Title : Bittersweet

Pairing : Mac & Claire

Rating: NC-17

A/N: Own nothing apart from the idea. Just borrowing the cast. Will hand them back... sometime anyway...

Summary: Threats are thrown around but what happens when one comes true? Will anyone prevent a certain death?

Chapter One

Crime solving was more trouble than it was worth, but one case was gonna threaten the life of someone close to the team, as Mac interviewed the suspect, Nigel Parker about a triple murder, Nigel was giving Mac bullshit about the case, Mac was not in the mood to be messed with but Nigel then issued a chilling threat that would happen sooner than later. Mac refused to believe this, he would later be proved wrong.

Later that night, Claire had just finished work at the World Trade Centre and was on her way home to see Mac, as she walked the short distance home, a gun was jammed into her back, Claire felt scared but didn't show it when she felt something on her neck and she went limp, giving the kidnappers the chance to zip tie her hands and take her to awaiting GMC van with false plates and the destination was out of New York and to Chicago.

Mac went home, expecting to find Claire already there waiting for him, but she wasn't there and so he tried to call her phone and only got voicemail, Mac knew that Claire always answered her phone to him, he grew worried about her, his thoughts quickly turned to that chilling threat, he gasped and uttered " Fuck" under his breath when it dawned on him what happened, he left the apartment, calling Stella on his way to his Avalanche.

Stella could sense how scared Mac was by the tone of his voice, filled with both fear and worry about Claire, he just hoped that she was still alive, he needed to try and find her before he loses her forever. Mac didn't want to live without Claire, she was his entire world, he knew how much she meant to him, hell he loved her and knew she loved him too and despite the disapproval from her family, both he and Claire had made their relationship-turned-marriage work, he was glad they did.

Claire was now cuffed to an old pipe in the Tribune Tower on the 46th floor, she had been attacked repeatedly with something hard and sharp causing her to wince in pain, only for her kidnappers to hurt her more, while the door opened and the ringleader walked in, saw her and smugly grinned knowing that what he was doing was in actual fact payback, the ringleader kneeled down to Claire and coldly whispered " This is just the start of your pain bitch.".

As the ringleader uncuffed her while his hand gripped her wrist, he then took her into the other room, where he assualted her over and over, causing himself pleasure but to Claire this was not what she wanted, but she tried to fight back, as he then put his hand over her mouth to stop her from screaming, he was more agressive and brutal with her, he then stopped after a while, as the others did what their boss did to Claire, she tried to block out the pain but it kept happening to her.

Mac was deeply worried about Claire and he had no idea what or where she was, he had to find her before it was too late, he paced in his office going out of his mind with worry about Claire, he then heard his computer beep with new mail, he clicked on the link, upon clicking he saw a photo of Claire and he didn't like what happened or who did this to the one he loved deeply with his heart, he vowed to find her and bring the kidnappers to justice, one way or another.

Will Mac find Claire before time runs out?