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Chapter 24

"You like to use your fists on pregnant women? On Natalie? Lets see those fists now" With that John slammed his fist into Cris's jaw, hard. Aiming another punch at Cris's stomach John pulled back and swung again.

Cris ducked the punch and spun away, using his ability as a boxer to avoid the punch. But John's rage couldn't be contained, "You fuckin grease ball! How could you? What kind of man beats up on a pregnant woman!" When Cris made no move to attack John said, "Come on hit me you rat bastard or can you only beat up on helpless women?"

With that last comment Cris took a swing at John, and missed. John taunted him further, "What's the matter can't hit me you impotent little worm?" Again Cris took a swing and missed.

Cris was now very angry as well and said, "She couldn't have my baby, I wanted to make sure she didn't have yours either!"

John heard those words and flashed back to the bruises he had seen on Natalie's stomach. Rage the likes of which he had never known filled him and he jumped at Cris, dragging him to the floor. Swinging again and again he punched Cris in the face. He was oblivious to Cris's attempts to dislodge him and he felt no pain from Cris's defensive blows.

Bo ran into the room and saw John on top of Cris. John was pummeling the other man violently. Bo knew he had to get John out of there before he killed him so he raced to the door and called for help.

When Natalie had told him Bo to make sure John didn't go to far, he knew exactly what she was talking about, he knew exactly where John would go, he would have done the same given the chance. But John couldn't throw his life away over this. Killing Cris would only take John away from Natalie. As the word got around, seconds after Bo entered the room himself almost the entire station crowded into the room to see McBain avenge Natalie, who was loved by all.

"John! Stop!" Bo shouted as he tore open the cell door. But John ignored him hitting Cris again, blood spattered from Cris's nose and got on John but he didn't care. His blood was on fire with the need to inflict pain on the man who hurt his woman.

Bo knew he had to stop this, now! It took him plus 3 other guys to pull John off Cris. They dragged him out of the cell and away from the badly beaten Cris. "John! Enough!" Bo shouted in John's face and this time John heard him. He blinked as the red haze of rage lifted and he looked around.

John finally looked at Bo and said, "He deserved it." John looked again at Cris, still lying on the floor all bloody and unconscious and said, "I should have killed him. That's what he deserves!"

Bo who had already called for medical help for Cris told John, "Yeah he deserves it, but Natalie doesn't. She needs you here and not in jail."

John nodded getting himself back under control. He was still furious but his need to be with Natalie overrode the anger he was feeling. So when Bo told him to leave and take care of Natalie he did.

John made his way to back to the hospital. He was trying so hard to catch his breath; he could have killed that son of a bitch tonight. If Bo wasn't there to pull him off of him he might have. He stood still for a few minutes. As he entered the hospital and came near the door to her room, he closed his eyes briefly and counted to ten. He needed to be calm for her; he didn't want her to worry, not about this or anything else. She just needed to take care of herself and their baby that was growing inside of her. He was about to head into her room when he heard Michaels voice.

"Hey, she was just looking for you a few minutes ago, her family's in with her now, what happened to your hand?" he asked as he noticed John's fist was banged up and a bit bloody, John himself had forgotten all about it, he didn't even feel the pain, not over the anger he was still feeling for Christian Vega.

'Its nothing Mikey"

"It looks like something, what happened, or do I not want to know?' he asked John.

"You don't want to know, did you say her family is in there with her? All of them?" he asked as he tried to look in thru the glass in the door but he couldn't see there was obviously someone standing in front of the door.

"Yeah, the whole bunch of them, too many of them to be exact, I tried several times to get some of them out but Mr. Buchanan, her Grandfather keeps threatening me, you haven't met him yet have you?" Mikey asked John and john shook no.

"Oh, this should be fun then, Asa, her grandfather he's a bit intimidating, wait till he finds out about the wild monkey sex" Michael said laughing a bit, John however was getting a bit nervous and wasn't breaking a smile.

"If you're done with the jokes Mikey, how is she, how's the baby?' he asked and Michael smiled.

"There both doing good so far, I think they'll both be alright, they have you," he said and john smiled weakly for a moment.

"What is it John?" Michael asked at seeing his face

"She might get mad if I tell you, its a bit private and she... well... she's Natalie but she lost a baby once when she was younger, will that, does that make a " John told him, actually trying to ask if that was going to make a difference with her not losing this one.

"John, that has nothing to do with that one and actually... she told us about it earlier when the OBG came down" Michael told him and he smiled

"Yeah? Really? She just told someone else, opened up like that," he said a bit proud of her, not only did she let him in, and completely now but she was actually able to talk to others about something painful in her past.

"Yeah, really she did, now you better get in there and explain to the powerful and intimidating Asa Buchanan how you got his granddaughter pregnant, and... If I were you...I'd leave out the terms monkey sex... " Michael told him and he shook his head and laughed as he walked away.

"Very funny Mikey, very funny" John called out after him smiling as he took a breath and opened the door to her room. Entering into a room full of her family, most he had never met before.

John walked in and everyone turned to see who was entering, to see him, he looked around quickly, at least ten people in the room he didn't recognize, a few he did, Jess and Nash, her Mom Mrs. Davidson. After a quick glance his eye's rested on hers, she smiled as he walked passed everyone who were staring at him and he moved close to her, she put her hand out for him and he took it shyly.

"Was wondering when you would be getting back" she told him as she leaned up for a quick kiss, he nervously leaned in and kissed her as Asa moved forward and cleared his throat loudly.

"So son, I think you and the Buchanan men need to have a talk," Asa said and John looked at him.

"No, not today Grandpa, No" Natalie said shaking her head.

"I'm not going to do anything little lady, don't worry" he told her back as Clint stepped forward.

"No, Pa, another day, lets leave it alone tonight. Lets all leave so Natalie can get some rest. When she's all healed and we know the baby will be alright we can all sit down with Lt. McBain and have a nice chat" Clint told Asa, and then looked at John. Although none of them, other than Jess and Vicky met him, they all knew about him, and that he was Natalie's baby's father. His last words were for John's benefit, making him aware that there would be some type of talking coming up soon between the Buchanan men and him.

"Fine, don't leave town son, it just makes me more angry if I have to pay someone to track you down." Asa told him, and Natalie made a face.

"Grandpa!" she said getting annoyed, he went over to her kissed her cheek.

"Stay well little lady" he told her and he walked over to John, put out his hand to shake which told john by surprise, John shook his hand firmly and strongly.

"Asa Buchanan don't forget it" he said as he shook his hand, " damn strong shake son" he said as he walked out the door, one by one they came over to Natalie kissed her cheek and then introduced themselves to John.

When everyone was finally gone John settled in the chair next to her bed, he took her hand again, and studied her eye's.

'Michael says you're doing just fine, both of you" he said and she smiled a bit.

" I think you need some sleep thou, he said as he reached his other hand to push a piece of hair from her eye's. He hadn't realized it was the hand that he hurt beating the pulp out of Chris.

"Oh.My.God. John, you're hurt" she said excitedly, she stared to move up on the bed to sit up more.

"I'm alright, lay back down, lets get some sleep," he told her as he guided her to lay down.

"John... what happened? Did you? You saw Chris didn't you?" she asked and he nodded yes.

"You didn't ... I mean... did you hurt him bad, do I have to worry about them taking you away now" she asked and he didn't respond for a minute. He moved into the bed with her, he laid her across his chest and got her comfortable without words.

"You don't need to worry about anything but taking care of yourself and our baby," he told her as he wrapped his arms around her and his hands came upon her stomach.