care not to get too close. Lucy sat down on the sofa as a fresh wave of tears took hold and she began to sob again.
“Lucy, talk to me,” April said, sitting down next to her, but she was careful not to touch her. “What has happened?”
“T…Trent,” was all she managed to say before she quickly buried her face in her hands and began to sob harder.
“Did he touch you, Lucy?” April said, as Lucy could hear the anger in her voice. “Did he…again?”
“He was there,” Lucy blurted out. “He…touched…”
Lucy couldn’t say another word as she pinched her eyes shut, covered her ears with her hands and just sobbed.
Her mind was invaded with memories of how he held her down that night. His heavy body pressing down on hers, his breath on her face. She remembered the pain that spread through her body as he bit her again and again. She remembered how she pleaded with him to stop. There was just so many memories.
She wanted them to stop; she wanted it all just to stop. She pressed her hands tighter to her head and shut down completely.
“Lucy,” Tucker whispered softly as he kneeled down in front of her. The minute she heard is voice, she opened her eyes and was greeted with a warm smile.
Without even thinking, she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his chest, as she held on to him like her life depended on it and began to sob again, but this time, it was tears of relief.
“It’s okay, Lucy,” Tucker said as he cautiously wrapped his arms around her and drew her closer to him. “I am here; you are safe.”
“I don’t know what happened to her,” April said, as she stood behind Tucker. “The cab driver said he picked her up outside Monty’s. He said she got into the cab and just freaked out. He found my address in her bag, the only other address he could find was one in New York. I know you are friends with the Chief, that’s why I called you. I figured you would want to help her like you did before. God knows she needs someone she can trust.”
“You did the right thing, April, thank you,” Tucker said, as he gently rubbed Lucy’s back trying to calm her down. “Lucy, talk to me. What happened? Did someone hurt you? Was it Riley?”
“T…Trent,” She said is a tiny voice, and she instantly felt Tucker tense.
“Did he touch you?” Tucker asked, and Lucy could hear the anger in his voice.
“He…he was in the bar,” she explained, as she tried to bring her breathing back under control. She looked up at Tucker who looked like he was ready to murder someone “He was talking to Riley like they were friends. He sat down next to me…he put his arm around me…”
She closed her eyes unable to continue and began to shake from head to toe.
“Did he hurt you, Lucy?” Tucker demanded.
“No,” Lucy said, as she opened her eyes once more and looked at Tucker. “But before he left, he gave me this look and said it was good to see me again, and that…that we should catch up sometime.”
Tucker released her from his embrace and stood up. He began to pace up and down like a caged animal.
“This time, I will kill him,” Tucker said, looking at April.
“And what will that achieve?” April said, as she walked up to Tucker and stopped him. “He hasn’t done anything. At least not this time anyway. Right now, she needs you.”
Tucker looked at Lucy sitting on the chair, and she gave him a look of confusion.
Lucy wasn’t sure what she was missing, but there seemed to be some connection between Tucker and April. She knew something about Tucker that Lucy didn’t. Something that had happened in the past, but right at that moment, she didn’t want to know. She just wanted to go home; she felt drained.
“Tucker,” she said in a small voice. He instantly stopped pacing and returned to Lucy. “I want to go home.”
“Okay, Lucy,” he said, and gave her a smile. He took her hand as she stood up from the sofa. “I will take you
“Lucy, talk to me,” April said, sitting down next to her, but she was careful not to touch her. “What has happened?”
“T…Trent,” was all she managed to say before she quickly buried her face in her hands and began to sob harder.
“Did he touch you, Lucy?” April said, as Lucy could hear the anger in her voice. “Did he…again?”
“He was there,” Lucy blurted out. “He…touched…”
Lucy couldn’t say another word as she pinched her eyes shut, covered her ears with her hands and just sobbed.
Her mind was invaded with memories of how he held her down that night. His heavy body pressing down on hers, his breath on her face. She remembered the pain that spread through her body as he bit her again and again. She remembered how she pleaded with him to stop. There was just so many memories.
She wanted them to stop; she wanted it all just to stop. She pressed her hands tighter to her head and shut down completely.
“Lucy,” Tucker whispered softly as he kneeled down in front of her. The minute she heard is voice, she opened her eyes and was greeted with a warm smile.
Without even thinking, she leaned forward and wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her face into his chest, as she held on to him like her life depended on it and began to sob again, but this time, it was tears of relief.
“It’s okay, Lucy,” Tucker said as he cautiously wrapped his arms around her and drew her closer to him. “I am here; you are safe.”
“I don’t know what happened to her,” April said, as she stood behind Tucker. “The cab driver said he picked her up outside Monty’s. He said she got into the cab and just freaked out. He found my address in her bag, the only other address he could find was one in New York. I know you are friends with the Chief, that’s why I called you. I figured you would want to help her like you did before. God knows she needs someone she can trust.”
“You did the right thing, April, thank you,” Tucker said, as he gently rubbed Lucy’s back trying to calm her down. “Lucy, talk to me. What happened? Did someone hurt you? Was it Riley?”
“T…Trent,” She said is a tiny voice, and she instantly felt Tucker tense.
“Did he touch you?” Tucker asked, and Lucy could hear the anger in his voice.
“He…he was in the bar,” she explained, as she tried to bring her breathing back under control. She looked up at Tucker who looked like he was ready to murder someone “He was talking to Riley like they were friends. He sat down next to me…he put his arm around me…”
She closed her eyes unable to continue and began to shake from head to toe.
“Did he hurt you, Lucy?” Tucker demanded.
“No,” Lucy said, as she opened her eyes once more and looked at Tucker. “But before he left, he gave me this look and said it was good to see me again, and that…that we should catch up sometime.”
Tucker released her from his embrace and stood up. He began to pace up and down like a caged animal.
“This time, I will kill him,” Tucker said, looking at April.
“And what will that achieve?” April said, as she walked up to Tucker and stopped him. “He hasn’t done anything. At least not this time anyway. Right now, she needs you.”
Tucker looked at Lucy sitting on the chair, and she gave him a look of confusion.
Lucy wasn’t sure what she was missing, but there seemed to be some connection between Tucker and April. She knew something about Tucker that Lucy didn’t. Something that had happened in the past, but right at that moment, she didn’t want to know. She just wanted to go home; she felt drained.
“Tucker,” she said in a small voice. He instantly stopped pacing and returned to Lucy. “I want to go home.”
“Okay, Lucy,” he said, and gave her a smile. He took her hand as she stood up from the sofa. “I will take you
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