A/N – Hey! I'm glad you guys all like the story so far! There is still LOTS more to come, and I'll be working hard on it! Keep checking :) I'm also starting to rack ideas and jot them down for a possible sequel to this one…but you have to all wait until you know what happens before I let you know anything :) I know this chapter's a little short, but I need to go get my sister from work so I figured I'd tantalize you and write more when I get back home.

Chapter 21:

Bobby was still at the hospital with Tara, though he called ever half hour to see if anything had come up. He had managed to get Tara to stay at the hospital for now to rest. He warned them that he had left out some details for her sake so that she didn't rip out her IV and bolt out of the hospital to help them with the search. Apart from the concussion, she was upset and tired but the doctor assured them she was healing and there would be no permanent physical damage.

Jack sat anxiously at his desk, continuously glancing at Rick and D. Sue's goodbye message had awakened something in him he didn't know had existed. It was obsession. He had finally found a lead as to where Sue was, thanks to Sue's message. Something about a warehouse. D and Rick were frantically searching for anything in the area that would somehow resemble the mysterious clues Sue had given them. Myles still was watching the live feed of Sue. Nothing else had really happened since her message. She just sat quietly against the wall, eyes closed. She was exhausted, and it was no wonder. She had endured an attack, car accident, then kidnapping in less than 4 days.

Everyone quickly turned as they heard someone run into the bullpen.

"What happened?" cried Lucy. "Why can't I reach Sue? WHY HAS NO ONE CONTACTED ME?" She was at near hysteria. D stood up and went over to her.

"Lucy – we barely know what's happening. It hasn't been long since she'd been taken and we honestly haven't had a moment to call anyone yet. We're doing everything we can to find her." He explained quietly, attempting to calm her down.

"What do you mean she was taken?"

"Someone forced themselves into your apartment. They knocked out Tara and Levi and took Sue. Tara's at the hospital. She's okay. Bobby's with her. Levi is at the vet hospital. He'll be there for a few days but they expect a full recovery too." D hoped that little bit of good news might help her compose herself. "You should also know that we found out that Greg is actually Brendan Pratner."

"The drug deal guy?" She said quietly and sat down, her face exclaiming her hopelessness and disbelief.

"Yeah." D glanced at Myles, questioning whether they should tell her about the live feed. Lucy answered that question for him.

"How do we know she's even still alive?" Lucy's tears were streaming down her face. Myles nodded at D, acknowledging that they needed to tell her.

"They sent us a live feed. We can see her on the computer." Lucy got up and went over the computer. She stared at Sue. Didn't move, barely breathed.

"She gave us a message a few minutes ago. She thinks there's a camera but wasn't sure so she discretely signed to us. She gave us a hint of where she might be. We're looking it up right now." Explained Myles. He put his hand on Lucy's shoulder. After everything that had happened, his compassion for his ex-girlfriend overtook him. Lucy wanted to blame someone. How could this have happened? She knew something wasn't right. She wanted to scream at the man who took her. She instead turned to Jack. A silent Jack who hadn't said anything yet. Why couldn't even he find any words to explain anything? Why was he just sitting there in silence when he should be out there looking for Sue? Lucy got up. D and Myles looked at each other quizzically, not understanding what was going on.

"You promised you were going to take care of her." Lucy said, staring at Jack. Jack said nothing. Why shouldn't she blame him? It was his fault – he had promised to take care of her and he failed. Myles walked over and took Lucy's arm.

"Come on Luce. It's not Jack's fault." He said quietly. Lucy just kept staring at him, tears streaming down her face.

"No," Jack responded quietly. "She's right." And he walked out of the bullpen.