A few months later everything came together for the wedding songs were picked, flowers were getting the finishing touches. John was back to work and Spencer was getting anxious about the trial. It was moved up to next week and she was feeling so scared about facing Daniel. She spoke to the lawyer several times and he was very positive Daniel was going to jail for a long time from everything and the attempted murder of her life. Spencer was staying with John this week at the hotel for the trial , and knowing that Daniel was in the same town made her overly nervous. She was downtown looking for gifts for the bridesmaids and Carol. She should have just waited for John but he said he would meet her after the meeting so she kept watching the time on her watch. She found cute baskets to make the girls gift baskets and was finding little things to put in them.

Daniel was meeting his lawyer at his office downtown one of the few places he was allowed to go, the courts gave him 2 hours for lawyer visits before the ankle alarm went off and alerted the police. He was getting ready to go into the office for his meeting when he saw someone he had been dreaming about since this all started. There right across the road was Spencer looking in a gift shop. Daniel contemplated Being early for his appointment or maybe putting some fear in the one who could destroy him for a long time. He looked at his watch and decided 5 minutes wouldn't hurt him. He walked across the road and slipped into the shop. He watched her pick out charm bracelets and snuck up behind her. Spencer was so caught up in making sure that each of the girls had different bracelets with their initials she never paid attention to anyone else behind her which she should have been more smart about.

"So you think your safe?"

Spencer dropped the bracelets fast and turned around to find herself cornered.

"Spencer you really should re-think your statement and testimony."

"No..." Spencer looked him directly in the eye. " I'm going to tell them everything. You can't scare me anymore... You are not in control of me...or my life...anymore."

Daniel could see the steal in her eyes and knew for the first time she was taking a stand. "You know me being in jail wont mean this..." he said pointing between the 2 of them. "Is over."

Spencer pushed him back a little. "I'm getting married in 3 months, and You aren't even a memory Daniel."

"I have friends you know. I could finish the job in a second and you wont come out of it alive."

"You know what Being with John makes my life perfect so if I die at least it was a good life for a while."

Spencer pushed passed him, and saw a security officer. " I'd leave before your hauled off to jail for breaking your restraining order."

Spencer walked up front to talk to the officer when she turned back and Daniel was gone. Spencer left her baskets and gifts and walked outside to see him going into his lawyers office. She stared for a moment wondering if this was the last time she'd be threatene by him or if this was just the begining. She saw him through the window sit down at the desk and see her through the window. He gave a smirk that sent shivers up her spine.

"Hey baby." John grabbed her attention and gave her a kiss. "What are we looking at?" JOhn looked at where she was looking and saw Daniel also. Daniel seemed to be in conversation with the man across the desk and when the man went to the file cabinet Daniel looked out the window again and made a gun with his finger in a point and snapped his thumb like he was pulling a trigger.

John put his arm around Spencer and guided her away. "Are you ok?"

"I was in the shop getting somethings for the girls when he snuck up behind me."

"What?" John turned her to face him.

"He didn't do anything just talked. He said he has friends. What if something happens?"

JOhn rubbed her arms then pulled her close. "Nothing will. I swear... You can't let him get toy with you like that, that's what he wants."

Spencer nodded she knew he was right. " Can we get this shopping done. I wanna get back to the hotel?"

"Yea come on and let's get this girly stuff done with."

Spencer smiled and they walked back inside the they were finished shopping they went to dinner and talked about the wedding and the honeymoon. John was going to finalize their reservation tonight for Hawaii.

They went to bed that night in each others arms loving each other over and over forgetting the whole world around them.

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Weeks passed and the trial was around before anyone knew what day it was. John and Spencer walked up to the steps of the courthouse. Spencer was taking deep breaths. Paul walked up beside her and took her hand while John put his arm around her Spencer look at Paul and smiled he was there to support her, and so were the others behind them. She felt so lucky to have friends like this.

It started with openning arguements and then testimonies started.

Daniel was called up to the stand first which was hard for Spencer to see and hear him.

"Mr Bryan can you give us your account on the day when was stabbed?"

"I went to talk to her because we broke up a little bit before the incidnet. We argued over her new boyfriend. I told her he was no good for her, and she scratched my eyes in fact i needed some surgery so I wouldn't go blind from the tear in my cornia. I told her she was crazy and I left. I don't know what happened after that. I went to talk to a friend of mine Bre Bella and I heard the next day about what happened."

The questioning went on but Spencer blocked most of it out. Bre was called but her testimony didn't exactly match Daniel's yes he went to see her but it was hours after Spencer was stabbed. She was hoping others caught that to and apparently the states lawyer did.

"So Miss Bella you said Mr. Bryan came to see you that evening? DO you remember the exact time?"

"It was after 2 am I think."

"Well we heard from Mr Bryan earlier that it was before 11. Your sure it was after 2 am ?"

Bre looked towards Daniel and saw him give a small head shake. "I'm pretty sure, but I could be wrong I was sick that day, and I was sleeping a lot."

"No more questions."

The defence called a few more people up before there was a break for lunch and then the prosecution would be up with their first witness.

Witness after witness was up and Spencer only half heard what was being said. She listened to Paul's account, the DA asked what he saw when Spencer was found.

"I saw Spencer lying in a pool of blood she wasn't breathing. All I could think of was trying to get the blood to stop so I put towels against her stomach. I felt for her pulse while Philip called 911, there was a faint one. John came in after that and all I remember is screaming and crying over Spencer. We all thought she was dead."

The DA asked a couple more questions and then Spencer was called up.

"Miss Kyle can you give me your account of that day you were stabbed?"

I was doing papers for clint because he was taking over my day shifts so I could concentrate on shows and just do paperwork that needed done during the day. I was listeniing to John, and Dave's match on the tv. I didn't hear him until he was already behind me. Daniel said something about how I was his and always would be. It was my fault he was on probation for telling Stephanie about the abuse. He lunged at me and I hit him with a book I think in the face we fought. He got me down on the ground and kicked me a couple times when he pulled me up by my hair and tried to choke me against the wall I scratched his eyes as hard as I could and kneed him. we fell and when I tried to get away I heard the Ref doing the 3 tap when I felt a pain in my stomach and then another. I saw blood, and when i looked in his eyes I saw anger as I fell. Thats the last thing I remember."

"Did Mr Bryan ever hit you before?"

Spencer looked at Daniel "Yes a few times. It started escalating more as he was going for the belt. He started to get really controling but when I broke it off with him it made it even worse."

They asked a few more questions some she really didn't want others to hear the answers to.

"Was he rough when it came to anything else?"

Spencer could see the anger in his eyes as he looked her down the threat was evident on his face if she talked, but she knew she ha to let it go, and get it out. "When we first started the sexual part of our relationship he was rough, but then the more control he wanted the more he'd want to take. He'd hold me down, and tell me he wanted me to scream... He liked to hear me scream... He got so rough one time I needed to go to the ER. He knew then he had to watch what he did I guess because he lightened up."

"Why didn't you leave him before?"

"I tried. He made us out to be this great couple but we weren't. Maybe at first we were... I broke up with him a couple times over the year we were together but when you get beat on worse for leaving you tend to try to make things easier for yourself.., and do what he wants. I tried."

"Thank you Miss Kyle." The DA turned questioning over to Daniel's lawyer.

"Miss Kyle how did your mother die?"

"My...father killed her."

"Really? Well do you think maybe your blaming this on your significant other because of your father?"

"No. I'm not blaming anyone. He did this...he tried to kill me..."

"Well maybe someone else did this after Mr Bryan left?"

"I looked in his eyes after he stabbed me. You don't forget someone when they try to kill you or beat on you for a year. You remember."

"Thank you Miss Kyle."

The judge dissmissed her and she went to sit back with John when she passed Daniel he just looked straight ahead.

She sat down and John had his arm around her fast whispering in her ear that everything was ok. He loved her.

Testimonies went on all day before the judge dissmissed for the day re-conveining again tomorrow.