Interesting premise here, Cindy. You did a really good job setting it up, too. On this sort of story, I tend to go through trying to find the weaknesses, the parts where I can say "well, why don't you do *this,* you idiot, and avoid the whole thing" but there weren't any of those.

So CJ's alive, but he has to let everyone except his family think he's dead... seems I've heard something like that before, somewhere wink And then you rachet things up another notch with a pregnant wife (widow?).

Based on your title, I think I see where you're going with this, but the journey should be interesting.

PJ

EDIT: Just editing header to include part no.

"You told me you weren't like other men," she said, shaking her head at him when the storm of laughter had passed.
He grinned at her - a goofy, Clark Kent kind of a grin. "I have a gift for understatement."
"You can say that again," she told him.
"I have a...."
"Oh, shut up."

--Stardust, Caroline K