Author's Notes: Thanks again for all the reviews. Only 2 more chapters I think. More will be explained next chapter too about Steve. Who by the way is it just me or did they never give him a last name? Well I made up one for the poor guy. Enjoy!

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CHAPTER 6

He could hear the sound of his own heartbeat the entire time driving, wishing he could start the day over and wanting the nightmare all around him to dissipate. All Steve Harris wanted was to look ahead and no longer see the car which drove a few meters ahead of him containing Jules Callaghan-Braddock in the trunk with a knowing he would probably not live to be able to help protect her.

Steve Harris's life flashed before him with an ache in his heart. He hadn't really seen Jules much since she visited him in the hospital after being shot on their first and very last date a few years back. But he knew deep down inside when he chanced asking her out, Jules heart was elsewhere. As much as it pained him he knew her heart was always going to belong to Sam Braddock, and he loved her enough to let her go even if that wasn't necessarily the easiest thing to do. But the simple truth was he still and always will love Jules regardless if she was married to someone else and didn't have the same feelings for him. Nothing was ever going to replace the part of his heart that remained in love with her.

Eventually he knew they would come for her as he hoped. But as he hears and sees the four black SRU trucks enclosing upon him, Steve Harris also knew he would never be able to see her again or to let her know one last time how much he loved her, even if it wasn't going to make a difference. And to have an opportunity to apologize for this entire day.

"GET OUT OF THE CAR NOW!" He heard, knowing it was Ed Lane as he slowly raised his hands up. "KEEP YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR WHERE I CAN SEE THEM, HANDS IN THE AIR!"

"TURN AROUND! TURN AROUND NOW!" He could hear Sam Braddock yell at him, noticing the angst in his voice which he could only imagine was due to the fear he felt for his kidnapped pregnant wife. It was in that moment Steve Harris finally settled on a choice he had been trying to make all day, which was to sacrifice his life to allow Jules and her baby a fighting chance.

"It's not what you think" Steve Harris cried out as he slowly turned around and removed the blonde wig he was forced to wear amongst all the other things he was forced to do against his will throughout the course of the day.

"STAY BACK! STAY BACK" He yelled as he made eye contact with Ed Lane and then stared into Sam Braddock's eyes seeing both men already aware of his dilemma having been forced to have C4 strapped to his chest.

"All right buddy…take an easy" Ed Lane told him as he motioned the rest of his team to backup. "Let's just give him some breathing room guys..."

"Come on Sam let's just give him a little space" Ed continued to say seeing a frozen Sam with his Remy pointed at Steve.

"You need to step back Sam now!", Ed commanded in an attempt to coach Sam further to get him to back off a little "We'll get her back Sam, but we need to do this right ok?"

"He's right Sam; let's just hear what he has to say" Greg Parker chimed in through the SRU communication line, as him and Spike listened to what was happening in the command truck.

"Jules needs you buddy…..she is still with us…..still with us" Greg further added.

"It's not what you think Sam….It's not what you think." Steve Harris further conveyed, relieved as he watched Sam begin to move back to a safe distance away from with him. "You know I would never hurt her…..never hurt her."

"THEN START TALKING" Sam responded back in anger while maintaining to keep his weapon pointed at Steve.

"It's over for me no matter what. Go get her they were only a few cars ahead" Steve Harris quickly said to Sam Braddock "GO! Bring her home Sam, bring her home."

It was the last thing they heard from Steve as they heard the sound of the explosion causing Sam and Ed to dive forward onto the ground as they attempted to rush towards the SRU truck to try and head of the real car which had Jules. They didn't even need to look back to know what had just happened.

"Son of a bitch!" Greg Parker's voiced echoed through their ear wigs as he leaned over one of the consoles of the command truck saddened and frustrated over the loss of Steve Harris.

But as in any situation all members of Team One knew they had to swallow any emotion they had over the situation and save it for later. They had to keep going no matter what. But for Sam Braddock the sudden haunting feeling in his gut that time was running out for his wife came over him after hearing the bomb that just killed Steve overwhelmed him. "I won't fail you Jules" Sam mumbled to himself.

"Let's move! Let's move!" Sam yelled, as him and Ed Lane stood up from the debris and once again raced to get in their SRU truck in an attempt to get a lead on the car holding Jules hostage.

"Guys check your PDA's" Spike alerted the team, trying to shake off the death of Steve Harris. He didn't know Steve well other than he had helped them a few times on calls. But every bomb going off, always seemed to put knots in his stomach remembering how he lost Lew, his best friend and teammate during a call.

"I ran the photo Leah sent of our subject and got a match to a Karen Anderson," Spike eagerly reported. "I think it is still an alias because it looks like she suddenly began existing only a year ago"

"She is currently working at a rental car dealership. Which would make sense if she forced Steve to drive a similar car as the one you and Jules rented Sam?" He continued to tell the team as he looked at Greg Parker sitting next to him as they proceeded along with the rest of the team to head the car Jules was in while continuing to profile the subject.

"Boss she's all over the place" Ed added sounding perplexed. "She is smart enough to have a backup plan, trailing ahead of Steve in case we come, but not smart enough to tie or figure out Jules still has her cell on her for us to track."

Sam sighed after hearing Ed's comment, not caring if anyone heard him as he felt relieved to know there were flaws in the subject's abduction of Jules. Flaws in the plan he hoped would give them the advantage to bring his family home safely.

From the passenger seat of the truck he shared with Sam, Ed Lane glances at his PDA pulling up the photo and allowing Sam to view it as they sped across Toronto hoping they would spot Jules rental car again before it was too late.

"Wait…that's Cindy…Cindy Larson!" Sam immediately revealed to his teammates, almost shocked after recognizing the photo. "She was my father's secretary and I haven't seen more than a year ago after running into her at Timmy's."

Sam began giving the rest of his teammates what he knew of Cindy Larson and her high profiled rape case in the military, along with the embarrassing details of how he asked her and rejected her out shortly after him and Jules had broken up.

"It's ok Sam, its ok" Greg Parker replied trying to reassure the young Constable that he did nothing wrong. "Winnie, I want the details of that military case ASAP. Get me the wife of Randy Caldwell."

"Copy that boss" Winnie replied as she began her search regarding the rape case Cindy Larson was involved in with the now deceased Randy Caldwell.

Meanwhile as Jules laid locked up in the trunk of her rental car, she continued on with her sniper and Lamaze breathing techniques trying to digest everything that was happening as she tried to cope with her own adrenaline and anguish of knowing the Team was now racing to catch up with her and over the news that Steve somehow got mixed up in all of this. It also dawned on her she may have to engage the woman that kidnapped her on her own, leaving doubt in her mind if she could protect herself and her unborn child given her present condition.

She almost hated herself for asking for the truth about the details, knowing her team would disclose it to her good or bad, but she needed to know the truth. But most of all she wanted to hear Sam's voice again in case this was it, so she could at least say good bye and tell him she loved him one last time.

As much as having Greg Parker, her Sergeant, mentor and father figure in her ear who was holding her hand every step of the way in this situation, what she needed at the moment was her husband and to hear Sam's voice again even for a minute.

"Sarge…..is Sam there?" Jules asked in a soft spoken tone

Greg Parker looked at Spike before playing with the communication system and patching Jules call through to the team, in order to allow Sam and Jules to be able to communicate with each other.

"Jules…..baby we're coming to get both of you" Sam reassured her before she could even get a word in, although he was pretty sure he failed to hide failing the fear and panic in his voice as to what was to come.

"Don't Jules, Don't!" Sam interrupted her shaking his head with a tear falling down his cheeks "Sshhhhhhhhhh sweetheart".

"You're not going to give up Jules? This isn't how it ends, this isn't how it ends" Sam repeated to tell her, not sure if he was trying to convince her more to hold on for him, or if he needed to say it out loud for his own conscience.

"Do you remember when we first met Jules?" He asked

"Do you remember that…you were so beautiful and I couldn't believe how something so beautiful could pull a gun on me" Sam recalled the story of their first meeting, causing both of them to chuckle at the memory.

"I love you Sam" Jules whispered, her moment with Sam interrupted as she feels the car turning and slowing down to a stop.

"Jules….what's going on sweetheart?" Sam nervously inquired.

"The car just stopped I hear her getting out the car" She quickly told him as she put the phone on speaker quickly putting her phone in her pocket hoping her maternity shirt would cover enough of it, it would not be noticeable to the subject. "Sam hurry!"

"Jules" Sam whispered hoping she heard him.

"Let's go guys this could end in about 4 seconds" Sam told his team with fear and pain of his own words resonating through him and to the rest of Team One.

"Right there, right there!" Ed Lane screamed seeing a small turn up a dirt road as he looked through binoculars spotting Cindy Larson getting out of the vehicle from a distance. "Step on it"

"Copy that" all of team one echoed.

As Jules sat in the trunk she quietly listened to the footsteps anticipating the trunk being opened by the woman that kidnapped her and preparing for the womans attempt to assault her and her unborn baby. Jules continued to hold the trunk release cable on one hand with a death grip, while the other held a wrench from the tool kit Sam had left in the trunk.

Shortly after, the sound of a struggle and muffle voices echoed through Team Ones communication lines followed by the sound of multiple gun shots.

"JULES!" Sam screamed.

TBC