I'm sorry Happyhorseback. If you read my next story then I will not have all the X's

When Frank woke up he couldn't tell where he was. He was in a small room. No light except through the crack in the door. Frank stopped looking around the room. He could hear someone breathing. Was it Nancy?

Frank looked over at the other side of the room. He saw Nancy lying on the ground, tied up and gagged. Frank moved his hand. Why wasn't eh tied up. He walked over to Nancy. Nancy had her eyes closed but when she heard someone coming they quickly flew open.

Frank took the gag out of Nancy's mouth. "Frank, we have to leave. Now!" Frank untied Nancy's hands and she untied her feet.

"We can't yet. They're probably guarding the door." Frank could see the hurt in Nancy's eyes. "We'll get out. I promise."

Nancy tried to stay calm. "Frank they put a bomb in here." Frank could tell that that wasn't why Nancy was extra worried. "What time is it?" Nancy asked. Frank looked at his watch."3:01" He said and looked at Nancy. Nancy's face had drained a little bit of color. "4 minutes. 4 minutes Frank."

"Well, well. Looks like you two finally decided to wake up." He looked over at Nancy and smiled. "Why don't we go in the other room and let Frank stay in here a few minutes."

"No!" Nancy shouted. "When the bomb explodes I'm going to die with Frank." She had been moving over eh whole time and now sat next to frank. She grabbed his hand and squeezed as tight as she could.

Frank rubbed her back and squeezed her hand to let her know that he was on her side. The man stepped forward and grabbed Nancy's arm.

"Let go of me!" Nancy yelled at the man. He reached over and slapped Nancy across the face. Frank jumped up and punched the man in the stomach. The man reached over and punched Frank in the face.

"Frank!" Nancy jumped up. The man came over to her and dragged her out of the room. Frank was following close behind. Nancy looked at Frank. Frank nodded. In the doorway Nancy stopped and pretended to faint.

Frank caught her before she fell and tried to drag her out of the room. But not before he left the bomb exploded.

Nancy who was in the room lay unconscious on the ground while Frank who had left the room and turned the corner was without a scratch. He bent down beside Nancy. Nancy started turning and opened her eyes.

"Frank," She said. "I can't feel my legs. Frank, my legs." Frank pulled Nancy out into the hallway and looked Nancy over. She didn't seem to have any outwardly bruises.

"Nancy try to wiggle your toes." Nancy tried but her toes wouldn't move. Frank could tell that Nancy was really trying hard because he could see Nancy's face.

"Okay. Now try to move your legs." Nancy couldn't move her legs either. "Frank, I can't." Nancy had tears softly rolling down her face. Frank pulled Nancy up into his lap.

"Nancy, everything is going to be okay," He said reassuringly although he didn't feel quite so certain. Nancy leaned her head on Frank's shoulder when suddenly it came popping straight up.

"What's wrong Nancy?" Frank asked. Nancy looked around the hall and then back up at Frank. Frank was wondering what Nancy was thinking when he too realized that once the bomb went off they hadn't seen the man that did this to them.

Frank turned his head around and looked in the room. He couldn't see him anywhere. Frank self-consciously held Nancy tighter.

As if on cue the man who had kidnapped them walked over to them. "Wow, look at you too." He frowned. "It breaks my heart that you two will never see each other again." With that he grabbed Nancy not knowing that she couldn't walk.

He dragged her across the floor a little when Frank jumped up and started chocking him. The man was about to react when the police came in.