Chapter 36 – Leatherneck is Going to Kill Me

Lee headed out after Amanda and Fedorov. He knew that if he didn't find them, that Amanda would likely never be seen alive again. He needed to find her. His heart was racing as he raced in the direction that Fedorov had headed. He couldn't believe his luck when he suddenly saw the taillights of the car. He decided that the only real choice he had was to ram him off the road.

Thankfully the road was currently deserted so Lee pushed onto the gas pedal and brought his car even with Fedorov's and then turned the wheel as hard as he could to smash the car into Fedorov's. Fedorov saw what he was up to though and slammed on the brakes which forced Lee's car into a 360 degree turn in the middle of the road. Lee didn't hesitate as he slammed his foot onto the gas pedal and headed for the front of Fedorov's car. He knew that Amanda would never have gotten into a car without buckling her seatbelt no matter whether she was a hostage or not.

Once again, Fedorov predicted his move and quickly swerved right and took a side road. Lee chased after him. Soon he was on his bumper and he sped up and slammed into it. Fedorov's car lurched forward but kept going. Lee turned the wheel sharply to force his car once again to be side by side with Fedorov's and they began playing bumper cars down the little side road. Lee could see that the road was going to come out onto an intersection soon so he tried to inch forward to cut Fedorov off but once again Fedorov predicted his move and also stepped harder on his gas pedal. The two cars raced neck to neck to the intersection and came through it just as a large city truck was passing by. At the last minute the two cars separated and both went a different way around the truck which stopped in the middle of the road as soon as the driver saw the two cars coming at him. As Lee came around the truck, he saw that Fedorov had taken a left onto another road. Lee swung into a driveway and then backed up and raced after him.

Since bumping the car hadn't worked, Lee knew he needed to do something more drastic. There was a side road that ran parallel to the road Fedorov was on so Lee took it and sped up. Keeping an eye on Fedorov's car, Lee was soon ahead of him. He wasn't sure that Fedorov noticed him and hoped he hadn't. As the side road came back onto the main road, Lee turned the car sharply and blocked the middle of the road and then jumped out of the car just as Fedorov came flying through the area and smashed into the car; sending it flying with pieces of metal coming off from both cars into the air. Lee had rolled as he jumped and he immediately got up with his gun drawn and ran to the driver's side and shouted "Get your hands where I can see them scum."

Fedorov started to reach for his gun which was on the seat and Amanda took her hand and shoved it off onto the floorboard.

"Come on, get out of there." Lee demanded.

Fedorov reluctantly obeyed. "All of this over this woman? She must be some woman." Fedorov mused as he shook his head.

"Move over there." Lee instructed and then he made him lay down and put his hands behind his back so he could cuff him. After he was secured, Lee got up and walked over to the car where Amanda was just getting out. "Are you okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay. Thanks for saving me."

"I couldn't let him get away with stealing my girlfriend, could I?" Lee asked with a smile. Amanda smiled back and asked "Is it over? Is everyone safe?"

"They should be. Billy was getting a bomb squad in as I was leaving to go after you while they were evacuating the building."

"Is Becca okay?"

"I'm sure she will need some therapy which the agency can help with but she should be okay. I'm sure Floyd will be thrilled to have his daughter back."

"Lee, I have just one more question."

"What's that Amanda?"

"Your car is demolished. How are we getting back to the agency with him?" Amanda asked as she pointed to Fedorov who was lying on the ground a few feet away.

"My car? Oh no, Leatherneck is going to kill me. He told me to be careful with that car. I'll tell him you were driving." Lee said with a wink.

"I don't think so buster."

"Really? You wouldn't take the fall for your partner?"

"Oh, so now I'm your partner?"

"Well, maybe, if you tell Leatherneck it was you."

"I think I'll pass. Oh, here comes Billy. I think we are saved."

"Easy for you to say" Lee said as he swiped his hand through his hair as he surveyed how destroyed the car was. Leatherneck was really going to kill him.

TBC

A/N: I wanted to finish the angst part tonight since I have left you hanging so long. I'm truly sorry to all the people who enjoy reading my stories. Sadly my life took a hard turn a couple of months ago and I have had some tough times but hopefully things are finally turning around. I guess the good news is that this in between part of the story got a total rewrite. Most of it didn't originally exist this way. I never intended to do another angst story for this one since I just did one. But as my days grew dark, I suddenly came up with this idea and rewrote all my work. I personally think in the end that it made it a much more interesting story than the original but you will never know since you didn't get to see the original. The good news (or maybe bad if you have enjoyed this story) is that I just have a few chapters left to clear up all the loose ends. Since my job is to fill in the holes SMK left, I sure don't want to leave my own so hopefully you will stick with me in the next few days as I finalize this story. Again, thanks to all who have read this and to the ones who have left me reviews, they always mean a lot. Thanks!