ODDS OF LOVE SEASON TWELVE

Episode 115

" You are not going in there, DuBuis ," Spencer almost begged.

" No , he is definitely not," Zelda Zimmerman declared firmly. " It's too dangerous. It's bad enough we have half your family showing up and trying to bypass the barricade. Including former Detective Lane. We don't know if this woman has weapons although her husband says no. He claims they both hate violence and guns but he also didn't suspect she was a potential kidnapper. Let's not forget this is the partner or whatever that she just stabbed. "

DuBuis snapped," I'm going in. She invited me. I'm going in to talk to her and get our daughter back. And you ain't stopping me. Think I'm afraid of that bitch? I grew up in a damn housing project. I've had guns pointed at my head. I'm going in. "

Detective Vincent Fisherman snapped right back," You do , boy , and I will personally arrest you. "

Detective Nita Browne stepped forward and said sharply," Let him try. Put a Kevlar on him and send him in. "

Zelda sighed and threw up her hands as Vincent tried to dial Flower's phone again to no avail. " Browne, you are here because of the stabbing but this is my case. Don't make me kick you off the scene. "

Nita eyed her with distaste. " I'd like to see you try. What else you got? Swat can't get a good bead in the room. And she's holding the baby all the time they say. "

Spencer whispered," Please don't shoot her while she is holding Miracle. Please. "

Zelda shook her head. " Fine. But you are wearing the vest and if there is any trouble we are coming in. Got it? Try not to set her off. "

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Winston Arnett reached into his jacket pocket and fingered the gun he had taken from the house. Then as his husband was distracted he slipped from behind the barricade with his sights discreetly on the back of the house.

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Faith's eyes widened as she watched her brother with a bullet proof vest on walking towards the house, stepping on the porch and knocking on the front door.

" Shit ," she muttered. " What are they letting him do? Are they crazy? Is he crazy? "

Joy's eyes focused on a tense looking Spencer as she began to pray intensely.

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Richard slipped past the barricade even as officers yelled at him to " get back! ". He shot out tersely," Soon I'll be a sworn in district court judge and I will see a lot of you in my courtroom. So proceed carefully. I'm going to my brother. "

He walked over to Spencer in his wheelchair and reached out to hold his hand. He squeezed it tightly. " It's going to be fine. Just fine. I love you, little brother. "

Spencer watched his husband standing on the porch with pallid skin and tense lips. " I hope so. I love you too, Richard. "

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DuBuis knocked once more on the door and waited. Then it opened and there stood Flower Dennis holding Miracle in her arms. She stepped back and he entered. Flower closed the door once more.