Chapter 24

After dinner, they headed back to the hotel room. In the morning they would go to the courthouse for Marvin's sentencing and then be off to the airport. By tomorrow evening, they would be in St. Louis and all of this would be behind them. Well, everything except for the custody battle would be behind them.

Lily was happy to be back at the hotel. She decided to pack up as much as she could tonight so that she wouldn't have much to do in the morning. She was anxious to get back to the rest of the WWE Superstars. She missed Cody, Mike, Anna, and some of the others. She also wanted to get back to training. Lily was in her room packing when she heard a cell phone ringing. It was Randy's.

"Runnels, you better not be calling to tell me something happened to my hummer or else." He said.

"Chill Rands, Mike is driving so I thought I would call to see how everything is going. How is our little Lily Pad holding up?" Cody replied.

Randy filled him in on the trial results and explained that sentencing was in the morning. After that he asked is Cody wanted to talk to Lily. Cody, of course, said that he did so Randy called her out to the living room area.

"Coming Uncle Randy!" Lily yelled when she heard him.

When she got out there, Randy handed her the phone and she looked at him questioningly. He just told her to take the phone so she did. She got a big smile on her face when she heard Cody on the other end of it.

"Hey there Lily Pad! How are ya?" Cody said to her.

"Great now that I'm talking to you, Big Brother Flying Squirrel." Lily giggled into the phone.

Lily told him about her sprained hand. He asked what possessed her to punch a wall and she told him she was just mad. After that they talked about anything and everything. After about 15 minutes, Cody put the phone on speaker so that Mike and Anna could talk to her as well.

"How is favorite Mini Miz holding up? Are you doing ok?" Mike asked.

"I'm your only Mini Miz you goof. I'm doing great except for a sprained hand but that should be better in a couple days." Lily told him.

"How the heck did you sprain your hand? What happened?" Mike said concerned.

"Well, I kinda punched a wall. It's not that big of a deal. My mother made me mad at the courthouse earlier." Lily told him.

Mike shook his head. He wanted to scold her but knew that would make him a hypocrite since he would have done the same. After that everyone talked to her. By the time they hung up, Lilyana had a huge smile on her face. It would be so great to be back with them all. John saw the smile on her face and was happy.

That night Lily went to bed happy for the first time since she learned about the trial. In fact, they all went to bed happy. None of them had any clue what tomorrow's sentencing would bring but they knew that no matter what, the whole thing would be over.

Early the next morning, they were all up dressed and fed. Everyone finished up packing. Then Randy and John took all the bags to the car. Once they were loaded into the trunk, the group was ready to head to the courthouse. They would be heading straight to the airport as soon as sentencing was over.

At the courthouse, they took seats in the front and rose when told to do so for the judge to enter. Everyone sat back down silently and waited for the judge to sentence Marvin.

"Would the defendant please rise for sentencing." The judge began.

Marvin stood and the courtroom was silent. Lily was practically holding her breath. John reached over and took his daughters hand in his and Randy patted her leg reassuringly. The hand closest to Randy was the one his god daughter had sprained so he didn't want to hurt her and just opted to pat her leg.

"Sentencing for this case was not easy. There were some factors that I had to take into consideration. Marvin Henburge has been convicted of child abuse but this is his first conviction. His record is otherwise clean. Also, it has been brought to my attention that his fiancée, Marissa Caldwell is pregnant with his child. Those facts have an impact on my decision." The judge continued.

Lily couldn't believe what she was hearing. Her mother was engaged to the man that abused her and was going to have his child. She began to feel sick to her stomach. John held her hand and began rubbing circles with thumb on her palm. She gave him a small smile and then leaned her head against her Uncle Randy. They sat there waiting for the judge to finish.

"So it is in light of those facts, that although I am against anyone harming a child, I have come to a decision. I do not want this child to be born out of wedlock. Since Miss Caldwell is approximately 2months pregnant, I have decided to sentence you to 6 months in jail, 3 years of probation beginning as soon as you are released, and no contact with Lilyana Cena during that time. As a result, I have been given permission to rule on the matter of custody of minor child of Mr. John Cena and Miss Marissa Caldwell." The judge told the stunned crowd.

Lily, John, Randy, and Sam were all shocked. Lily had to place her sprained hand over her mouth to hide the gasp. John squeezed her other hand tighter. She gave him a week smile then turned her attention back to the judge.

"It is the court's decision that soul legal and physical custody of Lilyana Felicity Antoinette Cena is granted to Mr. John Cena, her biological father. Miss Caldwell, you will allow Mr. Cena to make arrangements at his convenience, to retrieve Lilyana's belongings from your home. Furthermore, visitation will be at Mr. Cena's discretion. He will have all control over when and if Miss Caldwell has contact with their daughter. Bailiffs, take Mr. Henburge into custody to begin his incarceration. Court is dismissed." The judge finally finished.

John was so happy. He could hardly believe that his prayers had been answered and his daughter would remain with him permanently. As they stood to leave, he hugged her close to him and she hugged him back. Randy and Sam congratulated him and then hugged Lily. It was a great day because even though Marvin didn't get much jail time, he would never be allowed near Lilyana again. It was a happy ride to the airport and they went through a drive-thru for some food which they ate on the way. At the airport John got their luggage out of the trunk and Randy returned the rental car. Then they checked their bags and waited to board their flight. Lily took out her cell phone and called Mike. She was hoping he would answer but if Cody answered that would be ok too.

"Hey Mini Miz, what's up?" Mike said as he answered.

"Not much just wanted to update you on Marvin's sentencing." Lily told him.

She filled him in on what Marvin got, her mother being engaged to him and pregnant, and the custody ruling. Mike was happy and relieved. He felt that Marvin should have been given more jail time but was happy that he wouldn't be able to hurt Lily again. Just as they said goodbye and hung up, it was time to board the plane. Lily carried her backpack that she used as a carry on and followed her dad. They boarded the plane. All four of them were seated next to each other. John had the window seat and Lily was sat next to him. Randy was on her other side and Sam was in the aisle seat. It wasn't long after takeoff that Lily was laying against John, fast asleep. Soon they would be in St. Louis and back with the rest of the WWE gang. None of them could wait.

Meanwhile, Mike had filled the others in on what Lily had told them. They were already at Randy's house and had been there since early that morning. After Mike was done, Anna excused herself so she could change into her swimwear. Cody and Mike were already in the pool at this point. When Anna returned to poolside, Cody and Mike both started laughing. There stood Anna in her bikini, with a bunch of inflatable floaties. There were all sorts of colors, a rainbow colored one, and even a duck. What a sight she was for the two males that were in the pool. As they laughed she just looked at them like they were nuts. She didn't see what was so funny.