Chapter 2
She tosses and she turns. The morning light will not yet bring with it an end to the horrific images in her head. As the sun shines through the window, the nightmares still dominate Emily's mind.
"Ben!. Get off of me!" Emily Fields commanded the boy who was trying to kiss her. This only made him run his hands through her hair forcefully. A snide smirk came across Ben's face as he spoke to her. "What's the matter Em? Boys aren't your style anymore? Well.." Pausing briefly, the boy began to trail his other hand up Emily's thigh. He spoke again as she let out a startled gasp. He pushed the girl quickly up against the wall of the community center's locker room. "I bet I can change your mind." Ben told her, in a tone even more sinister. The doors were locked when it happened, and it happened ever so fast. Ben soon grabbed Emily and forced her down onto one of the benches, unzipping her jeans. She'd just changed into them after swimming, and she'd come back here to gather her things. Now, the only thing the terrified girl wished was that she'd kept her swim suit on, it would've made it harder for Ben to access her. But it was too late. Emily tried to scream as she felt her underwear being yanked down, but terror took the sound from her. This wasn't the school locker room, and no teachers would come to her aid. "Please, don't do this!" Emily begged in a tone that resembled one of a frightened child. "Oh, but I'm doing this for your own good, you'll see." He replied. Young Emily closed her eyes as the boy took from her the one thing she could never replace. When she opened her eyes again, Emily's attacker was gone, and Spencer stood in his place. "Oh Emmy!" The brunette cried in shock of the sight before her.
The sound of Spencer's voice in the dream woke Emily with a jolt. "Emmy, you're alright sweetie, it was just an awful nightmare." The slightly shorter girl said, as she stood up to wipe the sweat from the tan girl's head. This was their second day in the hospital. The doctors want to keep Emily for one more night after this, until the results of the rape kit can be fully recorded and processed. Emily slowly spoke to Spencer when she came out of the horror. "Hold me, Spence." She said, in an almost inaudible tone. It was so quiet, that it took a moment for the other girl to hear, but she did. Spencer immediately climbed into Emily's hospital bed with her and took the shaken girl into her arms. Surprisingly, Emily was not startled by Spencer's physical contact. She felt safe in the grasp of her best friend, and Emily knew that Spencer would never hurt her.
After awhile of being held, something unexpected happened to Emily. She felt an overwhelming love for the girl lying next to her. They'd known each other for years, and Aria and Hanna were great too. At this moment though, Emily was truly beginning to feel something greater for Spencer. The other two girls were out of town at the critical time when Emily needed them most. Hanna was away at her Grandma's cottage for spring break, and Aria was at art camp. Spencer was there with Emily, Spencer was the only one who stayed at the hospital with her. Even her mother had gone to Texas to visit her father in war. Emily loved Spencer for what she'd done, and she loved her as more than a friend. Now, it was time to give voice to that love. "I love you Spencer, and I want to be with you always. Can I?" When Emily spoke of this, the brunette smiled. She too, loved Emily. "I'm not going anywhere, Em. But are you trying to say that you want us to be together? Like, in a relationship?" Spencer asked, in a hopeful tone. After a few seconds of considering this, Emily spoke. "Yes."
The other girl had to do everything to hold back the happy tears forming in her eyes then. "Oh Emily, sweetie, I would love to be your girlfriend." Spencer paused, taking one of the tan girl's hands in her own. "And I promise, we'll take everything as slow as you want. No pressure. I'll treat you like the princess that you are." Emily smiled brightly back at the words, and squeezed Spencer's hand lovingly. "Sounds like an offer I can't refuse." Emily said as she cuddled in the arms of her brand new girlfriend. It was amazing how far they'd come, and how happy Emily seemed, after all the trauma she'd undergone, a little more than twenty-four hours ago.
About a half-hour later, the girls are fast asleep, together in each other's arms, when a doctor opens the door to the room. The creak of the doorknob wakes them both. The doctor smiles at the sight. "I'm very sorry to interrupt, but Miss Hastings, may I speak to you in the hallway for a moment?" The doctor asks, politely. Spencer kisses Emily on the cheek and stands up from the bed. "Yes, of course." Spencer addresses the doctor. She turns to Emily. "be right back, love." Emily nods. "Okay." She replies, quietly. When the door is closed and Spencer is alone with the doctor, the doctor speaks. "I came in because I wanted to talk to you about the results of Miss Fields' rape kit." Upon hearing the words, panic and anxiety rushed through Spencer's body all at once. The doctor continues speaking. "I'm really sorry, but the traces of semen we have are too weak to charge the attacker with rape."
It takes a moment for Spencer to process the doctors' words. When she does, anger builds up inside her. How can they not find a way to charge this guy? Can't something be done? Why does this bastard get to get away with what he did to my poor Emily? Spencer opens her mouth to speak, making an effort to contain herself. "No, please, you have to find a way to charge the guy. Emily is suffering so much, the kid deserves to pay. Please tell me there's something you can do, more tests… anything?" The brunette practically pleads. She won't let the crime go unpunished. The doctor then looks back at her with sympathetic eyes. "I'm sorry, Miss Hastings, the physical evidence just isn't clear enough. There wouldn't be another test sufficient."
Spencer looks at the floor in discouragement, and practically punches the wall that she's standing beside. After collecting herself, she speaks. "Dr., Ma'am, my mother is a lawyer, her name is Veronica Hastings. I know she can find a way to charge the creep who did this to Emily. Do you think we'd have a shot in criminal court?"Spencer asks, desperately. The doctor replies again, after a few moments. "Well, hun, if you ask your mother to talk to the Rosewood police station along with the courts, you may be able to work out a deal. I know that the suspect is scheduled for a court trial next month, so maybe you, Emily, and your mother could testify against him." A surge of hope ran though Spencer when she heard this. There could be a chance. She told herself. "Great. Uh, thank you, doctor." Spencer said, in an upbeat tone. Just before she turned the handle to Emily's hospital, the doctor raised a hand to stop her. "Spencer… You have a chance with this, but remember that the lack of physical evidence makes it a slim one." The doctor said, in a serious tone. Spencer nodded in understanding, just before going back into the room.
"Hey babe." Spencer says to Emily as she walks in quietly, shutting the door behind her. Emily looks up from the bed. "Hey love. What did the doctor say?" Before answering, Spencer sat down on the side of Emily's bed, and moved a strand of black hair from her girlfriend's face. "She said that the rape kit didn't get enough DNA to charge Ben and send him to jail yet, but my mom might be able to talk to the Cops and Judges. That'll help us testify against him in court next month." Spencer said, trying to sound enthusiastic for the sake of the girl she loves. In response, Emily just cuddled up close to the brunette's body as Spencer took her back into her arms. "Everything will be okay, baby. Ben will get his ass in jail, I promise." Spencer told her Emily. Emily just nodded. "I love you, Spence." She said. "I love you too, Emmy." Spencer replied. And the girls began kissing . Spencer was surprised when Emily lovingly slipped her tongue into the brunette's mouth. Spencer was more than eager to return the kiss. Finally, when the sun began to set outside the hospital room window, the kissing ceased. The two just rested together once more, and waited to fall asleep.