Here's another chapter! Enjoy!

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(December 24th; Station House)

John enters the station and sits at his desk and sighs when he sees all the paperwork. But he doesn't even bother looking at the stuff; he keeps thinking of Sarah and fears he has lost her forever. Watts notices something wrong with John and asks him "what's eating at you John?"

"oh it's nothing"

"oh it's something, John, so tell me what's eating you"

"I met this girl, yesterday, her name is Sarah Fraser, she's…I don't know. I don't want to talk about it. But anyway congratulations, I heard you and Fiona are now engaged."

"yes, I am very happy and hate seeing my friends, not happy"

"you consider me a friend, Watts?"

"yes, well you're more like a brother"

"that means a lot to me"

Watts was about to say something when they heard shouting coming from Brackenreid's office, then they saw Mr. Goldman coming out and shouting, "REMEMBER YOU GOT 12 HOURS, OR ALL OF YOU ARE FIRED!"

"oh bloody hell. Well gentlemen here's a recent photograph of the missing girl" Brackenreid says as he hands out missing person's paper. "Oh and son welcome back"

"thanks, father" John says as he takes the paper and his eyes grow wide

"son are you alright?"

"this is her!"

"who, son?"

"the girl I told mother about last night. This is her, but she told me her name was Sarah Fraser."

"what were you doing with the girl, son?"

"nothing really…well I was lost in thought. The university, I hated it and I was glad I was coming home and that's when I ran into her and I said for an apology I would buy her lunch."

"and did you?"

"yes, tea, scones, sandwiches"

"did she mention, anything, was she hurt or anything?"

"no, she looked quite well and happy but she did mention she was having Christmas with her grandpa"

"her grandpa?" William interrupts as he approaches.

"yes, sir. She said she was having Christmas with her grandpa"

"Murdoch, are you thinking of I am thinking?"

"sir, are you thinking that Miss Goldman staged her know kidnapping, so she could have Christmas with the man she always said was her hero, her grandpa?" asked Brackenreid

"yes, that's what I am thinking sir." Said William

"alright, well let's get The Goldman's back in and tell them what's going on, because we have now only 11 hours and 30 minutes, so we all don't lose our jobs." Said Brackenreid

"let's get to it, then sir"