Pepper let out another scream as the gun went off. It had all happened so fast she was hardly aware of what was going on. The gunman was gone in a flash and she was left with a very heavy man in her arms.
"Oh my god!" she said again, tears already starting to well up in her eyes. She helped ease Tony to the floor and by that time the valet person from the restaurant had appeared. "Call 911," she yelled at him.
"It's okay," she told Tony, resting his head in her lap. "Just stay with me okay? Help is on the way. Just focus on me."