Chapter 1
"Do you have that file for me Daria?" Emily asks. "Here you go, Emily." I say as I hand her the file she was looking for. "Thanks D. You're a lifesaver." she tells me and I just smile. "Anything else?" I ask. "That's it for now. Why don't you head home. It's already eight." she tells me. "Are you sure?" I ask. "Yeah D. I'll see you in the morning." she tells me. "See you in the morning Em." I say before heading out. Before I get to the door, Miguel walks in. "Hey Daria. Emily still here?" he asks. "In her office." I say. "Heading out?" he asks. "Yeah. She's sending me home for the night." I tell him laughing. "Let Nestor take you home." he tells me. "I'll be okay." I tell him. "Nonsense." he tells me. Turning to his right hand man, he says "Make sure she gets home safe." Nestor looks at him and nods before leading me out of the office and to the car that's waiting. He opens the passenger door for me and when I get inside, he closes the door. Once we head out, I give him the address and he takes me to the apartment building. Pulling up outside, he comes around and opens the door for me. "Thanks for the ride Nestor." I tell him. "Anytime Daria. Just let us know if you need a ride to work in the morning." he tells me. "I appreciate it but I'll have a ride." I tell him before walking into the building and heading to my apartment that I share with my boyfriend of two years.
Walking into my apartment, Jason is sitting on the couch, drinking, again. He looks up and I can tell he's pissed. "Where the fuck have you been?" he asks. "Work. We've been working on a case and we've been pulling overtime." I tell him. "How'd you get home?" he asks as he stands up. "Emily had her driver bring me home." I tell him and he walks towards me. Grabbing me by my hair and slinging me against the wall. Getting in my face he says "I find out that you're even speaking to another man I'll slit your fucking throat. You fucking hear me?" he asks and I nod my head yes. "Get in the bedroom. I want some pussy." he tells me and I don't move. "Now!" he shouts. I get up and head towards the bedroom and he shoves me onto the bed. I start pulling my pants off and panties and he tells me "Shirt and bra too. I want to see those tits." he tells me and I do what I'm told. He shoves me down on the bed, hovers over me and thrusts in and out over and over until he finds his release and I just lay there like I'm supposed to. "Get cleaned up and make me something to eat bitch." he tells me and I just nod.
The next morning, I walk into work and head to my desk. Emily walks over and asks "You okay?" I look at her and smile softly and say "Yep. What's one the agenda today?" I ask. "We're working late again tonight. I think we might have a way around this case." she tells me. "Good. Let me know what you need." I say as I sit in my chair and she sees me wince. "Okay, now I know you're not okay." she tells me. "I fell in the shower last night. Just a little sore." I tell her and she looks like she doesn't believe me but she doesn't push it. We get to work and once we leave for the night, I head home and walk into the apartment to the same thing I did the night before.
Emily is sitting in her office at home, just staring off into space. "You okay mi amor?" Miguel asks. "Yeah. I think so." she says. "What's on your esposo?" he asks. "Daria. Something's going on with her." Emily says and Miguel takes a seat on the edge of her desk. "What do you think's going on?" he saks. "I think her boyfriend is hurting her. She could barely move today because she was so sore and then tells me that she fell in the shower last night." Emily says. "You want me to have Nestor go by and check on her?" Miguel asks. "Yeah. Thank you Miguel." she says. He picks up his phone and a couple of minutes later Nestor walks into the office. "You remember where you dropped Daria off last night?" Miguel asks and Nestor nods his head yes. "I need you to go by there and check in on her." Miguel says. "It's apartment 3G. Third floor." Emily tells him. "I'll head that way now and report back shortly." Nestor says before heading out the door.
Nestor pulls up to the apartment building and heads up to the apartment that Emily told him was mine. About the time he goes to knock, he hears "You're stupid whore. I'll fucking kill you." a man yells and then he hears me scream. Busting the door down, Nestor walks into the kitchen with his gun drawn and sees Jason holding me by my hair, punching me in the face. "Let go of her before I blow your brains out." Nestor says to Jason. He lets go of my hair and Nestor still has the gun trained on Jason. "Daria, go pack your things and head down to the car. It's parked right outside." Nestor tells me and I move as fast as I can and get my bags packed. I only have a couple of bags full of things and I carry them out the door. "You come near her again and I will fucking kill you." Nestor tells Jason before he backs out the door and heads downstairs with me. He gets to the car and I am standing there in the midst of a panic attack. Nestor is right in front of me, cupping my face and making me look at him. "Take a breath Daria. It's okay. He won't hurt you again." he tells me. I nod and calm down a little. "Get in the front seat. I'll put your things in the car and we'll head to Emily's." he tells me and I nod. I get in the front seat like he told me and he puts my things in the back seat.
Getting into the car, he pulls out his phone. "I have her. Have the first aid kit ready." he tells them before ending the call. We pull up at Emily's and her and Miguel walk out and Miguel helps me into the house while Nestor grabs my bags. "Put them in the guest room please Nestor." Emily asks and he does what she asks. "Let me get you cleaned up." Emily says and I just nod. "What happened Daria?" Miguel asks softly. "Jason has been beating and forcing himself on me." I tell them and the tears start to fall again. "How long has this been happening?" he asks. "A little over a year." I tell them softly. "Well, it won't happen again." he tells me before excusing himself. "You're home how Daria. You'll stay here with us as long as you want." Emily tells me. "Thank you Em. Seriously." I tell her before we hug.
Miguel walks into his office and Nestor is sitting there. "What happened when you got there?" Miguel asks. "I walked up to the apartment door and could hear him yelling that he was going to kill her and heard her scream so I busted the door in and put my gun to his head and told him to let her go and told her to get her things. I told him if he came near her again that I would kill him." Nestor says and you can tell he's pissed still. Miguel looks at him and asks "You have a thing for our dear Daria?" Nestor stands a little taller and says "Yes I do." Miguel smirks and says "Take a couple of guys and take him to the pew. This one is yours my dear brother." Miguel says as he pats Nestor on the shoulder. Nestor nods before heading out to take a couple of guys to get Jason and take him to the pew. Miguel walks out and sees Emily walking out of the guest room. "Everything okay?" he asks her. "Yeah. Just letting her get some rest. She probably hasn't slept well in a while." Emily says and she looks at Miguel and arches an eyebrow. "What did you do?" she asks. "Nestor is getting him to the pew. He apparently has a thing for our dear Daria so I told him this one is his." Miguel says. Emily smirks and says "I'll talk to her when she wakes up. I think they would be good for each other." she says before he kisses her cheek and heads out to meet Nestor at the pew.