Hey everyone here's the last chapter! Thanks to everyone who stayed with the story. Hopefully when the show comes back I will have more stories to post. I hoped you all enjoyed the story. I thought the show kind of forgot about this storyline so I decided to pick it up. Anyway thanks again for all the reviews they really meant a lot. Hopefully Army Wives comes back soon so till next time…enjoy!

Denise continued walking in the woods with her son. She was starting to get very nervous. They were very close to the spot. Suddenly Jeremy stopped.

"What's the matter?" Denise asked hoping he was having a change of heart.

"I don't remember where to go from here. You'll have to lead the way" Denise's heart soared. If he had no idea where they were she could lead him around in circles until she thought of a plan.

"We're still pretty far away" Denise lied. Jeremy bought it and nodded. He motioned with the gun for her to start walking and she obliged. Now all she could do was hope her luck had not run out.

Claudia Joy sat on her couch looking at a picture of her and Denise. She was racking her brain for a clue to where Jeremy would take Denise. But the fact of the matter was Claudia Joy really didn't know Jeremy. She knew Denise but not her son. Suddenly an idea popped into her head. Amanda knew Jeremy very well. Maybe she would know where Jeremy would take Denise.

"Amanda!" Amanda quietly came into the room worried at how her mother was feeling right now. The last time something had happened to Denise her mother had fallen apart. It was hard for her to see a woman she thought of so strong crumble like that. She bravely went in anyway and saw her mother not a mess but very calm.

"What's up mom?"

"Do you have any idea where Jeremy would take Denise?"

"No but you guys are wrong Jeremy wouldn't do anything to hurt his mother. He probably only took her out to lunch or something."

"With a gun?" Amanda looked away.

"Look Amanda I realize how much you care for Jeremy but you need to realize how much I care for Denise. Everything we know leads to Jeremy. Honey he beat her once upon a time."

"I know but he changed."

"I know it seems that way but when you have that much anger inside you that you would hit someone you care about you can only suppress it. But eventually it's going to come back out. Worse than ever." Amanda looked at her shoes trying to decide what she believed. What if Jeremy was going to hurt his mother? How would she feel if something happened to Denise and she could have prevented it?

"I talked to him the other night. He was really upset about the whole car accident thinking Mrs. Sherwood was dead thing. But what he really seemed angry about was the Spot. He was upset that his mother went there to die. And at the time I thought he was blowing off smoke. But now I'm not so sure. I mean I talked to him before he went over there and he said he was just going to talk to her."

"Amanda" Claudia Joy said taking her daughter's hands. "What did Jeremy say the other night?"

"He said maybe someone should give her what she wanted" Claudia Joy's heart sped up. Give her what she wanted? She racked her brain for something else it could mean but in her heart she knew what Jeremy was planning to do. Kill Denise at the spot.

Denise led Jeremy around in a circle looping back close to the road. Luckily he hadn't noticed yet.

"Hey wait a minute. I know where we are. Are you leading me in circles?"

"No Jeremy I was" She didn't get to finish the sentence. He hit her so hard it knocked her unconscious. Jeremy bent down and picked her up.

"Come on Mom no more games" He started back into the woods. When he figured they were far enough in he set her against a tree. He ran back to his car and got some rope. When he returned Denise had yet to wake up. He started to wrap the rope around her and the tree tying her to it. As he was tying the rope she started to stir.

"Jeremy what are you doing?" she asked struggling against the ropes.

"I'm going to go find the spot and then come and get you. I can move faster and you can't play your little games. Sit tight I'll be back soon." And with that he walked back deeper into the woods. Denise struggled harder but all it did was give her rope burns.

"No!" She cried in desperation. Things were looking bleaker and bleaker. And she honestly did not know if she was going to get out of these woods alive.

Frank rushed into the Holden's residence. Michael had finally been able to reach him on his cell phone.

"Where did Jeremy take my wife?" He asked.

"We think he took her to the spot in the woods." Michael said pulling on his boots. "We're going to get to them before he can do anything to her." He looked at his silent wife. "Do you both hear me?" Claudia Joy nodded.

"Yes sir. When do we head out?" Frank asked his military training taking over.

"Now" Michael said as the group walked out to the car.

"Mom! Dad!" Amanda called. "I'm coming"

"Amanda go back inside the house you are not coming" Michael said.

"Look Jeremy trusts me. If we have to talk him down I have a better chance than anyone. You need me"

"She's right Michael. I don't like it but she's right" Claudia Joy said pleading with her husband.

"Alright get in the car but you stay with me and if and only if we need you will you go anywhere near Jeremy. Do you understand?" Amanda nodded and the group got into the car.

Denise sat tied to the tree trying to find a way out of this. Eventually Claudia Joy would realize she hadn't called her yet and Frank had to come home sometime. When he realized she wasn't there he would be worried. But she was running out of time. She saw Jeremy coming back towards her.

"I found it. We're only about 10 minutes from it. We should be there in no time."

"Jeremy please think about what you're doing. Please don't do this. I won't tell anyone what happened we'll just go home and pretend it never happened."

"I'm not stupid! I know that Claudia Joy will panic when you don't call and Dad has to come home sometime and he's going to know if you're not there I had something to do with it." Jeremy untied her from the tree but quickly tied her hands behind her back giving her no time to even attempt escape. He dragged her on ignoring her pleas for him to think about what he was doing. 10 minutes later they arrived at the spot. "Here we are" Denise had tears streaming down her face in fear. Jeremy really was going to kill her. She could see it in his eyes. He punched her in the stomach causing her to fall to her knees. She coughed trying to catch her breath. She looked up at him. Her son, her baby boy was about to kill her. How did she get here? Jeremy pulled the gun out of his pocket and aimed it at her head.

"Please Jeremy don't"

"Isn't this what you wanted? Didn't you crawl here after the accident so you could die? Did you ever think that maybe you should fight to survive? That maybe I still needed you? If Claudia Joy hadn't found you here and called an ambulance you would have just quit and left me."

"No! Jeremy she didn't find me here. You're right I did come here when I thought I was going to die but I didn't stay. I knew that I had to fight for you and your father, my friends and my life. Claudia Joy found me deeper in the woods I was trying to get back to the road."

"You're lying!" Jeremy said smacking her across the face. Denise felt blood trickle from the corner of her mouth.

"Jeremy I love you, you are my son. When I realized I had a chance to get back to you I tried. I wasn't going to leave you." Jeremy started getting very agitated. His breathing became heavier and he kept running a hand over his head. He didn't know what to believe any more. As he was fighting his internal battle Denise was slowly working the ropes keeping her restrained. She was starting to feel them loosen and only hoped he didn't decide to shoot her before she had a fighting chance.

"Are you really telling the truth?" Jeremy asked his voice small and childlike. Denise nodded as she felt the ropes fall to the ground. Her hands were free.

"Yes baby I am. You are my son I love you." Jeremy shook his head.

"Its all over for me now I have to"

"No please Jeremy you don't have to you can end this" Denise said tears rolling down her face.

"I'm sorry" Jeremy said raising the gun. He pointed it at her and fired.

Claudia Joy, Frank, and Michael were racing through the woods. Claudia Joy's heart was beating faster and faster. She ignored her tired legs pleas for her to stop. She pushed on.

"It's just through that patch of trees!" Frank said picking up speed. Michael was right behind Claudia Joy watching her nervously. Something felt wrong. He did not have a good feeling. Suddenly BANG they heard a gun shot coming from the spot.

"NO!" Claudia Joy cried. Michael grabbed her before she could make it through the patch of trees. She did not need to see her best friend dead. Frank ran through the trees and came out to the spot. Michael held Claudia Joy as she cried for her friend. Her sobs wracked her whole body. "I need to see her," she said tearing away from Michael. He tried to stop her but she slipped through his fingers and disappeared. She almost ran right into Frank. He was standing there looking at his wife and his son. Denise put up a hand to silence them. She was cradling Jeremy who was sobbing in her arms. The gun lay a few feet away discarded. Jeremy had fired to miss. He couldn't do it. He couldn't kill his mother.

A few weeks later and everyone were recovering from the past few months. Jeremy had willingly signed himself into a mental institution to work on his anger management issues. He and Frank attended weekly sessions together to work out all of their problems. Denise visited him every Sunday and then took a walk with Claudia Joy. The four Army Wives had indeed made their girl nights a ritual. Twice a month they would sleep over each other's houses and just enjoy their friendship. Amanda and Jeremy remained dating. Jeremy was not allowed to leave the grounds yet so once a week they would watch a movie in the lounge. After everything that happened everyone's lives remained intact, different but intact. And the Army Wives bond became stronger than ever.

"The Army has its code the wives have their own"

The End