Chapter 11
He only rested for a short time before he woke. He smiled at Sara who was by this time sleeping herself. Gil gently moved from atop her to beside her and cradled her in his arms.
He lied a hand on her stomach, he could feel one of the babies move against his hand. The whole pregnancy amazed him, the fact that they created a living being was almost beyond his comprehension.
Not that he was unaware of the ?facts of life? and ?the birds and the bees? but more to the fact that it was HIS and HERS, not someone else?s.
Gil had just closed his eyes when the phone rang. ?Gil, I hate to bother you,? the voice said, ?But I really need to see you.? The voice belonged to Heather.
?What is it?? he wanted to know. ?Please,? she said there was tears in her voice. ?The park, 20 minutes,? he answered.
He felt guilty leaving Sara but he did not want to wake her either. He left her a note telling her where he was and who he was seeing.
In the car he could not figure out why he felt unfaithful, but he did. There never was nor would ever be anything physical between them but he felt funny any way.
When he arrived at the park he could see her standing by the fountain. She turned to him, her face was severely bruised and had several cuts.
Tears were running down her cheeks. ?Heather, what happened?? he asked suddenly glad he came.
She proceeded to tell him that one of her former clients came back to her. He was extremely upset because she no longer provided that service. He was equally upset because she would not give him the name of the lady he used to see.
?Always the dominant, he would not stop when I asked him to,? she told him. ?Did he sexually assault you?? Gil asked. Heather cried as she nodded her head.
?Did you call the police?? he asked. ?No, I called you. You were the first person I thought of,? she told him.
Gil called Jim and an ambulance. Then he called Catherine, Warrick and Nick.
He told Catherine to go to the hospital and collect evidence. He sent Nick and Warrick to her house.
His phone rang, it was Sara. She had woke and read the note. Gil filled her in on what had happened.
?What do you need me to do?? she asked. ?It is taken care of,? he said. Sara hung up the phone, dressed and went to Heathers house. Neither Nick nor Warrick questioned her being there, they assumed Gil sent her to help.
?Where do you need me?? she asked. Nick pointed to an area in the living room where it appeared the attack took place.
She nodded, grabbed her kit and started processing the room. She had photographed everything, dusted and lifted prints and collected swabs of biological material.
It was then that she seen it, Heathers personal diary. Sara knew she should not touch it but she could not resist the urge to pick it up.
Never before was she glad that she had the gift of speed reading. She seen several pages that had Gil?s name on them, those she slowed down to read.
One page in particular caught her attention, it was dated the day he first showed up at her house.
MY READING WAS INTERRUPTED BY A POUNDING ON MY DOOR, IT WAS GIL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN HIM LIKE THIS, HE WAS DRUNK. HE RAMBLED ON ABOUT SARA AND HOW SHE HAD FOUND SOMEONE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF HIM. SOMETHING I HAVE WANTED FROM THE FIRST TIME I SEEN HIM. I WANTED HIM IN MY BED, BUT NOT THIS WAY. HE SAT AND TALKED ABOUT SARA UNTIL I WAS SICK OF HEARING HER NAME. HE SUDDENLY SMILED. HE THANKED ME FOR LISTENING AND KISSED MY CHEEK. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO SIT HER DOWN AND TALK TO HER. I TALKED HIM INTO STAYING THE NIGHT IN MY GUEST
ROOM, HE WAS TO DRUNK TO DRIVE. RELUCTANTLY HE AGREED. IT TOOK HIM NO TIME TO PASS OUT, I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE BED WHILE HE SLEPT, CALLING HER NAME. I LAY BESIDE HIM AND HELD HIM. I WANTED TO SLEEP CLOSE TO HIM BUT I DID NOT WANT HIM TO WAKE UP WITH ME NEAR HIM. FOR A MINUTE I THOUGHT ABOUT LETTING HIM THINK WE HAD MADE LOVE,THAT MIGHT MAKE HIM WANT ME AND NOT HER. I COULD NOT DO IT, IF HE WAS GOING TO BE MINE IT WOULD NOT BE THIS WAY, IT WOULD BE BECAUSE HE WANTED ME, NOT BECAUSE HE WAS AN THE REBOUND FROM HER. GIL, HOW CAN I TELL YOU THAT I LOVE YOU.
Sara stared at the page, she always suspected Heathers feelings but she never knew this had happened. ?You done?? Nick called. ?Yes,? she said shaking her self back to reality.
She set the book back where it was and left.
With the case wrapped up and her attacker under arrest Gil and Sara were on their way home.
Sara debated about telling him what she had found out. Should she? She did not know what to do.
