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[geeky_agent]

It had been fifty-three hours now since Jack went missing. After she had called Chloe, she'd found another hotel, deciding to stay in the city and look for him. Chris had been worried about revealing too much information, so used to being on guard but that wasn't necessary anymore. The worst had happened.

So, Chris called the hospitals, slipping up a few times when she was supposed to say "Frank Flynn" instead of "Jack Bauer". She hadn't called Kim, she felt guilty for that but convinced herself that was for the best. Chloe could be more objective about the situation. If she tried, she'd make herself believe that.

She leaned back in the chair, feeling bone-tired. More than tired, her body hurt, she had this constant feeling of something akin to nausea and she felt cold all the time. In the past fifty-three hours she hadn't slept more than five and she hadn't eaten much either, most of her calories coming from coffee. It was stupid and she knew it but it was hard to keep food down. Harder still to sleep when Jack was always on her mind, he was the first thing she thought of when she woke up and she was sure he was there in her now-forgotten dreams.

Despite the weariness that came from running on empty, it was hard to sit still and do nothing because then she had time to think. Time to wonder what was happening to Jack, what could have happened to Jack, each possibility worse than the last. It was easier to keep busy, calling every hospital, searching every police report, focusing on the task at hand. Even then, her mind wanders.

His hands sliding up her back, tangling in her hair. "Sweetheart, I want you back more than anything."

The sound of the ringing phone came to her attention. Fear and hope bubbling up inside her, she picked up the receiver.

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[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

Chris relieved that she wants to help though she never really expected otherwise. Chloe had always been a good friend to Jack.

"Depending on wherever there destination is, I might need you to come with me."

[accessobrian.livejournal.com]

"Oh. Okay." Chloe pulls up the surveillance of the two ships for the last 15 minutes and rechecks the coordinates. "I'll see what I can do. The ships are still on their courses."

How the hell am I going to explain that to Buchanan.

[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

"I know I'm asking for a lot, Chloe. I just don't have that many people I can turn to right now."

Almost no one. There were only a handful of people on earth who knew that Jack had faked his death. Chloe was the only one with easy access to these kinds of resources.

[accessobrian.livejournal.com]

Chloe taps a few keys, watching the little dots sit. They've been fuzzy for a while now.

"No. No, it's okay. I'm one of a very select few that actually know Jack's still alive, last thing we need to do is bring outside help in. I don't know who we can trust right now."

Stupid moron. Can't he just pay attention to whatever it is that HE'S doing?!

[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Chris manages to rasp, her throat tightening with emotion. They were up against impossible odds. The people who had Jack had the backing of their government, Jack didn't.

Suddenly, there was a worse possibility than not knowing. What if we can't save him?

"I'll let you get back to work."

[accessobrian.livejournal.com]

Chloe blinks and pauses a second before refocusing on her phone. "Okay. Bye."

She claps the cell shut and puts it back in her purse, rubbing and blinking her eyes awkwardly.

[geeky-agent.livejournal.com]

"Bye."

She hangs up the phone, lingering by it. Her throat hurt from trying to hold back the tears. It was useless anyway. As soon as she opened her mouth to breathe, it turned into a sob.

Slowly, because walking any faster required energy she didn't have, Chris made her way over to the bed. It wasn't long before she fell into a dreamless sleep.