Chapter 14
A few days later, Amanda and her friends and family go to court to testify against Patton. They all sit down and they get ready to start the trial. Two lawyers come into the court room and everybody in the court room get ready to start the trial. Declan is the first to take the stand and he sits down at the witness stand.
"Lt. Murphy, do you know who took your child?" the lawyer asks.
"Yes. That man, Charles Patton." Declan replies, angrily.
Declan stares angrily at Patton for kidnapping Jesse. The lawyer gets ready to ask Declan more questions. Amanda looks at her ring as the trial is in session. Everyone wonders what's going to happen during the trial.
"Did he drug your fiancée's father?" the lawyer asks.
"Yes. He threatened him back in New York almost two months ago and he tried to rape my fiancée." Declan responds, angrily.
Everyone in the court is shocked to learn that Patton tried to rape Amanda back in New York. Kim starts to get angry and she's fuming. Everyone sees how Kim is very angry and they try to calm her down. The lawyer has one more question for Declan.
"In Atlanta, a few years ago, did Charles Patton rape your fiancée?" the lawyer asks.
"Yes. He raped her." Declan replies, angrily.
Declan leaves the stand and Amanda takes the stand next. The lawyer gets ready to ask Amanda questions about the drugging and kidnapping. She tells the lawyer that Patton drugged her father and that he kidnapped her daughter, Jesse. Tony takes the stand next saying that Patton drugged him and kidnapped Jesse. Soon, they take a break so that the jury can decide if Patton is guilty or not guilty and everyone leaves the court room.
"I am so pissed right now." Kim says, angrily.
"You have every right to be upset, Kim." Christina replies.
Amanda tells Kim about what Patton did back in New York and Kim is fuming. She sees Patton and she wants to hurt him like he hurt Amanda. Kim becomes angry and she walks up to Patton and she punches him in the nose.
"Admit it, you son of a bitch!" Kim demands.
"Admit what? That your sister's a liar?" Patton asks.
Kim punches Patton harder in the nose and she tells him to admit what he did to Amanda in New York. Patton starts to call Kim a criminal and she isn't too happy about it. She starts to fight Patton and her family and friends help her get justice for her family.
"Relax, Kim. You mustn't get so upset." Olivia says.
"You attacked my sister, you son of a bitch! You attacked her! Just say it!" Kim shouts.
"You're crazy just like your sister!" Patton shouts at Kim.
As the gang try to calm Kim down, she is still angry at Patton for what he did to Amanda. They try to make sure that she won't do anything that she would regret. Fin says that Kim has changed her ways. Patton says that Kim is still the same criminal that she was years ago when she was arrested for check fraud. Kim's boyfriend Lorenzo says that he loves Kim and that he won't let him call her names.
"Once a criminal, always a criminal." Patton sneers.
"You're disgusting. You know that?" Kim replies.
"I gave your sister exactly what she wanted. She begged for it." Patton responds.
"Oh, my God!" Kim cries.
Declan comes up to Kim and Patton and he's fuming and Kim starts crying. The rest of Amanda's family and friends try to tell Patton to leave Amanda and her family alone. Declan sees the pain that Patton has caused Amanda and her family. He sees Kim crying and hands her a tissue to dry her tears but she puts the tissue in her pocket and she still has tears coming out of her eyes.
"I hope that you wind up in jail. You find out exactly what rape, drugging and kidnapping is like first hand." Declan shouts.
"Your fiancée is the reason why I'm not deputy chief of the Atlanta police department anymore, Murphy." Patton sneers.
"How dare you tell lies about her? I love that girl." Declan replies to Patton about Amanda.
Patton punch Declan hard in the nose and he groans in pain as he's covering his nose. The gang try to help Declan after his nose is punched hard. Barba leaves to grab an ice pack for Declan's nose. They help him sit down as Barba finds an ice pack.
"Declan. Oh, my God, are you okay?" Amanda asks.
"Son of a bitch!" Declan shouts.
Barba returns with the ice pack and he gives it to Declan to put on his nose. As Declan puts the ice pack on his nose, Amanda sits next to him to help him with the ice pack. Kim is still crying and she sits next to Amanda. Patton still taunts Kim about what he did to Amanda. Kim feel sick to her stomach.
"Your sister got what she deserved." Patton sneers at Kim.
"Oh, my God. I think I'm going to be sick." Kim whines.
"Kim, wait!" Amanda shouts.
Kim runs out of the hallway in the court house clutching her stomach. Amanda tells Declan that she'll be right back and runs after her baby sister. Kim runs to the bathroom and she goes into the stall and she vomits in the toilet. Amanda comes in and she finds Kim hunched over the toilet and she holds her hair and rubs her back.
"Easy, Kim. It's okay. Just let it out of your system." Amanda soothes.
Amanda helps Kim throw up until the vomit is out of her and she picks her head up and groans in disgust. Amanda grabs a paper towel and she wets it. She hands it to Kim so that she can clean the vomit off from her mouth. She grabs another wet paper towel to wipe Kim's forehead and clean her hair.
"Do you think that you might be pregnant?" Amanda asks.
"No, I can't be pregnant right now. I'm about to start school in the fall." Kim replies.
Kim flushes the toilet and Amanda helps her up. She holds Kim's hair as she rinses her mouth. Amanda gives Kim some gum to freshen her breath and they leave the bathroom. Everyone in the courthouse goes back to the court room and they jury finds Patton guilty or drugging and kidnapping and sentencing will be in a few days. Soon everyone leaves the court house and they go back to Amanda's aunt's house where Lorenzo makes Kim some ginger tea to drink. Amanda tells Kim that they can buy a pregnancy test the next day and she agrees.