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"You okay?" Dog asked Maggie as she walked in the house.

"I'm perfectly fine," Maggie grinned.

"Danny and everybody aren't home. I thought she's better just staying here tonight, because I have no idea how much or little she had. She can take my bed and I'll sleep on the couch," Leland said as he sat Maggie down on a chair.

"Sounds good," Dog nodded. "What happened?" He asked Maggie.

"Liz wanted so badly to be the desig-desin-nated... the driver, and she disappeared," Maggie went on. "And because of my stupid genetics, once I sip alcohol I keep sipping!"

"Oh, okay. Does Liz ditch you a lot?" Dog asked.

"Oh no, she's very responsible," Maggie nodded as Leland handed her a glass of water, which she began to drink. "I'm sorry that-"

"Don't be sorry," Leland said.

"We owe you, and we want to make sure you're okay," Dog said. After another glass of water, Leland helped Maggie upstairs and into his room, where she passed out instantly, sleeping under the covers. Leland glanced at her, smiling a bit to himself before shutting the door and walking back downstairs.

Maggie woke up with a light headache, not too bad. She furrowed her eyebrows at the mysterious environment, looking around before she spotted the sunglasses on the nightstand and remembered where she was. She sat up, running a hand through her hair before standing straight up. She slowly opened the door, glancing around as she walked downstairs to be greeted by the men of the Chapman family, and Beth.

"Well good morning sunshine," Duane Lee giggled, teasing her.

"Morning munchkin," Maggie teased back, giving him a dirty look. He chuckled as Beth handed her a plate of food.

"How you feeling?" Dog asked.

"I'm okay. I don't really get hangovers," she mumbled as she took a bite of the food. "Thank you, by the way. I'm-"

"Don't be sorry," Leland and Dog said at the same time.

"Has that happened before?" Dog asked.

"No," she shook her head. "I've never drank at a party before. I don't like drunk strangers," she mumbled quietly. "Or drinking around drunk strangers." She sighed and took another bite of food. "I'm always the driver. My friend wanted me to... I don't know... let go. I didn't think."

"It's not your fault," Beth said. "What are your plans today?"

"Umm... nothing really. I don't have classes for awhile." She sat back in the chair and looked at Beth and Dog, who were both grinning. "Why?"

"If you're feeling up for it, want to go on a bounty today? We're short handed, Lyssa doesn't feel well," Beth informed her.

"Sure, but... why me?" Maggie looked at Dog.

"You've been trained with weapons, and the fugitive we're going after today is a lady who is tough as nails, and when it comes to women we prefer to let Beth or Lyssa cuff them."

"Okay... I can do that?"

"Yeah, as long as you're with us," Duane Lee said.

"Okay, sure," Maggie smiled a little bit, looking at Leland who offered a gentle grin. He was pumped for her to come on a bounty. He had a feeling about this girl - a good one.

"Awesome," Beth grinned. "Eat your breakfast and then we can leave, no rush. Leland will get you caught up."

Maggie nodded, taking a sip of the orange juice. She continued to eat, chatting with everybody about random stuff. After her breakfast, they gave her a little bit of equipment, and she got in Beth's truck, sitting in the back with Leland. As Beth began driving, Leland showed Maggie the mugshot with the information on it.

"She's a little taller than you, and she likes to fight. She's going to be easy to find but hard to catch. Do you run?" Leland asked her.

"Yeah, I do," she nodded.

"Good because Beth doesn't," Leland smiled as Beth glared from the drivers seat.

"Leland's our runner, our jumper and climber," Beth chuckled as she drove.

"So we're gonna start by going to the address listed on her bond application, but that almost never works. We start handing out mugshots and asking if anybody's seen her, and we go from there," Leland said. "You have a radio, so if you see anybody or get any information, let us know. Don't wander too far from the group, and if things start to get heated or if anybody puts hands on you, let us know or yell at them and we'll hear you."

"Sounds good," Maggie nodded, looking at Leland. He smiled at her. "What?"

"Nothing," Leland mumbled with a grin as he sat back and looked out the window. Beth eyed him in the mirror, giving him a 'don't even' look.

"So what do you like to do Maggie?" Beth asked, breaking the silence.

"Farm stuff, shoot, riding quads..." Maggie said.

"Country stuff," Beth laughed. "You'll fit in great," Beth smiled.

"I should ask Danny and Jake and Terry if we can have all of you over sometime. They really want to meet you," Maggie said with a grin. "And we have a lot of four wheelers."

"That'd be awesome," Leland grinned. Maggie and Beth made eye contact, where Beth rolled her eyes and Maggie chuckled.

They arrived at the hotel complex, where everybody got out of the trucks. Maggie stayed behind Dog and Leland, who were the first to get up the stairs and walk down the hallway to the apartment door. Dog looked at Maggie and whispered "she doesn't know you, so you knock."

Maggie stepped forward and knocked on the door. There was no response, so she knocked again. A little girl's voice was heard on the other end. "Who is it?"

"Is Eliza there?" Maggie asked.

"No she isn't," the little girl responded.

"Can you open the door?" Maggie asked again. "Who's home with you sweetheart?"

"Bubba."

"Is he sleeping?" Maggie asked.

"Mhmm," the little girl responded. "On the couch, right here."

"Well then you don't have to be scared to open the door because he's right there with you. We aren't gonna heart you honey."

Locks clicked and the door cracked open, revealing a little, about 6 year old girl. She looked at Maggie. "You look nice."

Maggie knelt down, showing her the picture of the fugitive. "Do you know who she is?"

"Mama, she's at work."

Behind her, a man jumped up from the couch, walking up to the door. "Who are you? Livy don't talk to them," he said, pushing the girl behind them. Maggie stood up, stepping back as Dog stepped forward.

"We're looking for Eliza Zenn, is she here?" Dog asked.

"I don't know who that is," he said as he stepped out of the door.

"Then will you let us search the apartment?" Beth asked.

"Fine, go ahead," the man mumbled as he followed Dog and Leland inside. Maggie watched Livy, the little girl who walked up to her. Maggie knelt back down, Beth and Duane Lee stood next to her.

"Livy, my name is Beth and this is Maggie," Beth introduced everybody. "We're gonna help your mama, do you know where she works?"

"Bubba says she's a dancer down the road," Livy explained. "She left this morning."

"Thank you honey," Maggie said, pulling the girl into a hug.

"Listen bud," Beth said after Duane Lee and Maggie took the little girl outside to avoid seeing the chaos.

"Usually with kids involved we try to take them away from everything so they don't have to see it. You can bring her to one of the trucks and just talk to her if you want," Duane Lee said to her. Maggie nodded and grabbed the girl's hand, walking her down to Dog's truck. They got in the back seats, leaving the door open so everybody knew where she was and that she was safe.

Maggie gave Livy a notepad and a pencil and the girl started drawing away. Maggie looked through her phone, finding the number of the closest strip club, and dialing it. "Hi... do you have a dancer by the name of Eliza Zenn working there?" Maggie asked in a kind voice. "...okay...okay, thank you." She hung up her phone and said through her radio. "I called the closest club and they said she is there, going on her break in 10 minutes."