Sugar Free: A Sugar Bowl Novel by Sawyer Bennett

Author:Sawyer Bennett [Bennett, Sawyer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Loveswept
Published: 2016-10-10T23:00:00+00:00

I’m led into the courtroom of the Marin County Courthouse in cuffs, but I’m spared the khaki-colored jumpsuit I was given last night to sleep in while I enjoyed overnight accommodations at the Marin County Sheriff’s Department. Sela had brought one of my suits to Doug, who met with me in a private counseling room just off the courtroom where my arraignment would be held. He went through the process again of what would happen, although he’d talked to me about it briefly last night after I’d been booked.

He tried to be reassuring, telling me the evidence was all circumstantial, but I was not reassured, since he told me just a few days prior that most convictions were based purely on circumstantial evidence. The arrest warrant was lean on details, but he said it met the probable cause standards. Motive and DNA were mentioned, but none of that surprised me. The police had made it clear they felt I had plenty of motive in the questions they’d asked me, and like I told them, I’m sure my DNA was all over JT’s house, since I’d been there numerous times in the past.

My eyes immediately go to the front row behind the defendant’s table, where I’ll be sitting with Doug, and I can feel my body swell with confidence when I see Sela and Caroline sitting side by side. I give them an encouraging smile but they’re hard-pressed to give it back. I can see terror in both their eyes.

Just behind them, I see Linda sitting there, her gaze holding me solidly with support and sympathy. She presses her fingertips to her lips, kisses them, and sends it to me with a subtle blowing of her breath. I smile differently for her; it’s one of gratitude for her being here. I have to assume my arrest was all over the news and I’m worried sick about the stability of The Sugar Bowl, but I’m going to have to assume our VP of operations will be working closely with all departments to keep things running. That’s her job on any given day.

The deputy leads me over to the table I’m to sit at, and I note Doug is bent over at the table set about ten feet from ours, talking quietly with ADA Hammond. She has a stubborn set to her chin as he motions toward a file she has sitting before her and shakes her head to deny whatever he’s asking. He straightens up and turns to me, and after the deputy removes the handcuffs, he walks over and gives a hard squeeze to my shoulder.

“Can I say hi to Sela and Caroline?” I ask him, as it’s driving me crazy to have them both sitting not five feet away.

He shakes his head and pulls his chair out from the table. “Sorry. Those cuffs only come off for you to sit at counsel table, so go ahead and take a seat.”

With a sigh, I look over my shoulder at my lover and my sister and give them a small smile before I sit down beside Doug.

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