Chloe woke up in the middle of the night to see that she was in some room. The room was dark and enclosed.
" Where I am?"
Chloe tried to get up, but she fell back down. Her legs ached and her head hurt, so she just laid back down.
" Don, where are you?"
Chloe then began to think of the last few months. It was almost three months ago when she met Detective Don Flack and most of the team from the crime lab. Chloe didn't know the exact moment when she fell in love with Don Flack, but now, being in an empty dark room made her miss him even more. Tears were swelling up in her eyes and she went back to that day in Central Park, that day changed her life.
Flack had taken her to his car and put her in the back seat. Chloe tried to move around, but she couldn't. Flack got in and looked at her.
" Some advice, the more you move around, the tighter those cuffs can get."
" I can feel that. They feel like the end of the world."
Chloe then looked up at him. Flack looked back at her.
" What detective?"
" I believe that if you cooperate, everything will work out."
" Whatever happens is in God's hands, either way, I'll be okay. That I believe."
Flack then drove off.
Chloe opened her eyes, sat up, and stared at the ceiling.
" I believe you will find me Don and whoever is behind this will be put away. I won't give up on you or anyone else."
Chloe tried to get comfortable, but it was hard on an old air mattress and stuck in a locked room. Chloe covered herself up and thought of another time. She was with Stella and Lindsay. It was two days after the memorial dinner for Jessica.
" How's it going?" Lindsay asked her.
" How's what going?" Chloe asked.
Both Stella and Lindsay looked at her and smiled.
" Chloe," Stella said," We see the way you look at him. Don?"
Chloe shyly smiled.
" So I like him. What's not to like? Don is a great guy and he respects me. That's what I love about him."
Chloe then shook her head and smiled. Stella and Lindsay just smiled back at her.
" Okay, you two have to promise me you won't tell him. I'm trying to figure that out myself."
" Your secret is safe with us," Lindsay told her," You have nothing to worry about."
" I'm crazy about him and I'm trying to figure out how he feels about me."
" Chloe, I see it," Stella told her," Don cares about you."
Chloe didn't know that day how Don felt about her, but she did now.
" Where are you? Why haven't you found me yet?"
Chloe sat up. She felt so exhausted but she couldn't sleep. She also knew that Don wouldn't be the only one looking for her, Danny would do anything to find her too.
" Danny, my best friend next to Don."
Chloe realized she didn't know much about Danny anymore. When she was younger he looked out for her. It took some time for her parents to get used to the idea of him walking with her to school. After a few years they lost touch, but they're back on track now and have rediscovered their friendship.
" So what's going on with you and Flack?"
" Nothing. Why do you need to know?"
" I want to make sure he's treating you right. You deserve to be treated right."
" Don't worry Danny. Don respects me."
Danny nodded his head and smile.
" So you two haven't, you know?"
Chloe looked at him with shock.
" That's none of your business. How dare you ask me that?"
" Sorry."
Chloe smiled.
" If I say no, will you let it be?"
" I'll shut up now. You're happy right?"
Chloe nodded her head.
" Yes, I'm happy Danny."
" Cool."
Chloe then smiled.
" What?"
" Since you asked me about Don and I. What about you and Lindsay?"
" I don't know what you're talking about."
" Come on Danny. I see the way you look at her. You like Lindsay."
Danny then nodded his head.
" Okay so I do. Now can we change the subject?"
" Why don't you just tell her how you feel?"
Danny shook his head, but smiled at her.
" In my own time. Don't push it."
Chloe agreed by shaking her head.
Chloe smiled at that thought. She loved teasing Danny about his attraction to Lindsay. She then shut her eyes. Thinking about good times help ease the tension she felt. Chloe then laid down and tried to get some sleep, and this time, sleep found her.
