"He's in there." I say to the officer after she finished questioning me.

She nods and walks in, pulling out her handcuffs. Moments later, I see her pulling a handcuffed Francis out of the restaurant. He glared at me, but I just did the mature thing and stuck my tongue out at him.

"He's going to go to jail for sure...Will your friends be able to testify in court?" The female cop's partner asks me.

I nod. "Yes, and I will be their lawyer as well. We will be pressing many charges against him, as well as filing for a restraining order, and you can let him know that." I tell him, crossing my arms.

"Hey, I don't blame you. If some dude was harassing my girlfriend-"

"She's not my girlfriend, she's my best friend." I correct him.

He looks up at me and nods. "Oh, I'm sorry, I just assumed. That was my bad." He said calmly.

Normally I'd flip out, but he was nice and I was just trying to get back to Eliza and John. "Am I okay to take them home?"

He sighs and looks at the cop car. "I think you should bring Ms. Schuyler to the doctor and get a checkup, just in case any serious damage was done." He tells me and I nod.

"Alright.. I'll drive her to the nearest hospital and get her examined. Thank you, officer."

He smiles at me. "Just doing my job. It's a good thing you saw this when you did. A lot of the time in abusive relationships, we see the girl dead before we can arrest the guy." I stare in shock at him and he just smiles and walks away.

"Sweet Jesus..." I mumbled before going back to my car. I see John sitting in the passenger's seat, staring out of the window and Eliza in the back seat, hugging her knees tightly to her chest. She had refused to talk to the officers, and I hated seeing her so afraid.

I hop in the car and turn towards my friend. "Eliza, honey, we're going to take you to the hospital and make sure you're okay, okay?" I say softly.

She looks up at me and nods, slowly letting go of her knees to put her seatbelt on. I look over at John and touch his shoulder gently, to which he jumps up and looks at me. "John, it's okay it's just me."

He smiles and nods. "I...I know."

I smile. "We're going to the hospital, put your seatbelt on please." I say calmly and he puts it on, going back to staring out the window.

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"Are you okay?" I ask John as we sit in the waiting room. Eliza had asked to go into the doctor's office alone, and I honestly don't blame her. It just meant I was left with a terrified John.

"I'm...I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner...I was so afraid.." He mumbles.

I rub his back and scoot closer to him. "John, it's okay, I underst-"

"No, no it's not okay...If I would have told someone, it wouldn't have gotten that bad.." He shakes his head.

I pull him into a hug and try my best to comfort him. "While I do wish you told me earlier, I know this was rough for you. Do not beat yourself up over this." I say quiet enough for him to hear.

He clings onto me and I feel him just nod in response. I pull away slightly and look at him. "I just have to know...Did he ever abuse you?"

He bit his lip and looked down. I sigh and place a kiss on the top of his head. "I'm sorry, I'm so so so sorry.." He mumbles as he started to cry once again.

I pull him into another hug and then a doctor comes to get us. "You guys are here for Elizabeth Schuyler, correct?"

We look up and I nod. "Yes, yes we are."

"She's doing alright, she's ready to see you guys now." He informs us and we stand up and follow him up to the room. Once we're in, I close the door and we sit next to the bed.

Eliza looks at us with a weak smile. Her makeup had been wiped off, and that's when I saw a few bruises on her face. "Hey, how are you feeling?" I ask, holding her hand carefully.

"I'm...I'm okay.." She stutters. I frown at this.

"Oh no, what's wrong now?" I ask quietly. John looks up and tilts his head.

"There's no easy way to say this, but now the doctors know so you guys should, too..." She took a deep breath. "Alex, John, I'm pregnant. Francis is the father..."

My jaw drops as I stare at her. John's eyes widen and he shakes his head. "No...He didn't.." John mumbles.

Eliza's eyes were filling with tears as she nodded. "Yes he...he did... I didn't want to-"

"So he fucking raped you?" I ask angrily and she slowly nods. "Yet another charge when we take his sorry ass to court. Don't worry, I'll take care of you guys.."

Eliza smiles and John leans into me. "Thank you, Alex... It means a lot that you're willing to defend us in court.." Eliza says quietly.

"Are you kidding? You guys are the only people in my life that matter. I won't ever let anyone hurt you... Never again.." I tell them.

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I dunno what else to do so we'll end the chapter there