Lynsey looked out the window.
Cath woke up a little. "Lyns? Hun? are you ok?"
"Mom, I'm worried about Uncle Gil..."
"I know baby... so am I.."
Cath gave Lynsey a hug and a kiss on the forehead. "c'mon hun, let's go back to sleep ok?"
"Ok mommy... Hey Mom..."
"Yea?"
"Do you love uncle Gil?"
"Yea... Lyns. I do." Cath admitted to Lynsey
"Does he love you?"
"Yea, I hope so." Cath looked at the stars. *Where ever you are Gil, just know I love you...*
"Do you love him more than dad?"
"Well... I, uh... I..." Cath didn't know how to tell Lynsey. "Uh, hun... I dunno... c'mon, lets get some rest..."
"Ok mom..." She closed her eyes and thought of where Gil was.
Cath started to drift back to sleep when she heard Warrick snoring and grumbling loudly. She frowned and closed her eyes. Warrick tossed and turned in his sleep thinking of Jan, he thought of Greg too... talk to him tomorrow, he thought.
Greg couldn't sleep at all without knowing if the rest of the gang heard any news. He decided he's go over to Nick's instead of calling so he wouldn't wake up everyone. He drove over to Nick's house and quietly knocked on the door hoping someone would hear him.
Sara woke up at the noise of someone knocking. Nick was a fairly light sleeper and could hear a soft knock on the door. He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock wondering who could be here at this time. He looked over at Sara and saw that she was awake. "Sara... you wanna go see who's at the door?"
"Yes ohh master..." She grummbled. Sara walked to the door, "Greg?"
Greg looked up at Sara. "Uh.. hey.." he said sheepishly. "I'm sorry about coming over so late, but I couldn't sleep... I hope i didn't wake everyone up..."
"No, come on in."
Sara moved away from the door.
greg nodded and stepped inside. "I was wondering if you heard anything yet?" He said as he took off his shoes and coat.
"No Greg, I'm sorry we haven't." Sara walked to the sofa and sat in the single chair. "Are you holding up ok?"
Greg nodded. "I guess... it's just... I mean, she came to visit me and now look whats happened."
Sara went over to Greg and hugged him, "It's ok Grego. We'll find her and Gil...."
Greg hugged her back. "I know... but i can't help but worry..."
"I know, we all are... but remember we have each other. Plus some how I'm sure we'll get them back." Sara smiled at Greg.
Greg smiled at her. "Thanks Sara..."
"You need a bed tonight?"
"We only have the couch left... Warrick's snoring and Catherine would beat you up if you tried to get in her bed..."
Greg chuckled. "Thanks... the couch'll be fine, besides I dunno if I can get to sleep yet..."
"Well I'll stay up with you..." She smiled at him.
Greg smiled at Sara. "You don't have to..."
"It's ok, I'll go tell Nick."
Greg nodded and leaned back in the couch.
Sara walked back into Nick's room. "It was Greg... I'm going to stay up with him for a bit." She kissed Nick and grabbed some covers from his closet.
Nick nodded. "Ok... " he curled back up in the bed and dozed off
Sara smiled at him. She kissed his temple and walked out closing the door carfully behind her.
Greg was leaned back in the couch flicking thrrough the channels on TV, and stopped when he reached the news. Sara put down the cover and pillows and slumped down beside Greg and looked at the TV screen. Greg watched as one of the TV news anchors came on and started with the breaking news. Greg reached over and took one of the blankets and spread it over his and Sara's lap. She smiles a comfort smile at Greg and frowns as the TV anchor talks.
"Sara... do you guys have any idea where Jan and Griss are?" Greg said breaking away from the TV.
"The desert some where... Nick and I where following Ecklie and Conrad when some cop pulled us over." Sara pulled her knees up under her chin.
Greg sighed. "That means they could be anywhere... I hate this... I mean, everytime there's a kidnapping case, I don't 'feel' anything... well sympathy, but I'm just the guy who does the tests... but now being on the other side... being the one to wait for the answers... it's hard..."
"Greg I know... it's my brother too... but Gil's strong and he won't let anything happen to Jan..."
Greg nodded and could feel sleep tugging at him. "Thanks Sara..." He gave her a quick hug. "I think I can get to sleep now... " He smiled up at her.
"Ok, night Greg." Sara walked to Nick's room.
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In the mine
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Ecklie looked at Jan, he smelt her hair. He whispered in her ear, "Do you really think you were choice number 1?"
"Don't listen to him Jan!" Gil shouted across the small mine-room.
Jan kept a stone face and tried to ignore Ecklie. Conrad leaned against one of the back walls next to Gil to keep him in line.
"Every time you close your eyes, you see them... don't you..." Ecklie told them both.
"No Ecklie because it never happened..." Gil said.
"BUT it did Gil... remember, Eddie... if she went with him, what was stopping her and Warrick?"
Gil went to talk but stopped. He didn't know.
"Cath and Warrick were never together... you know it and we know it... We know because we trust Warrick and Cath... so you can stop playing this little mind game... " Jan said looking over at Ecklie.
"Jan.. Jan.. Jan... my poor sweet Jan, I know you think that. but lets be honest, he was a 18 years old boy... what does every 18 year old want?"
"Lets talk about EDDIE! The father of her child! They always have that connection... true he died but still... to lynsey your always 'uncle Gil' never dad." Ecklie grinned.
Gil sat still not moving. He knew he was Lynsey Uncle Gil, he loved it secretly. He wasn't jealous of Eddie, was he?
"If that's all he wanted... well he got it the night before he left town... and that would've been the end of it... but it wasn't... He waited for me... because he loves me..." Jan persisted
"Dear Jan, you think he hasn't had any since being in Vegas? ARE YOU SERIOUS! You aren't that stupid, are you? and love? Warrick BRown, Mr. ex-gambler? PULEASE! He doesn't love you... he never has..."
"How would you know? You don't know what love is... you never have... "
"I loved you." Ecklie sneered.
Jan stopped and just looked at Ecklie. She didn't know what to say.
Ecklie looked to Gil, "Whats up with him?" He asked Conrad.
"I think you hit a nerve... " Conrad smiled.
Conrad squatted down next to Gil. "Hey... did he offend you? say something that hit a little to close to home?" He said to Gil.
"Shut up." Gil mummbled.
"Whats the matter? starting to second guess yourself? starting to wonder about Cath?"
"Gil... don't pay any attention to them... they're just trying to mess with you... "Jan whispered over to Gil.
"You can shut up!" Ecklie hit Jan across the mouth again.
Gil frowned at Ecklie when he hit Jan. But he was still quiet Jan lifted her head up again and looked over at Gil, who was getting slowly beaten down. He wasn't nearly as mentally strong as he was at the beginning. "Gil... don't give in... not yet... stay strong..." Jan whispered over again, not caring if Ecklie heard her or not.
Gil looked at them.
Ecklie grinned, "Did I something that hurt.. Lynsey? that you're soft spot? She's like a daughter, isn't she.... you've seen her grow up, you've been here more than Eddie."
"Ecklie! Leave him alone!" Jan yelled at him. "Conrad... why don't you get off you lazy ass and take a stand for once in your life... stop following this ass hole..." Jan said to Conrad, who just stood by.
"Shut up bitch or I'll make you!" Ecklie shouted.
"Leave her alone." Gil said.
Conrad looked over at Jan. "Listen... I know what I'm doing... and I know who's side I'm on... so don't talk about things that you don't know..." Conrad stated and then hit Gil in the shoulder to make him shut up. "And you can just stay quiet..."
"Well Gil, you;ve always been the dad of others child but never your own!" Ecklie laughed, "Its panthetic really!"
"Shut up Ecklie!"
"Please, spare the breath... but think about this... once your gone what'll happen to little Lynsey, she been let down by two of the 'father figures' in her life.... tut tut, your just not fit enough for it Gil..." Ecklie tauted.
"I suppose you'd be better for the job?" Jan said to herself under her breath. Ecklie gave her a sharp look.
Conrad squatted down next to Gil. "what? no answer? not jumping to your own defence? could you really be giving up Gil?"
"Go away!" Gil shouted.
Ecklie smiled, "Conrad what do you think of Sara?"
"Sara... hmm... she's pretty hot... I'd love to get her in the sac..." Conrad mused
Ecklie laughed, "Gil, you've always looked after her... Maybe we should ask Nick? I'd say she would be a 10!"
Conrad chuckled. "i bet..."
"Get some sleep Conrad, I'll take first watch..." Ecklie said seeing the sky going a lighter color.
Conrad nodded and pulled out a sleeping bag they had brought and curled up in the corner, falling fast asleep. Jan leaned her head back against the wall and looked out at the sky. Jan looked over at Gil to see if he was still awake or if he had fallen asleep as well.
Gil was sitting with his eyes shut tightly. Jan sighed and scooted over a little towards Gil.
Ecklie grabbed Jan, "Stay over here!"
Jan looked up at Ecklie. "Why?" She looked back over at Gil
Ecklie smiled, "I say so!"
Jan rolled her eyes and started to hum to herself to help pass the time. She didn't want to go to sleep. Ecklie watched Jan. "You can still see them, can't you?"
Jan was either staring at the ground or the mine ceiling, never at Ecklie. She glanced once more at Gil to make sure he was ok. She was worried about him. "No... theres nothing to see..." Jan casually answered Ecklie.
Ecklie smiled, "I could make you see and feel something...."
Jan looked skeptically at Ecklie. "riight... like what?"
Ecklie just grinned at her.
"Ecklie?"
"Would you like to find out?" Ecklie's face went darker than before.
Jan shrunk back against the wall. she had never seen Ecklie like this before, but she didn't answer his question.
Ecklie smiled, "That a yes? I'm going to take it as one..." He grabbed her arm and led her further into the mine.
Cath woke up a little. "Lyns? Hun? are you ok?"
"Mom, I'm worried about Uncle Gil..."
"I know baby... so am I.."
Cath gave Lynsey a hug and a kiss on the forehead. "c'mon hun, let's go back to sleep ok?"
"Ok mommy... Hey Mom..."
"Yea?"
"Do you love uncle Gil?"
"Yea... Lyns. I do." Cath admitted to Lynsey
"Does he love you?"
"Yea, I hope so." Cath looked at the stars. *Where ever you are Gil, just know I love you...*
"Do you love him more than dad?"
"Well... I, uh... I..." Cath didn't know how to tell Lynsey. "Uh, hun... I dunno... c'mon, lets get some rest..."
"Ok mom..." She closed her eyes and thought of where Gil was.
Cath started to drift back to sleep when she heard Warrick snoring and grumbling loudly. She frowned and closed her eyes. Warrick tossed and turned in his sleep thinking of Jan, he thought of Greg too... talk to him tomorrow, he thought.
Greg couldn't sleep at all without knowing if the rest of the gang heard any news. He decided he's go over to Nick's instead of calling so he wouldn't wake up everyone. He drove over to Nick's house and quietly knocked on the door hoping someone would hear him.
Sara woke up at the noise of someone knocking. Nick was a fairly light sleeper and could hear a soft knock on the door. He opened his eyes and glanced at the clock wondering who could be here at this time. He looked over at Sara and saw that she was awake. "Sara... you wanna go see who's at the door?"
"Yes ohh master..." She grummbled. Sara walked to the door, "Greg?"
Greg looked up at Sara. "Uh.. hey.." he said sheepishly. "I'm sorry about coming over so late, but I couldn't sleep... I hope i didn't wake everyone up..."
"No, come on in."
Sara moved away from the door.
greg nodded and stepped inside. "I was wondering if you heard anything yet?" He said as he took off his shoes and coat.
"No Greg, I'm sorry we haven't." Sara walked to the sofa and sat in the single chair. "Are you holding up ok?"
Greg nodded. "I guess... it's just... I mean, she came to visit me and now look whats happened."
Sara went over to Greg and hugged him, "It's ok Grego. We'll find her and Gil...."
Greg hugged her back. "I know... but i can't help but worry..."
"I know, we all are... but remember we have each other. Plus some how I'm sure we'll get them back." Sara smiled at Greg.
Greg smiled at her. "Thanks Sara..."
"You need a bed tonight?"
"We only have the couch left... Warrick's snoring and Catherine would beat you up if you tried to get in her bed..."
Greg chuckled. "Thanks... the couch'll be fine, besides I dunno if I can get to sleep yet..."
"Well I'll stay up with you..." She smiled at him.
Greg smiled at Sara. "You don't have to..."
"It's ok, I'll go tell Nick."
Greg nodded and leaned back in the couch.
Sara walked back into Nick's room. "It was Greg... I'm going to stay up with him for a bit." She kissed Nick and grabbed some covers from his closet.
Nick nodded. "Ok... " he curled back up in the bed and dozed off
Sara smiled at him. She kissed his temple and walked out closing the door carfully behind her.
Greg was leaned back in the couch flicking thrrough the channels on TV, and stopped when he reached the news. Sara put down the cover and pillows and slumped down beside Greg and looked at the TV screen. Greg watched as one of the TV news anchors came on and started with the breaking news. Greg reached over and took one of the blankets and spread it over his and Sara's lap. She smiles a comfort smile at Greg and frowns as the TV anchor talks.
"Sara... do you guys have any idea where Jan and Griss are?" Greg said breaking away from the TV.
"The desert some where... Nick and I where following Ecklie and Conrad when some cop pulled us over." Sara pulled her knees up under her chin.
Greg sighed. "That means they could be anywhere... I hate this... I mean, everytime there's a kidnapping case, I don't 'feel' anything... well sympathy, but I'm just the guy who does the tests... but now being on the other side... being the one to wait for the answers... it's hard..."
"Greg I know... it's my brother too... but Gil's strong and he won't let anything happen to Jan..."
Greg nodded and could feel sleep tugging at him. "Thanks Sara..." He gave her a quick hug. "I think I can get to sleep now... " He smiled up at her.
"Ok, night Greg." Sara walked to Nick's room.
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In the mine
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Ecklie looked at Jan, he smelt her hair. He whispered in her ear, "Do you really think you were choice number 1?"
"Don't listen to him Jan!" Gil shouted across the small mine-room.
Jan kept a stone face and tried to ignore Ecklie. Conrad leaned against one of the back walls next to Gil to keep him in line.
"Every time you close your eyes, you see them... don't you..." Ecklie told them both.
"No Ecklie because it never happened..." Gil said.
"BUT it did Gil... remember, Eddie... if she went with him, what was stopping her and Warrick?"
Gil went to talk but stopped. He didn't know.
"Cath and Warrick were never together... you know it and we know it... We know because we trust Warrick and Cath... so you can stop playing this little mind game... " Jan said looking over at Ecklie.
"Jan.. Jan.. Jan... my poor sweet Jan, I know you think that. but lets be honest, he was a 18 years old boy... what does every 18 year old want?"
"Lets talk about EDDIE! The father of her child! They always have that connection... true he died but still... to lynsey your always 'uncle Gil' never dad." Ecklie grinned.
Gil sat still not moving. He knew he was Lynsey Uncle Gil, he loved it secretly. He wasn't jealous of Eddie, was he?
"If that's all he wanted... well he got it the night before he left town... and that would've been the end of it... but it wasn't... He waited for me... because he loves me..." Jan persisted
"Dear Jan, you think he hasn't had any since being in Vegas? ARE YOU SERIOUS! You aren't that stupid, are you? and love? Warrick BRown, Mr. ex-gambler? PULEASE! He doesn't love you... he never has..."
"How would you know? You don't know what love is... you never have... "
"I loved you." Ecklie sneered.
Jan stopped and just looked at Ecklie. She didn't know what to say.
Ecklie looked to Gil, "Whats up with him?" He asked Conrad.
"I think you hit a nerve... " Conrad smiled.
Conrad squatted down next to Gil. "Hey... did he offend you? say something that hit a little to close to home?" He said to Gil.
"Shut up." Gil mummbled.
"Whats the matter? starting to second guess yourself? starting to wonder about Cath?"
"Gil... don't pay any attention to them... they're just trying to mess with you... "Jan whispered over to Gil.
"You can shut up!" Ecklie hit Jan across the mouth again.
Gil frowned at Ecklie when he hit Jan. But he was still quiet Jan lifted her head up again and looked over at Gil, who was getting slowly beaten down. He wasn't nearly as mentally strong as he was at the beginning. "Gil... don't give in... not yet... stay strong..." Jan whispered over again, not caring if Ecklie heard her or not.
Gil looked at them.
Ecklie grinned, "Did I something that hurt.. Lynsey? that you're soft spot? She's like a daughter, isn't she.... you've seen her grow up, you've been here more than Eddie."
"Ecklie! Leave him alone!" Jan yelled at him. "Conrad... why don't you get off you lazy ass and take a stand for once in your life... stop following this ass hole..." Jan said to Conrad, who just stood by.
"Shut up bitch or I'll make you!" Ecklie shouted.
"Leave her alone." Gil said.
Conrad looked over at Jan. "Listen... I know what I'm doing... and I know who's side I'm on... so don't talk about things that you don't know..." Conrad stated and then hit Gil in the shoulder to make him shut up. "And you can just stay quiet..."
"Well Gil, you;ve always been the dad of others child but never your own!" Ecklie laughed, "Its panthetic really!"
"Shut up Ecklie!"
"Please, spare the breath... but think about this... once your gone what'll happen to little Lynsey, she been let down by two of the 'father figures' in her life.... tut tut, your just not fit enough for it Gil..." Ecklie tauted.
"I suppose you'd be better for the job?" Jan said to herself under her breath. Ecklie gave her a sharp look.
Conrad squatted down next to Gil. "what? no answer? not jumping to your own defence? could you really be giving up Gil?"
"Go away!" Gil shouted.
Ecklie smiled, "Conrad what do you think of Sara?"
"Sara... hmm... she's pretty hot... I'd love to get her in the sac..." Conrad mused
Ecklie laughed, "Gil, you've always looked after her... Maybe we should ask Nick? I'd say she would be a 10!"
Conrad chuckled. "i bet..."
"Get some sleep Conrad, I'll take first watch..." Ecklie said seeing the sky going a lighter color.
Conrad nodded and pulled out a sleeping bag they had brought and curled up in the corner, falling fast asleep. Jan leaned her head back against the wall and looked out at the sky. Jan looked over at Gil to see if he was still awake or if he had fallen asleep as well.
Gil was sitting with his eyes shut tightly. Jan sighed and scooted over a little towards Gil.
Ecklie grabbed Jan, "Stay over here!"
Jan looked up at Ecklie. "Why?" She looked back over at Gil
Ecklie smiled, "I say so!"
Jan rolled her eyes and started to hum to herself to help pass the time. She didn't want to go to sleep. Ecklie watched Jan. "You can still see them, can't you?"
Jan was either staring at the ground or the mine ceiling, never at Ecklie. She glanced once more at Gil to make sure he was ok. She was worried about him. "No... theres nothing to see..." Jan casually answered Ecklie.
Ecklie smiled, "I could make you see and feel something...."
Jan looked skeptically at Ecklie. "riight... like what?"
Ecklie just grinned at her.
"Ecklie?"
"Would you like to find out?" Ecklie's face went darker than before.
Jan shrunk back against the wall. she had never seen Ecklie like this before, but she didn't answer his question.
Ecklie smiled, "That a yes? I'm going to take it as one..." He grabbed her arm and led her further into the mine.
