Chapter Two
Claire knew that when the verdict was confirmed it would give her a fresh start and to enjoy her life again as before the nightmares were getting too much for her and telling Ryan what they were like helped her a lot and he kept her safe along with their six month old daughter Annalise who had such perfect parents who had prevented Jo from taking their daughter from them and Ryan held Annalise close to his heart that first night after what happened..
Ryan knew that they'd talked about having another baby and he realised that if the verdict was what they wanted then maybe just maybe something would happen but had to wait and see what the outcome was for them and importantly for Claire who wanted nothing to do with her evil mother as all she needed was Ryan and their daughter Annalise..
Claire knew that Ryan would be in court for the case and she wasn't needed to be there as the case spoke for her and also for Annalise. Ryan arrived back home after being in court to find Annalise sucking on her dummy while watching cartoons which made him smile and sat next to Claire and their little girl who was content where she was on her mom's knees watching her fav cartoons..
Ryan watched as his daughter tried to crawl over to him, so he helped her by lifting her over to him and she got comfy on his lap and continued with watching telly while sucking her dummy as Ryan kept a hold of her in his arms so she wouldn't fall over and Claire asked " How'd it go today?" when Ryan sighed and replied " She pleaded not guilty but the case was played out to the jury who has to consider a verdict which should be tomorrow." and Claire nodded then replied " If the verdict is what we all want then you might get a surprise." which made Ryan smile and he hoped that they would get the right verdict..
The following day, Ryan got a call from Horatio telling about the verdict and what the jury had decided and Ryan smiled and thanked Horatio when Claire came downstairs with Annalise who had her pink baby grow on and her dummy when Claire asked Ryan " What's happened?" and Ryan replied " Horatio called and told me the verdict."..
Claire then asked Ryan " What was the verdict?" and Ryan sighed then walked over to Claire and tells her " The jury saw right through her lies and found her guilty as the judge sent her to jail for the next twenty years." which came as good news to Claire that she was free of her mom for good and Ryan embraced Claire lovingly and kissed his daughter's head who leant over to Ryan who happily took his daughter and tickled her as she laughed while her daddy tickled her as Claire watched with happiness..
Ryan knew that hearing the verdict made them all happy and now they could close that chapter and open a new one as Claire knew what Ryan's surprise would be but she wanted to wiat until later on when Annalise was down for the night in her crib..
Will Ryan like his surprise?
