Living The Long Game || on hold ||

Prologue

It is said when a person is kidnapped the first 48 hours are crucial and the victim in lucky to be alive after those first 48 hours, it has been 168 hours since Joshua Matthews was taken from a store parking lot.
The team investigating say they have no leads and have told the victim's wife and family to prepare for the worst, but the victim's wife knows exactly who is to blame: the bitch who caused their baby's death.
Maya Matthews is falling apart, she is the only one that knows about her baby and she needs her husband in order to cope but she has lost all hope that he will come home.
Riley Matthews and Lucas Friar still have hope though of course, they are sure that he is alive and well, they always have hope and they know that he would not leave his family, not yet or without a great fight.
Cory Matthews is a ghost of his usual self, his baby brother is his everything, more than his wife, best friend, even his children, he is a complete mess and doesn't know what to think and feel.
Topanga Matthews is working the case with the police because she refuses to sit around doing nothing but she is sick to the stomach with fear of what may have happened to her much loved brother-in-law.
Amy Matthews has not said a single word since she heard the news, she just sits and cries.
Alan Matthews is devastated but is trying to stay strong for his fragile wife because the way she is acting is unhealthy.
August Matthews and Ava Morgenstern are still oblivious to the incident although they are beginning to suspect something awful has happened.
Everyone has one thing in common, they just want him home, safe, healthy and happy...