25 - Sydney

The door opens and Detective Greer steps in.

"Ms. Owens, you are free to go," he holds the door for me.

"And Axel?" I ask.

"He'll onl be a few more minutes. I suggest you decide, if you will be pressing charges, before you leave, while we still have Stephen here at the station," he says.

I nod and follow him out past rows of desks. Only a few officers look up at me, and each one of their stares make me uncomfortable, but I'm not sure why. We walk to the front of the building and through a gate to the waiting area.

On the other side of the room, I find Stephen and his dad arguing. Well, more like his dad going off on him. THey don't see me, so I take a few steps closer to hear what's being said. Yes, it's being noisy, but I want to know if they heard what I had to say.

"What the hell is wrong with you, Stephen? Cheating? I know I taught you better than that. If you wanted to break up, you know we would have helped her out, but stringing her on like that is wrong."

"I know dad."

"No, yo