Chapter 43

Adam was working with shane in their office when ryan walked in;"I might have a real lead?"

"What then?"asked adam irritated;"Just like that doctor that didn't know anything more then that he'd helped a man that had been shot,ryan,but couldn't give us any details or anything that could help us?"

"No,this is better!"answered he;"A pawnshop in chicago called us to let us know that one the items that was stolen has turned up in their shop."

"That's good news."said shane looking up;"Did they say who brought it in,ryan?"

"It seems that the man who brought it in is somebody who has been there a few times before,so they know who he is and where he lives."smiled his friend;"So,how is that for a break,guys?"

"What are we waiting for then?"asked adam and jumped up from behind his desk;"Let's check it out!"

"Calm down,adam!"answered ryan and stopped adam before he walked out of the office;"I will check this out with shane!"

"No,not again!"started he annoyed;"I have every right to be on this case too!"

"We're only going to check it out!"said his friend as he got up too;"That's all."

"I want to come too!"answered adam angry;"I want to be there when we catch those guys!"

"That is just the reason why we're doing this without you!"began ryan irritated too;"You're not objective enough on this case,adam!"

"Just stay here untill we get back again,adam,maybe this is a dead end too."said shane and followed ryan out of the office;"We'll be back soon enough!"

That night Michael was waiting for his wife to come home when she finally walked in;"Where have you been since lunch?"
"Out and about."answered she softly;"Why?"

"Because I was worried about you,donna,first I get a call from marlee to tell me what had happened here at lunch and then Nicole called me to tell me that you had gone off the deep end at tops!"started Michael slowly;"Why on earth did you go to tops with gun?"

"To make him understand that I was serious about him staying away!"said his wife angry;"I'd rather see him dead then near us again,Michael!"

"Where did you get the gun?"asked he worried;"How long have you had it?"

"I bought it a few days ago."answered donna;"He has to go away!"

"Pulling a gun on him isn't going to make him go away!"began her husband slowly;"It's only going to make things worse,donna!"

"Letting him hurt us is going to make things worse!"said she in tears;"I can't go through that again!"

"You won't have to!"promised Michael as he pulled her into his arms;"I'm not going to let him or anybody else hurt us anymore!"

Amanda was sitting on the couch at home,worried sick about sam and also in a lot of pain from her stomach,when her brother came in with his wife;"Have you found sam yet?"

"No,not yet."answered Jamie and got worried when he saw how much pain his sister was in;"Are you okay?"

"As soon as sam gets back again I'll be fine."started she softly;"I've just got a bit of a stomach-ache,Jamie,that's all."

"Then why don't we go to the hospital for a check-up for you and the baby?"asked her sister-in-law;"You can't be too carefull right now."

"I can't go."said Amanda;"What if sam comes back again,lisa?"

"We will leave a note that says that we took you to the hospital for a check-up,so he will know where you are when he comes home."answered she;"You have to see sharlene for a check-up."

"Maybe sam's at tops or something."said her husband while he helped Amanda up;"Come on,Amanda,you have to have this check-up just to see if you and the baby are okay."

"But what about sam?"asked she with tears in her eyes;"You didn't see the look in his eyes when he drove off and it's dangerous for him to drive in that state and with his arm."

"I've got an idea."answered lisa quickly;"What about if Jamie stays here for a while to wait for sam and I will drive you to the hospital?"

"That's a good idea."said her husband;"If sam shows up I will take him straight to the hospital."

"I just hope that he didn't have an accident or something because he was really upset when he drove off."began Amanda softly as lisa helped her out to the car;"I will never forgive myself if anything were to happen to him."

"I'm sure that sam is fine."started her sister-in-law slowly and helped Amanda into her car;"Let's just focus on you and the baby right now."

At the station adam was still there when shane came back;"Hey,how did it go,shane,where's ryan?"

"He's finishing up some paperwork downstairs."said his friend and was surprised to still see adam there;"Why haven't you gone home yet?"

"I had a few things to finish up here,shane."answered adam;"Besides,what's there for me at home?"

"What's up with you lately?"asked he worried;"You've been acting really strange lately."

"There's nothing."said his friend irritated;"So,how did it go at the pawnshop?"

"Not bad."started shane slowly;"We got the name of the man,adam,so we're going to pick him up in the morning as soon as we get the warrant."

"Can I come too when you guys bring him in?"asked he when he saw the look on shane's face;"Come on,shane,I want to be there too!"

"Why?"answered his friend suspicious;"Why do you want to be there when we pick up our suspect?"

"Because…"began adam hesitating;"Because I want to look him in the face and see if he's the guy who pulled the trigger at tops,shane

"That is why I don't want you to come with us,adam!"said he;"Just stay here tomorrow or take a day off,but let us handle this!"

Emily was standing out on the porch when ben came outside and pulled her into his arms;"Your parents are great,ben,they were so nice and understanding when we told them about me being pregnant."

"I told you that they wouldn't be mad or anything."smiled he and kissed her;"I love you and that isn't going to change now that you're pregnant."

"I wasn't sure."started his girlfriend softly;"I thought that you would get angry at me for getting pregnant."

"Why would I get angry at you for something that I'm just as responsible for?"asked ben surprised;"We made this baby together."

"I guess you're right."answered Emily with a sad smile;"I'd just wish that I could get my family to understand that we belong together and I'm sure that they will freak out even more once they find out that I'm pregnant,ben."

"Let them freak out all they want,em,because they can't break us up again!"promised he;"There is nothing that they can do anymore,because you're here with me now and I'm not letting anybody get in our way again!"

The next morning Jamie walked into his sister's hospitalroom just as she was waking up;"Goodmorning,Amanda,how did you sleep?"

"Not really well,Jamie,I was worried about sam,but the pain in my stomach is a lot less."answered she;"Has there been any word from him yet?"

"Yes,I know where he is."started her brother slowly;"He's right here in the hospital too."

"What happened?"asked Amanda shocked;"Is he okay,jamie?"

"Don't worry,Amanda,he's gonna be just fine."promised he;"Sam ran his car into a tree lastnight,but he was very lucky and didn't have more then a concusion,besides the gunshot wound that he already had in his arm."

"I knew that this would happen when he drove off yesterday."said his sister with tears in her eyes;"This is all my fault."

"None of this is your fault."began Jamie softly;"It was sam's own choice to get into that car in the state that he was in and with his wounded arm."

"But if I hadn't made that remark about his brother he wouldn't have gone away like that,Jamie,it really hurt him."

"Hasn't he hurt you too?"asked he irritated;"If he hadn't cheated on you in the first place then none of this would have happened!"

"I was so angry at him yesterday,but right now it all seems so stupid and pointless."answered Amanda tired;"I've almost lost sam twice in one week,so I want to do my best to get past what he did to me!"

"Just focus on getting through this pregnancy right now,Amanda,you heard what sharlene told you lastnight!"warned her brother her;"You have to stay as calm as possible!"