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Chapter 15

John drove straight to the police station, he went to Bo's office and knocked on the door. Bo called for him to come in and John did.

"What is it John?" BO asked as he saw the uneasy look on John's face.

"For some reason she... Natalie... she went back to him, she says she remembers, that she loves him and that he is Aiden's' father cause he's raised him. Something is wrong, off. I... don't know what but she kept insisting how much she loved him."

"That's bullshit! Natalie and I are close, very close, even if she remembers it or not. She's never once in three years ever used the word Love when it came to Darren, never; she avoided the word and the subject with me every time it came up. There's no way in Hell that, that's the reason she's back home with him."

"Then what could it be? "

"I don't know John but this is giving me an uneasy feeling now, My niece and my great nephew aren't safe being in that house with that man, not if what we suspect is true about him"

"That he had them kidnapped and then he had something to do with her hitting her head"

"Even your Brakes John, he had to have had them cut, maybe to get rid of you"

"We have to get them out of that house and away from him as soon as possible, it's not going to be easy." John told Him

"No it won't but one thing is... the election is in three weeks, he needs them for the loving family show he's been playing, I don't think he'll hurt them, not as long as... as well as long as.."

"Natalie doesn't do something stupid and impulsive," John said finishing Bo's words

John and Bo got busy working on trying to find evidence to arrest Darren for anything, anything they could get him on.

The next morning came faster than expected, Natalie avoided all contact with Darren after her heartbreaking talk with John, she and Aiden spent the night in his room, Natalie got out of Bed to see Aiden playing with his toys on the floor, she went over to him, kissed the top of his head as she said good morning.

"Morning Buddy, did you sleep well in your own bed?" she asked him and he nodded.

"I gonna play trains, can John come over and lay trains with me?" he asked Natalie and her heart sank into her chest a little further, it broke a little more, she didn't know it was possible to feel any worse than last night but she did, feel worse.

"No, not today Buddy, not today" was all Natalie could mange to get out as there was a knock on the door.

"Mrs. Southers, it's Henry, your husband's Assistant, I need to speak to you about your schedule." Henry told Natalie and Natalie tried to remember him, she was sure she knew him and his voice, his calm almost reassuring voice.

"Natalie, open the door, we're friends Darren left for the office an hour ago, he won't be back till later. Natalie walked over to the door and opened it, she walked out into the halls with Henry.

"I'm sorry Henry but I ... I don't rem--"

"I know you probably don't remember me but you and I were friends, we worked together to get Darren where he is now, for the past two years, I think we've spent more time together than you and Darren have."

"Well at least that was a good thing huh?" Natalie said with a smirk but Henry never broke a smile.

"Darren wants me to go over your schedule with you, appearance and stuff." Henry told her as he led her towards Darren's office. Natalie stopped walking

"What? does he seriously think I'm going to go out and put on a happy face."

"Mrs. Southers, please don't say another word." Henry said and Natalie looked at him puzzled.

"Now as for your schedule, here it is," Henry said as they walked into Darren's office, Henry handed her an appointment book but instead of seeing a typical appointment book page she saw a few receipts. She briefly looked up at Henry, who mouthed a go a head to her as she looked back down and looked over the receipts.

They were receipts for a security systems, surveillance system, but not for outside, but for inside, Natalie read over them for a few more minutes, she read all the details of the installation of the system. She shook her head knowing she couldn't say a word cause she was being watched. She closed her appointment book and looked back at Henry.

"Thank you, I'll be dressed and ready by nine" Natalie said as she walked towards the office door to leave, she turned back around before leaving.

"We were friends weren't we?" Henry shook his head

" A little more than friends, we were as close as family"

"I think I remember that, something about a cake"

"Yeah" Henry said and he laughed.

"Yeah, no one had after taken the time to make me a birthday cake, and you and Aiden made me one for the past two years." Henry said as he smiled

"And it fell, right in the oven, Darren screamed at the cleaning woman, and the cake fell"

"Yeah, but it was still the best Birthday and Birthday cake I had ever had, Aiden used like three cans of frosting to try and cover it up" Henry said and he rolled his eye's up motioning that they were being watched, Natalie took the hint and walked away, she went upstairs to try and get ready.

Nine o'clock came, Natalie and Aiden walked out to the Limo to find Henry and another man sitting in it. The other man looked familiar, very familiar.

Natalie never spoke a word to anyone in the limo other than Aiden. They arrived at Town Hall to see Darren standing outside the front steps holding some type of press conference, Natalie took Aiden's hand, put on a phony smile and got out of the Limo when the driver opened the door for them.

The Limo Driver helped to escort Natalie and Aiden up by the podium for which Darren was speaking from. Darren was in the middle of answering a few questions when he stopped what he was doing to walk closer to his family and help to walk Natalie and Aiden closer.

"Excuse me for a moment, her is my lovely wife and my son now" Darren said as he took Natalie's hand, he smiled at her, she gave him her phony show face and he escorted them up to stand next to him as he answered a few more questions pertaining to the up coming election for Lt Governor.

John stood within feet from the steps to city hall, he watched them, Natalie and Aiden walk up to Darren, his stomach wanted to bring up all that he had eaten over the last few days as he saw him put on a show, a show of a loving and devoted father. It killed him to watch as Darren held her hand and answered question after question. It took all his control and restraint not to push the crowd away and take them away from him, to take them far away. He shook his head as he saw Darren pick up Aiden in his arms as he was whining down the conference.

"Mr. Southers your son is adorable, will there be any more children in yours and Mrs. Southers future?" a reporter asked and Darren smiled, John heard the question and felt even more ill when he heard Darren's response.

"Of course there will be more children, Natalie and I love children, I have got to say my wife is the best mother I have ever seen" Darien said was a sweetness oozing out of him as he smiled at Natalie. " Actually Mrs. Southers and I have been working on it and as soon as we have news, well.. You all will be the first to know" Darren said with a small chuckle as he again looked at Natalie, this time Natalie, all thou feeling quite ill with hearing his words, even if they were just words, she put on her game face and smiled just like the loving wife she was suppose to be. The conference ended and the three of them were escorted to their Limos.

As Natalie and Aiden passed by a crowd of people they saw John standing over by Natalie's Limo. Aiden saw him first, he ran closer to him.

"ohn, u wanna play trains," Aiden asked as John leaned down and hugged his son as he grabbed his leg.

Natalie felt as if her heart stopped for a few minutes, he was so close, so close, she even thought about telling him, telling him the truth for a minute when... when the other man, the one that was in the limo with them, he stepped out of the car, he put himself right in between Nat's view of John.

The man gave Natalie a look, a look telling her it was time to go and that this would cause problems. Natalie briefly walked around the man, took Aiden's arm, she briefly looked up at John.

"Not today Buddy, John can't play trains with you today, come on we have to go" she told Aiden as she took his hand and lead him to the car, only turning back once to look into John's eye's. John couldn't let it go, he followed her as she started to get into the car

"Natalie" he said as the man watching again put himself in between John and Natalie

"Mrs. Southers is busy, Agent Mcbain"

"Who are you? And how do you know my name?" John asked as the man didn't answer and got into the car. The car drove off as John watched it leave. He took a deep breath as he watched them, the two things he loved most in this world drive off.