Love Never Leaves A Heart Where It Found It

A Haunting Past

Hello guys! Here is the third chapter. Before you get into it I want to point out a few things. The timeline in this story is not pertinent to any plot as such but I have used characters and events to my needs. Hope you understand. Enjoy. :)

It was past 11 at night but no one complained because one of their own was missing. Voight arrived with Kim and Atwater. Kim looked as though someone had punched the hell out of her. The worry and tension on her face was evident. Earlier that day Adam had been shot and she had spent the entire day with him and now Hailey was missing, what the hell was going and why didn't this day just come to an end? Kevin wasn't calm either, he was ready to find this person and lock him or her up for good. Voight seemed like himself, he was calm on the outside but everyone knew he was boiling inside. Hearing the news about Hailey Ruzek had wanted to join the team but was strictly forbidden by Will and his team. They didn't need unnecessary danger and tension. When the team arrived Jay was already looking around for any clue as to who would have done this. He had already sent the blood splattered on the ground to the forensics lab, hoping with all his hear that it was the offender's and that this offender was on the database, which would lead them directly to him.

"What the hell happened Jay?" Voight enquired frantically.

"I don't know Sarge," Jay said wishing he knew. "I had come to meet her after we met your CI, but when I arrived she didn't open the door. So I assumed she was already asleep but still wanted to check in on her once and that's when I found the blood and realised she wasn't even there."

"Hmm," Voight said, sensing something was going on between the two but deciding now was not the time to get into that. The central goal was to find Hailey, fast.

"Alright," he began again. "Let's toss this place up and look out for anything that could give us a clue. I am sure there will be something that will show us how to proceed."

The team nodded and all of them entered Hailey's house. Before anyone could say anything more Jay said with a firmness that nobody could oppose, "I'll take the bedroom."

The team didn't argue and everyone took a specific room and began looking for any clue that they could find. Jay thought it best to let Hailey's personal life remain private for as long as possible. And he was the only one who knew her house from corner to corner. He entered her bedroom in a frenzy, shuddering at all the blood that was pooled there. He had to do something and he had to do it fast. Suddenly he remembered the kiss they had shared in the bull pen and that memory instantly brought tears and anger to his being. He was ready to find this monster and kill him if necessary. Nobody had the right to lay a hand on Hailey and he was going to make damn sure that that happened. As he looked at the bed he couldn't help but think what would have happened. Would they have used this bed tonight? What would have they done? These thoughts were too painful and Jay couldn't let them occupy his mind. What was even more painful was the idea that Hailey, in fact, didn't feel the same way. That thought was his undoing and he let the tears fall down his cheeks. He was so angry and frustrated that he smacked the bed with his hand, instantly realising that was tampering with the evidence. But what happened next was something beyond Jay's understanding. As he had taken out his anger on the sheets a small piece of paper had elevated and fallen back on the bed. Jay quickly moved to grab it and see what it was. All he saw were four characters etched, 'RB, 35'. From the handwriting he could discern it was Hailey's and he stormed out of the room. The team heard his voice and they all gathered to look at this paper, hoping with all their heart it was a clue Hailey had left.

"Alright, so what's this? What does it mean?" asked Voight.

"It could be a person's name and his age," Kim added, her brain turning in all possible ways to decipher this clue.