It was getting on for 10 o'clock, when Diane finally woke up the next morning, she hadn't had a bad nights sleep, but she did have a bit of backache which she shrugged off as a pregnancy complaint and went downstairs where she found Emma watching TV in the living room.
"Morning, Em any news?" Diane asked
"The results are back from forensics and they confirm that our man was in that car at some point in the last 48 hours."
"So he was definitely outside?"
"More than likely yes, but don't worry." Emma tried to reassure her heavily pregnant friend.
"Don't worry!? there is a man looking for my husband who is with my 12 year old son, he's armed and I spotted him outside, come on Em we both now how it works."
"Ok, Ok, sorry I was just trying to keep you calm it is not good for either your or the little one." Emma apologised
"Oh, Em I'm scared I got 6 weeks to go, I dunno where my son is and there is a man in the area potentially looking for me with a gun." Diane broke down crying.
"Trust me Di it'll all be Ok we'll get this man before either you or Robert are hurt and long before bump arrives." Emma again tried to reassure Diane.
Emma comforted Diane before making her a nice cup of tea and some toast ,for breakfast, taking it through to the living room where Diane was sitting rubbing her bump.
"How are you this morning? You slept well I poked my head round the door when I got up at 8 and you were spark!!"
"Yeah, I know" Diane smiled " I didn't think I'd sleep well at all but I obviously did."
"Is the little one active this morning?" Emma asked sitting down next to Diane and placing her hand on her stomach to see if she could feel the baby kick.
"Yeah and I got this back ache." Diane told Emma.
"I tell you what babe, your out of milk and bread so how about you eat that whilst I run you a bath, then I'll nip down the shops so you don't have to and you can have a nice long soak." Emma said
"Oh that nice Em but I don't want you doing everything, you're my guest."
"Don't worry I'll be back in a minute." Emma said as she left the room and climbed the stairs.
Diane finished her toast before going upstairs herself and telling Emma that she'd made a list of everything she need from the shops and had left it on the table by the front door.
"Ok babe, I'll make sure your in ok, then I'll be off."
"Ok Em and thanks." Diane replied whilst getting a towel out of the airing cupboard before going into the bathroom as Emma went downstairs.
It was 2 minutes later when Emma shouted up to Diane, that she was off and was taking the spare set of keys that Diane had left for her. Diane, meanwhile, had lied that she was in the bath she was, in fact, in front of the mirror rubbing her bump whilst completely naked, she was thinking about everything that had happened in the last 24-36 hours and was wondering would she see her son again and would she have the baby she was carrying at the moment. In the end she got in the bath and the warm water immediately made her feel much better, so much better that she was halfway to falling asleep again when she thought she heard footsteps, she called out but there was no answer she put it down to her imagination and closed her eyes again.
Emma, in the mean had popped into Sun Hill on her way to the shops at Canley Parade tot tell Sgt Smith all about Diane whilst he informed off the latest situation and what they were doing to try and catch the man.
"You'll have to catch him soon, Sarge, she's really worried and it's not good for a woman in her condition." Emma informed her superior colleague.
"Rest assured PC Keane, we are doing everything we can and we hope to have this guy back in custody within the next 24 hours." Sgt Smith said in reply. " Now you'd better get going or else PC Noble will be wondering where you've got to."
Back at the house, Diane was still in the bath rubbing her bump when again she thought she heard footsteps. She called out again.
"Em ,if that's you could you come and give my back a rub."
Again there was no reply, then suddenly the unlocked bathroom door swung open.