"Okay, we have one portable crib and a pullout couch set up as a temporary solution until you get the kids new beds, all the electrical outlets are covered, the fridge is stocked with food, plenty of toys…I think you are ready to go get your kids!" Lily said with a smile as she and Jordan scanned the room with their eyes.

"You still want to come with me?" Jordan asked.

"Of course! I'll go with you to pick them up and come back here, but then I have to go home so Bug can get to work."
"Sounds like a plan. Let's go!" The two women headed out arm in arm to go pick up Mateo and Isabel Gonzales.

XXX

"Any luck with the APB on Hector Rodriguez?" Nigel asked Woody as he walked into the break room at the morgue and found Woody sitting at the table. When he got no answer from his friend, Nigel waved a hand in front of his eyes. "Yo, Woody!"

"Oh, hey Nige. Sorry, I guess I spaced out." Woody said as he snapped back into reality.

"Ya think? What's up with you? Does this have something to do with Jordan taking in those two kids?"

"Yeah, but that's not unusual. It's always about Jordan," Woody said with a half smile as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "Nige, do you think I'm being selfish here? I mean, by wanting Jordan all to myself for awhile?"

"No, I don't, especially since it has taken you two so long to get to this point, but if you want her at all, you need to put those feelings aside and learn to share her because rumor has it that she and Lily picked up those kids about an hour and a half ago." Nigel said as he grabbed an apple and left Woody alone. Moments later, as Woody had gone back into deep thought, his cell phone rang.

"This is Hoyt," he said into the receiver.

"Detective Hoyt, this is Officer Lansing. A Tessa Donahue called the station a short time ago looking for you."

"Mira Gonzales' neighbor? What did she want?"

"She said that a man came by her place looking for the Gonzales kids about an hour ago. Said he was their father."

"What?" Woody exclaimed as he jumped to his feet. "Is he still with her?"

"No," the officer began, "She told him that a social worker came and got the kids. The man threatened her into telling him where the social worker was so she gave him Rick Bennett's business card, complete with his address and phone number. He then struck her with something and knocked her out."

"Okay, send a team of officers over to Bennett's office, the address can be found in the computer. Call me as soon as you get there and check on him. I'm going to try and track down the kids and make sure they are okay."

"We already have the officers on route. They should be at the office building within the next five minutes," Officer Lansing said as he and Woody ended the conversation. Woody quickly dialed Jordan's cell but got no answer so he then called Lily.

"Hello?" Lily said on the other end of the phone.

"Lily, it's Woody. Listen, I'm looking for Jordan, are you still with her?"

"I just left her at her place about a half hour ago. What's wrong?" Lily asked, but Woody ha already hung up and headed for his car. Before reaching the parking lot, he tried Jordan's cell phone again, but still got no answer. As a few minutes later as he drove in the direction of Jordan's apartment, Officer Lansing called him back.

"Hoyt, the officer's just arrived at Bennett's office. It's bad. They found him with two bullet holes to his chest."
"Damnit!" Woody exclaimed. "Any sign of the suspect?"
"None, but the file on the Gonzales kids was gone. One of Bennett's associates said that it contained information on where the kids are now. He's knows where they are now, Hoyt and he's heading that way with a gun." Woody immediately put a team in motion, sending them to Jordan's apartment. He put his siren on the dashboard of his care and increased the speed.

XXX

"Okay, so this is your bed, Mateo and your sister will sleep right next to you. This is only for now. I'm going to get you a real bed, and hopefully your own bedroom someday. These toys over here are all for the two of you. Go ahead and play with them and I will see what I can do about dinner. What do you like to eat?" Jordan asked

"Pizza!" Mateo exclaimed without hesitation.

"Pissa!" Isabel said, attempting to echo her big brother.

"Pizza it is then" Jordan said with a smile as she went over to the kitchen. As she leaned down to get out a pan, she heard the door to her apartment open with force, assuming it was Woody, she did not immediately stand up.

"Hey, Woody," she said with a bit of awkwardness after how they had left things between them earlier in the day, "I'm glad you came ov…" she stopped in mid-sentence when she stood up and saw a man she recognized from the police photo as Hector Rodriguez standing inside her apartment.

"I came for my kids." Rodriguez said forcefully.

"You need to see the police first." Jordan said, as she slowly moved in the direction of the kids. Suddenly, Hector Rodriguez pulled a gun from a holster on his belt.

"No, I don't. I'm taking them now." He said as he started to walk over to them, but Jordan stepped in front of him.

"Over my dead body."

"If that's the way you want it, we can work that out"

"Don't do this man, not in front of your kids. Just put…put the gun down."
"If I do, will you let me walk out of here with those two?" He said without putting the gun down. Jordan shook her head.

"I can't do that. These kids just lost their mother. They're scared. I want to make them feel safe again. You need to put the gun down, turn around and go."

"I'm not going anywhere without my kids." Hector Rodriguez said as he aimed the gun at Jordan's head.