Chapter 20 Things are looking better
Hey guys this is a short chapter and I am apologizing for taking so extremly long, enjoy reading and I hope you guys will like this chapter as well.
Derek's POV
The next 3 weeks passed in a blur. We visited Denis almost everyday and he was almost the old one again, sure he still had a few memory gaps but other than that he was fine again. He even was released from hospital and home again. Things were pretty much back to normal at home as well. Except for the fact that the hearing was still on and we haven't figured out who sent the letter, even though we suspected it to be Nora and George or at least they have something to do with it. We asked Denis if he still had the copy of the letter and fortunately he did. We faxed it over to Mr. Justo and we gave the copy from Denis to the Police. That was a few days ago. Mr. Justo assured us that whoever did this would get at least 2 years for falsifying a document. All we had to do now was finding a way of proving that it indeed had something to do with George and Nora.
Lizzy, Ed and Marti were helping Raven with Decorations. Her Family was coming over and she wanted everything to be perfect. Of course Casey wanted to help too but she was too busy throwing up all the time. It was beginning to scare me a little, because last time she was pregnant she wasn't as bad. Right now she was in bed while I was making myself something to eat. It's still hard to believe that Casey is pregnant again, it's so overwhelming being a father of twins and now another one is on the way. Just then I smelled something nasty, looking down, I knew what it was.
"Ah shit shit shit shit shit", I cursed, taking my burnt Pancakes from the stove and dumping them in the bin.
"I can't even leave you alone to make yourself something to eat". I heard Casey say behind me. I turned around and looked at her, she still was a little pale and looked sick.
"You should be in bed and get some rest". I stated to which she gave me an amused laugh.
"And leave you all by yourself ? You can't even prepare something to eat for you, what will the kids do ?".
"Hey I too can prepare eatable food, this is just a one time thing, I wasn't paying attention. It won't happen again". I said in my defense, She raised an eyebrow.
"Ok so maybe it does happen again but that doesn't change the fact that I am a good cook". She went to the pan and raised it, showing all the black spots that were over from my attempt to make pancakes.
"I can see that".Damn she had me there. She started to wash the pan.
"What are you doing ?". I asked.
"Well what does it look like ? I am washing and after that I am preparing Breakfast".
"But I can make that , you are supposed to lie in bed and get well again".
"Derek, I won't die from making Pancakes, besides I can't stay in bed 24/7" She had a point there. She placed her hand on my cheek and gently stroked it.
"You worry too much". And that was the end of the discussion. She made breakfast and it tasted fantastic, as usual. I was surprised and happy that she did keep the food in her stomach for the first time since 3 days. Color was also returning to her face. I gave her a quick kiss.
"what was that for ?". She asked,
"For being you" I replied with a smile on my face. The phone rang.
"Hello, Mr. Venturi ? " I heard Mr. Justo say as I answered the phone.
"Yes, what can I do for you ?" I asked.
"After you sent us the Copy of the letter I managed to get a search warrant and we searched the house of Nora McDonald and George Venturi, we found the original letter there and fingerprints from them on it, also they matched the fingerprints we found in your apartment. There is a hearing next Monday so we please wish your appearance and that from Edwin, Marti V. and Lizzy M. . Also there was a witness , witnessing George V. hitting Denis M. with a car, . This can be a great advantage for you concerning the Custody, please appear here on Monday at 9 am, that's all". I proceeded to let the information sink in before I managed to reply.
"Yes, of course thank you". Then there was a beeping sound, he had put the phone down. I couldn't believe it, 'Casey wouldn't be happy when she heard that George was driving the car that nearly killed Denis.
"Derek, who was that ?". I heard Casey's soft voice behind me. It took me about 10 minutes to explain everything to her, but as soon as she heard the part with Denis she flipped.
"George did what ? That ...that stupid ...If I get my fingers on him he will regret what he did. ". It took me quite some while to calm her down , I was afraid that she would rip George apart on Monday as soon as she saw him, not that I really cared but it might effect the custody so I better keep her away from George. I was brought back from my thoughts as I heard a loud slam. I looked up to see that Casey has smashed a few dishes.
"Ah god damn it, why does this all have to happen". She cursed, picking up the shards.
"Ouch!" She winced, pulling back her finger, blood dropping from it. I quickly went over to her.
"Case, C'mere, let me see". I inspected her finger , the cut wasn't too deep but bleeding a lot. Going over to the sink I let water wash over it. After washing it I went over to the cupboard to get a plaster, I vetted her finger and looked up at her. She had been quiet the whole time, which made me suspicious. She was looking to the ground with her bangs covering her face.
"Case?". Slowly she looked up at me. Big round tears were escaping her eyes.
"No, no no no no , Come on Casey, the cut isn't that bad, here look it isn't even bleeding through...see?". I took her hand, holding it so she would be able to see. I shouldn't have done that because now she started sobbing. I hated it when she was crying , have I mentioned that before?
"Casey ... hey... stop with the waterworks...".
"I've had enough... I am so fed up with this...everything". Casey said, cutting me off. She glared at me, which made me gulp. But at least the tears stopped.
"Why can't they just leave us the fuck alone, is it really that wrong of us to love each other ? This is all their fault, if they hadn't married then we would have never met and ...then ...then ...then". Her knees buckled and I caught her just before they gave in, hugging her tight. I didn't like the way she was thinking right now, nor what she was saying. I felt her arms sneak around me and holding onto me. I also felt her tears wetting my shirt, so much for the tears having stopped.
"Casey, do you uhh... really think that way?". I asked uneasily. She shook her head. No.
"No... I love you but why don't they let us be happy ? What is so wrong about us ?". She asked me. I have asked myself this questions too but I didn't know the answer.
"I don't know ... I don't know". I replied pulling her a little closer. Her sobs calmed down and her tears stopped .
"Derek ? " She looked up from my chest, her eyes glistering.
"Yes?".
"I am hungry". I had expected a lot but not that, here I was calming her and after all that she says to me that she was hungry ? What was I supposed to do with her. One day she was going to drive me insane, if she hadn't already.
"What ? It's your kid growing in me , it's only normal that I am hungry". She defended herself because I must have looked at her in disbelieve. She was angry now, I remembered what it was now, mood swings. Damn and I had to life with that for the next few month, Why me ?.
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Day of Court, 2nd Time, this time for Custody.
Derek's POV
We were all there, Abby , Denis, Lizzy , Edwin, Marti,The Twins, Sam, Emily, Doreen, Amber, Raven, Colin even Chad, the whole lot. I was pretty nervous right now , I knew we should win but still I had my doubts. Casey was the same as me. On the way she was freaking out a lot.
MR. Ricks , the clerk that was also at the last hearing, entered with Mr. Justo following behind. We all stood up.
"We are all gathered here to judge over the Case ,concerning the Custody of Lizzy McDonald, Edwin and Marti Venturi. Mr. Justo will judge over the situation, you all will refer to him as your Honor". Almost exactly as last time, only now, George wasn't here yet. Nora was sitting alone , she hasn't looked up yet. We all sat back down again. Denis seemed to be as surprised as me that George hasn't shown up yet.
"Things have changed in the past few month as I can see". Mr. Justo said, looking at Casey, or lets say her stomach. Casey blushed a little. "Congratulations Miss McDonald". He added.
"Thank you, your Honor". She replied weakly.
"New things have come to complicate this Case, You probably are wondering why Mr. Venturi isn't here. He has been arrested for purposely colliding with Dennis McDonald, trying to harm and kill him in the process. Also there is evidence that George V. and Nora M. have falsified a document , sent it to Derek V. and Casey M. , which said that the hearing was canceled. George V and Nora M. broke into the apartment from Derek V. and Casey M. and stole the letter in hope of destroying the evidence , unfortunately for them we found out about it and found the stolen letter in the house of Nora and George, also we found their fingerprints on it. George V. will tell his version of the story later. " Mr. Justo finished his little speech. By the tone in his voice I had a feeling that we were going to win this with not too much effort.
Nora was asked several questions and why she did , What she did and What surprised me was that she wasn't even trying to deny it. She made the impression as if she was tired of all this and wanted it to end as soon as possible.
" It's true that we broke into the house but I didn't know that George would go so far and hurt other people. If I knew I would have tried to stop him. All I wanted was the custody of Lizzy, Edwin and Marti that's all and I thought George wanted it as well but I really had no idea of what he would do to Denis. We just wrote the letter in hope that Casey and Derek wouldn't turn up and therefore we would automatically get the custody, If I had known I would have stopped him I ...I ". She broke of, a sob escaping her. Right now I pitied her , funny but I think that's what she wanted, to be pitied. Maybe the judge wouldn't punish her so hard if she kept this up. Looking over to Casey I saw that she too was thinking something along the same lines as me.
"We were all happy before Casey and Derek found out they had romantic feelings for each other, it's all their fault in the end". As Nora said this I felt Casey stiffen besides me, I was sure she wanted to give a comeback to that, but fortunately she kept it to herself.
"You think its right what you did ?". Mr. Ricks asked.
"Partly yes because it's all their fault, if it weren't for them everything would be fine and we all would be happy". This time Casey didn't keep quiet.
"How dare you ? It's not our fault it's yours, if you would just have let us be then we wouldn't be sitting here , but instead you almost killed Dad, the nerve of you, as my mother you should understand how I feel and not judge me , let me tell you this you failed as a mother and as a wife you...".
"Ms McDonald I have to ask you to be quiet. Or else you will have to wait outside". Mr. Justo said. Casey sat down again, angry as hell. Now Nora started.
"How dare I ? You have failed as a daughter you wanna know what ? I never wanted you if it weren't for your father I would have had an abortion because all you are is a mistake that should have never happened., you...".
"Mrs McDonald you are also not allowed to speak ,if not asked". I looked over to Casey to make sure she was ok but I saw that she was not, no wonder, who would be if your own mother said that you were a mistake ,to your face. I didn't care what Mr. Justo said , I would not let anyone hurt Casey like that. Denis seemed to think the same because we started shouting and yelling at Nora at the same time.
" Enough!" Mr. Justo yelled slamming his gavel on the desk.
"This is my court room and I won't allow this nonsense to go on any longer". We calmed down again, I took Casey's hand in mine, hoping to ease the pain. Just then the door opened and two police man escorted George to the front, he sent us both a death glare. After he changed seats with Nora Mr. Justo started to speak.
"Since you already admitted that you were the one driving the car that hit Denis M. you might as well tell us why you did it".
"You need to ask ? Look at the two, they are just sick, it's incest they are brother and sister, their lives are ruined and now they are ruining Edwin's , Lizzy's and Marti's lives. And since you are allowing it I had to take matters into my own hands. The two of them are just screwed and never will achieve anything in life, just look at them , they are nothing but mistakes the both of them". George yelled, struggling to break free, the police officers had to keep him back. I thought that I couldn't hate him more but that was a mistake.
"Look at that bitch , she is pregnant again , mother again at 18 , that just tells you what she will achieve in life. She probably got them while whoring through to...".
"ENOUGH ! " Mr. Justo once again used his gavel to bring silence over us.
"May I remind you MR. Venturi that it is you that is defendant for mayhem on Denis Venturi, housebreaking , faking a letter and several other crimes. Such much is sure you will go to jail and the custody will go to Denis McDonald and Abby Venturi. The only reason you are here is for me to decide how long you will go to jail, the same is for you wife". Justo exclaimed, I can't even begin to describe how happy I was to hear that the custody would go to Abby and Denis.
"What ? How stupid can you get ? You are calling yourself a judge, giving the kids into the hands of this screwed up people ? Are you nuts ?". George shouted ,angrily.
"My decision is Final. Your sentence is a Lifelong in jail without getting probation. As for Nora M. you are going to prison for 15 years without probation. Officer, lead them away, that is my decision.", Justo hit the gavel one last time. Of course George and Nora were both complaining and threatening us that they would come out some day and find us, make our lives a living hell. I have to say that I didn't care at the moment.
As soon as they were gone I heard all of our friends shout and yell how happy they were that this was finally over. I looked around and saw Lizzy and Edwin hug, Marti crying happy tears, Sam and Emily dance , Raven , Colin and Chad hugging as well and Abby and Denis were hugging but not a friendly hug I could tell, who knows maybe they found a liking in each other, as Casey nudged me I saw that she thought the exact same thing as me.
"It's over, It's finally over" Casey whispered, tears leaking down her cheeks.
"Yes, finally". I agreed , kissing the side over her head.
"Smerek, Casey, you did it". Marti screamed while running over to us, just to be caught in Casey's arms and being hugged.
"Casey, I ...can't...breath". Smarti stated, to which Casey loosened her grip.
"Oh sorry Marti". Casey apologized. I looked over to Mr. Justo and if I was not mistaking I could see him give me thumbs up and a small smile before turning back to his serious self. I nodded my head as he stood and left. Today was one of the best days of my life I could tell.
So I apologize a thousand timer for taking so long with this chapter but I had a lot of work and school work to do so I never had the time to update sooner. Please forgive me !! Begging on her knees Lol
Anyway I am thinking about writing a third part to this story where Casey and Derek have to handle life with their kids in their teens , what do you think ? Should I do that or not ? Tell me if you would like another LWD Story from me :D And also tell me if you don't want that.
Well anyway I hope you guys liked it and there is only one chapter left, yep you are right it's their wedding. If you have any suggestions as what you want to write me in my next chapter then feel free to tell me :D Like always I love ya guys and thanks for all these great updates.
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