Ch 16- Fistfights
"So we actually someone from the law wanting to work with us?" Hazel asked in disbelief.
"I know!" Paige exclaimed happily. "I don't get it though...they called me in yesterday, like a whole day after it happened saying that someone just complained. How weird is that?" she asked as they walked around downtown the next day.
"Well actually...pretty believable. I mean, that is seeing as how I'm the one who complained," Lisa offered.
"What?"
"I talked to Officer Curry the other day."
"But I talked to Officer Grant," she said confused.
"Well that's a relief, Curry's a friggen asswipe," Lisa muttered.
"What exactly did you do?" Hazel asked as Ashley came into the conversation.
"What did who do?" she asked.
"I just went down there and complained. I said that he was 'disturbing the peace' and I threw in the charge of assault and battery. I mean hell, if they can arrest Spinn on those terms, why not Dean? Is it not the same thing?" she demanded of her friends.
"Sounds like it," Ash confirmed.
"Exactly. Well good old Curry didn't think so. So I told him to find a different career because he's doing such a shitty job protecting ours and apparently he talked to someone."
"Oh. Well, at least Grant was nice and I mean, he even wants to help us. I know it's only one person, but hey, one person could start a revolution right?" Paige asked hopefully.
"Umm...yeah, sure Paige. Whatever you say," Ashley said as she patted her best friend on the back and giggled as they walked away.
"Fine. Be that way," Paige retorted as she walked at the same pace behind them. "Wait guys...wait up!!! Guys...oh my God you all suck!" she muttered as she took off after them as they ran off.
"That's true. It is rather quiet. Didn't they go out?" Marco asked.
"Yeah, downtown. I dunno...I'm bored. Let's go find 'em," Craig said.
They looked at each other and shrugged as they got up and filed out of the house. After three hours of sitting there, looking at the pink walls in the house, they wanted to do anything.
"Hey guys, isn't that Dean?" Marco asked as they stepped outside. There was a man just walking in front of Paige's house, back and forth, over and over. All the other men crowded around the window to look, to see if Marco was right.
"I'd know that head anywhere," Ben said when he saw the back of Deans head.
"Yeah, same here," Spinner agreed.
"Well, what the hell is he doing?"
"Walking?"
Spinner turned to glare at Sean who gave the smart ass answer. "No shit Sherlock," he retorted, still pissed off about the other night at the club. Sean had just fallen asleep, knowing his fiancé was in danger, and he just fell asleep. When Marco woke him up, he then yelled at him. After that one, not one of the guys had spoken to him...neither had Ashley for that matter.
"What is the deal?" Sean asked perturbed by Spinners attitude.
"What's yours?" Craig fired back.
"What?"
"What kinda guy falls asleep while his fiancé could quite possibly end up going home with a rapist??"
"What kinda guy would let his women do that in the first place?" Jimmy asked.
"Look, I knew that you wouldn't let anything happen to her!" Sean exclaimed in his defense.
"And what right does that give you to fall asleep!!??" Craig yelled at him.
"What the fuck do you care anyway?! It's not like you're with her!"
That's all he got out before Craig put his fist in Sean's face.
"What the fuck dude??" Sean screamed.
"Don't ever, EVER, leave Ash alone like that again. Do you hear me??!!" he bellowed at him. Sean just sat there glaring at him through the blood coming down his face as Craig squared off in a stance that invited him to try and mess with him. Spinner, Marco, Dylan and Jimmy just stared at Craig. They had never seen that before...Craig was always the sane one of them all. Well, besides that whole joyride thing like way back when that is."Paige! What's Dean doing outside your house?" Ashley asked as they neared the house.
"I have no idea," she replied faintly.
"Gimme your phone," Hazel said.
"What? Why?"
"Just give me your phone," she insisted.
Paige silently handed it over, half because she had no idea what Hazel was doing, but more because the man that had raped her repeatedly was pacing in front of her house.
"Officer Grant please," Hazel said as someone picked up the phone on the other end.
"This is Grant."
"Yes, umm...you spoke to a women named Paige Michaelchuck-"
"About her rape case, yes."
"Right. Well we were downtown, and we're walking back and Dean's in front of her house, just pacing."
"Pacing?"
"Yeah, you know, walking back and forth."
"Ok, who is this?"
"Hazel Brooks, Paige's friend."
"Right, right. You were a witness."
"Ok, sure."
"Where are you?'
"About four houses down."
"Ok, don't let him see you and we'll be there ASAP."
Hazel hung up the phone and they all just stared at her.
"What?" she asked bewildered.
"I am so proud of you!" Lisa laughed as she hugged her."Craig! Come off it!" Jimmy yelled at his friend as Craig and Sean continued to throw punches at each other. Finally Spinner and Dylan broke in and managed to pull them apart and Jimmy helped Dylan hold Craig down as Spinner held Sean.
"What the hell man?!" Sean yelled again as he spit a tooth out.
"You don't deserve her, you never did," Craig spat out as he started to leave the room, but Sean's next comment stopped him cold.
"And you're just so deserving that you got Manny pregnant while you were with Ashley!! Out of the two of us, I think I'm a whole hell of a lot better than you."
Spinner looked at Craig who started to turn back around and then hurriedly pushed him out the door and locked it.
"Spinner! Open the door," Craig yelled vehemently as he attacked the door.
"You need to chill out man!" he yelled back.
" Yeah, stay out there, where you belong," Sean said so Craig could hear, which produced a whole new attack on Paige's front door.
"And you!!" Jimmy said as they all turned back to Sean. "What the hell is all this about? You fall asleep and leave your fiancé in danger? It doesn't matter if you know that we'd protect her, YOU need to do that as well!! You think you're gonna marry Ash? You think she'll put up with your shit? Think again buddy, think again."
"Listen Jimmy, you don't even know..."
"It doesn't matter what I don't know. All I know is that you let your almost wife slip through the cracks. Do you even love her?" he snapped.
"That's none of your business!!"
"No. But it's mine," Ashley's voice came from behind them.
"How did you get in here?" Spinner asked confused.
"Cut through backyards. Now answer the question Sean because I've been wondering that too. And you do know that Dean is right out front right?" she asked turning her attention back to Spinner.
"Damn it!!" he said. "Where's Paige?"
"Outside with Hazel and Lisa."
"You left her outside with him??" he asked incredulously.
"Yeah but-"
She got broken off by Spinner throwing open the door and then Craig falling through and then getting up and charging at Sean.
"What the hell??" she asked softly.
"Dude, come on. Dean's out front...kill him later."
Craig looked back and forth between the front yard and Sean and then turned and headed outside."Why is he stopping? What's going on?" Paige asked worriedly seeing Dean just stop and stare at the house.
All the sudden they heard Craig yelling and beating the door.
"I'm guessing Craig's outside and not a happy little boy," Lisa said.
"But he's just standing there."
Five minutes later, Craig and Spinner came stalking down the walkway.
"What's going on?" she asked again.
"Paige! We don't know hun. We're in the bushes remember...we're not there. Personally, I'd recommend staying right here."
Then Spinner hauled off and punched Dean straight in the face and they all started swinging again.
"Oh God, not again..." they all muttered.
This time though, red and blue lights started to flash near by.
"Officer!! This guy just attacked me..." Dean started.
"Bullshit!" Craig yelled, still fired up.
"Dean Roberts, you are under arrest for accusations of rape, harassment and sexual assault. You have the right to remain quiet, everything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law..."
Paige slowly stood up with Lisa and Hazel as the cops slapped the handcuffs on Dean.
"Is it over?" she asked quietly.
"I hope so, I really do," Lisa said as she rubbed her back.A/N: I know that this isn't my best chapter but I don't know how to do the trial and I can't find any spoilers on the net that will let me know at least an idea of how to do it. Sorry that y'all are stuck w/this one instead. But thanx for the many reviews!!! I love y'all!!!