The court dates come and go with Claire and Eve both testifying at Kelly’s trail which both of them find relatively easy and results in Kelly receiving a short prison sentence, a hefty fine and a restraining order that requires her to stay a certain distance away from Claire, Eve and three other students that Kelly had been blackmailing at the same time. Marcus’s trail is much harder though as Claire is forced to relieve her rape all the while Marcus’s lawyers try to make out that it was consensual but that Claire had regretted it and cried rape after the fact but the paramedics and doctors that had treated her that day back up Claire’s version of events stating that they could plainly tell that her head injury had occurred first rendering her at best semi conscious which meant there was no way she could give true consent. Claire and Eve are both relieved to hear that Marcus is found guilty and will be serving a long prison sentence while also having a restraining order much like the one Kelly had received meaning that even when he gets out of prison he will have to stay the stated distance away from Claire.
Claire and Eve are both glad when the trials are over and they start to spend more time with each other, Eve’s parents accept the fact that their daughter is dating another girl and after a short while accept her into the family treating Claire better than her own parents who still blame her rape on her and refuse to accept her sexuality and relationship with Eve. Claire doesn’t mean to but she actually ends up spending more time at Eve’s house than at her own even spending nights there during the week along with the weekend which Eve had once thought her parents would never allow.
Eve knows that there is a long road ahead of her and Claire before Claire will feel comfortable with anything sexual again, Eve is ok with that though and is happy that Claire feels comfortable enough around her to change clothes with her still in the room, Eve is understanding and never pressures Claire into anything which she hopes will is helpful and comforting to Claire. Eve is just happy to be with Claire, to be able to say that she is her girlfriend, to be able to hold her hand, hug her, kiss her and take her on dates and best of all fall asleep next to Claire usually with Claire wrapped in her arms with the hopes that there will be many more nights like them.
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