[center]Kassie Lovelace[/center]

I saw the pain in his eyes just as he realized what I was doing, I was cruel. I knew that I would hate myself later when I would be thinking of him, but I was doing this for him. He couldn't be caught, that was one of the rules of the rebels. Keep the up ground contacts safe, as they were always needed. I pushed past one guard before someone stunned me, my whole body cramped as the electric shock ran through it. God, was it painful! I felt a cry of pain escape my throat as I fell to the ground hard and hit my head. I could see star's for a moment, though the stun, hitting my head and being slightly drunk made my stomach want to give up its contents. But I wasn't going to make a complete mess of myself, not in front of Enrick anyway. 

I tilted my head up to see Enrick, though it was hard as the electric current still flowed through my body. I could feel the guards go through my pockets as they searched for I.D, when they didn't find any they asked the people around me who I was. I shut my eyes as I heard the guard ask Enrick who I was. [i]Please, be strong...... Deny that you know me![/i] I thought as hard as I could hoping that my thoughts would reach him in some way, as crazy as it sounds.

I opened my eyes when I heard Enrick speak, I could hear the pain in his voice though I knew no one else could. I wished so badly that I didn't let him get too close, I wish he knew how sorry I was. How sorry I was that he was in this mess, that I wasn't stronger, that we grew too close together, that I was cruel in kissing then leaving him wondering. I was sorry for everything! [i]Forgive me Enrick......[/i] I cut the thought short before it could get to the 'L' word, that was one word I swore that I would never use. It caused too much pain, not just for me but for others.

I watched as he looked away and continued talking though the singer of the band needed a good punch in the face, as he was going to ruin everything. But Enrick did fine and covered well. Suddenly a black bag was put roughly over my head and a cord was tightened around my neck to secure it. It suddenly sunk in that I was in some deep shit, as those without papers rarely came back out. Most of the time if they did come back out they were watched heavily and were put into hard labour, or if you pretty enough, you were made to work in the whore houses. 

I felt myself being lifted up like a sack of potatoes and thrown over someones shoulder, I never felt so helpless in my entire life. Well except the time when Boss took me in and I was on the boarder flirting with death. I knew that they wouldn't do anything to me until I was out of the public eye, then I was fair game, I knew my chances of arriving at the prison with nothing happening to me were slim. So I ran all the things that could happen to me in my head and prepared myself for the worse.

Sure enough as soon as the doors to the vehicle were shut someone punched me in the gut, air rushed out of my mouth and I groaned a little though I made no other sound. "What were you thinking? Didn't anyone tell you that you can't walk the streets with your I.D?" The voice said harshly, though I said nothing.
"Hey dude, don't hit her. If she has no info or if they don't kill her they will put her in the whore house. Those people don't want their goods too badly damaged." Said another voice calmly and with a hint of hope, which made me rather be beaten than anything else.

After some time in silence I could feel the vehicle slow down to a stop, the rough hands grabbing me and pulling me along even though my feet weren't working properly. I could feel panic rise inside of me as I the sound of metal on metal grinding as the gate closed behind us. But I thought back to the sound of Enricks heart and how lovely it was, I hoped that he was doing okay.

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[center]Gabriel Lockheart[/center]

I was in utter bliss, willing to forget everything as long as Louisa was with me and as long as I was able to kiss her. I never felt like this before, though I knew that I was liking it. She was beautiful and sweet and kind hearted, everything I admired. I have dated a few women and all were nice in their own way, but I never felt a connection with them. But Louisa, I felt a connection with even when she first came onto the job, she made me smile in the lunch room the first day she was there. She spilled creamer on me and tried to clean it up, she didn't realize at the time that I was her boss. I called her into my office later to discuss something, though I no longer remember what, and she blushed so hard that I couldn't help the smirk that spread across my lips at the time.

And now we were here, in my car, parked in the garage of our work. And I was kissing her, things have a funny way of going though I wasn't going to argue with this one at this particular moment. 
I couldn't help the slight disappointment that crossed my face when she pulled away, but she was right, we had to get going. I nodded before taking her hand and kissing it, "I will hold you to it." I tease lightly though the growing dread in my stomach was telling me differently, though I didn't show it.

***

As soon as we entered the office I knew that things would soon turn into chaos for me. I could tell by the way that Barbra stood and looked that she was ratting out Louisa and doing it proudly. I had little time to respond as I quickly turned to Louisa just as the Black Baggers took hold of her. "Louisa don't struggle stay calm, I will find a way to get you out of this." I said though I knew she was panicking.
"Don't hurt her!" I yelled and nearly tore the man away from her though I felt two men grabbing my arms. "Sir, we are going to have to ask you to leave." One of the men said though I knew that meant 'get the hell out' only put nicely. 
"Louisa don't panic, I will figure something out." I yelled before glaring at Barbra who shrank away as soon as she looked at me. If I had to work tomorrow, I was putting her on the hardest work details and she better not fail. I could be a horrible man/boss when I was pissed.

The men escorted me to the meeting where I felt my anger rise inside of me. "What the hell is going on?!" I growl as I burst into the room, I could see several people looking at me in shock and slight fear. Everyone knew that I was terrifying when I was angry or upset, even though I didn't have to yell. It was something I got from my mother, she was a scary woman when she was angry. I remember those of higher rank than her looking scared when her temper flared, I remember begging my father to punish me as I would rather face his wrath compared to my mothers.

"There was an explosion at district 8 and we have a reason to believe that Miss. Essair had something to do with it, as after all she was in charge of the security detail there." Said Mr. Roughridge who was older and of a higher rank than me. I could feel my jaw clench as I looked around the room, I knew that I needed to calm down though I didn't feel like it. 

"She couldn't have, her report was sound. I read through it, so did Mrs. Gauge and Mr. Brown, we all approved of it." I said as I looked at Mrs. Gauge and Mr. Brown hoping that they would back me. Though I saw them shake their head slightly as if to tell me not to get them involved, this burned, like putting acid on an already open wound. "Obviously Mrs. Gauge and Mr. Brown are unable to do their job if they did not tell you that they approved." I said knowing full well that I was being cruel as now their jobs were at stake.

"Mr. Lockheart, I will look into Mrs. Gauge and Mr. Brown records shortly after this meeting, but you know full well that Miss Essair is guilty until proven innocent. So do you know the where about's of Miss Essair this evening?" Asked Mr. Roughridge as he looked at me thoughtfully, he was the only one that didn't look at me with slight fear but respect rather. As odd as that was.
"She was with me, I took her out for dinner. You can ask the waiter and the greeter at the restaurant that we went to. So she couldn't have done it."
"Dinner? Are you romantically involved with Miss Essair?" Mr. Roughridge asked as he lifted an eye brow, I knew this was a trap. If I said yes they would keep her from me and assign me a wife right away, if I said I wanted to be they would keep her from me assign me a wife right away, and if I said no I would be lying. So I said nothing and let my silence speak for me.
"I see, well Mr. Lockheart I am going to have to remove you from this case as you are too emotionally involved with the suspect in question. And I hope you will understand that I and two other board members will be reviewing women as a potential wife for you." 
"But Sir. I know she didn't do it." The 'but' in that sentence carried more than the words that followed it. I didn't want anyone but Louisa and anyone that they would pair with me was going to be very lonely. As I would do my duties as a married man but I would not love her.

Mr. Roughridge nodded as he dismissed me. I stood outside of the meeting room and for the first time in a long time I was powerless, it was a feeling that I wasn't use to and I didn't like it. I had to find a way to get Louisa back before they gave me a wife and before anything bad happened to her. I didn't have many options, if I was going to get her back I was going to have to go against everything I was bred for and brought up to be. 

[i]Hold on Louisa, I'm going to get you back as soon as I can![/i]