Chapter 5

Jamie traced his swollen lips, a small smile graced his lips, what the hell had he been thinking, noble? God he was screwed. People would know he was missing, Erin would know. The worst part was she'd guess the reason for his disappearance. His sister the avenging harpy would not let up, she hadn't since the day Jamie had admitted his feelings. So no an excuse had to be devised, a diversion created.

The driver knocked on the divider to let the young man aware he was home. He exited the expensive sedan and winced, before him stood his fathers home. The conceited prick, next time Noble was in front of him. Wait the next time, there couldn't be a next time, no more midnight kidnappings. The young officer repeated the mantra as he walked up to his fathers door and knocked.

Frank Reagan stared into the building fire in the grate, he had always been proud of all his children. He and Margaret had decided early on no matter what choices their kids made it didn't matter, they would stand by all their children. But now that simple declaration was becoming as difficult as the labours of Hercules. It was boiling down to a decision between a mans morality and a fathers love.

The commissioner of New York could only think of his youngest son, the good boy who never gave him a moments trouble. Jamie had effortlessly presented his parents with one impressive accomplishment after the next, eventually even the brightest stars burnt out. How could he expect his son to be any different. But to be in love with a career criminal, didn't that boy have any sense?

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