Dislaimer: Not mine, will never be... Tess Gerritsen and TNT... I am so thankful for giving us this show!

A short Chapter as a start! hope everyone likes it!

Her fingers moved over the keyboard. Hey eyes fixed on the computer, the file open next to her. A cup of coffee had run cold as it stood forgotten. Bloodshot eyes. She knew this time, this time she had a clue. This time she would find her.

"it's a dead end ".

The defeated voice behind her made her close her eyes. Her fingers stopped and she felt how stiff they had grown. She grunted and tried to warm her hands back up by grasping the coffee cup. Noticing how cold it was she growled and turned. "I was so sure. I really was. He had the information I just know it and…"

"You need to stop this"

She looked away. "never" she muttered. A hand on her shoulder made her almost crumble but she straightened her back. "she is out there".

"Jane…"

"she is out there Vince. I just know it, and I am not going to give up"

"it has been three years Jane. The chance that she is still alive is so slim".

"don't talk like her" she whispered. Korsak sat down on the desk. "I am not Jane, but you know just like me that there is logic in what I am saying. She won't come back. He killed her Jane. You know that and I do too".

Jane stood abruptly. "no… she is out there. I will find her. I need to Vince! Even if she is dead. I need prove that she is. But she is not! She is alive"

He sighed, stood and moved to the door. "Go home Jane. Feed your pets and go to bed. You need to sleep. You still work here and losing your job won't help you". He left, leaving her all alone. The computer was just emitting light. She knew this was not going to lead to anything.

Sighing she shut off the computer and headed home. Opening the door she was greeted by her dog. She lifted Joe and hugged her. She looked around and saw Watson crawling around the other tortoise. She lowered herself next to them and patted the larger one. "sorry buddy… I couldn't find her today".

It lifted its head and looked at her with sad eyes. "I know Bass… I miss her too".

Jane sat there for over an hour, just patting her dog and Bass. She felt defeated. She felt depressed. Three years… three years without a word… without a trace. She had disappeared into thin air. The last time she had talked to her was magic, with so much promise… and now… three years later, Jane was still obsessed in finding her. Because she just knew, she felt that she was alive.

Closing her eyes she remembered the last time she heard that voice.

"See you tonight? I rented some movies".

"really? Now what kind of movies because last time I got stuck watching The Labyrinth. I really don't want to see that one again!"

The sarcasm made the blond look up with slight hurt in her eyes. "O Jane don't say that. I have so much fond memories because of that movie".

"yeah sure…"

Both of them laughed as Jane leaned against the table. Looking at her friend working.

"I rented the Titanic".

The wink she had received made Jane go jelly. "Titanic? The sinking boat kind of thing? Didn't that one end like so sad?"

"yeah, kind of romantic don't you think". She smiled.

Laughing Jane stood up. "Romantic? That is not romantic, that is just sad. Why do you want to watch that movie with me? can't we watch some action kind of movie?"

A raisen brow was what she received. "it will be fun Jane. You know I can't lie".

"is that a promise?" the undertone was there. A fun night. They had been dancing around for weeks now. Maybe a romantic sad movie was what they needed.

"of course!"

"good, because I know you can't lie Maura. You don't have to tell me that".

When she had driven over to Maura's house, Jane had parked her car and when she saw there was no light on she had decided to wait. To kill the time she listened to her I-pod. Without realizing a half our went by before she decided to call her friend. There had been no answer.

Jane had walked up to the door to ring the bell, she had once again not received any answer. Slowly the minutes turned into hours and she had been almost frantic in the end when she called the precinct. Maura had checked out…

She never made it home…

That was three years ago and the pain, the panic, the anger… everything had just seemed to worsen over time. Jane felt like someone had stabbed her right in her heart and left her bleeding.

So what do you think? For everyone who just read. I changed this chapter a little because I wasn't happy with it so it is renewed.
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Remember! I am dislectic so if there are any mistakes, either ignore it or give a gentle nudge :P