The next morning PJ was in the kitchen about to leave to go to the airport. Even though she wasn't testifying until tomorrow, she was still very nervous. The girls were having breakfast.

"Do you want me to put some decafe in your travel mug?" Alex asked.

"Yes." "Girls, come say bye to mommy." They both got up and hugged PJ. "I love you guys."

"We love you too mommy." Julia said.

"Have fun mommy." Jennifer said.

"I wish this was going to be fun." PJ said. She kissed them both on the forehead.

"Mommy, me to." Abigail said from her hi-chair.

"I'm coming." She kissed her on the forehead. "I love you."

"I love you too mommy."

"Here's your coffee." Alex said handing it to her.

"Thanks." She took it.

"Girls I'm walking mommy to the door." PJ and Alex went to the front door. PJ hugged him squeezing him tight. Even though she wouldn't talk about it he knew she was very afraid. "I know sweetie." "It's ok."

"I love you Alex."

"I love you too PJ." They kissed.

"Bye."

"Bye." She left.

After checking into the hotel she went to the prosecuting attorney's office to meet the other women and go over her testimony. Two of three woman Randy was being charged with were in there mid-twenties, the third was nineteen and the one Randy could get into the most trouble for. She'd only been seventeen at the time of her rape. All the women couldn't be more different. As the stories went on it seemed like each rape got more and more aggressive.

When PJ got back to the hotel she had a video session with her therapist. She was sitting on the hotel bed with the laptop open.

"How are you feeling?" The doctor asked.

"I'm terrified." "I haven't been this scared in a long time." "I know I need to do this but I do not want to see Randy."

"He won't be able to hurt you."

"I know but just the thought of seeing him takes me back to that night."

"Have you talked to Alex about it?" "I know he's always been a good support system for you."

"He tried to talk to me about it last night but I wouldn't let him." "I um, I seduced him instead."

"Why?"

"I didn't want to talk about it."

"Say it."

"Randy has no control over anything I do." "I have the power and strength to overcome my fear of him."

"Very good."

The next afternoon PJ was called to the stand. She and Randy made eye contact and she knew he remembered her. First she explained how she met Randy.

"Polly Jean can you please tell the court what happened the night of the rape?" Sam asked.

"Randy invited me back to his hotel room after the show." "I said yes, he'd been a perfect gentlemen up to that point." "At first everything was fine, we were just talking." "I had shorts on and he put his hand on my leg." "I asked him what he was doing and he said." "Come on PJ, I know you like me." "I told him to stop." "I tried to stand up and he pulled up down… She started to cry. "and got on top of me." "He held my arms above my head." "I told him to let me go." "He told me it was alright and that he wouldn't hurt me." "He took off his shorts and forced himself inside me."

"How long did it last?"

"It felt like hours but only minutes."

"Polly Jean, what happened two months after the assault?"

"I suffered a miscarriage." "Unbeknownst to me, Randy had impregnated me."

"I have no further questions."

"Court is adjourned for the day." The judge said. "We'll resume tomorrow morning."