Pregnant with my rapist baby ch.4
(Bella's POV)
I stand in front of my floor to ceiling mirror in my closet making sure my court outfit was ok. I was wearing a black skirt, royal blue blouse and a pair of black flats. The front of my hair was pulled back into a clip and the bottom was curled slightly. I smooth out a wrinkle before grabbing my purse and overcoat.
I walk out of my room and towards the stairs. I walk down the stars and see my parents are waiting for me at the bottom. Dad was wearing black dress pants and shoes, a white dress shirt and a royal blue tie. Mom was wearing white high heels and a royal blue dress. Her hair was curled slightly.
"Ready to go?" dad asks. "No" I say nervously.
"Come on you'll be fine" He says and wraps an arm around me as we walk out the door. We go to his car which is parked in the driveway. He opens my door for me and helps me slide in. He closes my door and walks to his side. He gets in and starts the car.
He speeds off and I sit and watch everything blur by. All too soon we're stopping in front of the court house. I take a deep breath and open my door. Mom helps me step out of the vehicle and closes my door.
Collins sees us from across the parking lot and gives me an evil smile. My stomach twists and I bend over and vomit up my breakfast. Dad rubs my back as mom holds my hair. When I'm finished I unbend and dad lets me sip on a bottle of water. I hand him the bottle and he places it back in his car.
"Let's go meet our lawyer." he says and wraps and arm around my waist. We walk into the court house and a tall brunette walks over to us.
"Good morning Carlisle esme and Bella" She says and shakes all of our hands.
"Ok so the judge has agreed to let you sit with Bella Carlisle" she says and dad nods.
"Also the judge has copies of Bella's chart so Collins can't bring up Bella's medical condition and break patient confidentially" she says as we walk towards the massive double oak doors.
Two police officers open the doors to reveal a shiny court room. We walk in and go over to the table opposite of Collins. He glares at me the whole time and I shudder. Mom sits in the bench behind us. I sit down in the middle of the lawyer and dad.
"Just breathe" dad whispers to me as he rubs my shoulders as I take shaky breaths.
"Will she be ok?" Mrs. Benson asks.
"She should I think seeing her rapist is making her nervous especially from the other day" Dad says and Mrs. Benson nods.
"All rise" the bailiff says as he walks in. We rise and the judge walks in.
"Court case number 10054, Cullen vs Collins in custody case with both people wanting full custody with no visitation rights to the other and Cullen wants to make a stronger restraining order." The bailiff says and hands the judge papers.
"Please be seated" The judge says as she sits. We all sit back down and the judge looks through the papers. I sit there breathing heavy and hear my heart pounding in my ears. Dad nudges me and I look up and pay attention.
"Mr. Collins why do you think that you should be able to have full custody of this child?" the judge asks.
"Because I am a perfect citizen, I can take care of myself unlike MS. Cullen who is underage and will need support from her parents. I will be able to love my child fully and not worry about making ends meet. And my girlfriend has agreed to help with my child" he says and the judge nods and then turns her chair.
"Ms. Cullen why do you think you should have full custody of your baby?" she asks.
"Because I will love my baby., I cant fully support him or her and I will need help from my parents but that is because my age an my parents do not mind. I will take responsibility for him or her and love him or her. My baby will have a loving family with five loving aunts and uncles and two loving grandparents. I do plan on finishing school but I will be home schooled" I say and she nods.
"Your honor may i speak?" my lawyer asks.
"Yes of course" The judge says.
"If you flip to page three in my report you see Dr. Collins signed his parental rights over in the beginning of this case and that he has no family so if he is rewarded custody this child will only have him and his girlfriend and she can dump Collins anytime." Mrs. Benson says and the judge flips in her packet of papers.
" why did you sign you rights over and now you want them" she asks.
"In the beginning I didn't think she could become pregnant due to her medical condition and I would like children and even if I don't have family I will love this child" he says.
"Isabella do you have anything to add before I call break to determine my decision" the judge asks.
"No your honor" I say and she nods and bangs her gavel.
"Short 15 minute recess" she say and stands up and leaves. I stand up and Collins stands up and walks towards me. His lawyer steps in front of him.
"Do you want to go get something to eat" dad asks.
"No" I say.
"Ok let's sit next your mother" He says and I nod. Out of the corner of my eye I see Collins hugging his girlfriend. I gag and quickly turn away from him and his blonder tramp.
"How are you doing sweetheart?" mom asks as I sit next to her.
"I'm doing well, and peanut is fine" I say and my hand automatically reaches down to rub my baby bump.
"You're doing well Bella" Mrs. Benson says as she sits on the 3 foot wooden divider separating the audience from the lawyers and the people in court case.
"You are doing extremely well" dad says as he sits down.
"What's going to happen when the judge comes back?' I ask.
"She will give her decision and then we will proceed with the request of strengthening your restraining order" Mrs. Benson says.
"Now Bella when the time comes you will have to tell the judge what Collins did to you at the mall" Dad says as he crouches in front of me.
"No" I say and panic thinking about it.
"Bella you will be next to your father the whole time, judge Matthews knows that your father keeps you calm and that if you have to go up to the stand you will panic" Mrs. Benson says.
I nod and dad sits next to me again and wraps his arms around me.
"You'll be ok" he says and kisses my forehead. I relax into his arms for the rest of the recess. Dad and I move back to the table we were at originally.
"All rise" the bailiff says and we rise as the judge walks back in.
"Please be seated" she says as she sits. We sit and I look in the corner of my eye and Collins is smiling happily.
"I have made my decision in the custody case all parental rights shall be rewarded to Ms. Cullen. Mr. Collins you will have no visiting rights and you shall pay a monthly child support" she says and bangs her gavel. I start to cry happy tears as Collins cusses.
"Now onto the restraining order being strengthened, Mrs. Benson why does your clients want this?" the judge says but asks the last part.
"Last Saturday your honor Mrs. Cullen and Ms. Cullen went shopping. This was MS. Cullen first time out of the house since an incident three month prior which placed the restraining order. Ms. Cullen went and used the restroom. When she came out Mr. Collins grabbed her and harassed her and punched her in the stomach trying to purposely hurt the unborn child" Mrs. Benson says.
"Ms. Cullen can you please stand and explain the situation from your point of view?" the judge asks and I nod. Dad gives my hand a comforting squeeze as I stand up.
"My mother and I went to port Angeles to go shopping to get myself and the baby some clothes. After a few hours of shopping I needed to use the restroom. I left my mother on a bench and went and did my business. While I was walking out of the bathroom "Isabella Cullen" I heard a voice I never want to hear say. I turned and Collins was standing there. I went to turn but he grabbed my wrist. "So you're pregnant" he said as he pushed me against the wall. "No" I said and tried getting out of his grasp. "Don't lie to me I just saw your mother holding maternity bags" he said. I look at him in fear. "The child has to be mine considering the nurse who helped me never got caught and still works at the hospital heard you haven't left the house since our little date" he said and leaned in to kiss me. I bit his tongue when he tried to shove it in my mouth. "Oww you little bitch" he said and punched me in the belly. "Adam baby come on" I heard a female say. "Coming sweetheart" he said. "Expect a call from your lawyer I want that child" he said and then left. I waited till he's out of sight and then ran to my mom." I say and by the end my whole body is shaking.
"You may sit down" the judge says and I feel dad place his hands on my waist helping me down on the bench.
"Your honor we have security camera footage of the incident" Mrs. Benson says. The bailiff comes and grabs it and places it into a DVD player and presses play. The events I described come to life on the screen and I hid my face in dads shoulder.
"Shh its ok I got you" dad murmurs softly and rubs my back. The video soon stops and I sigh in relief.
"I am granting the Cullen's request to strengthen the restraining order. Mr. Collins you may have no contact with any of them and if you do especially with Ms. Cullen you will be sentence to jail time. Court dismissed" the judge says and bangs her gavel and then leaves the room.
I cry happy tears and dad dad stands up and hugs me.
"We won baby" he say and i sob into his neck. I feel moms arms wrap around us.
"thank you" mom say to Mrs. Benson .
"your welcome" she says and packs her bag. I calm down and we walk out of the court room.
"I will see you in a few weeks for the rape case" She says and i nod. She heads to her car and we head to ours.
"Are you hungry?" dad asks.
"A little" I say and he nods as he gets in his car.
"How about we go out for lunch?" dad asks.
"Sounds perfect" mom says. Dad drives off and i watch the passing senery as i have a hand on my belly. I must of zone out because the next thing i know i hear dad calling for me panicky.
"What?" i ask.
"Are you ok?" he asks.
"Yes i'm fine"I say.
"Well we're here" He says and i nod. We get out of the car and mom and dad go to either side of me.
We walk in and are ushered to a table where its just us an no one else.
"What looks good?" Dad asks.
"The chicken Parmesan" i say.
"And?" mom asks.
"The salad and shrimp scampi" I say and they nod. The waitress comes back and takes our order.
"And for drinks?" she asks.
"2 waters and a banana strawberry smoothie" Dad says and the waitress nods and leaves.
"Dad when will we find out if my baby's a boy or a girl?" I ask.
"Between 16-20 weeks so our next ultrasound in a month, we may be able to tell." He says and i smile.
"What do you think it is?" Mom asks.
"A girl, i would be happy with a boy but a girl would be nice. A boy would remind me of Collins i think" I say
"If its a boy he might look more like you" dad says.
"When will i feel the baby move?" I ask.
"Between 16-25 weeks most women with their first pregnancy wont feel the baby closer to 25 weeks" dad says and i nod.
We talk about nursery design and shopping for more clothes. Our food comes and mom and dad give me bites of there plates so it looks like they are eating.
After 1/3 of each plate is done i stop eating. Dad gets a box and pays the bill. We head to the car and drive home. I lay down on the couch and fall asleep.