Mother fucker! Dez brought my exes into this case. How could he do this?

"What the hell is wrong with you, Dez?" I whispered to him.

"They're the proof we might need," he whispered back. "Plus, I told them that I would pay them a hundred dollars each."

"We don't have the money."

"Just wait." He then says aloud. "Your honor, before Austin moved to Miami, Austin was a giant skank with a sex problem. He has had sex with all of these girls. On mattresses, in lakes, in tents, in bathrooms, cars, and somehow on a piano from what I read about Trinity. These girls will tell you the truth. First up, Victoria Fox."

"Austin lost his virginity to me in eighth grade," she said. "During seven minutes in heaven, he was a hell of a lover."

"Thank you, Victoria," said Dez. "Austin has broken many hearts. Who is next? Claire Hastings!"

"He and I had a lot of sex during freshman year," said Claire. "I thought Austin wanted us to be more than friends with benefits, but no."

"Thank you, Claire."

"Are you gonna pay us or not, Red?" yelled Piper.

"Not really."

"Let's go!" said Lacey. All of the girls left the court room. I sighed in frustration.

"I told you not to bring them," I sighed.

After that, I had to start speaking. The other lawyer, Mr. Turner started asking me questions.

"Mr. Austin, tell us," said Mr. Turner. "What made you start doing this skank reputation?"

"Satisfaction," I answered. "You didn't know what it was like to be me. The thirteen year-old me was…a loser. I had braces and acne. I was hideous, skranny, and impossible to look at."

"Is that why you started having sexual intercourse?"

"Possibly."

"Have you ever thought having a meaningful relationship or at least getting to know the girl before having sex with her?"

"Now I do."

"Do you treat women with respect and care about their intellectual minds more than their bodies?"

"Look. I am not a gigolo. Back then, I was a slut. I've lying on my back all the time, but I changed."

"Changed?"

"Yes, I don't see girls as blow up dolls or just staring at their boobs when they're talking to me. None of them are like that anymore."

"So what have you been doing with these girls?"

"I talk to them and took them out on dates. That's all I did."

"Are any of them here?"

"Actually, they are. Dez!"

"Rosie!"

Rosie came in the courtroom. A weird thing was happening. The music of courtroom case was playing as Rosie walked in. When she stopped, she clicked her phone and the music stopped.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some witnesses that might help this case," Rosie said aloud. "You see Austin did his job but didn't actually do it. He does indeed have clients that he didn't sleep with."

"Bring them in," said Judge Bates.

My former clients have appeared. First one up was Lydia.

"Lydia, what did you and Austin do when he got to your house?" asked Mr. Turner.

"First off, we didn't have sex," Lydia explained. "We were about to, but I broke into tears."

"Why?"

"Here it comes," I leaned over to Dez.

"Lesbi–honest," Dez coughed.

"Austin helped me get over my bulimia." said Lydia.

"What?" I whispered. "No, that's not it."

"Also, he helped me get over my ex-girlfriend," Lydia added.

"Huh, there it is," Dez whispered to me.

A girl sitting next to Rosie was mouthing, "I still love you." It looked like she was looking at Lydia. Rosie glanced at her and caught her saying it. Rosie looked back again and raised her eyebrow.

"Is that all he did?" Turner asked Lydia.

"Yes, then I gave him a hundred and fifty dollars for helping me. That was it."

"Thank you."

Lydia walked away from the stand.

"Next is Alicia," said Dez.

Alicia walked in and sat in the seat.

"Alicia, did you and Austin have sex?" Mr. Turner asked her.

"No, we didn't," she answered. "But I still paid him."

"For what?"

"Austin has been helping me work out and eat right this entire time. I felt good about myself now for the first time. I already lost eight pounds because of him."

"How much did you give him?"

"About a hundred and thirty."

"Just because of that?"

"Hey, it's hard finding good people like him. Austin knew that I really didn't want to have sex."

"Thank you, Alicia."

Next one up was Val. After her, it was Isabelle, Nicolette, Penny, and Sarah Beth, though we couldn't communicate with her. Luckily, there was a translator but he only spoke Spanish. So Rosie had to translate for him.

All of them spoke the truth to the court. They all said that I took them out on dates instead of having sex with them.

"Let me get this straight," said Judge Bates. "These girls paid you to take them out on dates?"

"Yes, sir," I answered. "That's it."

"Hold up a second," he stopped me. "From what I'm reading, there's one last girl on here."

"I don't have another client," I informed him.

"Austin," said Dez, "she was never your client."

The courtroom doors opened. The sound of high heels made me look back. Everybody gasped and gazed at Ally—Ally!

Ally, Ally, Ally!

"Ally," I breathed.

"She didn't want to," Dez said. "Rosie dragged her over here."

Ally walked to the stand. She didn't bother to look at me. When I looked at her, she caught me and rolled her eyes at me.

Once she sat down, Judge Bates said, "Now Rosie told me that…Ally here found out about your job. Is that true, girl?"

"He made my heart shatter into pieces," answered Ally.

"Ally—" I said aloud.

"Boy, sit down!" Judge Bates snapped at me. "Let her talk, heartbreaker."

I sat back down. Judge Bates continued, "Baby girl, you say what you need to say."

"When I first met Austin, he started flirting with me. I was a bit harsh to him because…how can you flirt with someone you bump into? The next day he apologized to being like that to me and I told him that it would've been more proper if he was my friend at first. Austin became my friend.

"We all went to the beach. He and I were walking alone on the beach. For some reason, Austin knocked my hat off of my head. It reminded me of that scene from From Here to Eternity where they made out on the beach. We did. I asked him out and he said yes."

We heard sobbing from the crowd. I turned back and Rosie's face was red. She was breathing hard.

"Rosie, are you crying?" Bates asked.

"No," she panted. "There's something in my eye!"

"Really?"

"I'm not joking. I got an eyelash in my eye. It burns!"

"God lord, girl," he murmured. He looked back at Ally. "Finish the story, sweetheart."

"We've been dating for three weeks," said Ally. "We became boyfriend and girlfriend after that. He made me the happiest person in the world. Austin was my first everything. My first date, first kiss, first boyfriend, first lover."

"So you and him had sex," asked Turner.

"Yes, we did."

"Did you paid him?"

"No, I didn't. I didn't even know that he was doing all of this. Eventually, I found out and dumped him."

"Ally, how did you feel about Austin?"

"I was walking on air with him. He was so naïve, fun, loud, humorous, and outgoing. I never thought someone like me could be with someone with him. Breaking up was hard."

"Would you ever forgive him?"

Tears started running down her face.

"He lied to me," Ally whimpered. "There was another side of him that I never thought existed. How could I ever forgive him? I'm sorry…but I can't."

"Thank you, Miss Ally," said Judge Bates.

Ally got up and walked away. I didn't bother to look at her. Everything she said was true. I can't look at her after what I've done.

"Only one last thing I don't understand, Mr. Austin," said Judge Bates. "Cassidy Hartley."

Cassidy? The rumor! What was I supposed to say?

"Did you give her gonorhea?"

What do I say? What do I say?! I glanced at Dez. He gave me a look. I gazed at the crowd and at Ally. She looked away in disgust.

"I didn't do it!" I blurted out.

"You didn't give that girl gonorhea?"

"No, I didn't. She said it was me to cover up the real man who gave it to her: Principal Wolfe!"

Everybody gasped in horror. Judge Bates banged his gravel and yelled, "Silence in the court! Silence!"

When everyone was quiet, Judge Bates said to me, "Your principal?"

"He told me," I confessed. "He told me to my face! The only reason I kept it a secret was because he had a family and his job. He wanted to fix this but I sacrificed myself for it. They said it was me because I was an easy target."

"All of this was true? I had to know the truth. Everybody had to know the truth. It was for us?"

"Not for them." I turned back and pointed to someone. "It was for you. For you, Ally!"

She looked at me. I said, "I don't care if I go to jail or if you won't forgive me. You're the only one I care about. You made me the better man I am today."

"What are you saying?" asked Ally.

"I'm in love with you."

She stared at me and bit her lip. I turned back and sat down.

"Has the jury reached a verdict?" asked Judge Bates.

"We have, your honor," said one man in the jury. "We, the jury,find the defendant, Austin Moon…not guilty."

"Case closed."

I was free? Finally free! Dad and Mom embraced me in both of their arms. When they let go, I hugged Rosie and Dez.

"Where's Ally?" I asked.

"She left, Austin," sighed Rosie. "I'm sorry."