With the phone call over, Dan now has Lucy's cell phone. He offered to be a good guy and handle all of her texts and calls for her.

Lucy decides it is time to take a gamble. Not only does she need to ensure her safety, but the safety of the growing life inside of her. She can only hope that Dan will go easy on her once he learns. "I'm pregnant," she says.

The first person she is revealing the joyous news to is not the person she planned on. In fact, she never planned on this situation.

He glances down at her stomach, a dubious expression on his face. "But you don't look like it..."

"I just found out today. The used pregnancy test confirming it is in the bathroom."

He eyes her warily. "Show me." Then he gets jittery and points the gun at her. "Keep your hands up and slowly lead the way."

She cautiously raises her arms, palms out, and begins leading the way. Her mind is racing of what she can do. There is a handgun in the bedroom, but she doubts that she can get her hands on it without Dan noticing.

Right before Lucy enters the bedroom, she debates rushing inside before Dan and locking the door behind her. However, she will not have a safe way of escaping if she does that.

"Stand by the bathroom door and keep in sight," Dan instructs.

She does as she is told and waits just outside of the bathroom.

After stepping into the room, Dan peers down at the pregnancy test that Lucy had forgotten on the counter. It is quite obvious to tell it is positive by the two stripes it has. Ever so quietly, Dan leaves the bathroom and looks at Lucy.

She takes a single step back, anticipating what he might do to her.

Then Dan lights up with a smile. "We're going to have a baby! A baby!"

Lucy supposes that she should be thankful for his positive reaction. She cannot imagine what a negative outcome might have been...

Suddenly, Dan freezes up and his eyes grow wide as he looks at something past Lucy. He gasps, taking in the photo of Natsu in his uniform. "He's a cop...?" he whispers.

"What did you say?" she asks, having only caught the last word he said.

"He's a cop?!" he demands loudly.

She shrinks back a little. "Y-yes."

"You're married to a cop?!"

Lucy nods. "Yes."

Dan shouts in exasperation and begins to the pace the bedroom. His eyes land on the handcuffs lying on top of the dresser, the very dresser that has a handgun in the top drawer. He comes to a stop, pointing at the handcuffs with his free hand while keeping his gaze on Lucy. "Put those on."

So she walks over to the dresser and picks them up. She closes the metal around one of her wrists. Lucy tightens it, but leaves it loose enough where she has a chance of slipping it off. Then she attempts to secure her other wrist, but she is having difficulty.

"Stay still." Dan makes his way over to her and helps her with the cuff. Then he tightens the other one, making sure she cannot slip out with ease. Her plan failed.

Dan steps away and smiles. "Glad that's over!"

She does not say a word to him. She silently fumes instead.

"Aw, don't give me that look, Lu Lu! We're going to have some fun now!"

"How can I do that with these"-she holds her hands up for emphasis-"on?"

"I'm sure there's lots of things we can do!" he says to keep things positive. "We can snuggle. Cuddle, too. Um, what else–" An idea pops into his head, showing in his eyes. "We can go downstairs and find something to do! Like watch a movie together. Doesn't that sound like fun?"

Not being told twice, Lucy makes her way over to the bedroom door to leave. Of course, Dan follows after her.

As Lucy walks down the stairs, her mind races. She needs to get out, but how? The handgun is back in the bedroom. Her hands might not be secured behind her, but they are not going to do her much good. Perhaps she will have a chance to land a good kick to him. Although, the front door is right there. She might have a chance to escape, but Dan will probably catch her.

As she rounds the banister to head towards the kitchen, Dan stops to lock the front door. He does the deadbolt and the lock in the handle. "There," he says with a satisfied nod, and looks back at Lucy. "Just to make sure nobody disturbs us."

Chills race down her spine.

When the duo enters the kitchen, Lucy looks around for methods of escaping.

"Hey, where are your trash bags?" Dan asks. "And tape? Preferably duct tape though."

She stiffens from head to toe as various scenarios with those two objects come to mind. "W-why do you want to know?"

He points to the little window above the kitchen sink. "I don't like seeing clouds. They make me sad. You don't have any curtains there so I can't block it out. If I tape a trash bag over it, that'll solve the problem!"

Lucy knows it was also block people from seeing inside, but she wants him to remain in the current calm state he is in. She does not want to cause any trouble for now. "The trash bags are in the cupboard above the stove. A roll of duct tape should be in the smaller drawer next to the coffee maker."

"Thanks, Lu Lu!" All while keeping her in sight, Dan gets to work gathering the items he needs. Lucy can only watch as he covers up the window.

"Hey, why don't we close the curtains, too? I don't want the whole world seeing how beautiful you are!"

Lucy gulps. "But I like seeing the sunshine."

"It's cloudy outside though," Dan says, pointing out the obvious. "So there isn't any sunshine to see." Then he smiles at her. "Although, you are my sunshine!"

She shivers.

"How about we close the curtains for now, but open them back up when it gets sunny? Does that sound good, Lu Lu?"

She finally gives in. "All right."

"Great!"

"We have to turn on lights in here so we can see though," Lucy says.

"But your beauty is more than enough to light up the whole house!"

So Lucy accompanies Dan as he closes the curtains in the family room. The living room is next, but she sees no sign of cop cars out front yet. She does not even see Natsu's car. Where are they... ? she wonders.

"Hey, what should we do next?" Dan asks, closing the last curtain.

"We could go on a walk," she suggests, wanting to be exposed.

"Nah, I already did enough walking outside for today." He perks up with an idea. "Ooo, we could eat!"

"I can order pizza," she offers, wanting to calling for help instead.

He gives her his best puppy dog eyes he can muster. "But I want to try some of your cooking!"

She holds up her hands for a moment. "It might be hard with these on."

"I believe in you! You can do it, Lu Lu!"

She sighs in defeat. "Well–"

Loud noises from outside cut her off. Sirens get closer and closer.

"Wow, sounds like trouble," Dan whistles.

Her heart squeezes. She can only hope that help is arriving for her.

The sirens are even closer now. Tires screech against the road out in front of the house.

When curiosity gets the better of him, Dan barely opens one of the curtains so he can peek out with an eye. Then he gasps loudly. "Wow, there sure are a lot of them! There's even a big van!"

"This is the police!" a deep male shouts loudly from outside the house.

Lucy instantly recognizes the voice. It is Laxus Dreyar, the grandson of the chief of police and a buddy of Natsu's. Her heart nearly leaps out of her chest. Natsu did pull through for her!

"This is the police!" another male voice yells. "We are surrounding the house!"

Lucy knows Gajeel Redfox's voice anywhere. After all, he is the husband of her best friend.

Dan closes the curtain and steps back to shoot Lucy a look. "You called the cops?"

"You've been with me the entire."

"But you spoke with your husband on the phone," he comments, beginning to connect the dots.

"You heard our entire conversation," she points out, wanting to throw him off. "How could I have–"

"But you did! You did or said something and he knew!"

Lucy will not allow herself to be backed into a corner even though she is trying to dupe him. "Dan, you heard everything I said. I didn't ask for help. I didn't tell him I needed help. And there is no way Natsu could have seen me do anything since we were talking on the phone."

He clearly grows frustrated as he gets a grip on the situation. "Ugh, I don't like this!"

Lucy definitely agrees with him. She does not like what is happening at all. It is just a dream that she needs to wake up from. The sooner the better.

Inside of Dan's pocket, Lucy's phone sounds off when an unknown number begins calling her. She and Dan both jump in surprise at the sudden noise.

"Who do you want to answer it?" Lucy asks.

"We should just let it go to voicemail..." he whines, not making a move to grab her phone. "I don't feel like talking to anybody, but you."

"Why don't you put it on speaker phone?" she suggests. "That way we can do it together."

"I'll do most of the talking for you." Ever so reluctantly, he pulls the cell phone out of his pocket. He answers the call and puts it on speaker.

"This is Laxus Dreyar," he states. "I want to speak with the one who is with Lucy."

"I don't want to talk!" Dan complains.

"Is Lucy all right?" Laxus continues.

"I'm fine," she assures him.

"Shh, don't talk!" Dan scolds. "Anyways, you guys are interrupting some precious time I want to spend with my wife."

"Wife?" Laxus questions. "Do you mean Lucy?"

"Yep!" Dan replies happily. "Do you know her? Isn't she great?"

"She is great," he agrees. "But I thought that she is married to someone else. You don't sound like her husband."

"But I'm her husband! We're married!" Then he grows frustrated. "So go away! Just leave Lu Lu and me alone!" He hangs up the phone and pockets it.

Lucy feels hopeful someone will identify who Dan is because he just referred to her as Lu Lu. Levy calls her Lu, but Dan has been the only person to call her Lu Lu. She can only hope the officers will know how to handle the situation once they know who is holding her hostage.

"So how about some food?" Dan asks, acting as though everything is normal. "I'm hungry!"

"I'm pretty sure there are leftovers in the fridge."

"But I want something freshly made and warm!"

"That will take some time to cook and prepare," she reasons. "I can easily heat up some leftovers."

"Do you have pasta?"

She blinks at the randomness of food choice. "Pasta?"

"Yeah, pasta! I want some pasta!"

"I don't think there are any pasta leftovers..."

"Then make some!"

x-X-x (POV change and is set in the past by a bit) x-X-x

Natsu does not like what he is seeing as his home comes into view. At least for the front, all the windows are covered up by curtains. They have no way of getting a clear look inside. He doubts the back windows and the ones on the side are uncovered either.

"Dammit!" he curses, punching the seat he is sitting on.

"This intruder sure knows what they are doing," Gray comments. "This could be some random home robbery or somehow the person is connected to you guys."

Natsu racks his brain. "I got no clue... I don't know why anybody would wanna hurt Lucy."

"What about you?"

His temper flairs. "The bastard better not be using her to get to me!"

Along with other vehicles, Gray parks his in the middle of the street. Police officers leave their vehicles and start surrounding the house.

"This is the police!" Laxus shouts loudly.

"This is the police!" Gajeel yells. "We are surrounding the house!"

Natsu makes a move to exist the police car, but Gray puts a hand to his chest. "Stay here for now."

"As if!"

"Wait for Dreyar's orders."

"Why should I?" Natsu fumes. He wants to barge into his home and protect his wife. As of now, he can only hope that she is holding up.

"We don't know, but this could be personal," Gray reasons calmly. "With you as Lucy's husband, that makes it more personal."

Natsu does agree with him even though he does not like it.

There is no sign of movement from inside. Not even a peep. So now Natsu and others are inside of the van. They need to contact someone inside and Lucy's cell phone is their best bet. Laxus punches it in and waits, hoping for someone to pick up.

When the call is answered, he starts speaking. "This is Laxus Dreyar," he states. "I want to speak with the one who is with Lucy."

"I don't want to talk!" a man's voice complains.

"Is Lucy all right?" Laxus continues.

"I'm fine," she assures him.

Natsu's heart soars and relief washes over him. However, the man's voice is annoying and reminds Natsu of the past. He cannot seem to place a face to the voice though.

"Shh, don't talk!" the man scolds. "Anyways, you guys are interrupting some precious time I want to spend with my wife."

Natsu easily becomes vexed. Who does this guy think he is? Lucy is not married to him! Not a chance!

"Wife?" Laxus questions. "Do you mean Lucy?"

"Yep!" the man replies happily. "Do you know her? Isn't she great?"

"She is great," he agrees. "But I thought that she is married to someone else. You don't sound like her husband." He avoids using Natsu's name in case it is a trigger.

"But I'm her husband! We're married!" Then the man grows frustrated. "So go away! Just leave Lu Lu and me alone!" He hangs up the phone.

Because of the nickname, things click in place for Natsu and Gray. "Dan Straight!" they say in unison.

"Who?" Laxus questions.

"The annoying guy from high school?" Gajeel grunts, the past coming to him.

"Ugh, I knew his voice was familiar," Natsu says.

Gray nods in agreement. "Calling her Lu Lu was a dead giveaway."

"What's his history with Lucy?" Laxus inquires, needing any information they can get on the guy.

"Dan always wanted to date Lucy," Natsu begins. "He still wanted to even after her and I started dating. He became creepy and obsessed with her."

"Stalker level really," Gajeel adds.

"The last time I saw him was graduation," Gray comments, thinking back to the time. "I think that's the last time we all saw him actually."

Laxus tries piecing things together. "So what's he doing back? Is he trying to get Lucy?"

Natsu forms tight fists. "He better not be..."

"How did he find out where you two live?" Gray asks.

"I have no clue," Natsu replies. "It's not like we've broadcasted where we live."

"He must have done some research," Gajeel comments.

"But at least we know who it is," Laxus mentions.

Natsu looks back at his home, anticipation rising in him. "We'll save you, Lucy."

x-X-x

A/N: Just another chapter with more drama :P At least they know who the guy is! Oh, if I haven't mentioned this before, I plan on this work being 5 chapters long!