A.J. grabbed Marty's hand as they walked into the Metrocourt.

"Hey Abbey, thanks for meeting me here. This is my biological father A.J. and this is Marty Saybrooke," Michael stated.

"Oh Marty...Michael's told me so much about you. It's great to finally meet you," Abbey stated as she shook Marty's hand.

The four of them sat down at a table and placed their orders.

"So Abbey, how long have you and Michael been dating?" A.J. asked after the waitress had walked away.

"We've known each other for three months, but we only just started dating," Abbey explained.

"Hey Michael, I love this song, will you dance with me?" Abbey asked as she held her hand out to him.

"I would love to," Michael stated as he stood up and wrapped his arms around Abbey as they began to move to the music.

"Do you want to dance as well?" A.J. asked as he held his hand out to Marty.

"Sure," Marty stated as she stood up and went into A.J.'s arms oblivious to the fact that she was being watched.

Michael tensed as Abbey moved closer and closer to him as images of the rape flashed through his mind. He tried to tell himself that he was safe with Abbey, but he still felt the crippling fear creeping up on him.

"Don't," he whispered as Abby's lips briefly touched his.

Marty felt nervous as A.J. wrapped his arms around her and they began to dance to the music. She didn't know why but her thoughts turned to Todd. Images of dancing at Rodi's with him flittered across her mind. She had been so happy back then before everything went to hell.

She tensed as the thunder outside reverberated against the walls and flashes of the rape began to assault her.

"Are you ok?" A.J. asked as she shivered in his arms.

"I'm fine," she whispered as she smiled at A.J. trying her best to stay in the here and now with him.

XOXOXO

He watched her from across the room, feeling jealous of the man that held her in his arms. He tried his best to ignore the rising jealousy that he felt and focus on his date with Carly, but he couldn't. He never could get Marty off of his mind when she was in the room and it didn't help that it was raining outside.

He watched Marty wince as the guy she was with kissed her and he couldn't control the jealous beast inside of himself any longer. He stood up from the table with Carly and headed towards the woman who had claimed his heart so many years ago. "Get your hands off of her, she's mine," he growled as he pulled A.J. away from Marty and began to punch him.

XOXOXO

"What's wrong?" Abbey whispered to Michael as he pulled away from her.

"Dad...A.J. are you okay?" Michael asked as he saw him falling to the ground as some guy was hitting him.

"Todd, A.J.'s not worth it," Carly shouted.

"Stop it...you're hurting him," Marty shouted as she tried to pull Todd away from A.J.

"He deserved it for forcing himself on you. You're my girl Marty, mine and I won't let anybody hurt you," Todd stated as he punched A.J. in the mouth again.

"It was just a kiss Todd and I'm hardly your girl. And right now A.J.'s not the one hurting me, you are," Marty stated as she stepped in-between Todd and A.J.

"You know this ass?" A.J. asked as he glared at Todd.

"Unfortunately," Marty seethed. "I'm really sorry A.J.," she whispered as she helped him to his feet.

"Is he you're boyfriend or something?" A.J. asked.

"NO! God know, he's just a nightmare that I can't get rid of," Marty explained.

"I was her boyfriend and I love her and she loves me. We just have a few issues that we need to work out," Todd spat out.

"Issues? Are you completely delusional? Whatever feelings of love I may have had for you in the past died the night you raped me. It goes way beyond issues," Marty stated.

"Rape? Is he the one that? He raped you," Michael stammered as he leapt at Todd and knocked him to the ground.

"Who are you?" Todd asked.

"Just somebody who knows what it's like to be pinned down while some asshole forces himself on you. You don't deserve to live after what you did," Michael whispered as he punched Todd over and over again.

"What's going on here?" Dante asked as he walked into the Metrocourt and pulled his brother off of Todd.

"This punk ass kid attacked me. I want to press charges," Todd stated as he sat up and wiped the blood from his split lip.

"You started it by hitting me first," A.J. pointed out. "I also want to press charges," he said as he glared at Todd.

"You're both under arrest," Dante said as he placed Todd and Michael under handcuffs and escorted them outside as he read their rights to them.

"Don't say a word Michael, I'm calling Diane," Carly stated as she pulled out her phone.

"We really need to talk, but right now my son needs us," A.J. said as he grabbed Marty's hand and walked outside.

XOXOXO

"Dante, where's my son?" A.J. asked as he and Marty walked into the police station.

"He's in the holding cells waiting for Alexis to arrive," Dante explained.

"How could you arrest your own brother like that?"

"I had no other choice...I'm a cop and he was breaking the law," Dante explained.

"You may be a good cop, but your a lousy brother. I guess I shouldn't expect anything more out of one of Sonny's kids."

Marty left A.J.s, side as he talked to Dante. She snuck down into the holding cells and saw Michael pacing.

"How are you holding up?" Marty asked although she knew it wasn't good.

"I'm scared...I broke my parole when I attacked that bastard. They could send me back to prison. I can't go back there."

"I'm sorry," Marty whispered as she reached her hand through the bars and grabbed his hand.

"Don't be...I don't regret hitting him after what he did to you, but it was so strange, for a second there I didn't see him...I saw the man-"

"Who raped you," Marty finished from him. "It sounds like you have PTSD."

"What's that?" Michael asked.

"We'll talk about that later. Right now, I don't want you to worry about anything. I'm not going to let you go to prison. I promise that you're not going to spend another night behind bars."

"What are you going to do?" Michael asked as Dante escorted Todd to his holding cell.

"What are you doing down here?" Dante asked as he saw Marty.

"I was just seeing how Michael was holding up," Marty explained.

"Alexis is upstairs waiting to talk to you about your case," Michael said as he opened up the cell and escorted Michael upstairs to the interrogation rooms.

"Todd, please don't press charges against Michael?" Marty pleaded as she walked over to his cell.

"What's in it for me?" Todd asked as he looked Marty up and down.

"What do you want?"

"Same thing I've always wanted...you. Diane's scheduling my arraignment as we speak. I'll be out of here by morning. I'll drop the charges against Michael if you agree to spend the day and night with me."

"I'm not going to sleep with you," Marty stated.

"I'm not asking you to. The next time we make love it will be because you want to. I just want to spend some time with you. Will you agree to spend the day with me?" Todd asked as A.J. appeared.