So here we are, sitting in a small room, waiting for the cops to get their act together.

Dana jumps when they walk into the room. It’s the same one from the hospital. The woman is tall red head she gives her name Detective Taylor. I stare at her for a moment she doesnt seem as cold as she did the last time we saw her.

She gives Dana a sad smile and sits across from her, the door opens again and a man walks inside Detective Fuller he tells us as he puts a tape recorder on the table.

“Are you ready?” Taylor asks

Dana shakes her head, her finger nails dig into the back of my hand.

I want to tell her that everything will be ok, but the truth is I don’t even know that myself.

So I just sit here, wishing that we didn’t have to be here, wishing that he had never hurt her, hoping that these damn people don’t make her cry because I don’t know if I can hold back my tears if Dana’s start.

“Can you tell us what happened?”

What kinda stupid question is that? They know what happened, that ***** raped her. Why force her to say it?

“I…..was raped.”

I knew that was coming, have known it for days, why does it feel like someone reached into my chest and stopped my heart?

“When did it happen?”

Another dumb question, why are these damn cops being so ***** stupid?

“Three nights ago…”

This is killing Dana, I can’t stand it. I just want to take her home, make it safe for her, and never let this touch her every again.

“Did you know person?”

There’s a silence in the room, Dana takes a deep breath “Yes…I know him….his names Conrad Roth..he’s my agent.”

“Your agent, so you were friendly with this man?”

What the *****? What did that ***** just ask her? I know she’s not trying to make Dana feel like this is her fault.

Dana looks at me then back to her “Well…friendly yes…we went to a few parties together…but I never even kissed him before…I never gave him any reason to think I wanted him that way.”

“You said you never kissed him before, did you kiss him that night?” Taylor asks her, Fuller has been pretty quite hes just sitting there staring at us.

“What the ***** is wrong with you people?” I’m screaming “It shouldn’t matter if she kissed him or not he raped her and you damn well know it.”

“Shane, please stop….” Dana starts to cry, the ***** cop stands.

“Im sorry but I have to get the facts I know this is very hard and Im not trying to make it any harder than it has to be. If you like you can wait out in the hall until were done.”

“No….I don’t want her to leave….” Dana says holding onto my hand even tighter.

The cop sits and shoots me another look, I give her one right back “Alright Miss Fairbanks would you like to a break or can you continue.”

Im ok I just want this over with.

” Where were we? Did you kiss him that night?”

“No”

“Can you tell me exactly what happened?”

I hate this woman, she knows what he did, why does she want to make Dana relive that night?

“I…was at a party, I was supposed to take someone else but I had changed my mind…Conrad offered to go with me…….We had been there maybe a hour…I went to call Lara…He must have followed…..” She pauses, with her free hand she brushes the tears off her face.

“What happened next?”

“I turned and there he was, standing there…..I…he grabbed me and kissed me but I broke free and slapped him…..It made him mad..he pushed me down and I tried to get away from him but he was so strong……and then he…..he raped me.”

God I can’t believe how strong she is, I wouldn’t have been able to talk about that, I don’t think I could have even said the word.

” Let me see if we have this right, you’ve went out to parties with this guy before, this night you needed a date and he went, you go off to call someone he follows you, forces you down and rapes you?” Fuller states never taking his eyes off Dana.

My god, he didn’t even blink, he said those words like they meant nothing at all. Nails bite harder into my hand and I want to kill him for making this harder than it has to be.

Dana closes her eyes “Yes.” It’s comes out barely a whisper.

“Could he have thought you wanted too?”

What, did he just ask what I think he asked? Any reason to think she wanted to?

“N…no..I never gave him any signs….I told him no and don’t and stop but he wouldn’t listen….he raped me.”

“Are you sure? 100 percent sure that he knew you didn’t want to have ***** with him?”

“God…what’s wrong with you…I’m a *****..Conrad knew it I didn’t want ***** with him or any other man…….I told him NO…he did it anyway…that’s rape.”

“Your *****?”

“Yeah..is that a problem?”

The guy looks over at me, is that lust I see in his eyes? Holy ***** I think it is. How can he be thinking about that now?

“Are you her girlfriend?”

“That’s none of your damn business…..”

“I’m sorry your right, Miss Fairbanks I think we have all we need for the moment, We’ll go pick Mr Roth up, get his side of things, and give you a call soon.” Taylor says

His side of things, what the ***** does that mean, he raped her, he shouldn’t get to lie about it.

We stand, they give Dana some line about being sorry, Then we’re free. Before we leave Taylor gives Dana the name of some people that can help her, she tells Dana she should call them.

Outside the birds are singing, the sun is smiling down but Dana doesn’t seem to notice.

“Please Shane take me home.”

She’s begging, I can’t stand this, god why did this have to happen?

I take her hand and lead her away.