I hate going to court. Well, let's put it this way – I hate going to court, but don't mind it as much when it is not me on trial. In this case, I was going to court because my best friend was on trial. He's generally a nice guy, but like me, he likes his women a bit too much. Jack had gotten into a fight with his now ex-girlfriend, Ginger, and then raped her just for good measure. Now he was on trial and it wasn't going well.
The biggest problem, okay besides the overwhelming evidence against him, was the bitch of a prosecutor running the show. She was good, I'll admit that, but she really liked the sound of her own voice and was cocky as hell. This was my fourth and probably final day of attending Jack's trial and I knew I wasn't going to like it anymore that the previous days.
It all started on day one. Katie, the prosecutor entered the court room with her nose in the air. That was the first strike. She then proceeded to give Jack an evil "I am going to take you down" look and even had the audacity to trail that expression over to me, knowing I was Jack's friend and emotional support – strike two. Lastly, she was sexy as hell and knew it, dressing somewhat provocatively, yet giving all men a look of disdain when they looked at her – strike three. The first day of the trial went as I expected, with her over confident, self-assured ramble about Jack's evil ways, he not having any regard for women, just plain a menace to society, blah, blah, blah.
During the lunch break that first day, I watched her strut around the court house building, going to her office, heading outside for some air, walking around like the place was built for her. At one point, I too, was outside getting some air and overheard her talking to some other guy.
"I can kick your ass anytime, anyway shithead," she had told him.
That day she had worn a professional looking pant suit and in the heat of the noontime break had taken her suit jacket off, revealing a short sleeved satin blouse underneath. She had real small breasts, but I liked the shape of her toned thighs as they appeared underneath her pants. She also had a nice shapely ass, but when I looked at her thin arms I chuckled to myself. She appeared to me to be a rather weak woman, at least physically. I wondered then what she would be like if I tried to rape her. The seed of my conquest began just then.
Each of the next two days just worked to piss me off some more. Her self-assured banter droned on and on for some time. Then, when it was time for Jack's defense to do what they do, she managed to place doubt and confusion upon nearly all the points his lawyer tried to make. Again, I will admit that she was very skilled at her job and Jack would get what society dictated for his crime, but damn she enjoyed taking him down way too much.
So, now here we are – the fourth day. I listened to both the defense's and prosecution's closing arguments. Katie was dressed to impress, wearing a grey silk business suit with a blue silk blouse. The skirt hung down to about three inches above her knees. She also wore black pantyhose and high heels. Soon, the matter was turned over to the jury to decide. We were all dismissed for the deliberations, but I figured it wouldn't take long, and thus stayed around the court building. Sitting outside with my friend was not easy. He was also convinced that he would be convicted. Soon, we were discussing Katie.
"I should have raped that bitch instead," he said to me. "It would have been worth it more than doing Ginger."
"Yeah," I said. "I know what you mean. She is a feisty bitch indeed, but you just never know what can happen."
Jack looked over at me with a quizzical gaze. I didn't say anything else to him after that because we were interrupted by the bailiff informing us of the court reconvening. Obviously, the jury had reached its decision, in only 45 minutes, and part of that was time used to elect their foreman. Okay, so here we go. Jack gave me a look of despair as we got up and began to file back into the court building. We all took our seats in the courtroom, Jack of course in his required location next to his defense attorney. I took a seat in my usual spot – in the general seating area directly behind Jack.
After the usual procedure of the jury filing in, and the judge entering with everyone being asked by the bailiff to "all rise," the judge asked the jury foreman if they had reached their decision.
"We have your honor," he said calmly.
The foreman handed the bailiff a piece of paper. The judge opened the paper are read it to himself.
"Proceed," he told the foreman.
"In the charge of 2nd Degree Sexual Assault," he began, reading from a copy of the decision. "We the jury find the defendant guilty as charged. In the charge of 1st Degree Battery, we the jury find the defendant guilty as charged. In the charge of Resisting Arrest, we the jury find the defendant guilty as charged."
The judge cleared his throat.
"Will the defendant please rise."
Jack stood up with wobbly knees and let out a deep breath.
"Jack Samuelson, you have been found guilty of all charges before you. You will now be remanded to the custody of the Sheriff until such time as your final sentencing."
I managed to shake Jack's hand and tell him to have strength before the bailiff cuffed him and led him away. I looked over at Katie. She had the biggest smile on her face, extremely satisfied with her accomplishment. When she noticed me looking at her, she made a sneer and winked at me, then continued to smile. I'm sure that bitch would have danced and clicked her heels together had the judge allowed in in his court.