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Raegan Wilson ran her hand over her expanding stomach as she lay in her dark room. She had been living with her roommate Jamie for nearly four months, but it wasn't the same as her last home.
With a deep sigh, she reached under the pillow and produced a worn picture of an old friend, and she traced his smile.
"I miss you so much," she whispered, staring into his intense brown eyes. "God, I miss you." Pressing his picture to her lips, she let the tears fall as she tenderly placed it back under her pillow.
"I hope you get to meet your daddy, little one," she whispered, rubbing her stomach gently. She felt a tiny kick, and joy and grief flooded her heart.
Staring into the darkness, she whispered to herself. "I'm so sorry. I love all three of you so much."
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"Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic death of Detective Alexandra Goren," the cameraman droned, and Bobby shut the T.V. off, running his hand over his face. This was going to be a long day.
After dropping Jessica off at her grandparent's house, Bobby drove to the MCS precinct, dread building in his stomach with every mile that passed.
As he walked into the squadroom, the pitying looks that people gave him made him want to hit something, but he just ignored them and sat at his desk. As he looked at his computer, the newspaper that stared up at him caught his eye, and he picked it up, reading the headline.
Man Confesses To Murder Of Detective Alexandra Goren.
Under the headline was a picture of Alex and the man being led away in handcuffs, followed by several articles, but he couldn't read them. His eyes were blurred with tears and his hands trembled as he laid the paper back down.
"Bobby?" Deakins called hesitantly, and he looked up to see Deakins, Mike and Carolyn surrounding his desk. "Why don't you go ahead and take the rest of the day off? Go spend some time with your daughter?" he suggest softly, and Bobby nodded shakily.
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Raegan sighed as she lifted her infant son out of his bassinet, cooing softly to him. Carrying him into the living room, she turned on the T.V. and sat down to feed him. As he nursed, she surfed the channels, stopping when something caught her attention.
"Today marks the one year anniversary of the tragic death of Alexandra Goren," the newscaster reported, and Raegan's heart began to pound as she listened to the report. When it was finished, she looked down at her son, who had fallen asleep.
The front door opened, and Jamie walked inside, shaking the snow off of her body. "Raegan, you will never believe what happened to me today!" she exclaimed as she walked into the living room. Raegan quickly turned the channel, shifting the baby slightly so she could cover herself.
Approaching the couch, Jamie saw her friend shaking slightly, and she instantly became worried. "Raegan, what's wrong, hon?" When she didn't respond, Jamie carefully lifted the baby into her own arms.
That seemed to shake Raegan out of her stupor, and she looked up at Jamie. "Jamie, I need you to do me a favor."
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Bobby carried Jessica into the squadroom, earning some strange looks from his coworkers that didn't know him so well. He just ignored them and walked into Deakin's office.
"Hi, Bobby. Sit," Deakins said softly, closing the door behind his detective. Once he sat down, he noticed a young woman standing against the wall, a large envelope in her hands.
She stepped forward and handed the envelope to Bobby, saying, "A friend asked me to give this to you. I need to go now." Before Deakins or Bobby could protest her departure, she was gone, and Bobby looked at the large brown envelope.
"Here, let me take her," Deakins said gently, pulling the sleeping child out of Bobby's arms.
With trembling hands, he opened the envelope, pulling out an eight by ten picture of a bright eyed, smiling baby. Confused, he turned it over in his hand, sharply inhaling as he read the familiar scrawl.
His name is Robert Matthew Jr., it read at the top. His eyes flew to the bottom of the page, reading the final four words. I call him Bobby.
As Bobby reread the words over and over again, Deakins stared at the picture of the smiling baby. Dear God, he thought. Those eyes. Jessica stirred slightly in his arms, and he absently smoothed her hair back.
Bobby's heart was racing as all of the pieces finally fell together. The letters, the sonogram. They hadn't been pranks! His wife had been trying to contact him all along. Suddenly he leapt to his feet and ran out of Deakin's office, searching desperately for the woman.
Outside, he saw her climb into a truck, and he shouted and ran to the vehicle.
"Stop! Wait!" he demanded, and the woman turned and looked at him, a confused look on her face. He stopped in front of her and reached into his wallet, pulling out a worn picture of Alex from their honeymoon.
"Your friend, what is her name?" he asked.
"Raegan Wilson. Look, I really need to go."
"In a minute," he interrupted her. "Is this your friend?" He handed her the picture of Alex, and her face lit up with recognition.
"Yeah, that's Raegan. Her hair's longer now, and she's a little thinner, but that's her. Why are you asking?" she asked, pushing her dark hair out of her eyes.
"Because," he started slowly and quietly. "That's my wife. She's been dead for the last year."
Jamie's mouth fell open, and she tried to form a coherent thought. Raegan had said that she had come to the town to escape her abusive boyfriend. The big man in front of her looked intimidating, but he didn't strike her as the abusive type, and she prided herself on being a good judge of character.
Stepping closer to her, he leaned down to level their eyes, and he said, "Where is she?"
Jamie bit her bottom lip and stared into the man's intense eyes. "Get into the car," she said finally, climbing into the driver's seat.
TBC...
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