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from the security guard behind the desk and they proceeded on to the room where his mother was recovering.
    She was sitting upright alert and smiling at the doctor who appeared to be flirting with her.
    Jamie cleared his throat and his mother and the doctor both jumped. When the doctor turned around they recognized him instantly, it was Doctor Hughes.
    “Ahhh, Mr. McCormick, it is nice to see you again, though I am sorry it has to be under these circumstances. I was told that you were not hurt at all?”
    Jamie shook his head, “Well that is good. Your mother did not even have to be put under for the surgery, so we just gave her a local anesthetic and removed the bullet. It was barely lodged into her upper arm.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out a plastic sleeve which he handed to Chris.
    Chris held it up to the light and said, “We can't be certain at this point but it appears to be the same caliber we recovered from other victims. I'd bet this year's salary that it also matches the same type of rifle used at your bar Jamie.”
    Jamie shuddered as he moved to his mother’s bedside to grab her good hand. Squeezing it she said, “Now don’t you worry about me Jamie. I am doing just fine and will be out of here in a couple of hours. My bodyguard got me to the floor and the bullet went through his hand and into my arm. He is in the next room over being treated right now. We already talked and he is moving me to a safe-house and he recommends that you go there too.”
    Chris smiled and said, “Your son is coming home with me Mrs. McCormick. I am not letting him out of my sight again until these maniacs are caught.”
    Jamie looked up at Chris and opened his mouth to protest but his mother squeezed his hand again and said, “Well that is very good. Thank you for looking after him Chris. And you might as well start calling me Mom if I am reading this situation correctly.”
    Chris leaned over and kissed her forehead and said, “Okay Mom. Your boy is safe with me and nothing will happen to him on my watch.” His phone rang then and he excused himself and stepped into the hallway. Doctor Hughes had already stepped out of the room when none of them were paying attention.
    Jamie looked down at his mother and said, “What was that all about?”
    His mom said, “You know that man loves you, don’t you? He always has loved you and I know you love him.”
    Jamie said, “Oh I know he does and he knows that I love him as well. I already told him as much. In fact, we have decided to make it official, whatever that means for the moment.”
    She grinned at him and before she could open her mouth to speak again Chris came back inside the room with a grim smile on his face.
    “We got Kelly. She didn’t come peacefully and was shot in the process. Before she died in the ambulance on the way here, she admitted to being the one to shoot up the diner. Marge and Tyson on the other hand are still in the wind. The State Police just arrived at my precinct so I need to get down there.” He looked at Jamie and said, “Say goodbye to your mother. She will have two State Police officers escorting her and her bodyguard to a safe-house to recover and you are coming with me. The State Police are trying to take over this investigation and they want to take you into protective custody as well but I just told their boss off on the phone. He isn’t happy and is demanding to see us both right now.”
    Jamie stood up, kissed his mother on the forehead and said, “I love you, Mom. Be careful and do what they tell you to do. I have some asshole cops to take care of it looks like.” With that he stormed out the door and Chris followed behind after saying a quick goodbye to Mrs. McCormick.
    Chris caught up with Jamie quickly and said, “Now you just let me do the talking Jamie. Don’t go making this any more difficult than it has to be.”
    Jamie said nothing as he climbed into the Sheriff’s Jeep that was parked outside in the ambulance