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Sister

By Lormesorlam

CHAPTER 10

Getting Lewis To Help

Disclaimer: The show Law and Order Criminal Intent and all of their characters do not belong to me. They are the sole creation of Dick Wolfe. I am writing this story for entertainment purposes only and not for profit. Read and enjoy.

Lori

Dedication

A bit late but I do wish to dedicate this story to my mother, Mary Anne . God rest her soul , who recently passed away on Jan. 17th. She was 68 years young. And had it not been for the 25 years of Diabetes and the short three month struggle with stage four Bone cancer, would still be here applauding her children and grandchildren, . Her voice is heard in the echoes of the wind, the serenity of a summers evening, the steady flow of the rain and the velocity of a hurricane.

She always had and always will have the heart of a storm chaser as seen in the theme of her ocean photographs. I love you forever Mom.

Sister

By Lormesorlam

CHAPTER 10

Getting Lewis To Help

Well, Alex soon finished in his bathroom. She emerged from there dressed comfortably in his NYPD sweats and oversized t-shirt. Her hair cascaded loosely around her shoulders. As she walked down the hallway, she entered his living room and saw him standing next to the big window that overlooked the city streets below. She didn`t want to barge in on what seemed to be a moment of intense thought, however it seemed as though right at the moment she entered the room, he knew and turned around.

"You look much better. " He said. She smiled. "I do? " She asked. Continuing she said " I guess I do. You got my coffee? " He looked over to her and said "I do. It`s there on the table. Just the way you like it light with lots of sugar." He said.

"Thanks Bobby." She said. Then the two moved in the direction of the sofa and sat back down respectively. She reached towards the table and picked up the cup in front of her. She brought it up to her lips and drew in the aroma of the coffee. It had a heavenly scent. Only Bobby knew how to make her coffee. It was always right. She took a sip and placed the cup back down on the table in front of her. As she nestled back into his sofa, she watched and waited for him to continue his and Angels tale of abuse at the hands of their father." Well, Here we go." He said. Alex looked over at him and told him to take his time. "We have all night now Bobby. "

"I know. Okay where was I? Oh, the first time I was gang raped at the hands of my fathers buddies. It was absolutely terrible Alex. Like I said, the sickest part of the whole thing was when my father would come in and egg his friends on. That night their torture went on for hours. I think it had to be close to four or five in the morning when it finally stopped. They asked him if he thought I had had enough. He laughed. Then he wanted to know if they made me bleed. They all laughed. They rolled me over on my own bed and showed him the twelve inch round bloodstain that had covered my sheets to prove their violence. My dad joined in their laughter and came up to me. I was just about passed out, but he grabbed me by the hair and brought my face to his and asked me if I liked it. I couldn`t answer him. Then he asked me again. All I heard him saying was "Answer me boy! Did you like it?" I knew better than to say no, so I looked at him through tear stained eyes and a cracked lip, plus a bleeding butt. I told him yes. I told him I did. Any other answer, I guess it would have meant more torture. He looked sadistically satiated then he told his friends that he thought they did a great job. Before they left it looked to me as if he was paying them. You heard right. My father that night, had started to pimp out his son. And Angel was next in line. Unbeknownst to me, she was already being used. I swear Alex, if I could have, I would have, killed him that is. I just couldn`t. He was always too big and there was never a night thereafter when there wasn`t less than three people there. Angel and I were screwed pretty much from that night on. And when dad would go out to work, he would lock us in the house. It got so that people wouldn`t even come to the house for us. Even Lewis and his family. It seemed like we had disappeared off the face of the planet. Lewis never came by. For the next year and a half Angel and I endured the most excruciating abuse I`ld ever seen or heard of. Then one day when dad was at work, I heard Angel crying. She kept saying that she would never escape. I went into her room and told her if it was the last thing I ever did, I would see to it that we would get out. She cried harder. I told her that even if I had to die trying, I would see to it that this abuse would stop. She begged me not to Alex. But I could not take it anymore. She was my Angel and I had to protect her. Now I was nine and she was seven. So one morning when dad left to go to work, I got on the phone and called Lewis. His mom picked up. I was scared. Before she hung up I asked for Lewis. She knew it was me. She called my name quietly. I answered her and she sounded as if she was going to start to cry. " Is this little Bobby Goren ? " she asked. I said yes it is. She told me that she thought that I had moved or something. I said no but I told her that she needed to come to our house right away. There were bad things going on. She told me that she would be over right away. She didn`t even think Alex. Like a real mom. Like I had always tried to be….you know…a big brother with my Angel. Lewis mom…well, she was like my protector. Our protector. I told her to bring something to break the windows with because dad made sure that we couldn`t get out and no-one could get in. A few minutes later, I heard sounds coming up our driveway. I didn`t dare open up the door. It could be dad. What the hell kind of crap could that bring? So I grabbed Angel and told her that no matter what happened, everything ended that night. She understood. We sat together in my bedroom and held onto each other. It seemed to me that it went on forever. Angel and I, we huddled close. I told her to close her eyes. I didn`t want her to see especially if it was our dad. I still remember it as if it was yesterday. She nestled her face in the crook of my neck and cried…sobbed is more like it. She kept calling for me. Brother…brother….I had to hold it together. It got so bad that I had lost my ability to hear. I heard absolutely nothing except her cries. I tried to comfort her. She had such a hold on me that she left a scar on the small of my back. A small price to pay in leiu of what was going on. With everything going on, I could`nt concentrate…she was crying. Next thing I know, I don`t know how, but Lewis mom and dad were there. Angel went crazy. She would not let go of me. Someone touched her and tried to get her to go with them and she just …well…you know…Screams like that you just don`t forget. "

Bobby looked pitiful. The tears had been streaming down his cheeks. But even amidst those tears, he remained stoic. A tribute to his character. Amazing for what he had been through. " Alex. You now are the only other person who will share this ever in my lifetime. Besides Lewis and his mom and dad."

" Hey Bobby…Come on… Lets take a break. You need it. " Alex said.

Bobby didn`t know what to do. " Alex, I don`t know if I can do this. It`s getting harder to go on. "

" Okay. " she said "Maybe you should call Lewis. Would you feel better if he were here? " she asked

Bobby thought for a minute. Maybe she was right. And Lewis did say that he would be there if he needed him. Crap, it was definitely too late. Already one thirty in the am. He could`nt ask Lewis to come out now.

Alex looked over at him. " Come on…I see the wheels in your brain turning. Thinking it`s too late. You know Lewis would do anything for you." She said to him smiling.

Not that Bobby was amazed. He knew if anyone knew him well, it would be Alex. Besides Lewis and his family and his mom, she was the only other person that seemed to know him well.

" You know me too well." He said as he reached out and took the tissue she was handing him. Thanks. Maybe I will give Lewis a call. "

Alex smiled back at him and watched as he disappeared into his bedroom. She watched the door shut and went into the kitchen to put on a fresh pot of coffee.

Meanwhile back in Bobbys bedroom, he sat with a big sigh at the edge of the bed and slowly flipped open his phone. He navigated through his contacts and found Lewis. He thought about it for a minute before pushing down on the button and then like that, he pushed down and went past the point of no return. He heard the line ringing on the other end. Soon there was a quiet voice on the other end.

" Bobby ? " it said

" Lewis. I woke you right ? " he asked..

" Nope. Just up thinking about you and detective Alex. How`s things going? " he asked. Bobby stayed silent for a minute. Lewis went to ask Bobby something and he spoke first.

" Well…I could tell you okay, But that would be lying. So no, they are not going okay. At first everything was okay. But now, I`m trying to get past the night your mom and dad got us out of the house.

I can`t do it. "

Lewis asked right away " You need me to come out and …you know…Just kind of be there…?"

Bobby answered quietly. " Look, I know you are always there. But…I also know it`s late. So… you think you could? "

Lewis didn`t even blink. " Brother, I`ll be right over. And don`t start without me…Oh and put on some…

Bobby interrupted " She`s already started a new pot of coffee okay? "

" You`re the greatest man…The greatest. See ya in a few. "

Bobby heard the phone hang up and smiled. Then went out to tell Alex the good news. Much to his surprise, She had already set up in the kitchen for three. Three coffee cups with spoons and sugar.

Bobby looked down at his feet. Then looked up again. " You and Lewis, I don`t know what I would do without you.