carlos and Sebastien were starting to get just a little uncomfortable with the conversation these two were having. Knowing them both, this could get very ugly and physical very quickly. But it was Tam who stopped it from escalating any further by pulling Lea away and saying she wanted to go to the hospital.
“Okay. Time to go.” Lea looked at them all. “Trust me fellas, that security team will not be to far away from us at all. I can guarantee it. We may not see them but they’ll know where we are from the moment we step outside”.
Simon’s phone went off as they were getting ready to leave. “The press conference has been booked for 4.30pm. I can meet you in the hospital lobby at 4.15?”
They all nodded and Simon left to get himself to the hospital with a stop via Sony on the way.

When they got down stairs there was a man waiting at the front door for them who escorted them to the car waiting at the kerb. It was a stretch limo with plenty of room inside for them all. The windows were very heavily tinted. So much so that no one could see inside the car. No one would know who was travelling in it. When they stopped at lights David waved at people outside to make sure. No one waved back. He could see people staring at the car. What none of them knew except for Lea was that the car was also bullet proof.
The trip to the hospital was uneventful but they did not stop at the front entrance as they had done before. They had been driven to the loading docks at the back and escorted through the workings of the hospital by yet another person until they reached the elevator, where they were met by yet another person who pushed the button for the floor. David noticed it was not the same floor as Urs had been on earlier. “Have they moved him?”
“Yes Mr. Miller. We thought it best; Mr.Buhler has been placed in a step down bed. He will have more privacy, still ICU care and we can contain the environment to a better degree.”
Nothing more was said, they travelled in silence.
The elevator doors opened and the man ushered them all out. “If you will just wait over by the nurse’s station the Boss wants a word with you all.”

So there they stood, waiting. David nudged Lea. “He knows someone named Boss as well. Wonder if he is a tough as you are?” David ducked but not far enough, he got the slap on the head he was expecting. His antics had lightened the atmosphere some what. But just then David stood tall and still, he was looking down the corridor. He poked Carlos and Sebastien. “Oh my. Now THAT should come with a THUD warning!!!”
Walking towards them was a very tall, very svelte, very toned and very red haired female. She was dressed completely in black. Her top hugging her body in all the right places in such a way to be teasing. Her jeans seemed to be painted onto her legs and her bright red, curly, long hair swayed behind her as she walked. What amazed David even more than her absolute beauty was the fact that she did not make a sound as she walked.
As she got closer David was sure that his heart had stop beating.
She put out her hand to shakes David’s but Sebastien had to nudge him to break his trance.
“Mr Miller.” That was it for David. He had died and gone to heaven, not only was she a beauty with alabaster skin but she spoke with a southern accent. David had always been in love with this accent. It brought him undone.
The words were out of his mouth before he could think. He shook her hand. “Marry me.”
She smiled. “Maybe later Sweet thing.”
The way she said ‘thing’ just buckled his knees. But by then she had gone to shake Carlos and Sebastien’s hands.
She introduced herself to Tam and then just stood in front of Lea and the two females looked at each other for what seemed forever. Long time Hendo?”
“Yep. Rica. How you been?”
“Busy. I see you took the care bear option when you left the squad.”
“Yeah and I can see you didn’t.”
“Corporate world. Pay is better and I get to pick the clients I want to work with. I see by the paper work you are still in.”
Lea nodded but they both heard Sebastien clear his throat. “Cherie, you know this divine looking woman?”
“Yes Seb I do. This is Rica, We go way back.”
Oh Hun don’t say it like that. Makes it sound like we are from the dark ages.”
“Fellas. I’m heading up this operation. Your body guard if you will.”
David let out a whistle. “You can guard my body anytime.”
Rica smiled. “Be careful there Miller, you may just get what you asked for.”

Lea smiled. It was good to see her old buddy again. She felt much safer knowing that Rica was in charge of the Divo security, much, much safer.
Rica explained to them that from now on where they went so did her team, they would be shadowed 24/7. “Most of the time you wont notice most of the team but they would be around.” She also told them that she had been in discussion with the Hospital administrator and the press conference would go ahead with a few changes.
“Now would one of you lovely boys mind taking Miss Teasdale to see her Husband?” She smiled at them. “There is nothing I don’t know boys, nothing. I need to talk to Hendo for a while.”
Carlos offered to go with Tam, Rica and Lea walked down the corridor leaving Sebastien and David to watch them.
“Damn if that doesn’t look as good leaving as it does arriving.”
This time Sebastien slapped David up the side of the head. But he was right, what a view, only he was watching Lea.