KIM'S P.O.V
"I'm gonna get his birth certificate switched and file for full custody." I told Jack as we started at each other through the thick clear window, that separates us. "That is if you want to be on his birth certificate." I whispered the last part, afraid of what his answer might be.
"Why wouldn't I want to be on his birth certificate?" His reply was quick.
"I don't know, maybe you didn't want to be responsible for my kid." I stated.
"Our son." He gave me a stern look that told me not to push. I complied and switched topics.
"So when is your court date?" I asked.
"Wednesday." He replied. which means in three days he'll be back home. Not necessarily but I have no doubt that we could win this court case with a good lawyer. After Jack was found guilty in the prison court we decided to take our issue to the state court and lucky enough for us they accepted our case. I decided our best option would be to hire Milton's mom who is a lawyer because she knows enough about us and strongly supports the both of us.
"Great." For the first time since I got here I gave an actual smile.
"Times almost up Brewer." The guard watching us yelled.
"Looks like I'm gonna have to leave soon." Jack's smile fell.
"Alright well, I'm going to start working on getting full custody and getting his birth certificate switched and maybe if we can finally catch a break you can legally be Kyle's father." I smiled slightly, thinking of a world where everything worked out great. Unfortunately for Jack and I, life has dealt us some pretty crappy cards and I doubt this how process will go off without a hitch.
"Sounds like a plan." He gave a small smile too that made me wonder if he was thinking the same thing. "I'll call you tomorrow. Kim could you also do me one huge favor?" I nodded. "Could you explain what's going on to Kyle. I don't want you to leave him in the dark. He needs to know that I wouldn't just leave him for no reason." I couldn't find the right words to say so instead I said on finally goodbye and left.
The second I walked through the front door of our house, Kyle ran into the room.
"Is daddy here?! Is daddy here?!" He chanted over and over. I slowly shook my head.
"Come here buddy. I want to talk to you for a second." I whispered as I dragged him into the living room. I took a seat on the couch and lifted Kyle into my lap. "I know that this might not make a lot of sense to you right now but its going to be a while before daddy comes back." I whispered.
"Did you and daddy fight?" He asked confused.
"No, me and daddy would never fight, we love each other too much." I replied. "It's just that daddy got into some trouble and now he's being punished." I replied.
"I'm confused." He butchered the word confused, making me softly chuckle.
"He did something he was supposed to and now he has to sit down and listen to other peoples rules." I tried to explain it in a way that he would understand. His head slowly bobbed up and down.
"So its like when you put me in timeout for jumping on the bed." That one really got me laughing but I nodded none the less.
"Yes, that's a great way of putting it little man." He gave me a large, cheeky smile.
"When does he get out of timeout?" Kyle asked.
"I don't get to decide that but trust me buddy, when I know, I'll tell you."
That conversation with Kyle was actually very refreshing and it felt good to have a full on talk with him. I haven't been there for him to talk to as much as I should have. As a kid who grew up not knowing much about situations that involved me, I know how important it is to be informed and I feel like a terrible person for not informing Kyle about everything.
Shortly after we were done talking Kyle decided that it was his naptime and willingly climbed into his racecar bed. I love that my kid doesn't mind sleeping.
I decided that I was deserving of a little social media time so I pulled out my laptop and saw that I had one new email. It was from my mom.
It had been a while since I saw my mom and asked her to consider moving to Seaford. This email that she sent me contained her answer. At first I was too nervous to open it but at some point I realized that this is my mom were talking about. I've got nothing to worry about. It's not just some random stranger. I clicked on her name. The email opened and in small black letters read one word.
Today is Jacks first court hearing and I'm so anxious I can barely sit down. The drive to the courthouse was the absolute worst. I decided that I was going to leave Kyle with Mariah and her son until Saturday so that Kyle didn't have to stay in the hotel and so that I didn't have to drive for four hours every day.
Milton's mom (Jack's lawyer) thought that it would be best if both Jack and I took the stand and we went over the proper way to answer any possible questions they might ask us. She also showed us her universal signal for, 'don't answer that question'. By the time it was my turn to take the stand I was shaking so fiercely that I was almost unable to hold up my own wait.
"Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?" I nodded my head, at first unable to get any words out.
"Yes." I finally managed to squeak out.
"Ms. Crawford did you know Damion Johnson on a personal level?" The prosecutor asked.
"Yes." I answered.
"Is it true that you and Mr. Johnson had an intimate relationship?" I looked over to Milton's mom, searching for the all clear sign but it wasn't there.
"Objection!" She stood, pushing her chair back in the process. "That question has nothing to do with my clients case. The defendant is only trying to make my client angry!" She added.
"Withdrawn." The prosecutor stated.
"Could you please explain the events leading up to the fight between my client Mr. Johnson and Mr. Brewer."
"Damion kidnapped my son while Kyle and Jack were at the dojo they train at." That was all I got out before he cut me off.
"I was under the impression that Damion is your son, Kyle's, real father." He stated. " Is that true?"
"Yes." I nodded. "but..." again he cut me off.
"One can not be guilty for kidnapping there own child unless there is a restraining order against them." he stated.
"Objection!" Milton's mom jumped in. "We are not arguing that your client is guilty of kidnapping. We are arguing that my client is not guilty of assault." She stated in a very calm, very soothing voice, giving me confidence.
"Withdrawn." The prosecutor stated. "Please continue."
"A few minutes after Damion took Kyle he showed up at my house with Kyle. He began grabbing my and telling me that he wanted me back. Jack and I have been together for a while now and he considers himself Kyle's father just as much as Kyle considers Jack his father so naturally he'd be pretty upset if someone took his son. Jack pulled up a few minutes after Damion and told him to leave but he wouldn't. Damion took the first swing and Jack fought back." I stated.
"So your telling me that decided to initiate an unprovoked fight?" He asked. I shook my head.
"There was a bit of an argument before Damion swung at him. To put it simply, Damion wanted me and Jack had me. He started saying things he knew would make Jack angry but Jack never hit him. Jack kept telling him to leave our yard but he wouldn't. That's right about when Damion first hit him."
" Ms. Crawford you do understand the charges correct?" He asked. I nodded.
"Well the officer that filled out the report marked it as assault with a deadly weapon. Was there a weapon involved?" I shook my head.
"No. Jack is a black belt in three forms of martial arts. Legally he his considered a deadly weapon." I replied.
"I see. No further questions." And suddenly it was all over. I looked over to see that Milton' s mom had a large smile on her face. They released everyone from the courtroom and allowed a few minutes for us to talk with Jack. I walked over to Milton's mom and Jack and they both immediately pulled me into a hug.
"That was perfect. You answered every question correctly and I highly doubt they were able to dig any of that information out and turn it on us. Beautiful job Kim." She stated.
"You did amazing babe." Jack said, pulling me into yet another hug.
"All that's left is your side of the story." I smiled.
The rest of my week was spent watching Jack defend himself on the stand and then finally on Sunday the moment came.
"We the court found Jack Brewer... not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon."
I was going to leave it at Jack Brewer but I decided that you guys have suffered though enough cliff hangers so here it is. Jack is found not guilty. Let me know what you think. Also my track season ends on Sturday and I'm not doing any more sports for my school so I am free to write whenever I want so I'll hopefully be able to get back in my flow. This story is coming to an end but I've got some great plot ideas for another Kickin it stories and I'll have you guys vote on them when this one is over.
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