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"Mr. Cole, call your first witness."

"I would like to call Chris Irvine to the stand."

Chris stood up from his seat and headed to the witness stand. He looked out at Holly and then over at Alex. Chris hated Alex for killing his child with Holly.

"State your name and occupation for the court, please." Michael asked as he walked to the stand.

"Chris Irvine. I'm one of the partners at Irvine and Barrett Advertising."

"What's your relationship to the defendant?"

"I was his boss up until he was arrested."

"And what's your relationship to Holly Riley?"

"I wouldn't say we had one. We knew each other because of her husband. We were friendly with each other."

"Haven't you slept with her? More than once?"

"Objection, relative?"

"Your honor, I'm trying to establish Mrs. Riley's sexual appetite. Mr. Irvine was one of her many lovers."

"Overrule but tread lightly Mr. Cole."

"Thank you your honor." Michael turned his attention back to Chris. "Now, Mr. Irvine, haven't you slept with Mrs. Riley? More than once?"

"Yes, I have." Chris answered. "But..."

Michael interrupted him. "Just answer the question please. Now, Mr. Irvine, would you say that Holly slept with you against her will?"

"I don't think she wanted to sleep with me." Chris answered truthfully.

"But did she ever tell you no and to stop?" Michael continued. "No, in fact, isn't true that Mrs. Riley enjoyed the sex with you. She begged for it with you."

"That part isn't true. She never begged anyone to have sex with them."

"Is it true that she was pregnant with your baby?"

"Yes, she was." He answered.

"Did she approach you about taking care of it?"

"I'm sorry?" Chris asked.

"Did she approach you about taking care of your child? Ask you for favors for her to have your child."

"She wasn't sure whose baby it was."

"Nothing further." Michael sat back down at the table.

"Your witness, Mr. Helmsley."

"Mr. Irvine, how did your sexual relationship with Mrs. Riley start?"

"Alex had poker games every week. He would always invite the guys from work. One night, he lost a lot of money to me and he couldn't cover the bet."

"What happened then?"

"Alex offered to let me sleep with Holly to erase the debt."

"Objection. Hearsay." Michael said.

"Your honor, it's not hearsay since Mr. Irvine was there."

"Overruled."

"Mr. Irvine, what happened after Alex offered to let you have sex with his wife?"

"Alex disappeared for a few minutes and when he came back, he said Holly was waiting downstairs."

"What was that first time like? Was Holly into it as Mr. Cole and Mr. Riley have said?"

"No, she wasn't. I went downstairs to the bedroom that was in the basement. Alex accompanied me. He told me to do what I wanted to her. And then he left."

"Why didn't you say no to him or leave the room?"

Chris sighed. "It's not something I'm happy that I did but I always thought she was pretty and I knew it would probably be my only chance to be with her. I walked over to her and kissed her. She didn't pull away but she was shaking. We moved to the bed and I guess you can guess what happened next."

"How was Holly through it? Was she upset or into it?"

"She cried the whole time. I knew it wasn't something she wanted to do."

Alex sat at the defendant's table and closed his eyes as he heard the testimony. He remembered the night well. He'd gone and found Holly in their bedroom and told her that she had to sleep with Chris. She'd refused. He'd hit her. He stood up at the table.

"Stop...just...just stop. I did it okay? I forced Holly to have sex with my friends and my bosses. Hell, she was even forced to have sex with my former attorney here. And I did all of that to her. It's true that Holly has a very adventurous sexual side. But she never wanted to have sex with other people. The first time she had sex with Chris, I forced her to. I told her if she didn't do it, I'd tie her to the bed and do whatever I wanted to her and then I'd set the house on fire and leave her tied up. I'll tell you everything in private but don't put her through this. I've already put her through enough."

"You son of bitch!" Randy said getting up from his seat. He charged at Alex only to be held back by John and Ted. "You deserve to die, you shit! You turned my sister into a whore. I hope they fry you." No one noticed that Holly had gotten up and ran out of the courtroom.

"Mr. Orton, I will hold you in contempt." Judge Lawler said.

"Your honor, I request a recess." Hunter said to him.

"So be it. This court will stand adjourned until one p.m. this afternoon." He banged the gavel and got up.

The guards took Alex out of the room and his lawyer followed. John and Ted let Randy go once Alex was gone. Randy turned to make sure Holly was okay. "Where's Holly?"

"She's right here." Amber said turning to where she was sitting. "She was right here."

"We have to find her." Randy replied.

"She's probably still in the courthouse. Let's go look." John said to them. They all headed out to look for her.

Holly ran into the ladies room and quickly went into a stall. She slid down the wall and sat on the floor with her knees to her chest. She couldn't stop the tears from coming down. She never heard Randy use that word to describe her before.

John stood in the hallway trying to figure out where Holly could be when he heard a lady come out of the ladies' room saying someone was crying in there. He knew it was Holly. He walked over and headed in. He heard her crying and walked to where the stall was. He opened the door and knelt down in front of her.

"Holly?" He said moving to sit by her.

"He hates me and thinks I'm dirty now...I...never wanted them to see me like that. Never wanted to hear him call me that word. But he did. He thinks it just like everyone else does. I'm a whore. And that's all I'll ever be."

"No, that's not true." He moved to sit right by her and pulled her into a hug. "That's not what you are and you never were. Randy doesn't think that about you. He was just reacting in the heat of the moment. He loves you." He moved to look at her. "I promise you. He doesn't think that. No one does. What happened to you during your marriage wasn't your fault. Alex made you scared and he hurt you. But that's over. He admitted everything and now he's going to jail. John Lauranitits will be going too."

He pulled her into a hug again and just held her. "Holly, don't let this disrupt your progress. You have come so far. Don't let them take that away." She looked up at him and he leaned down and kissed her.

They sat there for a little while longer giving her a chance to calm down. John texted Randy and told him that he found her and she was safe. He knew hearing Randy say it hurt her more than probably anything. She didn't want him to be disappointed or think less of her. He knew Randy well enough to know that he didn't mean it. He just reacted and now he would have to convince her that he didn't think that about her.

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