So sorry about the delay, I've been promoted in work so all busy there. I'm also trying to start up a cake decorating thing so have been having to spend as much spare time as possible practising and making cakes. It's so hard to find the time to write so this chapter isn't very long but figured it was better than nothing. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Not mine.

Chapter 14

Jo had called Mac the moment she had finished throwing up into her kitchen sink. She was now just pacing around her living room, nervously chewing on her fingernails as she waited for him to arrive. Her heart was pounding wildly and very loudly in her chest and it was beginning in to make her feel sick again.

The moment she heard a knock on the door she ran over to it, but just as she was about to open it up she froze. She knew it would probably only be Mac, but she suddenly couldn't help but wonder why he hadn't buzzed her to let him in downstairs. She couldn't open the door until she knew for sure it was him and with no peephole on the door the only way she could be sure was to ask.

However, before she had chance to she heard, "Jo, its Mac, your neighbour let me in."

She'd recognise his voice anywhere so she threw the door open and as Mac stepped into her apartment she threw her arms around him. It was like they were in charge of her body and they seemed adamant not to let go of him. She relaxed a little when she felt him wrap his arms around her. He guided her backwards a little so he could kick the door shut behind them.

When she still didn't let go of him he held her a little tighter. "Hey, it's okay, Jo. I'm here." With these words he felt her hug him a little tighter.

"The son-of-a-bitch is watching me, Mac!" she cried after a minute as she pulled away from him and walked over to the pictures.

She gathered them up and passed them to him. She saw his expression as he went through them all and she was sure she saw anger flash across his face. He got to the end of the pile and read the note on the final picture. He had to really force himself to look away from it. "What was the DVD?" he asked; his anger ready to boil over.

She had told him about there also being a DVD when she had called him to come over. She grabbed the remote off the coffee table and punched the play button with her thumb. Mac watched as the DVD began to play. He suddenly understood why Jo was so freaked out by the delivery.

"We need to show this to the others." Mac told her, "Straight away." He added.

~0~0~0~0~

Mac had called everyone on his way to the lab with Jo and the delivery. Danny and Lindsay were the first to arrive. They ran along the corridor and into the room that Jo and Mac were in. It was the same room that they had not long ago all been gathered in whilst going through images of their latest crime scenes.

Jo was sat on the large table when Lindsay ran over to her and wrapped her arms around her. "Are you okay?" she asked her, "That's a pretty stupid question isn't it?" she said, blushing a little.

"Thanks, Lindsay. I'm just a little shaken up is all. I thought that Ged was out our lives."

"He soon will be, Jo." Danny told her reassuringly.

Jo could only hope he was right.

~0~0~

Flack, Sheldon and Adam all arrived within ten minutes of each other. Sid had arrived before them so as soon as everyone was seated Mac began. "As you know from my phone calls, Jo received a package today. She opened the package once she got home and found these…" he said and passed the pictures – now all in separate evidence bags – around to everyone. "One of these pictures holds a threat, one we're not about to let come to."

"Not a chance!" Flack said as he held the very picture up for everyone to see. "This creep won't hurt you again, Jo." he said to her with a smile.

Jo smiled back at him, lord she had such great friends. "He also sent me a DVD." she told everyone as she grabbed the TV remote. "We finally know who our serial killer is." she said and then flicked the play button.

The others all turned to face the screen as the first short clip began to play. It was of a woman, tied with white rope, beaten and bloody. A hooded man was sat straddling her and in his hands, and wrapped around her neck, was a red scarf. They could only watch as the woman struggled for a moment before she became limp. Only then did the man climb off her, he turned to face the camera and smiled.

"Ged Cullen." Lindsay thought out loud.

The next short clip began to play, it too played out just the same way. The only difference this time was the room and the woman being killed in it. Again Ged smiled at the camera before the clip ended and moved onto the next one.

"He killed them all." Adam said.

"Yeah." Jo nodded, "And all because I didn't die."

She said as she stood up and left the room, glaring at the TV screen which she had paused at the final moment. On it Ged held up a piece of paper saying 'It should have been you, Alabama!'

It was Mac who got up to follow after her.

~0~0~

Jo was feeling completely nauseous again. She had come up to the roof hoping it would help the feeling pass. She was staring out over the city and the lights that winked and twinkled in the fading night sky. In a few hours the sun would be rising, a new day would begin and Jo would be plagued further by the thought that Ged was still out there after her.

The thought of him being out there somewhere made her skin want to crawl off of her body. She was suddenly reminded of the sickening feeling of him inside her and it made her need to walk, move and try to shake the feeling off, try to shake away any thoughts of him. She sighed heavily and came to a stop. Her mind had just gone blank when her phone began to vibrate in her pocket.

She reached into her pocket and pulled it out. She saw caller ID, unknown. She was hesitant but answered it anyway. "Jo Danville."

"God, it's good to hear your voice again, Alabama."

The moment she heard him she wanted to throw the phone as far away from her as she could, but she didn't. She breathed in and swallowed a huge gulp of night air before she replied. "Thanks for the delivery."

"You're welcome. Thought I would show you what you were missing out on." he replied.

"You killed all those women because I didn't die in that grave you left me in?"

"That would be about it, Alabama. It really pisses me off when things don't work out the way I planned them. After you, I had planned to retire, lead a more normal civil life but you fucking lived, and I figured my work wasn't yet done!"

"So what, you get to kill me and you won't kill anyone else ever again, is that what you're telling me?" she asked him.

"Again, that would be about it!" he snapped, from his tone she could tell he was pissed off.

"Liar!" she spat at him through gritted teeth.

"I'll do you one better then, I get to kill you and I'll hand myself in."

"You really think I believe you?" she scoffed.

"Bring your fuck buddy Mac along, he can be there waiting to arrest me. He can get to watch what I do to you this time."

"Jo! Are you out here?" Mac yelled from across the roof, she knew Ged would have heard it.

"Talk to you soon, Alabama. Oh, and if you want this arrangement to work I suggest that you keep this conversation a secret for now." Ged said quickly before he hung up.

"There you are." Mac said from behind her.

Jo turned to face him and forced a smile when she saw the cup of tea in his hands. "I was just getting some fresh air." she told him as she stuffed her phone back into her pocket and then took the drink from him.

"Who are you calling at this time?" he asked with a curious smile.

Jo thought about telling him the truth but quickly changed her mind. "No one, I was just checking my messages."

Jo could tell by the way he was looking at her that he didn't believe her.

TBC

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