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"Ms. Foxworth can you please tell me what the defendent did to you the night of October 17th?" Courtney asked. She was presenting her rape case to the grand jury and the judge. She knew she had this one in a bag and left for the garbage.
Jenny Foxworth squirmed uneasily in her seat at the witness stand. She brushed her long blond hair out of her pretty green eyes. "That night, I was going shopping at the plaza in Ontario and I was with my friends" she began. Courtney paced patiently in front of her. "Go on Jenny" she pressed lightly.
Jenny looked down. "We were shopping for costumes for the senior's big Halloween party."
Courtney stopped pacing and thought in would help Jenny if she just stood in front of her and gave her a helpful smile. "What happened in the dress shop?" she asked carefully. Jenny sighed, "We were trying on costumes and the manager told me that he had more prettier ones in the back".
"Can you point out the manager?"
Jenny pointed at the defense table. The bald headed man with a dirty coat and tie and swifty eyes was the manager she had pointed out. "Whe I was changing into my costumes my friends said they had to go to the front of the store to look at the make up and stuff. While I was in the dressing room, Pete the manager came in and I screamed for him to get out".
Jenny was near tears as she spoke. "He slapped me and then told me to shut up. He ripped the costume off me and then-n. He raped me!" she sobed out. Pete pounded the table and stood up. "She's lying!" she proclaimed. "She wanted it!"
The jugde banged his gable for order. "Mr. Levy controll your client!" he demaded.
"Yeah right!" Jenny yelled back. "Like I wanted a sleeze like you on me!"
The judge yet again banged his gable. "Not another word." he said sternly. "Let's all take a ten mintue recess". Courtney walked back to the table and gathered up her folders and things. Jenny stepped off the stand and ran to her parents arms. "Courtney, I think you're doing a amazing job" Mrs. Foxworty told her.
Courtney typed away on her Blackberry. "Just doing my job" she answed and gave the family a smile before walking out to the main lobby. She was supposed to be meeting up with Bridgette and Lisa at her house for girl's night Friday. But, as always she would be late. Dailing, Lisa'a number she sat down on the wooden bench next to the waterfountain.
"Hello Ms. Harrison's office" her secretary picked up.
"Hi, Lena. Listen connect me to Lisa, please" Courtney went over her notes from the previous testimony.
"Connecting" Lena said and put her through Lisa's own line.
"Hey, Court" Lisa said.
"I have to tell you something" she started.
"You're going to be late, I know" she said. "So am I. I've got a couple here who just won't compromise" she sounded stressed. "Tell me why did I decide to be a divorce attorny". Courtney laughed, "Because you like to get in the middle of drama". Lisa laughed and sighed, "Thanks for reminding me. I'll see you tonight at your house. Bye".
Courtney hung up and wrote some notes down for her knew arguments. "Why hello there, sexy" a voice called. Courtney groaned and looked up at Perry. He was leaning agaisnt the wall with a crooked smile on his smug face. "I love you outfit, honey" he said.
Courtney rolled her eyes, "What the hell is wrong with you Perry?" she grumbled. Perry didn't catch her atitude and kept up his cocky atitude. "Listen, I just want to apologize for the other night" he said in genuine concern. "Things didn't go exactly as planned".
Courtney collected her things and stood up. "It's all right Perry. It won't happen again" she started to head back to the courtroom but Perry grabbed her arm. "I thought we could try again...tonight" he said with hopeful eyes. Courtney smiled and removed his hand from her person and then patted his shoulder.
"Perry, I'm sure that with the right girl who can actually find your conversations sitmulating, is waiting for you. Fortunately, I'm not it" Courtney walked away with Perry's mouth hanging open.
Courtney pulled out her hand sanitizer and squirted a quarter size into her hands. "Pervert" she mumbled before stepping back into the chaos.
"Bridgette, stop staring at the blonde guy" Lisa threw a strawberry at her head. Bridgette came back to reality and popped the berry into her mouth. "He is so cute" she gushed like a teenage girl.
"Come on Bridgette what are you sixteen?" Lisa said. "Be a woman an go over there and say 'hi". Bridgette was sitting on the chair near the window of the kitchen. She was staring a a cute blonde guy outside with a cowbow hat on and a open pink flaner shirt.
Bridgette sighed, "I would but I don't want to be in another relationship right now".
Lisa laughed, "Bridge, you don't have to be in a relationship to get some. Where is it written that a girl can't get some and then be done with the man?" Courtney was stiring the stew on the stove, listening to bits and pieces of the conversation but at this she stopped.
"There's a word for women like that" she informed her friend.
Lisa poured another glass of Monet. "Smart".
"Hoe" Courtney shot back. Lisa giggled, "Whatever, I mean I do it all the time".
"And look where it's gotten you" Bridgette laughed. The men were back outside working in Courtney's front and backyard. She had noticed Duncan a few times, giving orders and shouting. But what really made her blush was that fact that he was so demanding. She was the type like that.
Their came a tap on the glass door. Bridgette had returned to slicing fruit with a very sharp knife and she gasped when she saw who it was at the door. "Oh crap!" she cried when she sliced her finger a bit. It was the blonde man standing there in a tint of sweat. Lisa ran to open the door and greeted the guy.
"Hello there" she said smiling. Bridgette let out a sharp cry as the cut began to sting from the citrus in some of the fruit. The guy wiped his brow with his hand and offered that same hand to Lisa, who was disgusted.
"I'm Geoff" he announced. He glanced towards Bridgette almost near tears in the corner. "Aw, man, did I do that?" he asked. "With the whole knocking loudly thing?" Lisa placed her hands on her hips, "Well, you kind of did. What do you want, Geoff?" she asked, becoming fustrated.
Geoff ignored her and squeezed past to get to Bridgette. He took her hand slowly, "It's okay" he reassured her. "I've bled like lots of times and I'm a expert in fixing up wounds". He grabbed a nearby tissue and placed it gently on her hand. Bridgette shrunk away when he touched it gently.
Courtney noticed the twinlkle in their eyes and she cleared her throat. "Geoff, why don't you take Bridgette to the bathroom and get her bandaged" she said. Geoff was still looking at her, "Sounds great!" he pulled her up slowly and led her out the kitchen. Once gone Lisa reached over the island and hit Courtney.
"Bitch!" she cried, rubbing her back. "What was that for!"
"Are you really letting Bridgette hook up with some low budget guy?" Lisa asked. Lisa was all into dating men with high paychecks who held professional jobs.
Courtney shrugged and took the wooden spoon out of the pot. "If Bridgette likes him them yes! And you are really getting on my nerves!" she growled. Courtney dug in her pocket and threw her car keys at her. "Go to the store and pick up somethings" she told her. Lisa looked confused, "What things?" she asked, heading to the front door.
"Anything!" Courtney called to her friend. "Just get the hell out" she mumbled, satified with the sound of the door slamming. She jumped at the feeling of a pair of hands on her waist. She wung around quickly and tried to hit her attacker.
Duncan smirked and caught her hand in mid swing. "Hello, boss lady" he greeted. Courtney smacked his hands down from her person and glared at him. "What do you want?" she asked, sternly. Duncan, still smirking said, "I was just seeing how you were on this lovely day".
"The sun is about to go down, idiot".
Duncan shrugged, "I just really wanted to see you. You know after you smacked me and yelled at me. You know if I had feelings, all of that would have hurt" he placed a hand over his heart.
Courtney pushed past him and started to wipe up Bridgette's blood. "You had it coming!" she protested.
"You know you look really good when you're cooking" he told her. Courtney scoffed, "Yeah, that's not weird to say". Duncan walked up behind her and put his mouth close to her ear. "But, you do" he whispered and smirked when Courtney shivered incoherently.
"I should go check on Bridgette" Courtney tried to move but Duncan's hands caught her.
"Just where are you going while we're having such a nice conversation".
In the Bathroom....
"Ow that hurts!" Bridgette squirmed in Geoff's grasp.
"I know but we got to clean it out!" he protested. Geoff took another strong hold of her wrist and ran her hand under the cool water. After he washed it with cool water he dabbed it lightly to dry the water before he applied medicine.
"Your so careful" Bridgette observed. She was sitting on the bathroom tub as Geoff knealed on the floor in front of her. "You say you hurt yourself a lot?" she asked, "What did you mean by that?"
Geoff shrugged, "Being a landscaper all type of crap can happen to a guy. Nails his hand to the door, cut his arm open with a power saw, crush his balls with a ply board of wood". Bridgette laughed loudly and Geoff smiled. "I like your laugh" he commented. Bridgette blushed and watched in amazment as Geoff worked on her hand.
"This may sting a little" Geoff warned. Bridgette took a deep breath before giving him the nod to continue. Geoff placed a finger size ointment on her hand and used a swab to spread it evenly on her hand. He then placed a piece of gauze on it and wrapped it around her hand. After he was done Geoff placed a small kiss on her wound.
"I hope that makes it better" Geoff told her softly.
Bridgette's green eyes shone. "I think it already did. Thank you" she said.
Geoff nodded and helped her up. He rubbed the back of his head, suddenly becoming nervous. "Hey, Bridgette, I'm not doing anything after I leave from here. I was thinking me and you could go find something to do".
Bridgette smiled widely, "Well, there is a carnival going on in town. I'd love to go" she implied.
"Excellent!" Geoff cheered. "Then let's go!"
Back in the kitcen....
"Duncan! Remove you hands from under my shirt!" Courtney yelled.
Duncan laughed, "You are way to uptight, princess" he leaned agaisnt the counter.
Courtney rolled her eyes, "Just because I don't want your disgusting hands down my shirt, doesn't make me uptight!" she protested. Courtney poured another glass of red wine for her and Duncan. "So, how did you meet that brunette chick that was here earlier" Duncan asked, implying to Lisa.
"Uh, Lisa and I met back in college during lawschool. She was studying to become a divoce lawyer and I was studying to become a DA for sexualy based cases" Courtney sounded proud of herself which made Duncan chuckle to himself. "How'd you meet Geoff?"
"I met party boy at a wild party. He was all over some girl which just happen to be my current girlfriend at the time. Then comes to find out after a few drinks and more girls that we're both in the landscaping business". Courtney didn't look impressed but more disgusted.
"How'd you meet surfer girl?" Duncan asked.
Courtney sipped her wine, daintly. "Bridgette and I have always been friends since grade school. She was my only friend for a long time" Courtney whispered her eyes looked dazed for moment, as if she was remembering something. She snapped back to reality, "Do always put this much effort into getting to know your other clients?"
"Only the pretty ones" Duncan winked at her.
Courtney was about to retort but was interrupted by Geoff and Bridgette coming into her kitchen hand in hand. "Hey, D, Bridgette and I are going to that carnival in town. What to join us, dude?" Geoff asked, wrapping an arm around Bridgette's shoulder.
"Sure dude, I'll text Gwen to see if she wants to join" Duncan wipped out his phone and texted something real fast before putting it back in his pocket. Courtney started to clean up the left over dinner mess, not really wanting the join the whole couple date thing.
"Are you coming Courtney?" Bridgette asked, concerned for her friend.
"No, you guy go on and have fun" she tried to sound light-hearted but it really hurt her. "Cupcake and I have some arguments to type up for next week". Duncan groaned and grapped her wrist, tightly. "Don't be a loner, Court. You don't want to be stuck in this house with some creepy old cat and you bottle of wine".
Courtney placed her hands on her hips. "Actually, I do! I just don't like carnivals and such childish things like that" she protested.
"That's it!" Duncan swooped her up in one movement and chucked her on his back. Courtney pounded on his back with her hands. "Put me down you orge! You monster! You bastard!" she screamed. Duncan ignored all this and said, "Geoff, a little help here?"
"Right!" Geoff ran outside and collected some rope they had used and tied Courtney's hands and legs. Duncan again hoisted her on his back and carried her out to Geoff's jeep and threw her down in the backseat. "This is kidnapping and if I didn't need your help with my yard so much, I'd kill you!" she threatened.
"We should have tied her mouth, too" Geoff said and started up the car.
Bridgette was in the backseat with Courtney. "Don't worry, Court. It'll be fun!" she sounded like she was trying to convince herself.
"Yeah, a riot" Courtney said glumly.
Later on in the Carnival
"Courtney, I think you had a little too much fun" Bridgette held her friends hair back as she threw up again.
Courtney giggled, "I did Bridge! You know I've never been to one of these before and I'm twenty-one years old" she said pitifully. Bridgette patted her friends back, "I know, I know. But, it really seems like you and Duncan hit it off pretty well" she hinted.
Courtney grimaced, "He's wild and crazy he just showed me a good time tonight. It was good until his gothic girlfriend showed up". It was true, Duncan had took Courtney on a funtime adventure. On the ferris wheel, tilt-ta-world, bumper cars, he even won her a little princess doll. But, later on Gwen showed up and took Duncan down the tunnel of love.
"You and Geoff seem happy together" Courtney noticed.
Bridgette beamed, "He's so fun! He makes me so happy to be around him. I think I really like him".
Courtney patted her friend's shoulder. "Just make sure he doesn't say he loves you and then propose to you and leave you standing at the alter with his child" Courtney rubbed her aching head and then realized what she just said.
Bridgette gasped, "What child!?" she demanded.
Courtney got up and went over to the sink to wash her mouth out. "What child!?" Bridgette grabbed Courtney's arm and spun her around. She looked her friend in the eye and asked again,"Did you have his child?"
Courtney was about to say it but was interrupted by another girl walking in and throwing up. The two walked out quickly and into the waiting crowd. Courtney ducked her way out of Bridgette's sight behind the hotdog vender. She looked around to see that no one was around before she broke down crying.
"What did I do?" she balled.
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