Disclaimer: I do not own anyone, all events are fictional and for entertainment only.

The next morning came quickly for Derek, he had spent the night at Pilar's. He had gotten no sleep at all, he was up watching over Pilar. He couldn't believe such a thing could happen to such a nice person. Pilar had refused to talk with him about what had happened, she had barricaded herself in the bedroom, and she hadn't slept a wink. Derek stayed by the door, the least he could do was to make sure she didn't try to hurt herself.

As the morning sun began to peak through the closed blinds, Pilar lifted her head from the moistened pillow and couldn't believe what had just happened the night before. Randy had raped her and she blamed herself for not listening to Hunter's many warnings to stay away from that bastard. Once she moved her legs to bring over the mattress, her hold body ached. With each step Pilar made, the sadness deepened in her heart, she had only been with one man in her life, but now that is not true anymore because Randy did the unspeakable.

Derek also began to stir outside her bedroom, and he was definitely feeling the after effects of sitting on the floor, and his legs and back let him know it by the creaking noises he heard as he stretched. He quickly forgot about how father time has not been kind to his body as he heard movement on the other side of the door. He tapped lightly to make sure not to startle Pilar. "Are you okay…?"

Pilar felt numb as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. She turned her head towards the light taps at the door. "Oh God, I don't know how to get through this…Please give me strength for my children…" With those thoughts wandering through her head, she slowly answered the door.

Derek looked at her and he could see the pain etched in her face. He felt terrible, he didn't know Pilar that well, and she refused to give him any contact numbers, and she angrily had refused for the Police to be called. Derek knew he had to tread lightly, as to not cause her anymore upset. "Good Morning…Can I get you anything…?"

Pilar held her robe tightly to her neck, and looked down as she spoke. "No…I appreciate you staying, but I'm fine…"

Derek held the side of his face, and his eyes were filled with empathy for this poor woman. "Pilar, I know you have been through a terrible ordeal, but I really think you need your family or Hunter…"

Pilar's eyes quickly looked up, and they were adamant. "No…! I told you, I will be alright…Please just leave, I want to be alone…"

Derek parted his lips to speak, but the doorbell rang, and he watched Pilar jump out of her skin again. "It's okay…I'll get it and send them away…"

Pilar nodded frantically, and went back into her room. Derek quickly jogged down the stairs, and still couldn't believe what has happened. "I'm coming, hold your jets…" Derek replied to the impatient person on the other side of the door.

Nicole stood waiting with two cups of coffee. She had gotten no sleep from the night before. She had been up all night tossing and turning thinking how she needed to come clean with her sister. John could not even console her, and they ending up arguing this morning. John has urged Nicole to handle whatever it is that is nagging her because it was now effecting their relationship. "Pilar…its Nicole…Open up…"

Derek quickly opened the door, and was greeted with a shocked looking Nicole. "Hi…"

Nicole not even waiting for Derek to continue, breezed past him. She abruptly turned back around to face him, and her eyes were narrowed. "Who the hell are you…?"

Derek frowned from Nicole's rudeness. "I'm Derek…"

Again, Nicole cut him off. "I have never met you and why are you in my sister's house…?!"

Pilar sighed and rolled her eyes, as she heard Nicole's upset. "You have to be calm Pilar, you can't tell her…" Pilar mumbled to herself as she quickly trotted downstairs. "Nicole, please stop…I work, use to work with Derek…Please stop yelling…"

Nicole turned to look at her sister, and she immediately knew something was off. Pilar looked haggard and scared. "What's wrong…?"

Derek cleared his throat. "Nicole, maybe we should all sit down…"

"I don't want to sit down…What the hell did you do to my baby sister…" As Nicole continued to get more and more upset, she quickly scanned the room, and it was a mess with pillows on the floor and broken wine glasses. Derek had his hands full just making sure Pilar was okay that he had not had a chance to clear the wreckage of what Randy had caused. "Pilar…?"

Pilar didn't know if she could do this, could she pull this off to the one person that knew her so well, she had to try. "He didn't do anything, he is leaving."

Derek at least felt at ease that a family member was there. "Yes, I stopped by to talk about getting Pilar's job back, but I can come back at another time." Derek approached Pilar gently, and spoke even softer. "I will check back with you later…"

Pilar just walked Derek to the door, she couldn't start talking about last night with Nicole there, she knew she would fall apart on the spot. "Okay…We'll talk later…"

Nicole watched Pilar's demeanor and didn't like it one little bit. As soon as the door shut, Nicole was right on Pilar's heels. "Alright, out with it…What is going on…?" Then Nicole made the mistake of touching Pilar's back, which made Pilar flinch from pain. "Ow…"

Nicole narrowed her eyes watching her sister in pain, she definitely knew now that something happened and it was physical. "Enough of this shit…What is going on with you…Why are there pillows all over the floor, and spilled wine glasses…Please tell me…?"

Pilar sighed as she slowly walked towards the stairs and sat down. She couldn't bare going into the living room. "I had a little fall…Too much to drink…" Pilar was silently praying that Nicole would just drop this whole thing.

Nicole took a seat next to her sister, and studied Pilar's face, she could see that there was redness around Pilar's mouth. Now Nicole's voice became softer, and she lightly moved a strain of Pilar's hair from her neck. "Sis, you can talk to me…I'm worried…What happened…?"

Pilar turned slowly to look at Nicole, and she couldn't hold back. She placed her head in Nicole's lap, and whimpered softly. "Pilar…What is it…Your scaring me…"

Several minutes went by before Pilar raised her head, when she did, her eyes were glassy. "Nicole…" Pilar was about to say it, but then stopped herself, she tried to get up, but Nicole lightly held her hand. "Please…Did Hunter do this…?"

There it was, Hunter's name. The man she truly wished she could have called last night. Even though they are divorced, he was the only one Pilar thought about to call and protect her, but it wasn't meant to be because of her stupidity of trusting an evil man like Randy. Pilar wiped her face, and swallowed very hard. "N-no…"

Pilar tried to walk away, but Nicole instinctively stood up and embraced her into a big hug. "Then who…I know you don't drink that much….And there are two glasses…"

Pilar couldn't take it, she needed Nicole more than ever, but would Nicole be able to handle this? "You have to promise me you will not tell anyone…I can't put my kids through any more upset…"

Nicole guided them both back to the stairs to sit down. "Pilar…"

"I mean it Nicole…Swear or I won't tell you…"

Against Nicole's better judgement, she crossed her heart. "I swear…"

Pilar again took several minutes to speak, and she stared ahead with a glassy look. "I screwed up…I trusted him, and he…he…Oh god, I can't…"

Nicole felt her heart racing, and her hands began to shake. "What happened…?" Nicole uttered the question, but feared to hear the response.

Pilar rubbed her hands along her robe, and her voice became shaky. "He…He raped me…Hunter was right about him and I was such an idiot…"

Nicole already knew who by Pilar saying Hunter was right, now her guilt flooded her. She had conspired with this asshole and now he has hurt her baby sister. "R-a-n-d-y…?"

Pilar covered her ears, she couldn't even bare to hear his name being mentioned. Nicole held her from behind, and now tears were flowing from her eyes. She helped this man, and now he has ruined her sister. "I'm sorry…We need to call Mama and Papa…And the police…"

Pilar broke free from Nicole's embraced, and turned around swiftly. "You swore…I can't tell anyone…My kids, Nicole…My babies…No…!"

"Pilar, you can't let that bastard get away with this…If nothing else you have to tell Hunter…He will teach him…He will punish the bastard and he will wish he was never born…"

Pilar's body began to shake, and she held Nicole by her arms. "No…Hunter can never know, he would kill him and my kids would not have a father…NO…!"

Nicole shook her head. "Good, he deserves to die after what he did…Please let me call him…"

"You promised me…Nicole, I have to think of my babies, they have been through so much…It would kill them to find this out, and if Hunter gets locked up…No…!"

Nicole was ragging inside. She didn't know what to do, but she had to figure out something, that rotten bastard was going to pay one way or the other. The two sisters sat back down, and Pilar placed her head in Nicole's lap. There were no words spoken, but the pain was felt by Nicole as she stroked Pilar's hair. The only thing she could do now was be there for Pilar, but tomorrow something would have to be done, even if it met telling Pilar the truth in what her role was in Randy's plan.

Massachusetts General…Sable's Office…

Sable sat back in her chair and smiled at Randy. "Hunter should be here any minute…You know what to say…?"

Randy had not slept at all, and had taken pain killers to try and erase the awful memory of him raping Pilar. He truly didn't want to do that, he cares for Pilar and his anger and rage got the best of his emotions. "We have gone over it twenty times…I know what to do…"

Sable smiled, and watched the door, she purposely left it cracked open so she would hear Hunter's voice and footsteps. This was the day she had been waiting for, the day that Hunter would become hers and he would hate Pilar. "Good…" Sable put her finger to her lips to signal Randy that Hunter was here.

As Hunter arrived at Sable's receptionist, he chatted with her briefly and then walked towards her door. He noticed it a jarred, and instantly he became annoyed because he heard Randy's voice. "This asshole, why is he in there? Probably to bad mouth me to Sable…You can't get over on me, Kid." Hunter stayed close enough to listen, but not to be seen.

Sable winked, and began to talk. "Randall, what can I help you with..?"

Randy cleared his throat. "I think there will be a problem with me reporting to Hunter…"

Sable stood up, and came around her desk to face Randy. "Why…I thought you two got along well…?"

"It is personal, I would prefer or I would like to request reporting directly to you…?"

Sable tapped her pen against the palm of hand, but continued to smirk thinking that Hunter must be dying to hear more. "Well Randall, we are a family here at Massachusetts General and I don't like to see discord amongst my staff…I would need to know more specifics, if I would even consider such a request…"

Hunter was now fuming at what kind of lie Randy was about to tell Sable about himself. "You little weasel…"

Randy shifted a bit in his seat. "It is really personal, it has to do with Dr. Pilar Helmsley…And, well that is a very touchy subject around Hunter…"

"Really…?" Now Sable knew she had to act interested because she knew that Hunter would not buy this if she didn't feed into slander about Pilar. "Well Randall, Pilar is no longer with our family…But, what exactly would make it difficult for you to report to Hunter…?"

"Oh come…" Randy stood up hastily to give more of an outraged response. "My private life has nothing to do with this hospital…"

Sable's face was adorned with approval of Randy's acting. "It does if it affects you reporting to our Chief of Staff…Why would it be such a problem…?"

Randy sighed loudly. "Dammit…Is this strictly confidential…?"

"Of course, Randall…Whatever you tell me will be held in the strictest of privacy…"

Randy paused to give effect. "Pilar and I are in a physical relationship…We are seeing each other…And, Hunter is still so possessive…"

That did it, Hunter barged right into Sable's office, and grabbed Randy up by the collar. "You are a fucking little liar…!"

Sable smirked behind Hunter's back, but then quickly attempted to pull Hunter back. "Control yourself Dr. Helmsley…!"

Randy was able to break free, and looked the part of being the victim. "You see…He is a manic…He can't accept Pilar moving on…!"

Hunter stalked into Randy's face, and out of nowhere, he punched the shit out of Randy. "You fucked my wife…? I should kill you right now…!"

Sable quickly kneeled to the floor, in order to shield Randy. "THAT IS ENOUGH…!" Sable helped Randy up and escorted him to the door. "Please forgive Hunter, and I will speak with you later…To straighten this all out…Okay Randall…"

Randy glared at Hunter as he started walking out. "I'll let that pass because I have Pilar now…You were an idiot to lose her…"

Sable slammed her door, she had to play this just right. When she turned around to face Hunter, her face was angry. "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR DAMN MIND…?!"

Hunter's face was red and he rushed into Sable's face. "NO I HAVE NOT LOST MY MIND, BUT THAT ASSHOLE IS GOING TO LOSE HIS FACE…!" Hunter was so outraged, that he swiped the awards and a plant that sat on Sable's filing cabinet to the floor with great force.

Sable folded her arms to her chest and narrowed her eyes. "YOU ARE THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND YOU CAN'T GO AROUND HITTING THE STAFF…DO YOU WANT A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE HOSPITAL AND YOURSELF…?!"

Hunter cocked his head and stared at Sable as if she were crazy. "I DON'T GIVE A FUCK ABOUT THAT…PILAR IS MY WIFE AND RANDY IS A FUCKING ASSHOLE…I WARNED HIM TO STAY AWAY FROM HER…HE IS FUCKING LUCKY I DIDN'T KNOCK OUT ALL OF HIS TEETH…!"

Sable walked sexily into Hunter's personal space. "I understand this hurts, but you do realize it takes two to have sex…Randall is not the only one you should be upset with…Pilar is not a child, she obviously has moved on…Maybe you should try doing the same…"

Hunter looked down at Sable, and he still was seething inside, but her words did strike a chord in his mind. Pilar willing slept with Randy after all the times he had begged her to stay away from him. And, Pilar knew this would hurt him. "How could she do this to me, I love her, and she threw it away for this asshole…Maybe I am being the sucker here…I have apologized over and over and she still slept with the one man that is lying piece of shit." Hunter cleared his throat, and began to walk out.

Sable came up behind him, and stopped him. She knew her words had affected him and she was going to drive it home. "Please Hunter, wait…"

Hunter turned around, and Sable took his hand and led them to the couch. Hunter sighed as he undid his tie, which felt like it was choking the life out of him. "What…?"

"Hunter, maybe you should start thinking about yourself…You have done everything you can to get Pilar back, but obviously she has moved on…"

Hunter stared ahead, he wasn't ready to hear this. "Sable, you don't like Pilar…We shouldn't be having this conversation…"

Sable moved in closer to Hunter, and placed her hand on his face to look at her. "No, I don't like Pilar, but this has nothing to do with her…You and I are having a baby together…Hunter, I can give you everything you have ever wanted…CEO of this hospital…And, it doesn't stop there, you know I have outside businesses, and well, you can be a part of them too…All you have to do is move forward with me, with our child…"

Hunter's mind was racing with thoughts of Randy actually touching Pilar. It angered him because he was the only man Pilar had ever been with, and she was the only woman he had ever truly loved. He felt an aching in his chest. "Sable…I can't…"

Sable placed her finger to Hunter's lips, and then softly kissed him. "You don't have to say anything…" Sable muttered along Hunter's lips, and then she leaned more into him and kissed him again, but this time Hunter responded. Sable smiled inside that finally she would feel Hunter inside of her again, and they would be the couple she has been dreaming of.

TBC...Thank for reading, and please leave your thoughts/opinions within a review because it encourages and determines my motivation for updating.