Thank you so much for reading the first two chapters! Even though the interest in the story seems to have dropped a bit at the second chapter I do hope you want to see more of this story and that you are interest in this third chapter. I hope you enjoy this chapter and please do let me know what you think at the end of it and if you want to see more!
In the middle of the night, 15 hours earlier
Violet snuck out of bed, grabbing the bag from under her bed. Quick she grabbed the last stuff from her room and got dressed, ready to walk to the kitchen then.
She wished she had taken Monkey from home. Even though she was already 11, she still liked to have her stuffed monkey with her, but there was no way she could get him now.
As she walked towards the kitchen, she heard uncle Matt snoring loud from the bedroom and she really wondered how it could be that aunt Gabby could sleep beside him!
She snuck outside then, trying to let the door not squeak too much.
Walking over the dirt road she finally saw the car up ahead and she ran to the car then, her dad getting out and she jumped in his arms.
''Daddy, I missed you!'' She whispered in his ear and Jim held her tight.
''I missed you too.'' Jim said then, putting her down and she got in the car.
''Did you take your passport?'' Jim asked then.
''Yes!'' Violet smiled then.
''Good, because we are going to have a great holiday together.'' Jim smiled then as he started driving quick, hoping his ex-brother in law or his fiancée hadn't heard anything and looked at the road then, Violet smiling beside him.
He was so glad he finally got to see his daughter again after months because he missed her so much...and now he would not let go of her again!
Chicago, 15 hours later.
Back in Chicago, they all sat at the district. Matt sat across from Christie, still feeling bad even though Christie was not as angry anymore. The police officers around then were silent as well, thinking what they could do.
''They could be in Germany right now. The plane landed three hours ago.'' Antonio finally broke the silence.
''Thanks, that makes me feel much better.'' Matt snarled at Antonio.
''Just saying man.'' Antonio said and Matt rolled his eyes.
Erin came walking back into the office as she had been calling to the US embassy in The Hague.
''I called the US embassy in The Hague...but she already passed through security an hour and forty-one minutes ago. She could be in Amsterdam now or traveling to another country in central Europe by car or train.'' Erin said.
''How could she even get through security!'' Matt said angry.
''Well, she has her passport and Jim is her dad.'' Voight said ''There is no reason to stop her. As long as she traveling with a parent there is no reason to stop her.''
Matt looked at Voight. Even though the man was trying to help them out, but he was so angry about everything that had happened between them before that everything the man said only pissed him off.
''Do we have a problem, Casey?'' Voight asked then as he saw Matt glaring at him.
''Yeah, I don't trust you!'' Matt admitted them with a firm brow.
''You can trust me.'' Voight said then.
''You planted cocaine in my the kitchen, the hell I trust you!'' Matt said stubborn, getting up, knocking his chair over in the process and walking away our of the office.
''Sorry, he is just upset.'' Gabby said as she got up as well and walked after him. She found Matt leaning against the wall, looking really angry and upset.
''Voight is on our side. It will help nobody if you keep yelling at him and it only makes Christie more upset.'' She said then and she stood closer to him, rubbing over his upper arm.
''I know, but I can't help but dislike the man.''
''Nothing wrong with that, but he is trying to help, okay?'' Gabby tried to calm him down.
''Yeah.''' Matt finally said a she looked down and she hugged him.
''I know you are upset about Violet being gone with Jim...and that she is in Europe...but yelling Voight is not going to help us.'' She said then and Matt nodded.
''You are right.'' Matt admitted, ''I am glad to have you to talk some sense into me.''
''Well, you have the right to be angry at him but now he is just trying to help and fighting with him is not going to help us get Violet back.''
She kissed him on his jaw and he nodded again and finally they walked back to the office.
''Sorry about that.'' Matt said as he walked back with Gabby and sat down.
''No offense taken.'' Voight said then and Christie sighed then.
''What now?''
''From here, it will be hard to find Violet. We had contact with the police in Amsterdam and they are going to try to help us out, hoping that Jim and Violet are there and as soon as they get located, we will know and the embassy will jump in. I propose one of you flies out to the Netherlands.'' Voight said then.
''I am going, she is my daughter.'' Christie said then and Voight nodded and Matt looked at his sister then.
''I am coming with you.'' Matt said firmly and Christie nodded grateful. Even though she had been so angry with her brother before, she also realized this was not all Matt's fault and it was good her brother would come with her to make sure that Violet would come home to them again.
''Alright, we will try to get you on a flight as soon as possible. If you can be back here as soon as possible.'' Voight said and Matt and Christie left to pack some stuff. After picking up some stuff at Matt and Gabby's apartment, he drove to Christie and Violet's house. Christie was packing up her stuff while Matt walked into the room where Violet slept.
He was looking at the small stuffed monkey that was beside her pillow. When she was just one year old he had given it to her and he was surprised she still had it.
''Ah your monkey.'' Christie said then as she walked in behind him and saw her looking at the stuffed monkey.
''She still has it?'' Matt said as Christie picked up the monkey from her bed.
''She still sleeps with it but didn't dare to take it to the cabin because she was concerned you and Gabby would laugh. I told her you wouldn't but she was still worried.''
They stood there in silent for a second when Matt laid his arm around his sister.
''We will get her home, I promise.''
Violet put the monkey in her bag too and soon they walked back to the car and drove to the station. Antonio was waiting for them outside with Gabby and waved to come over to him.
''The plane is leaving in an hour to the police car will take you to the airport as soon as possible.'' Antonio said and Christie thanked them, got in the car while Matt looked at Gabby. Even though he wanted to go with Christie and find Violet, he also felt bad about leaving Gabby here, especially as he didn't know how long it was going to be for.
''I will call you soon.'' Matt promised as he kissed Gabby on top of her head.
''Don't you dare to come back before you have Violet'' Gabby said then and he nodded.
''I am not coming home before we have Violet back with us. Please keep me updated, the both of you.'' He said then and Gabby and Antonio nodded and he kissed Gabby one more time, getting in the car then and Gabby waved as the car drove away.
Matt held Christie's hand as they were in the police car. Because the siren was on cars moved out of the way and they were going towards the airport as fast as possible, hoping to make it to the plane in time.
''We are going to find and take her home, I promise.'' Matt said then and Christie nodded. He sat beside his sister and also thought about what Violet had said the night before she was gone because of Jim.
''Violet did tell me...she missed her dad.'' Matt said then and Christie looked down.
''I don't want her to see the man that hurt our family so much.'' Christie said.
''I get that, but he is still her dad and Violet missed him.''
''That is easy for you to say!'' Christie said a bit upset, ''I thought you were on my side.''
''I am on your side...and I am going to do everything I can to have you and Violet reunited, you know that, alright?'' Matt said then and finally Christie nodded again as they arrived at the airport and they got out of the police car, running to catch their plane.
Hopefully they would find Violet back very soon.
NOTE: Christie and Matt are on their way to Amsterdam now, hoping to find Violet back...but then...the beginning did reveal a lot, didn't it!
Thank you so much for reading this chapter and I hope you like the idea of it and that you want to read more. I hope you are interested even though readers have gone down a lot. Please leave a review with what you think and then hopefully I will see you back in chapter 4!