A/N: Thanks to tarheelventeran! for helping me! chapters 1-5 used 2 be chapter one when this story was originally published but she broke them up for me! And she's helped me a whole lot on this story and still continues to! I appreciate her and her help! So please go and read her stories and give her shout outs as well! Enjoy the new and improved Wall of Lies!
The court lights shone off the judge's glasses as he studied his notes. "Horatio Caine has testified that the boyfriend, Rick Stetler, poses a threat to Chris, either bodily or psychologically. Psychological evaluations of Christopher Speedle-Caine bear this out. I find the eyewitnesses to be credible and of good moral judgment. Therefore it is my decision that Christopher Lee Speedle-Caine will from here on be in the custody of his father, Timothy Speedle. Christopher's biological mother, Christi, will be allowed occasional visits to Chris, as to be determined by this court as a condition that Rick Stetler remains away from Chris. Therefore, all legal rights of custody for Christi are hereby withdrawn. Are there any further comments or issues that are to be brought before this court?"
Christi was in a daze as she looked down in disbelief.
"This case is now closed." With that he banged the gavel.
As the bailiff escorted her out, Christi was in tears. Reality was now seeping in that she lost her son. The boy she'd borne and loved for all this time, just ripped away by an impersonal world who had never known him the way she did.
Even worse, she thought as she bit her nails, Timothy didn't even realize that Chris was his son, free and clear.
While Christi was leaning against the cold, hard wall in tears, a suited social worker approached her, holding Chris's hand.
The little boy perked up at seeing his mom, pulling the strange adult's hand and running over to her, hands up. "Mommy!"
Bowing her head with tears, Christi knelt down to see him eye to eye and touched his. "Chris, sweetie, they said that you have to go and live with daddy now and that I can only visit. He and grandpa said that you won't be safe at home with me because of Mr. Stetler."
"NO! I want you!" he howled, clinging to her arm.
"No. Baby you have to."
He clung to her arm. "Mommy, don't you love me?"
With her other hand, Christi clutched her chest as she felt her heart shatter into a million pieces.
"Oh, Baby, of course I do but the judge said you have to. But I'll be over as much as I can and as much as daddy will let me."
He bowed his little head and sobbed.
Upon seeing Timothy walk up to the tearful goodbye, Christi slowly stands up. Little Chris panicked as she released his little hand for what seemed would be forever.
Timothy stuck out his hand to him. "Come on Christopher. Gotta go, Buddy. As soon as we get back to Miami Grandpa is going to help me get your stuff from your mothers and bring it over to my place."
"NO!" he howled, twisting his little hand free and running to his mother, clutching her leg and hiding from him.
"Christopher, go. Things are going to be okay." She said.
"No! I want you!" he whimpers.
Christi stood and closed her eyes in agony, knowing the pain would last forever. "Christopher? You need to go to your father, now. I promise, first thing tomorrow things will be worked out and you'll be back with me. Do you trust me?"
Fists balled, he looked at the sidewalk before he turned and walked to his Daddy.