He came back into the bedroom, "Why didn't you tell me about the other text?"

"I didn't want to worry you."

He walked over to the bed and grabbed her by the arms, she flinched. "Do you know who attacked you?" She tried to look away from him, he gave her a little shake. "Answer me, did you lie?"

"Don, please..."

"How can I keep you safe, when you keep things from me?" Tears started streaming down her face. "I need to go to the office and take care of this, I'm leaving David here."

"You don't have to, I'll be fine."

"It's not up for argument." He stormed out of the bedroom and down the stairs, she heard the front door slam. She walked down stairs and got her purse, David was sitting at the bar in the kitchen. She walked over to him and smiled.

"Help yourself to anything you'd like." She went back up stairs to her room. She walked over to her night stand and pulled out a piece of paper.

Dear Don,

I'm sorry I can't be with you any more. I can't be what you need.

You deserve so much more, then what I can ever be. I'm sorry.

Kate.

She quickly packed a bag, she grabbed her passport and walked down stairs. She looked around, David wasn't anywhere around. She walked to the back door and eased it open. She walked down the alley, towards the store on the corner, she called Lydia to come pick her up. She bought herself a cup of coffee and wrote another note.

David,

Please make sure he stays safe. This was left in my house last night, when I got home. I don't care what happens to me, if anything happens to Don or his family I wouldn't be able to life with myself. Take care of them for me.

Kate.

She put it with the letter and put it i her purse, she saw Lydia pull into the parking lot. She got up ran to the car and hopped in.

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Lydia pulled up into the parking lot and Kate slide into the car. "What's going on Kate."

Kate looked at her and started to cry. "Take me to the Hilton please."

"What's going on?"

"Just go, I'll tell you on the way."

Lydia pulled into traffic, and Kate stared into the night trying to regain her composure. "When Don asks you, you haven't seen or heard from me tonight, no matter what Lyd! Please."

"Kate, you're scaring me...did you two have a fight?"

"Not exactly, I'm ending the relationship. It's over. Please...for me...you haven't talked to him." Lydia's phone rang, she looked down and mouthed the word Don.

Kate listened to Lydia's half of the conversation, and waited for her to get off the phone. She didn't what she asked and told him she hadn't see or heard from her. Lydia ended the call.

"What the hell Kate? He's out of his mind looking for you? What happened?"

"I'm trying to protect him, the less you know the better!" They arrived at the hotel,"I need one more favor tonight."

"What?"

"Take these letters and give them to David Sinclair...and only him."

"Kate?"

"Take them to the FBI office and leave him to get in the morning." Kate leaned over and gave Lydia a hug.

"Take care of you." Kate squeezed Lydia's hand.

"Take care of you!" Kate hopped out of the car and went into the Hilton. Step one was taken care of, Step two she would handle tomorrow.

Lydia drove across town to the FBI office and left the letter for Kate.

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Kate didn't sleep that night, she felt horrible about what she did but better a broken heart then him losing his life. She ordered room service, and called the hospital director. She arranged to take a six month leave, saying after everything that had happened she needed a break. Shen then looked into doing a mission trip for the six months. She didn't want to run the risk running into Don.

Her phone started to ring, she looked at the ID, it was Don. She ignored the call, a few minutes later the phone rang again it was Don. She had several missed calls from him and no voice messages. Someone was beating on her hotel door, she crept to it and looked through the peep hole. Damn it, it was Don. She held her breathe, hoping her couldn't tell she was in there.

"Please Kate open the door! I love you, let's talk about this...I know you're in there." She started to cry, but she had to be strong enough to walk away, she knew Paul would kill him if she didn't. She leaned against the door, and waited. She peeked through the peep hole and the hall was empty. She walked away from the door and went to get ready for the day.

She had a million things to do in the next two days, she was going to leave for Africa. She bought her airline tickets, called Lydia told her what the plans were. She asked her to close her house. She left to go get some lunch, and go for a walk to clear her mind. Her first mistake was not paying attention to where she was walking, her second was not fighting when an arm snaked around her waist and a hand went over her mouth. She felt the prick on a needle in her neck, and the world went black.

XXXX

David Sinclair didn't get his letters until late in the day, he tried to call Don but he didn't get an answer. He drove over to his apartment and found him drunk, David picked up Don's phone and found Lydia's phone number.

"Hello, this is Dr. Sides."

"This is Agent Sinclair...I need to talk to Kate."

"I'm taking her diner at her hotel, do you want to come?"

"I'll meet you in the lobby."

David drove across town and met her in the lobby, they went up stairs and no answer. Lydia tried to call her and it went straight to voice mail.

"Why do you want to talk to her Agent Sinclair?"

"About why she left Don."

"I don't know why she did."

"To protect him, someone threatened him, if she didn't leave him."

"Damn it Kate."

They walked down to the lobby together. "Is it like her to stand you up?"

"No, she would have called me."

They stopped at the desk to ask if she'd been gone all day, they were informed she had checked out.

Lydia tried to call her and still got no answer, she left a voice mail. Twenty minutes later she got a text.

Sorry, I went home. Needed some time to myself, needed to pack for my trip.

She didn't think it sounded like Kate, but she was going to give her space if that's what she needed.

XXXXXX

Kate woke up and she was chained to the wall in a small room, she looked around trying to figure out what happened. Any movement caused her head to swim, she leaned back against the wall, what a time to have the FBI pissed off at her. She closed her eyes, trying to come up with a plan, her mind was still fuzzy, she heard footsteps above her. She dozed off back to sleep.

Someone was standing above her, she opened her eyes and looked. She blinked a couple of times before her vision was clear, Paul Fredricks was towering above her. He handed her a water bottle and can of soup. She took it and ate and drank, he looked at her and smiled.

"Your all mine. No one will be looking for you."

"How long have I been out?"

"Two days."

She closed her eyes, she didn't have the energy to fight. She leaned back and went back to sleep.

"I have to go to work now, be real quiet while I'm gone." He walked out and shut and locked the door.

Kate's eyes popped open, "I'm screwed!"

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Lydia's phone rand at two am "Hello, is this Lydia Sides?"

"Yes." She answered groggily.

"This is Dr. Kasperson, with We Care, in Malawi, Africa. Dr. Faith, didn't show up. She wasn't on her flight."

Lydia sat up in her bed."What?"

"Dr. Faith wasn't on her flight."

"Thank you for telling me."

She hung up and called David, she told him that Kate hadn't shown up in Malawi. She was worried about her, it wasn't like her. He told her he'd check into it and get back to her.

XXXXX

They were finishing up paper work from a case, David checked the flight manifesto for Kate's flight. Her ticket wasn't used, he knew that Lydia had closed her house up. He walked over to Don's desk and sat down in a chair, he pulled out the two letters and laid them on his desk.

"What's this?" Don asked looking at the letters.

"Kate sent this to me the day after she left her house. I got them late the next night."

Don read over them, he looked at David. "You're just now showing them to me?"

"I'm sorry, she was leaving for Africa two days ago for six months."

"What do you mean she was?"

"She never showed up, she's missing. She never got on the flight."

Don filed a missing persons report on Kate, he got up and looked out the window. "Where are you Kate?"

XXXX

She woke up the next morning stiff from not being able to move, her head felt a little more clear today. She tried to stand up to see how much lead she had, not very much. She had to convince him to unchain her, so she could move around. She needed to gain his trust, she heard footsteps above her, then coming down stairs. The door opened. He walked in bringing her water and some breakfast.

"May I go to the bathroom and get cleaned up...please Paul?" He unchained her from the wall and pointed her to a door on the wall. She walked through it and found a full bathroom. She cleaned herself up, and sat down and ate the breakfast her brought her. Maybe is she showed some trust she would earn it.

"Can I have some clean clothes? Please?" He pulled in her suitcase that she had at the hotel. She dug some clothes out and went to the bathroom she washed the best she could and returned to her room.

"Thank you Paul, for the food and the change of clothes, and for allowing me to clean up."

He smiled at her, he grabbed her and drug her over and chained her back to the wall. He went back up stairs, she didn't see or hear from him again for another twelve hours.

XXXX

Don and David went over to Lydia's apartment to tell her Kate was missing. She was beside herself with worry, both men sore that they'd bring her home.

Don was beating himself up, he should have kicked her hotel room door down that morning. He gave up on her, pure and simple, she had run and he didn't chase her. He was sitting at his dad's drinking a beer, lost in his head.

"Don don't blame yourself for this!"

"Dad, I didn't protect her, I gave up on her instead of fighting for her. How can I not blame myself?"

"Then you go and find her, bring her home where she belongs. Bring her home to our family son."