Took a few days off to get the story line put together, and let me just say that I have a few surprises up my sleeve that I think you'll like.

Don't get use to the beginning, personally I think it's kind of cheesy but it works.

Previously on 24

"We can't leave the country just yet; Chloe hasn't been able to get us fake passports and ID's. It might take a few days for her to get them to us, especially with CTU and your father watching her and Morris. Until then we have to stay dark, and there's only one place that CTU isn't currently monitoring."

Jack was stalling and Audrey saw right through it "Where?"

"Marilyn's"

The following takes place between 4pm and 5pm

Audrey tried to remember from her six months with Jack, who Marilyn was.

Jack had only talked about her once on probably their third or fourth date. Audrey had asked him if he had any siblings and he had told her a little about his brother Graham and Marilyn his sister in law. He seemed uncomfortable about talking to her about it so she changed the subject and never bothered to ask asked anything more.

The fact that it was Graham who had personally come to China himself, to make sure that Audrey was being treated sufficiently by Cheng, made the color in her checks drain instantly.

Jack watched as Audrey stared off, something having obviously brought back memories.

She could remember it so clearly, as if it were yesterday. Cheng had brought Graham to her, and told her who he was.

Audrey's spirits lifted when she wondered if Jack's brother had come to save them, but that was not the case, as she would soon find out why Jack had never spoken of his brother.

All she could say was "help me jack, don't let them do this to me" and Graham walked straight to her and slapped her. Graham walked out without saying a word and didn't return for what seemed like hours.

When he did, he looked like he had been attacked, as his face was bloody and bruised. Audrey wondered why the Chinese would attack him if he was working for them. He whispered something in Cheng's ear who nodded, a sadistic grin playing across his face.

Graham stepped towards her quickly, making her back into the corner of her small cell against the cold gray wall.

"Miss Raines, I'm sure Mr. Cheng already explained to you my unfortunate relationship to Jack. But let's get this straight, he's not coming to save you and neither am I. In fact he might even be dead by the end of the day, depending on whether or not he can keep his temper under control. Now you may say that that's a little harsh for my dear brother, but personally I think he deserves it for everything he's done."

Audrey glared up at him, her mental state clearing as the anger built up inside her. "You're wrong"

"Am I?" asked Graham bending down to her level. "He killed your husband, let you think he was dead, he even interrogated you, and now he has you here. That's not even counting what he's done to friends and family. The blood that must be all over his hands is sure to be incredible. How could anyone love a man like that?"

Audrey barely flinched as he spoke angrily to her. She knew what he was trying to do; she had been here too long not to know. He was trying to break her spirits, and she wouldn't let that happen, she couldn't.

"You're wrong."

"Do you really think he'll want you if you two ever get out of here? I mean look at you, skin and bones. What happens when he finds out your not the same woman he left. He won't want you. Not that it matters because they way he's looking, he won't make it through the night."

Audrey mulled over his words, and suddenly her heart leapt into her throat. "Jack...Jack's here?"

Graham nodded.

"Where is he? What have you done to him?" Audrey asked, her voice getting louder.

"He's down the hall. As for what we've done to him, well just think of it this way, he won't be sweeping you off your feet anytime soon." Graham said laughing.

Audrey finally lost control and slapped him, hard.

Graham's laughter faded as he stood up again. "Who knows maybe hearing that his precious girlfriend came on to the prison guards will get him talking. Hell it might even kill him; you see he doesn't even know you're here."

Audrey watched in anger and fear as Graham walked out of the room, leaving the small sliding window open in the door.

She could hear his footsteps walking down the hall, followed by a door opening. Audrey held her breathe wondering what would happen next.

She heard someone shuffling, breathing heavily. Graham spoke to him in a low voice.

Audrey waited for what Graham had wanted her to hear, or else he wouldn't have left the window open. With it closed she couldn't hear anything except her own thoughts. Normally it would drive her mad, but she now wished she couldn't hear what was happening. Her heart felt like it was in her ears, and she held her breath.

The voice she finally heard from down the hall brought tears to her eyes, as she matched it with one that she had known only too well, one that she hadn't hear in over six months.

"Don't you dare touch her, or I swear to god..." he snarled, angry.

It was Jack, Audrey was sure of it. He sounded hurt, just by the way his voice cracked when he spoke. She realized that it was probably the first time in months that he had spoken, which was probably why she hadn't realized he was here with her in this hell.

She had gotten up as best she could, limping due to her broken ankle from the day before. Slowly she made her way to the door, and was about to call out to him and tell him that it was okay, when she was hit in the head by one of the prison guards still in the cell with her, knocking her out.

Eventually the fog that surrounded her mind lifted and she began to piece together where she was. She was lying naked on the floor of her cell. The door opened to one of the guards that had helped to torture her during her stay so far. Audrey backed as far into the corner of her cell as she could, but it was no use.

Audrey could suddenly remember that day as if it had happened only minutes ago.

The way the guard threw her to the ground and tied her up. The way he slid his dirty hands over her, taking his time. Audrey tried to block it out, to think of Jack, but it wasn't him.

Jack's touch made her feel safe and sent tingles all through her body. The hands touching her felt nothing like Jack's.

The guardsman did what he wanted with her; there was no stopping him what with the condition she was in. By then she had been beaten countless times, injected with various drugs to make her have hallucinations, and at the same time played countless mind games with her to make her think she was losing her mind.

She could do no more but whisper over and over again "Jack, please don't let them do this to me" in hopes that he would somehow hear her in time to save her. But he couldn't come, if what Graham had said was true Jack would most likely be dead, a thought that made Audrey sick to her stomach.

Audrey had never felt so helpless, so dirty. She remembered thinking that Graham was right; Jack would never want her now.

She felt the same feelings she did sitting in the CTU interrogation chair, having to look Jack in the eyes as she told him of her one night stand with Cummings.

After that, whenever Audrey had asked what Graham had done to Jack, the Chinese said that they did not know who Graham was, nor that he'd ever been to this prison. Audrey began to go a little crazy and kept insisting that Jack was there and that Graham had tortured him.

Cheng maintained that Jack was not here, and even showed Audrey the room that he was supposedly being held only to find it empty.

Audrey wondered if the Chinese were tricking her to get in her head. After that night, she hadn't heard his voice again, nor did Graham show up to make sure she was being treated as anyone associated with Jack should be.

Jack let her sit with her thoughts, noticing how pale she was, and how her hands had suddenly started to tremble.

"Audrey?" Jack asked reaching to grab her hand. He was surprised when she flinched away from him, staring blankly in front of her. He could just barely make out his name being whispered under her breath.

He tried again "Hey, it's me. You're okay, I'm not going to let anyone hurt you again I promise."

They neared Marilyn's house and Jack pulled over to the curb, stopping the car. He wanted to make sure Audrey was alright before he pushed her into the house of his sister and law's. The fact that Marilyn still had feelings for him did not go unnoticed, and Audrey was in no shape right now to deal with her.

Jack took her hand in his and placed soft kisses on her wrist. Audrey began to relax and Jack used the opportunity to pull away some of the hair that had fallen into her face. She closed her eyes content on the feeling of him.

"Are you okay?" he asked finally getting her to look at him. He was startled by the fear and guilt he could see so clearly in her eyes.

"I'm not sure I can..." she stuttered slightly as her whole body began to shake again. Jack placed an arm around her as best he could with the center console in the way.

"It's okay, I understand if being near Marilyn will make you uncomfortable." Jack figured Chloe must have said something to her about Marilyn and his relationship.

Audrey looked at him strangely "It's not that... It's.... When was the last time you saw your brother?" The words came out faster than she intended and she instantly regretted them. Jack's face dropped as he looked down.

He realized that Audrey still didn't know of what he had done the day prior to getting her back from the Chinese.

"The day we got back from China was the last time I saw him. We discovered that both he and my father were linked to the attacks that day. I had to interrogate him, much like I had Paul." Jack paused to gaze at her reaction but she barely blinked as she listened to him.

"I pushed him too far. All these old emotions kept coming up. It didn't help that he couldn't keep his mouth shut. I... I left the room for a minute, and when I came back... he was dead. I thought that it was my actions that led to his death. Later I found out that it was my father who had killed him. He thought Graham was going to talk and ruin the whole operation. After you left CTU, we traced him to an oil rig where he had the component that was taken off of Cheng. I left him on that oil rig as it blew up."

Audrey gave him a moment to gather himself before placing a hand on his shoulder. "It isn't your fault. You were doing your job. If you hadn't, who knows where we'd be right now."

"I know. In a way, my father was dead to me years ago. We had never really had the best relationship. He resented that I didn't take up the family business and joined the army instead. Graham naturally took my place, always trying to look better in my dad's eyes."

Audrey fell quite again and it didn't go unnoticed by Jack. "What's wrong? You know you can tell me whatever it is."

"It's nothing, don't worry" she tried to look away from him but he cupped her cheek, bringing her to meet his gaze.

"It's not nothing, I can see it in your eyes. Something's bothering you, and I'm guessing it has something to do with Graham."

Audrey looked at him closely. "When you were in prison, did... did your brother ever come to see you?" she hoped he said yes, so that maybe she could find some comfort in the fact that she didn't go through China alone, that he was there with her.

"We're talking about China right?" Jack didn't see what this had to do with anything.

"Yeah"

Jack ran a hand through his hair "not that I can remember, though I blocked out a lot of China. Why?"

Audrey thought she was going to be sick at the realization hit that maybe she really was losing her mind.

"The prison guards never moved you out of one permanent cell to another for no reason?"

Jack thought hard back to that time in his life he'd rather forget but he could see this was important to her. "Um yeah once, they never told me why, though I didn't give it much thought then. Everything before that is still fuzzy."

Audrey bit her lip, and Jack could tell she wanted to say more but he wouldn't push her. He was going to let her open up to him.

"You don't have to tell me everything now, I know it's hard. But will you be okay going in here?"Jack motioned towards Marilyn's house just over his left shoulder.

"Yeah I think so" Audrey said touching his face gently.

"Alright, let's get this over with."

Reviews... I have the whole day off and the next chapter half done.