AUTHORS NOTE
Once again, I'm overwhelmed and flattered by all the reviews! THANK YOU!!!
'i love music' - Pfffft... soooooo funny re. 'Unexpected return' (can you *feel* the sarcasm?!!!) :-p Nah, things have just been pretty hectic lately and I haven't been able to update quite as much as I'd have liked. Maybe one day I will get round to updating regularly!!! (and maybe one day pigs will fly? hehe)
Anyway, two chaps within the week - surely that's impressive (for me, anyway!)
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The armed men glanced towards Carter who was crouching behind one of the patrol cars with another unarmed detective. He debated the situation, before indicating for his men to retreat. The aim was for no one to get unnecessarily injured.
"Mr Saunders, drop your weapon and put your hands above your head!"
Flynn felt like laughing. As if he'd give up like that. At least his opponents seemed to be backing off.
"No, you drop your weapons... I call the shots here, not you..."
He pushed the gun harder into Kirsty's neck threateningly. Carter fiddled nervously with the pen in his jacket pocket, before nodding towards his men, who gradually placed their weapons to the ground.
Flynn nodded victoriously, still clutching Kirsty tightly as he edged towards his car. A minute later they were inside, Kirsty made to climb over the drivers seat to save time. Flynn started the engine and spun the car round, before skidding out of the car park.
"Thompson, get after them! I'll put a call out for backup!"
The police sprung into action, reloading themselves into two marked vehicles. As they took pursuit, Carter brushed the dirt from his suit, straightening his tie and taking a look around the abandoned car park.
..............................
What had he done wrong? Kane tried to recall the last conversation he'd had with her. Had he said anything to upset her? If so, he couldn't work it out. She'd left him after those three words, the words that meant so much to him. He had promised everything would be alright eventually. The next thing he knew he was calling him up and his entire world had collapsed.
He wasn't good enough for her, he had always known that, just as he had known that wasn't going to change anytime soon. He would never be the perfect guy, who had a decent job and money, who was able to give her all she wanted out of life. Perhaps she'd finally worked it out, perhaps she had decided she couldn't live with the strains of their complex relationship.
Especially her family problems...Rhys in particular... maybe she blamed him for the family falling apart, for everything going wrong. Ultimately it was his fault. Dani, her Dad, everything.
Or maybe she had just fallen out of love. It had happened so quickly, who was to say it couldn't be reversed just as unexplainably. One thing was for sure, without her, he was nothing. He had no reason to get up in the morning, no reason to make the most of life, his life would return to the meaningless existence that it had been before he had met her.
But he had to face it. There was just so much going against them that it was surprising it had even lasted this long. However much he wanted to believe in the power of love, it seemed like everything else was outweighing it.
..............................
"Where are we going?"
Flynn gazed ahead at the road, ignoring her. He hadn't even decided himself. He was instinctively heading towards the city, but he knew that Shelley may well be at the caravan park. That way her involvement with him would be less obvious. He knew her mind too well.
"Flynn, why don't you just let me go?"
"I can't do that..."
His voice was mechanical now. No real threat in his voice. She could sense his own uncertainty. He glanced back in the mirror, flashing lights appearing again. Just as he thought he had lost them.
..............................
CARAVAN PARK
Shelley knocked briefly on the door, before entering
"Auntie Shelley!"
Max threw his arms around her and Dani looked at her with immense relief. She would be able to support the family. She was one of the strongest women Dani knew.
"I'm going to go and give Carter a call... see if there's any more news"
Birkett left without so much as an acknowledgement from the family.
"Mum, it's good to see you..."
Jade tried to be civil, but if she was being honest her own mother seemed like a stranger now. She even looked awkward. Jade continued
"...David not with you?"
"No..."
She didn't want to go into detail about their split. She was only here because she had to be, it would look wrong otherwise. She just hoped Flynn would have the sense to tie it all up when he could. If he had been foolish enough to tell Kirsty anything she would have to be dealt with. Her part in it being revealed was not a possibility.
"...how about I get you all something to eat, you look starving"
She headed towards the kitchen, wanting to keep occupied so she didn't have to play the role of emotional mother. They would be able to tell something wasn't right. Besides, Dani seemed to be holding the fort.
..............................
Kane stopped outside the Drop in Centre. All the lights were out and not a single car remained in the car park. His heart sank. He had been trying to convince himself there was a reason behind that phone call, that she had been forced into it. He had even had this vision of Flynn holding Kirsty hostage in there, making her say all of those things down the phone.
He climbed out of the car, walking across to the door and trying it. It was locked, a job completed by Carter before his departure. At least it would stop vandals. Kane had a walk around the building, straining his eyes to see into the building. It all looked completely normal.
No one was going to be there, he had to stop kidding himself. Kirsty would be at home, having reconciled with her family and Flynn would have been picked up by the cops. He was no longer needed, or even wanted, around there. He needed a break, just a couple of days away, to sort himself out. He couldn't deal with it all and he wasn't going to go home in fear of Scott lying in wait. That was one thing he didn't need. He strolled back to his car, starting the engine and preparing to leave for the city
...........................
Kirsty glanced at the wing mirror for the thousandth time in hope of seeing the police cars again. They had vanished ten minutes ago, along with her hope of rescue.
They were heading towards the city, no doubt in search of Shelley, but it wasn't the time for questions. She just hoped her mother hadn't been consumed by the same madness as Flynn.
...........................
"Mum..."
Shelley looked towards her eldest daughter, trying her best to look positive.
"Hmmmm?"
"...would you thing about going to see Dad"
Shelley frowned, the aspect of entering a police station wasn't exactly appealing.
"He wouldn't want me there"
"I reckon it'd mean a lot to him Mum - I mean, just show him you still care... he's really down"
"I'll think about it, love"
Shelley walked through the back porch, out into the dark caravan park. There had been some sort of problems with the lights, but with Rhys away, and Dani left in charge, nothing had been done to fix them. She took out her phone and dialled out to Flynn's mobile. It rang ten times, before switching to voicemail.
"Flynn, will you pick up the damn phone!"
She glanced around anxiously to make sure no one was lurking around, listening.
"When you get this message call me"
She hung up angrily and marched back into the porch, slumping down on the seat, suppressing her anger.
...........................
He leant across his desk, grabbing the phone as it rang. Eventually there was information.
"Carter"
"Sir..."
The voice on the other end was hesitant
"Get on with it... did you stop them?"
"We followed them onto the motorway heading to the city..."
"And?"
"Then they tuned off... well, we thought they did but... it turns out we were watching the wrong car"
Carter's face was turning a dark shade of purple as he clenched his fists in exasperation
"Are you saying we lost them?"
The voice on the other end was reduced to a nervous whisper
"Yes sir"
Once again, I'm overwhelmed and flattered by all the reviews! THANK YOU!!!
'i love music' - Pfffft... soooooo funny re. 'Unexpected return' (can you *feel* the sarcasm?!!!) :-p Nah, things have just been pretty hectic lately and I haven't been able to update quite as much as I'd have liked. Maybe one day I will get round to updating regularly!!! (and maybe one day pigs will fly? hehe)
Anyway, two chaps within the week - surely that's impressive (for me, anyway!)
***
The armed men glanced towards Carter who was crouching behind one of the patrol cars with another unarmed detective. He debated the situation, before indicating for his men to retreat. The aim was for no one to get unnecessarily injured.
"Mr Saunders, drop your weapon and put your hands above your head!"
Flynn felt like laughing. As if he'd give up like that. At least his opponents seemed to be backing off.
"No, you drop your weapons... I call the shots here, not you..."
He pushed the gun harder into Kirsty's neck threateningly. Carter fiddled nervously with the pen in his jacket pocket, before nodding towards his men, who gradually placed their weapons to the ground.
Flynn nodded victoriously, still clutching Kirsty tightly as he edged towards his car. A minute later they were inside, Kirsty made to climb over the drivers seat to save time. Flynn started the engine and spun the car round, before skidding out of the car park.
"Thompson, get after them! I'll put a call out for backup!"
The police sprung into action, reloading themselves into two marked vehicles. As they took pursuit, Carter brushed the dirt from his suit, straightening his tie and taking a look around the abandoned car park.
..............................
What had he done wrong? Kane tried to recall the last conversation he'd had with her. Had he said anything to upset her? If so, he couldn't work it out. She'd left him after those three words, the words that meant so much to him. He had promised everything would be alright eventually. The next thing he knew he was calling him up and his entire world had collapsed.
He wasn't good enough for her, he had always known that, just as he had known that wasn't going to change anytime soon. He would never be the perfect guy, who had a decent job and money, who was able to give her all she wanted out of life. Perhaps she'd finally worked it out, perhaps she had decided she couldn't live with the strains of their complex relationship.
Especially her family problems...Rhys in particular... maybe she blamed him for the family falling apart, for everything going wrong. Ultimately it was his fault. Dani, her Dad, everything.
Or maybe she had just fallen out of love. It had happened so quickly, who was to say it couldn't be reversed just as unexplainably. One thing was for sure, without her, he was nothing. He had no reason to get up in the morning, no reason to make the most of life, his life would return to the meaningless existence that it had been before he had met her.
But he had to face it. There was just so much going against them that it was surprising it had even lasted this long. However much he wanted to believe in the power of love, it seemed like everything else was outweighing it.
..............................
"Where are we going?"
Flynn gazed ahead at the road, ignoring her. He hadn't even decided himself. He was instinctively heading towards the city, but he knew that Shelley may well be at the caravan park. That way her involvement with him would be less obvious. He knew her mind too well.
"Flynn, why don't you just let me go?"
"I can't do that..."
His voice was mechanical now. No real threat in his voice. She could sense his own uncertainty. He glanced back in the mirror, flashing lights appearing again. Just as he thought he had lost them.
..............................
CARAVAN PARK
Shelley knocked briefly on the door, before entering
"Auntie Shelley!"
Max threw his arms around her and Dani looked at her with immense relief. She would be able to support the family. She was one of the strongest women Dani knew.
"I'm going to go and give Carter a call... see if there's any more news"
Birkett left without so much as an acknowledgement from the family.
"Mum, it's good to see you..."
Jade tried to be civil, but if she was being honest her own mother seemed like a stranger now. She even looked awkward. Jade continued
"...David not with you?"
"No..."
She didn't want to go into detail about their split. She was only here because she had to be, it would look wrong otherwise. She just hoped Flynn would have the sense to tie it all up when he could. If he had been foolish enough to tell Kirsty anything she would have to be dealt with. Her part in it being revealed was not a possibility.
"...how about I get you all something to eat, you look starving"
She headed towards the kitchen, wanting to keep occupied so she didn't have to play the role of emotional mother. They would be able to tell something wasn't right. Besides, Dani seemed to be holding the fort.
..............................
Kane stopped outside the Drop in Centre. All the lights were out and not a single car remained in the car park. His heart sank. He had been trying to convince himself there was a reason behind that phone call, that she had been forced into it. He had even had this vision of Flynn holding Kirsty hostage in there, making her say all of those things down the phone.
He climbed out of the car, walking across to the door and trying it. It was locked, a job completed by Carter before his departure. At least it would stop vandals. Kane had a walk around the building, straining his eyes to see into the building. It all looked completely normal.
No one was going to be there, he had to stop kidding himself. Kirsty would be at home, having reconciled with her family and Flynn would have been picked up by the cops. He was no longer needed, or even wanted, around there. He needed a break, just a couple of days away, to sort himself out. He couldn't deal with it all and he wasn't going to go home in fear of Scott lying in wait. That was one thing he didn't need. He strolled back to his car, starting the engine and preparing to leave for the city
...........................
Kirsty glanced at the wing mirror for the thousandth time in hope of seeing the police cars again. They had vanished ten minutes ago, along with her hope of rescue.
They were heading towards the city, no doubt in search of Shelley, but it wasn't the time for questions. She just hoped her mother hadn't been consumed by the same madness as Flynn.
...........................
"Mum..."
Shelley looked towards her eldest daughter, trying her best to look positive.
"Hmmmm?"
"...would you thing about going to see Dad"
Shelley frowned, the aspect of entering a police station wasn't exactly appealing.
"He wouldn't want me there"
"I reckon it'd mean a lot to him Mum - I mean, just show him you still care... he's really down"
"I'll think about it, love"
Shelley walked through the back porch, out into the dark caravan park. There had been some sort of problems with the lights, but with Rhys away, and Dani left in charge, nothing had been done to fix them. She took out her phone and dialled out to Flynn's mobile. It rang ten times, before switching to voicemail.
"Flynn, will you pick up the damn phone!"
She glanced around anxiously to make sure no one was lurking around, listening.
"When you get this message call me"
She hung up angrily and marched back into the porch, slumping down on the seat, suppressing her anger.
...........................
He leant across his desk, grabbing the phone as it rang. Eventually there was information.
"Carter"
"Sir..."
The voice on the other end was hesitant
"Get on with it... did you stop them?"
"We followed them onto the motorway heading to the city..."
"And?"
"Then they tuned off... well, we thought they did but... it turns out we were watching the wrong car"
Carter's face was turning a dark shade of purple as he clenched his fists in exasperation
"Are you saying we lost them?"
The voice on the other end was reduced to a nervous whisper
"Yes sir"