One for the road || F&F x Chicago PD

6

CHAPTER SIX|| BLAST FROM THE PAST

tw:
- Mentions of toxic relationships/domestic abuse

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The contents of the box was sickening. Sending a trail of goosebumps across Jays body as he peered inside; The hoodie Ash had left Jay's apartment in folded neatly inside the box, followed by more photos.. from inside Ash's apartment, Photos of her getting ready for work, Cooking, Watching Tv.

Jay swallowed the lump in his throat as his Eyes darted between the box and Kelly before his eyes fell on a note. he pulled the note from the box, trying to keep his hands steady he unfolded the crumpled iece of paprer catching a glimpse of the scruffy handwriting as he read it:

if you're reading this i'm having a lot of fun. ashley is safe for now, or is she? there's another family out there wanting her. not just me, not just you. there's another. maybe she's safer with them.. oh how easy it was for me to get into her apartment, maybe you need to sort out your protection skills jay. there's another thing. your not the only one who received a box. we'll see who she makes it back too. if she makes it back at all.

the anxiety running through jay as he read the note aloud, the room falling silent, as a cloud of indescribable panic rushed through the veins of everyone in the room. Jay's heart pounding against his chest with fear. burning anxiety and worry leaving a scolding trail as it rolled through his body. Adrenaline kicked in as Jay rushed back to the surveillance room.

He startled Kevin who sat at the desk plainly waiting for Ash to make contact, Yet as Jay rushed in he frantically pulled on a pair of headphones before bringing the radio-like device up to his lips as he exclaimed: "Ash? Ashley are you there? i need your location now."

kevin leant over the desk his hand on the mouse of the computer trying to find Her last location, urgency clouded over they room as everyone piled in. Looks of panic etched onto everyones face waiting to know if she was okay, If Ash was safe. Yet the way Kevin's face fell was all Jay needed to know

"The trackers have been disconnected.." Kevin announced panic lacing his voice as Jay's eyes went wide, and he pulled the headphones from his head slamming them against the table: "Fuck"

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Ash sighed as she laid on the small motel bed, Dom laying on the bed next to hers an awkward silence lingered, a silence that hadn't broken since being in the car. Yet the question in Ashleys mind outweighed her desire for silence. just one question, one question that tugged at her heart, one question that caused a pain deep within her chest.

turning her head she looked over at Dom who was staring up at the ceiling, memories of her old life flooding back. Good memories almost tormented her more than the bad ones. reminding her more of what she'd lost... Taking a breath she had to ask;

"how is he?" Dom's head turned to look at the girl he used to consider his sister. his best friend. the person who'd been there for him before Brian, before Letty. he'd saved her, she'd saved him. a sense of betrayal still rant through his veins, a feeling he couldn't let go off, but he knew he could push it aside..

"he's never been the same since you left. i think it was the not knowing. he thinks it was his fault." Dom shrugged as his eyes remained on Ash waiting for her reaction, yet his words made her body seize. she hadn't expected the answer to hurt as much as it did, it felt like someone had just punched her in the chest, leaving behind a gapping hole where her heart had once been.