Okay, I'm sorry about the long time it's taken for me to update…darn writer's block again. I know which way I want this story to go, but it's all the filler that I'm having a problem with. I'm not real happy with how this chapter turned out, but oh well…hopefully I'll be able to make up for that in the next chapter! Hopefully I won't loose any readers with this one!

Chapter 10

Tom lay in bed next to Linda, watching her sleep. She's so beautiful, he thought. I've got to be the luckiest man alive to have someone like Linda in my life. I'm never going to let you go again, he thought as he leaned over and kissed her gently on the lips. He smiled as her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at him.

"Good morning beautiful." Tom said, kissing her again.

"Hmm, good morning to you too." Linda said. She reached up and ran her fingers through his hair. "A girl could get used to this you know."

"That can be arranged." Tom said, wrapping his arms around her slender figure. He began kissing her neck and down her arm, emitting a quiet giggle from the red head next to him. He was planning his next move when the phone rang. "Ugh…great timing!" Reluctantly he reached over and picked up the phone. "Hello?"

Linda watched as Tom's face went from annoyed to shock. She waited anxiously for Tom to finish his conversation. When he finally hung up the phone, she sat up in bed and asked, "Who was that?"

Tom ran a hand through his hair and sighed. "It was the police station. They have some information on the guy that tried to run me down. They want us to come in this afternoon to discuss it."

"Did they say who it was?" Linda asked.

"No, they didn't want to discuss it over the phone." Tom looked at Linda and said, "We don't have to be there until two o'clock." He said with a wink.

Linda smiled and shook her head as she caught the hidden meaning behind Tom's words. "Tom…no, we have to go meet Doug and Jessica soon…" She quickly got up off the bed as Tom lunged for her. "Thomas Hanson! Don't you dare!" She began to run towards the bathroom when he came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Come on, we've got some time before we have to meet Doug and Jessica." Tom whispered in his ear. "I was hoping we could have a little fun first…"

Linda turned towards him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She let out a soft moan as Tom leaned in and kissed her softly. The kiss turned more passionate and they soon made their way into the bathroom, clothes falling into a trail along the way.

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It was two o'clock when the blue mustang pulled into the parking lot at the police station. Tom opened the door for Linda and took her hand as they made their way up to the station. They walked inside and were surprised to find Doug and Jessica sitting in the waiting room.

"Hey guys." Linda said. "You didn't have to come out here with us. We could have met up with you later."

"We wanted to be here for you." Jessica said, giving Linda a hug.

"Hey Doug, thanks man." Tom said.

"Don't worry about it Hanson. I'm just as eager to find out who this bastard is as you are." Doug said.

Just then, a uniformed officer stepped out of an office and said, "Tom Hanson?" As Tom and Linda stood, he held the door open and motioned them inside. "Please, have a seat." He motioned for them to sit in the chairs in front of the desk. Tom waited until Linda was seated before taking the seat next to him.

"As I told you on the phone Mr. Hanson, we think we know who was involved in your hit and run case." The officer started. He picked up the file folder that was sitting on his desk and opened it. "The car that tried to run you down belongs to a…Mr. McHugh. Gavin McHugh."

Linda's face paled as soon as the name left the officer's lips. "N-no…it couldn't be." She began trembling as Tom wrapped an arm around her. "He's in prison." She turned to face Tom. "Tommy…what are we going to do?"

The officer looked confused. "You guys know Mr. McHugh?"

Linda was still trembling. "He was my husband. He was sent to prison for selling drugs out of my club." She took a deep breath, unable to continue.

"I was the arresting officer in that case. When I went to arrest him, he pulled a gun on us and was about to kill me when my partner stopped him." Tom finished for her.

"I don't know how to tell you guys this, but Gavin McHugh was released on parole two weeks ago." The officer looked at his file again. "Seems he got off early for good behavior."

"Tommy, what are we going to do? He's not going to stop until he gets back at you." Linda said, the fear evident in her eyes.

"I think that if this guy is as dangerous as you say he is, you're going to have to be very careful. I'll get an unmarked car to follow you at all times. If Gavin McHugh tries anything, we'll get him."

Tom and Linda stood up to leave. Tom reached out and shook the officer's hand. "Thanks for everything." He said.

"You guys just be careful out there." Tom nodded and led Linda out to the waiting room.

"We'll try." Was all he could think.