Chapter 21

True to her word, Sam was on a plane heading to Shreveport first thing the next morning. She felt that she needed to be there for Randy during this trial because Lilyana was important to him. Also, she felt that he would be calmer having her there and she was afraid that he may lose his temper otherwise. Before she got on her plane, she let Randy know that she would be at the Shreveport airport by 10am.

Randy filled John in on this information before Lily woke up. While Randy showered, John ordered breakfast. After that he showered while Randy woke up Lilyana.

"Hey Lils, it's time to get up sweetie. I have a surprise for you in a few hours." Randy told the sleeping girl.

Lily grumbled and pulled the blankets over her head. She hadn't slept well and wasn't ready to get out of the warm comfy bed. Randy shook her and she just grumbled again. Finally, Randy grabbed the blankets and pulled them off the bed completely.

"HEY! I was using those!" Lily complained.

"Yes you were but now you need to get that behind out of bed. It's time to start the day. Breakfast will be here soon and after that we have things to do. Your dad should be out of the shower soon so you can have your turn." Randy told her.

Lily frowned but got out of the bed. She hadn't unpacked any of her clothes yet so she had to rummage through her suitcase to find something to wear. She had to resist the urge to wear her sweatpants for the day, and decided on her favorite pair of jeans. All she had to do now was pick a t-shirt out. After pulling about 5 or 6 of them out of her suitcase, Lily chose to wear the one Mike had given her. It was black and said "I'm the Mini Miz and I'm AWESOME!" on it. That shirt always made her feel special and she couldn't help but smile.

"Hey Princess, you can have the shower now. By the time you are done, breakfast should be ready." John called from the common area of the suite.

Lily grabbed her things and headed to the shower. She brushed out her long red hair before getting in. The pre-teen took her time in the shower, enjoying the relaxing feeling of the hot water on her back. Once she was done she got out, dried off, and got dressed. She brushed her hair and put a black head band in it. Then she stood looking at herself in the full length mirror. She smiled at her reflection.

When she walked out of the bathroom, John and Randy both laughed. They couldn't help it when they read her shirt. John shook his head. He would never understand what it was about Mike that his daughter found interesting but he was grateful. At least, she had been able to warm up to the other wrestlers. He had been so afraid that she would be scared after what that jerk Marvin did to her. His Lily wasn't like that though. She was brave and kind. She had bounced back from that tragedy quite well. He only hoped that the trial wouldn't be too much for her.

"Is the food here? I'm starving." Lily said.

Randy laughed and started dishing out the food. John had ordered scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, fruit and chocolate milk. Lily wasn't fond of eggs but knew the protein in them was important so she took them from Uncle Randy with a smile.

Shortly after they finished eating, Randy's cell rang. It was Sam telling him that the plane had landed early and she was at the airport waiting for them. Randy told her he loved her and hung up. Then he smiled at Lily.

"Well, Lils are you ready for your surprise?" he asked.

"I'm always ready for surprises as long as they are good ones." Lily said smirking.

The three went out to the rental car and headed off to the airport. Lily kept trying to get them to tell her where they were going but it was no use. She was confused when they pulled into the airport. She was even more confused when they parked and her dad and uncle got out of the car.

"Come on Princess. Do you want your surprise or not?" John said grinning at her.

She just shook her head in confusion and got out of the car. The two men led her inside and her eyes grew wide. Standing in front of them was Sam. Lily ran to her and hugged her.

"Oh my goodness! I am so happy to see you." Lily said to her.

"I'm happy to see you too Lily. I thought that maybe you three could use some moral support and some help picking out your outfit for court." Sam said.

All four of them walked out to the car, Randy carrying Sam's suitcase. After the suitcase was loaded, John got in the driver's seat and had Lily climb in the passenger's seat. That allowed Sam and Randy to sit in the back together. From there, they headed to the nearest mall to do some shopping for Lily. After trying on what seemed like millions of dresses to Lily, they finally found one they could all agree on. It was a pretty blue color that brought out the color in her eyes. She had her dad's eyes. The dress was made of flowing chiffon and had an empire waist. There was a pretty beaded belt on it. The straps were about the width of ribbon. The three adults thought Lilyana looked beautiful in it and she liked it. After they found some white lacey anklets and some dress shoes, they were done with the shopping. When Lily went to court, she would look a cross between the pre-teen she was and a little girl. The idea was that she would appear as an innocent girl to the court room.

The group had lunch and then went to meet the prosecuting attorney. Lily began to get nervous and her stomach was getting upset. She didn't want to talk about what had happened but she knew she had to. John sat next to her in the attorney's office and held her hand for support. After they had everything discussed and knew what to expect, they showed the prosecutor her dress. He was pleased.

"That is perfect. They will see her as the innocent girl she is." He said.

After that they all headed back to the hotel.

Meanwhile, Cody, Anna and Mike were in Randy's hummer headed to St. Louis. They were listening to music and laughing most of the way but none of them could stop thinking about Lily and wondering how she was doing.

"Man, I hope Mini Miz is ok. I know this has to be hard on her." Mike said.

"Don't worry, she is a strong girl. I am sure she will be fine." Anna replied.

"I wish we could have been there with her. They better lock that asshole up for a long time because if they don't, I may have to hunt him down and kick his ass for hurting her." Cody said.

Mike agreed with Cody on that and Anna tried reassuring the guys that everything would be fine. Finally she got them to cheer up when she changed the subject to their upcoming all night party. They couldn't wait for the others to get to Randy's so that they could cheer Lily up.

Back at the hotel, Lily went straight to her room and shut herself in. She needed time to herself. She grabbed her iPod and popped in the headphones. Then she curled up on her bed hugging her teddy bear. As she lay there listening to the music, she let out the tears she had been holding back since they left the prosecutor's office. She wasn't sure how she was going to make it through tomorrow. All she knew was that she had to. It was bad enough that she would have to face Marvin when she testified, but what upset her even more was something the prosecutor had said. He had informed them that Lily would have to wait in a separate room until it was time for her to testify. Since Randy and John would both be giving testimony, they would not be able to wait with her. In fact, she would be completely alone during that time. It would be just her, her iPod and her teddy bear if she wanted to bring him.