Weak in the Knees Ch. 05 - Sex Stories

Weak in the Knees Ch. 05

... I'm getting her into play therapy to help with it, though she is now allowing us to go places without her. She's very uneasy whenever she isn't with someone who lives at our house though. And what about me, Reese? What about hurting me? Because having her where I didn't know what was happening to her, or could happen to her, caused so much damage to me. Does that not matter?"

Reese stared at Zach like he hadn't considered any of that. Eventually he looked away from Zach, still silent as he mulled that over. "You're right. I'm sorry."

"If only sorry fixed it," Zach replied. Reese didn't reply, because he knew Zach was right. Saying sorry didn't fix any of it.

Zach went back over to sit behind the DA for court. The judge had the DA read off what the defendants were pleading guilty too, and then got verbal confirmation that they all agreed with that. The judge then went over what each sentence would be. Reese himself, as the mastermind of the whole thing, ended up with at least fifteen years in prison. Zach did feel a little sorry for him, because he looked so lost and upset at that, but then he remembered Nadya's scream of terror and his heart hardened against the pity he felt.

Afterward, Zach sat down for a little bit on one of the benches outside the court, taking a moment to let the emotions of this all wash over him before he let them wash away and then got up and went home. He was greeted with all of their friends there, including Aspen, his ...

... sister.

Zach looked between Zayne and Diego, like he clearly thought they were behind getting them there. He didn't say anything, though, just went around giving everyone a hug and thanking them for being there. He did not hug Daniel, though. Just gave him a fist bump before he sat down on the couch like he was exhausted. His hands were shaking again as he undid his tie.

Diego sat down next to him, holding a sleepy Nadya. "There is someone here who will gladly help you undress, you know," Diego said conspiratorially to Zach in a quiet tone before telling him in a normal voice, "She refused her nap today. She kept asking for you. I managed to keep her distracted and happy for the most part but I suspect if you hold her she'll be out."

Zach smiled and held out his arms for her, and she quickly jumped at him and snuggled in at his side. Diego was right that it didn't take her long to fall asleep once she was with Zach. He snuggled with her while the others got lunch set up. Zach eventually stood up with Nadya's head on his shoulder as he took her up to her crib and settled her down for her nap, then snuck back downstairs. He didn't have a huge appetite right then, but he appreciated what they were trying to do so he took a little bit of food and ate what he could force himself to.

"So, how was court?" Zayne asked.

Zach let out a huff that was half laugh, half annoyance. "Reese wanted to talk, told me that he was never going to hurt her and he wanted to make sure I knew ...