When Jamie woke up the first thing he noticed was that his head was pounding, he hadn't thought he had that much to drink the night before. Jamie's eyes opened slowly and adjusted to the faint light. Jamie looked around; realizing he wasn't where he should be and the event of the prior night came rushing back.
Jamie's eyes widened and he sat up and he looked around. The room looked empty, there wasn't any furniture or decorations to suggest someone lived there. Jamie shifted and felt the ground shift with him. He looked down and noticed he was on a mattress lying on the floor. Jamie scrambled off, remembering the man's wicked smile and wandering hands from the previous night.
As soon as Jamie felt the world stop spinning, he made his way to the door only to find it locked, not that he expected anything different. He looked around the room and saw a small window on the far wall. He moved quickly and caught a glimpse of feet as someone walked past outside, making Jamie realize he was in a basement apartment somewhere. Jamie pushed against the window, hoping it would open, even just enough to call out to a passerby. Jamie frowned when the window didn't budge.
Jamie turned around with a start as the door opened, admitting the man from the night before. Jamie took in the man's appearance; he was taller than Danny by a few inches with black hair that looked greasy and unkempt and he had one hell of a bruise on his jaw. Jamie bit back a smile, knowing he put that there. His clothes were rumpled but clean; as if he had slept in them after washing them.
The man seemed to be doing the same to Jamie as his eyes roamed over the smaller man. The man stepped forward slowly, Jamie would have stepped back if he wasn't already up against the wall. When the man reached Jamie, he still smelled of alcohol and Jamie imagined the man probably hadn't gone to sleep and had chosen to drink instead.
The man's hand reached up to cup Jamie's cheek, but Jamie pulled away from the hand. The action caused the man's eyes to darken and his hand moved faster, grabbing Jamie's face by the jaw. The man leaned in and hissed, "You are mine pretty boy. You do that again and you won't like the punishment. You understand me?"
Jamie nodded once and the man released him roughly and took a step back, allowing his hand to trail down Jamie's arm. The man smiled, "Now seein as youse a cop, I can't let you leave. You've seen me and trust me, you ain't the first I brought here pretty boy, so I can't have you knowin what I look like. Besides, you ain't bad lookin, you'd make a nice addition to my collection."
Jamie's eyes widened slightly at the man's words, great, I was kidnapped by a creepy serial killer who thinks I'm pretty. I can see this ending well.
The man smiled, almost as if he had read Jamie's thoughts and gripped his wrist tightly, dragging him back to the dirty mattress he had woken up on. Jamie stumbled and the man threw him on the mattress, "You stay there and sleep. I want you well rested when I get back from work. Then we get to have a little fun." Jamie's eyes widened at the words, hoping the man was just playing a game with his head.
The man kneeled over Jamie, grabbing his head violently and kissed him forcefully on the mouth before stepping back and laughing at Jamie's horrified expression. Still laughing, the man turned and walked out of the room, leaving Jamie with his thoughts, trying to convince himself the man is only trying to scare him or mess with his mind, it's only a game.
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What?
Danny cringed at his father's voice, "He's missing Dad. Renzulli said he didn't show up for his shift so I went to check on him. He never made it home last night. I went to check the bar we went to last night and his car is still here but he isn't." Danny paused, taking a breath, "That's not all Dad."
What else Danny? Tell me.
Danny ran his hand over his face, "We found blood by his car. Jackie is dealing with it then we are going to see if it's Jamie's."
Danny cringes when he hears the sharp intake of breath. Danny as soon as you find out you let me know. If it is Jamie's we need to let Pop, Erin and Linda know what is going on.
Danny sighed, "Alright Dad. I'll let you know as soon as I do." Danny hung up and dialed Jamie's number. He was met with the answering machine immediately, telling him the phone was off and closed the phone and set it down beside him, wondering what he was going to do if his baby brother really was missing.
Danny stood just as Jackie made her way to him, "Alright let's see if that's Jamie's." Jackie nodded as she got in the car, holding the evidence bag. Danny climbed in as she started the car back up and a tense silence came over the car.
When they were almost to the precinct Jackie looked over at her partner, "If Jamie is missing, and that is his blood, you know I will be with you every step of the way to find him."
Danny smiled sadly, "I know you will Jack, I'm just hoping my brother will call me and tell me I'm worried for nothing."
Jackie sighed, "I'm sorry Danny but I think we both know that won't happen. Seeing if this blood is Jamie's only serves to turn this into an official investigation, you already know we need to find him." Danny nodded as the car rolled to a stop.
Jackie rushed off with the evidence bag, leaving Danny to wander in to the squad room. Danny sat down and Sgt. Gormley walked over, "Reagan, how did that case go?"
Danny looked up, "Open and shut."
Gormley frowned, "Then why the long face?"
Danny sighed, "My kid brother has gone missing."
Gormley cringed, "Damn, you got any leads?"
Danny shrugged, "Nothing yet, Curatola is running some blood found on scene, seeing if it matches Jamie."
Gormley set a hand on Danny's shoulder, "Let me know if you need time, you know they won't let you work this."
Danny nodded as Jackie returned, "That was fast."
Jackie nodded sullenly, "Rush order came from the top, and it helps they only had to match the profile to Jamie's."
Danny grimaced, "So it is his."
Jackie nodded but before she could say anything Sgt. Gormley interrupted, "You two are on sick leave, now get out of here before you infect my entire squad room." He turned and left with a wink.
Jackie turned to Danny, her confusion written on her face. Danny shrugged, "You know they wouldn't let me have this case. Not even the Commissioner could get me this case. He gave us a chance to do things off the record. All I care about is finding Jamie." Danny sighed, "Come on, we have to meet my Dad and break the news to everyone else." Jackie grimaced, that would not be a fun experience.
Erin walked in the door, setting her coat and purse down before heading to find her father, "Alright Dad, what's this about?" As she entered the room she was surprised to see Danny, Linda and her grandfather there as well as Danny's partner, Jackie.
Danny motioned to a chair, "Sit down sis."
Erin looked confused but too the seat offered her. After Erin sat, Henry leaned forward, "Are you going to tell us what this is all about Francis?"
Frank sighed looking down before he said, "Jamie's missing."
Erin shot out of her seat, "What?!" Danny and Frank cringed at the shrill tone. Jackie stepped forward and placed a comforting hand on Erin's shoulder, guiding her back to her chair.
Henry's eyes narrowed, "What do you mean my grandson is missing? Francis, what happened?"
Frank was silent so Danny stepped up to explain, "I ran in to Jamie's partner, Renzulli, this morning. He told me Jamie never showed. I went to check on him, his place was empty, his car wasn't there, and the bed hadn't even been slept in. So I went by the bar we were at last night, his car was there and there was evidence of a struggle nearby." Danny leaned forward, putting his head in his hands, trying to rub away the tears he could feel forming, "God, if I had just stayed with him a while longer, walked him to his car…"
Linda interrupted him, "Then you could be missing as well, or dead. You can't blame yourself Danny. You need to stop blaming yourself and get out there and find your brother." Danny smiled sadly, placing his hand on Linda's knee to show his thanks.
Frank sighed, "As the Commissioner, I can't allow you to take this case Danny. It's a conflict of interest, and it could cause problems at trial."
Henry huffed, "Screw trial, I just want my grandson back."
Linda gasped, "How can you say that? Danny is the best you have; you need the best to find your son."
Frank sighed, "As the Commissioner, I had to say that. As your father, I'm telling you to do whatever you have to in order to find Jamie."
Erin looked between her father and brother, "You find Jamie, let me worry about what comes after. Once we get the guy, I'll have the best ADA I can find put on the case."
Danny smiled, "Thanks sis, and Gormley already gave me and Jackie time off. We are officially on sick leave."
Frank smiled, "Don't tell the Commissioner you are playing hooky."
Danny laughed before turning serious, "If you excuse us, Curatola and I are going to find a missing officer." Danny and Jackie left quickly, leaving the small group to their thoughts.
Erin looked at Linda, "How am I going to tell Nikki?"
Linda sighed, "Same way I'm going to tell the boys, very carefully and without a lot of detail."
Erin sighed, tears welling up in her eyes, "Danny better find him soon."
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A/N- Woo chapter two! Things are getting a bit scary for Jamie and the fic isn't even half way done! Hopefully Danny can find him before anything too bad happens. Next chapter will focus more on Danny sneaking around to find Jamie and Jamie gets into more trouble. Warning: next chapter may contain mild depictions of torture.