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He opened the door slowly. What he saw was the most horrible thing he thought his eyes would ever see. It was Casey, but not how he knew her. This Casey was broken. This Casey looked like she had been through so much in just a few weeks time. She didn't have any clothes on, and he could see various bruises covering her body. She had what looked like a deep knife gash on her arm. She had duck tape over her mouth and her hands and feet were tied together. Once he was over the shock, he ran right to her. He pulled out his small pocket knife and cut the ropes. Once her hands were free she took the tape off of her mouth. He grabbed the sheet off of the bed and wrapped it around her. She was shaking.
"D-Derek, y-you have to get out of here." She said, she sounded extremely nervous, like nothing he had ever heard from her. He picked her up.
"Casey, I'm not leaving you." He said softly. She shook in fear.
"He'll kill you when he comes back though. He threatened to kill a maid once, he was on his way up here and she was about to come in, when he stopped her and said for her to never step foot in this room or he would kill her. She quit immediately." Casey explained. Derek dismissed the plea for him to leave and pulled out his cell phone. He dialed the detective's number.
"Malkin," He said into the phone urgently. "I found her, I've got Casey." Malkin got directions from Derek and told him to stay there and he was on his way. Derek then called the family. Malkin and them arrived at the same time.
"Oh Casey!" Nora said rushing to her daughter. She hugged her close, afraid to let go, fearing she would disappear once again.
"Everyone, I need a moment alone with Casey, I need to question her." Malkin said professionally after the family had gotten a half an hour to visit with her.
"Can Derek stay?" She asked quietly. The detective nodded, thinking that if he didn't stay then she probably wouldn't answer. Everyone but Derek went out into the lobby of the hotel. Derek sat down beside Casey.
"Why did you want me to stay?" He asked. She looked down.
"You're the only one that can handle what I'm about to say." She whispered so the detective wouldn't hear.
"Okay. Casey, why don't you start from the beginning." The detective said. She nodded.
"Well, I was walking out from my office to my car." She started.
"What time?" Malkin asked. She thought for a moment.
"It was about ten that night, that's when my last patient leaves." She said. Malkin wrote that down.
"Anyways, I got to my car and was about to unlock it when a hand grabbed my waist and another one covered my mouth, preventing me from screaming. Then Truman brought me here."
"Is Truman the only one?" She nodded, shuddering at some memory.
"What has he done to you Casey, and I need you to be completely honest with me." Malkin said in a sympathetic voice.
"He beats me...and rapes me. Everyday. For his own personal sick game. He tells me how ugly I am and how no one would ever want me but him. He said he dated me out of sympathy. He has threatened to kill me and my family if I tried to escape. Derek could feel himself getting more angry by the minute. He wanted to kill Truman, he wanted to rip him apart limb by limb. Instead, he took Casey's limp hand and rubbed smooth circles around on her palm.
"He also starved me, he only allows me to eat once a week." She said, avoiding Derek's gaze. She knew he was now realizing how thin she looked. He hadn't noticed until now how pale she looked, almost translucent looking. Derek tried to calm himself by breathing in deeply. He could fill the tears pinching the back of his eyes. Truman was damn lucky that he was in jail right now. Detective Malkin said that was all he needed and allowed the two to rejoin their family, where Nora covered Casey with George's jacket. Derek ran out to his car and got his extra pair of sweat pants, which he gave to her to wear out to the car.
"So what now?" He asked, looking from Casey to his parents.
"Well, now that we have Casey back, thank goodness, now the harder stuff comes. The trial, and Casey moving on from the abuse." Nora said quietly. Derek nodded. Leslie hung back for a few minutes. He, unwillingly left Casey's side and walked over to her.
"Les, what's up?" He asked, wondering why she was isolated from the rest of the group.
"We need to go to the divorce office tomorrow, I know it's not the best time, but Casey needs you. I can see it in her eyes." She whispered to him. He sighed and nodded.
"Okay, I guess we can go tomorrow." That was all that was said as they all returned to George and Nora's. Already, as soon as they got home, Casey being discovered was on the news. Derek sat and watched it, quietly. Casey plopped down next to him on the couch. She laid her head on his shoulder.
"I'm so glad I found you Spacey." He said, he took a deep breath and could smell her shampoo, she had washed her hair. She couldn't take a full bath yet, they need to get her tested for proof that Truman had raped her. They were about to leave for that.
"I am too, I'm glad it was you that found me. Not some stranger." She said looking at him in the eyes. He smiled lightly and hugged her. She flinched. He pulled back quickly, and scanned her face. She looked scared.
"I'm sorry, I'm just..." She trailed off.
"Afraid of men for right now. I know, I understand." He said. She nodded. Nora came in then.
"Come on Case, we need to go to the clinic." She said grabbing her purse and car keys. Casey had wanted Derek to go, but he opted for staying home. He knew Nora needed time with her daughter, he wasn't the only one who had lost Casey. So instead he stayed home and watched the game with George and Edwin while Leslie, Lizzie, Marti, and even Vicky cooked a big meal for when Casey got home. Shockingly to Derek, Vicky took off the engagement ring. Obviously Casey had forgiven her, for she had helped Derek to find her.
A/N: Hope you are all glad she's back, if I don't get another chapter up before Thanksgiving, Happy Holidays!(: Please review!
