Lacy woke up the next morning sore. She groaned when she tried to move her body. She looked around the room and remembered the night before. The door opened and she saw Nathan peek his head inside.
"I washed your clothes." He said to her as he set a neatly folded pile of clothes on the bed.
"I didn't know you knew how." Lacy joked.
"My mom did teach me a thing or two." Nathan said. A second later Haley walked into the room.
"Hey Lacy you feeling better." She said sitting next to her on the bed.
"I guess so. I will feel totally better when I get away from him completely."
"Are you going to report him?" Nathan asked.
"Yeah I am."
Nathan gave Lacy a ride home. They parked outside her house.
"I will get your clothes back to you." Lacy said still wearing his sweats.
"No rush."
"Hey can I ask you something?" Lacy asked playing with her hands.
"Sure."
"Will you go to the police with me?"
"Why me?"
"I trust you and I feel safe with you."
"Sure I will go with." Nathan finally answered. Lacy let out a sigh and got out of the car. She walked into her house and was greeted by her parents. She started to cry when they hugged her. She sat them down and explained the mess that she was in.
About an hour later Lacy was in the police station with her parents on one side of her and Nathan and Haley on the other.
"Tell me everything." An officer said to her.
"I met him and everything seemed good. He was real nice…at first. Then all of a sudden things changed. He turned mean and abusive. He raped me once and only once. Then he just started to beat me when he could." Lacy explained. After a couple more questions the officer took Lacy into a room where they could take pictures of her bruises. Once everything was done the officer said they could go and that they would be in touch.
"I don't want a trial." Lacy said to him.
"You wont need one." The officer reassured her.
Lucas walked into Brooke and Haley's apartment.
"What are you doing?" He asked watching her
"Getting the apartment ready for girls night. I figured that Lacy would need it." Brooke said preoccupied.
"Is that a good idea?" Brooke gave Lucas a look of offensive.
"I know what I am doing, trust me."
"OK! I will just leave now."
"What! No way I need your help." Lucas laughed and went to help Brooke finish the apartment. After the apartment was ready Brooke sat down with Lucas.
"Well it looks good." He said
"It sure does. Tonight will be great, talking, eating, movies. Just what she will need." Brooke said.
"You know what I need." Lucas said pulling her close.
"What?"
"You." He leaned in and kissed her. She opened her lips slightly to allow his tongue to enter. They continued to kiss until Peyton interrupted them.
"Learn to knock." Brooke said wiping her mouth. Peyton just laughed at her and helped herself to a drink, while Lucas said goodbye and left.
Haley led Lacy to the apartment.
"Don't worry, tonight will be low key, nothing crazy."
"It's Brooke."
"I know but she knows where to draw the line."
They walked into the apartment to find it decorated with pillows, blankets, movies and junk food. They smiled.
"Just what I needed."
The four of them settled into the blankets and pillows. They talked and laughed about everything they could think of. They watched as many chick flicks as they could. Just being with her friends made Lacy feel better already. She knew that Logan was going to jail and that she would never have to worry about him again. She pulled the popcorn of Haley's lap.
"Hey!" She cried. Lacy just laughed and threw some at her face.
A/N: Short and not the best. Next chapter will get back to the main focus of the story…basketball. I just needed that chapter to get there. Preview for the next chapter….Whitey thinks that Lacy should sit out the next few practices and games but Lacy seems to think that she if fine to play. Lucas and Brooke hit a rough patch when she finds out that Lucas has HCM. Nathan and Haley bring themselves closer when Haley moves in. Peyton and Jake are just having fun with each other. REVIEW PLEASE!