Chapter 58

Donna was waiting in her police-cell when Michael came in with cass;"Hi,honey,how are you holding up in here?"

"It's terrible here."answered his wife in tears;"When can I go home?"

"Not yet,donna,we have to get a judge to set bail for you first."started cass slowly;"It doesn't look good for you,because the police have a eye-witness that saw you coming out of regioneld's room at tops around the time of his murder and that in combination with the fact that you held a gun to him before doesn't paint a nice picture of you."

"How could somebody have seen donna there?"asked Michael confused;"She would never go up to his room!"

"Somebody saw me there because I did go to his room that day,Michael,but I didn't kill him and he was still alive when I left."answered his wife softly;"I only went downthere to convince him to go away and leave us alone!"

"But why didn't you tell me?"started he shocked;"Why,donna?"

"Because at first I knew that you'd get angry if I had told you and after we heard that he'd been killed around the same time that I was there I was scared that everybody would think that I had shot him."said donna;"I really didn't kill him!"

"Nobody is saying that you did,donna,but the fact that you were in his room around the time that he got shot and also the fact that you pulled a gun on him before isn't really helping much."answered cass;"But I will do my best to get you out of here."

Almost a week later sam was having breakfast at his brother's old room at tops when Rachel showed up at his doorstep;"Goodmorning,sam,can I come in?"

"Ofcourse."said he surprised to see his mother-in-law on his doorstep;"Is everything okay with Amanda?"

"What do you think?"asked Rachel softly;"She hates the idea of you living downhere and you not being at the house when she can go home again."

"I'm only doing this for her,Rachel,I think that she needs some time and space to get over what I have done to her."answered her son-in-law;"Do you think that I like the situation as it is right now?"

"Ofcourse not,but I'm not so sure if this is the answer either,sam,because I have never seen my daughter this unhappy."

"What do you want me to do then?"asked he irritated;"Move back into your house and go on with our lives as if nothing has happened?"

"No,but maybe you could spend some more time at the hospital with your wife and try to deal with it together!"answered Rachel;"Amanda told us that you have hardly been there since you left the hospital and she's starting to believe that your moving out of the house had another reasons then what you've told her."

"But that isn't true,Rachel,I've told her the truth about why I wanted to move out of the house!"said sam tired;"Maybe I should have gone to the hospital more often,but I was afraid to face Amanda because I still hate myself for what I have done!"

"Don't be afraid to face her because that will only drive you two further apart!"started his mother-in-law slowly;"After I cheated on mac with your brother a long time ago the only thing that got us through it was a lot of hard work,patience and understanding."

At the hospital scott was sitting next to his wife's bed when mary walked in;"How is she,scott?"

"She's still the same."said he;"How is eric doing?"

"He's okay,but he does miss you and dawn."answered mary hesitating;"You can't keep sitting next to her bed all day and all night."

"I have to be here when she wakes up again,mom."started her son softly;"I have to comfort her when she finds out about our baby."

"But the nurse can call you if she were to wake up and you aren't here."

"No,I have to be here,mom,I can't leave her side!"

"You have a son that needs you too,scott!"said she;"Staying here isn't going to change anything about the situation or make dawn wake up!"

"Do you think that dawn isn't going to wake up again?"asked scott angry;"That's what you think,mom,isn't it?"

"I just think that the longer dawn is like this the less chance there is of her waking up again."answered his mother;"You heard what sharlene said a few days ago about the bleeding in her brain not long after the operation and about the fact that she slipped into a coma,honey,the chance of dawn waking up again gets smaller everyday!"

"She's wrong!"yelled scott and tried to push back the tears;"Dawn is going to wake up again!"

Donna was sitting out in the garden when Michael came outside;'What are you doing outhere all alone?"

"I'm just enjoying my freedom and this garden for as long as I can."said his wife softly;"Once they lock me up who knows when I can sit here and enjoy this again."

"Nobody said that they are going to lock you up,honey."answered Michael surprised;"I'm sure that cass will get you out of this mess,donna."

"Do you think that I shot him?"asked she all of a sudden;"Do you think that I did it?"

"No,ofcourse not."started her husband,but she noticed him hesitating for a split second before answering her question;"I don't think that you did it."

"You hesitated!"answered donna angry;"You're no convinced that I didn't do it,michael!"

"That's not true!"said he;"I know that you didn't do it!"

"No,Michael,you want to believe that I didn't do it!"started his wife tired as she got up and walked away;"But you're not sure."

"Donna!"called Michael on after her;"Come back here!"

"What's wrong with donna?"asked his sister-in-law as she came outside and saw Michael standing there;"She walked right past me without saying a word,Michael,did you two just have a fight?"

"She's got it into her head that I think that she might have shot regioneld."answered he;"How can she think that?"

"I don't know,Michael,maybe because she knows that it must have crossed your mind atleast once."said she and saw the shocked look on his face;"It's the truth,because everybody must have thought that even if it was just for a split second."