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Jeff and Dani? How the hell had that worked? Randy couldn't help wondering how she'd been like back then, before Jamie had got his hands on her and fucked her up. Had she laughed easier? Had she seen good in everyone? Where would she have been now if she'd chosen to stay with Jeff, if he'd taken her up on her offer and taken her innocence? Would she still be with him?

He didn't want to think like that, he didn't want to even imagine the possibility that he might never have stood a chance with Dani. She was with him now. It had been a long hard road, but she really was his. He was yet to hear the words he longed for, and even though he didn't want to go on his gut feeling again, he knew she loved him, too. When she was ready, she would tell him. Until then, he just had to believe fate would have brought them together one way or another. She was meant for him. She had always been meant for him.

Soon their baby would be with them, the manifestation of their love. They would be a proper family. Dani would finally start to let her past go and learn to trust him with her heart. Of course, until that dick was caught, he would always hang over their happiness, but he wouldn't hide for long. Fuller was going to pay very dearly for all the things he had put Dani through, all the hurt and humiliation, all the torture that she still relived as if it had happened only yesterday. If it took him his whole life, he would make sure that scum couldn't hurt another person again, especially not his family.

He rolled over on the bed and pulled Dani's pillow to him, breathing in her unique scent as he closed his eyes to sleep. H e really was done in. A few hours would do him good, just as Dani had said, then he'd head back to her side. He didn't like being away from her. Yes, the Lady Killer craved a woman's company. Who would ever have guessed it?! He would never have believed that himself less than nine months back, but he really did enjoy her witty conversation and he still couldn't get over her intellect. It had been months since he had slept with her and it was killing him, but the long conversations they had provided him with a lot more. He liked to think they were closer now than ever before. He knew things about her that noone else knew and vice versa. That was the stuff that real strong relationships were made of.

Just as he drifted off to sleep his phone rang. Swearing, he reached over the bedside table to grab it. If this baby wasn't coming now or Dani wasn't requesting his presence, someone was going to die for disturbing him!

"What?" he mumbled.

"Get your ass over here NOW!" John said urgently

Randy shot up on the bed, more alert as he heard the tone of John's voice.

"What's the matter? Is it the baby?" he asked as he quickly put his shoes on.

He'd been lying fully dressed on the bed just in case something like that happened. It was twenty minutes to the hospital and he didn't want to miss anything.

"Nah, man. Dani's gone."

In that moment, Randy felt like his world had just come crushing down on top of him. A sick feeling formed in his stomach as fear gripped his body. Gone... How the hell could she be gone? He hadn't been gone long and he had the security standing right outside her door.

"What do you mean?" he asked as the sick feeling intensified in the pit of his stomach.

"That dick got her. There's police everywhere, man. He wiped out the whole wing or something."

"I was just... I was just there... when... how...?" he stuttered weakly.

"They are looking into that now. Just get your ass over here as quick as possible."

Randy hung up and grabbed a set of car keys and his wallet on the bedside table just as the fear paralyzed him. Dear God, that dick had her! He should never have left her alone... he should have refused to leave her... He'd had a feeling something was going to go wrong and yet he'd ignored it. If anything happened to her... if that bastard hurt her... he'd never forgive himself. There was no telling what that sick bastard would do to her or the baby. She could already be lying dead in a ditch right now...

Pushing that thought out of his head, he ran out of the room. He had to believe she was still alright. He had to believe that all this stress had not triggered the labour, that their baby was not at that minute ripping it's way out of her body. He had to find her. He had to save her. He couldn't lose her, she was all that he lived for.

He stopped only long enough to fill Shawn in, then he was on his way to the hospital, breaking all the speed limits and all the rules of the road.

"It seems Fuller was in the building all night. The security cameras show him in the waiting room over there all night, just waiting for his chance. He dumped a load of sedatives in the refreshments meant for this wing. A lot of the patients suffered adverse side effects, he could be looking at multiple murder charges before the day is out."

"But where did he go? We need to find Dani as soon as possible," Randy said urgently.

"He was seen in a grey BMW with a broken window over an hour ago. We're tracking them with our surveillance cameras, my team are sifting through the footage from when he left the building and checking camera by camera in which direction he went. It'll take a bit of time, but we'll find where he went."

"We don't have any time. She needs to be here. She could go into labour any minute and bleed out," Randy screamed.

"We've spoken to her doctors, we're aware of the situation," the police sergeant stated. "We're doing the best we can."

Randy turned away from the man and punched a wall. Their best wasn't fucking good enough. His best wasn't good enough. It was his fault she was in this mess. If he'd only listened to her in the beginning... if he'd left her alone... But he'd gone and fallen in love with her and basically forced himself on her. She wouldn't have been pregnant now if he had just walked away. Her life wouldn't be in danger. Their baby wouldn't be in danger.

If he had known where this would lead, he would have gladly let her go, even though he loved her the way he did.

"We'll let you know as soon as something comes up," the sergeant said as he walked away.

He watched the man walk away then slid slowly down against the wall, looking as useless as he felt. Where the hell was he supposed to start looking? What the hell was he supposed to do now? The sergeant had told him to go home and keep his phone on in case Dani or Fuller rang him, but he couldn't just sit when every second that passed was precious.

"Hey."

He looked up to see John and Dave.

"Anything?" he asked.

"No. Noone saw or heard anything," John answered.

"The cops are talking to some woman from the admissions desk," Dave said. "They think she might have told him where to find Dani. I'm going to talk to her when they are done to find out if she can give us anything to go on."

Randy's phone rang but it was only Shawn.

"Have they got anything?" Shawn asked straight away.

"No."

"Ron's got someone on the inside, he's given us a general direction. Seems he's heading west, towards Santa Monica. The guys have already started driving up there, I'm going to meet up with Ron to find out what else we can do," Shawn said.

"I'll start driving, too," he said as he got up.

"What's happening?" Dave asked when Randy had hung up.

"He's heading west. Ron's got someone inside," he answered as he started walking. "I'm going to start driving, follow the dick's trail. When he stops, Ron's guy will tell us straight away."

"I'll stay here and wait to speak to that girl," Dave said.

"I'll follow behind you," John said.

It turned out Randy didn't need Ron's guy after all. His phone rang after he had been driving down the highway about twenty minutes. As he was driving, he used the bluetooth to answer the phone, so he did not see the caller id.

"What?" he answered.

"What? Is that how you answer the fucking phone?" a wheezy voice said from the other end.

Randy knew immediately who it was. He quickly swerved the car and pulled over, causing a few cars behind him to curse and press their horns irately at him. He didn't care.

"Where's Dani?" he asked, his heart beating triple times.

He had to be careful. He couldn't say anything that would upset the prick and make him hurt her, if he hadn't already.

All the other man did was let out a sinister laugh.

"You mean the pregnant whore?" Fuller asked. "Don't worry, I'm taking real good care of her."

Randy shuddered to think what he meant by that.

"Please... don't hurt her," Randy whispered.

He'd bargain with the devil himself if it meant protecting Dani.

"Oww," Fuller sneered. "You begging me, Pretty Boy?"

"I'll do anything, I'll give you anything... just take her to a hospital... please," Randy started.

"Why the fuck would I want anything from you? I already have what I want here," Fuller said. "Shame about the bastard she's carrying though. From the looks of it, that won't be a problem for much longer."

"She's in labour?" Randy questioned as his heart suddenly took a dive to his stomach. "You need to take her to the hospital. She'll bleed out... both of them will die..."

"I couldn't give a fuck!" Fuller stated. "In fact, I've bought myself a six pack and some popcorn to watch the show."

Randy punched the steering wheel and resisted the urge the swear bloody murder. This man held what was most dear to him in the palm of his hand.

"What do you want, James? Name anything," Randy begged.

"Nothing, really. Just wanted to let you know you'll never see the bitch again."

"Please... take me instead... just let her go," Randy pleaded.

"Let her go? Are you fucking insane?" Fuller laughed. "The bitch did me so wrong and now she's carrying your bastard child. It was my child she was supposed to carry."

"I know," he said, trying to placate him.

"You don't know shit," Fuller sneered. "Tell you what. You and me need a good long talk. Why don't you come down and keep me company. This shit could take a while, you know what they say about labour."

"Where are you?" he asked quickly.

Fuller laughed again. The sound was really grating his nerves, he had to bit his tongue to stop himself from saying what he really wanted to say.

"You think it'll be that easy, Pretty Boy? I know you'll have the feds down here in a second."

"I'll come alone," he said quickly.

"Of course you'll come alone. You know why? I can kill the bitch in a second. It won't be half as fun or satisfying as watching your bastard kill her, but it'll do. You got that?"

"Yes."

"Good."

He told him where he wanted him to go, it turned out he only had about half an hour to go. He was to wait there for further instructions. If he put his foot down he'd make it in less than fifteen. He started the car and started driving as fast as he could.

"Can I speak to her?" he asked.

"Why not?" Fuller chuckled.

After a few muffled words, the voice he'd been longing to hear came on the line.

"Randy... I'm sorry," Dani said weakly.

"Sshh," Randy said, his tears already falling down his cheeks. "I'm coming, baby. Just hold on, okay?"

"I was stupid... I should never have walked out of the hospital with him... I'm in labour, Randy."

She sounded so scared and almost as if she had already given into the idea of dying.

"Just try to calm down. I'll get you out of there, please wait for me, baby. Just wait for me."

He knew he was asking the impossible. She couldn't stop what was happening to her.

"I'm sorry, Randy," she repeated.

"Don't keep saying that baby. I'm on my way now, okay. I'll be with you in a little while."

He heard a little choke, and knew she was crying as well.

"I love you," she whispered.

His heart broke. Those where the words he'd longed to hear but she was saying them now because she thought she was dying.

"I love you, too, sweetheart. Wait for me."

"How fuckin' sweet!" Fuller said as he grabbed the phone back from her. "Get you ass over here as fast as you can, Orton. You and I really need to sort some things out."

Then the line went dead.