Saving Ma
Summary: After Frank proposed to Natalia, Rafe Ave and Emma team up to help their moms.
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters and I do not make any profit from this.
Chapter 61
The trial had been ongoing for two weeks now. The stress of it all was wearing on them all, especially since today would be the first day any of them had to testify. The previous weeks had been for the defense. They had brought in character witnesses, psychiatrist, and other people to try and dispel the charges.
Miguel was going with the 'I was just trying to protect my son from the mad man' bit. Allan was going with the 'I didn't do anything but try and help my grandson when I thought he was in trouble, to find out the boy was framing him' bit.
Frank was just flat out pleading temporary insanity.
Listening to all of the crap the three of them were spouting was tiresome and stressful for the Spencer family. Olivia wanted nothing more than to jump over the chairs in front of them and deal with the three with bodily harm. Rafe and Ava struggled with wanting to do the same.
Natalia just wanted it all to be over and for them to go home. The house had been under construction for a few weeks and was close to being finished. The new hotel was supposed to be opening in a few weeks as well. She just wanted to move on from all this craziness.
A week into the trial her mother decided to file for divorce. Olivia took her to Mel to start the paperwork. Marisol was terrified that somehow Miguel would get off and come after her and the rest of the family. She could bear the thought of Natalia and Mateo being hurt anymore. Olivia did her best to calm her, telling her she would never allow anything to happen to her wife or their children. Miguel would not be getting off and they had to have faith.
Miguel's lawyer advised him to sign the papers. She was asking for nothing. The house, what money he had, everything would stay in his name. She wanted nothing but her freedom. They lawyer stated that it would be best for him not to fight her on this while the trial was ongoing. It took him a week but he finally signed and Mel got the papers pushed through. As of yesterday she was free. Rafe went with her to her old house and helped her pack the things she wanted and brought them back. She was staying in a suite at the Beacon for now. They decided to wait until after the trial to figure out where she would live.
Today was Monday and Natalia sat with Mel going over her testimony that she would give in a few hours. Olivia would be the next to testify tomorrow then Rave and Ava would go on Wednesday. They were still on the fence about letting Mateo testify. The DA was pushing for it but they didn't want to upset him anymore. They also had some bomb experts and a psychiatrist of their own to testify as well.
Mel started to put her papers in her briefcase. "Ok, I think we are set. Do you have any other questions?"
Natalia shook her head. "No, it's pretty straight forward. I just answer the questions and tell what happened."
Mel nodded. "Ok then, let's go out and find your family and head to the courtroom."
The headed out and found Olivia, Marisol and their older two kids sitting outside the courtroom. Olivia stood and took Natalia in her arms. "Hey, you ready?"
Natalia just held on for a moment. "As ready as I'll ever be. I just want it to be over."
Olivia kissed her gently. "I know baby. It'll be over soon."
Natalia nodded into her chest then they all made their way into the courtroom. Shortly after the defendants were brought in and the room was called to stand for the judge. He ordered them to sit them told the prosecution to call their first witness.
Natalia made her way to the stand and was sworn in. It was decided, for her comfort, that Mel would do the questioning for the prosecution. Mel asked her to tell in her own words what happened the day of the kidnaping and up until she was found.
Natalia told them about the boys being sick and how she took them home to care for them. She told them how Frank forced himself into her home and forced her to write a note to her wife telling her she was leaving while threatening to hurt her children if she didn't. Then she explained how he made her leave her baby by himself in the house while holding a gun to his head then dragging her other boy out of the house threatening to just take him.
She went through the car ride where she was blindfolded to the cabin in the woods and the tiny room they were locked into. She wasn't sure how late it was when her father had come to take Mateo away and how she fought them and Frank hit her with something, knocking her out as Mateo was dragged away from her. She told them of the morning after, how Frank made her get up and make his breakfast while telling her how he had made sure that Olivia, Ava, and Rafe were taken care of with the bombs he planted and how he told her that Allan had paid him to get rid of Ava and Rafe to get to Emma.
She explained how she knew that she couldn't let Allan get to her daughter and that she had to get Mateo away from her father and get to her baby. In her desperation to get to her children she decided to throw the contents of the pan on him and hit him with it in an attempt to get away. She was not successful though, and he tackled her to the ground then Olivia and Rafe came in and kept him away from her until the police arrived.
She went into full detail of everything all the way up to the point of getting to the hospital and what the doctors told her was wrong with her head. Mel asked a few questions about when she dated Frank and Natalia answered that they had only went on a few dates before she told him she didn't want to see him anymore.
Mel thanked her and the defense attorneys had their shot at questioning trying to paint her in a bad light.
"Ms. Rivera…" He started.
Natalia sat a little straighter. "It's Mrs. Spencer as you well know sir."
The judge sat forward. "You will address the witness properly."
The attorney nodded. "Mrs. Spencer, isn't it true that after sleeping with the defendant Frank Cooper that you accepted an engagement ring from him? Not even two weeks before the date you got married in California."
Natalia shook her head. "I broke things off with Frank after that unfortunate encounter. He came to my home a few weeks later and asked me to marry him. I was shocked that he would do such a thing. He didn't even give me time to answer before shoving the ring at me then leaving telling me to think about it. Two nights later I called him to come over so I could return the ring. I never told him I would marry him."
The attorney smirked at her. "But you did sleep with him."
The DA stood. "Your honor I object. He's asking the witness to repeat what she has already confirmed. This line of questioning is ridiculous."
The Judge was about to speak but Natalia spoke first. "I would like to answer this if I may."
He nodded and Natalia continued. "Yes, but people have sex with other people all the time for lots of different reasons. I was fighting my feelings for my wife at the time and I took pity on him after his brother died. I shouldn't have done it and it was wrong but it didn't give him the right to come into my home the night I asked to talk to him uninvited. It didn't give him the right to back me into a corner while screaming at me when I told him no, frightening me and my family. It didn't give him the right to yell at my children and scare them so much that my youngest at the time was a sobbing trembling mess when they finally got her to me and my wife. And it most definitely did not give him the right to kidnap me and my middle son, leaving my youngest son, my baby, sick and alone or setting bombs in my wife and oldest children's cars. It absolutely did not give him the right to sell my son to my abusive father, hit me in the head with his gun and expect me to be his little house wife. You're trying to make it sound like I drove him to insanity to do all of this. I had two dates with the man and one 15 minute unfulfilling sexual encounter. We did not have some deep meaningful relationship that I broke his heart and dumped him for someone else."
Natalia was shaking with rage and heartache because she did blame herself for bringing him into their lives all because she was too scared to just love Olivia. The Judge decided now was a good time to call a recess and Natalia went straight into Olivia's arms trying to hold back her tears.
Olivia rubbed her back and spoke softly into her ear, knowing where her mind was. "Stop this baby, it was not your fault. It was no one's fault but his."
Natalia nodded into her chest and held on tighter. Rafe and Ava wrapped themselves around their mothers and just held on. Listening to all of it all over again had been hard on all of them.
Natalia pulled back and kissed Olivia softly then kissed both her babies on the cheek. "Ok, we have two hours. Let's go get some lunch before I have to finish this crap."
Olivia kissed her nose. "Ok princess." They all headed out to towers for lunch.
They were all sitting together laughing and eating. Marisol watched them all with a smile. He daughter was truly happy and loved. She couldn't have asked for anything more. She turned to Natalia. "I want to talk to Mel and testify."
Natalia looked at her shocked. "Mama, you can't testify. He's your husband and there are laws against it."
Marisol shook her head. "I'm not married to that monster anymore. Mel dropped the papers to me this morning. As of yesterday I'm officially divorced."
Olivia put a hand over hers. "Are you sure you want to put yourself through all of that? You saw what the lawyers put Natalia through today."
Marisol nodded. "I know, but if it helps put him behind bars and keeps him away from all of you I will do anything."
Natalia smiled a watery smile. "I won't stop you if this is what you want to do mama. It will help I'm sure."
Marisol took out her phone and text Mel then looked back to Natalia. "I sent her a message telling her I want to do it. I've already spoken to her about it before but I wanted to talk to you first. She'll put me on the list."
Natalia leaned over and hugged her. "Thank you mama."
Marisol just hugged her back, happy to finally be doing something that would help her babies and not hurt them more.
A/N: That was just a short little chapter. I will have more really soon.
