Pregnant with my rapist's baby ch.7
(A month later/Bella's pov)
It has been a month since I found out I was having Patricia. I am now five months pregnant
. Edward and the others went back to collage two weeks ago. I enjoyed them here but it is nice to have a nice quite house again.
Tomorrow morning I would have to head back to court to give my account of the rape and Collins sentences will be later in the day tomorrow. The trial has been going on for three days.
Tomorrow I was nervous though since I had to tell my ide and I didn't want to. I'm worried that I will get to stressed for Patricia and miscarry her. I place my hand on my bump and rub circles on it. Theirs a knock on the door and I look up.
"Can I come in?" dad asks and I nod. He walks in and to me.
"You ok?" he asks.
"I'm nervous about tomorrow, I can't sleep I have tried and I got a nightmare of the rape" I say and dad pulls me into his arms and hugs me.
"You'll do fine. Both of you will be fine. I will be monitoring both of your heartbeats and if they get too high I will tell Mrs. Benson and she will tell the judge that you are getting to stressed and they'll take a break for you to calm down." He says and I nod.
"You do need sleep though" he says as he rubs under my eye with his thumb.
"I can't" I say.
"OK I'll give you a sleep agent that won't make you dream" he says and I nod.
He leaves the room and come back a second later with a bottle of water and two pills.
He hands both to me and I take a sip of water and take the pills. I go and lay down and dad tucks me in.
"Goodnight baby" he says and kisses my fore head before leaving the room. I fall asleep quickly.
(Next Morning)
When I get up I stretch.
"Good morning honey" mom greets as she walk into my closet.
Morning" I greet and then head to my bathroom and take a shower. When I come out mom has a pair of maternity dress pants and a maternity royal blue blouse on my bed.
I quickly get dressed and head downstairs to eat. After I'm done we walk to dad's car. I get in the back and take some calming breaths. Dad start to drive and puts my lullaby on. I relax and place a hand on my belly.
"I love you so much Patricia." I coo to my stomach as I run circles on it. Dad and mom smile and hold hands.
All too soon the court house is in front of me. I sigh and get out of the car. Dad grabs his medical bag from the trunk and we walk in. Mrs. Benson is waiting by the entrance.
"You ready?" she asks as she leads us towards the room.
"No" I say.
"If you need to stop just say stop and the judge will let you stop" she says and I nod.
"Good you brought your bag Carlisle" she says a dad nods. We walk into the court room and like last time dad sits next to me.
Mrs. Benson sits down and gets out her papers with everything on it. Dr. Collins is sitting on the other side and he glares at me. Dad glares back and Collin look away. The jury walks in and the bailiff follows.
"All rise" the bailiff says. We rise and the judge walks in.
"be seated" she says and we sit.
"Today we will hear Ms. Cullen's statement and then both lawyers will have an opportunity to ask questions" the judge says and both lawyers nod.
"Ms. Cullen please come to the stand and be sworn in" the judge says and I stand up and walk to the stand. I'm sworn in and then I sit down.
"ms. Cullen can you please tell the court about you rape" the judge says.
"On October 14th I went to the hospital for my yearly checkup. Usually my father does the exam but this year the director wanted another doctor to do the exam to see if I could handle it. My father dropped me off at the hospital and my usual nurse took me back and stayed with me throughout most of the checkup but then her pager went off. Dr. Collins asked me questions about my medical condition and the medication I was taking for it. He told me to change into a gown and then he would perform an ultrasound for my medical condition and do a few other exams. A nurse came in at this point and i didn't recognize her. They left and I changed and sat on the table trying to cover myself up. The came back and Collins handed me a sheet and the nurse had me lay back. He performed the ultrasound and checked my legs and reflexes. He then pulled out the stirrups and i started to panic" I say and take a deep breath trying to calm down. I look up at daddy and he is looking at me.
"I told that I wasn't comfortable and he asked if I ever had one done and I shook my head no and he said there was new procedures for my medical condition. I told him my father said that he wouldn't do anything I was comfortable with. Dr. Collins said if he didn't perform a pelvic exam that my father wasn't going to be able to be my doctor again so i agreed after he assured me it wouldn't take my virginity away. I got in position and when he touched me I flinched and he said a shy little thing…." I say and I start to panic.
"Your honor can we take a recess Dr. Cullen does not like how Ms. Cullen is breathing. He doesn't want her to be too stressed with the pregnancy" Mrs. Benson says.
"Ten minute break and we will pick up with Ms. Cullen's statement" the judge says and bangs her gavel. I get up and my legs shake. Dad grabs his medical bag and rushes to me. I fall into his arms and start to cry. The jury leaves the room.
"Shh I got you" he says as he pulls out his stethoscope and places the ear buds in his ears. He places the bell on my chest and then moves it to my belly.
"How's the baby?" I ask.
"She's ok she's getting stressed with you though, you need to try and calm down" he says and I nod and hug him. He rubs my back and I relax into him. A few minutes later Mrs. Benson comes over.
"The jury is going to come in and we don't want them to see this" Mrs. Benson says and i nod and let go of dad.
"Stay strong baby" he says and kisses my forehead before they go back to the table. I sit back down in the chair and the court room start to fill up again.
"Court back in session continue on Ms. Cullen" the judge says and bangs her gavel.
" He stood up and said I'm going to slip into you for the internal exam. He then slid two fingers into me and it hurt. I told him to stop but he didn't. He said this might hurt and the he forced himself into me I tried fighting but he had the nurse tie me down and gag me so no one could hear me. The nurse watched as he raped me. During the rape he cut my leg. When he pulled out he fixed his scrubs and told the nurse to UN tie me. They left and I got dressed and called a cab to pick me up because my mother wasn't going to be at the hospital for another hour to pick me up." I say and by the end I'm crying.
"Ms. Cullen you can step down" The judge says. "
Your honor we didn't get to question her though" Collins lawyer says.
"Ms. Cullen is under enough stress" the judge says.
"Can we leave?" I ask dad as I feel the baby kick for the first time but it was hard.
"Yeah go ahead" Mrs. Benson says.
"Our next witness Mrs. Cullen" The judge says and mom gets up.
"Just be back in ten minute or so. We still need your statement Carlisle" mrs. Benson says and dad nods before escorting me out of the court room. I hear the court room doors open after we leave
. "Vanessa" dad greets as he has me sit on a bench.
"How are you sweetheart?" She asks.
"The bay is kicking hard" I say and lean over as Patricia kicks me again.
"Is this the first time she's ever kicked?" she asks as she sits next to me. I nod and cry out in pain. Vanessa places her hands on my stomach and feels Patricia kick.
"Why don't you lay down for a minute and try to relax. Patricia is feeling your emotions and she is reacting to them. Once you calm down her should stop" Vanessa says.
"Bella I'm going to run next door to the coffee shop and get you herbal tea that should help relax you" Dad says and I nod.
"Vanessa why are you here?" I ask.
"I have to give a statement since i was the doctor who did your rape kit and i wanted to be here for you and your baby." She says and i nod. I close my eyes and try to relax.
I feel a cool hand on my forehead after a few minutes and I open my eyes. Dad is standing above me with a Styrofoam cup in his hands. I sit up and he hand me the cup.
"I need to go in here sweetheart. I'll have your mother come out with you" he says and I nod. He kisses my forehead and then goes into the Court room. A minute later mom walks out. I take her hand and place it on my belly and Patricia kicks. Mom smiles.
"Are you ok?" she asks.
"Yeah Patricia was just stressed so she was kicking me hard" I say as I take a sip of my herbal tea.
"How much longer will we be here?" I ask.
"After your father gives his testimony I'm sure we can leave, but we will need to come back tomorrow for the verdict" Mom says and I nod and lean into her,
"I just want go home and sleep." I say and finish my tea. Vanessa throws the cup away.
"I need to go in there. I'll see you next week for dinner" Vanessa says and i nod.
I close my eyes. I must have feel asleep because the next thing I know dad is carrying me to the car. I open my eyes a little as he sets me in the back.
'Go back to sleep honey, were going home" he says as he buckle me in and i nod and fall back asleep.
(Next day at court)
I stood next to dad who was holding my hand in his own.
"How does the jury find Mr. Collins?" the judge asks. The jury spokesperson stands up.
"We find Mr. Collins guilty of rape" She says and I start to cry
. "Sentencing will be in two days. The court of Washington would like to thank the members of the jury for servicing you all are free to go. Mr. Collins I will see you in two days for sentencing. Ms. Cullen you are free to go and will not have to return in two days" the judge says and bangs her gavel.
"We made it" I say as I place my hands on my stomach and patricia kicks me. Dad and mom hugs me. Mom take me out of the court room.
"Edward" I say and run to him. He hugs me before he kisses me and then kisses my stomach.
"What are you doing here?" I ask.
"Dad called the school and excused me for a week." he says and I smile and hug him again.
"I missed you" I say.
"I missed you to love and i missed our daughter" he says and Patricia kicks his hand that was resting on my belly.
"She started kicking!" Edward says and I nod.
"She started yesterday during trial" I say.
"Your were stressed and scared" Edward says and i nod.
"No more stress for you" he says as I chuckle.
"No more. they found him guilty" I say and dad joins us.
"Thank you daddy" I say and he nods. We walk out of the court house.
