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Sam placed the ice pack over his head with a deep sigh and looked at Detective Sebastian Smythe one of his good friends. When he first met Sebastian it was through Blaine when they started dating, he wasn't the kind of person Sam thought he was going to like but the man was great at his job and he treated Blaine really great.

"You hear anything yet?"

"Nothing. No one saw the vehicle parked in the back and I am guessing the bombs went off at the same time as the one at the construction site. Hate to say it, but these guys are good. No one can tell us what the make is, if it's a van or a car nothing solid we can go on except your phone."

Sam shook his head angrily. "So other than that we have nothing?"

"I wouldn't say that, based on the wallets that were left, we know who the four women are that they took, that is something."

Sam sighed folding his arms. "Where is Blaine?"

"On his way, he was working on another case, so it might be a minute."

"Excuse me."

Both men turned to see a woman looking at them. Sam remembered her from inside that bank.

"Have you heard anything yet?"

"Ma'am, you can't be right here." Sebastian told her, but Sam held up his hands.

"No, we haven't."

She moved closer to him holding her daughter's hand.

"I don't know how to thank you or if I should. If it wasn't for your wife, I don't know what would have happened to me or my daughter but now you have to worry about the same thing."

Sam gave her and her daughter a small smile. "It's ok. She made the right choice and if she had it to do all over again trust me she would."

"We are praying for her safe return, you guys are a cute couple I pray she is ok and she will be returned to you."

She started to walk away, but her daughter stopped.

"She's going to come back and when she does can you give her this for me?" the little girl ran to him and hugged Sam and then followed her mother away from the scene. Sebastian looked at him.

Sebastian raised an eyebrow. "Your wife?"

Sam rolled his eyes. "Trust me it is a long story."

"I am looking for a Detective Smythe?"

Sebastian and Sam turned towards an older woman. Sam's heart sank because he knew immediately who she was. Sebastian stepped forward.

"That is me."

"I am Amelia Jones. I was called about my daughters."

Sam looked at the older woman seeing the resemblance between her and Mercedes. He suddenly felt as if he had let this woman down for not protecting her daughter. He cleared his throat.

"Mrs. Jones I am Sam Evans I was in the bank with your daughters."

"Where are they? Are they hurt? My family and I have been looking all over but someone told me to come speak to you."

Sam exhaled deeply. "Ma'am, it's my fault."

"What is it will someone tell me what is going on?" she said her voice shaky.

Sebastian looked at her.

"Your daughter Tina is fine, she is giving her statement right now... but your daughter Mercedes along with three other women, was taken hostage about an hour ago."

"What? They? They took my baby?" she fell backwards as Sam caught her. She began to shake Sam helped her stand and embraced her trembling hands.

She shook. "I don't understand what happened, she was just coming here to take some money and she's gone? Why didn't you stop them? Who are they? Where did they take her? Where is my daughter? Where is Mercy?"

Sam tried to comfort her, but she jerked upright and turned. Sam looked towards where she looked and Saw a tall man being pointed in their direction. He ran over to Amelia.

"Millie what's wrong? Are you ok?"

She fell into his arms and cried.

"What's going on, what happened?"

"Someone took our baby." She said crying harder into his shoulder.

Jonathan looked from Sam to Sebastian but before he could get a word out someone shouted. "Mama J!"

Sam turned to see Tina running towards her parents.

"Mama and Papa J?" Tina ran and hugged her parents. "We tried to stop her mom. We tried."

Jonathan shook his head. "I don't understand what is going on. Please someone tell me." Sam turned her towards him.

"Let me explain what happened. First, I am Sam Evans I used to be a profiler for the FBI but now I run my own security company. This morning as I entered the bank I met your daughter as we often do, see for the last few months we have been running into each other. But as I entered the bank today something told me something wasn't right, so I assessed that there was a problem and immediately sent a text Sebastian here just in case I was right. As I stood behind your daughters, Mercy turned to me making small talk and flirting. Because of our interaction, the fact we walked in together and my gut telling me something was wrong, I told Mercy to act as my wife. She and Tina were great in there Mercy hid my phone for me and we patiently waited for the robbers to be done. I told her that I would protect her and I did until one of the men tried to take a mother away from her child before I or we could stop her Mercy begged the guy to take her instead."

"What?" Jonathan asked in disbelief. Tina held on to her mother and as Sam continued with the story.

"I tried to stop her, but I had given her my phone like I said, before anything happened told her to hold it for me, at first it was in case we were inside for a long time and it could be a way for me to stay in contact with the outside. But your daughter is very smart and brave she asked me if there was a tracker on my phone and when I told her there was she kissed me and told me to promise her one thing that I wouldn't stop until I found them. Then she stood up and begged that man in the mask even though she admitted clowns freaked her out, to take her instead of a young mother. And the guy did. I told her I would protect her and I let her get taken when I tried to stop them someone hit me in the back of the head with a gun."

Jonathan looked at Tina and she nodded,

"Mercy had her mind made up. We tried to stop her, but she didn't listen to us."

Jonathan nodded.

"Tina you take your mother home."

Amelia looked at him with pleading eyes.

"No! I want to be here."

"Millie I know you do, but there is nothing you can do here. Mr. Evans had one thing right Mercy is smart and resourceful and very brave I have no problem believing she saved a mother because that is just who she is. But you need to get home call Jane and Jacob have them come to the house and you guys wait for me there."

Amelia looked at Jonathan and then to Sam.

"How long have you known my daughter?"

"We never really talked more than a little chit chat ma'am. It's only been a few months."

"And she saved someone and their child?"

"Yes, ma'am."

"And even though you just met her you promised to take care of her and find her?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Ma'am, I don't know. Being near your daughter something inside me stirred and all I wanted to do was protect her."

Amelia nodded. "Then you find my daughter you hear me? You keep your promise and you bring her home to us."

"I promise."

She hugged Jonathan then allowed Tina to walk her to Mercy's car. Jonathan looked at Sam.

"Have you gotten a signal from your phone yet?"

"Not yet Sir, but I have my associate working on it now. We should know in about ten minutes the exact position of whatever vehicle they are in.