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"Call my lawyer Sam." he called back to her as he was being handcuffed and led away.
She rolled her eyes and shook her head in disgust. She was even more furious now. If he had just listened to her and kept a cool head none of this would have happened. Instead, he had to rush to defend Tyson's tarnished honor rather than letting the cops do their job.
He could say whatever he wanted but she knew he still had feelings for his ex. Maybe a night or two in jail would do him good.
"Tyson? Hi." Logan smiled at her friend.
Tyson began crying almost immediately when she woke up after surgery.
"You're safe now Ty. Please don't cry honey, you need to relax after all of the work they did on you." Teddy said, biting back his own tears.
He had always been a softie where Tyson was concerned. He was sick to his stomach looking at her mangled face and body. She was covered in bruises from head to toe; he didn't see any of her that wasn't discolored.
"I'm so embarrassed." she whispered.
"This wasn't your fault." Cody stated, "We're just so glad you're okay."
"But I'm not." she whimpered, "I feel so dirty."
"You will feel better. We'll help you through this." Logan promised.
"She needs to rest. You can come back in a few hours." the nurse stated, increasing Tyson's pain medication.
They waited outside for the nurse to come out.
"She's going to be okay right? She's not going to need anymore surgery is she?" Logan asked quietly.
"No, they were able to reset her nose and wrist without much difficulty. Her internal bleeding was minimal. Unfortunately her physical scars will heal much faster than her emotional ones." she answered.
Ted chewed on his lip, "He didn't…give her anything did he?"
"No, she was very lucky because he didn't wear protection. We turned all of the DNA evidence over to the police already."
"Was she drunk?" Cody couldn't stop himself from asking.
"No, she was completely sober." the nurse said shaking her head, "If it were me, I would have rather been drunk."
"Thank you. Will you let us know when we can see her again?" Logan asked tearfully.
The nurse nodded.
"Thank God she hadn't been drinking. They should have an open and shut case against that prick now." Ted sighed.
Logan nudged Cody, "Call Randy and tell him what little good news we have. He should've been back by now definitely."
"Please tell me you haven't said anything." Randy's lawyer, Michael groaned.
He shook his head.
"I need a moment alone with my client." Michael said.
They were ushered to a private room by a young cop.
"Are the cuffs really necessary?" he asked, taking a seat next to Randy.
"If you saw the guy he beat up you wouldn't have had to ask that question." the cop said closing the door.
"Allegedly!" Michael called after him, "What happened? Don't leave anything out, but make it the quick version, we've got to go to arraignment."
"That son of a bitch attacked Tyson...so I beat his face in." he said lowly.
"Attacked?" his pen stilled as he looked over at his client.
Randy's face flashed his anger, "Raped."
Michael sat still for several moments processing the information before dropping his pen and rubbing his face, "Maybe I can sway the judge into believing it was a crime of passion that you blacked our after finding your ex, whom you still have an amicable relationship with, in the shape she was in at Wade's hands."
"They'll buy that?" he asked skeptically.
"It's pretty obvious that's what happened. I wish it hadn't happened at all, but then again this is why you have me on retainer." Michael groaned, nodding to the cop when they were summoned to go before the judge.
"Don't say anything, let me do the talking." he muttered as they entered the judges' chambers.
Randy tried to appear innocent; he had mastered all of his facial expressions except that one though. To be honest he was perfectly fine sitting in prison for attacking Wade. He had fought all night to keep his signature smirk off his face. Wade got what he deserved; he didn't feel sorry for the prick at all.
"This is my last case for the night, make it quick." the judge ordered grumpily.
"My client pleads not guilty, your honor. He committed his actions under extreme duress and compassion for his ex-girlfriend, whom he is still close with." Michael said.
"This was a very graphic crime scene I see." the judge mumbled browsing through pictures of Wade after the fight with Randy, "Where is your client?"
"He was unable to be released from the hospital due to the injuries he sustained from Mr. Orton. He almost didn't have a pulse when the EMT's arrived on scene." Wade's lawyer explained.
"Don't smirk, don't smirk, don't smirk." Randy repeated in his head.
"These are very serious charges to bring up against someone when it says here Mr. Barrett is the main suspect in an assault and rape case." the judge finally noticed.
"Your honor my client would never go to such extremes had it not been for Mr. Barrett's heinous attack on Miss Flair." Michael spoke up.
"I don't condone this kind of behavior counselor. I don't allow an eye for an eye behavior in my courtroom either. We have a judicial system for a reason, something your client has seemingly forgotten." the judge narrowed his eyes.
"My client has graciously agreed to drop all charges against Mr. Orton in exchange for Miss Flair dropping all charges against him." Wade's attorney suggested.
"No! She's not doing that!" Randy blurted out.
"Another outburst and you'll be in contempt!" the judge yelled.
Michael pushed Randy to sit back down.
"Shut up!" he hissed.
"She's not dropping the charges. I won't let her." Randy whispered.
"Has anyone informed Miss Flair or her attorney of this?" the judge asked.
"I spoke with her attorney. He has yet to discuss this deal with her because she was incoherent from surgery." Wade's attorney said.
"Very well, we'll convene as soon as we hear from her attorney. Mr. Barrett is to be transferred to prison to post bail when he is fit to do so. Mr. Orton your bail has been set at ten thousand dollars." the judge ordered banging his gavel.
Michael sat back in his chair, "He was lenient whit you. Let's post bail so we can talk to Tyson about everything."
Randy was stoic, "No."
"What do you mean no?" Michael asked.
"Wade is not getting off; I'm staying here so his lawyer can't say I got some kind of special treatment for retaliating against him. I don't want him to have any sympathy from any judge or jury." he told him.
"You're going to stay in jail? You could be fired from your job! Posting bail isn't going to make Wade any less innocent." Michael argued.
"He's not going to get away with this; I don't care what I have to do." Randy swore, "Call Sam for the bail if you're absolutely sure it won't affect the case."
"You might want to call Vince or whomever, because these are serious charges they're bringing against you. Depending on how Tyson's case against Wade plays out you could possibly face jail time. I'm hoping for probation but I can't promise anything." Michael sighed.
Randy shrugged, "I don't care, as long as Wade gets punished severely for what he did."
"And you're engaged to Sam right? Listening to you talk, I need to be reminded." Michael smirked.
"Yeah I am. Tyson was very important to me at one point in time. She's had everyone against her, including myself, she made the effort to try and fix her life and that piece of shit could have derailed all of her hard work." Randy shook his head thinking of Tyson, "She needs a friend, someone who will go to bat for her and not back down. She needs me; I can't turn my back on her now."
"As long as you remember who you're committed to currently." Michael passed off.
Tyson lay in bed staring at the bland hospital walls. She felt emotionally drained. She wanted to cry but didn't want to put forth the effort. She heard the door open but didn't turn to see who it was.
"Ty?" Ted gentle voice broke the silence.
She turned her head slowly to look at him and an unfamiliar man next to him.
"I'm Michael Baldwin, Randy's attorney." he frowned, looking at her battered face.
They had never met face to face. Randy had shown him several pictures of when they were together. He didn't know how she had survived.
"I came here to discuss Randy's situation with you." he continued when she didn't respond, "He was arrested for assaulting Wade, and he has several charges against him."
"He's in jail?" Tyson croaked.
Michael nodded, "I'm working on bailing him out, but I can't get in touch with Sam. Bail isn't the problem, the charges are. I really hate this part of my job, especially seeing what that sick bastard did to you."
She saw Ted drop his head in disgust, she prepared herself for bad news. Her aching stomach was doing flips. She couldn't bear the thought of Randy being punished for sticking up for her.
"He could face jail time, nothing severe, but it could happen, the very least he would get is probation. Its' a roll of the dice unfortunately."
He explained, "The worse news is that Wade is willing to drop all charges…if you drop all the charges against him."
Tears filled her eyes at the impossible predicament put before her. How could she let Wade off free and clear but save Randy? How could she live with herself knowing he was in jail for defending her?
"Randy is perfectly content sitting in jail for you. I had to force him to even post bail. He wants justice for you." Michael stated.
"What about this job? He could get fired and loose everything because of me." she cried.
She felt even more worthless than before. As if violating her wasn't enough, Wade was continuing to humiliate her by practically forcing her to drop the charges against him.
"He doesn't care about anything but making Wade pay." Ted spoke up, taking her hand in his.
She shook her head, "Drop the charges. He's not going to throw his life away because of a mistake I made. I want Randy out of jail immediately, my hospital bills paid in full, and a letter to Vince describing every detail of…of what…he did to me."
She broke down and curled into a ball as the horrible memories flashed in her head.
"Tyson, he might not even go to jail." Ted argued.
"I don't care, there's a possibility he could and I can't live with that." she sobbed into her pillow.
"He would do this for you. He would gladly sacrifice himself for you." Michael said.
"No!" she yelled shrilly
"Are you going to be able to live with this decision and the fact that you let your attacker go free?" he asked softly.
"Please leave, I've made up my mind." she whispered.
Michael and Ted shared a disappointed look. Wade was going to be a free man.
"Ty, please…" Teddy begged.
"I appreciate what he did but it's my decision to make. I don't want him sitting in jail. He's done enough for me already." she sighed, "Go and make sure all of that gets done for me. I'm tired, alright, so just leave me alone."
Ted huffed out a frustrated breath as he followed Michael outside.
"Guess I'll go tell Randy the bad news." Michael frowned.
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