Chapter 12
It's been two weeks and I have stayed closed up in my workroom as much as I can. Only stopping to eat and sleep. I barely speak but Gilly stays close and if he can't be here the Prospect or one of the other guys is here. I get out of bed and make breakfast before taking my place at the table next to Gilly. "We have to leave in an hour for court. How are you holding up?" he asks. I shake my head and fight off the tears. "I'm scared Gilly." I tell him. "Don't be babe. We have the paternity test showing the baby is mine." he tells me and I just nod.
We are sitting in court and the judge calls Megan up to the stand. "Why are you seeking custody of the Lopez's baby?" he asks. "I believe that baby is my boyfriend's baby." she says. "Where is your boyfriend?" he asks. "I've been unable to find him but that doesn't matter. I can provide for the baby and this will be my only chance at being a mother." she says. "Mr and Mrs Lopez say they have a paternity test saying that it belongs to Mr Lopez." he says. "They faked the test." she says. "What proof do you have that they faked it?" he asks. "Well, I don't but it's not his baby. It belongs to Jake and I want to raise the baby." she says. The judge looks at us and then calls Gilly to the stand. "Did you fake the paternity test?" the judge asks. "No sir. We did an Amniocentesis at the hospital and the test came back to be mine." Gilly says. "Were you and Mrs Lopez already together when she got pregnant?" he asks. "Not officially but we were already pretty much living together. My things were already at her house and we were inseparable." Gilly says. Then it's my turn on the stand. "Are you okay Mrs Lopez?" the judge asks. "No sir." I tell him. "Is there a chance that this baby could be this Jake guy's?" he asks. "No sir. I never slept with Jake. I think that was why he was cheating on me with Megan. Jake and I broke up before I even got pregnant and he knew that the baby wasn't his." he tells me. "Have you seen or spoken to Jake?" he asks. "Not since a few days after I found out I was pregnant. He came to my house telling me he wanted to help me raise the baby and I told him I was with my now husband and that I was raising my baby with him since he's the father." I tell him. The judge tells us to take a break and he will make his decision. Half an hour later we are back in court and he says "Custody of the unborn child will remain with Mr and Mrs Lopez." He looks at Megan and says "You are not to have any contact with the Lopez's and you are not to come near their child. Is that understood?" he asks and she nods her understanding.
We get home after court and as soon as we walk in the door, I go straight to my workroom and close the door. Gilly opens it and just watches me from the doorway. I sit at my sewing machine and he sees my shoulders start to shake and he rushes to me and kneels in front of me and pulls me into his lap and just holds me while I sob. "It's okay babe. No one is taking our kid. I got you babe." he whispers. I wrap my arms around him while I sob. He picks me up and carries me to the bedroom and lays me on the bed. Laying with me, he just holds me and tells me how much he loves me and our churro and how he will never let anyone take our baby from us. After a little while, I stop sobbing and he realizes that I am sleeping.
I wake up a little later and am in bed alone. I get up and walk into the living room to see Gilly sitting there with Taza. "Hey babe." Gilly says as he walks over to me and wraps his arms around me. "Hey Mija. How are you feeling?" Taza asks. "I'll be okay." I tell him before Gilly pulls me to the table and sits me in a chair. "You need to eat." Gilly tells me and I just nod. "How's your depression?" Taza asks. "Okay for now I think. Just still a little overwhelmed from all this shit with Megan." I tell them and Gilly says "I still don't want you alone. I don't trust her." I nod and say "I don't either."