PART 6

Michael paced the length of Alex's den muttering under his breath.

"Michael, sit down! You're giving me more morning sickness!" Maria grumbled.

Michael stopped for a minute and looked apologetic. "Sorry honey. How are you doing?" he asked.

Maria rubbed her stomach. "Well, can't say I like the nausea." She saw Michael's worried look and asked what was wrong.

He hesitated before finally replying. "I had them. The flashes when I touched Isabel."

Max sat up as he waited for Michael to continue. "He does hit her. I saw it. She can't even protect herself! He treats her like dirt! It was horrible."

He heard Liz gasp as she heard this. "Oh god…"

Just then, Alex came back in from Isabel's room. He sat down wearily next to Max and Liz on the couch. Michael glared at him from where he stood next to Maria. "Well?" he demanded.

Alex glanced at him. "Well, I've managed to convince her to stay and get some sleep…" he began. "But she wants us to go and tell her husband…" Alex paused there wincing as he said those words, "…To tell him that she's okay and will be back home."

"What!" Max bellowed standing up. "Alex! He hits her! It's as plain as day! Michael even saw it in a flash."

Alex rubbed his head s he gave Michael a sharp look. "I know!" he finally groaned. "I don't want to do this either but I promised her."

"No, I think you should." Liz spoke up. Everyone turned surprised eyes on to her. "He'd be suspicious and she's his wife! Max you should know what he could do to her, just in court!"

Max looked down, frustrated that he couldn't do anything.

"But what can we do? We can't let her go back to him!" Maria proclaimed.

"Maria's right!" Alex told them. "I mean I saw Isabel's state. She was scared and lost. It horrified me when I saw her sub-conscious. She looked like a lost little girl and I had never seen her look or feel so helpless. Whatever this guy has done to her has shattered her self-confidence! He deserves to pay. Why don't we check him out and take him to court with sufficient evidence. Max, you're a lawyer, you can handle the case. Liz, we'll take your doctor's report. After all, you were the one who checked her. This should give us enough time to convince Izzy to speak against him."

The others nodded. They had never seen Alex so heated up. But they were willing to do anything to help Isabel. They had lost her once and would not let her be lost again.

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