Hey everyone I am sooooo sorry for the extremely late updates. It is so hard to write when the show isn't on. But I hear its coming on soon. Does anyone know anything? Just curious. Anyway thank you all for sticking with me your reviews have been great. And I hope that once the show starts up again so will my muse. So this is the second to last chapter. And the last chapter will be out in the next couple of days. Thanks again!

Chapter Twelve: The Spot

Denise continued to back into the house until her back hit the wall. Jeremy stopped a mere foot from her.

"Jeremy your father knows" She saw anger pass over her son's face and fear. A very bad combination.

"How could you betray me like that? Why would you tell him? I thought we agreed that I would tell him. At least then I could explain my side."

"I didn't tell him. He found a bruise and I told him it was from the accident and he didn't believe me. I'm so sorry. I can fix this. I promise" Jeremy took another menacing step towards her. He brought his hand up to hit her but stopped himself and backed off.

"How? How are you going to fix this?" Denise let out a breath of relief when he didn't hit her and tried to regain her composure.

"I'll tell your father that it wasn't your fault. I'll tell him that your getting help and that you are truly sorry. You confessed to Michael. And right there you could have hit me. You wanted to but you stopped yourself. That takes a lot of strength Jeremy and I believe that you can use that strength and beat this" She slowly started walking closer to him until she reached him. She raised a hand to his cheek and he leaned into the comfort. "It's going to be ok. I promise" Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Jeremy grabbed her wrist in a tight grip. Fear poured form his eyes.

"Who is that? Who did you call?"

"I called Claudia Joy before you came over." Jeremy slammed her up against the wall.

"If she sees me here she'll call Michael and he'll call dad. I can't let that happen. I'm sorry." He took out a gun and pushed into Denise's back. "Get rid of her" He pushed Denise towards the door still keeping aim. He hid behind the door still keeping the gun against her while she opened the door just enough so she they could talk. Bu not so much that Claudia Joy could see Jeremy.

"Claudia Joy. Thanks for coming but um… I'm fine now. I just had a moment but I'm fine now. I really think I need to be alone."

"What's going on? Denise you were practically hysterical over the phone are you sure you're alright?" Denise felt Jeremy's hand start to shake against her back. He was getting scared and that put Claudia Joy in danger.

"Yes I'm fine now please leave I'll call you later I promise" Claudia Joy looked like she was about to object but nodded anyway.

"You promise to call?" Denise nodded feeling Jeremy relax slightly. "Are you sure you're alright?"

"I'm fine." Claudia Joy nodded and turned to leave. Denise felt Jeremy lower the gun from her back.

"Claudia Joy!" Denise almost flinched at the harsh blow that came when Jeremy pressed the gun back up against her. "Thank you" Claudia Joy smiled and left. Denise closed the door and looked at Jeremy. "Now what Jeremy? What did you hope to accomplish by coming here?"

"I don't know!" Jeremy shouted running a hand over his short hair. He had yet to put the gun away and with his emotional state Denise was starting to get very nervous. My life is over!" Suddenly he got very quiet and very calm. The change in his demeanor could not be good. "If my life is over so is yours." He grabbed her arm when she tried to shrink back in fear. He pushed her towards the door and grabbed the keys to his truck. "Lets go"

"Where are we going Jeremy?" Jeremy kept his hold on her arm but he relaxed it slightly. And the look in his eyes were frightening. Like he had a plan that was going to fix all of this.

"We are going to the spot"
"The spot?"

"Yea isn't that where you want to die?" Denise's eyes widened. She tried to pull her arm away but he refused to let go. He put the gun to her head. "You are going to get in the passenger seat like nothing is wrong. And if you don't I'll kill you right here and then I'll go find Claudia Joy. Do you understand?" Denise nodded and allowed him to lead her to the car.

Roxy and Pamela were out for their morning walk when they saw Jeremy come out of Denise's house.

"Wasn't he supposed to have been on a soul finding trip or something?" Roxy asked a wave of concern flooding over her. Roxy's instincts never let her down. And right now they were telling her something was wrong. Denise came out of the house behind him and both Sherwood's got into the car. They both saw something glinting in the sun next to Jeremy. Roxy squinted her eyes to get a better look and gasped. "Did you see that?"

"I don't like this. It looked a lot like a gun." Pamela said looking down after the car.

"I think we should tell Major Sherwood or at least Claudia Joy's husband." Pamela nodded and the two started to walk over to Claudia Joy's house.

Claudia Joy walked down the seemingly endless aisles of the grocery store with her daughter Amanda. Every minute or so she would pull out her cell phone to see if Denise had called. But every time it told her that her friend had yet to call.

"Mom I'm sure she's fine."

"I don't think she is why would she call me and then tell me she's fine when I get there."

"Well Jeremy was going over so maybe they were talking." Claudia Joy stopped and looked at Amanda.

"What?"

"Yea Jeremy said he was going over to take Denise on a drive. So they could talk."

"We have to go now"

"But mom"

"Don't argue with me Amanda." Claudia Joy raced to her car. All the pieces were falling into place. Jeremy had been there when Claudia Joy arrived and was probably threatening his mother so he could take her somewhere. Claudia joy didn't even want to think about what he was going to do to her.

"So let me get this straight you saw Denise and Jeremy get into his truck and he had a gun?" Michael asked. He was desperately hoping he was wrong. Unfortunately Roxy and Pamela nodded. Michael let out a breath of frustration. Whatever Jeremy wanted Denise alone for with a gun could not be a good thing. He heard the door open and shut and realized his wife was home. She came in and when she saw Pamela and Roxy her heart fell. She looked at her husband and his eyes said it all. "Where would he take her?"

"We're almost there mom." Jeremy said a light tone to his voice. He was talking almost as if they were going to the spot for a picnic lunch. "Don't worry I remember how to get there. Remember when you, me, and dad all went camping here one summer. It was so beautiful. I can see why that's where you want to die"

"Jeremy please don't do this. It doesn't have to be this way. Your father will forgive you. But if you kill me you will go to jail." Jeremy picked up the gun and pointed it at her.

"Shut up! I'm doing you a favor. I'm going to kill you no matter what I just thought you would want it to be somewhere you love." Denise nodded to reassure him. He put down the gun so it must have worked. "We're here" he said as he parked under the sign. He got out of the car and opened Denise's door. "Lets go" he said holding the gun.

"Jeremy please"

"I said get out!" he said yanking her from the car. "You want to do this the hard way? That's fine with me" Denise struggled against him hoping to free herself and hide in the woods.

"You're going to kill me anyway why should I make it easy on you." Jeremy hit her hard

sending her to the forest floor.

"Because I can make your death painful or quick and if you cooperate no one else will die today." Denise looked up at him in fear. He pulled her up and she allowed him to lead her into the woods.