A few hours later…
“Neither are answering their phones, Kayla said they left her house 2 hours ago to go check out the allotments, I’m going to go down there and look” Bette said
“I’ll come and before you start I’m fine, I’ve had some sleep and I’ve stayed off my feet” Carmen explained
“Okay come on” Bette said
Tina sat on the sofa next to a sleeping Lisa. She looked defeated
“I’ll call you if I hear anything” Bette said
“You’re not going to hear anything…we’ve not heard anything all fucking day!” Tina snapped
Bette sighed closing the door and running her hand through her hair.
“She doesn’t mean to snap she’s just worried Bette” Carmen put her hand on Bette’s shoulder “Let me drive you look exhausted, I’m okay to drive I promise you”
“Yeah, Okay” Bette agreed getting in Carmen’s porche
They got to the allotments and noticed Jace’s car.
“That’s weird” Bette said getting out the car and looking in Jace’s car
“Jess!” Carmen shouted looking around “Nothing, they wouldn’t just leave the car here that’s strange”
“What are these?” Bette asked
“Storage allotments, as far as I’m aware they’re all empty” Carmen explained shining the torch on them

10 hours passed with no sign of Mason, Jess or Jace.

Tina was pacing the floor as was Lisa. Bette sat on the sofa and Carmen was getting frustrated with Andrew and Declan.
“Don’t tell me to calm down Andrew my fiancée, her kid brother and one of my best friends is missing, I can’t be calm right now, and that idiot out there won’t let me do anything about it”
“Carmen your off duty…your still sick…your tired” Declan explained “We understand you’re worried”
“No you don’t Declan because it’s not your family that’s missing!” Carmen snapped sitting down with Bette
“Why the hell are they not doing more?” Tina asked “We did the stupid press conference”
“There is a chance you might need to do another now Jess and Jace are in the equation” Declan explained “We’re just waiting on confirmation”
Meanwhile back at the allotments…
Jace and Jess were sitting against the wall the torch had ran out of battery when their phones did. They were sitting in darkness frozen, Jess still held on to Mason attempting to keep him warm.
“Someone should be here soon” Jace said
“Jace it’s been ten hours…they have no idea where we are” Jess sighed
“My car is outside surely that’s a giveaway!”
“You would think” Jess said “Mason is getting worse, he’s so cold”
“Do you want me to hold him?”
“No I’ve got him, I owe him this” Jess said
“You don’t owe him anything Jess he knows you love him, you’re that little boys hero”
“Not lately I haven’t… I’ve been so wrapped up in my own shit I’ve not even noticed what he’s been going through”
“You’ve not had an easy few month’s Jess, it’s understandable”
“I feel like I’m the problem, I’m the common denominator, I hurt the people that mean the most to me”
“Shut up your being ridiculous” Jace stated “Some of your choices have been a little stupid but everyone makes mistakes”
Jace took Jess’s hand in his “I will always have your back”
“I know and I love you for that” Jess said “Jace his breathing is slowing down we need to get him out of here”