Please Remember Me

Chapter Twenty Six

Erin opened the package on her desk. And on the inside, was a small hand. Holding onto a CD. She beckoned the guys over and what they saw in the box disturbed them as much as it did Erin.

The hand belonged to a small child, the cut was clean. Precise. Like it was done with an axe to make sure it was chopped clean off. It was unidentifiable, they didn't know if it was Hadleys or one of the other kids.

"Should we play it?" Antonio asked as he looked at Erin, seeing as it came from her box. It was only fitting that she decided.

"Do it" she said gently as she wrapped her arms around Jays waist for comfort. He understood and took the same amount of comfort from her.

Trying to keep his cool. The video was six hours long, the first part was just the kids sleeping in the room.

They were chained to the wall, and all three had both their hands, but then again. This was before they had the package delivered according to the time stamp. Two little girls and a boy.

The boy looked similar to Daniel, the other little girl looked very similar to Hailey. Then there was Hadley. She would be the youngest out of them all, only three years old. The other two looked to be about seven or eight. Erin's mind spun. Was she being targeted by Johnny? If this was even him?

She didn't believe someone could be so cruel until a hooded figure appeared on the screen. The body shape and type matched Johnny's figure.

He took the cuffs off the wall and led the kids by chaining them together. Hadley at the very back.

They were gone for several hours, when the
children returned. They didn't have their proper clothes on, they had ligature marks on their necks and bodies, and what was most heartbreaking was their expressions.

The children's eyes were empty, nothing was behind them. It was like they had been robbed of the sparks you usually see in little kids.

They went back to being chained to the wall, and fell asleep. Then they just slept for several more hours until the video finished. And out of the blue, Erin's phone rang. The number was unknown to her, she went into the break room. Jay gave her a quizzical look before she closed the door. Erin finally picked up.

"It was so nice to see you, princess" Johnny. Erin knew that voice anywhere, she ran out into the bullpen met with several confused looks from her boys.

"What do you want Johnny?" she asked coldly as the whole unit fell silent. She grabbed a piece of paper, and wrote 'Track call' on it. Mouse set to work, attempting to ping the phone off Erin's cell Hoping she could keep the conversation going long enough. She ran back into the break room.

"I have someone special to you" Erin said as she heard little screams and shrieks from the other side of the line. Hadley.

"Don't touch her!" Erin yelled through the phone. Jay looked up from his desk, he too was trying to locate the phones area.

"Bring me a fake ID, a plane ticket to Mexico and 25 grand or I kill her. Meet me in a week, in the same house I kept you. Alone." Johnny's voice rang through the end of the line.

"Okay I will, but you have to promise not to hurt her" Erin said with a shaky voice.

"You have my word" Johnny said almost sounding sincere, Erin was confused. She had never heard that tone in his voice before. She just hope he was telling the truth.

Erin gathered her thoughts and emotions before walking back out to the bullpen.

"He wants a fake ID, a plane ticket and 25 thousand dollars" Erin said to her team as they stared at her in disbelief, "Or he kills Hadley" instantly their expressions changed. Going from one of hell no, to one of completely
and utter worry.

As far as everyone was concerned it was basically their daughter out there being shipped through a pedophile ring as a three year old. Jay got up and kicked his desk really hard, which startled everyone.

"Damn it!" he yelled before storming off. Erin gave them an apologetic look before following him.

"I can't believe she's not scared of him when he's like that, last time he punched me so hard he broke my nose" Mouse said shuddering at the memory of one of Jays violent outbursts.

"His and Erin's daughter has been kidnapped. If it was your kid wouldn't you feel the same? Erin can handle herself. And no offence Mouse, but you're not Erin. She's the only one that's going to be able to get through to him, she's the only one brave enough to try" Antonio said admiring Erin's determination to fight for her daughter and fight for Jay.

Jay stormed down the corridor into the locker rooms and bashed his boot against the door.

"Hey" Erin said softly as he walked over to her with an angry step in him.

Erin stood her ground, being 5'4 and Jay being almost 6 foot. He could easily take her down, but she knew he wouldn't dare put a hand on her.

One because of his fear of Voight and two because it's just not who he was.

Erin wasn't surprised to see Jay stop dead in his tracks, find the nearest locker and slide back down onto the ground. She went to sit next to him and he grabbed her waist. Pulling her in close.

"I want to find her Erin" he said.

"I know I do too" she said before a tear rolled down her cheek and Jays body started to shake. She had never seen him shake like that before. And she couldn't tell why, she grabbed his hands. They too were shaking terribly. Erin was worried. What was going on with Jay?

She tilted her gaze to meet his. And Jays eyes were full of tears. Her heart broke for him. Erin gave up trying to be a tough guy for him and just let him deal with the grief in whatever way he needed to.

"It's okay, I got you. I promise" she kept whispering in his ear. To let him know that she'd always be there for him. And also to let him know that she wasn't going anywhere.

He needed her, she needed him.

And for Erin, that was enough to make her determined to do everything she could for him. And only for him.