Chapter 124

*Guys I went through all the reviews, to try and catch up on your requests and this is one from April 23. I'm sorry for only getting to it now, but I hope the person who requested this one are happy with it. (Sorry it took so long. I'll explain why further down at the end!) *

Monday mornings in the Booth household were always crazy, and this morning it was nothing outside of the ordinary except, that it took Alex twice as long to locate where everything was, and Phoebe didn't make things any easier. She refused to sit down to drink her bottle and walked around the house making her mother tip toe around her so she wouldn't bump her over in her haste to get everything done.

"Ryan I'm leaving!" She yelled up the stairs, because if she waited for him there was no way they would get to work on time.

"Okay." He answered rushing down the stairs half dressed, his shirt still open retrieving a lukewarm cup of coffee before rushing back upstairs to get done.

Alex was stuck in traffic on her way back from the day care, and was frustrated because she forgot her handbag at home. Not that there was anything in because she had her phone but still, it's her bag and she felt like she needed it, just because. When the traffic finally moved and she took the turnoff at the green light to head towards the office she weirdly upset to see Ryan's car parked in the parking space. She had no idea how he did it when she left home earlier and he was still getting ready when she left. Blaming it on the extra few miles she had to drive to day care that he didn't have to do. Because it made her feel better.

She got a parking not quite as close to the entrance of the building and had to walk a distance when someone snuck up on her, stuffing a piece of sweet smelling cloth in front of her nose and mouth. She tried fighting it but it was no luck, the more she tried to scream the more of the sweet odor she inhaled until her world was covered in darkness.

The office was busier than usual on Monday mornings, since new cases came in over the weekend and it has to be distributed evenly amongst the different departments, and then there's always admin to catch up on who no one wants to do.

"Can Alex be on time for once, we're drowning and she's cuddling with Ryan again." Nimah moaned as the piles of paperwork on her desk began to grow.

"I highly doubt that, I saw Ryan when I came in, so she's probably late again. As always." Shelby shrugged knowing her best friend has a problem with being on time.

"Guys I need all of you for briefing on some cases. The workload's been crazy and you'll have to put in extra hours…" Maranda started when she entered the office downstairs looking between the Agents when she noticed something is missing but she couldn't quite figure out who. "Where's Parrish?" She asked looking amongst the young woman's colleagues and neither of them knew where their friend was.

"Okay." Maranda nodded with a frown upon her face, "as I was saying you'll need to put in extra hours but it will not be in vain, you'll be rewarded for working overtime, your salary will prove it." She continued seeing how eager they were getting on this,

"I would appreciate that, Maranda. Raising a child is expensive." Caleb said and Maranda pointed a finger in his direction to show him she knew what he was talking about, before she left to attend the meeting that was scheduled. It was either her or Liam and she knew how much he hated meetings so she decided to take this one, on the promise that he'll attend two in a row for the upcoming weeks. Walking out towards the parking lot she noticed Alex's car that was parked, but strangely enough there was no sign of her. Shaking it off that she might've used the restroom she continues but her sixth sense told her to walk around the car. Her cellphone was laying on the ground together with a black cloth that Maranda picked up. Checking the phone to look for any messages or something to indicate what is going on but nothing. She smelled the cloth and that was when something told her that it's not right. Opening the car door to see if it was unlocked and if there was any other sign of what might've happened but nothing.

Alex was awoken when an ice cold glass of water was thrown on her face. Looking around to see if she can locate the place where she is, or even what happened to her.

"Remember me Mrs. Booth?" A voice came when her eyes got back into focus, the voice sounded familiar and the face she recognized but couldn't quite place where she'd seen this guy, until it hit her.

"Shouldn't you be in jail?" Alex asked looking up at the face.

"I should be, but I knew my way around and broke out. E-Zee and Keith are still doing time. But you know what they say, you can't keep Roy down for long." He answered smiling smugly, and then it all fit together. They kidnapped her and Phoebe the first time because of some issues they had with Ryan.

"What do you want?" Alex asked patience running thin, as she was strapped to a chair with her feet and wrists tied. Not in the same house they were the first time, but some old storage garage that looked like Roy stayed in. The filthy mattress on the floor, and some canned food and water bottled that stood around on a little crate that acted as a table.

"I just want to finish the job we started that I couldn't finish last time, since your husband and his buddies decided to play the hero." He shrugged, walking over to her running a hand across her cheek softly.

Walking back inside with the two pieces of evidence she was conflicted with going to Ryan first or giving Liam a heads up, but ended up choosing the former. Knocking on the door and opening it slightly, seeing the young man behind his desk with a pen in hand and stacks of paperwork strewn out onto his desk.

"Ryan I need to talk to you." She started and walked further inside, his attention shifting to Maranda's serious facial expression. "I found this in the parking lot." She explained putting the cloth down on his desk together with Alex's phone.

"O-kay." Ryan said looking between the items on his desk and Maranda not knowing what she's meaning by all of this. "It could've fell out of her bag on her way in." he shrugged pointing towards the phone not having a logical explanation for the cloth though.

"No." Maranda shook her head. "She's not in the office Ryan. Smell the cloth." She said and he picked it up and held it to his nose, his face changing when he realized what this all meant, his breathing sharp and shallow. Dialing the number of the day care to find out if his daughter was there, slightly relieved when Marci told him she was, but the question of where his wife is was still left unanswered.

"Maranda, where's Alex?" Ryan asked literally sitting with his head in his hands. He has no idea where to start looking since her phone is here or who he should call for help. "How long has she been gone? Do we even know if she's still safe?" He asked as the questions rolled around in his head and the curly haired woman had no answer for any of that, except that they'll have to come up with some plan soon.

Okay, further explanation. I ran out of ideas for cases and read through your reviews on some of the requests, starting from the bottom up. I came across this one and remembered that I said I'm working on something so here it is. I don't have it all figured out just yet but the ideas I have might lead to something worth reading, I hope. So to the *guest* who requested this here is part one. I'm battling with how this should all play out, and if I gather all my wits I will try and conclude it by posting tomorrow. So if I don't, then you guys know why. Thank you for being an awesome fanfic family

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