Confessions

Bethany went to the store that was an hour out of town to pick up food and essentials. She grabbed some clothes for Sunny and filled up on gas since it was a long way to the cabin. She knew she had to fill out an insurance report for the complex to start the process of the insurance claim.

But right now she was mentally holding on . She looked at the phone as Axel messages told her he went to Paul's house after him and Avery got into it. Bethany felt bad every fight was because of her. She thought it be better to let him go than allow him to abandon his family.

The investigation pulled in some evidence as they questioned the business and even the public transportation the shop owners said they saw the man and woman get on after they left the building. There was one fingerprint recovered from a doorknob and another partial finger print on another door knob. The four tenants that died in the fire were still waiting to be identified since the body was hard to recognize.

One of the tenants took claim of his wife and infant child when the police took a head count of all current contracts they had from the hotel reservation but the two other bodies were unidentifiable. Winchester shook his head as he hated to see lives lost due to criminal acts.

Winchester pulled up to a pawn shop where the transit driver told them and walked inside. He looked around at the worthless junk laying around until he came to the counter where jewels were in display cases locked up .

" What can I do for you ,mate ?" Yelled the burley man with a gold capped tooth as it was visible as he spoke.

Winchester walked in the shop in street clothes to set up a sting. He had a hard look about him as in his younger years he ran with his cousins street gang. He wore his gang tattoos on his upper arm and neck . When his cousin died in his arms he realized he was on the wrong side of the law and he feared his fate the same as his cousins. He was undercover building a case for probable cause. He had a few units and a crime scene specialist near by on call . He wore a wire as he leaned against the glass display case as he looked inside like he was interested.

" You got anything hot and want to get off your hands real fast in here? I got this really interested investor looking for something special . You know for his side chick. If you know what I mean." As Winchester elbowed the guy and winked at the insinuation of his meaning ." He wants to keep her happy and still in good working order." He said raising his eyebrows as the pawn broker grinned perverted smile plastered on his face.

" Yeah I know what you mean there was a couple in her a few days ago . An odd couple I might say. Sold me some hot jewels . The woman wasn't too happy either. You know one of those entitled brats kind. The man well he wall tall and lanky with a bad comb over and the woman looked like you can start a fire with as much hair product she had in her hair. She wore some very huge earrings too . " Replied the pawn broker.

" You knew it was hot and still took it. now that is wild. Where is the items maybe it is exactly what my investor need for his side chick. You know he is trying to keep his hands clean don't want the wife to find out he had moved into bigger and better things." Said Winchester as he nodded like he was impressed by his criminal stories he told.

" It was an assumption. They just looked like they were trying to skip town or something. The woman acted like she was going to catch tetnis or something in here. I gave them two thousand for it." He said casually as he grew board with this conversation.

"What that is just weird. Where are these items I might want to purchase a few. "As Winchester cashed a role of hundreds in his fingers showing the man his wad as he saw his greedy eyes light up .

" Yeah. I have the items still here.I'm sure you'll find something suitable for your money ." He said opening the glass cabinet as he pulled out the merchandise. As Winchester flashed his badge at the same time and said aloud.

" You got that boys . Let's wrap this up?"As Winchester called in reinforcements as the shop swarmed with a crime scene crew. Evidence bags were brought out.

" Whoa they can't come in here without a warrant." Protested the pawn broker.

" They can with probable cause. These jewels came from an arson committed a few days ago. You sir are holding evidence to a crime that was committed.all of this has to be taken in as evidence. " Winchester said pointing to the tray full of jewels as they bagged it as evidence.

" Whoa those are mine. I paid for them fair and square. You over me money for those goods." Yelled the man trying to reach for the confiscated items.

" Your freedom is a good price . You aided and desposed of a crime. You said it yourself you took hot items. Sometimes your gut instinct betrays you. This is now considered evidence . People died for this . If you want to keep these items then I'll have to take you down town to process you for receiving stolen goods with intent to sell . You sure you want to go that route , mate?" Said Winchester feeding the pawn brokers words back at him.

" Get out of here. I want you out. Stealing for an honest business man." He cried out in anger.

" Honest business man. That's hilarious. You gave them two thousand dollars for Jewels were worth many thousands of dollars. Admit it you nipped them and knew they were desperate enough to sell it to you that you took advantage of their situation.. These items here aren't costome jewelry. If you were truly honest you would have called us to stop a crime ,but instead you are now part of it. So we can do this the easy way or the hard way. The choice is yours. We take the evidence or we take you and the evidence. " Snapped Winchester. As he scoffed at the humor this man thought he was an honest business man.

The pawn broker rose his hands up in defeat as he knew about the porcelain figurines he had in the back room still appraising them on eBay. He knew one egg was worth close to a million dollars in pristine condition and since it wasn't a high demand for mint Faberge egg he was making his money on eBay . He had eight of them in total and saw bank notes as heknew he would never get his moneys worth in this shop. He groaned at the bad luck he had.

" I need you to surrender the ledgers to all the items that was brought in her from this crime. Unless you don't keep records of your shady dealings . That might interest the better business bureau. " He said staring down the pawn broker.

The man disappeared in the back as he came back with a brown leather book. Then went to hand the journal over and swung it wildly towards Winchester . Winchester ducked and dodged it. The pawn broker jumped over the counter and took off running out the door . Winchester shook his head .

"Damn it why do these flakey bastards always think they can out run me." Said Winchester taking off out the door behind him as he caught the out of shape man fast as it was no competition to him. He slammed him on the ground sitting on top of him as he called for back up as the pawn broker cussed obsenaties as Winchester as he cuffed him and holding him down. While he waited for the reinforcement s to arrive to take this man off his hands. the cruiser showed up as the crime scene crew taped off the shop and collected all the stolen evidence inside.

Meanwhile . The details of the news broadcast was blazing over the screen. Christopher watched James reaction to the news. His face was red hot as he was waiting for a reaction.

Regina didn't come today as she had a O.B.G.Y.N. appointment for the baby. Christopher knew this was the reason and didn't want James to lose focus so he just told him she had something to take care of.

" She burned it down. And they paint her as a hero. She took everything from me. Now I don't even have a complex anymore because of her. I know she had a hand in this." James said slamming his hands on the table in the room. He stood behind the chair as he gripped it. Christopher looked at it standing up remembering what happened last time . He inched towards the door in case he tossed the chair at him again.

" Relax, man. Regina told me not to hurt you. I know she will be mad if you go running back telling her I hurt you. Plus you are the only thing that comes between my freedom and my imprisonment. " He said slamming the chair against the wall. Christopher stayed glued to the wall for precaution.

" So you like Regina?" Studdered Christopher. not sure how to exactly process this new information.

" You can say that. She reminds me of the way Jessica was. " He said in past tense.

" What do you mean was?" Questioned Christopher now catching his verbage .

" Oh did you think I was going to let her leave me. To death do us part was I vowed. I made sure she kept her end of the deal on way or another." He said smiling slyly.

James stared at Christopher's face registering his words. He smiled a grin.

" Whoa. Whoa. Did you just admit to killing your wife?" He said not able to comprehend the question.

" Your my lawyer. Your just as guilty as I am. If I go down so do you." He threatened Christopher coming towards him.

James was right. Him knowing about his crimes and not doing anything about it made him as guilty as him. He needs to rethink if he was capable of continuing this case before he ended up in jail too. James was the type to kill out his mother and sell out his lawyer. The more the merrier .

Christopher banged on the door as he panicked. The door opened and an arm pulled him out and the door closed behind him in a hallways. Christopher breathed a sign of relief as he just heard James say he killed his wife. This man was truly insane. He had to protect Regina from him.

" Round two with unhinged Barry I see." Yelled the familiar officer shaking his head.

Christopher drove home as he sat in his driveway no realizing he was in deeper than he thought. Sarah was in the kitchen with baby kensley. He looked at her knowing his guilt over betraying her. He knew one day what he did with Regina would come to light.

Sarah was very smart. She figure it out eventually. He took James's words in heavy thought . If I'm going down with him Sarah deserves to know some truth in all this chaos. Yes he chose to have an affair with Regina she was just so intoxicating. She was so different. So confident. She knew how to keep you interested. But Sarah didn't deserve this. She was a bystander to this twisted case he should have reassigned when he first got it .

Christopher stepped out of the car and came inside . He sat down at the kitchen table as he removed his shoes and tie. He looked at Sarah finishing up his dinner. She was such a good woman . A good wife.

" Sarah. " He said as he was halfway in and out of the conversation.

" Yes , honey." Said Sarah in a soft honey voice .

" I need to tell you something? Please sit down." Christopher said as soft as he could voice filled with guilt.

Sarah sat down her face covered with worry. She looked into her husband's eyes holding his daughter. She knew her husband's guilt stricken face .

" I'm not proud of what I did but none the less the action has been done. For better or worse." He lowered his head in confession.

" What did you do?" She said as she took initiative to confirm what she suspected for weeks. The words echoed in Christopher's head her accusing tone .

" Christopher, what did you do? Repeated Sarah as kensley became agitated with the atmosphere. She got up and placed the sleepy baby in the playpen in the living room. She returned to her seat after putting the baby down for a nap.

Christopher looked at her now nervous if he had the guts to tell her the truth. He rubbed his fingers nervously as he tried to work out how to start the can of worms he just opened.

" I messed up. I will understand if you can't ever forgive me, but I'm willing to make this right by any means necessary." He blurted out in a nervous rush as his palms were sweating.

Sarah looked at him now sitting back in her chair tapping her manicured French tips on the table in a nerve racking tap tap tap . Her silence noticeable. Christopher was waiting on her response . She was making him nervous by her silence.

" Why should I forgive you if you messed up? While I'm here cooking your food and raising our kids?" She said just enough to remind him what he had at home. Christopher didn't like the condescending tone she had

" Because I'm coming clean about my actions and trying to make it right before it gets completely out of hand." He said softly as he watched her body language. For subtle cues and motions. " I had a brief affair ." He said smaller now.

"Christopher you had a damn affair." She said louder than necessary ." what a feeble man you have become. " She said with insight. And a cold demeanour to strike cold in his heart with her cruel words.

" I truly am so sorry. I got her pregnant. I didn't mean to I swear , Sarah." He pleaded with his wife.

" What do you mean you didn't mean to? She didn't trip and fall on her ownself now did she . Your not sorry . Don't pretend you are. Please don't act like you weren't fully aware of the actions you did. Your just sorry you got caught. A baby does that. Men can have fun with no visible signs of their misdeeds but a woman knocked up explains every little dirty sin she did." She said more forcefully.

" I said I was sorry. I didn't have to tell you anything but I wanted it to be clear what I did." He said trying to grab her hands as Sarah pulled her hands back in retaliation. As she laughed at his perspective on his confession.

" Oh you didn't have to tell me. Oh wow. Did you want me to thank you for your honesty. Your willingness to come clean. To slap a bandaid on an entire affair and give you a damn cookie." She laughed out loud at the audacity of his words and how he presented them to her as a half way explanation disguised as an sloppy apology.

" I'm sorry . I didn't mean for it to go on like this . I don't even know why I did it." He cried overwhelmed at what he was trying to say .

" You didn't mean to do it. Ha I see you have now become a comedian as well as a cheater. Sex is sex no matter how you do it. The moment you first slept with her you intended to be caught. Did you not think I didn't know how eager you ran off to pick up that woman to go see your so called client. The late night text messages and whispered calls. I handle the bills this also includes phone records. " She said pushing his hand away. Christopher now saw the error in his ways as he realized Sarah knew she was just waiting to see how long it would take him to tell her.

" I'm sorry Sarah." He pleaded as tears fell from a guilty confession.

" You don't get to be sorry. You went into this with your eyes wide open. No one made you do this to me. You chose this. You wanted this . You wanted her. Since you joined that law firm your sense of direction has been clouded. I'll make the choice simple for you. I don't care about her and the baby. Stop seeing her and leave that firm. You passed the bar exam. You can open your own practice. It them or us ." She said referring to his current family.

" Sarah you don't know what your asking me to do. These people are dangerous. They have secrets that ruin lives. You asking me to give up everything I worked hard for and just start over ."He said fear in his eyes.

" Then leave. You made your confession and did what you did. Actions have consequences. You had an affair and the consequence is a baby by another woman not your wife. You work for the devil and the consequences are lack of moral fiber . You don't get to play devils advocate and keep the girl in the end. An apology dose not erase the fact your pecker lead you into the situation you are. " She said standing up returning to the kitchen counter pulling out a knife to cut some lettuce.

" Your right. I messed this up. But I don't want to lose you and the kids. I don't want to lie to you anymore." He said head lowered.

" Darling you did more than lied to me. You lost me completely with your actions. I can't trust you to be faithful to me. I have to constantly watch over my back thinking is she the next one or what about her. I have to question my own marriage . You made me an option in a sea full of thirsty women. I'm not the only choice anymore in your life I see.." She said stabbing the knife in the middle of the chopping board full of hate. She screamed as she held her hand on the hilt of the knife staring at him.

She was trying to be the stronger one in the conversation when really what she wanted to do was drive that knife through his cheating heart. Sure she could go with the approach of if I can't have him no one can, but if she forgave him how long before he did it again and again. She was not going to tolerate affairs .

Christopher eyes swelled up with tears as he thought it would go differently. He looked at his daughter asleep in the bed and his son away at pre-school. He worked so hard to be partner in that law firm. What Sarah was asking was to start over and abandon his responsibilities. She was putting him a difficult position. But he knew he did this to himself. He didn't want to hide the fact he messed up.

" Fine I'll do it. I'll resign the case and my position. I won't see her anymore and forget weare having a child together. If it makes it where I can keep you . I will do it ." He said crestfallen and defeated.

" And you won't do it ever again." She said glaring at him.

" No. I won't ever do it again I promise." He said tears filled eyes .

" Hand me your phone right now. " Demanded Sarah now willing to resolve the situation. Christopher handed her the phone willingly as she pulled up Rogers text message . And tapped in a few characters.

I'm resigning from the case. I can no longer continue representing this client. I also submit my resignation from your company effective immediately.

She press send and she glared at the other messages from Regina and him. She opened the text message as she typed a response.

I'm coming for you bitch. As she pulled out a hammer from the utility draw and smashed Christopher's cell phone to pieces . She screamed in frustration as Christopher watched helplessly as she destroyed his device. Then she pulled the trash can over and swiped the pieces into an trashcan . She fixed her hair as she grabbed her phone and called the phone company .

"I like to report a phone stolen. I want to take that line off my phone plan . " She said casually like she didn't just destroy the device herself.

" Yes ma'am do you want a replacement phone with the same number?" Asked the operator.

" No. Mr. Dayo will be using my phone from now on. Weight order a new phone later on when I can trust him not to be in places I don't approve of ." She said as she glared at Christopher.

" Yes ma'am I understand. I will remove the device and number from your plan. Is there anything else you like us to do for you today?" He asked politely.

" No that will be all I need for today . Thank you for helping me with this matter ." She said now hanging up the phone and placing it on the counter.

She leaned in to stare Christopher in his face. " We share a phone now. If you do anything else without my knowledge so help me I will march my butt down to the best damn divorce lawyer I can find and I will take everything from you . Are we clear?" She said now resuming to pick up the knife and continue cooking dinner.

" Yes . I understand." He Retorted.

" She points the knife at him. "You are not forgiven for this . I shall see if your promises are good or bull shit ." She said as a reminder to what he did to her.