** I do not own anything relating to Sue Thomas F. **

A/N - This story has a bit more angst than my usual stories, but it still has J/S fluff too. I hope you all enjoy. :)

xxxxx

Chapter 1

The bullpen had been quiet all morning. Everyone was busy working on their reports since they had just finished up their latest case. The dark sky outside the window seemed to reflect the mood of their co-workers. Jack needed to get out for awhile. He got up from his desk, and getting Sue's attention he asked her out for lunch. She agreed and then he drove over to a new pizza place that he wanted to try out. During lunch, they both chatted about the case they had just worked on and fed Levi some of their leftovers.

As they were walking out of the restaurant, they immediately noticed the dark sky over head looking much worse. More black clouds had rolled in and Sue looked over at Jack, "I guess we better get back before we get caught in the storm."

"Yeah it looks like it's going to be a bad one," he replied. They quickly got into the car and made it back to the Hoover building in time. Jack parked in the garage just as he heard a loud thunder crack and heavy drops of rain pounding against the side of the building. He turned to her and told her about the thunder he just heard.

They both rode up in the elevator, with just the two of them and Levi inside. "That was lucky," Jack said and Sue nodded, smiling at him. He pushed the button and the elevator started its upward journey. Then the next moment startled both of them as the elevator began to shake, and they both grabbed onto the hand rail behind them. Suddenly it stopped, the power shutting down as they were instantly enveloped in pitch darkness. "Jack!" Sue called out, her voice full of fear and uncertainty.

Jack moved closer to her and finding her hand, he clasped it in his. He finger spelled 'O-K?' in her palm. She took his hand and made the sign for 'yes' against his palm. He held onto her hand for reassurance, he knew that she was frightened and he hoped that the power would return soon.

The entire building had lost power but the hallways and exits had emergency lighting. Lucy noticed that Jack and Sue had not returned from lunch. She hoped that they didn't get caught in the storm and that they were somewhere safe. Randy had gone to each office on his floor making sure that everyone was accounted for. He entered the bullpen with his clipboard and Lucy got his attention. "Sue and Jack haven't come back from lunch yet," she told him.

"That's odd, I saw them in the parking garage earlier. They took the elevator, but I took the stairs. I never take elevators during electrical storms." He said as he continued to ramble on about safety during storms and taking every precaution.

Lucy gasped realizing what must of happened to them. "Oh no, they must be stuck in the elevator. You have to do something!" She exclaimed, rising from her seat.

"Calm down Lucy, I will have someone go check the elevator for them."

Lucy was worried about Sue and she was angry that Randy didn't seem too concerned. At least she's with Jack, she thought, knowing that he would keep her safe.