Holly stood there for a moment looking at her silent phone. The adrenaline was starting to wear off, and she was starting to feel all shaky inside. She went to her kitchen and rummaged in her liquor cabinet. Pulling out a shot glass and her bottle of Gentleman Jack, with trembling hands, she poured herself a shot, spilling some on the counter as well. After quickly dispatching the first, she poured herself another. She sat to sip it slowly, her legs suddenly unsteady beneath her. She sagged, heart still pounding wildly in her chest.

She didn’t know how long she had been there, numbly staring at her bourbon when the knock came on her door. She shuffled toward it.

“Who is it?” She called out

“Hey Holly, it’s me, Chris.” Came the reply.

She quickly opened the door to find him standing there, two large pizza boxes in one hand, a six-pack of beer in the other.

She realized, she had rarely been so happy to see anyone in her life!

“Hey Chris! Come in! Come in.” She ushered him inside, “Two large pizzas?” She quirked her eyebrows at him.

“Yup” He smiled, “Mike’s Special for us, and Pesto and Chicken for Gail, no tomatoes, hold the broccoli.”

“She’s on a stake out, isn’t she?” Holly asked, suddenly worried

“Umm, nope. Well, not after Steve comes and takes her place.” Chris replied

“Hey, that stake out is a big deal, isn’t it? I don’t want her missing out on opportunities because of this!” Holly said, beginning to become alarmed.

“I don’t think Steve and Traci mind being stuck in a tiny room together…” He winked at her. “Oh, and Dov and Andy may stop by later. Right now they are out looking for Nick.”

“What!” She was looking sharply at him.

“Uh, yeah, we were all hanging out at the hospital with Chloe and Sam in Sam’s room when Gail called.” He explained, “You know we all care about Gail. And Nick, well he’s not a bad guy. He’s just really fucked up right now..” Chris shrugged and spread his hands in an expressive gesture.

Just then Gail burst through the door looking rather unhinged. She rushed to Holly’s side and began running her wild eyes over Holly’s body searching for injury.