Chapter 4
Jack sat in the passenger seat of the car and rested
his head on the headrest. Due to being undercover, he had been
ordered to wear his own clothes, so he had opted for a pair of jeans
and a t-shirt, as they had been in his locker at work. Laurence
looked at him. "You sure about this, Jack?" he asked. Jack
slightly lifted his head. "Yeh. Course, why wouldn't I be?"
he asked. Laurence shrugged. "Undercover, Jack. It's a dangerous
game. We've lost some of our best officers during Undercover. Can you
risk your life like that? Especially with that gorgeous lady of
yours"
Jack smiled. "If she loves me, she'll understand"
he said. But, he himself wasn't too sure what Martha would be
thinking. They'd been together for just under a day, and he didn't
know how their future would pan out. He knew he'd already let her
down. She'd told him to keep that night free because she had a
surprise for him, but he knew he'd made the right decision, or at
least, he thought he did.
Meanwhile Martha was sat on her bed. It was almost 11 o'clock. She always found it hard to sleep when Jack wasn't with her. He made her feel...safe. She climbed of the bed, the feel of the cold hard floor against the bottom of her feet sent soft shivers down her back. Walking towards the bathroom she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Her face was pale and she seemed too be a lot thinner than she used to be. It wasn't something she had noticed until now. She knew it had something to do with...that but she didn't want to be reminded of it. She just wanted Jack. She wanted him to hold her. To tell her that everything was going to be alright. Even if she herself wasn't sure of that she needed to hear him say it.
Meanwhile Jack and Laurence pulled into a secluded area, and unbuckling their seat belts, they climbed from the car and headed towards where the hostages were.
Sitting on the edge of the bath, Martha felt her head begin to spin. Clinging onto the bath, she steadied herself, before leaning over the toilet and throwing up. She lifted her head up. The colour drained from her face and she felt the room spinning. Then everything went black...
