Jesse stopped in his tracks. He lowered his hand and watched her slowly lift her head to look at him. She was crying again. Had he been completely wrong about why she had been so secretive? Was she scared that he’d hurt her because of the baby? He’d told her that he would love to have a baby with her. He walked up and wrapped his arms around her. He moved away from the wall and swung them in a circle.
“That’s fantastic news! Why did you hide it?”
Renee moaned as she felt nauseous. “I wasn’t sure if you really wanted a baby or you were just talking out of lust. And you scare me. You’ve been very secretive and I know you’ve been angry. If you have to stay away from me because you’re angry then what’s going to happen when you finally give in to it?”
“I can understand that
He sighed and went into the bedroom. Renee wasn’t there either. He went outside but he didn’t see her anywhere. It was too dark out for her to be walking in the woods. He went back in and went through the house. He looked out the door off the kitchen and found Renee curled up on the swing he’d put up for her. He walked out but she didn’t even look at him. She wiped her face and he knew she’d been crying again. He sat on the swing beside her and she drew her knees up and wrapped her arms around them so she was as far away from him as possible. “You asked me for the truth. I gave you the truth,” Jesse said. “The truth is that you're sick in the head, got it,” Renee whispered. “The truth is that I love you but you don’t want to see that part. You only want to hold on to t
“I’ll answer your question when you tell me what your decision is.” “I could make that promise but what good would that do? If Kevin were in Washington right now, I could just kill him and you’d never know. Unless there’s something you know that I don’t.” Jesse watched as her eyes shifted away from his. She took a deep breath and held it. Then she let it out slowly and looked at him. He saw determination in her eyes. She was still scared as she was shaking slightly but she was set on what she was about to say. Did she actually know if Kevin was in Washington or not? “I don’t know anything you don’t but I want you to tell me everything that happened in the beginning. I want to look my family up. I want to know if they’re doing alright. And we agreed that if I felt unsaf
“I don’t have Stockholm syndrome. I fell in love with myhusband, Mark, while I had amnesia. I didn’t know who he truly was at the time but I know how he treated me. He didn’t treat me badly. He showed me every day that he cared. I’m staying now because I love the man he is now and I’m pregnant with his child. Christian thinks that Jesse is his father and Jesse loves him. I’m sick of feeling like I have no say in my own life. I don’t want to look over my shoulder the rest of my life and I’m terrified that Jesse will get away if the police come for him. He’s told me he ran from the police before and he’s more than willing to do it again.” “He murdered a man in cold blood and it didn’t bother him a bit. The only thing that bothered him was the thought of his brother being taken from him. So, no, I won’t leave,” Renee said as she squared her sh
Renee loaded Christian up and climbed into the driver's seat. She sat there for a minute as she contemplated how to talk to Christian about Kevin. He couldn’t talk to Jesse about him. "Hey, buddy?" Renee said as she looked in the rearview mirror. "Yes, Mommy?" Christian said as he looked up. "Let's not talk about Mr. Alex to daddy, okay?" "Why? He was nice." "Your daddy is very jealous of me. He doesn't like other men being around me."
Renee bit her lip as she looked at the time. Jesse had been gone for a long time. Blowing off steam had turned into a six-hour event. What could he possibly be doing that would take him that long? She was wondering if he’d found someone to be with since she was remembering her past. He’d received a message from someone really late last night and hadn’t looked at it while she was around. If he was seeing someone that would explain his being gone so long. Just because he was keeping her from seeing someoneelse or leaving didn’t mean it would stop him. She knew he wassuspicious of her knowing Kevin’s whereabouts because hekept bringing it up. He’d promised he wouldn’t go looking forKevin but how good were his p
Jesse sat out in the waiting room with Christian as they waited for the doctors to run tests. Christian had finally settled down and stopped crying. He was sitting in Jesse's lap sucking his thumb. He had started that back up after Renee had been in the accident. Now every time he was extremely stressed, that thumb was back in his mouth. It agitated Jesse somewhat but he let it go because he knew he was trying to comfort himself against what was happening with his mom. It had been hours since Renee had been brought in and no one had updated him yet. Jesse stroked Christian’s hair absentmindedly until he saw the doctor come out. Dr. Getty walked up to him and held out his hand. Jesse took it and shook it. The doctor had a neutral look on his face. “Mr. Morgan, we meet again. I wish it was under better circumstances,” Dr. Get
“Will you, um, will you come let the guard rail down? I need to go to the bathroom,” Renee said as her cheeks reddened. “Sure. No need to be embarrassed, baby.” “That wasn’t really what I wanted but I do need to go.” Jesse put the bed rail down and helped Renee up. She leaned on him to catch her bearings. She went to the bathroom and came out. He could tell by the look on her face that she was still confused about what was happening. She regained some of her memories if not all of them, but had she forgotten the ones after the accident? “Do you want to tell me what you really wanted now?” Renee’s cheeks turned red again but she held her arms out.
“What do you mean, ‘thank God you’re awake’? How long have I been asleep?” “Two days. It’s Tuesday. My boss wasn’t thrilled that I missed two days but I explained what happened.” “Where’s Christian?” Renee asked. “I took him to Nancy’s after we realized you weren’t waking up when the nurse came to check on you. You’ve been moaning and thrashing in your sleep every so often.” “Oh. Was I talking in my sleep at all?” “Not while I was awake. Why? Do you remember anything?” “I remember everything,” Renee whispered. “Before or afte
5 years later A raven-haired beauty with hazel eyes runs up. He smiled as he wrapped her up in his arms. He spun in circles with her in his arms as she giggled. He sat her down onto her feet and looked around at the people in the home. It had been hard the year and a half it had taken for his trial. In the end, it was worth it. It had been hard not being able to be with Renee when he’d been in the same state. She hadn’t come to see him even though he had tried to apologize to her. She never took his calls. His mother had seen her and Christian. She was going to petition for rights to see Christian and she had told Renee that. Renee had politely told her there was no need. All she had to do was tell her first and if they didn’t have anything planned, she was more than welcome to get him. She’d taken pictures of Christian and sent them to Kevin. Some of
“Why would you do that for someone who mistreated you?” “Jesse could be an asshole but he treated me prettygood over time. I loved him and I think he deserves to be withthe only family he ever had. After this is all over, I plan to returnhome, too, so I can raise our child and my son. My child will never know their father other than a grave.” George shook his head. This woman was either crazy or she really did have Stockholm syndrome. He knew she’d been in a car accident at the beginning of the year and suffered a brain injury. Had that affected her judgment that much? He needed to know what happened so he needed to get the body released. They had only held it until the fingerprints came back anyw
“Sarge, you’re going to want to see this,” Nolan said. “What is it, Nolan?” “The fingerprints are back. We had them rushed because of the missing person’s case.” George had found files in Kevin’s car that contained emails between him and a woman named Marie. It also contained a crime report involving him and a woman named Renee Kennedy. The picture showed the same woman that was at the crime scene. He’d taken her fingerprints and that of the victim, Mark Morgan. They had detained Kevin since he was inside the Morgan’s home. It had been a month and neither Kevin nor Tabitha had talked about what had happened in that house. He’d notified Kevin’s mother of what had happened as she was listed as his emergency contact. She’d notified him that he should contact Renee Kennedy
Kevin went to kick the knife out of Jesse’s hand when Jesse opened his eyes and stabbed him in the leg. Kevin cried out at the pain burning up the muscle of his leg. He hit his knees and his hand went to the knife. He pulled it out right as Jesse grabbed his collar and began punching him in the face and the side of his head. Renee didn’t know how to stop the fight. She did the only thing she could think of. She dug her phone out and called 911. “911, what’s your emergency?” “They’re going to kill each other!” Renee cried. “Ma’am, calm down. What’s your name?” Renee ignored her. She rattled off her address as she saw Jesse grab the wrist of the hand that Kevin had the knife in. He twisted the wrist unti
Renee was feeling uneasy after her meeting with Kevin. He was definitely planning something and it scared her. She didn’t want him to get hurt but she also didn’t want Jesse to know he had found them. She was definitely wondering if he already knew. She bit her lip as her thoughts turned to the darker side of how things could go down. “Mommy!” Christian yelled. “I’m sorry, Christian. I was in my thoughts. Did you say something to me?” Renee asked as she drug herself out of the bad thoughts she was having about Jesse and Kevin. “I want to go back. I want Mr. Kevin.” “I’m sorry, Christian, but that just isn’t possible. Your daddy doesn’t know that you aren’t his son. Please, promise me, baby, that you won’t te
“Deal,” Jesse said as he kissed and hugged her. Renee sighed and walked away to find Christian. She’d take him to dinner and a movie tonight. He had been begging to go see Tom and Jerry. Since this was their night, she’d take him out for a happy meal and ice cream too. She wondered if he’d like putt-putt golf. She hadn’t played it since she was little but it might be something he’d enjoy. They could get breakfast, play a couple of games, and then go to the park for an hour or so. With her plans set in her mind, she went to find Christian. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kevin pulled out his pocket knife and sharpened it. He’dthought about this day long and hard. If he bought a gun, it would be premeditated murder. He sharpened the blade while he t
“What do you mean, ‘thank God you’re awake’? How long have I been asleep?” “Two days. It’s Tuesday. My boss wasn’t thrilled that I missed two days but I explained what happened.” “Where’s Christian?” Renee asked. “I took him to Nancy’s after we realized you weren’t waking up when the nurse came to check on you. You’ve been moaning and thrashing in your sleep every so often.” “Oh. Was I talking in my sleep at all?” “Not while I was awake. Why? Do you remember anything?” “I remember everything,” Renee whispered. “Before or afte
“Will you, um, will you come let the guard rail down? I need to go to the bathroom,” Renee said as her cheeks reddened. “Sure. No need to be embarrassed, baby.” “That wasn’t really what I wanted but I do need to go.” Jesse put the bed rail down and helped Renee up. She leaned on him to catch her bearings. She went to the bathroom and came out. He could tell by the look on her face that she was still confused about what was happening. She regained some of her memories if not all of them, but had she forgotten the ones after the accident? “Do you want to tell me what you really wanted now?” Renee’s cheeks turned red again but she held her arms out.
Jesse sat out in the waiting room with Christian as they waited for the doctors to run tests. Christian had finally settled down and stopped crying. He was sitting in Jesse's lap sucking his thumb. He had started that back up after Renee had been in the accident. Now every time he was extremely stressed, that thumb was back in his mouth. It agitated Jesse somewhat but he let it go because he knew he was trying to comfort himself against what was happening with his mom. It had been hours since Renee had been brought in and no one had updated him yet. Jesse stroked Christian’s hair absentmindedly until he saw the doctor come out. Dr. Getty walked up to him and held out his hand. Jesse took it and shook it. The doctor had a neutral look on his face. “Mr. Morgan, we meet again. I wish it was under better circumstances,” Dr. Get