Disclaimer: I don't own the characters on "Walker Texas Ranger", I'm just
borrowing them for the story.
Gage was standing inside the warehouse with Mrs Lawrence next to him .He felt bad about letting Johnny Lawrence and his wife go but he understood that he had no choice but to do it. Johnny would definitely not come alone, Sydney was probably not up for a fight and he couldn't risk her being killed. No, he was on his own now. But as soon as this was over he would tell her how he felt about her.
What have I got to loose? The worst thing that could happen is that she'll tell me she doesn't feel the same way. But god...........I hope she does.ยด
Hearing the large metal door opening brought him back to reality. He took Mrs Lawrence gently by the arm and moved a bit closer. He wanted to be close to the door when he and Sydney were ready to leave. He had rented a car on the way there and had it parked right outside so they could get away quickly just in case Johnny changed his mind and tried to kill them.
"Hello Ranger Gage! I have your girlfriend here but she's taking a little nap at the moment."
Johnny walked towards Gage with a man carrying Sydney walking right behind him. Gage could see that she certainly wasn't taking a nap, but was unconscious. But even so he was relieved to see she was alive.
"What have you done to her?" he asked and took a step closer to Johnny who stayed where he was, not appearing to be threatened by him at all. He signalled to the man to put her on the floor.
"Oh, nothing really. She tried to escape and we had to stop her." Gage resisted the urge to "stop" him right there. Johnny looked at his wife and his face softened a little.
"Honey, are you ok?" she nodded and he turned to Gage again. "There has been a change of plans. I've been asking around and it seems you have gone through an awful lot of trouble to get Sydney here back. My guess is that she is either your girlfriend.........or you are in love with her. I don't care which one it is, but I think you'll do just about anything to see her safe."
Gage hadn't been prepared for this, he had just assumed Johnny would take make the trade and go. He had already lost his daughter and the evidence was in the hands of the Texas Rangers and he knew there was nothing Gage could do about that. Or did he?
"What is it you want?"
"I want my daughter. You can get her to me. You probably know where she and if you don't you can find out."
"I already told you on the phone, I can't do that and I won't. That was not the deal."
"I don't care what the deal was. I'm changing it now!! And you'd better give me what I want or she's dead." He took out a gun from inside his jacket and pointed it at Sydney on the floor. "What's it gonna be, Ranger? You want to go home with her alive or with her dead body?"
"If you kill her you'll have every Ranger and police officer in Texas looking for you, including me." Gage threatened. But it didn't do any good, Johnny still had that look that said he wasn't giving in, he wanted both wife and child. "I don't think you're stupid enough to take the risk that I will find you."
"Maybe I will..maybe I won't. Are you willing to take that chance?"
Gage looked at Sydney lying on the cold cement floor. Her wrists were red, her face was bruised and her throat had a small cut.. She had obviously been tied up for a long time and she had been abused. Suddenly he heard a noise from behind him. The back door had been kicked in. He turned around and saw Walker and Trivette, accompanied by two other Rangers storm in.
Johnny was just as surprised as Gage and as he lost his concentration Gage kicked him in the head and he fell to the floor. He quickly recovered and got up again. Walker took over and allowed Gage to check on Sydney, which was what he had wanted to do all along.
He sat down next to her and checked if she had a pulse, she did. He put a hand on her fore-head. He so wanted her to wake up and speak to him. And as if she had read his thoughts she moved her hand to her forehead and touched his.
"Syd? Sydney?"
She slowly opened her eyes and looked into his. They both smiled at each other. Gage could hear the Rangers fighting with Johnny and the other guy around them but he didn't care. He was sure they could take care of it and he wanted to stay by her side now. Johnny yelled something about being back and them not having seen the last of him while being dragged out of the warehouse together with his wife and the man, but they hardly noticed.
"Can you stand?" Gage asked her.
"Yeah I think so." He helped her up and got her to the car. He opened the door for her so she could get in and closed it. Before getting in himself he remembered how confused he had been a moment ago and asked his friends:
"How did you know what I was going to do? And how did you know where to find us?"
Walker put a hand on his shoulder. "It wasn't very hard to understand where you were going. A person who loves someone as deeply as you love Sydney is willing to risk anything to get her back." He smiled a little "I saw your look when we realized we weren't getting anywhere and were running out of time. Then we just followed you."
"I see. Thanks."
"Don't mention it." Said Trivette, "We've got to get her to the hospital and find out what it was she found out about the Lawrence-company."
To be continued
Gage was standing inside the warehouse with Mrs Lawrence next to him .He felt bad about letting Johnny Lawrence and his wife go but he understood that he had no choice but to do it. Johnny would definitely not come alone, Sydney was probably not up for a fight and he couldn't risk her being killed. No, he was on his own now. But as soon as this was over he would tell her how he felt about her.
What have I got to loose? The worst thing that could happen is that she'll tell me she doesn't feel the same way. But god...........I hope she does.ยด
Hearing the large metal door opening brought him back to reality. He took Mrs Lawrence gently by the arm and moved a bit closer. He wanted to be close to the door when he and Sydney were ready to leave. He had rented a car on the way there and had it parked right outside so they could get away quickly just in case Johnny changed his mind and tried to kill them.
"Hello Ranger Gage! I have your girlfriend here but she's taking a little nap at the moment."
Johnny walked towards Gage with a man carrying Sydney walking right behind him. Gage could see that she certainly wasn't taking a nap, but was unconscious. But even so he was relieved to see she was alive.
"What have you done to her?" he asked and took a step closer to Johnny who stayed where he was, not appearing to be threatened by him at all. He signalled to the man to put her on the floor.
"Oh, nothing really. She tried to escape and we had to stop her." Gage resisted the urge to "stop" him right there. Johnny looked at his wife and his face softened a little.
"Honey, are you ok?" she nodded and he turned to Gage again. "There has been a change of plans. I've been asking around and it seems you have gone through an awful lot of trouble to get Sydney here back. My guess is that she is either your girlfriend.........or you are in love with her. I don't care which one it is, but I think you'll do just about anything to see her safe."
Gage hadn't been prepared for this, he had just assumed Johnny would take make the trade and go. He had already lost his daughter and the evidence was in the hands of the Texas Rangers and he knew there was nothing Gage could do about that. Or did he?
"What is it you want?"
"I want my daughter. You can get her to me. You probably know where she and if you don't you can find out."
"I already told you on the phone, I can't do that and I won't. That was not the deal."
"I don't care what the deal was. I'm changing it now!! And you'd better give me what I want or she's dead." He took out a gun from inside his jacket and pointed it at Sydney on the floor. "What's it gonna be, Ranger? You want to go home with her alive or with her dead body?"
"If you kill her you'll have every Ranger and police officer in Texas looking for you, including me." Gage threatened. But it didn't do any good, Johnny still had that look that said he wasn't giving in, he wanted both wife and child. "I don't think you're stupid enough to take the risk that I will find you."
"Maybe I will..maybe I won't. Are you willing to take that chance?"
Gage looked at Sydney lying on the cold cement floor. Her wrists were red, her face was bruised and her throat had a small cut.. She had obviously been tied up for a long time and she had been abused. Suddenly he heard a noise from behind him. The back door had been kicked in. He turned around and saw Walker and Trivette, accompanied by two other Rangers storm in.
Johnny was just as surprised as Gage and as he lost his concentration Gage kicked him in the head and he fell to the floor. He quickly recovered and got up again. Walker took over and allowed Gage to check on Sydney, which was what he had wanted to do all along.
He sat down next to her and checked if she had a pulse, she did. He put a hand on her fore-head. He so wanted her to wake up and speak to him. And as if she had read his thoughts she moved her hand to her forehead and touched his.
"Syd? Sydney?"
She slowly opened her eyes and looked into his. They both smiled at each other. Gage could hear the Rangers fighting with Johnny and the other guy around them but he didn't care. He was sure they could take care of it and he wanted to stay by her side now. Johnny yelled something about being back and them not having seen the last of him while being dragged out of the warehouse together with his wife and the man, but they hardly noticed.
"Can you stand?" Gage asked her.
"Yeah I think so." He helped her up and got her to the car. He opened the door for her so she could get in and closed it. Before getting in himself he remembered how confused he had been a moment ago and asked his friends:
"How did you know what I was going to do? And how did you know where to find us?"
Walker put a hand on his shoulder. "It wasn't very hard to understand where you were going. A person who loves someone as deeply as you love Sydney is willing to risk anything to get her back." He smiled a little "I saw your look when we realized we weren't getting anywhere and were running out of time. Then we just followed you."
"I see. Thanks."
"Don't mention it." Said Trivette, "We've got to get her to the hospital and find out what it was she found out about the Lawrence-company."
To be continued