Chapter 20

Jack paced back over to the window, looking with unseeing eyes at the lights of the city as the morning sun began to peek over the horizon. He was tired but he couldn't sleep knowing that two members of his team were missing.

Stranded here are the office with Bobby and Sue, he didn't have a good feeling about them being late and not checking in. It was so unlike Myles and Tara. However, with the storm there was nothing he could do about it. Once the storm ended though, his worry intensified when he still hadn't heard from them.

Bobby and Sue had tried to get his mind off the missing agents by talking about humorous past cases. However, as soon as they had dropped off to sleep, the uneasy feeling returned making it impossible for Jack to relax. After a while, he'd given up on trying to sleep and returned to the bullpen with Levi to keep him company.

The other two had found him there staring out the window again. While they teased Jack a bit about being captivated with the storm, they quickly got serious when they realized his concern.

The three of them had already been working several hours on trying to locate their missing friends by the time D and Lucy had gotten in. Garrett allowed them to concentrate all day on finding them but after more than twenty-four hours, they still had nothing.

"Jack, I think I have something," Lucy shouted as she hung up her phone, causing D, Bobby and Jack to turn in her direction. Calling on Levi to get Sue, she continued, "A friend of mine with the Maryland State Police just called and said she had just heard about two F.B.I. agents being found and the descriptions match Myles and Tara."

"Ace!" Bobby called with a smile. "Where are they?"

"What is it, Lucy?" Jack asked when Lucy paused, her face grave with concern.

"There's been an accident apparently," Lucy started cautiously.

"What?" Sue exclaimed, hoping she read wrong, but a quick look at the others proved she hadn't.

"What happened?" Jack asked, putting his hand reassuringly on Sue's back. "Are they okay?"

"I don't know," Lucy admitted sadly. "All she knew was they were being 'life-flighted' to the hospital in Frederick," she told them solemnly.

Jack ran a hand through his dark hair as the five of them stood their looking at each other. This was something he was afraid of when Myles and Tara didn't call in, but he'd hoped that he was wrong.

"Which hospital?" Jack inquired, finally finding his voice.

"Calvert Memorial Hospital," Lucy responded, handing him the address.

"I'll drive," Bobby stated firmly.

"I'm going too," Sue asserted, turning around to grab her purse and Levi's leash.

"Why don't I take Levi home?" Lucy offered when Sue turned back around. Evident from the look in the young Rotor's eyes, Lucy feared that they would be spending a while at the hospital with their friends.

THANK-YOU, Sue replied, her eyes misting slightly as she hugged her friend and roommate.

CALL SOON PROMISE, she signed before letting Bobby help her with her coat.

"I'll let Garrett know and we'll take care of everything here until you get back," D clamped his hand on Jack shoulder in a show of support before putting a comforting arm around Lucy. "Call us as soon as you know anything?" he instructed.

"Will do," Jack nodded as he followed Sue and Bobby out of the bullpen. He just hoped that he wouldn't have bad news to share.