SWAT HQ seemed quiet when Street stepped out of the elevator. He didn't see any of the team around. Wandering through the gym to the locker room he saw everyone was in the situation room.

"Crap….. better hurry" he thought as he quickened his step and changed into his uniform. He was fumbling with his buttons and clipping his belt when Tan swung the door open.

"Hey man, thought I saw you come in" Tan said walking past him.

"Hey….yeah…..am I late?"

"Nah, we are doing overtime, relax… we are still helping Rocker's team. How's Chris?"

"Good…." Street was conscience to not sound too excited or eager when talking about her. "I mean I haven't really spoken to her much, she's pretty drained and tired.

"Sooooo….." Tan started, shutting his locker and moving closer to Street.

"So …..what?" Street replied nervously glancing at him.

"Tell me about Molly?" Tan said in a querying tone.

"Huh…. "Street replied with honest confusion on his face,

"She was here asking about you earlier!" Tan said raising his eyebrows playfully at Street.

"Oh yeah? Really?" Street was shocked, he continued lacing his boots as Tan studied him. Street hadn't really thought about Molly in the last week or so. They had connected a bit at Deacon's award ceremony when Chris was pushing him away and ignoring him but nothing else had really happened.

"What'd she say about me? Street answered back flicking Tan with the sheet of paper in his hands.

Tan chuckled without answering and raised his eyebrows several times at him. Street laughed and shook his head. Deacon came in and glanced queryingly at the two of them laughing,

"What's so funny?" he said grabbing a box from his locker.

"Playboy here is just playing it cool about Molly HICKS chasing him" Tan teased as shuffled passed Street shaking his shoulders and then heading out the door. Street shook his head and rolled his eyes and Deacon smirked.

"What?" Street said flapping his arms…. "and before you ask… no nothing is going on with Molly Hicks"

"I didn't say there was!" Deacon answered defensively. He then paused and glanced at Street "Hey…" Deacon held up his hand to stop him walking passed, "How are you doing? How's Chris?"

Street paused and looked at him …..."She's better, tired and that stuff, but was in good spirits the last time I saw her…. she is still terrified about Kira"

"Street…..." Deacon paused and stepped closer to him, "Have you told Chris how you feel?"

"No" Street shook his head… "I mean… I've tried but we end up fighting or her shutting me out… I need to get the timing right. I mean I think she knows where I stand but …."

"Look…... you need to tell Hondo and Cortez too, if and when anything happens between the two of you, they will want to help, and if it affects the team it's better to sort it out now than after something hurts both of your careers"

"yeah…." Street sighed and nodded he knew Deacon was right. "I just need to know where she stands, before I go blabbing and now is not the right time for that discussion, she is too weak and emotional and stressed, I don't want to cause her to have another turn by upsetting her".

"You can always just tell them your side, that you have developed feelings for a team member and want to pursue something if you find out its mutual?" Deacon shrugged one shoulder and tilted his head. Street remained still and looked at the floor screwing his face up a little as he thought.

"I'd make sure you talk to Hondo though and hey…." Deacon placed his hand on Streets shoulder… "I haven't told a soul, but the others will figure it out eventually." He patted Street on the shoulder and headed for the door, "Better hurry man, Hondo wants a debrief with the team in the situation room ASAP"

"Roger that" Street replied shutting his locker and following Tan.

Hondo nodded at him as entered the room "Street"

"Hondo" he replied nervously back.

"What the latest?" Hondo said stepping up to the screen.

Rocker began summarising the case as far as they had gotten. Street was holding his breath. Waiting to hear whether they had uncovered any connection with himself or Chris and that kiss along with its fall out. Street found it hard to focus on all the aspects they were covering. He knew he needed to quickly snap out of it, but he felt the only way to do that was to come clean and talk to Hondo. Street felt immense guilt and it was clouding his judgement right now. He waited until Hondo had assigned them all off to a task. He noticed that Hondo had not given him one. As the rest of the team broke off to work he looked at Hondo questioningly.

"Still need to talk?" Hondo asked him.

"Uh …. Um…" Street fumbled, caught off guard.

"Hondo" Commander Hicks interrupted….. "my office…..."

"Sorry Street" Hondo said as he knowingly glanced at him before following Hicks back to his office.

"Shit" Street muttered to himself.

"Street?" Captain Cortez said. "Are you ok?"

"Um … yeah…. I guess…. Do you need something?"

"Walk with me" she said. Street followed her back to her office. She closed the door behind her and Street leant uncomfortably against the desk.

"How's Chris?" she asked walking passed him whilst reading the file in her hand.

"She's um…. good… pretty tired and sore…. but seems to be doing ok" he replied fidgeting with his hands in his pockets. Street again felt the naughty kid about to get in trouble for something. He swallowed hard and tried to act relaxed.

"Good, we are all worrying about her. I'll bring you up to speed on the case whilst Hondo is busy"

Street nodded at her as the Captain began summarising what they knew so far. Whilst she was talking he was thinking "Shit man….. tell her! …. What if they already know?" Before she got much further than the Detectives finding Kira's bag in the dumpster, their pagers went off. Hers first and his seconds later. Captain Cortez dropped the file on her desk and followed Street to the situation room. Rocker, Hondo and Commander Hicks where all standing around a screen as the rest of the teams filed in. A broadcast that on the screen, that as soon Street clocked it, he recognised it, The Emancipators! Every time they thought they had gotten on top of them they resurface with something new. Street watched the man in the mask talk about the injustices of the world and how they must make these people pay,

"And as for L.A's finest…They are merely protecting these thieves, cowards and liars, well it's time we made them consider their actions more carefully." The camera panned to show a person on their knees, with a hessian sack covering their face. Street gasped. He instantly recongised who it was. It was Kira.

"So" the masked suspect continued….. "until they come clean and release these thieves and liars into our custody we will find and take your nearest and dearest…."

"Oh my god" Street said stepping forward. "That's Kira" he pointed his finger and looked at Hondo and Commander Hicks, who were both frowning.

Luca stepped forward as well "Yeah…... he is right… that matches exactly to the description that Ty gave of what she was wearing"

"You have 4 hours to release the inmates we have asked for, or…" he stepped to the victim and removed the sack from her head …. "she pays with her life".

Kira looked bad. They had her gagged and bound, but her eyes showed her terror.

Street felt shell shocked. The team moved to the table and began discussing what they knew and planning the mission out. Street felt as if his mind was not in his body right now. He wanted to tell Chris ASAP, but he couldn't tell her this on the phone, he also didn't want to leave HQ to go see her right now as he wanted to help in the mission. Deacon placed a knowing hand on Streets back.

"You good?" he said quietly.

"Yeah and no" Street answered not looking at him.

"Tan, Luca you too get over to tech and have that video analysed ASAP…Logan and Deac can you go get Ty and bring him here… Street you help me find these sons of bitches"

"What about Chris?...someone should tell her…. yeah?" Street said looking around the room at the team. Hondo nodded and looked at the Captain.

"I'll go" She said. Street really wanted to go too, he knew this was going to be bad for Chris. She would be devasted and terrified. Deac stepped forward, "What if we bring Ty to the hospital and we tell them together?" he asked the Captain.

Commander Hicks nodded and they broke off and Street nervously looked at Hondo. "I ….I just can't believe this"

"Street, I need you focus" he said putting his hand on his shoulder "Can you do that?"

"Yeah….. yeah…I'm good"

The team worked through the night to find everything they could. Street had been so busy liaising with all kinds of law enforcement he hadn't even stopped to think about Ty or Chris in a while. Tan and Luca had a lead they were chasing up and Deac, new recruit Logan and the Captain had gone to get Ty and inform Chris. As Street walked through HQ looking for Hondo he saw Ty with Captain Cortez and Deac in toe. Ty glanced sideways at Street but didn't say anything to him, just gave him a small nod.

Within the hour they had a suspected location and were riding in Black Betty. Street sat next to Logan and felt how odd this was not to have Chris there by his side.