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Chapter 3....

Chase was tense as he was walking back and forth. Almost on cue Sydney's phone began to ring. Syd's head shot up looking around, if she could only turn it on or off. Although with her hands tied she'd not be able to reach it. Carlos went straight over to Syd taking her phone out of her pocket and answering it.

"Sydney, are you there?" Trivette's voice rang out on the other end. Yet he didn't get the slender girl, instead he got Carlos.

"I'm sorry, but she's a little tied up at the moment," He replied to Trivette.

"Let the hostages go and you'll get freedom out of..." Carlos cut off Trivette by hanging up the phone and throwing it on the ground, smashing it into pieces. He stared at Sydney who stared right back at him.

Gage finally spoken up, "So do we get bathroom breaks?"

Chase pretended not to even noticed him. Finally Gage got up and took two steps before being stopped with the open end of the gun. "Sit back down, Now!"

"I was just going to the restroom, have a little sympathy," Gage recoiled to him. Chase's gun lowered allowing him to go. He stood watch at the door as Gage went in. He quickly locked the door behind him.

He quickly found a window to where he looked out and he tried to see if anyone was there. From the window he could see Walker and Trivette along with the police force outside, but to no prevail, he didn't get their attentions. Remembering his gun that was underneath his shirt, he cocked it. He pulled it into his long sleeve shirt out of sight.

After about five minutes Chase got tired of waiting, he kicked the door open and went in. The place was vacant as he shut the door and Gage instantly began fighting with chase and soon he had him down for the count. Carlos on the other hand would be harder with Sydney near him.

Gage came out of the restroom with his gun in hand. 'Hang on Syd' He thought as he and Carlos now had both guns pointed twords each other.

"Let her go Carlos, and I wont shoot." Gage said readying his gun to his target. Carlos doing the same.

"Why should I, if you shoot me you shoot her," He spoke as he pointed his gun twords Sydney, "now lay your gun down and she won't get hurt."

Sydney was now looking at Gage and Carlos, and Gage was wracking his brain on what to do. He didn't want Carlos to hurt her, let alone shoot her, but he didn't want to shoot Carlos either if it didn't have to come to it. With a grunt of aggravation, He laid the gun down carefully hoping for a good outcome.

Carlos laughed, yet kept the gun on Gage, "You are such a weakling..." Gage stared at him then looked to Sydney.

"Let her go now. I did as you said."

"If you want her to go, Right now... down on the ground, hands behind your back." Carlos said, taking a pair of cuffs off the policeman in the group of people, who were all spectators as all of this was happening. While he was putting the cuffs on, Gage's badge fell out of his pocket, Carlos taking note of this picked it up.

"Well, well, a Texas ranger. What a coincidence. Good money 'll come from this." He said a snicker coming from him as he pocketed it. His brother Chase was just coming out of the bathroom. Blood dripped from his nose and mouth as he wiped it.

"You son-of- a bitch," He roared, pacing himself fast and kicking Gage in the back when he got to him. Gage roared out in pain.

"Gage!" Sydney yelled wishing she could be with him at that moment. Chase quickly grabbed for Sydney's face.

"You better shut up bitch, or you'll get the same," Chase's anger plagued him. He raised his hand to her, only for Sydney to flinch and Carlos to grab his hand in time before hitting her on her already bruised face.

"Brother CONTROL your temper. We don't want to hurt her, and we don't want him dead. He's a ranger. He'll make good from the load of cash we're going to get and safe passage," He said looking to a panic stricken Sydney. "Dump the girl as soon as we get out. We have no use for her anymore, we've got him."

"Well if he's a ranger, shouldn't she be one as well." He commented looking to Syd realizing everything was falling apart, "I mean he does seem to want to protect her, let alone came in with her." Chase had an idea. It hit his head as he went to the girl to search her purse. "Are you a ranger as well girlie?" Chase continued to dump her purse as Carlos watched. Nothing was in her purse. "Check her pockets."

"Don't you even touch me you, thieves." She growled at them.

"Ohh, she's got spunk. I like that in a woman," He said checking her pockets on her jacket to reveal her badge. "Well, looks like we got two money bags full!" He smiled. "This has never been so easy."

Gage looked to Sydney as she gave him a disappointed look. Chase untied Sydney's feet carefully not to untie her too much leaving them far enough apart for her to walk. He only pulled her hands up and over the pole as he pushed her twords the window.

"Which one's your car." Putting his gun to her back to show authority. She pointed twords the second one in the front. He sat her down by the front door window, and went to his brother to ready Gage on their quest.

"Get on the phone to the police and tell them not to shoot or they'll kill their ranger friends."

Chase did as he was told and hung the phone up with them.

"EVERYONE stay down and not a word. You will be released as soon as we leave. But for now get on your stomachs. Faces touching the carpet again!" He said. taking Gage with him and Sydney went with Carlos.

"You seem to favor that ranger gal." Chase said to his brother, as they both made their way out of the bank both Sydney and Gage in front of both with guns to their backs.

Good Cliffy, yes? Well I know I said I would write more and I hope this was enought to satisfy you all. Thank you for reading.... And If you want more, you know what to do. Click on Submit review and tell me what you think... R&R

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