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Chapter 6: Connections

Hunter gave Gage directions to Uppercuts right before they had left Ranger Headquarters, since the Ranger had never been to the bar before and didn't have any idea where the bar was located. While Gage drove, Hunter placed a few calls to try and determine if some of his contacts had heard about a hit being placed out on him. After Hunter had finished with his calls, they rode the rest of the way in silence. When they reached their destination, Gage parked and they both got out of the car. Gage followed Hunter into the bar, keeping an eye out for an attacker.

Hunter walked up to the bar and smiled at the blond, older woman. "Hello, ma'am. Is Kendra in today?"

Gage had been scanning the half a dozen customers that were sitting at the tables and was just taking in the scenery of the bar and when he heard the name Kendra, he turned to focus on Hunter and his conversation.

"No, I'm sorry she's not here right now." The woman replied.

"Do you know where she is? I'm a friend. My name is Hunter Prescott." He said with some urgency in his voice.

"You're Hunter?" A voice said from a few barstools down where Hunter stood.

Hunter looked to the brown-haired girl who was in her mid twenties. "Yes, I'm Hunter. Do you know where Kendra is?"

"She went with Butch to speak with someone." Kim replied.

Hunter then noticed the worry on Kim's face and the tears in her eyes. "Are you all right?" He asked his voice becoming softer with concern.

"Trent and Carlos are missing." Kim blurted out and when Hunter's face showed that he had no idea who they were so Kim took a deep breath and explained. She told him that Trent and Carlos were private investigators, that she is the office manager of their office and that the two guys are friends with Butch and Kendra. She told them that the two investigators had gone missing and that Kendra and Butch had gone to speak with the man who had probably seen them last.

"Let me make a phone call and we'll bring in some help." Hunter said as he walked off to the side of the bar and pulled out his cell phone.

Gage walked up to Kim. "Hi, I'm Gage. I'm a friend of Hunter's." He said as he held out his hand.

"I'm Kim." She replied as she held out her hand and they shook.

Hunter returned to the bar. "Friends of mine are on the way to help you find Trent and Carlos." Hunter declared.

Kim nodded her head. "I hope we'll find them soon." She said and then looked at Hunter. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Hunter replied and then they all sat down to wait for their respective friends to arrive.

Walker and Jimmy arrived at Uppercuts within fifteen minutes and went straight to the bar where Kim, Hunter and Gage were all sitting, drinking mugs of hot coffee.

"Walker? Thank goodness you're here!" Kim exclaimed as she jumped off the barstool, went running up to the Ranger, and gave him a hug.

"Hello, Kim." Walker greeted and when she pulled away, a worried frown came onto his face as he saw the fear and worry in Kim's eyes.

"Hunter said that Trent and Carlos are missing. Have you heard anything?" Jimmy asked and Kim shook her head.

"Wait, you two know Trent and Carlos?" Hunter asked.

"I've known Trent since he was a kid and Trivette met him a few years ago. We both met Carlos when he was a member of the Dallas P.D." Walker explained. "Where is Butch?" He asked Kim.

"He'll be here in a few minutes." She replied.

"We'll wait until he gets back. Then we'll all work together to find Trent and Carlos and bring them home." Walker said with strong determination and faith.

True to Kim's word, Butch came within a few minutes, but the Rangers didn't realize that Kendra Stone would be with the bartender.

Butch entered the bar first and saw Walker sitting at the bar with Hunter and Kim, plus a couple of other people he didn't recognize. "Hey, Walker. I guess you heard about Trent and Carlos." Butch said.

"Yes. My entire team is willing to help find them." Walker replied.

"Hey guys. You all know Trent and Carlos?" Kendra asked coming into the bar and standing next to Butch.

"Kendra Stone? Hunter had mentioned someone named Kendra, but I didn't think it was you. What are you doing here?" Gage asked.

Kendra cocked an eyebrow. "I work here and I'm friends with Trent and Carlos. Kim you called the Rangers?" She asked directing her attention to the younger woman.

"No, Hunter did." Kim replied.

"How do you know Walker and Trivette?" Kendra asked Hunter.

"Uh, I work with Walker's wife, Alex." Hunter replied.

"You work at the DA's office? All you told me is that you were a lawyer!" Kendra said infuriated with the lawyer.

"Wait a minute. How do you know Walker and Trivette?" Hunter asked Kendra.

"Well, that's kinda a long story." Kendra said scratching the back of her head almost awkwardly.

"She got into some trouble with a thug named The Coyote and ran into Walker and Alex at their home. She was a witness to the Coyote's drug production, not to forget that he tried to have her killed but because of her, we were finally able to arrest him." Trivette answered.

"Okay, maybe it's not too long of a story." Kendra remarked.

"Look, we are all here to help find Trent and Carlos." Trivette said trying to get Hunter and Kendra back onto the reason they were all there.

"Right. Wait a minute, you two know the guys?" Kendra asked and shook her head. "Never mind, Trivette's right, we're all here to find the guys and we'll draw a diagram to figure out the connections between everyone later. Now, what's the plan to find Trent and Carlos?" Kendra asked.

"We need to know what Trent and Carlos were working on and that includes the client's name and why the client hired them. We waited for you two to return to the bar before any information was shared and since you two probably have something to add anyway. Kim, why don't you start and then we'll go on from there." Hunter suggested.

Kim told Hunter and the Rangers all she knew about the case and their client Miller, including what she had discovered about the man. Then, Kendra and Butch told them about the meeting with Miller that had been a bust. Kendra also mentioned that it was odd that someone who owned a few warehouses would have an office in an expensive office building.

Once they had all finished, Walker spoke. "Trivette and Kim will see if anyone that Carlos and Trent have put away in prison have been released in the last six months. Gage, you're going to remain with Hunter. Butch and Kendra are going to speak to Butch's contacts and see if they know anything. Sydney is going to find out all she can about Miller. She's one of our Rangers." Walker explained to Butch and Kim because neither of them had ever met Sydney.

"What are you going to do, Walker?" Hunter asked.

"I'm going to go speak to Miller myself and see if I can't persuade him to give me any information on Trent and Carlos."

guardianM3: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I know there wasn't any action or adventure, so I hope it wasn't boring for any of you. Chapter 7 probably won't be up for several days. Thanks for the reviews!