Nick And Amanda- Chapter 16 – Final Countdown.
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"Santiago Diaz, man you don't wanna be messin with him."
"Yeah, well I got no choice man. You know where he's at."
"I heard rumours man. He's looking out for a Gringa. Burnt him."
"You know if he found her?" Asked Nick
"Nah man, she disappeared."
"Alright, thanks man. Do me a favour, you hear anything, you let me know."
"Yeah" Said Arturo as he hung up the phone.
"Amanda, where are you!" He said as slammed as his hand on the wheel as he kept driving.
Meanwhile back at the house Amanda pulled out her laptop and started typing. She logged into NYPD database using one of her colleagues details. He really needed to update his details.
Amanda quickly found the Diaz case file and began copying all the files to a flash drive before opening them on her laptop.
She noticed that some of the numbers she had, had been updated from when she was undercover. Actually most of the numbers had been. She wondered how. I mean it wasn't like anyone else was undercover within the cartel. Was there? Amanda didn't have time to worry about that right now.
She pulled out her phone and dialed the number of one of the cartel members that Amanda had worked with previously that NYPD had on their payroll.
"Manolo, its Amanda Rollins."
"Amanda Rollins. I heard you quit." He said.
"Yeah something like that."
"I got a message from the boss to look out for a Detective Amaro. Seems like he's wanted by a few people too."
"Too? What do you mean and who issued the BOLO?"
Manolo remained silent.
"Manolo?" She said urgently.
"Someone named Tucker." He replied. "I should report you Amanda."
"No, no, Manolo. I need a favor. Nick's coming back to the city. I need you to keep an eye out for him and if you find him give him this number." She said as she re-iterated the number to him.
"Amanda I really.."
"Manolo I need this favor okay, so please just do it for me alright. Call me on this number when you find him." She said as she hung up the phone.
She logged back into the system and started to search through Nick's records but specifics were blocked, she needed higher access. The hour was almost up; she pulled out her phone and re-dialed Roberts's number.
Meanwhile in the squad room Roberts was going through Nick's file, the Diaz file and all of the operations Nick has been involved in over the past year and operations he got out clean. He was pulling the last of the numbers when his phone started to ring. He looked over at the clock which has just counted down the hour. He knew it would be Amanda he picked up the receiver and answered.
"Amanda" He said.
"You have those numbers for me?" She said. "Have you found Nick?"
"Amanda, you don't have to do this alone. You can walk back into the prescient, we can help you."
"Not without tipping off Tucker."
"I don't give a damn about Tucker Amanda. I care about taking down this scum bag Diaz."
"Great, then you'll give me those numbers."
"Only in person" Said Roberts.
"In person, no I can't do that, you know that. Tuckers out looking for me and there's no guarantees he hasn't got tails on you."
"Detective…"
"I'm sorry captain but no, look, give me the numbers I'll check them out and the minute I have something I will ring you I promise."
"Amanda I…" But before he could finish his sentence Amanda had hung up the phone.
"Damn it!" She said as started to dial the numbers. She wanted to, needed to end this now. She began to spread the word that she was back and was looking for Diaz. Now all she had to do was wait.
Amanda secured the house, took the battery and sim out of her phone so she couldn't be traced and took a well needed sleep. "Everything's going be alright." She mumbled as she put a protective hand on her belly.
A few hours later Amanda awoke, she had slept longer that she had planned to, but with the baby and the stress of being on the run and hunted by Santiago; it had obviously taken its toll.
As the hours past Nick got closer and closer to New York coming up to one of the checkpoints. Manolo had sent notifications out to all the officers to keep an eye out for Nick and was soon in luck as one of the officers came over the radio saying that Nick had arrived at his both.
"Why the ID checks?" He asked as he pulled out his wallet and showed his license.
"We're on a heightened level today sir." Smiled the officer as he typed in Nick's details. "Just one moment." He said as he turned away from Nick and radioed to Manolo who came over.
"Excuse me sir. You're Nick Amaro?" He asked.
"Yeah, is there a problem here?" He asked.
Manolo turned to the officer. "I've got this one." He said softly as the officer stepped out of the booth, leaving Manolo and Nick.
"I have a message from Amanda Rollins." He said.
"Wait, did you say Amanda Rollins?"
Manolo nodded.
"What was the message?" He asked, urgently.
"Pull over to the side and we can talk." He said as he waved Nick through and headed out of the booth.
"What's the message?" He asked urgently.
"She wanted me to give you this number." He said as he re-iterated the number to Nick.
"I need your phone." He said. "Now, come on, come on." He said as he tried to hurry Manolo up.
He pulled his phone out, unlocked it and handed it to Amaro who quickly dialed the number. He listened as it rang and rang and rang. He heard Amanda pick up on the next ring.
"Manolo? You have news for me? Did you find Nick?" She asked.
"Yeah he found me" Said Nick as Amanda went silent over the other end of the phone.
Hey guys. Again I apologize about the delay in getting this chapter up. I had a really bad case of writers block.
Remember to please review! Let me know what you think. This is a bit of a filler chapter. Next chapter will be the last.
