Chapter 33

“A judge has reviewed the case and asked us to pull the court date forward.”

“What does that mean?” I asked confused.

“It means that we need to prepare Logan and yourself faster. This case will start in the next few weeks.”

“Wow that is fast. I just went back to work; I'll have to let them know.”

“You went back to work?” Jack sounded shocked.

“I needed to do something to get me out of the house.”

“I guess that’s one way of staying away from Logan,” he sighed.

“I need to move on with my life and for me that means finishing my work placement and course and then moving on. The quicker I go back the quicker I get that done.”

I hadn’t realised the door had opened and Logan had stepped in.

“You’re planning on leaving?”

I heard the hurt in his voice and my heart dropped.

“Logan.” I jumped up from my chair.

He shook his head and sat at the end of the table, “Let's just get this over with.”

His tone was stern. His eyes were dark and his face expressionless. I could tell how much my words had just hurt him. My mind was swirling with apologies and explanations, but Evelyn began before I had chance to say a word.

“We need to go over what happened between you both and make sure you are both on the same page with your answers.”

“We also need to make sure there are no surprises when you hear each other's answers on the stand.” Jack added.

There were no pauses, no time to interrupt, we were doing this and doing it now. I could see the hurt behind Logan’s eyes but his face remained expressionless.

‘My words came out wrong, they were not meant the way you took them. I don’t want to leave you Logan.’ I whispered in my mind.

My eyes pleaded with him but he remained his focus on Jack and Evelyn.

“Logan, what can you tell us about the night you met Leah.” Jack asked.

“She was a stranger running down the street. I could tell there was something wrong, but her question caught me off-guard.”

“And what was that question?” Evelyn asked.

“She asked if I was single?”

“Do you know why she asked that question?” Jack and Evelyn were taking turns asking questions.

“At the time no. Later I found out it was because she had an idea on how to hide herself from the people chasing her and she felt like there was not enough time to explain the situation so in the panic of the situation that was her first question.”

“And what happened next?”

“I didn’t answer, she asked again but I was confused. She was disheveled and out of sorts, there was a panic in her tone. Then I saw a man run around the corner and she grabbed me and pulled me against the wall and kissed me.”

“So, she sexually attacked you.”

A rage burned inside me, and I stood up slamming my hands on the table, “Seriously!”

“Leah, we need to ask questions the defense is possibly going to ask to prepare you both. This is something Gideon will explore. You’re sexual history and your actions.”

I huffed and walked away from the table. I listened as they dragged my actions under a microscope. Hearing the events of that night in Logan’s words was the first time I had really heard it all the way through. Although we had spoken on the subject it was never at length or in depth. I had gone through this so many times in my head and never stopped to consider how it felt or seemed from Logan’s point of view.