Glen had grabbed the keys to Randy's hummer and said he would drive. So Randy was in the front with Glen, while Mark and John sat in the back. It was a long, quiet ride to the city and Randy worried. He leaned his head against the window and stared out the front of the hummer.

The officer hadn't said if Dave had mentioned how he received his injuries nor had the officer mentioned anything about Randy having to testify. If Randy did have to testify and if the defense lawyer brought up questions about Dave's injuries, he would have to perjure himself. He knew he would because he truly believed that Dave deserved every form of punishment he received.

He jumped a little when he felt a gentle pressure on his hand, he looked and saw that Glen had taken his hand and squeezed it gently. He looked over at Glen and saw a small encouraging smile on his lips; Randy returned the smile and took a quick look to Mark and John in the backseat. He also didn't want his friends in trouble if they were called in as witnesses because he knew they would perjure themselves without a second thought also.

After a while of being lost in his own thoughts, Randy started to become aware of their current surroundings. Glen had just pulled into the station and parked in the nearest spot. The four men got out and walked into the station. Randy walked up to the front desk and said that Lt. Sandman was expecting them. The officer led them to a small room and informed them the Lieutenant would be with them soon.

A few minutes later, a small group walked into the room and one of them introduced themselves as Lt. Sandman. He explained how the hikers had found Dave laying in the forest bloody and unconscious. It looked like he had decided to try to get medical attention, but had passed out on the way. They hikers had called 911 and when they arrived one of the officers recognized Dave as the one they were looking for.

He told Randy that as soon as the doctors got Dave into a room the police took custody and cuffed him to the bed. As he also told them that Dave arrived to the hospital with a severe concussion, broken nose, almost crushed trachea and some broken ribs he took some photos out of an envelope and put them on the table. They were pictures of Dave in the hospital but, all Lt. Sandman wanted was verification on that it was Dave.

"Is this the Dave Batista that accosted you back on June 18, 2012 and caused you to end up in the hospital?" Lt. Sandman asked Randy. He looked at all four men as he waited for Randy's response. What he saw or didn't see surprised him somewhat; all four men's faces were expressionless. Even though the Lt. had his suspicions, he couldn't do anything because Dave wouldn't say how he received his injuries. Even if there had been proof or Dave had said who had done it, Lt. Sandman would have hated to make an arrest. He had been on the case since the night Randy was first admitted into the hospital and didn't blame any of the men who were involved in Dave's injuries.

Randy nodded his head responding that it was Dave, so Lt. Sandman took out the second set of photos. These were photos of Randy in the hospital. Randy subconsciously rubbed his stomach and Glen stepped forward to put a hand on his shoulder. Randy glanced at Glen and turned back to look at the photos more calmly. Lt. Sandman noticed the calming gesture and smiled asking, "Now these are the injuries you sustained that night?" Randy nodded again and Lt. Sandman said, "That's all I need. This is Prosecutor Cassidy. She will be taking some information and she wants to get this case started."

She explained how everything was going to go if they went to trial and started to go over Randy's testimony when Randy said, "Look, I really just want this over with. I don't want to have to see the bastard. I definitely don't want to think about him anymore. Is there any way to speed this up and possibly me not having to testify?"

She thought for a minute and then said, "Yeah there might be a way. We could offer a plea bargain, but you would have to understand something first. This is only Dave's first offence so I couldn't go for max and a plea bargain would shorten his judgment even more. If you really wanted one though, I could have one written and delivered to his lawyer in a couple of hours." Randy said, "Do it then. I only have a couple of stipulations to add to it. When he gets out, he never has contact with me, my family or anyone else associated with me."

Cassidy smiled and said, "Done. His lawyer will have the offer by 5 o'clock and I'll have to give him until noon tomorrow to decide whether to take it or not." Randy agreed and said they would stay until then. Cassidy told them to call Lt. Sandman with their hotel information when they got one and she would let them know the Dave's decision when she got it tomorrow.

They thanked Lt. Sandman and Cassidy and walked out of the station. As they walked to the Hummer, Mark called a hotel he knew of and got two suites. Randy started to feel a little light-headed and started to sway slightly, when he felt an arm wrap around his waist and saw Glen toss Mark his keys.

Glen helped Randy into the backseat and immediately rested against Glen's shoulder when he got in. John turned to look at Randy and asked, "Are you ok?" Randy nodded and said, "Yeah, just relieved that I probably won't have to testify and Dave didn't say anything about Mark and I. I worried for a while I thought we would have to perjure ourselves or at least I would have."

Mark said, "I would have too. I wouldn't worry Randy if he was going to turn us in he would've done it already. Do you feel guilty, Randy?" Randy smirked saying, "No, I'm just glad it'll be all over soon."

"Besides for being nervous and relieved, we haven't eaten since we left this morning. Did you want to stop to eat, Randy?" Glen asked. He was a little worried that Randy looked a little pale to him and that he had to help Randy to the car. Randy thought for a minute and answered, "No, I just want to get to the room and relax. We can order in or something. If Mark and John want to go out they can use the hummer." Glen nodded and Mark dropped them off at the hotel. Glen signed them in and they went up to their room.

It was a nice suite. The bedroom had a nice king size bed and it had a living room where Randy went to sit while Glen ordered dinner. When their dinner arrived, they sat and watched a movie while eating.

When they finished dinner, Glen made sure that Randy was relaxing and went to start a bath for him. He started the water and put a bit of bath salts into it, then went to get Randy. "Hey, Ran. I started a bath for you." Glen said. Randy nodded and watched Glen walk back into the bathroom to shut off the water.

Randy walked in and noticed that the bathtub was big enough for two, so before Glen walked out he grabbed Glen's hand and asked, "Will you join me?" Glen smirked and nodded. They both undressed and got into the warm water. Glen sat behind Randy and started rubbing his back with soap. Randy sighed and melted into the touch. When Glen finished washing Randy, he did the same to Glen. They finished their bath and were soon laying in each other's arms on the bed fast asleep.

The next morning at about 9 o'clock, Randy was waiting for Glen to get dressed so they could go out to breakfast with Mark and John when his phone rang. It was Cassidy so he answered it. "Randy, I have some good news and maybe some bad," she started off saying, "The good news is that Dave accepted the plea bargain, the bad is that he will only go through with it if he sees you alone." Randy sighed; if this was the only way to get Dave out of his life then he would do it. "Fine, tell them I'll be there within an hour," he said.

After a mild argument with Glen, they were on their way. Glen had told him he wasn't going by himself and that Glen would wait by Dave's hospital room door.

Now standing in front of the man who had tortured him for three and a half years, he wished Glen was in the room with him. He was told that Dave couldn't yet talk due to the damage of his trachea, but that Dave had a writing tablet.

He watched as the man was already writing fiercely on the tablet. Dave lifted the tablet up so Randy could read it. 'I would have taken the bargain even if you hadn't agreed to see me. I wanted a chance to say sorry to you in person' it read. "Then why Dave," Randy said, tears starting to collect in the corner of his eye, "Why did you abuse me for three and a half years?" He waited for Dave to stop writing and read, 'I don't know, but I am truly and deeply sorry'. Randy looked at the man's face and into his eyes. He saw that Dave was actually very sincere, but Randy didn't know if he could accept it. "Dave, I don't know if I will ever forgive you, but I thank you. Because of you, I have family and friends who care and love me. I have also found the man I love and I also thank you for the fact that I will never see you again."

Randy turned and walked out of the room, going straight into Glen's arms.

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