Chapter 3

The day passed slowly for Terry as all he had his mind on was what he was going to say to Lucy. He'd never loved her but she was carrying his baby. That meant something, his heart was with Ramani and Jodie but he couldn't lose another child. Ramani had spent the day sifting through evidence on the case they were working on together. She'd also been thinking about Lucy, she knew the hormones that pregnancy bought along and how scary it was to be alone. She hadn't meant to ruin a happy home with a baby coming along but was it really a happy home?

Ramani kissed Terry as they parted, she rubbed his arm to say good luck and got into her car. Terry watched her drive away and he smiled to himself. He opened his car door and put the keys in the ignition.

"Come on, let's go ruin Lucy's life."

He drove out of Sunhill and headed towards Lucy's house. It had been his home but his heart and head were with Ramani now, not Lucy. He knocked on the door and Lucy opened it. She smiled and went to kiss him but Terry turned away.

"Come in Terry."

Terry walked into the house and looked around, he used to go home every night and thank god for these walls but not anymore.

The boys sat in the front room playing on their playstation.

"Hi boys."

"Hello Terry." They smiled up at him.

"Lucy can we talk somewhere private?"

"Sure." Lucy led Terry into the kitchen. "What's up? Oh I had a scan, I tried to ring you but your phone was off. Here." Lucy handed Terry a picture.

He looked down at it, he starred at it.

"That's our baby Terry."

"Lucy I can't do this."

"Can't do what? I'm nervous too but we'll be fine."

"No Lucy we're far from fine. I don't love you anymore."

"What? I thought we were getting married, we're having a baby Terry! You've got to love me."

Terry looked down at his hands, he couldn't take to see the pain he was causing Lucy.

"Terry talk to me. Is there someone else?" Terry looked up at her tear stained face.

"There's always been someone else."

"It's her isn't it, Ramani."

"I love her Lucy, always have always will."

"Yet you proposed to me and now I'm pregnant with our baby! Get out Terry!"

Lucy threw a kitchen roll at Terry as he ducked.
"Lucy be careful."

"GET OUT!" Lucy screamed at Terry as she ran after him.

Terry ran through the living room as the two boys sat watching them.

"Look Lucy, you need to be careful for the baby's sake!"

"Get out!"

Lucy shoved Terry out of the front door as she slammed it behind him. Terry kicked the side of the porch and held his head in his hands. That didn't go as he'd planned, but what had he hoped for? Lucy to say 'Oh it doesn't matter have a life with her I don't mind.' He didn't think so.