Trials

chapter 13

"Mr. Frost, would you like to cross examine the witness?" The Judge asked.

"No, your Honor, we will call him later." Danny replied.

"Mr. Richardson, you may stand down. Your next witness."

"I call I call Officer David Masterson, of the Orange County Sheriff's Department." The door to the courtroom opened and a fully uniformed Deputy entered. He was tall, very well built, and exuded authority upon entry. Once he was seated, the officer waited to be questioned.

"Mr. Masterson, what role did you play on the night in question?"

"I was in charge of finding the suspect, Mr. Eddie Wayne Crosby," he replied. His slight southern accent was evident in his speech.

"So, you were the one radioed on the night in question?"

"I was the second to arrive at the scene. I was given a simple description - Caucasian, male, tall, probably about six feet, light brown hair, wearing dark clothes. When I arrived, the man at the registration desk of the Inn explained what he knew, which wasn't much. He knew a guest had been attacked in his room. I asked him if anyone had left the hotel - that he knew of - since the incident occurred. He informed me that no cars, other than Ms. Cuervo's, had left the parking lot. I assumed then, that the suspect was in the vicinity."

"How long did it take you to find the Defendant?

"About fifteen minutes. I had six other officers and a chopper looking for him. He wasn't on the premises, at first, as far as we knew. Then, finally, I found him by the pool. His clothes, with the exception of his undergarments, were in the water. He was near the rim of it, he had his legs over the edge and his feet were dangling in the water. I stepped into the pool area and he looked at me. I drew my weapon and he raised his arms immediately. I knew it was who I was looking for, because his hands were stained with something dark. It was blood."

"Was anything about the defendant's behavior erratic?"

"Well, other than him hanging out at the pool with his clothes in the water, he was mumbling. When I neared him, I could hear that he was singing."

"Do you know what he was singing, Officer?"

"It was a song by them guys," Officer Masterson pointed towards AJ. "I couldn't tell which one at first. Living in Orlando you hear 'em on the radio all the time. Turned out it was... I don't know the name but he was singing 'I'd rather die, than live without you,' the chorus of it, over and over." Mr. Masterson shook his head.

"Did he do anything else that struck you as odd?"

"Well, when I cuffed him, he resisted me. He'd been so cooperative before. He started screaming about AJ being the devil. It came out jumbled. He started speaking another language. I'm not sure what it was. It took two of us, my partner and I, to finally get him in the car."

"Did the Defendant say anything, once you had him in your squad?"

"Yes. He was silent for part of the ride. Then, without me asking or saying anything, he calmly said, 'The devil made me do it.' I laughed a little, I thought he was completely nuts. I saw in the rear-view mirror that he had a completely calm and matter-of-fact look on his face. I asked him what he meant. He answered by saying, 'He had the devil inside him. He made me do it. I had to get Satan out of him.' After that, I told him to remain quiet. I reminded him that what he said could be used against him. He told me it didn't matter. He didn't speak after that." The officer looked to his right and saw AJ had a distant look on his face. He was probably trying to distance himself...

"Was that the last you saw of Mr. Crosby?" Jon asked.

"Yes. I brought him to the station, filled out some paperwork, then had to get back to my job."

"Nothing further, your honor." Jon let out a sigh of relief. That was his last witness. "The prosecution rests."

"Mr. Masterson, you may step down. Ladies and gentlemen this will conclude our session for today..."

AJ's lips traveled to her breasts, where he captured one in his hungry mouth. He took it in and sucked it as though he were passionately kissing the lips of the lady he was latched upon. Her breasts were so petite and perky and he could not help himself... it was as though he was taken over by some animalistic instinct. It was pleasurable to him the same way slurping honey would be... her soft skin between his lips and teeth, the saltiness of her sweat, mingling with her scent, driving him wild.

These were only her breasts... he longed for the rest of her - conquering her - but he knew he had to please her. His mouth moved to her other nipple as a hand moved towards her juncture, his gaze moving to meet hers. 'I've been waiting so long for you...' he whispered, barely loud enough for her to hear but enough to encase her body in goosebumps. He smiled at her reaction and moved his lips finally to hers, where the both of them ravaged each other's mouths almost savagely, Eva wanting to feel his length inside her, not just the wondrous feel of his hands and lips upon her... AJ wanting her to beg him for more...

AJ snapped from his fantasy and slowly saw everyone around him standing, felt Jon tapping his shoulder. 'Damn,' he thought, as he stood also. He had effectively blocked out what was going on in the courtroom but felt his face flush when he realized how well he had blocked it. He looked in front of him and saw that the Judge was no longer present. Obviously the court had been dismissed. "Is it over for today?" AJ quietly asked Jon.

"Yeah, we're out of here."

"Thank God," AJ felt a tightening in his crotch though he knew it was not an elongation. Just the thought of Eva under his spell was hypnotizing and he almost fell into it again until he was prodded by his lawyer.

"Let's go."

AJ obliged silently, walking through the door. Scanning the immense marble hallway, he spotted Eva waiting patiently. Smiling, he approached her, no hesitation in his movements as his hands met her cheeks softly, his head moving to her face. "I missed you," he spoke softly, his lips matching his tone when they met hers. He could not explain to himself, or anyone else for that matter, why his attraction had grown so much in the past couple of hours but his tongue was able to enlighten Eva when it entered her mouth. The kiss lasted only seconds before Eva pulled away.

"What was that for?" she asked, breathless.

"Let's just say you kept my mind off the past... how long was I in there?"

"Two hours."

"Well, for the past two hours I've been thinking about you. And let's just say I didn't hear anything said in there," AJ raised an eyebrow suggestively and grinned at the surprised look on Eva's face. "I told you I liked you."

"Yeah but..."

"But nothing. Let's go. There's something I haven't done in a few months, and frankly I'm looking forward to making up for lost time. If you know what I mean. And if you do, and you don't want to, say something now," AJ couldn't really straight out tell her what he wanted...

"Trust me, I've been waiting for you to say that long enough..." Eva replied, taking AJ's hand and following him wherever he wanted to go...

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