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Elizabeth Jensen watched Justin Foley walk back to her after talking to the receptionist. They were both in the waiting room at the Sheriff's station, trying to find out any news about Clay. "He's still back there." Justin spoke, sitting down next to his girlfriend. "They're probably going to transfer him to County."
"Fuck." Elizabeth sighed before looking up at Justin. "How are you doing about this? You would tell me if you weren't okay, right?" She took his hands in hers. "Because I can't always tell, I guess." She was referring to when Justin stood up during the assembly and reveal he was a victim of sexual assault.
Justin looked down at him and Elizabeth's hands. "When I was five, my mom had this boyfriend." Elizabeth nodded for him to keep going. "He was this fucked up guy who would just get high with her. When- uh- she'd pass out, he would.." Justin paused as he looked up at Elizabeth, "just come to my bed." His gaze moved back down, not being able to say this while looking at her. He sighed before continuing. "At first, he would just... put his hands on me. Then he started- uh- He started making me put my hands on his... And he would be hard. He- uh- He-" Justin took in a shaky breath, trying to continue. "He'd put his fingers in my mouth and start to jerk off. He only lived with us for a couple of years. On and off." Justin began to cry. "When I was on the streets and I needed money... I would do stuff.. to guys. Sometimes they would do stuff that we didn't talk about, stuff I didn't want to do." He looked at his lap, shaking his head as tears ran down his cheeks. "I just felt like I was five again, and that it was all my fault."
"I'm so sorry." Elizabeth began to tear up. "I'm so sorry that I never knew or figured it out." She let out a breath. "You've been listening to me talk about how fucked up everything was with Jessica, but you needed me, and I wasn't there."
"I didn't want it to get in the way of us." Justin wiped his tears off of his cheek. "I didn't want you to see me any differently."
Elizabeth shook her head. "Nothing will ever make see you with anything but love." The girl smiled as she brought his hands to her lips and kissed his knuckles. "I tell you that you can always tell me anything, and I really mean that."
"I know." Justin nodded. Elizabeth wrapped her arms around her boyfriend, pulling him towards her. Justin hugged her back. "I love you so much, babygirl."
"I love you, too." Elizabeth spoke before pressing her lips against Justin's cheek.
*
Later that day, Elizabeth was still sitting in the waiting room while Justin had gone to Monet's to get the coffee. Her eyes widened when she saw Zach Dempsey come in. She stood up and made her way over to him. "What the fuck are you doing here?"
