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Chapter 17

John heard Natalie's words and he was stunned, he stood a few feet away but couldn't move, he couldn't say a word, was she really pregnant? He asked himself as he watched thru a fog, watched, as Michael got closer to her, Mike took the other Dr's report and read it over.

"Natalie darling, that's wonderful news, we had been trying for so long" Darren said as he started to approach her, she put up a hand quickly to get him to back away, when she did she realized for the first time that John was in the room, she caught his eye and she wanted to just cry, do more than cry, run into his arms and let him make it all better, but she couldn't, if she had, who knows what and who Darren would take it out on. She shook her head, and thought about what it meant to be pregnant, and to be pregnant with Darren's child, she couldn't remember, had they really been trying before she was kidnapped and lost her memory?

Darren approached her again, trying so desperately to play the loving, proud husband and Natalie again swatted him away.

"I want everyone out," she said softly, as if defeated, as if this last thing completely defeated her. No one moved and she became madder by the minute.

"I SAID GET OUT! ALL OF YOU!" Natalie said again and she looked to Michael. Everyone left, Darren looked back behind him to see John leave just as hesitantly as himself. Natalie grabbed Michael's arm before he left.

"Is it right Michael? The report on my blood, am I really pregnant?" Natalie asked him almost afraid he was going to confirm what she had just learned.

" According to this report it's true Nat" Michael told her and she turned away from him, what the hell was she going to do now? She asked herself.

"Thanks Michael, please leave, I need a few minutes alone" she told him as he started to walk near the door.

"Natalie, you don't have to keep it, you know right? It's your choice"

"Michael"

"I know, that was stupid, I know you to well, just let me know if you need anything Kid, I'll be here for you" Michael said and he left, Natalie laid back on the table she had been sitting up on, she closed her eye's tight, wishing it would go away, everything, all that she could remember, the bits and pieces that was coming to her, the feelings she got when she spoke to people, like the feeling she got with Michael, he was a friend, a good one apparently cause she felt a closeness to him when they interacted.

Natalie stood on the exam table for a few more minutes and she had a vision, not a vision a remembrance. It was Michael telling her those same words when she announced she was pregnant with Aiden. He like John called her Kid a lot, which she remembered always surprised her cause she and Michael were about the same age. She opened up her eyes and smiled when she heard a small voice enter the room. She heard him giggle when he thought she was a sleep.

Natalie continued to lay there awake on the exam table as she heard Henry's voice also. She still needed more time to think, she needed to figure out how she was going to get out of this, get her and her son away from Darren, away and still keep everyone safe, there was always someone watching her, this exam room was probably the only place she could speak freely to anyone, do anything and not be watched like a hawk. This room, she told herself. She jumped up off the table and turned to Henry.

"I can't have his baby, I can't stay there like it's been anymore, we need to figure out a way to get me out of that house, to get Darren put away for good so everyone, everything I Love is safe, help me" she asked him as she went over and touched the top of Aiden's head as she looked at Henry for an answer.

"You know I'll everything I can, but... but.."

"But what?" Natalie asked him getting a bit defensive and trying not to raise her voice in front of Aiden.

"I'd do anything for you and Aiden, but there's things... things Darren has on me, things I did a long time ago when I was a messed up individual, things you probably don't remember and if they get out, if he uses them like he's been threatening to do all these years, then I'll be going away for a long time"

"I don't know about you then Henry, but all I know is I'm tried to being afraid for myself, for my son and for John, even for the people close to me"

Natalie continued to look at Henry for a few minutes when Henry finally realized it was time to help, to act, if she was going to find the courage to do something to get away from Darren, then he would help her, even if it meant he would be exposed for his pasted crimes.

Natalie and Henry quickly tried to come up with a plan, a plan to try and catch Darren in something, anything illegal, Henry reminded Natalie that Darren had a lot of important papers that he kept locked up in a cabinet in his office at the house, they knew they would have to get into those, there would probably be some stuff they could use against him in there, but how? There were cameras everywhere in the house, Henry pointed out that there wasn't one in Darren's office but there was in the hallway. They just needed to get into his office when he was out tonight, get in without anyone seeing them go in there.

In the Hall

"How long does it take her to get dressed?" Darren said Impatiently as he looked towards John who was also impatiently waiting, it seem to be taking her what seemed like forever but was actually only a few minutes. The guy Henry and Aiden had gone in a few minutes ago and for some reason that bothered John, the fact that there was some other man in a room with her, in with her as she was suppose to be getting dressed. A man that wasn't him was maybe making her alright, making her feel alright about all of this, the facts, the fact that she was pregnant with a baby by the monster that was losing patience a few feet away from him.

John thought some more, a baby, Natalie was having another baby and this time it wasn't his, she was having his baby, he had heard Darren tell Reporters that they had been trying, was that true? Did she love Darren enough to give him a child to want to have a child with him? Was he just wasting his time trying so desperately these last few weeks to find any evidence of Darren's wrong doing, was he still to much in Love with her to see what was right in front of his face, he shook his head confused, he just didn't know anymore, did she really Love Darren? Did she still Love him? Did she even get her memory back like she wanted everyone to believe?

John's thoughts were interrupted when he saw them walk out of the exam room, Natalie had a hold of Aiden's hand and Henry walked next to them holding the stuff the Dr had given Natalie. John knew it might end badly but he didn't care, he had to make sure she was alright, he walked right up to her.

"Natalie, are you alright? Why don't I take you and Aiden back to the Carriage house or to Llanfair, Jess says she hasn't seen much of you over the last few weeks" He asked her as she just looked into his eye's, she could get lost in his strong beautiful eye's forever but... but she knew she couldn't or at least not yet, she looked over briefly to see Darren's face, he had his stern disapproving look on it and she spoke softly but firmly to John.

"No thank You, I'll be going home to rest" she told him as she walked over by Darren, they walked out of the hospital side by side with Aiden.

"Very well done, he looked crushed, I almost didn't think you could pull it off, especially with your emotional state"

"My emotional state has nothing to do with anything, it would kill me if something happened to him"

"Don't forget to put on your happy face Natalie, here comes the reporters, they are very interested in hearing our blessed news."