Eleanor and Caleb went straight to the station without stopping to change.
The moment she walked in, she spotted Lauren sitting quietly at a desk, one eye swollen dark.
"Lauren!"
Eleanor rushed over and pulled her into a hug.
"Who did this to you?"
Fury sparked instantly in her chest.
The officer had already filled her in, Lauren had gotten into a fight.
With, of all people, Brooke and Whitney.
Small world, apparently.
Walking home from work, Lauren had run into the two of them mid-conversation, trashing Eleanor in the ugliest terms imaginable. She hadn't been able to let it go, had said something back, and it had escalated fast into a full brawl.
All three had been brought in for questioning, though the report noted Lauren had thrown the first punch.
Watching Eleanor's jaw tigh
