Told you that I would update a new story! Well… here it is!!

On with the show!!

Spend all your time waiting

For that second chance

For a break that would make it okay…

The captain didn't have a problem with them getting married; in fact, he said it was about time. He'd been watching them at the precinct. They worked exceptionally well with each other, everyone knew that. They got the job done in time, but didn't let their relationship get in the way.

They'd had been married for 5 years now. And 3 years ago, they had a little miracle of their own. Nicoli Andrew Flack. Nicoli was born premature, a month early. Flack and Angell almost didn't make it to the hospital in time, but Nicoli was successfully delivered and was born healthy. He looked exactly like his father, except for the eyes. They weren't blue, but a deep brown. Nicoli inherited his father's face, even his grin.

Even though Angell had changed her last name to Flack, everyone still called her by her maiden name. And as for Flack, people just couldn't get over the fact that he had a wife and was now a father. And he wouldn't have it any other way.

Nicoli fished out the cheerio's in his cereal bowl. Sticking the spiderman spoon in his mouth, Nicoli pushed the bowl away. "I is all done eatin!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

Flack walked out of the kitchen, wiping a plate dry with a dish towel. "Inside voice, Nic. Don't you remember what we talked about yesterday?" Flack asked, pulling his son out of his booster seat.

"Oh yeah." Nicoli said, running over to a large window and pressing his nose against it. "Neighbours sleepin."

Flack nodded and placed the plate in the cupboard. After pouring himself a cup of coffee, Flack walked over to where Nicoli was standing, his nose still pressed against the window.

"Let's get you dressed, Nic. Then we'll decide what to do today." Flack told Nicoli, who had already started to run down the hall towards his room.

"Where does that kid get all that energy from?" Flack said to himself as he walked into the red and blue painted room. Even though Nicoli was only 2 and a half, he loved everything and anything that had to do with the New York Rangers. Bed sheets, blankets, clothing, poster, he had them all. He couldn't wait till he turned 5, when Flack said that he and Angell would take him to his very first Rangers game.

"Can I wear it today, dad?" Nicoli asked, holding a (you guessed it!)Rangers' jersey in his hands. Nicoli's brown eyes filled with glee as he saw Flack nod. Pulling the jersey over the head of black hair, Nicoli started running all around the room.

"What are you doing?"

Nicoli stopped in the middle of the room and put his hands on his hips. A move he had inherited from his mother. "I is zambonin' my room!"

Flack laughed and was about to comment on Nicoli's answer when there was a loud ring. Flack walked over to the family room, Nicoli following close behind. Picking the phone of the coffee table, Flack looked at the caller id. Recognizing the number, he handed the phone to his son. "Do you want to get it?"

Nicoli gladly accepted the phone and pressed the talk button. "Hello?" He asked, holding the phone in two hands. Suddenly his face lit up. "Oh, hi mommy!... I'm good… Okay, here's dad." Nicoli handed Flack the phone. "It's for you."

Flack took the phone out of Nicoli's outstretched hands and put it to his ear. "Hey, Jess. What's up?"

"We just got a weird case down here, Don. I don't really know what it's about, but Mac and the captain seem to know. They want both of us down there." Angell's voice came through the other end. Something defiantly wasn't right.

"Alright then. Do you want me to bring Nic?"

Suddenly there were other voices on the other line. "Mac said he would like to meet us in his office. I guess Nic can hand out with Adam in the break room, I think he's on his break right now. So then I'll see you in a few minutes?"

Flack nodded his head out of habit. "Sure, we'll be there in 10. I love you." Flack said, ending the phone call.

Flack placed the phone back on the coffee table and turned to Nicoli. "Hey, bud. Can you get your coat please? We're gonna go see mom at work for a few minutes."

Nicoli jumped off the couch and flashed him a smile. Going over to closet, Nicoli wrenched the doors open and pulled his coat off a hanger. Plopping himself on the floor, Nicoli pulled his shoes over his socks and wiggled his feet.

Flack glanced over at the clock on the wall. "You ready, Nic?"

Nicoli jumped up from the floor, giving Flack a thumbs up. "Ready! Let's get the show on the road!"

FAFAFAFAFAFAFA

Flack had dropped Nicoli off with Adam. As long as they stayed in the break room, Nicoli (and Adam) should be fine. Flack walked down the well lit hallway towards Mac's office.

"I got here as fast as I could." Flack said as he opened the glass door. "Nic's with Adam. So what's this case all about?"

Mac opened a file folder that was on his desk. "We just received this case this morning. Stella, Danny, and Lindsay are still processing the scene; they just had these pictures sent over. Christina Stevens was shot dead in her own home, execution style."

Angell pulled the case file closer to herself to get a better look at a gruesome photo. "So what does this have to do with me and Don?"

"Well, it has to do more with you." The captain stood up from a chair. "Christina Stevens was the mother of five; her youngest a daughter, the rest of her children were boys."

"What are you trying to get to here?"

The captain sighed. "The daughter was found alive at the scene. She saw the whole thing, from the floor of a closet." The captain picked up a box from the floor and placed it on the desk. "Here's an unsolved case from 22 years ago. These two cases are nearly identical. Family of seven, mother shot in the back of the head, the daughter found in a closet. Is this starting to get somewhat familiar?"

"Vaguely." Angell started to sift through the contents until she came upon a picture. "You said that this case was from 22 years ago?" Angell scanned the picture with her eyes, going over every inch of the image. It did look familiar. Angell's eyes widen with horror. The picture slipped out of her hand and onto the floor.

"Please tell me you're joking." Angell's voice came out shaking. "Are you sure this is right?"

"Positive, but that's not all." Mac said, sliding a piece of paper forward. "This note was found at the crime scene." Angell's eyes briefly skimmed the note. She covered her mouth with a hand and walked out of the room, shaking her head.

Flack picked the paper off the desk and looked at the cursive writing. "Son of a bitch." Flack whispered, flinging the paper back onto the desk. Flack cursed under his breath again and started to jog after Angell.

"Jess, Jess! Please slow down!" Flack yelled at Angell's back. "Jess, what's going on?"

"You saw that. You saw that note, that writing! Do you know what that means?" Angell half yelled, pointing in the direction of Mac's office.

Ignoring the looks from the lab techs, Flack pulled Angell into a tight hug. "I would if you told me."

"Damn it, it's been 22 years! I thought he'd be gone! He just killed an innocent person!"

Flack grabbed Angell's shoulders. "Jess, you need to calm down! Who's back?"

Angell took a deep breath. "It's been 22 years, I didn't see what he looked like! That unsolved case they were talking about? That's mine. The daughter they talked about, that's me! That bastard killed my mom! I will not calm down! You saw that note! You know what it means!"

FAFAFAFAFAFAFA

The captain crossed his arms and began to pace Mac's office. "So what do we do now, Taylor?"

Mac picked the paper of his desk, the words burned into his mind. "We catch him."

To my dear Jessica

I didn't see you that fateful night; it's a shame you had to see what happened. You were only 14 then, correct? If you think that doesn't matter, then you're dead wrong. I will find you, trust me, your family too. And I will kill you. Don't think that I don't know about you. I know everything. Just remember, your father is to blame. He caused it all.

Hmm… well then. That's the end of chapter one. I wasn't very pleased with the ending, but oh well. Tell me what you think. Thanks!

Yeslek

P.S.

Did anyone see the promo for 5x12? I did! Flack to the rescue! Can't wait for Wednesday! I'm practically jumped I my seat!

Later! (again)