Muaha.
Pride And Joy
Bus terminal
Lori: *sitting on bench*
Hummer pulls up
Lori: *rolls eyes*
Jess: *walks over* I heard you got out.
Lori: Just get lost.
Jess: What are you doing?
Lori: I'm trying to fix my suitcase. I can't get the latch closed.
Jess: It should be pretty simple, you want me to try?
Lori: NO. I want to do things myself.
Jess: Sorry.
Lori: *fiddling with suitcase*
Jess: ...
Lori: AH COME ON! God I hate this thing.
Jess: You sure you don't want me to t-
Lori: NO!
Jess: *lifts hands* Alright, sorry.
Lori: What are you doing here anyway? Don't you have crime scenes to fool around at?
Jess: I came to see you. I wanted to apologize for letting Brad get away the first time.
Lori: It's okay.
Jess: No it's not. Your dad's mad at me, he won't get what he deserves, and you didn't profit much from it either.
Lori: I guess that's life.
Jess: I feel absolutely horrible that you had to go through th-
Lori: What? Getting my head smacked open?
Jess: Yeah.
Lori: Well don't worry about it. I didn't feel anything...At least I don't know if I did.
Jess: Are you mad at me?
Lori: It's not your fault he's a killer.
Jess: *nods*
Lori: *fiddling with suitcase* Besides, if it wasn't for you, I could have died the first time. I mean, you were a CSI with him so it's not like he'd have a lot of time to go looking for me.
Jess: That's true.
Lori: *fiddling with suitcase*
Jess: So where are you going to stay?
Lori: Well I have no money so the plan about going to my apartment won't work. I'm not staying with Horatio or Calleigh and I'm certainly not staying with Tim.
Jess: I think you should stay with Speed. He has a home, and you're his daughter.
Lori: Forget it. I already said I wasn't staying there.
Jess: So sleeping on the side of the road with meds and broken suitcase is going to help?
Lori: *sigh* Maybe I can go to one of those women shelters or something.
Jess: You need 24/7 care. I won't be able to sleep at night knowing you're on the streets.
Lori: ...So what do you want me to do?
Jess: I want you to stay with Speed.
Lori: ...If he'll let me stay, and if you drive me, then fine.
Jess: *smiles* Excellent.
Anni/Speed's apartment, 8 pm
Lori: *sitting on couch*
Speed: *washing dishes* It was nice of Jess to drive you over here.
Lori: *frowning*
Speed: Did you need a blanket or something?
Lori: No.
Speed: Okay.
Lori: *holding ribs*
Speed: *looks over* You alright?
Lori: I need my pills. *grabs pill container*
Speed: *turns off sink*
Lori: *pulling lid*
Speed: *grabs towel*
Lori: *groans*
Speed: That sounded healthy.
Lori: Yeah well you get thrown down a flight of stairs and see how healthy you sound. *tugging on lid* COME ON! GET THE HELL OFF!
Speed: Why don't you just relax an-
Lori: Relax? It feels like there are knives tearing around in my side and you want me to RELAX! I WILL NOT RELAX!
Speed: Alright.
Lori: *bites lid*
Speed: *walks away*
Lori: *lays back on couch* UGH! *tugging on pill container* NO WONDER WHY THESE ARE CLOSED SO TIGHT! THEY'RE MADE FOR TORTURE SO YOU'LL TAKE MORE AFTER YOU BREAK ALL THE BONES IN YOUR BODY TRYING TO OPEN THE DAMN THING!
Speed: *walks over*
Lori: What the hell is that?
Speed: A heating pad.
Lori: WHAT FOR!
Speed: It'll relax the muscles in your side. It's not just the ribs that are bruised. *places heating pad on Lori*
Lori: *frowns* That's not going to help. I need to get this stupid pill thing open.
Speed: You need to calm down.
Lori: Don't tell me to calm down.
Speed: Here, give me the pills.
Lori: *slaps Speed's hand* NO! LET ME DO IT!
Speed: Alright.
Lori: *tugging on pill container*
Speed: *sigh*
Lori: *screams*
Speed: Lor-
Lori: *crying* MAKE IT STOP HURTING!
Speed: *grabs pills* I would have before if you'd stop being so damn stubborn.
Lori: *screams*
Speed: *opens pills, hands them to Lori*
Lori: *swallows pills*
Speed: That was fast.
Lori: *holding side, winces* I hate stairs.
Speed: Well you didn't actually...Fall
down the stairs. More like over them.
Lori: *grabs Speed's hand, closes eyes* Don't go anywhere.
Speed: Uh...Okay.
Lori: *squeezes Speed's hand*
Speed: OW, what are you doing, having a baby?
Lori: JUST SHUT UP UNTIL THE PILLS KICK IN!
Speed: Okay.
10 minutes later
Lori: *leans on Speed's shoulder*
Speed: They kick in?
Lori: *sigh* Uh huh.
Speed: Are you finished screaming?
Lori: *smiles* You're...Super.
Speed: Must be some strong pills.
Lori: *sigh*
Speed: Thought so.
Lori: I think I'm going to go to bled.
Speed: ...You mean bed?
Lori: Mhm. *stands*
Speed: Can you make it?
Lori: *staggers down the hall* I will do it on my OWN *walks into a wall*
Speed: *rolls eyes*
Lori: Sorry ma'am. *walks into room*
TBC..................