Here's another chapter :) I want to say thank you to everyone who is taking time to review this chapter it means so much to me :)
I also want to say a massive thank you to GeorgeAndrews who has been reading through each chapter for me after I've done them and has been putting up with my general worries about this story :)
Mac turned around when he heard the tinkling of Jo's bracelets as she entered the trace lab "We've got an address"
"You have?" he asked surprised.
"Yeah, 25A Oak street"
"Okay, let's head there now, I'll call for back up on the way"
"You need me to come?" Hawkes asked.
"Yeah, it might be good to have you on scene as a doctor in case anything has happened to Lucy or Danny" Mac replied
"I've already phoned through to the D.A and got us a warrant, I don't suppose you could pick it up on your way, could you, Hawkes?" Jo asked.
"Sure, I'll put this evidence away and I'll meet you at the address" Hawkes told him as he started to place Lucy's clothing into evidence bags.
Mac and Jo left the trace lab and began to walk towards the lockers to grab their kits. "You know Mac, just because we have an address it doesn't mean that he's going to be there?"
"I know that, Jo. I'm just hoping even if he's not there that something there will at least tell us where he is"
"Fingers crossed, hey?" Jo asked as they entered the locker room.
"Yeah" Mac opened his locker, he put on his bullet proof vest and grabbed his kit. "Oak street, isn't that near where Lindsay and Danny live?"
"Yeah, it's just round the corner from them" Jo told him as she shut her locker.
"I think I need to phone Flack on the way as well and just warn him, I'm not sure how he and Lindsay got here today but I don't want them going that way and spotting all our vehicles outside."
"Good idea"
Flack and Lindsay had stopped in a small café on the way home for some late lunch, Lindsay hadn't been hungry but Flack had once again convinced her that she needed something inside of her. "You did good today" Flack told her proudly.
"I hope so, I hope it helps"
"Well Mac said he'd call, so hopefully he will soon" he replied as she watched her push the fries around her plate with her fork. "Come on, eat them up"
"I'm trying"
"No you're not"
"I'm just really not that hungry, Flack"
Flack sighed "I'm not going to force you to eat it" he picked up her plate and scrapped half on the fries on to his "Can you eat those few though?"
"I guess" she sighed, picking up one of the fries in her fingers she began to nibble on the end.
"Come on, Linds"
Lindsay looked up at him and gave him a smile.
"What?" he asked.
"You are talking to me like Danny talks to Lucy when she won't eat her dinner"
"I'm sorry"
"No it's fine, I think it's funny how you two can come out with exactly the same sort of sayings and not even know it"
"Probably because we spend way too much time with each other"
"You do, maybe you should wear this" Lindsay smiled pointing to her wedding band.
"ha ha, so funny" Flack fake laughed. "You can definitely keep that Mrs Messer"
"I will with pleasure" Lindsay replied sadly. "God, Flack I miss him"
"I do too, Linds"
"Every night since he went missing I've laid there thinking I can hear him singing in the shower, expecting him to come into the bedroom soaking wet and try to give me a cuddle, which he used to do most nights just to annoy me."
"That sounds like Danny"
"I would happily except one of those soaking wet cuddles right now if it meant I could have him back"
Flack reached out, taking Lindsay's hand he gave it a reassuring squeeze. "Mac's working on it"
"I know. Do you know what else I miss? And you'll laugh when I tell you"
"Go on"
"The bloody wheels on the bus"
Flack gave her a small smile "What?"
"Danny's Mum brought Lucy a CD player for Christmas with a nursery rhyme CD. The only song she really listens to on it is 'the wheels on the bus.' We've had days where Danny has had to confiscate the CD because she would just play it on repeat"
"That's funny" Flack replied before pulling his phone out of his pocket "hang on, I need to take this" he stood up and walked outside the café.
Lindsay watched through the window as Flack's face turned from a smile to a frown, he nodded and said something back to whoever was on the other end. Putting the phone back into his pocket he came back into the café "Who was that?"
"Mac"
"He's found them?" she asked with her eyes lighting up.
Flack shook his head slowly "They've got Owen's address though"
"Oh... Well I guess that's a start"
"Yeah it is" Flack replied picking up a fry and popping it into his mouth. He thought while he chewed how he was going to get Lindsay home from there without walking down Oak Street.
Danny sat with his legs pulled up to his chest and his arms wrapped around them tightly. Tears freely ran down his face, but he didn't care. His perfect life had been shattered. His beautiful wife was dead and his adorable little girl was gone, he hoped that Owen hadn't killed her too, he didn't know if he'd be able to live knowing that the two most precious things to him were gone. He looked up when the bolt of the door sounded. Owen strolled in with a smug grin on his face.
"Where is she?" Danny shouted rubbing the tears from his eyes.
"Who?"
"You know who! Lucy!"
"Ooh she's okay, me and her have been having some long over due bonding time"
"What? Why on earth would you be overdue bonding time with my daughter?"
Owen laughed evilly "I guess Lindsay never told you"
"Told me what?" Danny spat.
"Lucy isn't yours, she's mine"
""No she's not. Lucy is my daughter, she's my flesh and blood"
"Do you remember that time you slept with your neighbour after you killed her little boy, oh god what was her name?" Owen scratched his head and pretended to think of the name "Oh yes, Rikki. Well you see Lindsay didn't like that very much did she?"
"Lindsay didn't know about it"
"Of course she did, Danny and you knew she knew. She's just never told you that she did"
"We got over it, we were fine"
"Yes I know that but that's only because Lindsay got her revenge, she came to find me and we slept together."
"Don't fucking lie" Danny snarled as he shakily got to his feet.
"I'm not lying, such a tender lover is your wife. Anyway that was when cute little Lucy was conceived" Owen smiled.
"You're lying, Lucy is mine"
"Well of course Lindsay told you that and luckily for her we look quite similar so when Lucy came out with those beautiful blue eyes and that lovely blonde hair you just assumed she had inherited them from you"
"She did... they are from me" Danny fumed.
Owen laughed "Oh Danny, they really aren't and if you don't believe me I can get a DNA test done"
"Do it then, do a DNA test. It'll prove that you are a liar and Lucy is mine"
"I thought you'd demand this good job I came prepared. Open up" Owen grinned as he pulled a swab from his pocket.
Danny grumbled but did as he was asked, Owen took the swab from Danny's cheek, putting the cap on the end he slid it into his pocket and turned to leave.
"Oh... before I go" he pulled a piece of paper from his shirt pocket and chucked it at Danny's feet "I thought you might like this" he laughed as he exited the room, locking the door behind him.
Danny bent down and picked up the piece of paper. Sitting down he slowly unfolded it and began to read what was written.