#3 The Red, White and Chicago Blue

Chapter 24 "Reoccuring Nightmares" Part 2

"Get off of me before I make you sorry!"

"When something is going on in our neighborhood, we've got a right to know." One of the neighbors said.

"No you don't! Now get back in your houses." He yelled at the man.

The crowd slowly dissipated as JJ was put into handcuffs.

"Why are you arresting me?! I didn't do anything wrong!"

"You're under arrest for the sexual assault of a minor child. Let's go."

"Hey hey hey. Easy on the suit, I just bought this!"

Jonah grabbed him so hard that part of the suit tore. "Whoops." He said in a sarcastic tone as he threw him into the patrol car.

He noticed Hannah leaning against the cruiser, writing something in the log book.

"Well, aren't you a little too pretty to be an officer?"

She glared at him and then laughed. "Whatever, bud. Just be quiet and wait for my partner and I to finish here."

"Why don't you come keep me company?"

"Why don't you shut up?"

Brayden, who was holding the little girl, came
over. "You need to stop talking. NOW. Maybe we'll go easy on ya."

"Intelligence never goes easy on anyone they bring in. I'm not an idiot."

"Good boy. You want a treat?" Hannah teased.

Everyone but JJ started laughing.

"That wasn't funny."

"Oh yeah, because everyone laughing was an indication that it clearly wasn't funny." She slammed the door and walked back to the house.

Diego and Emmy were rummaging through the trunk, looking for evidence. She let out a scream and jumped back behind him. Diego's face was more disgust than shock.

"Uh...you guys might wanna get over here." He said, his eyes not leaving the contest of the trunk.

Inside the trunk was a pair of little girl's clothes, along with the body of a little girl.

Mackenzie ran over and placed two fingers on the girl's neck. "She's got a pulse. We need to get her to Chicago Med, now!"

They lifted her onto the stretcher and raced towards the hospital.

***

A few days later, Brayden was working on arrest reports when Adam came up the stairs. He was followed by a couple other uniform officers and a lawyer. He looked up from his desk.

"Dad, what's this about?"

"Did you respond to an accident on Monday involving a little girl?"

"Yeah, Hannah and I both did. Diego and Emmy were there, too. Why?"

"You're being accused of sexual assault."

"By who?!"

"The father of that little girl."

Brayden stood up. "Dad, please tell me this is a joke. I would never EVER lay my hands on a child!"

"No son, it's not."

"I've never touched little girls! The only person I've ever had sexual contact with is my girlfriend, Tatum Bennett."

"So you don't mind if we take a DNA sample?"

"Go right ahead. I've got nothing to hide."

The officers left, along with the lawyer after the sample was collected.