Chapter 24

"Bring me my baby gently or I'll shoot the good Dr. Do Not Tempt Me!" John told Nurse Nancy as he had his gun pointed straight at Dr. Winter's head. Nurse Nancy took a look around and saw that a few officers walked out from their hidden cover. She looked at Dr. Winters who was starting to shake a little. John saw her hesitating so he moved closer to the Dr. He stood a few feet away and still had his gun pointed at his head.

"Hand her over or I'll shoot him" John said and he didn't blink, he had his gun so close to the Dr that the Dr was getting nervous, real nervous. John heard something trickling and looked to see the Dr. had peed himself, John just smiled to himself and he saw the Dr motion for Nurse Nancy to do as John asked. John saw Nurse Nancy ready to hand over his daughter but he never took his eyes or his aim off the good Dr.

"Hand her to one of the officers" John told Nurse Nancy and one of the police officers put his weapon away, went forward and took the baby from Nurse Nancy, the officer walked over to the side out of the way.

"She handed her over, you can put your gun away Detective" one of the officers told John but John didn't budge. He stood staring at the man who had put Natalie thru so much pain, so much heartache, the man who was about to sell his daughter. It would have been so easy to just shoot him and put the world out of it's misery, he wouldn't be missed not a scumbag like him.

"Detective!" an officer again said demanding this time. John heard him and he got closer to Dr. Winters ear. He leaned in while still having the gun out but had a loosened grip on it.

"You know, the world wouldn't even miss you if I killed you, as a matter a fact I might even get a metal" John told him and then took his gun down, he put his gun away, he turned around briefly to catch his train of thought when he couldn't believe it, the balls on this asshole.

"You should have waited, been patient, my lawyer can find away to explain this and then I'll be out, there is no real evidence that I did anything wrong, not now and not ever" Dr. Winters told John as his back was still to him. John turned slowly and looked in his eyes.

" I take it you thought your wife was stupid. You actually think you are that smart don't ya? I mean a good Dr. like you. " John said as he approached him as one of the officers cuffed Nurse Nancy and then proceeded to cuff Dr Winters

"Don't know what I'm talking about do you? Or maybe you do? Maybe you just can't believe it. Can't believe that Liz gave us the evidence that your dead wife left her. You know the evidence you and Liz must have been fighting about, the evidence proving that you told teenage girls that their babies were stillborn when they were really alive, evidence that proves you sold those babies to the highest bidder. I guess you thought Liz could over look the fact that you were a monster." John told Dr Winters as he was finished being handcuffed. Dr. Winters was dumbfounded. He didn't speak any more words.

"I'm just curious about one thing, why'd you keep Natalie's baby? Why'd you keep Liz and not sell her? You could have taken any one of those babies and given them to your wife." John asked as he continued to stare intensely at the Dr.

"She was beautiful, my wife dreamed of a beautiful red headed little girl" The Dr. said as the officer finished handcuffing him and was starting to guide him to the police car.

"Don't worry about Liz, I'l--" John started to say as he walked next to the Dr and the officer when his words were cut off.

"Her name is Elizabeth," the Dr said as he turned slightly and looked at John.

"Again, don't worry about Liz, she's got Natalie and I now, I'll be raising her as my own." John said as he took his little girl from the officer and he walked towards his car.

Natalie was still holding Liz on the bed when she realized Liz must have fallen asleep. Natalie laid there praying John could find their baby girl, she knew he'd move heaven and earth to find her but Natty still couldn't help but be nervous, nervous till John and their daughter were back here, till all of them were together. Natalie was still thinking and praying for the return of her baby girl when the nurse came into the room wheeling her son in the bassinet. Natalie hadn't had anytime to really hold him since they got to the hospital, the Dr's had taken him right away and wanted to do routine newborn blood tests on him. The nurse saw Liz asleep and she whispered to Natalie that the baby had just fallen asleep. Natalie acknowledged her words with a nod and the nurse left.

A few minutes later Natalie heard her son start to fuss in the bassinet. She gently got out of the bed so not to wake Liz and she walked over to him. She picked him up in her arms for the first time, she looked at his little face and her tears that had just subsided not to long along started filling her eye's. She heard a familiar voice by the door to her room and she looked up to see Rex.

"Hey, how ya holding up?" Rex asked as he came into the room quietly trying not to wake Liz still asleep on the bed. Natalie just looked at him with the tears ready to fall when he walked closer to her. Natalie put her son back down in the bassinet and Rex came even closer and put his arms around her and held her for a few minutes before she spoke.

"What are you doing here?" Natalie asked him wondering if and what he knew about what was going on.

"John called, briefly told me what happened and told me you would need me" Rex told her as he looked at her , he watched her trying to stop more tears from further escaping.

"Was he wrong? I mean.. maybe you don't need me here? At least here till he gets back with your baby girl" Rex asked her knowing that even if she wouldn't admit it she would need him here.

"I do need you here" Natalie said as they saw Liz starting to stir on the bed. Rex turned his attention back to Natalie after looking at Liz beginning to wake.

"What do you need Natty? What can I get you to make you feel better?" Rex asked as he saw how distraught she really was. There was no hiding it under her strong exterior; Natalie was a mess, in pieces.

"I need my baby back," Natalie told him as he pulled her to his shoulder and hugged her for a few seconds

"I wish I could give you that Natty, I wish I could" Rex told her softly as they both broke the hug when they heard John's voice.

"I can give that to you, I can give her back to you" John said as he looked at Nat and Rex. Natalie saw John and he was holding their little girl in his arms. John walked closer and handed Natalie their daughter, Natalie held her for the first time ever. More tears escaped but they were thankful tears, tears running down her face thanking God for not letting anything happen to her baby.