Run Away J.M.

36

Rose's pov

I hear my phone ringing on my nightstand and I pick it up. I press accept, and put it too my ear.

"Hello?" I say in my raspy, morning voice.

"Hey, Rose" I hear Jack's voice say, "Sorry if I woke you up" he says and I sit up from my bed.

"No, it's okay really" I say, stretching out my arms.

"Listen, I have to take you to speak to court officals today about the trial" He says, and I take in a light sigh.

"They are planing it for the day after tomorrow" He says, and I swallow my breathe harshly.

"Are you okay?" He asks and I shake my head, standing up.

"Yeah," I pause walking into the bathroom, and shutting the door, "but I feel like I never get a break from all of this" I say grabbing a towel from the closet.

"I'm sorry, sweatheart" he says and I can almost hear the frown on his face.

"Why don't I take you out for a nice spa day after the court session okay? Then at eight we can go straight to see Dr. Jacobs?" He says and stop in my place.

"All on me, of course" He says and I bite my lip, wanting to accept his offer.

"Jack, I don't like when people spend t-" I start, and he cuts me off.

"Please, Rose" he says and I frown, "I know all of this is hard on you. You need to rest a bit" He says and I nod my head.

"Okay, thank you Jack" I whisper into the phone softly.

"You don't have to thank me, Rose" he says, "I'll pick you up in like an hour?" He says and I nod again, realizing he can't see me.

"Yeah that sounds fine" I say, and we both say our goodbyes, hanging up the phones.

I jump into the shower, watching my body. I lay my head on the back wall, taking in a deep breath.

I step out of the shower, slipping on a black body suit and light washed jeans. I walk to grab my purse, and pick up my phone.

I walk downstairs and look out the front window. I see Jack's car parked outside and he is on his phone. I walk out, and jump into the passenger seat.

"Hey," I smile, buckling my seat belt, "Why didn't you text me you were here?" I ask and he starts the car.

"I didn't want to put anymore pressure on you" He shrugs and I look out the car window.

I stare out the window for what seems like ages, thinking about what kind of question they will ask today.

Jack places his hand on top of mine and ny arn tenses. My head snaps to look at our hands, and Jack interlocks our fingers.

"It will be fine, Rose" He smiles, rubbing the back of my hand with his thumb.

I give him a soft nod, as we pull into a huge parking lot. I stare at the white court building, walking into the lobby, hand and hand with Jack.

He sends a quick nod to the guy at the desk, and walks past him. We walk down a busy hallway, until we reach a room with a medium brown wood door.

"I will be there the whole time, okay?" Jack whispers and I nod my head slowly looking back at the door.

He pushes the door open and four men stand up in suits, smiling down at me. They hold out their hands and i hesitate to grab them, before Jack sends a nod.

"Nice to meet you, Miss O' Reilly" the guy in the middle starts as we all sit down, and Jack pulls a chair next to me.

"We just have a few question for you. You can take as long as you would like to answer them, but you have to answer truthfully" He says and I nod.