My mind was in a frenzy. I kept thinking about Aubrey, day and night. I want her to be safe. I just need to hold her in my arms once again. I just need to see her.

"Calm down Vincent." Caleb put his hand on my shoulder.

"You've been pacing this room for quite a while. I know you miss Aubrey. I do to. But you have to eat. You haven't been eating as much." Caleb stated and I sighed.

"Fuck it. I'm gonna look for her myself. I'm tired of sitting around and waiting on those cops."

"We don't even know where to start."

"So what? We drive around and search places. We have nothing to lose.If you kidnapped someone, where would you take them?" I questioned.

"Abandoned buildings or rather buildings that look abandoned on the outside." Caleb suggested.

"Well that's a start, let's go."

We got into the car and began our search. We started at a local warehouse, well what use to be a warehouse. We searched around inside but found nothing.

My phone rang and I answered it seeing as it was Haden.

"Hey Vincent. I have some news." Haden breathed.

"Alright." I answered.

"Firstly, they want me to come down to the police station. They got information on the body my brother and I found. They think it might have ties to the case with Aubrey. Secondly, I'm getting married."

"Are you kidding me right now?"

"Vincent. I have to provide for my son."

"Whatever. I keep expecting so much from you but your standards aren't that high. I'll meet you at the station in 15 minutes."

"That's the thing , I won't be able to go. Can you pick up Xavier and head down there? This could be the guy that kidnapped Aubrey. You saw what he looks like so you'll have a better chance at identifying him."

"Shouldn't you be there as well. What's more important here?"

"Well Vincent, I was actually going to formally propose to Ivory and go through with the divorce, you know, end the contract." Haden muttered.

"I would like to tell you that you're a jerk but quite frankly I'm tired. I'm just sick and tired of your shit. I'll pick up Xavier."

"Vincent. I have to do what's best for my family too. Ivory and my son, they are my family. I've been thinking, Aubrey has been caught up in this which is heartbreaking but we have to move on at some point. Maybe she doesn't want to be found and we are over thinking this." Haden suggested.

"I think this is as far as we go. Never in my life had I thought you'd be this heartless."

"What are you saying? We aren't friends anymore? I want you at my wedding, as my best man."

"I can't celebrate a wedding when Aubrey is hurting. I know she wouldn't just leave and you would know that to if you actually spent time with her.I'm not your best man. I'm not your friend. Goodbye Haden." I ended the call.

I looked up and Caleb shook his head.

"Haden can be so hardheaded sometimes." Caleb sighed.

"It doesn't matter anymore. He's not our concern." I stated and Caleb nodded.

"We should go pick up Xavier."

~

"I'm telling you. The body was in a mess. It was gruesome." Xavier shivered as we walked into the police station.

"That must have been hard to watch." Caleb laughed.

"You have no idea. Where's Haden? This morning he said he'd meet us here." Xavier asked confused.

"He had better things to do." I sighed.

"Harsh."

Upon entering we were greeted by the police officer who was in charge of the case with Aubrey.

"Good day gentlemen. This way please."

We followed him down the hall and into a room. A very cold, small, soundproof room. A folder was on the desk and we all took seats.

"Okay I'm gonna be straight with you. This guy was murdered weeks ago and there's a possibility that he has nothing to do with Aubrey. However, we do have photographs of who he actually is." Officer Jones stated.

"You mean when he actually had a face?" Xavier joked.

"That's not funny. It's a murder." The officer said sternly. His eyes practically challenging Xavier as they were around the same age.

"Sorry officer." Xavier mocked.

"Anyway, take a look at these photos boys. I'll be back in five minutes." Officer Jones said as he walked out of the room.

Opening the folder my breath hitched. There was pictures of the guy from before his body was found in the state it was in.

"I don't believe it. This is the guy. This is him. The one that attacked Aubrey." I exclaimed.

"His name is Romero Samuel Johnson. He is originally from Texas." Caleb pointed out.

"That bastard." I muttered.

"But he's dead. That means someone else is at the head of this." Xavier stated and we nodded.

I took out my phone and snapped a couple pictures of him.

"I'm positive it was him that grabbed Aubrey. The person or persons who are part of this , this guy's deal with them probably went bad." I suggested.

"That's true. Now we can't even get answers out of him." Caleb sighed.

Flipping through the folder a piece of paper slipped out. Inspecting it, I found that it had an address on it. I quickly slipped it into my pocket as the officer turned the doorknob. I didn't even have time to take a picture.

The door opened and officer Jones walked in.

"Okay guys. Is that the man that was attacking Aubrey?" He questioned.

"Yes he is." I answered.

"Alright. We carried out a search and he has no record of any family in this area. They are from Texas. His closest relative here is a woman named Katherine but we are unsure about her whereabouts.

We did learn that he went by the name Sam. Everyone referred to him as Sam. Now, there's no proof that he did indeed kidnap Aubrey but our investigation continues. If we find anything else we'll let you know."

"Thanks officer." We said as we left the room and went to the car.

"What do we do now?" Caleb asked as he got in the car.

"We go to this location." I said as I pulled out the piece of paper and showed it to them.

"Wait, when did you get that?" Xavier questioned as he inspected the paper.

"I found it in the file. I think it could be a big help."

"Don't you think they'd notice it's missing?" Caleb asked and I shrugged.

"Lets go then."

~

"This is taking forever." Xavier groaned.

"What do you expect? It's a 3 hour drive." Caleb retorted.

"I think we are here." I stated as I drove up the hill.

We were greeted by a small house on the hill with a white picket fence that went around it. A maple tree stood in the yard and the gate swung open as the breeze blew.

"This is it? This place looks deserted. " Xavier laughed.

"That's what the GPS says so I guess this is it." Caleb stated.

We got out if the car and entered the yard. I knocked on the wooden door three times before it opened.

A woman with blonde hair came out. She looked around 35 years of age. She was wearing a bra and some shorts. Some very short shorts. A cigar was in her hand and she had a large tattoo of a tiger that went across her chest. She also had a 'K' tattooed on her hand. Her pale blue eyes stared at each of us as she bit her lips.

"Can I help you fellas?" She purred in a husky voice. She must be Katherine.

"Do you know Sam?" I asked, getting to the point.

"Ohh Sammy sent you. I usually don't get much visitors this time of the day. That means you're paying extra." She winked.

"We are not here for sex." Caleb stared in disgust. Why would she throw herself at us like that?

"Whatever. It's your loss. But since you're not here for that. What do you want?" She inquired.

"We wanna know where Sam is. Where does he work now?" I asked. I had to play it cautious with her.

She stared at me for what felt like minutes then took a long pull on her cigar.

"Look, Sammy has done his fair share of rubbish. If he cheated you out of a deal that's not my problem."

"Who does he work for now?" Xavier inquired.

"He works with a small group that lives in the city. He said they had a big catch. He said that the money he would get for this job is to die for." She laughed.

"And what happened to the job?" I asked.

"Well he was successful in doing his part but the boss has a few loose screws. He is kinda crazy." She puffed on the cigar.

"Do you know where they are?"

"No. He didn't give me that info incase they came after me. But he did mention some Leo or Leon or Leonardo. That's the only name I got from him. I think he has a noticeable scar on the left side of his face. It goes way down to his jaw. Heard Sammy talking to him on the phone once, you know when they were now meeting up for the plan. They mentioned Lakewood Gardens, if thats any help."

"Thanks alot." I said and she nodded.

We turned to leave and got back into the car when she came running towards us.

"Oh and boys? If you see Sammy. Tell him he needs to get home here immediately or I'm leaving." She huffed and made her way back inside.

"Well she is gonna have to leave because she isn't gonna see Sammy for a long time." Xavier stated as I drove down the hill.

"No kidding." Caleb agreed.

"Well now we know that Sam had a boss. My guess that big catch they had was Aubrey." I sighed.

"That's true. Now we have to look for that Leo dude. We can start with Lakewood Gardens early in the morning." Caleb stated and we all nodded.

After dropping them all home, I took a shower and went out on my balcony. The cool evening breeze licked my skin and calmed my mind.

Opening my phone I looked at the pictures on it. Only now I had noticed that Aubrey had taken a picture of us while I was driving. I was concentrating on the road and she was smiling brightly. She looked so happy there. Swiping , I saw pictures of us on the beach. But my favourite was the one I took of her when she wasn't looking. Her eyes were closed and she was on the swing. Her feet were in the air as she held the swing. Her head was tilted and a huge smile was on her face.

I hadn't noticed I was crying until I saw a teardrop fall on the screen.

I missed Aubrey. I missed her so much that it hurt physically.

I promise you Aubrey. I will find you and when I do I will never let you go because I love you.