You Belong to Me: Chapter One: Love but Anger
It's the year of 2005. Jack and Carly's marriage have been on the rocks for a few days. This is because Jack has been at the station 24/7 trying to solve a case. Carly has been trying to take care of the children. The mystery of her father has been eating her alive. However, being Carly she has held her head high and decides to bring her husband lunch to the station.
"Hi handsome…" Carly said looking down at her husband.
Jack looked up from his paper work to see his wife holding a bag full of food from Java.
He smiled. "Hey beautiful…What you got there?"
"Some wings , fries, ranch and a soda…" she said placing the bag down on his desk.
"Wow someone deserves a reward for this one" he said standing up and looking in the bag smelling the aroma of the food.
"I think I do." She said with a twinkle in her eye.
He looked into her eyes and walked slowly over to where she was standing. She turned to face him and he pulled her to him. He inched his lips close to hers and inhaled her fresh scent. He looked at her lips and with no thought he graced her lips with hers. He pulled her further against him and ended the kiss. The kiss was tender but yet passionate.
"I guess we can finish this tonight…" Carly said smiling at him.
Jack pulled back and sighed.
"What Jack?" Carly said looking concerned.
"I have to be here tonight Carly. I'm sorry…" he said looking into her eyes.
"You got to be kidding me Jack!" she said fiercely.
Jack pulled her by her arm into the interrogation room.
"Honey just listen to me for once…" he said closing the door.
"I've listened for the past week Jack…I miss my husband…Hell your kids miss their father." She said folding her arms.
"I miss you too baby…I miss our kids too…" he said coming closer to her.
She turned her back to him. "Don't touch me…"
"Carly…"
"What Jack…this case has grew a gap between us…" She said looking through the glass of the interrogation room.
"Honey I know but I only need a few more days to solve it…You have been my rock through so many other cases…why can't you be it now?" He said sitting on the table.
"Because Jack…I can't do this alone…Milltown is our rock…We built that together! The Oakdale police didn't. We did! Because of this place you're no longer there. I feel like I'm alone. Sage misses her daddy. Parker needs help with throwing a fastball. J.J thinks you hate him."
Jack places his hands over his eyes trying to hide the pain her words are creating.
"Your wife…well she has to deal with it all…and sleeping without her husband's arms around her is hell..."
"What do you want me to do Carly? I have to do my job. We have bills."
"We also have a family and a life that's outside of this police station Jack…" and with that she walks out the room slamming the door.
Jack stands up and sighs. He watches her leave out the station. He goes to sit at his desk and begins to eat his lunch.
30 minutes later….
Jack is done with his wings and fries. He smiles when he sees a picture of Carly and the kids on his desk. He picks it up. Jack loves his family with everything in him. Carly is his rock and soul mate…His true north. He loves her more than he loves himself. He can't bare life without her. He picks up his cellphone to call her. But he gets a call instead. It was Margo.
"Snyder." He said calmly.
"Hey Jack there has been an accident on old town road. It's bad. I'm on my way there. Can you meet me?"
"Sure thing Margo." He said hanging the phone up and grabbing his badge and gun before heading out the station.
Jack approaches the wreck. At first site he sees that there is only one car which is flipped over into a ditch. He pulls to the side of the road and gets out of his car. Margo pulls behind him and walks up to him.
"This looks bad Margo…" he said walking to meet her.
"Yeah Reynolds called me and told me he was driving and came across it. He said there are signs of another car being involved but we haven't been able to trace it yet."
"Wait…." Jack said thinking hard.
"What?" Margo said frowning.
"That looks like Carly's car." He said walking closer to the ditch.
"Jack….there's no way that's Carly's car." She said trying to calm him down.
"Margo I know my wife's car…" he said looking over to her.
"Fine…call her and see if she answers…" Margo said.
Jack pulls out his phone and speed dials Carly. He waits and it starts to ring. Suddenly he hears it. He hears her phone coming from inside of the wrecked car. He shuts his phone and runs to the car within seconds.
"Jack stop!" Margo yells chasing after him.
"She's in here Margo!" he says trying to peer through the shattered glass. He doesn't see anyone.
"Jack if you let me finish…" Margo said but was cut off.
"Where the hell is my wife?!" Jack said with tears in his eyes.