“When I called Z and told him Eli wanted to plead. Z gave me the same threat.”
“And how do we do that?” Low asks.
“I don’t know… yet.” She pauses, handing us the file. “Which is why I need you guys to go through it and see if you can come up with anything. I’ll call you when I get discovery.”
“Has he already been arraigned?”
“No.” she shakes her head. “It probably won’t be until Monday.”
“What? Why?”
She shrugs her shoulders. “Cause of the matter, they’re gonna let him suffer.”
“That’s fucked up.”
“Yeah. It is.” She nods her head. “That’s part of the reason I do this. Honestly, I watched your family get mistreated the most by law enforcement, and I wanted to help people dealing with that.”
“I get that.”
* * *
The knocking on my window startles me before I unlock it, letting Low into the car.
“You didn’t have to come.”
“Yes, I did.” She gives me a look.
“Don’t look at me like that.”
“Come on, you’re about to go sit in a courtroom watching your ex, whose tooth you still wear around your neck, get arraigned for a crime he did… for you.”
“He didn’t do it for me. He was protecting Z, that’s it. He always protects Z.”
“Whatever.” She shakes her head.
“Seriously, I’m good. You can go back.”
“Drew, you fall apart every time you see him. You guys broke up almost a year ago, and you’re still hung up on him. I’ve never seen you like this before.” She laughs as she looks over.
“Shit,” I mumble as I watch Z get off his bike, making his way over to Sherri before they both walk inside.
“Actually, come to think of it. I’ve never even seen you date anyone seriously.”
“Yeah, and I probably won’t again.”
“The only way I’m not going to see you with someone else is if you and Eli don’t get back together.” She gives me a comforting look. “Come on, let’s go inside, sneak in the back.”
Nodding my head as I unbuckle my seatbelt, exiting the car.
“Come on,” Low pulls me in, wrapping her arms around my shoulders. “I’m here for you.”
“Thanks, but we need to avoid both Z and Sherri. She told us we didn’t have to come, so she will have questions. Which would then make her —”
“Have to lie to your brother.”
“Yeah.”
“We’ll stay out of sight and sneak out before they leave.” She laughs as we open the door entering the courthouse.
