SPIRAL: PART II

Summary: sequel to Spiral. Morag's secret relationship is about to be exposed when Josh West is found murdered and she and Laura become prime suspects.

Author's Note: Will contain spoilers!

DISCALIMER: Home and Away characters aren't mind.

PROLOUGE

" Get back!" Sam shouted, " Get back or she's dead!"

Laura gazed at Morag hoping she would read the sign she was trying to send her way before lashing out and kicking Sam in the shin. He howled out in agony as pain seared through his leg.

Then it happened.

The ground beneath them crumbled and they both fell backward. Laura grabbed at Sam to try and regain her balance but that didn't work. She felt herself fall through empty space and then there was nothing but blackness.

Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Morag stood helplessly as her girlfriend stared at her, sending her a message with her eyes which Morag clearly understood.

I Love You.

Morag had wanted to return the sentiment but it was too late.

She had lost Laura. It wasn't fair, she had only just found her.

Meanwhile, Jacob ran into his apartment, and stopped in his tracks. The living room had been trashed and there was red stuff on the floor-was that blood? What had happened? He ran back out and headed out for help. Something has happened to his mother and it was all his fault.

Jacob ran for the nearest place to his apartment, the surf club and was surprised to see a hub of activity happening. There were SES volunteers, and the Summer Bay Search and Rescue team getting ready for something. A blonde guy was directing everyone as Jacob saw a familiar figure enter the club.

" Ms. Bellingham!" he called out and she looked over at him. She looked real worried about something. She hurried over to him, " There you are Jacob, I thought-" she stopped.

" What's going on? Where's Mum?" Jacob demanded.

" I'm afraid there's been some…trouble." Morag answered softly, " Your mother-"

" Dad's done something to her hasn't he?" Jacob hit his forehead with his fist, " It's all my fault, if I hadn't left-"

" Where were you Jacob?" Morag demanded.

" That doesn't matter. What happened to Mum?" and Morag told him. His eyes filled with tears, " She fell off a cliff?"

" We think they fell into the water." Morag concluded.

" So…there's a chance she could be still alive." Jacob said looking hopeful. He did not care what happened to his father. His father did this to his mother but if Jacob hadn't stayed none of this would have happened.

Jacob walked over to the cop who seemed to be in charge of the operation.

" You're Laura's son," Peter greeted him.

" I want to help." Jacob declared.

" Sorry, that's out of the question." Peter said.

Jacob set his jaw, " It's my fault all this happened, I want to find my mother."

" Look, the best thing for you to do is to stay by the phone. We'll call as soon as we find her."

Jacob sighed, there was no use in arguing with a cop. He watched as Morag followed Peter out and the surf club was quiet again.

Jacob stuck his hands into his pockets and kicked at a chair, knocking it sideways, onto the floor. He was angry and upset-but mostly to himself. When they found his mother, he would tell her everything-that's been going on.

" We only have about one hour of light left." Peter was saying to Morag, " We can search in the dark."

" Every minute counts Detective, " Morag argued, " We can't leave Laura out there to suffer."

" I'm sorry Morag but we would be risking the lives of the search and rescue team."

They searched during the hour until the sun went down. The S&R Team was called back in and the search cancelled. Morag wasn't happy but there wasn't a lot she can do.

Laura lay on the stretch of beach, battered, bruised and possibly broken. She could not move as she stared up at the dark sky. She was also cold and in complete agony. She willed herself to stay awake but her eyelids closing. At this moment, she could not care less whether she lived or died. Anything was better than this.