Chapter 3:

Tim and Smash were upstairs trying to find the room where Matt said he found a huge game room.

They heard:

"NO! HELP! NO! GET OFF OF ME."

"SETTLE DOWN JULIE!"

Tim's blood ran cold. Julie? No!

He kicked in the door. Smash followed him in.

JD had his pants down and was on top of Julie… who was yelling no and hitting JD.

Tim snatched JD off of her and elbowed him in the nose and threw him to the ground by Smash.

"Get him." He growled to Smash.

Tim looked at Julie. She was crying and breathing heavily. Her shirt was up and her bra was showing. She had a big red mark on her ribs. She was pulling her skirt down to cover herself but Tim saw her panties around her ankles.

He stepped closer and pulled her panties up. She took over once they were at mid-thigh. Then she pulled her shirt down and pulled her knees to her chest.

"Tim?" She asked in the most heart wrenching voice he'd ever heard.

He sat on the bed and pulled her into his side and held her.

"I'm here Julie, I'm here."

She sobbed. "He… He was gonna…"

"I know. You're okay now. I've got you."

She gripped onto him tightly.

"Thank you."

Tim looked at Smash who was kneeling by JD McCoy who was apparently unconscious.

He frowned and pulled Julie slightly tighter.

What the hell? 12 was going to rape Julie Taylor… this is insanity.

Smash was having similar thoughts but also wondered how the hell Riggins knocked this kid out with one elbow to the face.

"Smash? Go find Landry Clark. Only Landry. She doesn't need everyone in her business" Tim said nodding to Julie.

Julie wondered why Tim wanted Landry.

She was still tucked in his side with her legs between them. She was shaking a little.

JD stirred on the floor.

Julie gasped and trembled more.

"It's okay Julie. He won't come near you ever again."

Julie looked and saw that he had his boxers and jeans around his ankles.

She turned her head into Tim's shoulder looking away.

"Tim?"

"Yeah?"

"Take me away please."

Tim frowned. She has to go to the ER and the police have to come. I guess I can't wait on Landry…

"Julie where's your phone?" He asked.

She pulled it out of her skirt pocket and handed it to him.

"911- what's your emergency?"

"Hi um… I need police and an ambulance to come to 185 Crawford Drive."

"Okay… What is going on sir?"

Julie tensed and burrowed deeper into his side.

"I am a witness to an attempted… uh… rape."

Julie flinched hearing the word.

"Okay sir. Units are responding. Are you with the victim?"

"Yes ma'am. She's here. The uh… guy… is here too. He's unconscious."

"I'm sorry did you say the guy is unconscious or the victim?"

"The guy… I threw him off of the vic…girl. She was telling him no."

"Okay sir. Police should be arriving now. EMS is on their way."

"Thank you."

Smash had returned with Landry.

"Landry, can you go get the cops and bring um up here?"

"Yeah man."

"Smash… you just keep him away from me." He growled again.

"Yeah Riggs."

"Tim?"

"Yeah Julie?" He asked softly.

"Cops?"

"I know… but it's for the best. You could be hurt."

"No. He didn't… you stopped him."

"I know that part but I saw your side. Did he hit you?"

"Yes." She mumbled into his neck. She sure had a tight grip.

The two cops came in and looked around.

Smash was kneeling by a semiconscious JD with his pants still around his ankles. He was slowly waking up.

Tim had Julie all but melted into his right side. Her hair was a mess and she was crying again. She had eye liner and mascara all smudged under her eyes.

Tim spoke first.

"Hello officers. I called 911."

The older of the two officers spoke and Smash was taken into the hallway to give his statement away from Tim since they were both witnesses.

EMS showed up and one EMT checked out JD first. Once he was conscious he pulled his pants up and looked embarrassed. They called for another ambulance.

The other EMT came over to Julie.

"Sir, I'm going to need you to move away from…"

"No." Julie said quietly but firmly. She gripped his sides.

"Jules… they gotta make sure you are okay."

"No. He's still here." She whispered to him.

Tim sighed.

"Can we either move to another room or he leave?" He asked nodding to JD.

The EMT moved and spoke with the officer.

10 minutes later JD, the EMT and one of the cops were gone.

Smash had given his statement and him and all the other party goers were sent away or probably home.

It was just Julie, Tim, the other cop and the EMT.

"Okay… Let's try this again. I'm Amanda. You are?"

Julie didn't respond but was looking.

"I'm Tim."

Amanda smiled.

"Okay and you are?"

"Julie." She whispered.

"Okay Julie. I need to look you over. While I do that the officer needs to speak with Tim and then you."

Julie tightened her grip on Tim.

"Ouch Jules... too tight."

She frowned and barely loosened her grip.

"Sorry."

"It's okay, listen… I'm just gonna talk to that guy by the door. You'll still see me and I'll come back if you need me. Okay?"

She loosened her grip again.

"Promise?"

"I promise."

"Okay."

Tim gave his statement and was even honest about elbowing JD in the nose. The officer questioned if he thought JD was actually going to penetrate her and Tim almost lost his temper.

"Yes. He was inches from doing so. I saw him… with my eyes."

"Okay son. Calm down. Just getting my facts here."

"Yes sir." Dumb ass old fucking train wreck piece of shit cop.

"Now did you intend to harm the boy?"

"The boy? The attacker? No... no sir not really. I just wanted him off of her. She was yelling and crying and saying no."

"Okay son. That's all I need."

He went back to the bed and sat next to Julie just as the EMT spoke into her radio.

"Yes, were going to bring her in. She has an injury that needs x-rays"

Julie locked eyes with Tim and Tim knew he was going for an ambulance ride.

The other EMT brought up a stretcher.

Julie looked horrified.

"Is that necessary?" He asked.

"Well… it's protocol and she could have broken ribs so yes."

Tim rubbed his face.

"Okay Miss Taylor can you stand?"

"Yes."

"Okay lets have you sit on here and we'll get you taken care of."

Julie stood up and her legs gave out. Tim caught her and laid her on the stretcher.

"That's okay hunny. Probably your adrenaline wearing down."

Tim thought she did look exhausted suddenly.

Amanda covered Julie with a sheet and then buckled her in with seat belts.

"Tim?" She asked panicked.

"I'm here. Don't worry. I'm going with you. Uh… Amanda… that is okay right?"

She looked at Tim then Julie.

"Not usually but considering… sure. Miss Taylor we can call your family from the ambulance."

Julie's eyes nearly popped out of her head.

"I'll call Jules…. Phone?"

She carefully got her cell out again and handed it to Tim.

Outside Tim saw that everyone was gone except Smash standing by his truck. He came running over.

Tim pulled his keys out.

"Smash can you drive my truck to the Taylor's house? I'm gonna call them now and tell them to come to the ER."

"Yeah man… is she okay?"

Tim frowned.

"I'm not sure okay is the right word. She is alright. She asked me to stay with her."

"Well yeah man… you saved her and dude, JD's nose is broken and they had him cuffed to his stretcher."

"Smash… we gotta keep this quiet. Julie likes things private. Settle the rumor mill if you can."

"I'll try Riggs but a lot of people saw JD leave."

"Just try."