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for that doggoned Camille hovering over them and breathing down their necks.
    “Thanks so much, Pierce,” Paige said.
    “Anytime.”
    Camille wrapped her arm around Paige, and they strolled toward the emergency room entrance. Detectives Johnson and Anderson walked directly behind them.
    “We’ve already called ahead,” Detective Johnson said. “So I’ll just escort you back to the examination area once we’re inside.”
    “Won’t I need to register and give them my insurance card?”
    “They’ll take care of that as we go along. That way, you won’t have to answer any questions in front of others who are standing in line or sitting nearby in the waiting area.”
    “That’s good to hear,” she said, walking through the automatic doorway.
    “Do you want me to come back there with you?” Camille said, caressing her sister’s back.
    “Would you?” Paige said with tear-filled eyes.
    “Sweetie, of course. I told you, I’m here for you, and I meant that.”
    Paige swallowed hard and hugged her sister for the umpteenth time, pretending that she loved and appreciated Camille with the utmost sincerity. She did what she had to do—for the time being.

Chapter 5
    T he examination hadn’t been as bad as Paige had thought it would be, and now she sat on the side of the beautiful sleigh bed in one of her sister’s guest bedrooms. She was exhausted, sleepy, and feeling out of sorts, but she knew she couldn’t put off calling Karla any longer. As it was, she hadn’t called her right after the incident, and she knew Karla was going to be livid.
    Paige pulled out her BlackBerry and dialed her best friend.
    Karla answered right away, but her tone was groggy. “Hello?”
    “Hey.”
    “Paige?”
    “Yeah, it’s me.”
    “Is something wrong?” she asked, and Paige could almost see her sitting straight up in bed, now fully awake. Especially since it was only seven a.m., and on Saturdays Karla was never up before nine.
    “Actually, there is. I was raped last night.”
    “You were what? Raped? When? And why are you just calling me?”
    “I knew you were going to be upset, but it all happened so fast. Then, once I contacted 911 and called Camille, all I could do was lie across my bed until the police arrived.”
    “Oh my God, Paige. You really should have called me. And who did this to you?”
    Paige told her everything—not the part about her rape being staged or that Derrick had served as her loyal accomplice—but she conveyed everything else she could think of.
    “I just don’t believe this,” Karla said.
    “I know. I’m still in shock myself. I can’t seem to stop crying, and my nerves are totally shot.”
    “Okay, look. Let me go, so I can get dressed and be on my way over.”
    “You don’t have to do that. I mean, you can come later if you want, but Camille insisted that I stay with them for a while, so that’s where I am.”
    “Well, I’m glad you’re not alone. Although you know you could have moved in with me as well.”
    Paige wasn’t shocked by Karla’s offer, and this was the real reason she hadn’t been so quick to call her before now. She hadn’t wanted to take the chance on Karla extending an invitation before Camille had. “I appreciate that, girl, and if I start to feel like I’m in the way over here, I may take you up on that.” Paige knew that would never happen, but she didn’t want to sound ungrateful either.
    “I hope you will. Although I’m sure you’re very comfortable with all the space Camille and Pierce have.”
    “Yeah, it really is very nice,” Paige said, thinking about the fact that this gorgeous home of her sister’s would soon be hers.
    “So, did the police find any evidence?” Karla asked.
    “No, and without any semen or fingerprints, I’m not sure they ever will.”
    “Criminals always make some sort of mistake. There are certainly a lot of unsolved cases out there, but for the most part, they always get caught.”
    Paige didn’t like the sound