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A shiver ran through her body before she was able to stop it.
"Amanda, you seem so tense. Relax sweetheart."
She felt something being thrown at her. It was some of the clothing that had been by the door. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. Slowly she turned around and her eyes connected with the man standing in the doorway to her bathroom.
Immediately she did her best to cover herself up, feeling very exposed.
"Please Amanda. It's not like you to be so shy. Seriously? It's me Mandy."
She raised her brow. "Are you serious? And I thought that you were headed home. You had…"
"Flights? Yeah. We sure did. We all had them booked. But you know what? I thought that it would be real nice if I stayed in New York for a while. You know, I thought that we could catch up for old times' sake."
"Sam. You really shouldn't be here. Just go, now, and everything will be okay. I won't say anything, you don't need to mention anything. Just get out of the state before anyone realises that you are still here."
This time he raised a brow. "You seriously thought that that would work? Honestly? Please Mandy. Now get dressed."
She didn't move.
"I said NOW."
His sudden change in tone startled her and she began to turn away from him.
"Ah, ah, ah little lady. There's no need to be shy. It's just me, remember?"
She didn't listen to him however and continued on. His frustration at her not listening to him lead him to reaching forward, and locking his hand around her wrist.
"You'll listen to me when I talk to you and tell you to do something Mandy. It would pay for you to learn that lesson quickly. Real quickly." He twisted her wrist, contorting it at an odd angle. "Now hurry up. We've gotta go."
Amanda was hurrying to cover her nakedness, but at the same time was wishing that she could draw the process out somewhat, so that she could figure out something to do. But it didn't work.
As she finished pulling on her shoes, she turned around and was met with a fist to her face. Effectively punching her so hard that she lost consciousness.
Sam hoisted her up and over his shoulder in a fireman's lift and carried her out of the bathroom. He made sure that her gun, keys and cellphone were left in her apartment. Though he took her cuffs, thinking that they would come in handy later.
Walking down the hall he was met by an elderly lady.
"Good evening, Ma'am."
"Oh, goodness. Is she alright?"
"Yes thank you. She had a girls' night in with a friend and ended up getting very, very drunk. I am just taking her home. I'd rather that she was safe, than risk her taking a taxi."
The woman cooed. "Aw, that's sweet. There aren't many men like you around anymore."
"Thank you Ma'am. I appreciate that. You have a lovely evening now."
"You too dear. Make sure you look after that one."
"Will do."
As he headed down the elevator and the out to the car, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Women of all ages loved him, as long as he put on a good front. Heck, being kind to his wife in a bar, and using his southern drawl, pre-marriage was how he landed her. Women loved that southern accent.
He loaded the unconscious woman in his arms into the back of the car and cuffed her hands to the car door.
Driving through the streets it was paramount that he kept under the radar as much as possible. He kept to the back streets where possible and made sure he adhered to the speed limits.
At first he was going to leave Amanda be. But then he decided that she couldn't get away with messing with Patton; messing with all of them like that. So instead he went and jumped in the deep end.
There was no going back now. But that was okay. The guys were all just as angry as he was with Amanda. Otherwise they would never have agreed to go with him to the hospital to intimidate her – not that that worked at all. She had her big grizzly bear of a partner there to protect her.
Well, she certainly didn't have him, or any of her little cop buddies around to protect her this time. She was about to see what it was like on her own.
…
A short while later they arrived at a small, slightly run down house. It was nothing flash, not by anyone's standards. But the thing was, it was a house that he was certain would fly under the radar. At least, for a period of time long enough that Amanda would realise exactly the pain that she had caused, and repent all of her mistakes. Not that that would do any good now anyways.
Tossing the woman over his shoulder once again, he took her inside and cuffed her to the wall heater, before heading back outside and covering up the car. It was not smart to leave it out in the open for prying eyes to see.
…
Amanda groaned as she began to wake up. Her head had a dull, yet highly apparent ache and she soon realised the gravity of the situation she was in when she felt the cuffs that were locked tight around her wrists, whilst simultaneously taking in her new environment. She didn't like the idea of this. She didn't like it one bit.
Her only saving grace was that she had been adamant about going to work tomorrow. So at least when she wouldn't show up, and then when her friends and colleagues wouldn't be able to reach her they would know that something was up, and they would investigate the situation fairly quickly.
Hearing footsteps approaching her she sat up as fast as she could and looked at the doorway that joined her room to the next.
"Well, Mandy. Looks like you are awake. I think that it is time to talk? What do you say?"
"I say that you are making a huge mistake. And not that you realise it now, but you are going to be in so much trouble when they find me. You will have hell to pay."
He laughed a sinister laugh. Something that she had never heard from him. Nor did she ever think that she would hear.
"Rollins, they would have to find your body for them to be able to touch me."
Her eyes grew wide. 'Crap.' That was not at all what she had been expecting to hear from this man. He had been her boss. She had respected him – as much as possible. And she thought he had felt the same in return. But now, now she was well and truly stunned.
And genuinely worried. It seemed as though he was off his rocker. And clearly it was not something that she was going to be able to talk him down from.
"Just let me go. I will find my way back. My friends won't even know that I was gone."
His anger flared and he stomped forward, slapping her hard across the face. "Are you kidding me? You are kidding me right? Shut up you ignorant little cow. You'll get what is coming to you. Just you wait and see. You need to understand something. Me coming and getting you was only part one. You caused Patton to lose his job. His pension; everything. You are the reason that he has lost everything. So I think that it was time that you were knocked down a peg – or twenty."
Amanda gulped. This was not seeming to go in her favour.
She just had to keep herself alive and okay until her team came and got her.
Reynolds went and sat down in front of her. Though he made sure that his gun was away from where prying hands could reach, but still in plain view so that there was a level of intimidation that would not and could not be mistaken.
Amanda was alert and aware of what he was trying to do. She had decided from the moment that she saw him that she would stand her ground. But at the same time, she was still trying to wrap her head around the fact that he had kidnapped her, hit her and had subtly, yet not outright directly threatened to kill her. Or in fact, made it seem as though he was indeed going to kill her. This was not the same man. What had happened to Sam Reynolds?
"What are we doing here?"
"What are we doing here? WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?!" he stood up and began to pace back and forth.
"We are here so that you understand or at least can begin to understand that you don't mess with your brothers in blue."
"What do you mean? I didn't 'mess' with anyone."
"Yes, you DID!"
"Sam, think about things. Do you think I am a liar?"
"Honestly. I don't know what you are. But I think that you don't mind spinning a good story as long as the end result is in your favour."
"Sam plea-"
"No Amanda!" He walked up to her hitting her again, causing her head to be jolted, making her slightly dizzy.
"No what?"
"No. You are not going to worm your way out of this."
Spitting blood from her mouth she thought hard about what to say next.
"You… you honestly think that I said what I did at trial just to look good? To make Patton the bad guy?"
"Of course! Face it Amanda. You are a damn liar. You were Little Miss Blondie that got while the getting was good. Then when it came out and made you look bad, you turned it all around so that you were the victim. If he… If it- If Patt-"
"Listen to yourself! You can't even say it can you? You can't even get it through your skull that Patton may not, and in fact is not the good guy that has been your boss throughout the past years. I mean seriously, do you think that I got up on the stand for fun? Do you think that I said all of those horrible things? Do you think I told the court about the things he did to me just for fun? Just for a damn laugh? Are you insane? That was one of the hardest things that I have had to do in my entire life."
Reynolds grabbed a hold of her jaw and held it tight in his grasp. He was forcing her to look at him. And she was not about to be the one that looked away.
"I'm sure that it was. It must be hard keeping up appearances. Keeping all of the lies that you spun straight in that pretty little head of yours. Isn't that right?"
Amanda was frustrated, and truly infuriated. Trying to shake her head free but realising that it was futile she opted to speak anyway.
"You are so dense. You don't get it. Patton did do those things. Not only to me. But to others. But you'll take the word of one conniving man over the word of multiple others. He has got you wrapped around his finger real good. Are your thoughts even yours anymore? Or are you only here so that you can do his bidding?"
This comment only served to infuriate the large man even further. He pushed her head back, so that it collided with the wall and took the momentary lapse in her ability to reply in words or actions to take his foot and give Amanda a swift kick to the abdomen.
The pain seared through her body as she gasped, feeling a sense of light-headedness coming to the foreground of her mind.
"Just you wait Mandy." He told her before walking away, leaving his former colleague and friend gasping for air.
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