Alex and Monica spend all day at Headquarters reviewing the case. Later Trent comes by to pick up Monica.

Once they get inside the car, they kiss each other passionatly.

"I’ve been waiting to do that all day." Trent says smiling at her. To taste her sweet lips against his again, almost gave him new strengh. No one had ever given him that kind of feeling.

"Me too!!" Monica says smiling back. It was so hard concentrating in Alex’s office reviewing the case, all she could think about was Trent. Kissing and holding him again filled her with such an urgency. Trent looked into her eyes again before starting the Vette, pulling away he placed his hand on her upper leg, Monica resting her hand on his. The two sharing a smiled every few second, not being able to take their eyes off of each other.

"So, how did the review go??" Trent asks her.

"Ok, I guess. I’ll just be glad when all of this is over." She answers him.

"Me too." Trent says and squeezes her leg. Soon after they drive up to CD’s to get some lunch. Trent quickly jumps out and open the door for Monica. She smiles at him as she takes his hand and gets out of the car.

"Are you always the romantic type??" She asks him.

"Only with you!!" He says smiling, and wraps his one arm around her shoulder.

They start walking towards CD’s but are surprised when Matt and three other men come walking out the Bar. Monica freezes when she sees him, Trent sees the fear in her eyes and then also recodnizes him. "Hello Monica. I’ve been looking for you. But let’s not make this messy here in a public place. Grab her!!" He tells the men behind him. They then walk towards Trent and Monica. Trent pulls Monica behind him and stands ready. The first two men start fighting Trent, and the other one goes after Monica.

Trent gives a high kick in the one guys face, knocking him to the ground. Monica blocks the man trying to grab her and gives him a hard right punch. Trent continues to fight off the other men. Kicking and punching them to the ground. Meanwhile Matt slowly moves past them and walks toward Monica who is still taking care of the other guy.

She elbows him in the face and just as she turns to see how Trent is doing, Matt slams the back of the gun on her head, knocking her unconscious. She falls to the ground, Trent sees this and tries to brake free of the other men. Matt picks her up, and a black van comes racing around the corner. It stops infront of Matt and two other men open the slide door and take Monica. One of the men climbs out of the van with a crowbar walks up to the blonde PI who was distracted by the other men still throwing pucnhes at him. Trent doesn’t see the huge man behind him and is hit on his back with the crowbar. Trent then falls to the ground dizzy. He can only make out the other men running to the van, climbing in, and the van driving off. Then darkness overpowers him.

TO BE CONTINUED...

DALLAS COUNTRY GENERAL HOSPITAL

"Trent?". The voice says.

"Can you hear me buddy? Come on Trent." The voice becomes more clearly and Trent hears how concerned the voice is.

Trent slowly opens his eyes. His head feels like it’s been hit by a brick. A blurly face is standing infront of him. Trent blinks a few times to focus, and sees that it is Carlos standing there. He starts looking around and also sees Walker, Trivette and Alex all standing there looking at him very concerned.

"Where?..." Trent looks very confused.

"Easy buddy, your in the Hospital. Your sustained a severe concusion." Carlos tries to calm down his friend.

Trent thinks for a moment, trying to remember what happened.

"Monica!! They’ve got Monica!!" Trent says, and tries to sit up staight. But he’s still dizzy, and Carlos grabs hold of him.

"We know Trent, they’ve got her." Carlos tell him.

Laying him down again on the bed.

"CD found you after he heard a struggle outside the Bar. He only saw a black van drive away in a hurry. Then he called 911." Walker tells Trent while stepping closer.

"It happened so fast. They came out of nowhere, and attacked us. I turned around to see where Monica was and saw that other guy from last night carrying her into the van. Then something hit me from behind." Trent says holding his head.

"We ran a search on the van, nothing." Trivette said.

"And that hitman??" Trent asks looking at Walker.

"This him??" Carlos asks him. Showing him a police file that of Matt Andrews.

"Yeh. Yeh, that’s him. Who is he??" Trent asks taking a closer look at the file.

"Matt Andrews. Released from prison 3 years ago. Sources say he’s been working as a hitman." Walker tells him.

"We think that Jack Smith might have hired him to bump off Monica, so she wouldn’t be able to testify against him in court next week. But we haven’t been able to find anything to pin this on him." Trivette adds.

"Oh no, and now he’s got her." Trent says lowering his head. He remembered all of this from his past. When Riggs had stabbed him months ago, the same story. A rich business man didn’t want Trent testifying against him, so he hired Riggs to take care of him. Trent only hoped that the same wouldn’t happen to Monica, that she was still ok and unhurt.

"We just have keep believing that she’s still alive."

Carlos says, trying to keep up everyone’s hope.

Everyone just looks at each other. They knew what the chances were of Monica, still alive. Trent not wanting to believe that the love of his life may already be dead.
 
 

"Wakey, wakey!!" The cold voice says.

Monica hears someone coming closer to her. She opens her eyes seeing Matt right infront of her. She quickly tries to back away, but finds that her hands are tied up behind her back.

She starts looking around and sees two other men sitting on chairs, she was lying on a double bed in a small room, the windows were covered and only one light lit the room. The back of her head was still sore and the tight ropes were hurting her hands. Her feet were also tied-up.

"Ah, there we are. Feeling better??" Matt asks in his cold hearted voice.

"Where am I?? What do you want??" She asks trying to sit up straight, the pounding in her head just got worse.

"Where you are is not important, it’s why your here.

Seems that you’ll be testifying in court next week."

Matt says sitting next to Monica on the bed.

"Let me guess, Jack Smith hired you to kill me, huh??" Monica says with a grin on her face. She was affraid this might happen.

"And who says movie stars can’t think for themselves!!" Matt says laughing.

"Look, whatever he’s paying you, I can pay you double. Just let me go!" She says trying to move away from Matt sitting next to her. Obviously he knew she was an actress, but she bet he didn’t know that she was also a detective for the New York Police Department. The acting was just a part time job.

"I doubt that. Besides, I haven’t received my cheque yet. That’s why your still alive." Matt says lighting up a cigar.

"Untill when??" Monica asks, getting scared.

"Untill I say so. I’ve never been in the company of a movie star, especially such a pretty one." Matt says touching Monica face. Monica just turns away.

"You know they’ll come for me." Monica says in anger in his face.

"I wouldn’t count on that, they have know idea where you are. They don’t even know if your still alive!!" He says blowing smoke in her face. Monica coughs and turns away her head, trying to hide the tears. Matt the just laughs, stands up and all three men leave the room, locking it.

Monica then looks around the apartment trying to find a way to escape. But the windows seemed to be locked up, and there isn’t any other way out. She then tries to get her hands loose, but the thick ropes are too tight and she falls to her back on the bed. Thinking of what may happen to her, she drowns her head in the pillow and starts to cry.

THE NEXT MORNING

Ranger Headquarters

"Ok, we checked out all the hotel’s, no one has seen Andrews, nor booked him in." Trivette says walking inside Walker’s office with Carlos behind him.

"What about the Motel’s??" Walker asks."We checked them out too, nothing. Not that there are a lot of them in Dallas." Carlos tells him.

"What about apartment’s??" Trent asks coming inside the office.

"We sent pictures of Andrews to every apartment building in Dallas. If he’s living in one of them, we’ll know. Don’t worry Trent, we’ll find her." Carlos assures his friend.

"Yeah, well what if it’s too late?!?" Trent says in a angry voice and storms out of the office.

Carlos them runs after him. Walker and Trivette look at each other.

"You know what the chances are of us ever finding her alive Walker." Trivette says.

"I know Jimmy, but we can’t loose hope. I promised Race I would take care of her, and now I’ve let him down. We have to try." Walker says worried.

"Have you called him yet??" Trivette asks.

"Not yet, I was just about to. This is going to be hard." Walker picks up the phone and glares at Trivette, and he knows that he should give Walker privacy to break the news to his friend.

Carlos then catches up to Trent in the hallway.

"Trent, wait up!!" Carlos yells, Trent then stops and lowers his head.

"I know how you feel. When I lost Leticia last year, I blamed myself for her death. Don’t do this to yourself, you’ve only known her for two days." Carlos tells him. He puts his hand on Trent’s shoulder, but Trent pushes it away.

"Don’t say that Carlos!! Monica is still alive!! I know she is, and I’m going to find her!!And it only took a second for me to realize that I was in love with her, so don’t you tell me if I love her enough or not!!" Trent yells at him. He then turns away and continues walking down the hallway. Carlos only stands there watching his friend storming away. He knew Trent was in a lot of pain, and had to give him time to cool down.

THE NEXT DAY

Back at the apartment, Matt and his two men are just getting back from a bar, when they stop at the counter.

"Hey, any messages??" Matt asks the Manager.

"Apartment number??" The manager asks, with a smoke in his mouth.

"24!!" Matt replies in an angry voice.

"No, no new messages!!" He answers back just as impolite.

"Thank you!!" Matt turns around and heads towards the room, with his men following.

Once they walk up the stairs, the manager thinks a moment. He reaches under his deck and takes out a wanted poster of Matt. He looks at the picture closely, and then realizes that this is the man who just yelled at him. He picks up the phone and dials Walker’s number which is on the paper.

"Walker." Walker answers his phone.

"Yeh, hi. Ranger Walker, I may have some information about this Andrews guy your looking for. I think he’s staying here at my apartment building." The Manager says.

"Really, where is you building??" Walker ask and signals to Trivette to go and call the others, who have been there since yesterday. Trivette responds and runs out the office to go and find Trent and Carlos.

"It’s Hillside Apartment’s. 43th Avenue street." He answers.

"Alright, we’re on our way. Just stay there and stay calm." Walker tells him.

"You got it Ranger." He puts down the phone.

Just then Trent, Carlos and Trivette come walking in, wondering what’s going on. Walker writes down the address and stands up.

"What’s going on??" Trent asks, hoping for good news.

"We may have a lead on the where abouts of Andrews. An apartment in Avenue street." Walker tells them, putting on his jacket.

"Monica??" Trent asks with concern.

"We don’t know yet, let’s go!!" Walker assures him, and they all run out the office.

Walker and Trivette get in the Truck and Trent and Carlos get in the Corvette. They then race towards the apartment.
 
 

"Well, I hope you had a good day." Matt says while walking inside the room where Monica was busy lying on the bed.

"I have some good news, I just received my cheque." He says and sits next to Monica on the bed, putting his hand on her shoulder and rubbing it.

"So, what now??" Monica asks getting afraid again but tries to hide her fear from Matt. He tries to move away from Matt when he wraps his arm around her shoulder.

"Oh I think you know."Matt says and leans forward to kiss her. Just then Monica spits in his face.

"I’ll die first before you touch me!!" She says. Matt backs away and hits her in the face. She falls of the bed and hits the floor.

"That can be arranged!!" He says and pulls out a gun.

Just then his men come running inside the room.

"Those two P.I.’s are here and the Texas Rangers!!"

One of them yells.

Matt looks at Monica who was lying on the floor on the otherside of the bed. He then takes a deep breath and then turns to his men standing behind him.

"Take care of them!!" He orders them.

Matt then turns to Monica again. She is trying to get up, but can’t move. Her body to stiff from being tied up the whole time. And the top of her right eyes is bleeding, from being hit by Matt.

"I’ll be back for you later!!" He then follows his men.

Outside Walker and the other are just getting out of their cars and running inside. They run past the Manager and tell him to get down. They run up the stairs, Trent first, and when they get to the second floor, gun shots start going of. Matt and his men are firing from the third floor.

Walker tells Trent and Carlos to go back outside and take the back stairs. They then run down the stairs and go to the back of the building outside. They start climbing the metal stairs. Carlos tries to forget about his fear of hight’s and only thinks about saving Monica. Once at the third floor, they climb thought a window at the end of the hallway. They hear the gun shots going of at the other end of the hallway. Trent then moves towards them, with Carlos following him. Just then another one of Matt’s men comes out of their room with a gun. Trent takes him by surprise and kicks the gun from his hand. Then gives another high kick knocking him down. The huge man quickly gets to his feet and tries to grab Trent, but then Carlos steps in and starts boxing him.

"Go find Monica!" Carlos yells at Trent.

Trent then nods, knowing that Carlos will be able to take care of himself. He runs then inside the room the man came out of. He starts looking around looking for Monica.

"Monica! Where are you?" He calls, still looking for her.

He then comes to the locked room and quickly kicks it open. Once inside, he doesn’t see anything. But just as he turns back to go look somewhere else, he hears a voice calling.

"Trent?" The faint voice calls from behind the bed.

Trent then walks around the bed to see Monica lying on the floor, still bleeding on her head.

"O my god, Monica!!" He quickly kneels down beside her and helps her up.

He unties her hands and hugs her tight. Monica hugging him back and tears start streaming down her cheek.

"I knew you’d come for me!!" She says crying tears of fear and joy.

"Of course I would. I love you so much!! I knew I’d find you!!" He tells her holding her tight and kissing her head and neck.

"Aah, isn’t this a loving sight!!"

Trent and Monica turn to see Matt standing in the door with his gun pointed at them.

"Sorry you two, party’s over!!" Matt then lifts his gun and get’s ready to shoot.

Trent leans over Monica trying to protect her, when Matt is suddenly shot in the back from behind. He moans in pain and falls to the ground. Once he hits the ground, Carlos steps inside the room with his gun still aimed at Matt. He puts it away and walks over to Trent and Monica who sign in relief seeing their friend.

"You ok Monica??" Carlos says walking closer to them.

"You have got to stop asking me that Carlos!!" Monica says joking.

Trent and Carlos can only laugh. Just then Walker and Trivette come walking inside.

"You guys alright??" Walker asks them.

"We’re fine, Walker." Trent tells him, helping Monica to her feet, who was still weak.

"I’ll go call an Ambulance." Trivette says taking out his cell-phone and walking outside the room.

Trent helps Monica sits down on the bed, and sits by her side. He bends down and unties her feet. Walker comes up to her and kneels before her. He checks her out and takes out his cell-phone.

"I think your dad would want to know your ok." Walker says smiling.

"Thanks uncle Walker." Monica says and leans forward and gives him a hug.

Walker then stands up and walks outside the rooms, where one of the men are trying to stand up. Walker comes up to him and once again slams his fist in the man’s face, knocking him out again.

"Give it a rest pal!" He says and dials the number on his mobile phone.

Back in the room Monica is leaning against Trent on the bed. She then looks at him and smiles.

"I love you Trent Malloy." She says smiling.

"And I love you Monica Banon." Trent says smiling back at her and he gives her a kiss.

Carlos just stands there looking at them.

"I think the cops are here, I’ll just go and check." Carlos says and quickly walks out the room. But Monica and Trent are too lost in moment to hear him.

A few minutes later the Ambulance arrives and a paramedic inspects Monica. They take Matt out on a streacher to take care of his wounds. Trent feeling an urge inside of him wanting them to just leave Matt here to die.

"Well, besides that cut above you eye, I think you’ll be alright Miss Banon." The paramedic tells her after placing a small bandage above her eye.

"Thanks." She thanks him.

He stands up and walks out the room. Trent helps Monica to her feet and they leave the room. Being glad that it was over. And as they made their way out of the room, for a second of looking into each others eyes. Both knew that they had found the one they were meant for, they had found their Soul Mate. The ordeal was over and they could now be together. But Monica had one more ordeal to face.