WARNING: The rape will be mentioned in this chapter; nothing too graphic will be included. If this is hard or upsetting for anyone please don't read.

I wanted to post this sooner but, to be honest, the mean and rude comments I got on the last one-shot I posted kinda made me want to never post anything again, lol.

*This is a short chapter.

*No clue when the next update will be, my schedule is insane, but thank you to those who are still here with me!

Chapter Twenty: It's Him


"It's Owen. We got him."

Sylvie's heart dropped. Did she hear her right? "What...what did you just say?"

"Sylvie, I know this is a lot to take in right now, but I need you to come down to the station as soon as possible. You need to be the one to ID him."

"I..I..I.."

"Sylvie," Whispered Sasha into the phone, "You can do this. Okay. We need you to do this. Without you, he will definitely walk."

Sylvie's whole body wanted to collapse and fold on the spot. She was so scared. "Okay...I'll do it."

Sasha breathed a sigh of relief into the phone, "Good. Thank you, Sylvie."

"Yeah...um...do I need to come down right now or.."

"Yes, Sylvie I need you to come down the station as soon as possible. I know you're at work, but the sooner you ID him, the sooner all of this will be over for you."

Sylvie nodded and tried to fight the nauseous feeling that suddenly overtook her whole body, "I'll..I'll...be there...just give me a little while to work something out with Chief Boden."

"Thank you, Sylvie."

Tears started to bubble in Sylvie's eyes as she clutched her phone as tight as she could. She struggled to form a complete sentence as her whole body began to shake and shiver in fear. "Yeah...I need...I need to go."

"Okay, before I let you go I want to encourage you to bring a friend. I know how hard these can be."

Sylvie quickly wiped at a tear that was already halfway down her face, "Thank you. I'll do that."

Sylvie hung up her phone, carefully slid it into her pocket, and leaned over to put her hands on her knees. She wanted to puke, pass out, cry, and more.

Her breathing staring started to pick and she could feel a panic attack coming.

"No," She whispered to herself so quietly that she barely heard it. "No, Sylvie. You can't get upset. You are going to do this. I AM GOING TO DO THIS."

She took a second to collect herself before she stood up straight and marched herself into the firehouse and to the one person she knew she would need to get through this. Matt.

He knew something was wrong the second he saw her through his office windows. He could see it and sense it. It was in the air. Almost as if this big, dark stormcloud had just settled over the firehouse.

His heart started thumping and his palms started sweating as he watched her walk through the bunkroom and to his office.

"What's wrong?!" He asked immediately as she opened his office door and he shot up out of his chair.

"Matt.." She whispered as her whole body trembled.

"Sylvie, what's wrong?" Asked Matt again as he walked over, closed his office door, and put his hand on her shoulder.

"Matt...I…"

"What is it?"

Sylvie took a deep breath and fiddled shakily with her watch, "I...I just spoke to Sasha…"

"What, did she say, Sylvie?" Asked Matt in his no-nonsense Captain's voice.

"They...they got him, Matt. They got Owen."

"What?! Are you sure?"

Sylvie nodded and wiped at a stray tear on her cheek, "Yeah, Sasha said they have him right now...and...and she wants me to go right now and ID him."

Matt watched her with wide eyes and felt everything that she was feeling. He couldn't stand that this had happened to her.

"Let's go!" Suddenly announced Matt as she turned back to his desk and grabbed his phone and wallet.

"Matt, what are we gonna do? We can't just...leave...we're working."

Matt shook his head and put both of his hands on her cheeks so that he could look her in the eyes. "I'm gonna go talk to Boden, you go and wait outside."

"Matt.."

"Sylvie, we're going. Okay? I know you're trying to look for every excuse not to go, but there is none."

Sylvie nodded and slowly turned to walk out of Matt's office.

Within ten minutes they were both loaded up in Chief Boden's buggy, which he insisted they take, and were headed towards the police station.

Sylvie's leg bobbed up and down the whole way there. She didn't want to see him again. She saw him almost every night in her dreams.

"Matt, what if it's not him What if they have the wrong person?"

Matt finished parking Boden's buggy in front of the police station before he turned and looked at her.

"Sylvie, look at me, please."

Sylvie tore her watery eyes away from the frosted window and turned to look at him.

Matt took her cold, small hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze, "If it's him then you don't have to worry anymore, and if it's not him… then we'll keep looking. Okay? We're not going to let him get away with this."

Sylvie nodded and wrapped her other hand around his. They stayed like that for another minute before they both got out of the buggy and walked into the station together.

Sasha met them at the door and led them straight through. She explained to Sylvie the whole time they were walking that Owen couldn't see her and would have no idea that she was there.

"Okay, are you ready?"

Sylvie grabbed Matt's hand and held it tighter before she looked at Sasha and gave her a nod to signal that she was ready.

The door opened at a record-setting slow pace.

Once Sylvie stepped into the room she saw him through the glass and her heart stopped. Tears choked her while her body began to betray her and shiver.

"It's him!" She cried before Matt stepped up and wrapped her in his strong arms. "It's him."

It's him.


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