It's a baby!

By: Kary G.

Disclaimer: I do not own Walker Texas Ranger.

The cool air of the air conditioner filled the room of Company B. the sound of phones ringing and people running was heard by all the people inside the company. Trivette was joking with Gage and Walker when suddenly their attention went to Sydney.

"Slow down. Can you tell me where you are?" Sydney tried to sound calm but deep inside was desperate to get to the person that she was talking to. "Jennifer, we'll be right there, nobody is going to hurt you, I'll be there in a few seconds," she hung up and stood up not bothering to look at her friends.

"Syd?" Gage called her. She turned around and began to literally run to out of the building. "I'll let you know what's going on," Gage told to the seniors rangers as he raced to his partner side.

Once Gage closed the door of her jeep she put the key in the ignition and put the car on gear at the same time explaining to her partner why she was so desperate to get to that woman. "I was talking to a girl I met about three weeks in a grocery store. She was so scared when I first saw her. Her boyfriend began to shout her name and look for her through the halls of the store throwing things around, he was mad at her just for a stupid reason. The girl ran and tried to hide but he saw her that's when I intervene and he tried to hit me but I managed to throw him to the floor and cuff him. The guy went to jail and a few minutes ago when I was on the phone she told me that he called her threatening her that he was going to kill her and that her boyfriend was a free man," Gage heard the rage and desperation in her voice.

Her hand was shaking on the wheel of the small jeep. Gage immediately put his hand over hers trying to calm her down. When Syd felt his hand on top of hers the shaking went away. She parked the jeep and got out, Gage behind her. "Jennifer," Sydney knocked on the door waiting to be open but there was no answer. Sydney didn't waste anytime and kicked the door.

Jennifer's house was not big or small but a medium size. Sydney and Gage searched the house carefully; the living room and kitchen were clean as well as the patio. Gage searched her bedroom and Sydney checked other rooms in the house. Gage opened Jennifer's bedroom and was shocked to see the woman laying there dead. Her skin pale, her eyes wide open with a terrified expression, the sheets of her bed were covered by blood. Her chest and forehead had a hole. Gage knew it was bullets.

Sydney walked to Jennifer's room and saw Gage standing there not moving which made her curious. Sydney's body froze and her legs threatened to stop working, the anger and tears were evident in her big and brown eyes. Gage reacted and had to drag Sydney out of the room. Gage took out his cell phone and dialed Walker's phone and then forensics to come and find some clues and also clean the place.

Gage felt Sydney's body slid off his hands, and quickly knelt down with her. Her breathing was coming in gasps; it looked like she was choking. The tears ran down her face not caring that her partner was there; small sobs came out of her throat even though she tried to fight them back but didn't succeed. Gage put his hands on her shoulders and shook her gently calling her name over and over again but she didn't seem to hear him. "Sydney!" he tried again but she didn't pay attention.

Everything began to spin around her, her vision became a blur, and her head was throbbing for all the crying. The stress was so much and began to build and build up until it consumed her with such force that she collapsed in Gage's arms just as Walker and forensics arrived.