In this chapter the judge makes his decision. Kay has a talk with her
family and Miguel.
Chapter 15 *********
The next day
Kay, Brian, Maria, Ivy, and Sam walked in together, while getting glares from certain people on the other side of the room. They sat down waiting for the judge to appear for his verdict. Brian and Kay got to talking.
"You know Brian, if I get custody I am going to have a talk with my Miguel about him seeing her still. She needs to know who her dad is."
"Then why did you go through with this?"
"Miguel was the one who wanted to go to court. I know if I didn't fight he could easily take Maria away from me. He may seem soft on the outside but when he wants something and he thinks its right he will go for it."
"I guess you are right. Here comes the judge."
The judge walks in and everyone stands up. They sit back down and wait patiently for his verdict.
"Given the information that I heard yesterday. I feel that Maria Bennett will be better taken care of and better provided more with her mother Ms. Kay Bennett. Case dismissed."
Kay stood up hugged Brian and smiled. Brian then kissed her. They broke apart. Kay looked over at Miguel and he looked angry. Most of everyone on the other side of the room looked angry at Kay. Kay just smiled, picked up Maria, and walked out with Brian, Ivy, and Sam.
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At Sam's House
Kay, Brian, Ivy, and Sam were talking in the living room. Maria was taking a nap upstairs.
"Well, I am glad this is over. I am glad Miguel didn't get custody." said Ivy
"Well, I plan on talking to him though. I still think Maria needs to see her father."
"I agree but maybe you should just wait awhile. Don't talk to him today. Let him cool off because of the custody thing."
"Maybe your right."
For the rest of the day Kay, Brian, and Maria hung out, inside mostly to avoid any collision with someone. Ivy and Sam took Maria to get some pizza, while Kay made Brian dinner. They had a nice dinner, talked some, then he left with a kiss at the door.
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The next morning
Kay wakes up and sees that Maria is gone. She heads downstairs and sees Maria at the table eating eggs. Her dad is sitting at the end eating also. Maria sees her Mom and smiles. Kay gets a plate and serves herself and sits down next to her dad.
"I plan on talking to Miguel today. I need to settle some stuff with him."
"Do you really think that is a good idea?"
"Yes, I do. I need to do it today. Of course I will be taking Maria with me. I need to talk to everyone. I have to discuss what happened in the past and what's going to happen in the future. Concerning visiting rights and stuff with Maria. Divorced and separated couples do it all the time."
"Well, you are a grown woman I can't tell you not to. If you think its best."
"I do, for Maria."
"Ok then. I am going to wake Ivy. I am taking her out today. I have been busy lately and I don't spend enough time with her."
"Ok. See you later dad." Sam left. "Maria today you and I are going to visit your daddy, doesn't that sound like fun?!?"
"I get to meet my daddy?!?!"
"Yes, now if you eat your breakfast, we will get dressed and go to see him ok."
"Ok."
Kay and Maria ate the rest of their breakfast, got dressed and now are headed over to her mom's house. He will more and likely be there visiting Charity. They get to the house. She looks up at the house and remembers all the bad and good things that happened here. She walked up to the door holding Maria and rung the bell. The door opened and there stood Charity.
"What do you want?"
"I need to see Miguel."
"Well, I am pretty sure Miguel doesn't want to see you."
"Please Charity. I really need to talk to all of you about some things."
"I guess come on in."
Kay and Maria walk in and hang up their coats. Charity motions them in the living room and there is Grace, David, John, Reese, Jessica, Miguel, and Simone sitting all around eating tomato soup cake. Everyone looks up and glares at Kay.
"I am sorry to interrupt but I needed to talk to you all about something's concerning Maria."
"Whatever it is Kay, I am sure we really don't want to hear it. You took my child away from me and now this will probably be the last time I see her right." Said Miguel with lots of anger in his voice.
"Miguel, I felt that I was holding you back from being with Charity, that's why I left and you started the whole custody thing. I wasn't about to have my child taken away from me. You I know will never let me see her again but with me I believe that she should see you."
"Why the sudden change at heart?"
"I always felt that Maria should see you but you wanted to take her away from me. I did what I had to do."
"Well, what's there to talk about. You live in L.A. How are we going to work this out where I can see her. I would like to see her all the time that's why I sued for custody."
"Divorced and separated couples do it all the time. I feel we can work it out. Maria and I would probably be here on the holidays anyway and she could she can come here a for a month or so in the summer. If you ever want to see her in between those time, I am sure we could work something out."
Kay looked at Miguel hoping for some kind of sign that he would agree. Miguel sighed and looked up at Kay. He then looks at Maria and smiled. He whether see her in the summer and holidays, then not at all.
"Well, I whether see Maria in the summer and holidays, then not at all. I am sure we can work out the details later. Come here Maria." Maria just stands there not sure if she should. She knows this man is her father. She is just shy.
"Its ok sweetie." said Kay and gives Maria a little nudge. Maria walks over and hugs Miguel. Everyone smiles.
"Kay can I get you and Maria some cake." said Grace standing up about to step into the kitchen.
"NO!" yells Kay. "I mean no thank you. She just had breakfast and I don't want her to eat anything else. Other wise she will get sick."
"Oh, ok."
Kay sits down next to Miguel and watches Miguel bond with Maria. Kay smiles at the scene before her. Kay wishes she could have a happy family. I wish I could have a happy family like this. A happy one with Miguel. Wait...where did that come from? Kay clears that thought. She sits back and drinks her coffee. She spends the rest of the day with her family.
Next Chapter***************Kay is beginning to see who Brian really is. She is also beginning to have feelings for Miguel again. Little does she know Miguel is beginning to have feelings for her as well.
Chapter 15 *********
The next day
Kay, Brian, Maria, Ivy, and Sam walked in together, while getting glares from certain people on the other side of the room. They sat down waiting for the judge to appear for his verdict. Brian and Kay got to talking.
"You know Brian, if I get custody I am going to have a talk with my Miguel about him seeing her still. She needs to know who her dad is."
"Then why did you go through with this?"
"Miguel was the one who wanted to go to court. I know if I didn't fight he could easily take Maria away from me. He may seem soft on the outside but when he wants something and he thinks its right he will go for it."
"I guess you are right. Here comes the judge."
The judge walks in and everyone stands up. They sit back down and wait patiently for his verdict.
"Given the information that I heard yesterday. I feel that Maria Bennett will be better taken care of and better provided more with her mother Ms. Kay Bennett. Case dismissed."
Kay stood up hugged Brian and smiled. Brian then kissed her. They broke apart. Kay looked over at Miguel and he looked angry. Most of everyone on the other side of the room looked angry at Kay. Kay just smiled, picked up Maria, and walked out with Brian, Ivy, and Sam.
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At Sam's House
Kay, Brian, Ivy, and Sam were talking in the living room. Maria was taking a nap upstairs.
"Well, I am glad this is over. I am glad Miguel didn't get custody." said Ivy
"Well, I plan on talking to him though. I still think Maria needs to see her father."
"I agree but maybe you should just wait awhile. Don't talk to him today. Let him cool off because of the custody thing."
"Maybe your right."
For the rest of the day Kay, Brian, and Maria hung out, inside mostly to avoid any collision with someone. Ivy and Sam took Maria to get some pizza, while Kay made Brian dinner. They had a nice dinner, talked some, then he left with a kiss at the door.
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The next morning
Kay wakes up and sees that Maria is gone. She heads downstairs and sees Maria at the table eating eggs. Her dad is sitting at the end eating also. Maria sees her Mom and smiles. Kay gets a plate and serves herself and sits down next to her dad.
"I plan on talking to Miguel today. I need to settle some stuff with him."
"Do you really think that is a good idea?"
"Yes, I do. I need to do it today. Of course I will be taking Maria with me. I need to talk to everyone. I have to discuss what happened in the past and what's going to happen in the future. Concerning visiting rights and stuff with Maria. Divorced and separated couples do it all the time."
"Well, you are a grown woman I can't tell you not to. If you think its best."
"I do, for Maria."
"Ok then. I am going to wake Ivy. I am taking her out today. I have been busy lately and I don't spend enough time with her."
"Ok. See you later dad." Sam left. "Maria today you and I are going to visit your daddy, doesn't that sound like fun?!?"
"I get to meet my daddy?!?!"
"Yes, now if you eat your breakfast, we will get dressed and go to see him ok."
"Ok."
Kay and Maria ate the rest of their breakfast, got dressed and now are headed over to her mom's house. He will more and likely be there visiting Charity. They get to the house. She looks up at the house and remembers all the bad and good things that happened here. She walked up to the door holding Maria and rung the bell. The door opened and there stood Charity.
"What do you want?"
"I need to see Miguel."
"Well, I am pretty sure Miguel doesn't want to see you."
"Please Charity. I really need to talk to all of you about some things."
"I guess come on in."
Kay and Maria walk in and hang up their coats. Charity motions them in the living room and there is Grace, David, John, Reese, Jessica, Miguel, and Simone sitting all around eating tomato soup cake. Everyone looks up and glares at Kay.
"I am sorry to interrupt but I needed to talk to you all about something's concerning Maria."
"Whatever it is Kay, I am sure we really don't want to hear it. You took my child away from me and now this will probably be the last time I see her right." Said Miguel with lots of anger in his voice.
"Miguel, I felt that I was holding you back from being with Charity, that's why I left and you started the whole custody thing. I wasn't about to have my child taken away from me. You I know will never let me see her again but with me I believe that she should see you."
"Why the sudden change at heart?"
"I always felt that Maria should see you but you wanted to take her away from me. I did what I had to do."
"Well, what's there to talk about. You live in L.A. How are we going to work this out where I can see her. I would like to see her all the time that's why I sued for custody."
"Divorced and separated couples do it all the time. I feel we can work it out. Maria and I would probably be here on the holidays anyway and she could she can come here a for a month or so in the summer. If you ever want to see her in between those time, I am sure we could work something out."
Kay looked at Miguel hoping for some kind of sign that he would agree. Miguel sighed and looked up at Kay. He then looks at Maria and smiled. He whether see her in the summer and holidays, then not at all.
"Well, I whether see Maria in the summer and holidays, then not at all. I am sure we can work out the details later. Come here Maria." Maria just stands there not sure if she should. She knows this man is her father. She is just shy.
"Its ok sweetie." said Kay and gives Maria a little nudge. Maria walks over and hugs Miguel. Everyone smiles.
"Kay can I get you and Maria some cake." said Grace standing up about to step into the kitchen.
"NO!" yells Kay. "I mean no thank you. She just had breakfast and I don't want her to eat anything else. Other wise she will get sick."
"Oh, ok."
Kay sits down next to Miguel and watches Miguel bond with Maria. Kay smiles at the scene before her. Kay wishes she could have a happy family. I wish I could have a happy family like this. A happy one with Miguel. Wait...where did that come from? Kay clears that thought. She sits back and drinks her coffee. She spends the rest of the day with her family.
Next Chapter***************Kay is beginning to see who Brian really is. She is also beginning to have feelings for Miguel again. Little does she know Miguel is beginning to have feelings for her as well.