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Chapter 21

As the weeks passed, Glen and Susan continued to grow closer. Her due date was rapidly approaching and they were both looking forward to the arrival of the baby. David still hadn't been caught, so true to his word, Glen hadn't let her out of his sight for more than a few minutes at a time. He had explained the situation to Vince and fortunately, Vince had agreed to give him an extended leave of absence until after the baby was born so he could be home all the time. Likewise, Susan had already taken maternity leave from her office, so they had plenty of free time to spend with each other.

They spent their days preparing for the baby…picking out names, shopping for the remaining items they needed and preparing the nursery. Glen had finally convinced Susan to let him turn one of his spare bedrooms into a room for the baby, so they stayed busy painting and papering and arranging furniture. Of course, he wouldn't allow Susan anywhere near the paint, so he got Mark and Sara to come and stay with them for a few days so they could help. Susan immediately took a liking to Sara and the two of them became fast friends. Sara told Susan that she was more than glad to help out. She had wanted to have a baby of her own for some time now and she hoped that by getting Mark involved with all of the baby stuff, she could finally convince him to have a child with her.

Mark had become very close to Susan as well. After spending some time getting to know her, he realized that all of his fears about her had been unfounded. It was obvious that she cared a lot for Glen, perhaps even more that she was ready to admit. But he felt that with a little bit of time, she would be ready to accept her feelings for him and the two of them, along with their new baby, would eventually become a happy family.

However, happy family or not, Susan found herself growing more grouchy and irritable by the day. She felt like she was as big as a house and she knew there was no way that Glen could possibly find her attractive anymore. She couldn't sit down, it hurt to stand up and menial tasks such as bending over to tie her shoes became an exhausting chore. Her feet hurt constantly, her ankles were swollen and none of her clothes fit her anymore. She was so big that she hated to eat at all and it was impossible to sleep because she couldn't find a comfortable position to rest in. And Glen, with his annoying grin and overprotective personality, was starting to drive her up the wall. She often thought that if he didn't stop treating her like a two year old, she was certain she was going to do some serious bodily harm to the man.

She found herself snapping at him for the simplest things, and although she felt bad about it afterwards, she just couldn't seem to control herself. Sometimes she wondered how he managed to put up with her at all. Then those thoughts would usually turn into full-blown fears that he would get tired of her, so then she would sit around and cry, afraid that he was going to leave her. Damn hormones! She wondered how any woman managed to survive pregnancy without having a nervous breakdown!

Glen on the other hand, was more than thrilled. He was anxiously counting down the days until the baby would arrive. Although he was often confused by them, he was more than happy to suffer through Susan's mood swings. He knew that she was miserable and that she didn't mean any of the things she often said to him. He did his best to try and make her as comfortable as possible, knowing that this whole thing would be over with soon. All he wanted was for the baby to arrive happy and healthy and for Susan to make it through the childbirth without any problems. Then maybe he would finally have the family that he had always dreamed of.

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One evening, the two of them were lounging around on the couch watching television, when the phone rang. Susan watched as Glen got up to answer it, and although she couldn't make out what he was saying, it apparently was good news because she could see him smiling. Turning her attention back to the television, she didn't give it anymore thought, until Glen returned to the couch and sat back down beside of her.

"Who was that?" she asked, only half-interested, as she focused on the movie she was watching.

"That was one of the detectives who have been working on our case." he replied, hesitating for a moment. "They found your husband this morning."

"They found David?" Susan asked in surprise, sitting up quickly.

Glen nodded his head.

"The caught him going through a routine traffic stop. Apparently, he had something wrong with the vehicle he was driving and when the officer ran the tags, the car came back as being stolen. They found his ID and discovered that he had an open warrant for his arrest so they took him in."

Susan stared at him in shock.

"They found him?" she repeated softly, surprised that she was feeling more apprehension than relief at the moment.

She couldn't help but wonder what was going to happen to him now. She was sure that he would spend some time in prison for everything he had done. She couldn't suppress the wave of sadness that ran through her, knowing that the man she had loved so strongly for the past ten years had become a dangerous criminal.

Susan sat back on the couch and resumed watching television, although Glen could tell that she did not seem to be focused on the screen. She appeared to be very deep in thought about something.

"I can see those wheels turning in your head. What are you thinking about baby?" he asked, when she was quiet for awhile.

"I was just thinking about David." she replied.

Susan paused, waiting on some type of reaction from Glen. When there was none, she hesitantly continued.

"I need to see him."

Now it was Glen's turn to be completely shocked. He sat straight up on the couch and looked at her.

"What? Why would you possibly want to do that? After everything that he's done to you. Why would you put yourself through that again." he asked.

"It's just something that I need to do." Susan stated calmly. "I was married to him for 10 years and I've just now realized that there were so many things about him that I didn't know. I just need to know why….things turned out the way they did."

"I don't think it's a good idea. I mean, you don't need that kind of stress on you right now. You know you're only going to get upset again. I don't think you should go."

"This is just something that I have to do. If I'm going to put all of this behind me, then I have to know. I have to talk to him." she argued.

Seeing that she was determined to go, he finally relented.

"Okay. If you think you have to do it, then fine. But I'm going with you. I'm not going to let you go down to that place alone."

"I don't need a babysitter Glen!" Susan snapped, angered that he wouldn't let her fend for herself. "I can drive myself. I don't need you to go with me and stand over my shoulder while I talk to him"

"I'm sorry Susan. I don't want you to think that I'm trying to make decisions for you. It's just that I worry about you, that's all."

"I'm tired of you worrying about me all the time!" she yelled, as she struggled to pull herself from the couch.

"Just back off and leave me alone!" she added, before she headed to her room, locking the door to keep him out. She really didn't feel like discussing the issue with him any further.

Things were still somewhat strained between them the next morning and there was an uneasy silence that settled around them while they ate breakfast. Glen had gotten little sleep the night before. He found it hard to rest when he knew that Susan was so angry with him. But he'd been thinking about what she had said and he realized that it really did make a lot of sense. Her relationship with her husband had ended abruptly, in a cloud of betrayal and lies. He could understand her desire to have answers to all of her questions. He could understand her need for closure. And as much as he hated her going down to that jail all by herself, he realized that this was something that she had to do on her own. He had no choice but to stand back and let her go.

Once breakfast was over with, Susan gathered her things and prepared to leave. Glen approached her, handing her the keys to his vehicle before pulling her into a big hug. He leaned down and gave her a kiss on the head before letting her go.

"Please be careful." he said, before she pulled away from him.

Susan nodded her head as she turned and headed toward the door. Glen watched her disappear out of view, hoping that she would be alright on her own.

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Susan followed the police officer down the hallway, feeling more than a little intimidated by her surroundings. She had a tremendous urge to flee the place and never look back. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to be forced to stay in such a place. She couldn't help but wonder how David would survive in a place like this.

The officer led her to a special visiting room, where she took a seat in front of a see-through partition and waited for them to lead her husband out. Within moments, another officer led him in through a door on the opposite side of the partition and she noticed that his face instantly brightened when he saw her.

"Susan baby! I knew you'd finally come to your senses and come back to me! I'm sorry for everything baby. You know that I'd never do anything to hurt you. Just go and talk with those detectives and tell them it was all a big misunderstanding and they'll let me go. Then we can go home and pretend like this whole thing never happened." he stated, grinning madly at the sight of her sitting before him.

"What's happened to you David? " Susan asked, ignoring his pleas for her to help him.

David felt his blood begin to boil at the look of pity that crossed her face as she spoke.

"What the hell are you talking about? I'm the same person you've always known. I'm the same person you've always loved. Now come on baby. Stop kidding around and get me out of here."

"I didn't come here to help you." Susan stated calmly, noticing the look of anger on his face intensify.

"Come on baby. You know I don't believe that. You belong to me baby. We both know that you could never survive without me beside you."

"I don't belong to anybody David, especially you. I won't come crawling back to you just to have you cheat on me or abuse me again. I won't let it happen."

David glared at her angrily and Susan was immediately grateful for the partition that separated them. He looked like he could choke the life out of her.

"What happened to us David?" she added, when he remained quiet. "After ten years together, I was sure we had our whole future ahead of us. And now that's all gone. What happened to us?"

"We can still have a future together baby. We've both made a lot of mistakes, but there's no reason why we can't work things out. I still love you baby. You know I always have. Please just give me another chance."

"I've already given you one more chance than you deserved. I won't give you another." Susan argued.

"Come on baby. You know I love you. Don't walk away from me like this."

Susan sighed in frustration as she listened to him plead and beg with her.

"You know, I came here today hoping that you would talk to me. I hoped that you could give me some answers to all the questions I've been carrying around with me since all of this happened. But it's pretty obvious now that you're not willing to own up to anything that you've done. I feel sorry for you David. I'm sorry that you've thrown away the best thing that you will ever have in your life. And I'm sorry that I wasted ten years of my life loving such a cold-hearted bastard. You deserve everything that you've got coming to you." Susan stated as she stood to leave.

"Don't you dare walk away from me you ungrateful bitch!" he yelled, when he saw her stand up. "You are mine and I'll be damned if I'm just going to let you walk out of my life!"

"Good-bye David." she replied, as she turned to walk away.

"Susan! Don't you dare leave!" he yelled as she headed toward the door.

"You'll be sorry!" he warned, when she didn't stop. "I'm going to get out of here! And when I do, I'm going to get a lawyer and come after you. I'll make sure I get the baby taken away from you!"

Upon hearing his words, Susan stopped and slowly turned to look at him again. Walking back toward him slowly, she noticed the large smile that spread across his face.

"I knew you'd come to your senses." he smirked, when she stopped in front of him again. "You're mine Susan and don't you forget it. If you even think about leaving me again, I'll take our baby from you and you'll never see it again."

Susan glared at him for a moment before she spoke again.

"I'm not going to take you back David. Not now. Not ever. And you can spend your money on the best lawyer in this town, but it won't make any difference. You'll never take this child away from me."

"How can you be so sure?" he growled, his anger rising even further as she continued to argue with him.

For the first time in days, Susan felt herself smile as she leaned in toward the partition. She wanted to make sure that he heard her clearly.

"Because the baby's not yours."

Taking a step back, she watched with amusement as the cocky grin left his face, only to be replaced with a look of surprise, then a mask of rage.

"You worthless lying bitch!" he yelled, as he slammed his fist into the clear barrier that separated them.

Susan slowly backed her way out of the room, watching with somewhat of a satisfied smirk as she watched two officers handcuff her enraged husband and pull him from the room. She could still hear him hurling insults at her, even as he was being drug through the door.

Susan remained still until she was absolutely sure that he was gone, then she finally turned to leave. It was time for her to go home.