AN: I never seem to be able to leave cliffhangers for long, do I? -soft laugh- Guess that's a good thing for you, though it takes all the fun out of it for me!
I... completely forgot to post this here when I posted it on DA though...sorry!
Anyways...Enjoy!
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It took a few minutes for everyone to shuffle back into the courtroom, getting settled and waiting for the Judge to return to his seat before the Jury could give their verdict. Crossing her fingers tight under the table, hidden in the folds of the skirt she had worn, Victoria waited for the verdict, the room so quiet it was as though everyone was holding their breath in anticipation.
"We,The Jury, find Jack Garity, the Defendant, to be guilty of three counts of attempted murder, multiple accounts of assault, one account of rape, one count of resisting arrest, and one count of assaulting a police officer."
As soon as the verdict was read, you could literally hear everyone on Victoria's side letting their breath out, before smiling wide.
As for Victoria, she was slightly in shock, blinking a few times before it dawned on her she had won.
Before she got too excited, she tuned into the Judge in time to hear Jack's sentence.
"By the power invested in me, I hear by sentence Jack Garity to Life in Prison without parole or bail. Bailiff, please take the defendant into custody to be escorted to the prison bus."
Jumping up in her seat, Victoria was met by multiple hugs, feeling on top of the world.
Until...
"YOU FUCKING BITCH!"
Breaking apart from the group, Victoria met Jack's eyes, filled with more rage then ever before.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" He screamed, breaking away from the bailiff and lunging at her, hands outstretched to grab her throat.
"Not this time,Jack." She replied, calm as she stepped to the side enough for him to be thrown off balance, before she whacked the back of his neck enough to stun him, using this time to move one foot to rest on his neck, holding him in place.
"You did the crime. So you have to suffer...just like I did,for so long." She said softly, as the bailiff called in back up and came into drag Jack out, fighting against them the whole time and screaming about getting revenge. As soon as he was gone, Victoria slowly sank into a chair, sighing in relief.
"Really glad Adam had me take those self defense classes a few months back..."she said, smiling lightly up at the group still standing around, expecting the absolute worst out of the events that had unfolded.
"...When did you...?" Jane squeaked out softly, looking at Victoria as though seeing her for the first time.
"About three months ago...great class, I'd definitely recommend it~" She replied, standing and brushing her skirt off.
"So...what do you say we go get some food at the supermarket and go home to celebrate?" she asked, walking out of the courtroom with the others following, putting in input now that everything seemed half-way normal.
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"*He really did that?" Adam asked, hugging Victoria closer when hearing what Jack had done.
"*Yep...told you he'd start something...'least no one was hurt-excluding him."
"True that." Tyler said, raising his glass in a mock toast.
It had ended up being the five of them, since Carter had gone to see Molly and Victoria's dad had to go home for work-related things. In a way, it ended up being better that way, since her dad was still iff-y about her being with Adam, and it was usually a little awkward when they were together.
"*Glad he's locked up now." Adam said, lightly nuzzling Victoria's neck and causing her to laugh softly.
"*Me too~" She replied, snuggling a little closer before looking over at Tyler.
"Oh yea, Ty...you said you had some news?" she asked, looking between the other couple in the room as the exchanged looks.
"Do you want to, or should I?" Jane asked, smiling.
"Up to you~"
Nodding, Jane turned to face Adam and Victoria again, breaking into a smile.
"We're getting married!"
"Oh my gosh, I'm so happy for you guys! When's the wedding?"
"In three months...we're not doing something huge, just getting married at town hall and then having a small party with close friends."
"Sounds like a good plan!"
"You're both invited, of course!" Jane added, bouncing a little in her seat.
"Well I'd hope so,love! They are our closest friends." Tyler said, laughing softly.
The evening went on in the same manner, laughter and stories filling the air.
In the end, Jane and Tyler crashed in the guest room so they wouldn't drive home drunk, and Carter got home just before curfew, deciding to go to bed early so he wouldn't be in the way.
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"*...Have you ever thought about it? Getting married,I mean."
The question surprised her, since it was a month after Jane and Tyler had announced their engagement, and nothing seemed to have prompted the question.
"*Well...Yes. Many times,in fact." she replied after a moment.
"*Mmm...~ Ok,just wanted to know." He replied, lightly kissing the top of her head.
"*Now I'm curious as to why thoughhh" she said, playfully teasing him.
"*You'll see~"