Posted by Kim on 9/9/2001, 11:27 am "Hi." Dara motioned for him to sit down beside her as she confessed, "I've missed you." Both Mac and Dara had been very busy the past few days and they hadn't really had time to discuss what was happening to their relationship. "Me too," replied Mac as he let his finger trace her jaw. Remembering that they were 'at work' in the courthouse he lowered his hand to the table and leaned back in the chair remarking," I was sitting in the back of the courtroom for the last 30 minutes. It looks like the trial is going well for us." "It is," Dara agreed. "Normally I would like to have a prep session with a key witness such as Bannion the evening before he testifies, but I have his original statement and that will pretty much be the basis of my cross-examination of him tomorrow. With the security issues, I'll just forgo reviewing his testimony with him tonight." "Even I don't anticipate seeing Bannion tonight but both Taggert and I will be at the decoy safe-house where Bannion was previously held. If Griffith plans to stop Bannion from testifying then he'll have to make his move tonight, and we'll be waiting for him," Mac stated grimly. Dara visibly tensed when Mac mentioned that he and Taggert would be waiting to trap Griffith tonight but she tried to mask her feelings with Mac sitting there observing her. As much as she wanted her would-be assassin captured, Dara couldn't help but worry that both Mac and Marcus would probably have an active role in trying to apprehend him. She cared deeply for both men and silently prayed that they both would remain safe throughout the stakeout. Hoping to assuage her concerns, Mac moved the conversation to issues beyond the upcoming stakeout. He took Dara's small hands into his and offered, "Hey, I know that we won't be able to get together tonight, but let's plan to meet tomorrow night. I think that we have a lot to talk about, don't you?" Her face brightening, Dara smiled, "Yes, we do have a lot to discuss. Do you have any specific plans this weekend?" "How about spending every moment with you starting tomorrow evening?" Mac said seductively as he leaned forward and kissed her lightly on the lips. "Sounds great to me," Dara murmured as she nuzzled her face against Mac's ear and neck and held him closely. She fervently wanted to tell him that she loved him but now wasn't the time or place to make such a statement. Instead she pulled back looking directly in Mac's eyes in hope that he could see how much she felt for him and she said, "Keep safe tonight Mac." Disregarding their surroundings Mac pulled Dara to him and deeply kissed her. Fighting to suppress a moan and fearing that she was being swept away by Mac's insistent kiss, Dara right hand moved from Mac's neck to his cheek in an attempt to pull away. But Mac continued to hold Dara tightly and kiss her as if he was using this possessive kiss to dispel any worries she had. A few seconds after feeling her relax and give into the kiss, Mac finally broke the kiss. He cupped Dara's chin with his thumb and forefinger and said, "Don't worry. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Nodding her acknowledging response, a speechless Dara gave a tentative smile as Mac released her and left the courtroom.
"Let's take a recess for 30 minutes and the trial will resume at 2:30," Judge David Marshall announced. The trial against Anthony Moreno opened Thursday morning with the prosecution questioning Al Gwynn, the hitman Moreno hired to kill the bank officer. Gwynn discussed in detail the meeting where Bannion was a witness to Moreno ordering Gwynn to kill the banker and he recounted several meetings where Moreno talked about his illegal dealings with the banker. Moreno's lawyer, Barry Roberts, started cross-examining Gwynn after the lunch break and tried to present him as a known hired killer who had made a deal with the prosecution to benefit himself. Gwynn freely admitted that he was testifying against Moreno for the deal but that didn't affect the truth which was that Moreno hired him to kill the banker. Dara wasn't worried that the defense was successful in swaying the jury. Everyone, even the defense, acknowledged that Gwynn was a hired killer so the only question was 'who hired him?'. The defense offered no credible evidence that someone other than their client hired Gwynn and tomorrow, Bannion would support Gwynn's testimony that Moreno hired Gwynn to kill the banker. These were the points that Dara was going to emphasize in her closing statements to the jury. The courtroom was quickly emptying for the thirty minute recess. Sitting at the prosecution's table reviewing her notes of Gwynn's testimony, a warm hand lightly caressed the back of her neck as Dara heard Mac's voice whisper in her ear, "How's it going, beautiful?" Dara looked up to lock her eyes on Mac's warm gaze.
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