She got out of the ambulance and helped wheel the girl through the doors of the Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment Center. But, as Detective Hawkins was doing this, her mind was going back to the scene.
Rory Hawkins wasn't supposed to be out there. This girl was supposed to have been arrested on a drunk and disorderly. But, when she said the magic word, "rape", it drew Det. Hawkins out and away from a good movie with a potential girlfriend. So she arrived at Bayfront Park, and spoke to the suspect-cum-victim identified as Nathalia DeOca. She was a little shaken, and her words a little slurry, but it sounded pretty simple.
She had met up at the Hotel Intercontinental with her Sociology classmate, a football player at UofM. She showed him a paper she had written for him, had a couple glasses of wine, and had consensual oral sex. From there it got strange. Nathalia said that the football player, Kevin Wilkins, had overwhelmed her and forced sex with her on the couch.
While telling Det. Hawkins this, Kevin Wilkins showed up and was held back by Det. Rojas, Rory's partner.
Damn
, Hawkins thought.
This guys career and life is over if Rojas gets a hold of this guy.
She left Nathalia with the EMT then went over to join Rojas with Wilkins. "What seems to be the trouble here?"
"Nothing." Wilkins said sullenly.
"Yeah, right." Detective Vanessa Rojas rolled her eyes. She'd seen his type before.
"Hey, Rojas. Go take a statement from Ms. DeOca, alright?" She leaned into Wilkins and sat next to him on the hood of her car. She turned her attention to him. "So, what happened?"
"She was fine, Officer β I mean, Detective. She was cool about sucking my dick, and then she had more to drink. Like, a lot. Then I went down on her, but she didn't cum. Then she said she wanted to fuck, and I really wasn't down with that, Detective... I wasn't. Sucking my cock, any chick can do that. Eating pussy, I'm even down with that. But sex? Nahhh, I don't do that unless she's special. Then it just got wrong."
"Wrong?"
"Detective, she jumped me. I'm not lying. I still had my pants off, my thing was still hard, and she got on top of me on the couch. She held me down and took herself some. I was trying to push her off. It got a little rough, I admit it, but I didn't wanna have sex with her. And she's talking to me while she's riding me."
This definitely was new, after 3 years in Sex Crimes. Female on male rape. Damn. "What did she say, Mr. Wilkins?"
"That I should be loving that Latina pussy, and I should be beating her shit up the way I ate it up earlier. She was holding my hands so I couldn't push her off. I finally got my hands free, and pushed her off and told her to get the fuck out. I didn't wanna hit her, because I'd be in worse trouble than I already was in. So, I told her to leave." He leaned back, looking at his sandal-clad feet. "Should have never invited her ass up there. Just me being stupid, I guess."
It was an unusual story, and oddly enough, she believed him. Though he was a man, she could tell there was some element of the vulnerability and inner hurt of someone who was violated.
"So, you're saying you're the one who was raped?" Wilkins nodded.
"I guess."
Rory sighed, then handed him her card. "That will be VERY hard to prove, but - -I'm gonna hate myself - -I believe you and I'll see what I can do. No promises, but, I'll do what I can do."
She returned to Rojas, where she was dabbing Nathalia's eyes. Great, she's got her on her side. Detective Hawkins sized up the small woman in front of her. Skinny women were never her type, but she saw rumpled hair, streaked blonde, peeking out from an angelic face. Her shoulders sticking out at right angles from a halter top paired with a short skirt. Stilettos?
Rory ventured a "So, were you invited up to Kevin's room?" Vanessa shot her a look and motioned for her to step aside. "What?"
"How DARE you question her on that?" Rojas hissed. Oh, shit. Here we go again.