I have a serious problem and am wondering if there are any Lawyers out there that can help. I have two children by my Ex and we have a Parenting Plan as required by Law. I couldn't afford a Lawyer so my Ex's Lawyer drew up our Parenting Plan. I recently learned through my EX that there is a clause buried in the plan that restrains my Dad from having contact with my kids. I didn't even know that this was buried in the plan. So I have been in violation of this order since 2003 when it went into affect. My Ex is climbing all over me about how I violated this order. He has even followed me to prove I am in violation of this order. Clearly my Dad is very upset over being banned from his Grandchildren lives but as I don't have much money there is not much I can do. My Ex's grandmother covers all of his legal expenses I don't have that option. Please respond if you can give some advice on this matter.

“What do you mean?” He asked.

“You say you want a relationship with me, does that include having sex with me?” She asked him point blank.

“Yes.” He answered.

“I’m not talking about having sex when I turn eighteen. I want a sexual relationship right now.” She told him.

“You’re asking me to do something that could get me in a lot of trouble.” He replied with a sigh.

“I’ll take that as a no. If you can’t offer me a full relationship then I don’t want to be with you. I’ll find someone else. End of discussion.” She replied heading for the door.

“I didn’t say no.”

“What?” Mindy asked stopping. She hadn’t been expecting this.

“I love you and I’m willing to do whatever I have to do to make this work.” He answered.

“I need to sit down.” Her head was starting to spin. She walked over to the couch to sit. Was he serious? There was only one way to find out, she would have to force his hand. “In that case I want to have sex right now.” She told him when she was finally able to locate her voice.

“Whatever you want.” He said with a smile starting toward her
Shit! He’s serious! She thought wildly as he walked toward her. “I need to take a shower first.” She said jumping to her feet.

“Good idea.” Colby told her quietly.
She nearly ran to the bathroom. She enjoyed a long hot shower. She dried her hair with a hair dryer, before going into the guestroom where all of her stuff was neatly packed, and stacked on the bed. She had come to the conclusion that Colby couldn’t be serious. He was trying to spook her. Well she wasn’t going to let him get away with it. She was surprised to find a present on top of the stack. It was wrapped in pink paper. The card said. Happy Birthday, Love Always Colby. She quickly tore the wrapping off the large package. Opening the box she found a beautiful silk nightgown with matching robe. Both were white. The bodice of the nightgown had intricate beading that sparkled like diamonds. The matching robe also had intricate beading that shined in the light. Unwrapping her towel, she dropped it to the floor. She pulled the nightgown over her head. The bodice was cut very low over her breasts. The gown fell to the floor, a slit up the side that reached nearly to her hip. She slipped the robe on, belting it loosely about the waist. Why had Colby given her this? She wondered studying her reflection in the mirror. She arranged the robe so that her breasts were on display. She intended to torture him with his gift. Digging through one of the boxes she found her perfume. She lightly dabbed some on her wrists, neck, and between her breast. She applied lip gloss carefully. Leaving her room she wandered down to the kitchen. Colby was there loading the last of the dishes. His back was to her. He was wearing a dark blue robe. She glanced at her watch, it was a little after nine. Why is he wearing a robe? A little shiver ran down her spine.

“Ready for bed?” He asked turning to look at her. His eyes moved over her slowly, lingering on the rise of her breasts. Her nipples hardened under his gaze.

“Isn’t it a little early to go to bed?” She asked feeling hot.

“No” He said taking her hand he led her toward his room.

“I’m not going to keep my hands to myself.” She warned him when they reached the doorway to his room.

“I hope not.” He replied guiding her into his room. Her eyes wandered over the room in surprise. The room was, lit by candles that covered his dressers. She stared at the bed. Gold satin sheets covered the bed. Along, with a gold satin comforter. The pillows were enclosed in gold satin cases. Music was playing quietly in the background.

“A girl’s first time should be special.” Colby commented as her eyes moved over the room.

“What? You were serious.” She was speechless.

“I want to make love to you.” He replied pulling her toward him.

“Are you teasing me?” She asked not believing for one minute that he had changed his mind. He didn’t answer her. He kissed her instead. His arms pulled her close as the kiss deepened. His mouth devoured hers as he pulled her up fitting her against the bulge evident under his robe. His mouth left her mouth to wander over her neck. “You better finish what you’ve started.” She moaned as his lips started down over her shoulders.

“I will I promise.” He told her undoing the belt on her robe; he pushed the robe off her shoulders. His lips moved over her naked shoulder as the robe fell to the floor. He pushed the straps to her gown off her shoulders, and it pooled at her feet. Untying his robe he allowed it to fall to the floor, before scooping her up, and carrying her toward the bed. He, lowered her onto the bed, the covers were pulled back. The sheets felt cool against her hot skin. She sank back into the pillows. Colby’s lips were every where setting her on fire as he stroked and kissed his way down her body. He cupped her breast, taking the nipple into his mouth. She cried out as he sucked gently at her breast, her hands moving into his hair. She held his head there, arching her back as he sucked even more of her breast into his mouth. His hand moved slowly up her inner thigh until it settled between her legs. She cried out as his fingers slipped up inside her. He knew just where and how to touch her. Her hands moved over him touching and stroking. She cried out her body bucking from the force of her climax. But he wasn’t through with her yet. Pushing her legs apart his head settled between them. His tongue moved over that secret spot that drove her wild. She was panting still panting from her first climax, and already she could feel another one building up. “Colby stop, I can’t take anymore.” She moaned thrashing about. But he wouldn’t stop; he continued to torture her until she cried out in release. She was panting her body covered in sweat. Colby smiled moving back. He picked up a condom from the night stand. He couldn’t hold back any longer, he slipped the condom on.

“Mindy, are you sure this is what you want?” He asked pushing her legs apart. He settled between them. He was close to exploding, but he held back.

“Yes.” She replied trying to catch her breath.

“It’s going to hurt.” He warned her.

“I know.” She answered, bracing herself for the pain.

“Relax.” He told her his lips brushing over hers. She had stiffened beneath him. “Kiss me.” He whispered before his mouth settled over hers. The kiss deepened and she began to relax. He continued to kiss her drawing all her passions to the surface. Finally unable to hold back any longer he thrust into her tearing away her virginity, claiming her as his for all time. Mindy cried out the pain was worse then she expected. But then in a flash it was gone, and her senses were blurred with his. They were one in every way their thoughts and senses blended together. It was intense and totally unexpected. When it was over Mindy lay panting under Colby.

“That was intense!” She thought her hands stroking his back.

“That’s an understatement.” Colby answered her without words. He rolled onto his back pulling her into his arms.

“You can hear me?” She asked in surprise.

“Yes.”

“But how?”

“I don’t know. I guess it’s a result of making love. When our bodies joined, our minds formed an even deeper connection.” He reasoned.

“Does this happen every time you make love to a woman?”

“No, this is the first time.”

“Cool, at least I’m your first at something.” She responded happily.

“You’re my first and only love.” He told her quietly holding her a little closer.

“Did you enjoy being with me more then Amber?” She asked out loud her voice hesitant.

“Yes.”

“Why did you change your mind?” She asked feeling relieved by his answer.

“I couldn’t stand the thought of someone else touching you.” He replied with a sigh.

“It hurt a lot.” She was still hurting.

“I’ll run a hot bath that should help.” He replied before sitting up. He moved out of the bed and walked naked toward the bathroom. She sat up to admire his naked body. She noticed the blood stains on the sheets. “I’m bleeding.”

“That’s normal.” He said. He was bent over the tub testing the water.

“This is cool. I can talk to you when you’re not even in the same room. It will save us a ton of money on cell phone calls.” Mindy commented.

He came back into the bedroom; taking her hand he guided her into the bathroom. They both climbed into the tub leaning back against the edge. The hot water felt good. They were both silent lost in their own thoughts.

“Mindy have you considered hiring a professional?” Amber asked her.

“What do you mean?” Mindy asked.

“Hiring a guy from an escort service.”

“You’re kidding right?” Mindy asked.

“No. My friend Michelle hired a male escort for her sister she was a virgin. The guy was really good.”

“I don’t know. I don’t think I could pay someone to have sex with me.” Mindy replied with a frown.

“I did and believe me it was worth every penny.” Amber told her.

“What? You paid for sex? That is just wrong.” Matt told her.

“I was lonely.” She replied with a shrug.

“Why the hell didn’t you call me? You could have gotten it for free.” Matt said .

“I can’t believe you paid for sex. I don’t think I could have sex with a complete stranger. I’ll stick with Todd.” Mindy said.

“You’ll regret it. Sex with a teenage boy is quick and clumsy. They have no control and are only interested in getting off. I’ve been their, I lost my virginity in high school it sucked. It hurt like hell and I got nothing out of the experience. If you want to gain experience you need to be with someone who knows what their doing. This guy is an expert at pleasing women, and he’ll make sure you’re protected. His whole focus will be on making you feel good.” Amber advised.

“How much does he charge?” Mindy asked mulling over the idea.

“Five hundred dollars.” Amber answered causing Doug to choke.

“Christ I should have went into prostitution.” Doug said.

“Paying for sex is illegal.” Matt reminded them.

“And dangerous.” Colby put in. He glared at Amber. He couldn’t believe what he was hearing.

“Do I have to sleep with him? What if I chicken out?” Mindy asked thoughtfully.

“It’s up to you. He won’t do anything you don’t want. You set the pace.” Amber assured her.

“Have either of you heard of Aids?” Doug asked. “Not to mention the number of sexual diseases you can catch.”

“This is a professional escort service all of their employees have been fully screened.” She answered

“Do you have his number?” Mindy asked still mulling it over.

“I have their card. I’ll give it to you.” Amber promised.

“I don’t think so.” Colby said.

“It’s not up to you. It’s my body.” Mindy told him.

“She’s only sixteen. The escort service won’t accept her anyways.” Matt put in aware that Colby was about to blow.

“They don’t check your I.D.” Amber said.

“Maybe I’ll give it a try.” Mindy told her.

“Over my dead body.” Colby told her.

Mindy ignored him and concentrated on Amber. She searched her memories wanting to see if the escort guy was as good as she claimed.

“You slept with Matt?” Mindy said out loud as she encountered the memory. She was shocked to her core. Amber had slept with Matt on several occasions.

“What? How did you find out?” Amber replied in surprise.

“Crap.” Mindy muttered picking up her phone. “Hi Grandma. I have caller I.D. I’m feeling much better.” Mindy said rubbing her temples; her head was beginning to throb. “Playing cards with my friends. Everybody say hello to my Grandma.” She told them handing the phone around.

“This is getting creepy. The phone never rang. How did she know someone was calling.” Doug muttered after passing the phone to Colby.

“I can’t believe you told her!” Amber said glaring at Matt.

“I didn’t tell her.” Matt replied innocently.

“I can’t believe you guys slept together! Jeff will freak when hears about this.” Doug commented with a frown.

“Then how did she find out?” Amber demanded.

“Hell if I know. Unless Colby told her.” Matt replied looking at Colby who was frowning at Mindy.

“I didn’t tell her.” Colby answered rubbing the back of his neck.

“I’d like a private word with you.” Amber told Matt rising from her chair.

“If you use one of the bedrooms, try to stay out of bed.” Doug teased earning a glare from Matt and Amber.

“It’s for you, it’s the hospital.” Mindy said handing Colby’s cordless phone to Doug.

“What?” Doug nearly jumped out of his seat when the phone started to ring. “Hello…This is Doug Morgan.”

“Grandma, I’ve gotta go. My head is starting to hurt. I need to lie down.” Mindy said getting up from her chair. “Don’t worry, Doug’s here. I love you too.” She said as she walked into the living room. Hanging up the phone she laid down on the sofa.

“Okay! How the hell did you know that was the hospital?” Doug demanded coming into the living room.

“Lucky guess.” Mindy replied rubbing her temples. “Colby can you get my Tylenol.” She asked.

“I’ve gotta go to the hospital. One of my patients is doing poorly.” Doug said running his hand through his hair. “Lucky guess my ass! I’m sick of this weird shit! First you and now her, knock it off!” He told them heading toward the door.

“I’m leaving too, here’s the number for the escort service.” Amber said. Her face was red from yelling at Matt. She followed Doug out.
“Thanks a lot.” Matt muttered coming into the room.

“Sorry.” Mindy said from the sofa. She stared at the card Amber had given her.

“What the hell is going on around here? Since when is she psychic?” Matt demanded. Getting his ass chewed off by Amber had not been pleasant. She was convinced he had bragged to Colby about her.

“I’m not.” She replied still rubbing her temples.

“Really? How did you know your phone was going to ring before it did?” Matt asked.

“I don’t know.” She muttered. “I just did.”

“Great! Two psychic’s under one roof!” Matt muttered heading for the door. “I’ll see you later.”

“So much for the card game.” Mindy said.

“That wasn’t very smart.” Colby replied sitting down beside her. He gently rubbed her temples taking the pain away.

“I didn’t mean to blurt that out. It just took me by surprise.” She answered. The pain was beginning to fade.

“You shouldn’t have been nosing through her thoughts.” He told her.

“I couldn’t help it.” She muttered.

“We only pick up surface thoughts. It takes a lot more concentration and energy to delve deeper, which is why you have a headache. You invaded her privacy deliberately.”

“I was curious.” She replied with a shrug. “You do it to me all the time. I don’t have any private thoughts from you.” She said sitting up.

“That’s different.” He replied.

“How?”
“You can read me as well.” He said.

“I didn’t used to be able to do that.” She pointed out with a frown.

“But you’ve always been able to block me when your defenses were up.” He told her. “Reading someone’s mind is an invasion of privacy. Remember that the next time you push yourself into someone’s mind. Why did you do it?”

“I wanted to get to her thoughts on you.” Mindy admitted.

“Did you get what you wanted?”

“Yes. It hurt.’ She commented rising from the sofa.

“Where are you going?” Colby asked her getting up as well.

“To my car, I’ll pick my stuff up tomorrow.” She answered heading toward the garage.

“I don’t think so.” Colby said grabbing her arm and turning her to face him. He took the card she was holding away from her.

“You can’t keep me here.” She said. “Give it back.” She said indicating the card.

“I don’t think so. We need to talk.”

“Here we go again.” She said rolling her eyes.

“Sit down.”

“I prefer to stand.” She replied crossing her arms. “What do you want to talk about?”

“Our relationship.” He answered with a frown.

“We don’t have one.” She stated firmly.

“How can you say that when you’ve spent the last six nights in my bed with me?” He asked.

“We slept together, big deal. It’s not like you’re the first guy I’ve slept with.” She said with a shrug.

“You’ve slept with Todd.” It was a statement. He knew full well the answer. He had been able to read her while she was hurt and her defenses down.

“You know I have.” She told him. “Sleeping with someone is no big deal.”

“We’ve done a lot more then just sleep together.” He pointed out.

“What about the lake?” He reminded.

“That was a mistake.” She said calmly. She refused to think about the lake and what had transpired there.

“How can you say that?” He asked in surprise.

“It was all one big lie.” She told him facing him squarely.

“No it wasn’t. Yes, I had sex with Teri on the beach I admit that. It was a mistake, and it will never happen again. But everything I said to you that night on your boat was true. I love you, I always have. And I did break it off with Teri, just like I said I would.” He told her quietly.

“And Amber?” She asked quietly.

“I only slept with her once. She was upset over her break up with Jeff. I went over to her place to comfort her. One thing led to another and we ended up in bed.” He answered reluctantly. It was Amber that was keeping them apart he knew. “It was only one night, and I told Amber that it couldn’t go any farther then that. I didn’t say anything to you about it because I didn’t want to hurt you.”

“How many times you were with her doesn’t matter? You cheated on me three time that I know of.” Mindy said.

“Where do you get three?” He asked with a frown.

“Let’s see how about the day you skipped classes to go over to Teri’s after fooling around with me on the couch.” She answered. “Did you think I wouldn’t figure out where you were?”

“Technically I wasn’t cheating on you; we weren’t dating when all these incidents occurred.” He told her calmly.

“I don’t believe you! God you’re just like Jeff and Matt!” She cried before heading to the door. “Let me go!” She cried when he grabbed her arm to stop her.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that the way it sounded.” He told her quickly.

“I think it was pretty clear what you meant.” She said struggling to get free.

“It’s not like you haven’t cheated on me.” He told her refusing to let her go.

“I never cheated on you.” She told him.

“Really? I haven’t been with anyone else since we spent that night together out on the lake. And we both know you’ve been with several guys since then.” He told her finally releasing her arm.

“That doesn’t count. I did that because you cheated on me.” She said crossing her arms again.

“I haven’t been with another woman since the night we spent together on the lake.” He replied.

“How do I know you’re telling the truth?” She asked.

“Merge your thought with mine.” He said softly holding out his hand to her.

“No.” She replied shaking her head.

“Why? You’ll see that I’m telling you the truth.” He said with a frown.

“So? It wouldn’t matter if you were. I can’t trust you.” She said with a frown.

“Yes you can. I’ve been faithful to you, even though you’ve been running around with other guys.” He answered her reaching out to lift her chin so that she was looking into his eyes.

“I didn’t have sex with any of them.” She stated.

“I know.” He said quietly. “We’re meant to be together.” He leaned down to kiss her.

“No were not.” She replied pushing him away. If he kissed her it would be all over and she knew it. Clearly Colby was not going to give up.

“Why are you fighting me?” He asked.

“I want to believe you; I want to be with you more then anything else.” She finally admitted.

“Then what’s the problem?”

“My career.” She said simply. It was time to lay it all out on the table she decided.

“I don’t understand.” He said.

“I can’t wait for you.” She told him quietly.

Chapter Seven

Six days later Mindy woke nestled in the warm comfort of Colby’s arms. It was nearly five in the afternoon. Colby had worked last night, getting home just before seven. He had crawled into bed with her after grabbing something to eat. She was still sound to sleep. She had been up most of the night working on a new screenplay. He had taken very good care of her. She found she liked being pampered by him. She felt much better. He was still asleep his breathing deep and even. She smiled she liked lying next to him. He held her close even in sleep. She wasn’t mad at him anymore. Her hand drifted over his chest and down his stomach. She wanted to touch him, her handed drifted lower. She covered him, he was hard. Her hand stroked him. She wondered if she could get him off without waking him. “I see you’re feeling better.” Colby mumbled grasping her wrist to stop her.

“Yes.” She said lifting her head to look up at him.

“We need to talk.” He told her quietly.

“I’d rather kiss you.” She said leaning up to kiss him. She brushed her lips against his. The kiss deepened as Colby pulled her closer. He rolled her beneath him. His hand moving under her night gown to cup her breast. He explored her mouth with his tongue as he rubbed his thumb lightly over her nipple. She stroked her hands down over his back. She could feel his hardness pressing into her stomach. She wrapped her legs about him rubbing against him.

“We need to stop.” He muttered breaking the kiss. She was driving him crazy.

“I don’t want to stop.” She mumbled pulling his head down. They kissed hungrily. She felt his hand slide into her panties. He slipped a finger inside of her.

“You’re so wet.” He told her with a shudder. He was nearing the point of no return.

“No, don’t stop.” She moaned when his hand moved away.

“I have too.” He said moving off of her. He was close to losing control.

“No you don’t.” She muttered in frustration. Her body was on fire.

“We need to talk first.” He told her. He was sitting on the edge of the bed his back to her.

“I don’t want to talk to you, I’m sick of this shit!” She replied tossing the covers off as she got up. She stormed out of the room slamming the door behind her. Her defenses slammed up, shielding her thoughts from him. She walked into the bathroom, and turned on the shower. Removing her nightgown and panties she stepped under the shower. But the hot water did little to soothe her tension. Why did he have to stop? She wanted him so bad her body was aching. They were right back to square one again. I have to get out of here! She stepped out of the shower quickly drying her self off. She would pack up her stuff, and move back into Tom’s guest house. She quickly dressed, and then headed out to the garage to get some empty boxes. She carefully packed up all of her stuff.

“What are you doing?” Colby asked from the doorway. He frowned at the stack of boxes on the bed.

“Packing my stuff up.” She answered not bothering to look at him.

“Why?” She had stripped the room bare.

“You know why.”

“You stripped the bed.” He said coming into the room.

“I bought the sheets and comforter that was on the bed. Don’t worry. I’ll get some sheets and blankets from the linen closet, and make the bed up.” She explained. “I’ll get Matt to help me haul this stuff to Tom’s.”

“You’re not going anywhere.” He told her reaching out to turn her toward him.

“I’m not staying here.”

“Yes you are.” He replied firmly. “We need to straighten a few things out, but it will have to wait until later.” He told her glancing at his watch. “I need you to set the table.

“Fine.” She replied with a sigh. But when she tried to move away, he pulled her closer leaning down to kiss her. She wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him back, as the kiss deepened. She couldn’t help responding to him, even though she was mad. Her defenses crumbled under the weight of her passion. With her defenses down she was aware of Doug’s car pulling into the driveway. “Your brother’s here.” She told him breaking the kiss.

“I know.” He muttered letting her go. He walked out to the living room to open the door for his brother. “You’re early, I said six-thirty.”

“It’s nearly six-thirty.” Doug replied. He was in a bad mood. One of his patients was doing poorly.

“Hi Doug.” Mindy called as she walked into the kitchen. She had changed into a bikini. “I’m going to take a swim before dinner.” She walked out onto the deck through the sliding glass door. She needed to cool off after Colby’s kiss. Taking a deep breath she jumped off the diving board into the cold water. She swam under the water, coming up in the shallow end.

“I take it she’s feeling better.” Doug commented watching her through the sliding glass door.

“Yes.” Colby replied setting the table. He was tempted to cancel the stupid card game.

“Any nightmares?”

“A couple. Go open the door for Matt.” He ordered with a frown.

“Yes master.” Doug replied sarcastically.

Colby opened the sliding glass door to go out on the deck. Mindy was still swimming. “Dinner’s almost ready.” He told her coming to stand on the edge of the pool.

“I’m not hungry.” She replied tersely.
“You need to eat.” He pointed out.

“No I don’t.” She said diving under the water. He was still there when she came up.

“You’re going to tire yourself out.” Doug said coming to stand near the end of the pool. He had a bottle of beer in his hand.

“So?” She called leaning back she floated in the water

“So, you’re going to get sick again.” Doug replied.

“Fine, I’ll get out.” She said not wanting to argue with Doug. She swam to the edge, pulling herself out of the pool. Colby stepped forward to wrap her in a towel. “Thanks.”

“Go change.” He ordered quietly. He swallowed hard her nipples had hardened in the cold water. He longed to strip her top off and take her breast into his mouth.

“What’s for dinner?” Matt asked as he joined them. He was holding a beer in his hand.

“Steaks.” Colby replied before turning to head back into the house. Mindy followed him inside. Going down to her room she quickly changed. By the time she was done, everyone had gathered around the table. Colby was bent over searching through a cupboard for a bowl. She reached out as she passed him to run her hand lightly over his butt. Colby straightened, sending her a look of warning. She just grinned and walked over to the table. Doug, Matt, and Amber were seated at the table.

“Hey Amber.” She said surprised to see her.

“Hi Mindy, how are you feeling?”

“Great.” She replied. “I’m surprised to see you here.” She said taking a seat. Lowering her shield she concentrated on Amber’s thoughts. She was relieved to discover that Amber’s thoughts were centered around her boyfriend.

“Trevor had to work late. So I thought I would come over and hang out with you guys.” Amber replied.

“So where’s the steaks you promised.” Matt asked when Colby placed a bowl of salad on the table.

“They’re coming.” He replied walking outside to get them off the barbecue.

After dinner they played poker. Colby dealt the cards out before setting the deck down.

“So Mindy how are things between you and Todd.” Amber asked picking her cards up.

“Good.” She replied.

“Have you had sex yet?” Amber asked.

“Not yet.” Mindy replied studying her cards.

“That mean your planning to?” Amber asked with a frown.

“Yes, we were going to do it after the Christmas dance. But I got stuck down here.” Mindy said rearranging her cards.

“Do you love him?” Amber asked.

“I like him a lot, he’s a good friend. He makes me laugh.”

“So why do you want to sleep with him. I thought you were going to wait for the right guy.”

“I need the experience.” Mindy said absently.

“What do you mean?” Amber asked.

“I’m a writer.”

“So?” Matt put in. He discarded two cards picking up the two that Colby dealt to him.

“So writers write from personal experience. I can’t write a decent love scene if I’ve never been in one.” She answered rearranging her cards.

“So write screenplays that don’t have sex in them.” Doug said discarding one card.

“That’s not what the powers of be are looking for. Sex sells movie tickets.” Mindy answered. Setting down her cards she pulled her phone out, flipping it open. “Hi Dad.” She said putting the phone to her ear. “Who else would be calling me.” She answered setting her cards on the table. “I’m feeling much better, no more headaches.” She told him leaning back in her chair. “Relax, I’m not alone. I’m playing cards with my friends. Here you can talk to them. Everyone say hi to my Dad.” She replied handing the phone to Doug. They passed the phone around so everyone could say hi. “Are you satisfied, I’m perfectly safe. Colby doesn’t have any steps. He lives in a one level rancher. The only stairs are the one’s leading to the basement. I don’t go down there.” She lied rolling her eyes. “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I need to get off the phone you’re holding up the game.” She told him with a sigh. “Bye.”

“Sounds like your dad’s worried.” Matt commented.

“Yeah you fall down one flight of stairs, and suddenly you’re not capable of going anywhere by yourself.” Mindy muttered setting the phone down.

“You didn’t fall down any stairs. Someone tried to rape you.”

“Thanks for the reminder Doug. Where were we?”

“Is that why you’ve been making out with all those guys? To get experience?” Amber asked still frowning.

“Ashley has a big mouth. I’ll bet a dollar.” She said throwing a dollar into the pot.

“She’s worried about you. You were almost raped at one of the parties.” Amber said. “Just out of curiosity what would you have done, if Ashley had been too late?”

“What do you mean?”

“Would you have filed charges against him?”

No, because it would have been my fault.” She answered shaking her head.
“How do you figure that?” Matt asked turning to look at her.

“It was my choice to get drunk and place myself in a dangerous position.”

“You’re saying it’s all right to rape a woman who’s had too much to drink?” Amber said.

“You need to get some counseling.” Doug said shaking his head.

“I do not. Remember the case your brother handled. His client raped a woman who was drunk. He argued that it was the woman’s fault. She asked for it, when she got so drunk she couldn’t say no. Jeff won that case.”

“Only because the prosecutor was worth less. I would have torn his argument apart.” Matt told her angrily.

“Dad suspended Jeff for the way he handled that case.” Doug put in.

“If you have a few drinks at a party and a guy forces himself on you, that’s still rape!” Matt told her firmly.

“Are you saying you’ve never had sex with an intoxicated woman?” Mindy asked.

“No, I’ve never had sex with a woman that was drunk.”

“Colby?” She questioned.

“No.” He said with a frown. He was really starting to worry about her.

“Just my wife.” Doug admitted. “But that can hardly be considered rape.

“We’d have to ask her.” She replied.

“Are you saying I raped my wife?” Doug demanded.

“That’s why most rapes go unreported, the victims blame themselves.” Matt said.

“Drunk or not its still rape.” Amber muttered with a frown. She knew that from experience. It had happened to her when she was a Freshman in college. She had gone to a party and had too much to drink. She’d been too drunk to stop the guy. The whole thing was a blur, she had never been able to remember the guy clearly. Mindy watched Amber quietly, her heart aching for her friend. Amber had never mentioned the rape to anyone. But Mindy was able to read her thoughts. She concentrated harder on Amber going deeper into her mind. She felt a jolt of pain as she encountered Amber’s memories of the night she had spent in Colby’s arms. They had spent the night at Amber’s. Knowing how much she had enjoyed being in Colby’s arms was painful.

“How did she do last night?” Doug asked when his brother opened the door the next morning.

“No problems.” Colby reported handing him a sheet of paper with Mindy’s recorded vitals. While Doug went in to examine her, he started breakfast. He made cream of wheat for Mindy to eat. He brought it into the bedroom as Doug was finishing up. Propping pillows behind her, Colby fed her the warm cereal.

“I’m not very hungry.” She complained between bites.

“You need to eat.” He replied feeding her another spoonful.

“I can feed myself.” She muttered.

“I don’t want crumbs in my bed.” He answered with a smile. He made her eat the whole bowl. “I have to get to class. But Doug is here, so if you need anything just call him. I brought this bell for you to ring.” He told her as he cleaned up.

“I’m fine, I don’t need anyone to watch after me.”

“Call him if you need to use the bathroom.” He said ignoring her comment.

“Fine.” She said lying down. She pulled the covers up.

“Get some rest.” He told her leaning down to tuck the covers around her. He kissed her cheek gently.

“Did she eat?” Doug asked looking up from the paper. He was drinking a cup of coffee.

“Yes, I warmed up some pastries for you. They’re in the oven.” Colby told him as he put the dirty dished in the dishwasher. “I’ll see you this afternoon.” He picked up his book bag and headed for the garage.

Mindy slept most of the day. Doug checked on her every two hours, waking her to do vitals. She was drugged up on pain and muscle relaxants that made her groggy. Everything was a blur; it was a struggle just to make it into the bathroom. Late that afternoon she woke up with a feeling of dread. Colby was going after the guy that tried to rape her. He had left school and driven to the guy’s office. She would have to stop him; she didn’t want him to get into trouble.

“Where’s Colby?” Matt asked when Doug opened the door for him.

“Not here yet.” Doug replied with a shrug.

“He gets off at three-thirty. It’s almost five.” He said glancing at his watch.

“He has finals this week, classes probably ran long.”

“Maybe.” Matt said with a frown.

“What are you doing out of bed?” Doug demanded as Mindy stumbled into the living room.

“You need to stop Colby.” She told them as she grabbed onto the arm of the couch to steady herself.

“What do you mean?” Matt asked as a cold chill moved through him.

“He’s going after my attacker.”

“You told him who it was?” Doug asked getting angry.

“No, I didn’t have too.” She replied.

“Who is it?” Matt asked.

She quickly filled Matt in on her attacker. “His address is in my day planner. Hurry! Colby’s waiting for everyone to leave before he goes in.”

“You’d better come with me.” Matt told Doug as he flipped through Mindy’s day planner.

“What about Mindy?”

“I’ll be fine. Just stop Colby.” Mindy told them. She was sitting on the couch.

“Let’s go.” Matt said tearing the page out with the address.

Colby waited patiently for the building to clear out for the day. He kept an eye out for Brett Thompson. It was easy to slip past security in the crowded lobby. He made his way toward Brett Thompson’s office. The secretary had left for the day. Brett was on his way out. But as he reached his office door he, was confronted by a very angry man that punched him. Colby was in a rage, he’d never been so angry. He tore into Brett, throwing punch after punch. Brett was no match for Colby, the force of Colby’s last punch sent him flying over his desk. Colby started around the desk but was grabbed from behind.
“Take it easy, you’ll kill him.” Matt said as he struggled to hang on to Colby.

“Let me go.” Colby said calming down he stopped struggling.

“Who the hell are you?” Brett mumbled blood pouring from his nose and mouth.

“Friends of Mindy’s.” Doug answered. Colby had beaten the shit out of the guy, which was no better then he deserved.

“That little slut sent you.” He muttered.

“Easy.” Matt said stepping in front of Colby when he started toward Brett again.

“You tried to rape her?” Doug said.

“She’s lying.” Brett answered.

“Those scratches on your face tell a different story.” Matt replied.

“You need medical attention, I’ll call a cab for you.” Doug replied.

“I’m calling the police.” The man reached for the phone on his desk.

“I’d think about it before I involved the police in this matter. You bring charges against him. And I’ll make sure you stand trial for attempting to rape my friend. We collected DNA evidence off her. It would be easy to link you to her attack. If you're smart you'll take a cab to the hospital and keep your mouth shut.” Matt advised him.

“Who the hell are you?”

“I’m an attorney with the L.A County Prosecutor’s office.” Matt answered flashing his badge. “Mindy has some powerful friend’s.”

“I won’t say nothing.” Brett said and swallowed hard.

“I’ll help you downstairs. There’s a cab waiting.” Doug said putting his phone back in his pocket. “Get him out of here.” He told Matt indicating Colby.

“Let’s go.” Matt said nudging Colby out of the room.

“How did you know I was here?” Colby asked as they started down the hall.

“Mindy told us.”

“How did she know?” Colby wondered. He hadn’t told her that he planned to come down here. And yet she had known.

“I thought you told her.” Matt replied in surprise.

“No.” He commented with a frown.

“It was a stupid move, you’ll be lucky if you don’t end up in jail.”

“It was worth it. Who’s staying with Mindy?”

“No one.”

“What? You left her alone?”

“Didn’t have a choice.” Matt replied as Colby unlocked his car door.

“You should have left Doug there.” He replied getting into his SUV. He unlocked the passenger door so Matt could get in.

“You’re going to be late for work.”

“I called in sick.” Colby said as they pulled out of the parking lot.