I don't own OG characters, I thank Tony Grounds for creating them.

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Again this is dark...as you will read, but I will try to not make it too distressful to read.

Your ref: This story began 3 months after the very end of Molly's choice...

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BATH

Julie watched as Charles got out of bed and rubbed his temples trying to take in what he had just been told. She frowned at him, "Hey...what's up? What was that all about, it was Molly I take it...?"

He glanced at her briefly and nodded, he pulled on a T shirt and turned around, "It was yes...she was calling me about Esther...apparently, if I heard her correctly because she was increditibly upset, she's been taken"

Julie sat up and started to tie her hair back, she frowned in response, "taken? By whom?"

Charles was pulling on his jeans, "That is it... I do not know anything else...the way I understood her is that she was heading back from a remembrance service in Norton Heath and had somekind of accident...then she and Esther were rescued only for these so called saviours to drive off, taking Esther with them..."

Julie's eyes widened, "you mean she's been abducted?"

Captain James ran a hand through his hair and shrugged, "I don't know...I have to get to London, I have to find out what is going on"

Julie was flying out of that bed in a split second strapping her false leg on, "Wait...I'm not working today, I'll come with you...moral support and all that"

Charles came forward and cupped her face with his hands, "are you sure?"

"Of course...someones got to drive you"

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LONDON

Molly sat in the armchair. The liasion officer DC Sara Fox sat opposite her glancing at the snap of Esther.

"this is a really good clear one Molly...it shows her likeness extremely well"

Molly stared into space, "it wos taken back in July...it was her second birthday and we had a birthday party at my Dads place for her"

Sara nodded and looked up, "Esther is a lovely name, but you don't hear of it much nowadays..."

Molly managed a very sad smile as she looked into space, "it was my Mum's middle name..."

Sara could see more saddness in Molly's stance, she didn't know whether or not to push that, she thought what the heck.

"has your mother passed on...?"

"Yeah...she died a couple of years back...a terrorist bomb in the tube...just outside the hospital where I gave birth to Esther...people still leave flowers for her..."

She then jumped up from the armchair and waved her hands into the air, "I cant bear all this waiting! What am I meant to do? You say to me try and have hope, but how can I? What do you expect me to do, go out to Tescos and do a food shop?!"

Sara calmed her, "hey...I cannot possibly know how you are feeling...I can only guess at what is going through your mind...", she placed Esther's photograph into her handbag and turned, "I am going to get this into circulation...within a few minutes, your daughters face and details will be in every police database in the country..."

Lee was knocking on the front door that was on ajar and coming inside.

Sara smiled and made for the door, "I will be in touch later..."

Lee watched her go and turned to Molly, "It's a stupid question I know, but is there any news?"

Molly shook her head, "no...there wont be, not yet...not never"

She broke down again, and Lee darted forward and collected her into his arms, "Hey you girl! You are Molly Dawes! You don't this...crumpling in a dying heap..."

Molly pulled herself together and rubbed her wet eyes with the back of her fingers, "Soz..I shouldn't be laying all this on your feet anyway"

Lee rolled his eyes and shook his head, "and who elses are you? I'd be a right offended if you didn't...do you know how much I love that girl of yours...I love her to bits Moll"

Molly nodded, "I know you do..."

"And I've told my C.O this morning...I'm not going on tour, I need to be here with you...if they don't like it they can go swival, you come first...Esther comes first"

Molly turned and looked at the soft toy on the arm of the chair, its head lay next to it. Lee followed her gaze and reached for it, "Oh no...what's happened to flopsy..."

"She fell apart...like me"

Lee stuffed the toy and head into the pockets of his leather jacket, "my Nan can sort this out in no time...I'll get her to do it today, so when Esther comes back it's there waiting for her..."

Molly looked up and nodded, "Look...I best tell you that i've called Charles, he's on his way over"

"So? He is her dad...but that don't make him the big I am and end all...I'm more of a father to Est than he was"

"was?"

"is"

"You fink that? You fink she's alive because I've just got this feeling in my gut that just wont go away..."

Lee grabbed her, "No! She's gonna be okay...she's gonna be safe and back here in no time...I promise..."

He gave her a cuddle, but closed his eyes at the thought of saying 'I promise', that was a big promise...all he could do was have faith in the police force, but who has that now?

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In the car enroute, Julie huffed at the line of tailing traffic ahead, "must be roadworks...should have the traffic news on"

In the passenger seat Charles shook his head, he didn't want that noise in his earholes. Julie sighed and looked at him, "she's going to be okay you know..."

There was a hint of a smile from him as he looked on at the line of traffic ahead, "yeah...she'll be brilliant"

Julie frowned at him, "I was talking about Esther..."

Charles, a little taken aback flashed a glance at her, "...Err yeah...so was I"

Julie wasn't so sure that he was. It was definately Molly he was thinking about. Since that day in the summer when Molly had brought that brat up to see him, he hadn't really taken that much of an interest. She had stayed out of the way, but he did mention that he had gone with Molly and Esther to the park, where he had bought his brat of a daughter an ice cream.

She focused on the transit van that had pushed it's way in, Charles held his arm out and looked at her flummoxed, "Why did you let that inconciderate moron in? He was hogging the outside lane trying to push his way through, drivers like that get me all worked up"

Julie shook her head, "I wasn't concentrating sorry...look...I know you are concerned, but I'm sure there's an innocent explanation for all of this...you mark my words, this is a big drama blown out of proportion"

Charles looked bemused but managed a half smile for her as he glanced at his watch, it was getting on to midday.

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Molly sat on Esthers bed and smoothed her hand across the Mickey Mouse patterned pillow, then took the pillow and put it to her face so she could smell it.

Nan was then coming into the room with a steaming cuppa, "there you go Molls, I'm not just a spare part am I"

Molly didn't take the mug, so Nan placed it down onto the side unit, she then sat next to her on the small bed, "I meant what I said Moll, I'm not leaving you here on your own tonight...if you won't go to your Dads, then I am going to stop here"

"I just want her back, Nan"

Nan rubbed her hand over Molly's back, "I know, we all do...we just have to give the police chance to find her"

Molly swallowed down the rising lump in her throat, "I too scared to even fink what they might find when they do..."

"Now,now, stop that talk and be positive"

Molly nodded.

Nan tried to steer the subject, "So...was it good to see your friends, you know at the remembrance service"

"Yeah it was...Baz hasn't changed and I managed to catch up with Sally and Phillipa...it was Sally who said that Est was such a well behaved child...", she stopped in mid flow remembering again.

"Have you called him? Esther's father"

"Yeah...he's on his way, not that he's gonna be able to do much...no doubt he'll be limping around this flat giving it all that"

"Pffft, what does he know...you you've done a good job on her Moll...he should be greatful to have a child whose mother is you"

Molly met her Nan's gaze, "What happens if...I mean...if it is bad news...Nan, how am I going to cope with that..."

Nan didn't now what to say, she let her granddaughter rest her head on her shoulder thinking, but not daring to say 'we'll cross that bridge if we ever get to it'

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A/N Thanks for the reviews. Mia, thanks for the Constuctive criticism, it's all noted but I am sure ther are more grammer/spelling mistakes and typos in this chapter, but I will try harder.

Hi Levie, long time no hear! Welcome back, I've taken a break myself but back for a while to clear unfinished stories. Yes Lauretta's story, I nearly missed that I quickly read and left a review for her.

I hope this isn't too differcult to read, but i do appreciate that it is if you have kids etc, I don't mean to offend or cause distress.

As always reviews, opinions and comments are always welcomed. M x