Sorry about the cliff hanger in chapter 5, but it was necessary to build up the tension! And sorry for the lack of updates! I had no access to a computer for two days!

She's the One

Chapter 6

Andrea threw the doors of the pub wide open and as she entered the entire place went deadly quiet.

"Smithy's been abducted!" she shouted in ringing tones. The last word had an effect on everybody. Gasps of anger and peril were heard around the room.

"When?" came Adam's cool composed voice.

"Just now!" responded Andrea. "He got drove off in a car; Neil's gone after him!"

"Right, we'll need to follow him too. Anyone that wants to can help, but we'll need to take action straight away. Let's go!" The entire relief stood up and ran from the pub. Andrea flipped up her mobile phone. Should she phone Kerry at the hospital, or should she tell Bruce first? She dialled a number.

"Hello? St Hugh's? Can I speak to Kerry Young please?"

"Yes, give me a moment," the desk nurse said. Andrea was left waiting for a few moments before the familiar voice came to the phone.

"Hello? Who is it?" Kerry said tiredly.

"Kerry, it's me; Andrea!"

"What do you want?" said Kerry rudely. "I don't want to speak to you!"

"No, Kerry, wait!" said Andrea, panicking. "It's important! Smithy's been abducted!" There was a long silence.

"He's been abducted?" Kerry repeated in utter shock. Andrea heard Kerry clap her hand over her mouth. "But how?"

"I don't know; he was drunk and someone pushed him into a car," Andrea explained. "I wouldn't put it past someone to drug his drink, though. Listen, Kerry, I know we have our problems, but we can sort this."

"Right, I'm coming to help," Kerry stated definitely. "Can you come and pick me up?"

"No problem, I'll be there as soon as I can."

Neil's car sped through a pair of red traffic lights. He was determined not to loose him. He swerved a sharp corner to find that the car ahead of him had stopped. It was exactly the same make as the one Smithy had been shoved into. Neil braked sharply and got out of his car. He ran past the other car's window.

He didn't see Smithy in the back, only two young children. The person driving was obviously their mother.

"Excuse me; can I have your permission to open our boot?" Neil said, flashing his warrant card. "Detective Inspector Manson, Sun Hill. Open your boot please." The woman looked at him strangely, but flipped the switch to open her boot all the same. Neil peered inside to find nothing but a pile of shopping bags. He sighed in annoyance.

"Bugger!" he said under his breath. He would have said something worse, but there were children present. "Sorry for bothering you, miss. You can go now." Neil turned on his heel and stormed back to his car, slamming the door closed as he got in. He brought out his phone.

"Sir," he said, feeling incredibly stupid, "I've lost the car –"

"YOU'VE DONE WHAT?" Jack's angry voice rang out, nearly deafening Neil. "Neil, you'd better find it, because we have no other leads!"

"Can you trace his mobile?" Manson suggested, running a hand over his sweaty face.

"Don't you think we've already tried that?" Jack sang in ringing tones. "Whoever's taken him must have crushed it!" Neil nearly slapped himself. "Pull yourself together and find that car! Did you get a registration number?"

"Err, yeah," Neil pondered, attempting to remember. "Whiskey, two, something, something, Charlie, Hotel, Yankee."

"That'll do, I suppose," sighed Jack. "Come into the station and I'll get someone to do a vehicle check."

"Yes, sir."

Gabriel sped along at top speed in his car with his unconscious sergeant falling off the seats in the back. He was grinning insanely. The drug he'd slipped into the drink had worked perfectly. That would keep him out of it for a few hours. 'It's time for Kerry to get her just desserts. I'll show her how it feels to have the one you love ripped from your grasp.'

Smithy groaned from the backseat, still out of it. Gabriel decided to speed things up a little. He braked quickly by an old warehouse on the edge of the Thames. He brought out a potato sack and shoved it over Smithy's head. Gabriel grabbed him by the arms and hauled him inside the warehouse.

Once inside the dank and deserted building, Gabriel found a chair and tied his sergeant onto it using strong rope. Smithy began to stir as Gabriel fitted a tight gab to his mouth.

Andrea's car pulled up outside St Hugh's hospital. Kerry was waiting frantically inside, biting her nails and holding back the tears. Who had him? Who would want to kidnap him? The sniper? No, it wasn't his style…or was it?

Andrea rushed inside to find Kerry on the verge of tears.

"Kerry! Come on!"

"Have you found him?" she asked in panic. "Please tell me you have!"

"I'm sorry Kerry, but we're still looking," Andrea soothed gently. Kerry let a tear fall from her eye and her voice suddenly became full of emotion.

"What are we waiting for then? Let's go!" she screamed. Andrea seized her arm and pulled her quickly outside and into her car. She reared the engine and the car sped from the hospital.

Sorry it so short! I wanted to update because I know how much you love this story! LOL! A review would be nice; I do so love reviews! He, he! I'll be updating soon!