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A/N:  Well, reviews have been far, few, and in between.  Thanks again to those who did indeed review.  I really appreciate it.  Be sure to check out Heaven's a Lie, since that is being updated today as well.

3:00-4:00PM

3:00 "What the hell are we going to do?"  Jay asked as the car that Stephanie was in disappeared in with the rest of the traffic on the interstate.

"There's nothing that we can do, right now."  Shawn said dejectedly as the police officer stepped out of his vehicle and walked towards Shawn.  Shawn leaned his head back against the seat.

"Let me see your license and registration."  The cop said.  Jay searched the glove box for the registration, as Shawn fished his wallet out of his pocket.

"You fellas have any idea how fast you were going?" the officer asked.  Shawn handed him the registration and his license.  Shawn nodded yes, that he knew how fast he was going.  The officer nodded. He looked at Shawn's license and checked to make sure that the registration was accurate.  When he had determined that they both were okay, he brought out his pen and pad.

"Michael Hickenbottom," the officer said to himself as he wrote out the speeding ticket.  Shawn closed his eyes and Jay leaned his head back.

"We're never going to find them," Shawn heard Jay whisper.

"Not like this, we won't." he thought.

3:06 "Leave her out of this."  Chris told Ted.  Ted was leaning against a table that he had set up a few minutes ago.  He had a grin on his face that would give little kids nightmares for weeks.

"Why Chris?  She ispart owner, you know.  She should be involved in the decision as to whether or not to sell the company that her grandfather helped to create."  Ted said to him.  Chris shook his head.

"She won't want to sell either.  For that exact reason.  It is her family's company.  Of course she's going to want to keep it in her family."  Chris said.  Ted let his grin turn into a smile.

"Ah yes, but Chris, everyone can be persuaded to sell something." He said.

"If you harm her in any way, I swear to you with God as my witness that I will kill you."  Chris told him.

"That's interesting to me, Chris, because I don't see you as the violent murderer type.  Although, there was the whole problem with that car wreck that you were in 3 years ago.  You had a bit of a problem with that almost a year ago didn't you?"  Ted said, once again, reminding Chris of images that he did not want to see.  "Nah, Chris, I think that all you are is a bona-fide screw-up.  You got lucky to live through that day.  You'll be even luckier to live through this one." Ted warned him.

"Is that a threat?" Chris asked him.

"No," Ted paused.  "It is merely a warning."

3:11 Shawn pulled back on to the interstate as the officer was getting back into his patrol car.

"Where are we going to go now?"  Jay asked.  Shawn shrugged.

"I have no clue.  Maybe we'll find something that could-" he cut himself off.  Jay looked at him.

"What?" he asked. "What is it?"  Shawn said nothing.  He kept staring at the car that he was behind.  He looked at the vehicle's side mirrors.

"Oh my God." He whispered.

"What?!" Jay asked again, getting irritated.  He looked at the car that was about 20 feet ahead of them.  He saw that there was a woman driving the vehicle, but he couldn't tell more than that.

"We might still have a chance at finding them."  Shawn said.  He said nothing else, as he slowly began to trail the vehicle in front of him.

"How?"

"I think that the person in that car up there……………I think that it's Rebecca." He said.

3:24 "You're not going to break me."  Chris said.  "I've given you my answer, and it is final."  Ted smiled.

"We're going to find out just how tough you really are, Chris."  Chris shook his head and smiled.

"Have fun, Ted.  I'm not easy to break." He warned.

"I know.  I have my own methods." Ted said as a door behind Chris opened.  "Ah Batista, right on time."  Chris turned around, afraid to see what he knew was going to be there.

Stephanie was standing in front of Batista with a gag in her mouth, and her hands tied in front of her.  She looked as if she had been crying.  Chris closed his eyes.  He knew Ted's method of attack now.

He knew that he wasn't going to be as strong as he had bragged earlier.

If they started to hurt Stephanie………………he would have no choice but to sell Ted the company. 

3:32 "All right, Stephanie, come over and sit down right here." Ted said, pulling up a folding chair for her that was right across from Chris.  She sat down and he removed the gag.  "You'll have to excuse the roughness of this situation, your husband is very stubborn, you see.  Which is why I have had you brought here."

"Don't do this, Ted.  Leave her alone." Chris said, his voice fading in and out.

"Chris doesn't want to sell the company to me for the simple fact that that is what he thinks you would want.  However, I have offered him enough money to ensure that this child and probably about 9 others could go through college."  Stephanie looked at Chris.  She knew that she never wanted to sell the company, but that was a lot of money.  Money that they could most definitely use.  She knew that Chris had thought about this, and had obviously declined the offer.

"I see that you seem to thinking about it."  Ted said.  "I also offered Chris the fact that he would never have to deal with any problems any more.  All of this," Ted paused. "All of this, would simply disappear."  Adam shifted his weight and looked at Randy.  Randy rolled his eyes.

"Would you be willing to give us a moment to talk?"  Stephanie asked.  Ted smiled as Chris let his jaw drop in shock.

"Sure." Ted said and walked a short distance away.  Chris turned to Stephanie and leaned in to talk to her.

"Are you crazy?" He whispered to her.  "You would be willing to sell this company, and all of your, your father's, and your grandfather's hard work for an ungodly amount of money that he probably doesn't even have!"  He hissed.

"Chris, think about it.  We could stay at home and never have to work again, and still all of our children, however many we decide to have could go to college." Stephanie told him.

"He is bluffing.  His network and shows are at an all time low.  He doesn't have the money that he brags to have.  Even if he did, do you honestly believe that he would let us walk out of here after having held us hostage for about an hour?"  Chris asked her.  Stephanie considered this.

"I know how much of a long shot this is, Chris, believe me-" She started.

"Like Goldberg being a long shot?"  Chris asked her bitterly.  She glared at him.

"That was your own fault for not telling me.  Just because I am pregnant means you have to go along with everything that I say.  You have no problem with doing it right now." She told him.

"That's because we're playing with our lives here, Stephanie.  Why can't you see that?"

"Because I want our kids to have a future!" she nearly shouted at him.  Batista, Randy, Adam, Torrie, and Ted were all getting a kick out of watching the two of them go at it.  "You have been talking about retiring for the past year because you haven't felt as good as you used to.  That's why you have been doing more backstage stuff than normal.  With all of the money that he is offering, you wouldn't have to do anything!" she said to him.

"It would drive us both crazy to have nothing to do.  You know that we are both workaholics.  When we can work together at something, we are both in a much better mood than when we're at home watching a movie."  Chris told her.  "Besides, what would your father think if you sold his company to his worst enemy?" That seemed to strike a chord in her about selling it.  She looked at him and knew that he was right.

And she hated him for it.

3:55 "Have you two finished talking it over?" Ted asked, walking back to them.  Chris sat back.

"I believe we are." He told Ted.  Stephanie looked at Chris, and he was surprised at the anger he saw in the look.

"What have you decided?" he asked.

"No sale."  Chris said.  Ted nodded.

"I'd like to hear it from Stephanie as well."  Stephanie looked at Chris again, and leaned back as well.

"No sale." She said.  Chris let out a sigh of relief.

"That was the wrong answer to give." Ted said, and nodded to someone behind Chris.  Ted grabbed Stephanie by the shoulders and held her down, as Batista took the wire that he had been holding and looped it around Chris' neck in one swift swoop and began choking him.

"I'm going to give you another chance to sell me the company, because I am simply a nice guy.  What do you say Stephanie?"  Stephanie was about ready to burst into tears.  Chris was trying to get a grip on the wire that was around his neck, but he was failing, just like the air was failing to come into his lungs.

"Come on Stephanie, we need an answer, Chris is dying." He warned.  Chris felt as if his eyes were going to pop out of his head.  He felt everything began to slip away like before.

"Not again.  Let me live.  I'm not finished yet." He thought, before he lost all thought in general. 

Chris fell limp against the chair that he was sitting in.  Stephanie screamed.  Batista checked his pulse and looked back up at Ted.

3:59 "He's dead."

"Cut him loose!" Ted ordered, while still trying to keep Stephanie in her chair.  Randy and Adam ran over and held her down.  Ted hurried over to Batista.

"Don't let him die.  He is the only bargaining chip that we have against her." Ted told him.

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