Just a month later, Scotty was in the middle of decorating the nursery over at Lilly's apartment. He wanted their baby to come home to a beautiful room, but inside he feared what might happen. Dispite everything, he ached for Lilly to be here decoring their baby's room with him. What he would have given to kiss and wrap both of his hands around her growing stomach.
Although, having no idea what Lilly looked like being pregnant, saddened him. Deep inside, Scotty knew that she probably was very beautiful, especially with their baby growing inside. He had yearned to kiss her stomach, to rest his hand there; feeling it's kicks from within.
Each day, it was hard for him to live without the two people he loved so much, while looking at a pair of white tiny baby shoes. Scotty wanted so much to be there when the baby was born, to experience hearing the sound of its first cries. With sadness in his eyes, he felt now hopeless.
Meanwhile, both Michelle and Gary were attending a wedding together. Although the bride was one of his friends, she made a point to come up to the couple," Is this your new wife?"
"I'm Michelle," shaking Hannah's hand.
Hannah smiled as she glanced at Michelle's growing stomach," Do you what it is?"
Michelle was positively glowing, but didn't respond, as Gary now put his arm around her, " This people will be the baby's new parents once its born." Inside her own heart was breaking, knowing that in three months she would lose her child forever. She felt trapped, wanting so much to be a mother; and now that seemed though it was never going to be.
" Do you two want to find out?" asked Gary.
John now spoke," It would be good thing, but we would like to be present during the sonogram. Makes us feel like expectant parents," kissing Hannah's cheek.
Just moments, after Gary had agreed, Michelle felt her walls closing in on her, as she excused herself before heading straight into the bathroom. From there the tears came streaming down, " I'm not giving you up," she whispered," I love you too much," she told her unborn baby.
After hearing all this, her crying worsened. Just then Hannah now walked in, seeing the visabily saddened woman, " I can tell that you weren't in agreement about this, that Gary had arrainged this."
Michelle didn't want this woman in her presence, but Hannah knew her real identity," Your that missing detective from Philly, the news did a story on your disappearnce two nights ago. I have a good mind to report that I found you. Listen to me, you need to get away from Gary. He lied to you about everything."
" No he didn't," Michelle said.
Hannah now handed her a wet paper towel," Yes he did, because the baby's father never left you," showing her a photo of both her and Scotty," You remember him, don't you?"
The more that Michelle looked at the photo, she now nodded," I never told him that I was pregnant."
" The baby needs him," Hannah informed her," You need to get away before the baby is born. Gary isn't who he says he is, neither is John."
During the rest of the wedding, Michelle still refused to sign the papers," This is my child, no way am I giving it up to a pair of strangers."
" You have to, " Gary said," Don't be stupid."
Michelle knew she had to protect her unborn baby at any costs," Why do you even care, your not even its father. Furthermore, nobody is going to take my child away from me."
Gary now firmly lead her into the backroom," NOW SIGN IT," he yelled," YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE A MOTHER!"
Upon seeing this, Hannah now rushed over," ENOUGH GARY, YOU CAN'T MAKE A WOMAN GIVE UP HER OWN CHILD. JUST LET HER BE A MOTHER!" she yelled loudly.
" No you and John will adopt this baby."
Hannah now shook her head," Not when Michelle loves it so much. The baby is part of her life, losing him or her would break her. "
" I don't care, as her husband I make the rules around here. Michelle is signing it tonight," before seeing her storming off.
Now enraged, Gary knew that he wasn't winning. He always won, and already had made several of his wives give up their babies. Only that this time, Michelle seemed to be much stronger than what he orignally had thought.
What he also didn't know was that he had entrapped Hannah; whom was an undercover cop also gone missing. She now left, in pursuit of Michelle, trying to protect a fellow cop as well.
Although Hannah, couldn't go to the police due to her life being in great danger, she was now figuring out a plan that could get Michelle back home before she was to give birth. With the number from Scotty's card, the one that he had left back at James's place, awhile ago, she now headed over to a payphone.
" Valens."
Hannah knew by doing this she was taking a big risk," I have some information on Detective Rush."
This made him immediately listen..
