NOTE: Some additional dialogue has been added to the first few chapters as well as a few other changes, nothing that affects anything your ready below or have read in the previous chapters but just wanted to make you all aware as some of the changes may be referenced in the next chapter however I may include a mini flashback so nobody misses out
Hey Everyone, Hope all is well with each and every one of you all Firstly Thank you to: tcatch20, SkyWanheda, cheekymadom & Eren23 for your reviews on the last chapter, also thanks to SkyWanheda for your review on Chapter 35, Glad you enjoyed it Thanks to michbacz & TowerOfRavens for favouriting and following this story, welcome to you both hope you are enjoying this story I'll allow you all to get onto the story it's just over 7550+ words long, hope you all enjoy…
Authors Note: Apologies for any dialogue that isn't correct in the courtroom or lawyer involved scenes, I am not a lawyer lol so all my knowledge comes from TV
Chapter 37-A Fathers Love
Bellamy, Clarke, Octavia, Sasha and Lexa all remained quiet as they all took in the name Mr Jacobs had just mentioned as the new addition to the defences witness list, all of them trying to comprehend why Marcus would give evidence for the defence, in defence of a man who beat his own daughter black and blue. Clarke began to think about the numerous reasons and only one kept reoccurring in her head, because of her and Lexa because she was gay and he didn't approve, but how could he not care just because she was into women because she loved who she loved, it made her so angry she could feel her blood starting to bubble. Her attention was brought from her own thoughts when she heard Bellamy's voice;
"How is that fair, how can he testify but Sasha can't?"
"Bell's right. They're both in the army how is that fair?" Octavia added her hand holding onto Sasha's a little tighter than moments before
"It states here that they are calling Mr Kane as a character witness, Miss Woods isn't eligible to testify as a character witness because of the sexual nature of her relationship with Miss Blake. Mr Kane's career will only be mentioned at the most when he is asked what he does for a living and how he knows of Mr Markers, we can't protest or deny him the opportunity to testify due to the late notice seeing as he's due to take the stand in an hour if we were to protest or put forward a motion to dismiss Mr Kane as a witness it would delay the trail for at least three days"
"So we can't do anything but sit back and watch him back up the man who nearly raped my sister" Bellamy almost shouted out, seeing this Sasha stood up realising Octavia's hand and walking over to Bellamy she wrapped her arm around his shoulders whispering in his ear
"Let's go for a walk huh?" Bellamy didn't verbally respond he just looked at Sasha nodding his head softly, looking over at Octavia Sasha softly said "We won't be long babe" Without another word Sasha and Bellamy walked to the door opening it and walking through it, closing it behind them.
Lexa watched the door open and close, as it closed she turned her attention to Clarke who was squeezing her hand a lot harder than was normal for Clarke in any situation, leaning into her girlfriend she whispered in her ear "You wanna go for a walk?" Clarke looked at her nodding her head softly "Ok then let's go" She softly whispered using their connected hands to help pull Clarke up from her seat. Looking over to Mr Jacobs she said "Clarke needs some air, don't worry we'll stay away from the defences rooms" Mr Jacobs didn't answer her verbally he just nodded his head at her words knowing that being confined to one room for so long wasn't easy for any person, and as long as Clarke stayed away from the other side of the court house then there wouldn't be any issues arising
Lexa and Clarke walked out of the stuffy room they had been stuck in for hours on end without a chance to leave it until now, walking hand in hand Lexa guided Clarke to the peace garden she knew was outside, she had seen the signs pointing towards it on her way into the room hours before. It took them a few minutes to find it but once they did, they walked through the door as the fresh air hit them they both let out a breath neither knew they were holding in, the fresh air was ironically refreshing, it brought a little light to the day just feeling the air rushing past them instantly cooling them down.
The garden was the emphasis of peaceful which seemed impossible as it was in walls of the courthouse surrounded it, but it was the walls weren't just plain brick and malta they had been covered with vines and flowers from top to bottom all the plants flowing up and down the wall until it flowed of one wall onto the other, flowers placed lovingly and caringly in between the vines every colour you could think of from Pink to Blue in every different shade of the colour imaginable, the flowers ran from the wall down onto the floor into a bed of more flowers. In front of those bed of flowers was a bench that started at one end of the garden and curved around the whole garden to the other opposite side forming a semi-circle, a small circle pond in the middle of the garden in the semi-circle created by the bench.
Clarke and Lexa walked over to the middle part of the bench sitting down so they were facing the door that showed only a portion of the hallway that lead to the garden. As they sat down Lexa leant backwards as did Clarke, as their backs connected with the back of the bench Lexa lifted her arm over Clarke's head and wrapped it around her shoulders, as Lexa's arm wrapped around her shoulders Clarke leant her head to the side resting it gently on Lexa's shoulder. Taking small breathes in and out taking in the fresh air that filled her lungs and made her feel free and careless. Lexa didn't say a word she knew that Clarke needed time to process everything she had just heard from Mr Jacobs. Moments later Clarke let out a small sigh before she softly asked;
"Why would he do this Lex?"
"I don't know Clarke" Lexa honestly responded as she gently rubbed her hand soothingly up and down Clarke's back
"I don't get it Lex, is me being gay that bad that he wants to help the guy who beat me up get away with what he did"
"This has nothing to do with you or you being gay Clarke, this is all on your dad, I don't know why he's doing this but you can't let this get you off track I know that sounds ridiculous in the grand scale of things but you have to make sure that this doesn't take up all your mind, you need to stay focused on your testimony whatever he says doesn't matter he's just a character witness he's only there to make sure the jury gets a certain image of him, the defence wants you to get distracted and the easy way to do that is to use your dad, this is just their attempt to derail your confidence and make you not want to testify"
"Your right, can we just sit here for a bit so I can clear my head" Clarke asked looking up at Lexa kissing her softly on the cheek
"Sure we can"
"Do you think he'll be convicted?" Clarke asked, when she heard no response from Lexa she added "Be honest please"
"I'm not sure, even with your testimony the case is kind of hanging in the balance, it all depends on the jury and whether he believes Mitch was in full control or not that night, then it all hangs on which side is more convincing, the fact that neither of you went to the hospital works against you and I know you know that, but honestly I can see him at least being dishonourably discharged which may not seem like anything but he'd lose his only career and he would lose all the benefits that come with it. Honestly this all hangs on Octavia…"
"Why Octavia?"
"Because she wasn't involved with him sexually..."
"Neither was I"
"You may not have physically been with him but you kissed him and for all intense purposes you and him were sexually involved because your relationship was of a sexual nature because you were boyfriend and girlfriend, I know that sounds horrible but that's how they are pitching it and that's the only way they can justify what he did in anyway by making it seem as if it's just a domestic dispute and Octavia was just collateral damage. And that doesn't mean that your lying with what you say it just means that they have no other option in which he stays a free man"
"And Octavia's testimony will make them see the truth?"
"The fact that she's never been with a man will work in her favour they'll make sure to try and make it look like she was experimenting but then when Mr Jacobs begins to question her about her feelings for men that should settle that, and then the way she speaks about what he did to her, the way her face contorts when she thinks about it, and then the way her face lights up when she talks about Sasha, all of that will add up and paint a picture for the jury that will spell out that what Mitch did whether he was sober or not was not ok in anyway because he had full knowledge of the fact she was gay"
"So I'm being judged because I've had sex with a man?"
"Unfortunately so Clarke, I know it's unfair but Mitch is trying to save himself and the only way he can do that is to throw you and Octavia under the bus, more you than her though, because he knows you better than he knows Octavia…" Lexa paused for a second as she could feel Clarke's shoulders tense up more and more taking a small breath in she turned her head slightly placing a small kiss on the top of Clarke's head before continuing "Try not to think about it…just relax and take a few deep breaths and think about something else"
"Like what?"
"I don't know…. think about us….and how sexual frustrated you've been lately" At Lexa's words Clarke's head shot up from Lexa's shoulder looking her in the eyes seeing the small smirk on her face, Clarke's mouth hung open slightly not sure how Lexa would know that when they'd never spoken about it and she actually done anything she could to stop Lexa finding out, seeing the look on Clarke's face Lexa spoke "Your terrible at hiding your sexual frustration Clarke, especially when you pull away from me and suddenly walk out of the room, then reappear a few minutes later and sit across the room from me"
"I can be mad at you for numerous reasons Lexa, doesn't mean it's sexual frustration"
"Mad at me? ...why would you be mad at me I mean I'm awesome…" Lexa paused seeing the amusement on Clarke's face "Look at this face Clarke who could be angry at this face huh?"
"You're so full of yourself" Clarke stated turning her attention to the door of the garden trying to stop the smile spreading across her face as she felt Lexa's eyes on her
"I am but you love me so that makes it ok"
"Mmmm maybe I do" Clarke started feeling Lexa's arm retract from her shoulders she turned to look at Lexa who was now leant back against the bench her arms folded across her chest a sad frown on her face, looking at Lexa she raised her eyebrows at her giving her a small pout "Do you love me?"
"Maybe"
"Ok…I do love you…" Clarke started, when Lexa didn't move from her position Clarke reached forward kissing Lexa on the cheek gently, when Lexa still didn't respond or move she gently grabbed Lexa's arms pulling them apart and pulling Lexa forwards until they were face to face "Come on Lex…I'm sorry…. you know I love you…." Clarke kissed her softly on the lips pulling back she looked at Lexa who was still stone faced not revealing anything to Clarke. Shaking Lexa's arms softly looking at her pouting even more "Lex…"
"Ok...ok…. I love you too"
"See not so hard to say was it" Clarke smirked as she let go of Lexa's arms, she couldn't help but smile and lean forward kissing Lexa firmly on the lips, Lexa's hands instantly came up to rest on Clarke's cheeks keeping their lips locked together. This was one of the many reasons she loved Lexa, the woman could read her so well that she couldn't hide when she was upset or even sexually frustrated, and now on one of the most stressful days in her life Lexa could read how stressed she was and was doing whatever she could to take her mind off of it. As they continued to kiss her own hands moved up to Lexa's cheeks pulling her into the kiss even more, after a few seconds Lexa pulled back looking slightly breathlessly at Clarke she managed to say;
"We should stop now"
"But why? ...kissing you is so much fun" Clarke teased before attempting to lean into Lexa again only for Lexa to move backwards placing her hand Clarke's shoulder holding her back. When Clarke pouted at her again she leant forward leaning forward until her mouth was next to Clarke's ear, softly she whispered;
"Because we don't want you to get to sexually frustrated" Lexa couldn't help the smirk that graced her mouth as Clarke looked at her frowning at her before she spoke;
"Can you not tease me please? I feel stressed and your kisses de-stress me…. if you were a good girlfriend you'd help me de-stress…"
"I'm sorry I'm a terrible girlfriend, here let me make it up to you" Lexa smiled again this time capturing Clarke's lips, her arms wrapping around Clarke's waist pulling her closer, as she did Clarke wrapped her arms around Lexa's shoulders deepening the kiss a little more just enjoying the relaxation that having Lexa's lips against hers brought her.
Front of the Courthouse
Bellamy and Sasha were sat on a small wall to the left hand side of the courthouse, Sasha had managed to get Bellamy outside and sitting down without his temper being too much of a problem. They had been sat down on the wall for about Fifthteen minutes without saying a word to each other, Sasha knew better than most people how hard it could be to control her temper at times especially when it came to Octavia. So she let him take in the fresh air and calm himself down his own way. When she was sure that Bellamy was calm she looked at him softly speaking;
"You ok now?"
"Better yeah…just knowing that asshole gets a say but you don't just got to me" Sasha didn't say a word she knew he needed to vent and if she had to let him speak for hours she was ok with that as long as he felt better afterwards she was willing to listen to every word "It's just so frustrating you're the one person that knows Octavia better than Clarke, the one person that can get through to her when she's being stubborn and angry or when she doesn't wanna do something, you can calm her down and convince her like nobody else can. She wouldn't have got though any of this if it wasn't for you, and you don't get a chance to have your say…." Bellamy paused for a second before continuing "But that son of a bitch gets to say anything he wants, he gets to defend that asshole against his own daughter how is any of the ok…I don't get how he could do that, to Clarke and to Octavia, he's known O since she was ten years old, how can he condone anything that Mitch did to her, I mean for fuck sake he nearly raped my sister" Finally Bellamy took a breath in taking in some fresh air after he had expelled all the air in his lungs. After a few minutes of additional silence, he looked at Sasha who raised her eyebrows at her softly
"Feel better?" She softly asked the care in her voice was clear for Bellamy to hear
"A little yeah…" Bellamy looked at Sasha softly smiling at her "I just feel so useless, no matter what I say or do nothing can make this better for O, I wish that I could go back and stop myself from going after HIM, and made sure she was ok before anything else"
"We both know you went with instinct, you can't keep looking backwards Bell, the past is the past we can't change it so there's no point in regretting it or wishing you could change it because you can't, and the only thing thinking about it will do is drive you crazy"
"What would you have done?" He asked honestly wanting to know the answer to the question
"I don't know, part of me says I would have done the same as you but then there's another part of me that would go straight to Octavia, I can't sit here and tell you what I would do one hundred percent Bell, who knows everyone is different and I might think I'd react a certain way but come the situation I might react completely different"
"I just hate myself so much, I should have been a better brother, I should have protected her…"
"Bell…you can't think like that because believe me if you live on what if's your whole life will revolve around it, there's nothing you can do to change the past, but you can change the future go back inside and be there for O. Make sure that she knows when she's ready to talk your there for her." Pausing she placed her hand on his shoulder squeezing it softly "She's doing good, she only has nightmares every few days not every night anymore. That's a really good sign, her sessions with Dr Jaha are helping her and soon really soon she's gonna be ready to talk to you, but she won't if she thinks she's protecting you by not talking to you" Giving Bellamy a small smile she added "She's stronger than we give credit, she can handle all of this all she needs is someone's hand to hold. We both need to worry about the future not the past ok?"
"Your right" Bellamy smiled back, he knew everything that Sasha had said was true, he needed to be there for Octavia and place his own worries to the side and be there for his little sister "I'm good to go back inside now…. thanks"
"No worries Bro" Sasha laughed standing up earning a small smile from Bellamy as he stood up from the wall they were sat on, they both turned and walked back into the courthouse, walking through the hallways they approached the room Octavia and Clarke's prosecution team had been assigned.
As they approached it Sasha's attention was caught by a man heading towards the defence's assigned room as she turned her full attention towards the man she noticed that it was Marcus Kane, the man who was about to give evidence against it his own daughter, seeing the man brought a rush of anger inside herself pushing down the anger inside herself she continued to walk not mentioning it to Bellamy. As they continued to walk to the room they were previously in, Bellamy turned back noticing Kane was near them his body tensed up instantly, his hand balling into a fist as his eyes locked on Kane, the man brought him so much anger inside, he loved Clarke like a sister and knowing her own father could turn his back on her like that made him want to punch Kane's face in. Seeing the tension and anger fill up Bellamy's body Sasha instantly places her right hand around Bellamy's left bicep squeezing it she softly looks at him saying "Now's not the time, Octavia needs us"
At the mention of his sister's name Bellamy's whole body relaxed and his facial expression softened as he thought about her, deciding that Sasha was right Octavia needed them both now and getting into a fight with Kane wasn't going to help anyone at the moment. Walking until they reached the room they had left Octavia in over twenty minutes ago, opening the door they walked inside Sasha entering first as Bellamy entered after her closing the door behind him. As Sasha stepped further into the room Octavia stood up from her chair rushing over to her girlfriend wrapping her arms around her engulfing her in a hug as she buried her face in Sasha's neck taking in her perfume, as soon as their bodies connected Sasha wrapped her arms around Octavia's waist worryingly holding her close. After a few moments holding onto Sasha, Octavia released her hold on Sasha pulling back and looking into the older brunette's eyes as she asked;
"What's wrong O?"
"You guys took ages, I thought something had happened"
"We're fine we just needed some fresh air…. sorry we didn't mean to scare you" Sasha responded as Octavia took hold of her hand and lead her back to the couch they had been sat at beforehand
"It's fine, I just heard Kane's voice outside then there was a small commotion, I wanted to open the door and check but I couldn't"
"Sorry babe" Sasha apologised again as Octavia leant her forehead onto Sasha's shoulder closing her eyes for a few peaceful moments until she heard Mr Jacobs clearing his throat, opening her eyes and looking at him she waited for him to speak;
"Where is Miss Griffin?" He asked, and as if on cue the door to the room opened and a much more relaxed Clarke walked into the room followed by Lexa, their hands interlocked as they walked to the table, Lexa sat on one of the chairs with Clarke taking a seat on her lap "Ok, now that everyone is here, Mr Kane is due to give his testimony in approximately ten minutes' time. Obviously Miss Griffin and Miss Blake are unable to watch in on the testimony and I myself will be questioning Mr Kane. Therefore, I would advise that someone stay in here with Miss Griffin and Miss Blake, and anyone else who wanted to see Mr Kane's testimony would obviously be able to watch from the observation box" Pausing for a second he looked around the room trying to gauge everyone's response, after a moment he added "This decision is entirely up to you all, if none of you want to see Mr Kane testify then that's fine as well, anyway I'm going to prepare so I'll leave you all to decide." Smiling softly Mr Jacobs picked up his files from on the table walked to the door and opened it walking through it then closing it shut.
A few moments went by without anyone saying a word until Bellamy softly asked "What does everyone want to do?" Again silence filled the room as Lexa and Sasha both contemplated what would be better for their respective girlfriends, they both wanted to see what Kane had to say but at the same time neither wanted to leave their girlfriends worrying and alone in a cold wood filled room. Before either of them could voice theirselves Octavia's voice filled up the room;
"I want you to go and listen to him testify" She began gaining Sasha's attention as she lifted her head from her girlfriend's shoulder looking her in the eyes "I wanna know what he has to say, and you have insane memory recall"
"Babe…" Sasha began before Octavia cut her off again
"I know you wanna be here for me, but Bellamy won't leave my side for one second, will you Bell?" She asked looking over at her brother who shook his head in Sasha and Octavia's direction "He'll make sure me and Clarke are ok, if we need anything he'll be there for us. You and Lexa are better off out there listening in on what Kane has to say" Octavia stopped herself talking looking over at Clarke making sure that she wasn't speaking on behalf of the blonde
"O, is right" Clarke started looking down at Lexa who had her arms wrapped around Clarke's waist "You both have amazing memories so if there's anything that might affect what we say or that we should be aware of you both can let us know, plus I wanna know what my dad has to say for himself and if I can't be in there myself then the next best thing is you being in there" Clarke finished smiling down at Lexa before she leant down kissing her softly before pulling back seeing Lexa give her a small nod
"Are you sure about this babe?" Sasha asked looking at Octavia, when Octavia nodded her head she added "Ok, then I'll do it for you" Octavia smiled at the words leaning forward kissing Sasha softly on the lips before pulling back and whispering a small
"Thank you" Kissing Sasha on the cheek she again whispered "I love you"
"I love you too" Sasha softly responded leaning forward kissing Octavia on the cheek she pulled back softly saying "Everything will be ok" The sound of Sasha's voice was more than enough to convince Octavia that everything was going to be ok. Smiling at her girlfriend she watched as Lexa and Sasha stood up looked at each other for a second then walked towards the door both walking through at the same time looking back at their respective girlfriends giving them a small smile each before opening the door and disappearing though it closing it behind them. Closing her eyes Octavia leant backwards resting her head against the back of the couch
Sasha and Lexa walked along the corridors of the courthouse until they reached the courtroom they knew the case against Mitch was being tried, stopping in front of the door they were to enter they both looked at each other giving the other a small nod they both knew was a reminder for the other to keep them in line if they looked like they were going to lose their temper at any point. Walking into the courthouse they opted to sit at the back of the courtroom, it allowed them to hear what was being said but also the perfect spot for them to seen everything and everyone in the room. Making themselves as comfortable as they could be on the benches their attention was brought to the door on the right hand side of the court room, watching the door Mitch came into their view, his wrists bounded by a pair of metal handcuffs he was dressed in a black suit with a light blue shirt and a dark blue tie. As her eyes landed on Mitch Sasha felt that all too familiar rage bubbling inside herself, everything about Mitch made her want to smash his face in, what he did to Octavia and Clarke didn't seem to bother him, nor was the apparent time he was facing in prison, he was still smirking as ever.
Taking a deep breath, she leant back closing her eyes picturing Octavia smiling at her with that signature smile she gave her, as always when she thought about Octavia the anger quickly began to dissolve inside her being replaced by happiness and love. At the same time Lexa was doing the same thing except she was thinking about Clarke and her smile, the way she felt sparks rush through her body everytime they touched in anyway. They were both pulled from their thoughts of their respective girlfriend's when the judge entered the courtroom raising up they waited for their queue to sit, when it was given they sat back down, moments later the same door the judge came through opened up and the jury walked into the courtroom, walking into the jury box and taking their respective seats, they all listened to the judge speak;
"I am lead to believe that the defence has added a witness to their list, am I correct in this Mr Wallace?"
Cage Wallace, Mitch's defence lawyer, stood from his seat his jet black hair slicked all the way back, his suit Navy Blue without black shirt and blue tie not one crease visible in the suit, running his hand down his jacket suit he cleared his throat before speaking "Yes, your honour"
"Then please proceed with calling your witness Mr Wallace"
"Yes your honour, the defence calls Mr Marcus Kane" Mr Wallace stated a small smirk forming on his face, the door to the courtroom opened and in Kane walked in his army uniform suit with seemingly not a care in the world even a small smile gracing his face. Walking into the witness box he sat down, his posture immaculate in every way, adjusting his jacket making sure it was without crease as was with most soldiers it was a habit, on base if a superior officer saw your uniform with any part of it out of place they would make a point of giving out some form of punishment.
"Mr Kane, please place your right on the bible, your left hand over your heart and read this card" One of the court clergies stated as she stepped forward placing a bible on the ledge of the box, then holding up a card with writing on it.
"I do solemnly swear that the evidence I give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me god"
"Please state your full legal name and your occupation for the record"
"Staff Sargent Marcus Justin Ian Kane, I am a United States Staff Sargent with the 11th Armoured Cavalry Regiment"
"Are you any relation to the defendant Mr sorry, Staff Sargent Kane?"
"No I am no relation of the defendant Mr Markers"
"Then, how do you know the defendant Staff Sargent"
"Mr Markers was one of the many soldiers that train at the barracks I am based at"
"And is Mr Markers a competent solider would you say?"
"Very much so, his test scores are well above average in every aspect of his training. His communication skills are exceptional and his physical capabilities are second to none"
"And other than on your barracks at work, defending this country, have you had much involvement with Mr Markers"
"Yes"
"And what shape did that involvement come in?"
"Mr Markers was in a sexual relationship with my daughter, Clarke."
"Would that be the same Miss Clarke Diane Griffin that is accusing Mr Markers of Aggravated Assault?"
"Yes"
"Do you believe that Mr Markers assaulted your daughter?"
"Your Honour, speculation…the witness' opinion is neither fact nor matter" Mr Jacobs shouted standing up looking over at the judge and then Mr Wallace
"Your Honour, Staff Sargent Kane is one of Mr Markers senior officers, I am simply trying to ascertain whether from his contact with Mr Markers, he believes this assault to have taken place…" Mr Wallace stated as he stepped forward towards the witness box
"Overruled…I'll allow it…continue Mr Wallace"
"Thank you your honour, Staff Sargent please answer the question…"
"No, I do not believe that Mr Markers was capable of such a heinous crime"
"Thank Staff Sargent Kane, and to your knowledge did Miss Griffin have any reservations about dating a man?"
"No, why would she?"
"So at no point did Miss Griffin…. I believe the phrase is… come out to you?"
"No she did not"
"So at no point did your daughter tell you that she did not find men sexually attractive, or that she was only attracted the females?"
"No not at any point" As the words left Kane's mouth Lexa's whole body let out a small jolt of anger causing Sasha to place her hand over Lexa's, which was on her left thigh, squeezing it softly keeping her cousin literally grounded.
"So just to reiterate Staff Sargent Kane¸ at no point did your daughter Miss Griffin, one of the prosecution, state that she was not willing to commit to a male?"
"No she did not"
"Thank you Staff Sargent… No further questions your honour"
The judge gave a small courteous nod at the Mr Wallace before turning his attention to the prosecution and Mr Jacobs taking a small breath in before stating "Mr Jacobs, your witness"
"Thank you your honour" Mr Jacobs took a sip of his water before standing up looking down at his papers before straightening out his jacket suit and taking a small step forward "Staff Sargent Kane, May I ask how your daughter Miss Clarke Griffin came to meet Mr Markers..."
"Objection Your honour… relevance..." Mr Wallace stood up waving his hand in the air like it would make his sentence more meaningful
"Your honour, I am simply trying to establish whether or not Staff Sargent Kane was a factor in this development"
"Overruled…. But Mr Jacobs get to the point… quickly..."
"Of course your honour…" Mr Jacobs responded turning his attention back to Kane "Staff Sargent please answer the question"
"I introduced them to each other"
"Tell me Staff Sargent, why did you introduce them?"
"Clarke was heartbroken after a relationship she was in ended, I brought her to an army gathering on barracks in hopes of cheering her up and Mr Markers expressed his interest in her, therefore I introduced them to each other"
"Did Miss Griffin show any interest in Mr Markers before you introduced them?"
"No she did not"
"So it is possible that Miss Griffin simply agreed to talk to Mr Markers to make you, her father, happy"
"I couldn't say"
"None of us can say for sure Staff Sargent Kane but it is possible is it not?"
"Yes it is possible"
"The relationship Miss Griffin was getting over was it a short romance?"
"No they had been together for numerous years"
"So she was in love?"
"I believe so yes"
"One would believe that after being in a relationship for numerous years, one is almost certain to be in love are they not?"
"I suppose so"
"You suppose so… this is your daughter we are talking about after all, nobody knows a child better than their parents, So I'll ask again Staff Sargent Kane, was Miss Griffin in love with the person she was in that numerous year relationship"
"Yes" Kane released letting out a frustrated sigh
"This relationship she was in, was it with anyone you knew"
"OBJECTION..." Mr Wallace interrupted "This is meant to be about Mr Markers character, this isn't about Miss Griffin and her father's relationship"
"Your honour I am simply trying to establish whether Miss Griffin and Staff Sargent Kane's relationship is as perfect as the defence will lead us to believe"
"Objection overruled"
"Thank you your honour" Mr Jacobs let out smirking as Wallace sat down letting out an angered sigh "So Staff Sargent please answer the question"
"Yes"
"That would be a yes, you knew the person she was in a relationship with?"
"Yes"
"And could you please state the person's full name for the record?"
"Specialist Alexandra Marilyn Woods"
"And how exactly did you know Specialist Woods?"
"She was one of the soldiers that worked underneath me"
"And other than Specialist Woods, had your daughter dated other women to your knowledge…" When Kane paused hesitantly looking at Mr Wallace, Mr Jacobs added "May I remind you, you are under oath Staff Sargent Kane"
"Yes, on numerous occasions she had informed me that she was dating women…. But they were all just phases"
"What an odd use of words…. a phase…. So you believed that your daughter wasn't actually gay even though she had informed you of such in numerous occasions…"
"Yes…I mean No..."
"Well which is it Staff Sargent, yes or no…. Had your daughter ever told you that she was a gay woman..."
"Yes… but it was a phase, it was all Lexa twisting her mind and making her think she was a homo…"
"No further questions your honour…" Mr Jacobs exclaimed noticing the disgusted look on the jury's face
"NO HANG ON, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, YOU CAN'T TWIST MY WORDS" Kane started to shout out, two security officers rushed forward violently grabbing hold of Kane and forcibly removing him from the witness box, as they dragged him off he angrily shouted out "MY DAUGHTER ISNT A HOMO..." He was dragged out through the door by the security officers his voice becoming inaudible to anyone inside the courtroom.
Lexa and Sasha watched Kane in disbelief at his outburst, both shaking their heads at the man who seemed to defy everything that a father was meant to be, as the doors swung shut Sasha let out a small "What an asshole…. what happened to a fathers love.." getting a small nod of agreement from Lexa as they turned their attention back to the judge
The Judge let out a sigh pausing before turning his attention to the jury "All members of the jury allow me to take this opportunity to apologise for Staff Sargent Kane's outburst, you will disregard it." He paused as he turned to look at the defence and prosecution tables respectively "At this time we will recess until the morning, court will recommence at 9am tomorrow morning, I strongly advise that both parties inform their witnesses that outburst such as Staff Sargent Kane's will not be tolerated in my courtroom"
"Yes your honour" Mr Jacobs and Mr Wallace both stated at the same time nodding softly in the judge's direction as he stood up turning and walking towards the door he had entered via, moments after he had exited the courtroom the jury stood up and exited through the same door. Once the jury was out of the courtroom Mr Wallace tapped Mitch on the shoulder causing the man to turn and walk towards the door he had entered via, a smug smile still evident on his face. Once they were sure he was gone Lexa and Sasha stood up walking through the door they had entered via, Mr Jacobs closely behind them, they didn't stop until they got to the room they knew Clarke, Bellamy and Octavia were still sat in.
Opening the door Lexa and Sasha walked into the room both instantly meet with their respective girlfriends rushing forward and wrapping their arms around them. As Clarke pulled back she looked Lexa in the eyes before leaning up and kissing her lovingly her arms around Lexa's neck allowing her to pull Lexa's chest flush against her own, Lexa's arms wrapping around Clarke's waist holding them together almost. Their lips meet again this time they stayed connected for a few moments before Lexa pulled back looking lovingly into Clarke's eyes as Clarke softly asked;
"So how did it go?"
Lexa remained silent at the question turning to look at Sasha who was holding Octavia in a gentle embrace, her eyes pleading with her cousin for an answer to the question. Seeing the look on Sasha's face Octavia moved backwards out of the embrace slightly looking up at Sasha
"Well, how did it go?" She asked looking her girlfriend straight in the eyes knowing her girlfriend wouldn't be able to lie to her, she watched as Sasha took in a deep breath her body slumping slightly as she blinked wiping her face with her right hand before looking at Clarke apologetically;
"He tried to throw you under the bus Clarke"
"What do you mean?" Clarke asked, taking a step backwards removing herself from Lexa's arms and looking from Sasha to Lexa and then back again "Tell me"
"He told them that at no point did you ever tell him you were gay, or that you had never told him that you don't find men sexually attractive"
"He actually said that?"
"Yeah, he said a whole lot of things along with it to Clarke"
"Like what?"
"He painted Mitch as the perfect solider and the perfect man, He also stated that he didn't believe that Mitch was capable of and I quote such a heinous crime, it looked pretty bad until Mr Jacobs got the jump on him and made your pops lose his cool" Sasha stated trying to supress the smile on her face at the thought of Kane being one upped
"How do you mean he lost his cool"
"Mr Jacobs asked about your relationship before Mitch and that lead to him having to mention Lexa, and the fact that you'd dated other women before her and when your dad tried the whole it was a phase thing Mr Jacobs shut him down and your dad just flipped, started shouting about his daughter wasn't a homo, he had to be dragged out of the courtroom by the security guards"
"He really had to be dragged out?" Clarke asked not sure what to say or think about what she'd just been told
"Yeah, I know you probably don't wanna hear this but his outburst worked in your favour, you should have seen the jury's faces they were disgusted"
"There not the only ones" Clarke stated the sadness and tears building up inside herself, as she looked at Lexa again
"Look, court reconvenes tomorrow at 9am, let's go home and get some food" Lexa calmly stated as she looked at Clarke noticing the look in Clarke's eyes. She knew Clarke was struggling to with everything she was hearing and it couldn't be helpful sitting in a stuffy room.
"Lex, is right let's get out of here, go home and try and relax" Sasha added looking at Clarke and Octavia, both of them nodding their heads at them. Turning around and looking at Bellamy who nodded at her confirming he agreed, they all turned to look at Mr Jacobs;
"I will meet you all here at 8:30am tomorrow morning, I will brief Miss Griffin for her testimony tomorrow, they will call you into court around 9:30/10am once you are finished, I will brief Miss Blake and the process will repeat itself. But until then I advise going home and trying to relax" Mr Jacobs completed smiling at all people in the room before picking up his briefcase and file and exiting the room closing the door behind them.
"You heard the man" Bellamy smiled looking at the others smiling at them both.
All five of them exited the room, Sasha's hand intertwined with Octavia's, as Lexa and Clarke walked behind them Lexa's arm wrapped around Clarke's waist as Clarke's arm wrapped around Lexa's waist, her head leant slightly on Lexa's shoulder as they walked to the car park of the courthouse. As they walked down the last staircase they walked towards Bellamy and Sasha's cars which were parked in the middle line of cars, as they reached Bellamy's Ford Fiesta and Sasha's Lexus they stopped at their respective cars, standing still for a moment they all looked at each other, Sasha was the first to speak;
"Bell, would you mind dropping Lexa and Clarke off for me?"
"Of course not" Bellamy stated unlocking his car, opening the door and standing leaning on it as he waited for Lexa and Clarke
"Hang on, why can't you drive us home?" Lexa asked retracting her arm from Clarke's shoulders looking at her cousin
"I wanna show Octavia something, I don't know how long it'll take and also it's kind of private"
"Ok" Lexa responded not asking anything more, knowing her cousin obviously wanted some privacy
"We'll see you a little later" Sasha softly responded smiling as she watched Lexa and Clarke got into the back seat of Bellamy's car, moments later the car pulled out and drove towards the exit.
"So where are we going?" Octavia asked as she removed her hand from her girlfriends moving around to the passenger's side eyeing her girlfriend as they both got into the car
"It's a surprise" Sasha smiled looking at Octavia as she started the engine of the car
"No clues at all"
"No clues babe…well except that it's just me and you for the next few hours" Sasha smiled as she looked left and right, then pulling out of the space she was parked in driving towards the exit.
"Sounds perfect" Octavia honestly smiled unable to take her eyes off her girlfriend as she began wondering where they were going
Hope you all enjoyed this instalment…In the next chapter all will be revealed regarding Sasha's surprise for Octavia, also Clarke and Lexa will have some alone time before the trail….Along with perhaps a hinting into what is going on with Ontari…plus Clarke testifies….What did you all think? Good? Bad? Or a bit of both?...anyway hope it was enjoyable for you all and until next time…Stay Safe Peeps and Peepettes and Keep fanficing….