Here is Chapter 2! It's a little longer....hope you like it!
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When I get Nervous - Chapter 2
As Beaumont sat on the stand thinking about her man, Jason Walsh, she actually did feel more relaxed. She still wondered what he could be thinking of while he was on the stand but knew she would get it out of him... "One way or another," she thought with a smile grazing her tips.
Casey had tried to talk to Walsh before they made it into the courtroom. She didn't like him being angry with her but more than that, she was angry that he had thought she would trying to trick him.
Nicole turned around and motioned to Casey to get ready, as she would be the next called to the stand. Her thoughts suddenly drifted far away from her anger towards her partner and she felt her stomach flop again.
She was going to be sick. Casey gracefully stood up from her position on the pew she was seated in and stepped silently out the back doors of the courtroom. Once out of sight of the officers standing in the hallway, she bolted for the ladies room.
As her empty stomach heaved up the glass of water she had had for lunch, she heard someone knock on the door to the stall.
"Casey, are you okay?" Walsh rapped again on the outside of the stall Casey was in.
Casey wiped her mouth and pushed through the swinging door, nearly smacking Walsh in the face.
"This is the ladies room Walsh. What the hell are you doing in here?" Casey stepped around him to go to the sink and wash her face.
"I came to check on you. You practically ran out of the courtroom. You okay?"
"Does it look like I'm okay?"
"You knocked up?"
Casey turned to face him, "Excuse me? Am I pregnant? You have got to be kidding me. I throw up so you automatically assume that because I'm a girl I'm pregnant…. Thanks Walsh."
"So your not pregnant?" Wash questioned. Casey starting walking towards the doors but was stopped as Walsh placed a hand on her shoulder. "Okay, I take that as a no. I'm sorry, so what's wrong?"
"Oh yeah, now you want to be the concerned partner. I tried to tell you earlier what was wrong but you got mad at stormed off. Like I said earlier, I am nervous because this is my first murder trial. Hello?! Where have you been?"
"That why you only drank a glass of water for lunch?"
"Ding, ding, ding." Casey said sarcastically, "You finally got one right."
"Look Casey, I'm really sorry. I honestly thought Beaumont had you ask me. But look, being on the stand isn't a big deal. Just think of what makes you the happiest you have ever been. Even if it has never happened before, just think of something that would make you happy that you want more than anything. Then you get relaxed and you're good to go. You will do great." Walsh smiled at her.
"So that's what you do?"
"Yep."
"What do you think about?"
"Well I used to think about hitting the winning run in the World Series for the Yankees."
"The Yankee's huh?" Casey laughed, already feeling better. "What do you think about now?"
"Something better."
"Better than the World Series?" Casey questioned.
"Oh yeah. Much better."
"Cas….?" Beaumont questioned as she walked into the bathroom, stopping abruptly as she found Walsh in the room with her.
Walsh and Casey both turned to see Beaumont standing in the doorway of the women's restroom looking confused.
"What's going on?" She asked, turning to Walsh.
"Nothing, Casey was a little nervous but I think she's okay now." He looked to Casey.
"Yep, I'm better. That's what partners are for. Thanks." Casey emphasized the word partners hoping that Beaumont didn't get the wrong idea of why she was standing in the middle of a bathroom with her man.
"Oh, well they called a 5 minute recess when you weren't in there to get on the stand so we had better get back."
Casey smiled at Beaumont and walked towards the door. Walsh staring after Casey while Beaumont looked at him.
"What?" He asked. "I was just helping my partner. Let's get back in there." Walsh put his arm over Beaumont's shoulder and escorted her from the restroom.
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