Jordan sat outside court nervously ringing her hands. "Jordan it's going to be alright the three of us will be in there with you, Mr. MacLean and Mr. Thompson already cleared it with the judge." Mark whispered in her ear.
"It's not that?" she whispered.
"Then what?" Glenn asked gently.
"I don't want him to retaliate against Nicolas, and I know he would do it just to get back at me."
"Darlin' it's not going to happen we already discussed this" Kevin said kneeling in front of her.
"Jordan you ready?"
"Yes" Jordan said looking up from Kevin to her lawyer's.
When they walked into the courtroom Jordan noticed Alex was standing by one of the tables while a sheriff's deputy un-cuffed his hands.
"You aren't getting away with this you bitch" he growled causing Jordan to shudder visibly.
"Mr. Caldwell I suggest you advise you're client not to address or threaten my client unless he wants to add some more charges to the ones he already has" Derek Thompson said moving Jordan to the other side of him. Andrew looked back at the three men who had accompanied them into the courtroom. They looked ready to pounce should Alex Davis make a move towards Jordan. He wasn't sure if it was a blessing or a curse. He was afraid he would end up having to defend them should Alex make a move against his client.
Jordan sat down between the two lawyers and took a deep calming breath. She listened as the bailiff called court into order. Derek gave Jordan's arm a reassuring squeeze as he stood up to make his opening arguments. Jordan turned to look when she heard the court room door's open and was surprised to see Vince, Linda, and Shane enter and move to sit beside Kevin.
"You're honor, I would like to thank the court for hearing these proceeding's in such a quick manner. Mrs. Davis would like to get this over with as soon as possible so that she and her son may move on with their lives. Mrs. Davis is asking the court to grant her a divorce from her husband Alex Davis on the grounds of spousal abuse, mental cruelty and irreconcilable differences. One week ago Mrs. Davis was taken to the hospital and kept over night after Mr. Davis physically beat her, held her and her son hostage for three hours at gunpoint. This is not the first time Mr. Davis has struck his wife. The situation has become volatile and Mrs. Davis not only fears for the safety of herself but of her young son Nicolas Stevens, who witnessed the attack one week ago, he was injured as well by Mr. Davis while trying to help his mother. We ask the court to graciously grant this divorce in Jordan Davis's favor so that she and her son may move on with their lives." Derek said addressing the judge.
"Thank you Mr. Thompson" Judge Michael Murphy said turning to look at Peter Caldwell.
Peter Caldwell stood up and approached the podium. He knew his client was not going to win this case in his favor. He didn't even like the man especially after he had threatened his wife right in front of him.
"You're honor, my client does not wish a divorce from Mrs. Davis. He loves his wife and child, and knows what he did was wrong and begs forgiveness, he is willing to undergo anger management classes, marriage counseling and whatever else the court deems necessary to keep his marriage."
"Mr. Thompson please call you're first witness"
"I call Jordan Michelle Davis to the stand"
Jordan slowly got up and walked up to the witness chair and raised her right hands swearing to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
"Jordan, I know this is difficult for you, I need you to tell the court where you were on June 12 of this year."
Jordan took a deep breath, staring at Kevin for a moment, "I had gone to the Reunion Arena to see my son's father Paul Levesque who is a professional wrestler for the WWE, I never managed to get backstage to see him."
"Jordan if you're married to Alex Davis why would you be going to see Paul, was their a problem with you're son?"
" I wanted to ask for his help in getting away from Alex, his temper had become worse. Normally it's only directed at me however a few nights earlier he attempted to beat my son with a belt for having an accident."
"An accident? What kind of Accident?"
"He wet his pant's, Nicolas has been potty trained since he turned two years old, and recently he's regressed back to wetting his pants."
"So Nicolas had an accident in his pants and Alex tried to beat him with a belt" Derek asked trying to make it clear to the court.
"It wasn't only a belt he was going to use the buckle end, the buckle was a rodeo buckle the kind you win in an event."
"Is this the belt that was used?"
"Yes that is the belt"
"Did Alex actually hit Nicolas with the belt?"
"No, I jumped between him and Nicolas and Alex hit me instead"
"What happened when you got home after going to the wrestling match to see Mr. Levesque?"
"Alex was angry he had been drinking heavily, their were two bottles of Jack Daniels lying on the floor next to his chair, I immediately sent Nicolas to his room to get ready for bed as soon as Alex started screaming at me, Alex asked me where I had been, I told him I had a late meeting for work, he told me I was lying that he had seen me on television and knew I was at the wrestling event. I admitted that I had gone to the event to tell Paul about Nicolas and that I was taking Nicolas and we were leaving for good this time and that nothing he could so or say could stop me."
"So you have tried to leave Alex before?"
"Yes, several times" Jordan said looking over at Alex.
"And what happened to make you go back?" Derek asked gently.
"At first he made promises to change, and then he would make threats. The last time he threatened to kidnap Nicolas if I didn't come back to him."
"Jordan what happened after you told Alex you were leaving for good?"
"He hit me in the face, and when I tried to run he grabbed me by the hair and threw me into the wall next to the desk. Some how I got into our bedroom and locked the door I called my friend Stephanie and told her he was going to kill me. Alex had gotten in by that time and he grabbed the phone from my hand and threw it against the wall, next thing I knew he had a gun pointed at my head. He stood there for the longest time just pointing it at me, I thought he was going to kill me. I prayed that Nicolas would stay in his room and not come out. Alex dragged me from the room by my hair and forced me against the wall." Jordan stopped at that point her eyes welling up with tears. She hadn't wanted anyone to know what happened next and hoped Kevin, Mark, and Glenn wouldn't have been in the court room when she had to tell the rest of the story, the part she hadn't told them.
"It's alright Jordan take you're time"
"Alex had me against the wall and he ripped my shirt from my body, when I fought him he hit me in the temple with the butt of the gun when I fell to the ground he dove on top of me tearing my clothes off of me. I tried to fight him but he was so much bigger than I was and I felt like I just wanted to die right there." Jordan whispered sobbing.
"What happened next Jordan?" Derek asked quietly. She had told him the whole story when she met with him and Andrew the day before without her friends present and he knew she never wanted them to know. From the look on the five men's faces he could understand why, they looked ready to lynch Alex Davis.
"He raped me, when he was done he just laughed and told me that was all I had ever been good for was a role in the hay. I told him to go Fuck himself and he kicked me in the ribs three times. I must have cried out because Nicolas came running out yelling for him to leave me alone, Nicolas tried to run to me but Alex backhanded him and Nicolas flew into the wall with a sickening thud. I thought for sure he had killed him. I don't know where I got the strength from but I kicked out my leg's a move Mark had taught me a long time ago. Alex went down like a ton of bricks, in the process the gun went off. Next thing I remember is hearing the police come into the house and then waking up in the hospital."
"Jordan did Alex at anytime during the night make a verbal threat against you?"
"Yes, he told me the only way I was getting away from him was in a body bag, I believe he meant it"
"No further question's you're honor" Derek said walking back to his table.
"Mrs. Davis, You have said today that you went to Reunion Arena to see Nicolas's father, isn't it true that shortly after you're marriage you had my client put on Nicolas's birth certificate as the father."
"No, Alex wanted me too, but I refused. Nicolas had a father even though Paul didn't know about Nicolas I couldn't deny Nicolas his true father. "
"That is awfully funny, I have right here a birth certificate of one Nicolas Paul Stevens and under father's name it say's Alexander Patrick Davis, this is you're signature is it not?"
"Objection you're honor, we have not seen this document, and the birth certificate we have has the father's name left blank" Andrew said standing up immediately.
"Approach the bench"
The three lawyer's approached the bench and Judge Murphy leaned in taking the two birth certificate's. "Gentlemen this does not look like the same signature, how ever I'm not an expert so I am ordering this be sent to a lab to be analyzed. And If it comes back that this document is a forgery you're client is in serious trouble Mr. Caldwell. I do not take lightly to being lied to in my own court."
"Yes you're honor" Caldwell said having a bad feeling.
"Continue with you're cross examination."
Andrew and Derek went back to their seats Andrew giving Jordan an encouraging smile.
"Mrs. Davis, isn't it true that you have been meeting secretly with Paul Levesque since the beginning of you're marriage, and that you have committed adultery with not only Mr. Levesque but also Mr. Kevin Nash."
"NO" Jordan said loudly.
"But you would like to wouldn't you Mrs. Davis, especially with Kevin"
"Objection you're honor, he's badering the witness" Andrew said standing up getting tired of the games.
"Sustained, unless you have proof that the witness has committed adultery get off the subject, she has already answered no"
"I have no further questions for this witness"
"We'll take a 15 minute recess" Judge Murphy ordered banging his gavel and standing up after dismissing Jordan.
"What the hell is going on? Where did this other Birth Certificate come from?" Kevin asked angrily.
"Everyone calm down let's go into the conference room across the hall"
As the walked across the hall Kevin stopped Jordan, "Why didn't you tell me he raped you?" Kevin asked his eyes full of pity.
"Because I didn't want to see that look on you're face."
"What look?"
"The look of disgust"
"Jordie, I'm not disgusted, if anything I'm pissed enough to kill the bastard" Kevin said quietly.
"That's another reason, I don't want you to spend the rest of you're life in prison because of me."
"Jordan, you need to understand something"
"What's that?" she asked her eyes filling with tears again.
"I would gladly go to prison for you, hell I'd die to protect you"
"Why Kevin?"
"Because Jordan, that's what you do when you're in love with someone you make sacrifices no matter how big or small they maybe," Kevin said quietly a grin spreading across his handsome face.