Sitting in the out of the Hollywood movie set office of Nicole Tillman, State’s Prosecuting Attorney ( Senator Tillman‘s sister-in-law and Aunt to Annabelle), Simone realize that Hell is not down there, but right here. Nicole was saying something, but Simone could not hear a word she was saying because all she could hear was the pounding of her heart in her ears. Noticing that Simone was not following along, Nicole stop talking to take a good look at the woman her niece, Annabelle had called her about. Yes, Annabelle was right, Simone was a very beautiful woman. What was going thought Simone’s head, she did not have a clue, but from her eyes, Nicole was able to see inside the sole of Simone. This was not some woman that preyed on school girls to get her kicks. Simone looked like she was about to jump out the window of her office for fear that she was about to be labeled a “child molester”.

Simone thought, should I dare to challenge this woman or should I just go down defeated? One look into Nicole’s eyes told Simone that the name Tillman and the fact that her title of State’s Attorney was not why she was brought to see Nicole. Some how the tone of her voice and the look in her eyes told Simone, she was not here for a hanging. There seems to be a look of understanding in Nicole’s eyes, what was it that she could understand? While waiting for Simone to collect herself. Nicole took a minute to reflex in the mirror of Simone’s eyes of how 8 years ago, she to was in a similar situation as Simone. Carmen was 19 and she was 42. Looking back on it today, Nicole wonders if she did not have the support of family, would the same thing have happen to her like Simone? Carmen’s father, Chief of Police and Nicole’s daughter 6 months older then Carmen, what would have happen if they both turned on Nicole and Carmen?

Nicole asks Simone, “ are you ready to talk or would you like for me to say what I have to say?” Simone answers with a shaky, half smile on her face, “ you go first.” Nicole starts again, knowing that Simone was listening now. As I was saying, I got a frantic call from Annabelle telling me that you two were caught in your bedroom, is that right?” Fingering the beads a little harder, all Simone could whisper was a shaky, “yes.” Noticing the beads, Nicole knew for sure that her niece Annabelle was truly in love with Simone because parting with those beads was like taking Annabelle’s life. Just then Nicole realize that it would be better to show Simone then to tell her how much she understood what she was going thought. “Simone, do you trust me?” Once again all Simone could do was whisper “yes”. Simone and Nicole leave out the office and back to the same elevators she rode up in. Nicole stops at the desk to let miss super model know that she will be gone for the rest of the day.