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Shirley mentioned a few words to them while avoiding the important ones, and the three of them tried to digest for a while.After that, Rick looked back and forth at Morgan and JJ, then at Lauren and then at Shirley, "Lauren and I will explain the hospital affairs to them first, and leave Nate here to accompany you, okay?"

Shirley glanced at Morgan, then at Nate, and finally at Rick.Nodded, looked at Nate again, "Thank you."

The four walked out of the ward, and Lauren took JJ to the doctor.Morgan was originally walking beside Rick, but it didn't take long before he felt that the other party gradually slowed down.He also slowed down, and happened to stop at an empty corner.

Rick turned and looked at him for a while, thought for a while and said, "I think Lauren should have told you on the phone what happened."

Morgan nodded, recalling Lauren's tone at the time, it was clear that they didn't know why Shirley behaved like this, so they didn't ask any questions.

"At that time, we considered that your job was quite special, and Shirley probably didn't want you to worry about me, so we didn't contact you immediately." Rick explained, and nodded again when he saw him, as if Added casually: "Shirley got out of the elevator and thought I was Nate, so we got him, I hope you can understand."

"Well, I see..." Morgan raised his hand to touch his chin, frowned imperceptibly, put his hand back in his trouser pocket quickly, pursed his lips and nodded, "I will thank him personally. Of course, also Thank you and Lauren for taking the time to take care of her."

"You're welcome..." Rick nodded, looked at him for a while and walked in the direction he came from, and stopped when he was about to walk back to the ward, looking at him thoughtfully, "I hope you understand, I'm sorry You're not prejudiced, it's just because ... you know, when that happens, you could be anywhere but not with her."

Morgan thought about it, nodded, and just walked a few steps forward with him when he stopped and said earnestly: "Or I'm thinking...you are the FBI, if you can help her out of this predicament... ...As you know, this is probably far more important to her than being by her side."

Thinking about it, Morgan frowned, feeling a bit difficult, and followed him in thought, then heard him add, "Even if she doesn't think so..."

Morgan thought about his words in silence, and Nate bid them farewell after returning to the ward with him.Morgan walked him out of the room and extended his right hand to him, "Derek Morgan. Thank you for coming to visit Shell."

"Nate Archibald. You're welcome, she's an important friend to me." Nate shook his hand, nodded and turned to leave, then turned around to remind him, "I think You must be dying to find out how the whole thing happened right now, but trust me, if you don't want to lose her then don't hold anything against her."

Morgan frowned imperceptibly, and nodded after thinking about it, "Okay... I will remember your words."

Nate seemed relieved, pursed his lips, turned and left.After that, Rick and Lauren also went back to the hotel to rest, and Morgan and JJ helped Shirley complete the discharge procedures and take her home. JJ went back to the headquarters and asked Garcia to help him check the surveillance footage of the hotel at that time, while Morgan stayed with Shirley and wanted to ask her something.

After taking a bath, the two of them went to bed and had a good time. At this moment, Shirley was lying in Morgan's arms and panting heavily, obviously very satisfied with the affair that just ended.Morgan waited for her to take a few breaths, held her head and kissed her lightly.After a long time, he withdrew his lips, raised his hand and stroked her back back and forth, thoughtfully.

Shirley noticed something, but she didn't speak. She rubbed against his arms and closed her eyes, and then she heard him ask, "Sher, what happened in the elevator?"

Shirley didn't make a sound, Morgan looked at her helplessly, and then said, "The first thing you wanted was Nate? Then why am I here?"

Shirley opened her eyes and hurriedly explained, "It's not what you think."

Seeing her speak, Morgan asked again: "What happened in the elevator?"

Shirley moved and wanted to turn over, Morgan hugged her first, "Tell me, Shirley. No matter what it is, I can help you, can you let me help you?"

Seeing his anxious look, Xue Li frowned feebly, and asked, "Didn't we agree not to talk about this anymore?"

Seeing her aggrieved look, Morgan couldn't help feeling a little soft-hearted.But he agreed with Rick's words in his heart. He turned over and lay on his side and hugged her tightly, stroking her back and trying to give her courage, "But it's different now, you're starting to hurt yourself. Shirley! You can't do this anymore It's going on, I'm worried about you, jj is worried about you, and all your friends are worried about you! So tell me, we'll work it out together. Just say it, it won't be as difficult as you think, and everything will be fine after that Yes, okay? Tell me, let me help you, let you do something for you..."

He was very emotional, Shirley licked her lips blankly, raised her hand and patted his back, and said softly: "...This incident was just an accident, I will be more careful in the future..."

Morgan stopped his movements helplessly, let go of his hands and rolled over to lie flat, thinking.And Shirley's complexion also became heavy, she retracted her hands and lay down, staring at the ceiling in a daze.After a while, seeing him who was already dressed and lifted the quilt, he couldn't help feeling sad, and asked in a low voice, "...where are you going?"

Morgan sat up, leaned forward and kissed her, picked up her clothes and handed them to her, pursed her lips slightly, "I'm here, just want to tell you something."

Shirley nodded reassuringly, put on her nightgown and sat up, wondering why he suddenly gave up asking questions, and then heard him say, "I grew up in Chicago, in a small backward community. My father It was a policeman, but unfortunately died in a mission."

Seeing that he didn't intend to stop but showed a somewhat disappointed expression unconsciously on his face, Shirley moved closer to him, hugged his shoulder and continued to listen, "Since he passed away, our family's life has become very special. Difficult. My mother had two daughters and took care of me. She had a hard time. But I was in a rebellious period at that time. The death of my father made me lose my direction and made me decadent. I got myself into a lot of trouble, became a new burden on the family, and will probably stay in that community almost forever."

From the expression of "the past is unbearable" on his face, Shirley couldn't help but think about his appearance at that time, and raised her hand to stroke his face with a smile, "It's really unbelievable to see you like this now." What bad things did you do back then..."

Morgan forced a smile, mentioned a few general words, paused for a moment and took her hand and held it tightly.After looking at her hesitantly for a while, he still spoke, "I met someone later."

Shirley frowned suspiciously, not quite understanding why he seemed a little guilty or withdrawn at the moment, she smiled after thinking about it, and asked, "Wouldn't it be your first girlfriend...and now you want to tell me that she's coming back to you right?"

Listening to her speculation, Morgan's heart couldn't help but tremble.Thinking of what she was worried about, she couldn't help laughing again, took her hand and put it on her chest, and said, "How could it be? Even if someone really came, I wouldn't bother."

Xue Li leaned on his shoulder with a smile, nodded cheerfully, and asked, "Then who are you talking about?"

Morgan put her hand down, raised it to stroke her back, thought for a moment and said, "...Carl Buford, he owns a youth center in the community. He's dedicated to getting kids like me back on track. , teaching us how to practice rugby, trying to take a big place in our lives. I used to wonder why he did it, but what he did and his reputation in the community made me finally believe that maybe there is such a thing in the world. A selfless person..."

Listening to his statement, Shirley remembered his attitude towards football when he helped her move, frowned, and asked tentatively: "...but?"

Seeing her already worried expression, Morgan hesitated for a moment, his face was a little heavy, but he still made up his mind to say, "He took me to his cabin for vacation, and he poured me a glass of wine. I drank it and felt I was a little bit flustered, and the feeling after that was even more unreal..."

Shirley thought about it carefully, looked at his solemn expression and thought of a possibility, and then heard him express his guess, "He... violated me."

"..." His expression relaxed a lot after he said it, and Shirley stared at him for a while.She raised her hand to caress his neck and cheeks, leaned closer and carefully kissed his skin, and stopped after a long time to get close to his face.The desperate and helpless look in his eyes that could be imagined in her mind finally caused the tears in her eyes to fall. She closed her eyes and hugged his neck, her voice choked with sobs, "It's all over...you are brave and strong, I am proud of you."

Morgan felt the wet and cold tears dripping on his legs, kissed her forehead, held her tightly in his arms, stroked her back and continued: "I didn't report him, I just endured it silently. After that, I left the community And keep it to myself, because it makes me feel...incredibly humiliated, Shel...I thought the silence was self-preservation. But in fact, for many years, I just used his mistakes, his sins to oppress Myself. I am not protecting myself, but him."

Hearing this, Shirley came back to her senses, pulled out of his arms, wiped her tears and looked at him, "Why did you tell me this?"

Morgan looked at her with firm eyes, put down his hand and wrapped her hand tightly, "I said it later, so he can't continue to hurt other children, so he can go to prison to accept the punishment he deserves... I said Come out, I told you too, but I'm alright isn't it? We can't keep living in an inescapable situation, you can't keep expecting to make up a perfect story for everyone, you can't keep living a lie all by yourself Frightened and helpless! Just this time, stand up bravely and stop hiding the truth for anyone! Let’s solve it together, believe me, I will always be with you, you can do it.”

Seeing Shirley looking at him with pity, Morgan raised her hand and kissed her heavily, and asked, "So... what happened in the elevator?"

Xue Li looked away helplessly, held back her tears and lowered her head, looked at him, shaking her head, "...I don't know."

Morgan let go of his hand and hugged her tightly, "I know it's difficult, but you shouldn't let those who hurt you go unpunished. Don't be afraid, I will be by your side, let me help you..."

Shirley tried to breathe calmly, leaning on his shoulder and grabbing the hem of his clothes.When he was about to speak, he still had to hold back the tears that were about to burst out, hugged him tightly, and asked feebly, "...will you leave me?"

Morgan thought she was afraid that he would leave her after learning what happened to her, so he hugged her tightly to warm her, "No, baby... I will spend it with you..."

But she said: "I don't want to say that you don't force me anymore...I'm sorry..."

"..." Morgan was still holding her, but he couldn't feel his own strength, and felt that the person in his arms was like a circle of floating mist that would dissipate at the touch of a touch, "...I see."

She didn't trust him, and he didn't blame her, but maybe he was a little disheartened.