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Chapter 5. - Without a trace?

(let's say, today is Friday, Sam got kidnapped on Thursday night)

"What?" Danny was the first to speak, Vivian was speechless, she was on that job for a long time but she never saw something like that, why Sam?

"This last Wednesday when Martin walked into his place he had a little surprise, his ex-girlfriend, naked on the couch, he said he didn't wanted anything with her, that he had found someone new, Sam. She said it wasn't over and left, Thursday morning, he tells Sam about Gina Trevis, the ex, Sam doesn't seem to mind. That night they had a quiet dinner at her place with the twins, about one hour later, the twins saw Sam opening the door and a brunette taking their mom. The description fits on Gina." Jack said with a mixture of worry and anger.

"The twins... where are they? And Martin?" Vivian asked worried not only about Sam but with the boys that could lose their mommy.

"In my office. The twins called Martin who called me. I want to keep Martin close, we can't no if he's guilty and he'll be needed if Gina tries to call him." Jack said.

"Do we have any clue of where she might be?" Danny asked, Jack shook his head. "I'll check if she used her credit card, or Sam's."

"I'll check inn's, and I'll see with Martin if she has any relative or friend in town." Vivian said and not waiting for an answer walked in Jack's office, Danny was already on his computer and with a phone in his ear.

Jack watched his team work like they had never did to find their friend, they were like a family, Jack now knew that, and he wasn't going to let their family broke apart. But now he had to talk to Van Doren.

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Sam woke up feeling awful, the last time she had been feeling that bad was the morning after graduation, 'Big party' she reminded, she had had a hangover really painful, but this was a different situation, she was kidnapped, and she needed to find a way of getting the hell out of there, she kept her eyes closed, she would have at least one advantage if her kidnapper didn't know she was awake. She kept her eyes closed until she was sure she was alone on the room. She opened her eyes to see a dark room, receiving light from a candle on a table, she was tied up on a chair, a couple meters away from it.

'Doesn't look like an apartment. Fresh air. I don't think I'm on New York... Must be some cabin around the city. How I'm getting the hell out of here?' Sam closed her eyes and looked at the candle 'If only I can get out of this chair...' Sam started to force her arms against the support, so if she could break it she would be able to get up. It hurt her wrists but after trying for a couple minutes it worked, her legs were still tied, but she could walk a little once she was on her feet.

She got close to the table and placed her wrists in the fire of the candle, the ropes quickly burn and was able to free herself. She untied her legs and sighed, now she would unarmed fight with a woman with a gun. Even with all her FBI training, Sam knew that women and guns were a dangerous mix. The door was locked, Sam looked around once again and noticed a closed window in one of the walls, the wood seemed old, she kicked the window a couple times and it fell open, she had made too much noise, she should leave quick. She jumped the window as the same time the door was opened, Gina ran to the window, but Sam was already running to the forest, Gina got back to the living room and took her gun and went after Sam. This would be a chasing, and Gina wasn't going to be the prey.

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Martin buried his face on his hand... This wasn't happening, this couldn't be happening - he told himself. But it was. He was now in Jack's office, with the twins by his side and their mommy, the woman he loved was. Missing.

Sometimes a couple cases get too personal. Every case was different, in Bryan Owen's case he found himself finding things about the guy, that he didn't expected, after all the guy was just a paparazzi. It had happened with Sam too, he didn't expected her to have kids, to be a mom, to be the Sam he knew now. He learned to love her, just the way she is. And now, someone took her away from him. That got him mad. Really mad.

But for now, all he could do, was to wait. To take care of her kids, because Sam wouldn't like it any other way. He trusted his team to do their best, this case was personal for them too. And he knows that in personal cases you always give more from yourself, you always try harder, and you have much more faith. 'But it also hurts more.' he thought.

He looked at the twins, they were talking and hugging each other, it was really sweet, a Kodak moment, but he guessed it wouldn't fit the situation they were on.

"Brian, is Mommy going to be okay?" Brad asked to his brother.

"'Course. Mom isn't afraid of the monsters! She'll fight 'em all!" Brian said unaware that he had given comfort not only to his brother but to a big guy too.

Martin couldn't give up, because Sam would fight.

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A/N: I know... I took too long to write it and too long to publish it. But I'll tell you all that happened, I only came back from my hometown in January 25, then I wrote till the last part that Jack shows up, but I got stuck there really bad. Then this last February 9 my class started (Brazilian school's year is a lot different from yours), so I got really excited about starting a new year and all, I guess I'm on yours freshmen year. This whole week was about me screaming at my mind "OH MY GOD! I'm on freshmen year!" except that in my language it gets like "Oh meu Deus! Estou no 1ยบ ano!!". My new biology teacher is really funny! And I have like 13 teachers! See, I'm still way too much excited... But at least I finally finished chap. 5. Tell me how you liked it, it would mean the world to me! With this whole wake-up at 6 in the morning, I need some comfort!

R/R!

Kisses,

Lali

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