Chapter 2:

It was now two months later and Terri was now five months pregnant.. She and Janet were sitting in the living room of Terri and Larry's apartment. Jack and Larry were at work. Terri called in sick and Janet didn't have to go to the Flower Shop for another few hours. "So did you find out what the baby is?" Janet asked.

"Yes," Terri said. She gently patted her stomach. "This one is a boy. We already started a nursery for him."

"You have?"

"Yeah. So far it's painted and that's pretty much it."

"I take it Larry is happy."

"He is. He's as happy as can be."

"You know I never thought that Larry would be the type of guy to settle down and have a family. Ever since you started to date, he really has changed."

"Yeah. But you know about a year after we started to date, her told me that this is what he really wanted. He wanted to have a family to love, and one that would love him back," Terri said. "And I used to think the same thing about Jack."

"Yeah, that's true. I never realized how much alike he and Larry are," Janet announced.

"That's true. So, are you and Jack planning on having on a baby any time soon?"

"Actually, Jack and I have been trying to have a baby."

"Really? Why didn't you say anything?"

"Well, we wanted to keep it a secret until I was pregnant. But we're still trying."

"Do you want a boy or a girl?"

"Jack and I both want a little girl," Janet smiled.

"Jack? He wants a girl?"

"Yeah. I know. He surprised me too."

"Well, Larry always wanted a little boy, and he's finally getting one," Terri said as she rubbed her stomach.

"You never told me how you two started to date. You never liked him and now here you are married to him."

"Well, it was March 20th, you and Jack were working late and I didn't have anything to do. Larry had reservations to a restaurant, but his date cancelled on him. I felt bad, and I didn't want him to be alone that night so I went to dinner with him," Terri explained. "That night, believe it or not, he was a gentleman. I saw a side of Larry that I never thought I'd see. And I fell in love with him." Terri said as she took a sip of her water.

"That's so sweet."

"I know. He's a sweetheart."

"The two continued to talk for the next two hours. They talked about their husbands, marriages, their future kids and pretty much life." At the flower shop, while she was in her office, she got a call from Jack. She was sitting at her desk and filling out a form for a new shipment of flowers for he next month when there was a knock on her door. "Come in."

"Janet?" the woman said as she stuck her head inside of the office.

"Yes."

"Your husband is on line 2."

"Okay. Thank you." Janet stopped and picked up the phone. "Hey Hon, what's up?"

"Hey Janet. I just wanted to tell you that have to work late tonight."

"You do?"

"Yeah. There's a big party tomorrow and the people throwing the party want us to cater. So I have to get all the food ready."

"Okay. Well I don't go home until after closing anyway. What time do you think you'll be home?"

"I don't know. There's a ton of work to get done and unless I get another worker in here I won't get home until after twelve."

"Well Okay. I'll see you then."

"Okay. Love you."

"Love you too."

"Bye."

"Bye."

The two hung up the phone and got back to work. Janet got home at around seven. As soon as she walked in the door the telephone started to ring. She rushed to put down her bag and pick up the phone. "Hello?"

"Hey Janet it's Terri."

"Hey."

"We know Jack is working late, and Larry and I were wondering if you would join us for dinner."

"Yeah. Thanks."

"No problem. Dinner will be ready in about 10 minutes."

"Okay. See you.

"Bye."

Janet hung up the phone and decided to go and change before she went upstairs. While she was in her room changing a man quietly came into the apartment. He closed the door and walked over to the phone and pulled out a pair of wire cutters from his pocket. He cut the telephone line so know one would be able to call. He walked over to Jack and Janet's bedroom and surprised Janet. He hits and struggles with her. Janet gt free and runs out of the bedroom and is about to scream when the man comes up and covers her mouth. He pulls her in to Terri's old bedroom where he rips of her clothes, hits her some more and then he rapes her.

When he is done, Janet is lying on the bed, in so much pain she can barely move, and she is crying. The man then takes a blanket and says, 'I wouldn't want you to get cold," in a sarcastic voice. He was about to leave the bedroom but stopped and said, "Remember, it's not you I just really hate your husband."

Janet, even thought she is in too much pain too move, she still tries to get off of the bed but instead she falls. She had a weak voice and tried to call for help but it came out as a hoarse whisper.

She knew Terri and Larry would come soon because she was supposed to be upstairs at their apartment about 15 minutes ago.

Meanwhile Upstairs:

"Larry something must be wrong with the phone, I can't get through."

"You can't?" Larry asked.

"No."

"She'll be up here in a few minutes."

"Larry something is wrong. It takes two minutes to get up here and I have been trying to call for the past five minutes, plus she is 15 minutes late."

"I'll go check up on her." Larry said.

"I'll come with you."

Larry helped Terri stand up from the couch and they rushed downstairs.

"Janet?" Terri asked as she came into the apartment followed by Larry. 'Janet?" she called again.

Larry heard a faint voice. "Help me please."

"Did you here that?" Larry asked.

"Hear what?"

"It's coming from over here." Larry said.

They walked over towards the two bedrooms. Larry stuck his head in Janet's bedroom and Terri walked into her old room. She saw Janet in between the two beds and called, "Larry!"

"Terri please help me."

Terri kneeled down next to Janet as fast as she could. When she did Larry came in. "I'm going to help you Janet."

"Janet?" Larry asked as he kneeled down next to Janet. "Janet what happened? Who did this to you?"

Janet started to cough and more tears came out of her eyes. "I don't know. I was r-raped." It hurt Terri to see her best friend in so much pain. She started to cry. Janet had a cut on her cheek and she had bruises that started to form on her body.

"We' re going to help you," Terri asked. "Can you move?"

"No," Janet said. "It hurts too much."

"Larry can you get her to the couch?"

"Yeah." Larry said. He help Terri stand up so he could get full access to Janet. Keeping the blanket wrapped around Janet, Larry picked her up, and Janet groaned in pain. "I'm sorry Janet," he said.

Because of all of the pain she was in, Janet passed out before Larry got her to the couch. "Terri call an ambulance." Larry said as he laid Janet down on the couch.

'Okay," Terri rushed over to the phone. Right now she wasn't thinking straight. She was a nurse so she was used to seeing things like this, but it hurt her even more because the person hurt was her best friend. She picked up the phone only to find that there was no dial-tone. She looked at the telephone wire. "Larry. The wire has been cut."

"Okay. In that case. Stay here, I'm going to go downstairs and use Mr. Furley's phone."

"Just hurry," Terri said and Larry nodded and left the apartment.

Terri sat by Janet's side and waited for Larry to come back up. About five minutes later, he and Mr. Furley came in through the door. "I called and ambulance and I couldn't get a hold of Jack."

"Okay." Terri said.

"When did this happen?" Mr. Furley asked.

"Sometime within the last 20 minutes," Terri said. "That's all we know."

It was quiet until the sound of an ambulance was close by. Janet was taken to the hospital.