The next morning Matt and C.j met up in the hallway.
"How'd you sleep?" Matt asked wondering if she had the thoughts that he had had about the two of them.
"Very well." she said smiling back at him as they made their way down stairs.
"I'll make some coffee,want me to grab your two raw eggs for you?" she asked him making a face as if that were the grossest thing ever. Which she had gotten the raw eggs for him many times, but for some reason she could never bring herself to get use to the fact that he actually liked them.
"Sure thanks." as he laughed at her watching him swallow them whole from his glass.
"After all these years I still can't get use to the fact that you actually eat those, gross! She said firmly.
"C.J. darling..they are good for you and help build strength and stamina." He said giving her a big ole grin.
"Okay,Houston….if you say so..but it's still gross." she told him shaking her head.
For the rest of the afternoon they hung out at the ranch just walking around outside and checking on the horses and dogs, enjoying being together like they always had, and pretty much just waiting for Hoyt to show up so they could go and try and get Cassandra out of their lives once and for all.
1o'clock finally came and Hoyt was right on time. Matt and C.J. saw him pull up and met him at the squad car.
"Well, lets get this show on the road." Matt said wanting to get this over with and have Cassandra in custody.
"You know you don't have to go,we can take care of her." Hoyt said directly.
"Nooo, I want to go and see for myself that she is aprehened and locked up for a very long time. Matt said as C.J. looked on in agreement.
"Alright then, let's go." Hoyt told them.
They made their way down to the docks and got out of the squad car looking around to see what if anything or anyone they could see. It was earily quiet Matt had thought as they all went towards the warehouse to get a better look to see if anyone was inside. They figured someone may be in there because the ship they were expecting supposedly at 3o'clock was already dockside.
"Well I guess our informant was either wrong or informed incorrectly about the shipment. I wonder how long the ship has been here." Hoyt said sternly.
"Long enough." a voice from behind them said.
They all turned to see who had said that and could not believe their stood a woman with a couple of very large, armed, and very dangerous looking goons.
"You must be Cassandra." Matt said looking at her not impressed with what he was seeing.
"And you must be Mr. Houston." Cassandra said looking at him with a tigerous tone in her voice.
"Cassandra you need to advise your goons to put their weapons down,your under arrest." Hoyt told her firmly.
" I really don't think your in any position to make demands, Lt. Hoyt." Cassandra told him obviously having had done her homework because she knew who he was as well.
"Look, Cassandra you need to just have your goons throw down their weapons, it would make this a lot easier on everyone involved." Hoyt said firmly.
"Yes,Lt. Hoyt,maybe it would make things easier for you..but not for me." "You see, I came here to take my revenge on for killing my brother years ago." "By using her!!!!! She said looking back and pointing directly at C.J.
"Take her into the warehouse!" she ordered one of her men.
The man grabbed C.J. by the arm rather roughly and dragged her off into the warehouse while Matt and Hoyt stood there looking on helplessly, with guns drawn on them there wasn't a whole lot they could do.
"Let her go,she had nothing to do with Castanos' death,that was all me." Matt told her in a voice of fury he didn't even know he had in him.
"You,see Mr. Houston..that is not possible because for you to pay..she must die!!!" Cassandra told him with definity in her voice. C.J. looking at both of them back and forth with fear all over her face that pulled at Matt's heartstrings.
"If you hurt one hair on her head,so help me..you will die,not her!!!" Matt had told her with more anger and determination in his voice than ever before.
"Promises, Promises,Mr. Houston." Cassandra told him as she ordered the remaining thug to take Houston and Hoyt into the warehouse,with Cassandra following close behind with a gun in her hand pointed at the back of their heads as well.
When Matt and Hoyt got into the warehouse there was no sign of the other thug or C.J.,which of course didn't make Matt happy at all.
"Where is C.J.!!?" Matt had fury taking over his whole body.
"Well,obviously..not here." she said with as much sarcasm as an alley cat.
By this time Cassandra had both her thugs tieing Matt and Hoyt to chairs in the middle of the warehouse,which surprisingly had very little in it.
"You see, Mr. Houston.. My plans for you and Ms. Parsons went a little arie but alas, you both will still die..just not as I had originally planned." she said as her and her goons started heading out of the building.
Hoyt and Matt just looked at her as they walked away trying to free themselves from the ropes that entangled both their hands. Neither could speak either because of the duct tape across their mouths.