Disclaimer still not mine.
Never Tear Us Apart?
Janine didn't really know how she got to the main office but the surprised look on Kat's face as she walked in must have meant she looked as though she had run to keep up with Jessica Ennis. She smiled slightly as she looked around the half deserted room. She knew she was panicking over nothing. Richard was fine. He was always fine. It was just him. He had the luck of the devil.
"Hi." She looked at Richard's deserted desk.
"Hi." Kat frowned at her as she watched her boss try and fail to suppress her nerves. "Ma'am?"
"Um?"
"Are you ok? How did it go?"
"How did what go?"
"The press conference."
"Oh yeah. That." Janine walked towards the desk Richard usually dumped all his stuff on before marching into her office and trying to persuade her to live a little.
"Well?"
"Ok." Janine sighed. "As well as can be expected. Any news from Richard?"
"No." Kat folded her arms. "Should there be?"
"I'd get hold of Shapps and Butchers. Get them back here. I'll deal with Hogg." She watched her most junior officer try to work out what was going on.
"Ok." Kat narrowed her eyes for a moment.
"Because I think this just got a lot more personal."
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Richard opened his eyes and immediately regretted it. He had no idea where he was or what had happened but his head hurt like hell and he knew he hadn't been out with the guys from work so a hangover was not the explanation. He tried to move, to get his hands where he could see them. It was then he realised his hands were tied behind his back making it almost impossible for him to move. Richard swore under his breath as the car boot opened to reveal the man Janine had been so worried about.
"Morning sunshine." The older man smiled. "Been talking to your mate. Good bloke."
"What do you want?" Richard narrowed his eyes.
"Me? World peace." He hauled Richard out of the boot and threw him onto the concrete floor of the garage.
"Bloody Hell. This is a bit exessive." He landed with a thud on both knees. The familar crunch of cartilage reminding him he wasn't a teenager anymore. He fought the urge to wince as the man laughed.
"Not kids anymore either."
"True."
"Mind you, that lovely lady of yours will be worried about your little 'uns. " He smiled as Richard tried to work out what was going on. It was when the third punch hit him that he realised the man reighing blows on him thought he was married to Janine and father to the two younger kids at least. He smirked as he realised the man had no idea what was going on.
"What have you done to the kids? I swear if you have even thought of touching them."
"You'll what? Oh man. My argument isn't with two little kids. Thomas and Charlotte are not my concern. Babies have never hurt me. Even Michael and Eleanor. They're not my concern. Their lying, double crossing parents are."
"You killed Danny Hunter." Richard thought outloud. Although he had never met the spook he knew Danny had saved Janine's life all those years ago.
"No. Wish I bleedin well 'ad. Wish I'd chicked the life out of that bitch you're setting your cap at."
"What is this? 1973? If you are going to kill me get on with it. Murdering a police officer means you ain't getting away with this. You killed three innocent women and you are not going to just walk away from that." Richard fell forward as the final blow landed. The tall, heavy set man stood over him before knealing down and digging Richard's phone out of his pocket.
"Lad, this is a nice bit of kit. Shame you wont be using it again." He looked up Janine's phone number in the contacts and pressed the call button. He was just beginning to enjoy himself. It was going to be a good day.
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"Missing?" Hogg stared at Janine and Shapps as they stood in front of her desk.
"Yes, Ma'am." Janine started, she was clearly worried and keen to get out of Hogg's office. "And it appears that his disappearance has something to do with the murder case."
"Elaborate." Hogg narrowed her eyes as Shapps closed his.
"I had a phone call earlier. Reckons he was the killer. I think Richard may have been taken because he is the loner of the group. I mean he's friendly enoguh but he never sticks with me and Butchers or Kat. If Ma'am is busy he tends to be on his own. Would be easy to pick him up when you and Janine were at the press conference.
"Makes sense. You two are peas in a pod." Hogg smirked. "Question is, where is he and how do we get him back?"
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A/N Just a quick chapter. Sorry if it makes no sense I've just finshed a night shift. :D
