I take Rose to the police station before heading back home, she reported Andy on what he did and they took her to a back room to examine her body, taking photos of marks he left. She came back out and I took her back to my place.
We get into the house and Molly comes running over to us, stopping when she sees how horrible Rose looks. “What happened to you Rose? It looks like you ran into a wall.”
“Molly. What have I told you about being more sensitive. Rose has just been through a traumatic incident and commenting on how she looks does not help that,” I tell her in a low voice down at her level. I stand back up and bring Rose into the living room where Daniel had the fire going again. “You can sit in the chair by the fire and warm up.”
Rose nods her head not really saying anything. She
