By Kary G.
Chapter 1.
A/N: Thank you to all the people who read my last store, thanks to texasrangergirl for all the help in this story and thank you Pace-Fan I had a wonderful day with you and your family here in San Antonio.
Sydney continued running through an abandoned alley. She screamed for Gage and her children. Where were they? Why didn't they answer her? Her legs where aching from running she knew she should stop and rest for a little bit. Her hand reached into her pocket to pull out her cell phone as she stopped running to catch her breath and rest. After she stopped she felt around in her pockets but she didn't have her phone.
Sydney quickly jumped around as she heard her name being called out. She recognized the voice as her husband Gage. She walked over to where the person was standing. She smiled as she walked over but suddenly stopped as a shot fired out she witness the person holding a small body fall to the cold cement ground. She ran over and screamed as loud as she could at the bodies of her husband and children covered in blood and laying there dead in front of her eyes. "NO!!" She screamed over and over. She turned to run as fast as she could but a mysterious man grabbed her arm forcefully and with a mocking voice he whispered in her ear. "I'm back. There's no place to run and hide. You will die next."
"Michael?, no it can´t be" those last words were the only that got out of her lips, she heard another shot and felt something cold get in and out of her head, she felt her hand warms and looked at them and saw the blood, her head was spinning and the darkness was starting to take over her, finally she surrender.
Gage´s House
The female ranger shook as she woke up from her nightmare screaming. "Gage. Gage! Where are you?" She was in a cold sweat and her face was streaked with tears. She was shaking and her heart was racing as fear took over again. Where was Gage? Why isn't he coming? Questions where running through her head. In less then two seconds Gage came running into the room and pulled his wife and partner into his strong arms.
"It's okay honey. I'm here. Shh…. It's okay." He tried comforting his wife. For the last month the same nightmare over and over. Was this another premonition that her family was in danger? Sydney sniffed back her tears and finally let go of Gage.
"Oh, Gage I am so afraid"
"Why? he is not coming back"
"How do you know?" she sigh and relax her body against the pillows. "I don´t know how to deal with this, Micahel is worse than Ramon Ortega, and I´m just- - I am afraid all the time, everytime I leave the house and I am so tired of keep thinking that any day, any minute, any second he can take Matthew and Sienna away from me once again, or you or uhh" she growl in frustration knowing she was torturing herself.
"Don´t be so hard on yourself honey, nothing is going to happen, I´ll bring you some breakfast.."
"Gage I really appreciate all your help but I am not that hungry, Where is Sienna and Matthew?"
"Remember today is friday, Sienna is in her therapy and Matthew is with Erika at the H.O.P.E center"
"Oh! I forgot, what time is it?" Sydney asked not realizing that it was late.
"1:00 O´clock" Gage answered.
"What?!, and you didn´t woke me up!" she started to scolding him.
"It´s ok I talked to Walker and he gave us the day off so you can relax" Sydney didn´t say a word and with her fingertips touch the necklace that was on her neck.
"Gage, what about this?" she said looking at her necklace and pointing at the third kid without an initial on it.
"Oh that, well Syd let´s just say that it wouldn´t be bad to hear little footsteps running around the house once again" Gage tried not to look at her but Sydney lift his chin.
Sydney looked up at her husband. "Honey… I… I love you so much you know that. But, I can't carry another child right now. Believe me Gage I want another baby as much as you do. But, what if something happened while I was carrying and…" Gage's blue eyes that were filled with hope was fading away at hearing his wife. He kissed her forehead he looked into her chocolate eyes and forced himself to smile. "I understand Shorty." He turned and left the room Sydney chased after him.
Sydney stood up from the bed and followed Gage to the kitchen. She entered the kitchen and Gage pretended to cook something. "Gage" Sydney call him but he didn´t pay her attention "Francis Gage" she said, he turned around hearing his full name, she sat in the chair and so did Gage "Gage, like I said I want another baby but first I- We need to think about it, Michael is out of jail and I don´t know if I´ll be able to protect our kids, besides if he does something to me or to you".
"I know and I am sorry shorty, I guess we´ll have to wait"
"You don't need to be sorry Gage. If anybody should be sorry it's me. I love you more then you know. As soon as Michael is out of our lives for good we will work on another baby and maybe two." Grinned the female ranger. Gage happy to hear that kissed her and began to tickle her stomach.
"Francis." Sydney began giggling. "Okay Gage stop." Suddenly she smelled something coming from the kitchen. "Gage, I think your eggs are burning." Gage stopped tickling his wife and hurried to the kitchen to find his breakfast ruined. "Oh man!" He groaned. "My breakfast look at it." He showed Sydney the less then noticeable eggs. Sydney walked into the kitchen and smiled at her husband. "Well, you can always make cinnamon toast you know." She began laughing Gage put the pan down and began have fun chasing her around the room.
Ranger HeadquartersTexas Ranger Jimmy Trivette entered Company B and noticed that both Sydney and Gage's desk were empty. Walker was busy at his desk, Trivette sat down and cleared his throat loudly as if he was trying to get Walker's attention. Walker, hand on his forehead didn't hear Trivette clearing his throat. Curiosity was starting to get the best of the senior ranger as to the whereabouts of Sydney and Gage. Not wanting to actually come out right away and ask where the junior rangers where Trivette began humming as he looked at his paperwork. Walker looked over at his best friend and smiled to himself.
"Alright Trivette what is it?" looking up Jimmy answered Cordell. "What is what?"The senior ranger chuckled.
"Clearing your throat when you came in, and then humming. Did you want to ask something?"
"No… of course not Walker. What makes you think that?"
"Just asking Trivette." Laughed Walker again. After a few miuntes Jimmy let it slip out. "Where's Sydney and Gage today?"
"I knew you wanted to ask something." Walker laughed. "I let them have the day off. Sydney's not feeling well."
"I understand how she feels I would be scared just like she is if somebody was threatening Erika or Max and wanting to take them away from me." Walker nodded in agreement with his friend.
"Trivette call Gage and tell him to come to the ranch you too, Capt. Briscoe asked me to take this case about Gerald Jackson.."
"The drug dealer friend of James Brown?"
"Yep, tomorrow we are going to bust him and I need all my best friends and rangers with me"
"Ok, I´ll call them" Trivette dialed to Gage´s home.
Gage´s homeThe phone rang, Sydney was laughing hard thanks to her husband who was still tickling her.
"Gage..stop, the phone" She finally started to breath normal, Gage answered the phone.
"Hey Trivette, What´s up?" Gage waited for a few moments "Ok, we´ll be there, at what time?, yeah...she´s fine see you later" Gage put the phone baack in the receiver.
"What´s up?" Sydney asked putting her arms around his waist.
"Trivette said that Walker wants to meet him at the ranch around 8 O´clock, Capt. Briscoe asked him to bust James Brown, remember him?" Sydney nodded his head in agreement. "So we are going to discuss that today at eight, so why don´t you take a bath and after that we go for Matthew and Sienna, ok"
"Ok" she said, Gage leaned and started to tease her neck with kisses. "Stop! I need to get ready, don´t forget to wash the dishes and to clean your mess" she clicked her tongue and walked to the bathroom, Gage imitate her and headed to the kitchen to clean his mess.
Walker´s RanchThe sound of laughter was heard through the entire ranch, Sydney was leaned on the door looking at her children playing, she smile enjoying that moment, she felt secure being there in the ranch but at the same time she felt so hopeless, afraid, again those dreams were coming to her mind, she sighed trying to erase them but her thoughts were interrupted feeling Gage´s chin on her shoulder.
"Walker needs to see you, he is going to discuss the case" Sydney followed Gage and sat next to Walker, she waited until Walker finished thier plan on how they were going to bust Gerald Jackson. Sydney spoke. "There´s something that you all need to know, including you Gage" Gage looked at her. "Remember when Trivette called us" Gage nodded "After you hung up the phone you went to the kitchen to clean your mess I turned on the T.V. and saw a picture of Jessica Brown, she got out of prison 2 weeks ago for good behavior"
"What?, Why didn´t you tell me?" Gage said to Syd.
"I don´t know, I just thought it was not that important, and with Michael out there and now with Jessica..I just- I don´t want to put Matthew through the same hell that he was and now that she is out I need to be more careful I need to take the kids to a safe place"
"Do not worry Sydney if you feel more safe they can stay at Safehouse, Alex is going to be there with Ericka and so is Angela and Max with all the rangers around I don´t think they are going to harm them"
"Thank you Walker" she went to see how her children were doing. Sydney saw Matthew asleep on the floor and his teddy bear as a pillow, Gage picked him up slowly so he wouldn´t wake up. They say their goodbyes and went home.