Oh I'm SO SORRY! I promised I'd update in 2 weeks and what's it been, 3? 4 weeks? :-( Life just keeps getting in the way!

SO- Recap: Angela was released from the hospital, got a message from her attacker on her answering machine, got a call from Detective Reagan, asking her to come to the station- sign a statement and pick up her gun and she went and got it. Also, Angela had a flashback and it was revealed that she actually knew her attacker and had lived with him.

*WHEW* okay, all mistakes are mine and I don't own Blue Bloods. Enjoy!

WARNING: Mentions of Abuse

Chapter 5

After returning to her apartment, Angela put her gun in its rightful place, locking it up in the safe in her closet.

Trying to bring back some semblance of normalcy into her life, she started working on the next draft for her children's book that was due in a couple of weeks. She had most of the draft done; she just needed to finish a couple of illustrations - which she drew herself.

Pulling out her sketchpad and colored pencils, she got to work, becoming calmer as she drew on.

Sketching was her therapy. It was what had gotten her through after…Nope. Can't go there.

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The week moved slowly on, with no new leads on Angela's attacker.

…And Danny was becoming frustrated. He knew there was something more going on, but he just couldn't figure it out- and he had exhausted every lead.

Sunday dinner rolled around and the Reagan family sat around the table, eating and talking amongst themselves, mostly about the Fitzgerald case and the fact that there were no new leads.

Danny had been thinking about the case when a new thought came to him and he grinned.

Jamie caught sight of the grin and cringed inwardly. Nothing good came from that grin.

And he was right, as Danny turned to look at him in that moment.

"So…Jamie, I had an interesting conversation with that victim, Angela Fitzgerald. She said you gave her your business card" he said.

Jamie shrugged, trying not to react. "So?" he asked, "What's wrong with that?"

"Nothing…and then you two happen to run into one another at the precinct when she was coming by to sign her statement…"

"Again" Jamie added, "What is so wrong with that?" he asked, somewhat annoyed.

"Nothing, nothing…" Danny said, trailing off, still grinning.

Jamie shook his head and went back to eating; not noticing his father's eyes on him.

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Angela's week passed slowly as well. She was still on edge, but she had turned in her next draft to her publisher and was grateful that she hadn't heard anything more from him.

Unfortunately, Angela's luck did not hold. Sunday afternoon, probably around the same time that Danny was teasing Jamie, Angela received another phone call.

Angela had been in the kitchen, making some lunch, when the phone had rung. She let the call go to voicemail and the message played out loud in her apartment seconds later.

"Hey Angie, baby. Heard you been talking to the cops. Hope you've been saying nice things about me."

At the sound of his voice, Angela shuddered and sank to the floor, rocking back and forth.

"Leave me alone" she whispered, "Just leave me alone!"

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Weeks had passed since the last time he had beaten her.

Angela was getting jittery, just waiting for the other shoe to drop.

It fell on a Friday afternoon, three weeks after the episode when she had clumsily tripped and spilled beer on his pants.

Angela had a job at a coffee shop three days a week (he had told her that she needed to earn her keep- and the money went to him obviously).

She was at the cash register and a man had engaged her in a harmless conversation and she had smiled at him. When the man moved to go sit down, Angela had looked up and noticed him standing by the door.

Angela's smile slowly disappeared as he walked up to the counter.

"Hi" he said with fake cheerfulness.

He leaned over the counter and kissed her, biting her lip in the process.

Angela jolted, realizing just how angry he was.

At that same moment, the manager came over. "Officer Thomas! We haven't seen you around in awhile" she said, oblivious to what was going on.

"I've been busy, but I just happened to have the afternoon off. Think Angela could skip out early today?" he asked, turning up the charm.

The manager readily agreed and Angela slowly took off her apron and grabbed her purse, following him out of the shop.

He waited until they reached his car- and no one could see- before making his move.

Grabbing her, he pushed her up against the side of the car.

"What the HELL were you doing in there Angela?" he asked, mindful to keep his voice low enough to where they couldn't be overheard.

He opened up the passenger side door of the car and shoved her in, smacking her head on the roof of the car.

He stalked around to the other side and got in, fuming.

Angela rubbed the back of her head where it hit the car and he noticed.

Before she could see it coming he had pulled her head back by her hair. "Oh sweetheart, that's just the beginning of what I have in store for you."

"Now buckle up. Wouldn't want to get pulled over by the police" he said, laughing as he pulled out of the parking lot.

They drove home in silence.

As soon as they entered the apartment, he calmly closed the door and locked it before turning to face her.

The look on his face had Angela backing up slowly.

"Dave, please, nothing happened" she said, putting her hands up, "I was just being polite, I swear!"

Dave shook his head and turned, backhanding her across the face and knocking her to the floor.

Angela screamed, begging him not to do this.

In response, he dragged her up by her hair and pinned her against the wall.

What he did next frightened Angela beyond belief: he wrapped his hands around her throat.

Angela lost it, screaming and crying, yelling for someone to help her.

Dave slapped her again, trying to shut her up, and then started choking her.

Angela's vision grayed as she prayed someone would hear her screaming and stop him before he killed her once and for all.

She managed to get out a "Please God" just before her world went black.

*END FLASHBACK*

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