• Chapter Thirty Eight •

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Ashton sits in front of the window separating him from Michael unable to tell him what happened yesterday yet needing to answer the question of "where is Calum and Luke,"

"Ash, is everything okay?" Michael asks and Ashton gulps tears flooding his eyes.

"I shouldn't of left him alone," Ashton whispers and Michael eyebrows furrow as he leans closer to the window.

"What happened?" Michael asks anxiety growing in his chest as he watches Ashton shift in his seat.

"The night you were out in here Calum invited Andy over to his house and they did coke and got drunk and then...." Ashton looks down, "Andy raped Calum,"

Michael gapes at him as his jaw clenches but he doesn't want his visitation rights taken away so he takes a deep breath before speaking. "How is he?"

"He won't talk, he's completely silent and very jumpy. I have to explain to him everything I'm doing when I'm with him but once he's cuddled up to one of us he calms down," Ashton says and looks down and swallowing.

"Tell him I love him," Michael says sadly wishing he could be with the boy. "And tell Luke that our court date is only a couple weeks away,"

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