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Court: New York County Criminal Court

Docket No.: CR-80024367-22NY

Arrest/Incident Date: 9/30/2024

Top Charge: Assault in the Third Degree / PL 120.00

Additional or Reduced Charge: Harassment in the Second Degree / PL 240.26

Status: ACD / Adjourned in Contemplation of Dismissal / Pending

I’ve been lying here since four a.m. with my eyes closed. ‘Cause if I open them, then I’ll have to be Allison Jane Taylor⁠—

stupidest bitch alive.

The girl who’s haunted by that look on Andrew’s face. And the same girl who’s thinking about all the different ways to come just to hide from it.

I went digging last night.

Found Andrew’s arrest record.

Third Degree Assault.

Second Degree Harassment.

No further information provided.

I should be concerned⁠—

I am, to some degree⁠—

but it's the last thing I'm worried about.

I know Andrew.

Either it was a misunderstanding,

or he was protecting someone.

What I am worried about is, how the hell did Hunter know about Andrew and his past?

“Fuckkk,” I groan, punching my fists down into the mattress at my sides.

If I lie here any longer, I’ll touch myself.

Seventeen more hours to go before I can.

I need to make it to midnight.

I need distraction.

Coffee. Get my ass to the office.

I step out of the hallway and into the kitchen, the penthouse feeling more like a glass cage over a freezing city than a safe.

I expect the silence of Andrew’s absence.

Instead, the scent of coffee hits me first,