Chapter Three

Dillon couldn't believe what he just heard. He wanted to kill Garrett. He wanted to break every bone in his body. He wanted him to feel the same pain Georgie was feeling. He pulled Georgie into a hug, not wanting to let her go. She was shaking and he could tell she was frightened. He remembered the last time he hugged her like this.

FLASHBACK

Georgie was sitting on her bed, crying.

Dillon walked up to the door and rang the bell. Mac let him in and he walked into Georgie's room.

"Hello!" Dillon said loudly making a fun, dramatic entrance that would usually have Georgie rolling on the floor laughing. But she wasn't. Her eyes were bloodshot and her face was stained with tears.

"Georgie, what's wrong?" he asked as he sat next to her on the bed.

"She's gone, she left," Georgie said staring at the wall.

"Who's gone?" Dillon grabbed Georgie a tissue and handed it to her.

"My mom, she left this morning," Dillon pulled Georgie into a hug.

"I'm sorry Georgie, I'm sure she will be back. Will this help make you smile?" he pulled a pink rose from his hand and gave it to Georgie. Those were Georgie's favorites. His grandmother told him to bring it to Georgie today. She gave him a small smile.

"See, I told you it would make you smile," he hugged his friend and kissed the top of her head.

END FLASHBACK

That was four years ago. They were freshman in high school. Dillon was coming over to go to the movies. That, he believed, was the first day he began to think of Georgie more than a friend.

"Georgie, we have to get you to a hospital. You need to be checked out,"

Georgie began to shake more in Dillon's arms and she shook her head "no," "No… no… no… you can't tell anyone. You can't! He'll hurt me! He'll kill me! Dillon, he'll kill me! I can't tell anyone! I just want it all to go away!" Georgie buried her face in his shoulder.

"Georgie, he can't hurt you. Mac will get him and he will be in jail for a long, long time, but we need to get you checked out by a doctor. Ok?"

Georgie looked into his eyes. They were filled with new tears. "Don't leave me, please?" she asked.

"Of course, I'll be right there. I won't leave. I promise. Now I will be right back. I just have to grab my phone and call for an ambulance ok?"

Georgie didn't let go of Dillon. She clung to him tight. He picked her up and placed her on the couch next to the table where his cell phone was.

He dialed 9-1-1. "Hello, what is your emergency?" the operator asked.

"I just found my best friend in her home. She was raped and beat up badly. Can you send an ambulance or something? Please?" Dillon asked the woman.

"Sir, an ambulance is on its way," Dillon hung up the phone. Georgie was still trembling in Dillon's arms. He kissed the top of her head and held her close.

He didn't know what to do. He wanted to hurt Garrett so badly. The ambulance shortly arrived and put Georgie on a stretcher into the ambulance.

"Dillon! Dillon!" she cried. She tried to sit up looking for him.

"Georgie, Georgie, shh… it's ok. I'm right here," he jumped into the ambulance and grabbed Georgie's hands. The paramedics closed the doors and they drove off.


Brooke and Jesse were at the Quartermaine's waiting for Dillon to return with Georgie. "Jesse, I'm getting worried. Why aren't they back yet?" Brooke asked.

"I don't know. Try Dillon's cell phone,"

Brooke dialed the number but got his voice mail. "I don't like that. Can we swing by Georgie's and see if she is there?"

Jesse nodded his head. They both got into his car and drove to Georgie's. They arrived and found the door open. Brooke looked around and didn't find Georgie or Dillon. She tried Dillon's cell phone again.

"Hello?" Dillon answered.

"Hey, where are you?"

Dillon took a deep breath. "We're on our way to the hospital,"

"Wait… what? Dillon details please! What is going on?" Brooke questioned.

"Can you meet me there? I really don't want to explain it over the phone," Dillon looked at Georgie and he could see she was petrified. He didn't want to tell Brooke over the phone in front of her.

Brooke hung up the phone and looked at Jesse her face was white as a ghost.

"Brooke what is going on?" he asked.

"We have to get to the hospital. Something is wrong. Dillon didn't give details. I think its Georgie," Jesse looked at Brooke with big eyes and they drove to General Hospital.


The ambulance pulled into General Hospital and Georgie's stretcher was brought into the emergency room. Dillon was right behind her holding her hand the entire time.
Elizabeth Webber Spencer was standing behind the nurse's station. Her shift had just started when a stretcher walked through the emergency room doors. She was tired after being up all night her five month old daughter, Ruby. She finally got her to sleep as her grandmother came over to baby-sit. Lucky was working on a case with Mac.

"Rape victim, major bruising and broken ribs and maybe ankle," the paramedic yelled. Elizabeth took a deep breath and said a silent prayer for the victim. She ran up to the stretcher and gasped. "Georgie? Georgie?" Elizabeth asked.

Dillon ran right up next to the doors of the emergency room and was turned away. He saw Elizabeth and ran up to her. Liz looked into his eyes with fright. "Dillon, what happened? What happened to Georgie? Who did this? Who did this to her!" Elizabeth began to become upset. Dillon hugged her.

"Georgie's boyfriend came over drunk and she tried to break up with her and he attacked her," tears formed in Dillon's eyes.

"Oh my god," she began to fall in Dillon's arms. He caught her and sat her down on the sofa.

At that moment, Jesse and Brooke ran through the emergency doors and found Dillon on the couch holding a crying Liz.

"Dillon, what the hell happened? Is Georgie ok? Where is she?" Brooke asked.

Dillon had tears in his eyes but he didn't dare let them fall. He had to be strong. Strong in front of Brooke and Liz but most importantly for Georgie. Dillon took another deep breath. "Garrett came over to see Georgie. He was drunk. She told him she wanted to break up with him. He raped her. He raped her! That bastard raped Georgie!"

Brooke fell into Jesse's arms in shock. She was crying uncontrollably for her best friend.

Dillon sat next to Liz. "So you know the guy who did this?" she asked.

"Yeah, Georgie's ex-boyfriend, Garrett. He deserves to die! How can a guy do that? How can anyone do that to someone?" Dillon stood up and yelled. He was so angry right now for not protecting Georgie, his best friend. The girl he has had a crush on for four years.

Jesse looked at his friend and shook his head as if to say "I don't know,"

A doctor came out of the emergency room. "Are any of you Dillon Quartermaine?" the doctor asked.

"That's me," Dillon said.

"Ok, well Georgie Jones was asking for you, do you want to sit with her?" the doctor asked. Dillon walked through the doors and down the hall to go find Georgie.


Liz was silently crying to herself. She got up and walked over to Alan.

"Umm… Alan? Georgie Jones just came into the hospital. She was raped. I know this is really short notice but do you mind if I take just tonight off? I have to call Lucky and I want to be here for her tonight,"

"Of course, Elizabeth," Alan said.

She gave him a half smile. He gave her a comforting hug and she left to call Lucky.


Dillon walked into Georgie's room. She was crying quietly. Dillon went up to her and gave her a hug. He held her tight but not too tight to hurt her. She cried into his shoulder. He didn't say a word; he just stroked her hair and rubbed her back. A couple tears escaped Dillon's eyes but he wiped them away.
Mac Scorpio was sitting at his desk, tired. He had been up for almost twenty-four hours working on a case with Lucky. Lucky got up to answer his phone and Mac got a cup of coffee. His cell phone rang and he picked it up.

"Hello?" he asked. Mac's face went white. He got tears in his eyes. Lucky walked into the room and looked at Mac.

"Did you hear?" Lucky asked.

Mac nodded his head. "One of the nurses got the number from Georgie,"

"Let's go," Lucky said.

They arrived at the hospital and barged through the doors. The men found Elizabeth sitting on the waiting room couch with her hands in her lap. Her eyes looked red from crying. "Where is she, Elizabeth?" Mac asked.

"She is in the doctor's office with Dillon waiting for her results. You need to calm down though; she can't deal with seeing you upset. Believe me I know," Elizabeth stated.

Mac took a deep breath and tried to calm down. "Thank you, Elizabeth; I know how hard this is,"

Lucky rubbed his wife's back and gave her a kiss on top of her head. He was about to walk through the doors when he heard Elizabeth say something to him. "Tell Georgie if she needs someone to talk to, I'm here for her,"

Mac nodded his head and walked through the doors. "Georgie! Are you ok? What happened?" Mac ran through the door to her room.

Georgie looked upset. "He… hurt…me…" she stuttered.

Mac walked over to his step-daughter and hugged her tight. "Don't worry sweetie, we're gonna catch him and make him pay for what he did,"

"No!" Dillon and Mac both looked at Georgie. "You can't go after him. He… said… he would… do…something… worse… if I told anyone," she started to get upset again.

Dillon went over to her and gave her another hug. "Georgie, we are going to catch the guy who did this. It was Garrett, wasn't it?" Mac asked. Georgie nodded her head.

Mac turned around and took out his cell phone. "This is Commissioner Scorpio; I want a squad car on the look out for Garrett Mitchells. He has been identified by the victim as a rapist," Mac walked over to Georgie. "We are going to find him and he will be put away for a very long time. I will make sure he never comes near you again. And I will never let him hurt you again," he kissed her forehead.

"Dillon, maybe you should go home and get some sleep," Mac said.

Dillon looked at Georgie and she gave him a pleading look to stay. "I want Dillon to stay here, please?" Georgie said.

Mac sighed, "If that's who you want to stay its ok. I am going to go to the cafeteria and get some coffee. Do you want some?" Both Dillon and Georgie nodded their heads yes.


Officer Michael Peters was in his patrol car when he got a call for a police officer needed to find a rape suspect. He was given the home address where the guy supposedly lived.

He drove to the house and knocked on the door.

An older man wearing glasses with gray hair in his bathrobe answered the door.

"Can I help you, officer?" Garrett's dad asked.

"Does Garrett Mitchells live here?" the officer asked.

"Yes, he is in his room. What's the problem?"

Officer Camden walked into the house and up to Garrett's room. He opened the door and found Garrett passed out on the bed.

He grabbed Garrett and Garrett woke up, "What the-," a drunk Garrett asked.

"Garrett Mitchells you are under arrest for the rape of Georgie Jones,"