Urs was frantic he had heard all the chatter on the com links but it only gave him part of the story. He knew that shots had been fired but for a few moments had no idea if anyone had been shot. Then the com links went quiet, nothing. Urs’ link had been rigged so he could receive but not send so there was no way he could ask anything. He decided he needed to find a phone. He pulled his belongings out of the cupboard and grabbed his own mobile but the battery was flat. Just as he was headed out his room to find a pay phone the chatter started up again. He listened. “Target secured. Operation complete. Island girl un harmed.” Urs smiled, that was all he needed to know. Island girl had been Tams name for the operation. He was happy to return to bed and listen to the rest of the chatter as he fell asleep. He had hurt himself with his mad flurry to find a phone. Now he could wait until he saw them all.

It would be a while before the rest of them could get to the hospital. Rica briefed them on what would happened next as her team began to mop up so to speak. The police arrived and as Boss, Rica did most of the talking. She had built up a pretty good relationship with the New York police department over the years and it was not very often that her team needed to use fatal tactics to resole a situation. So she was relieved when one of the detectives that arrived was one she had worked with before. Detective Belcher liked Rica. Liked her style, she was no nonsense, knew how to give a detailed and accurate report and had helped him out on more than one occasion with information she had come across he may find helpful. This had only been the second time he had known her team to use such drastic measures so he knew there would be a good reason for it. While he and Rica talked other police officers questioned the others. David, Carlos and Sebastien were amazed at the amount of detail that Lea could also give. They had been there but never saw half the things she reported. Of course when it came to questioning Tam the officers found this a little hard. At first thought she was just playing stubborn and not wanting to answer their questions. David stepped in and explained their unique situation. After the officer had asked Tam his very last question and got his answer Tam leaned over to David and said something else. David smiled and the officer asked if she had anything she would like to add. “Oh she just mentioned that she thought you were rather cute.”
The officer blushed a little and made the mistake of looking at Tam who blew him a kiss making him blush even more. He made some lame excuse and beat a hasty retreat. David nudged Tam. “You are a bad, bad girl. I knew I liked you.”

Before they left the concert hall Lea pulled Rica aside away from all the others. Rica thinking that Lea wanted to talk about the shooting. Lea’s expression was serious. “Rica, the assignment is over right?”
Rica nodded.
“I need you to be gentle with David.”
Rica was blown away. Had her intentions been so obvious? “Why do you say that Hendo?”
“Because I know you and I know him. I am not one hundred percent sure but it will be his first.” Lea let her words sink in.
“Oh, oooooooooH. I see.”
“If not, it has been a long while. Rica, promise.”
Rica smiled, got hold of Lea’s hands and squeezed them. “Honey, I’ll be so gentle he’ll think he is floating.”

It was close to midnight by the time they arrived at the hospital. Rica had made arrangements for them to see Urs if he was up to it. She had to stand down her team at the hospital anyway.
They all laughed as they entered Urs’ room. There he was, sitting on the edge of is bed, fully dressed, except for his shoes. “I’d like to go home now.”
Lea and Tam helped him on with his shoes and they all left together.
Walking was uncomfortable for Urs but he was so glad to be leaving the hospital he barely felt it.

Once they got back to the apartments the first thing they all noticed was the guard on their floor had left. Seems he had been recalled with all the others. Made sense, there was not more threat. They each peeled off into their own places. Carlos had said the he was going to use the gym to work off his nervous energy. Lea and Sebastien smiled at him, they had another way to work off theirs. Urs and Tam said their good nights as did David, thinking he would join Carlos in the gym. The hallway was silent and empty for the first time in over a week.

David heard a knock on his door, thinking it must be Carlos he began to talk before he opened it. “Hey Buddy. I’m…”
Rica not Carlos stood at his door. She smiled. “Sweet thing we need to talk.” She advanced making him walk backwards. “We do?”
Rica kept advancing but pulled David closer to her. Kissing him before he had the chance to say anything.
Again she had surprised him and again he felt every inch of his body unleash his pent up desires. “I’m guessing the assignments over?”
Rica remained silent, continuing to kiss David and removing his shirt as she pushed him down onto the sofa. She left his shirt hanging over his cast. David struggled with the feelings his was having as his body continue to erupt with sensations that sent his mind reeling.
By now Rica was straddled over the top of him, her long red hair draped over her shoulders. She pulled back and looked down into his eyes. In them she saw excitement but she also saw hesitation and remembered what Lea had said.
Rica gently guided David to his feet, pulling his shirt off his cast.
“This will never do honey. We need to make this special.”
David did not know what to say, he just followed her silently as she guided him toward his own bedroom. Rica sat him on the edge of the bed and then went and sat behind him. She began to massage his shoulders kissing him in the crook of his neck sending shivers all through his body. David closed his eyes and soaked up every new sensation to make itself known. As Rica felt him relax she made him lay on the bed. She took off his pants and her own clothes and continued to knead his chest, dropping down to kiss him. David could feel her soft silky form under his hands and dared not open his eyes for fear of chasing this dream away. For the first time in weeks he could not feel his cast arm.
Rica gently let her lips and tongue travel the full length of his body, down one side and then up the other as David inhaled her perfume and his body gave into his aching desire under Rica’s touch.
Every molecule of his being yearned to take her and Rica feeling that the time was right let him. David arched his back and groaned, pulling Rica closer. She in return arched her own back, tightened her pelvic muscles, moving in such a way that David was no longer able to hold on to reality. His experience was almost corporeal. Rica’s passion thundered through his body and when the crescendo arrived it was overwhelming, overpowering and unstoppable, so intense that David dug his fingers into her flesh, heightening Rica’s own experience. Neither one of them willing to let go of the other.