A\N Thank you so, so much to Tinkerpanda for editing this chapter for me! :D :D

Disclaimer: I do not own Flashpoint, CTV or CBS

Spoilers: None

Warnings: Description of child abuse.

Trial Part Two

"Constable Jules Callaghan." Major Laker spoke as he stood up. "You are Sam Braddock's wife correct."

"Yes sir."

"But you never took his last name."

"I was already established a work and having two Constable Braddocks isn't really ideal."

"No it's definitely not." Laker agreed. "You were present on December 28th 2012?"

"Yes sir."

"Can you tell us what happened?"

"Well Sam's father came to my older brothers house, where we were staying, and he to my knowledge at least-

"Objection hearsay!"

"Constable Callaghan please rephrase your statement."

"Yes Your Honor." Jules nodded her head. "Sam and I heard noise in the kitchen so we went downstairs. It was General Braddock. He was already extremely upset. I told him to leave but he laughed in my face. Now I can stand up for myself but Sam likes to protect me so he stood in front of me. He told him to leave but again General Braddock wasn't listening. He head-butted my husband. He broke his nose."

"Whose idea was it to press the charges against General Braddock?"

"Mine, I could see how much Sam was hurting and I love him, I just wanted him to be safe."

"You felt that even as an adult your husbands life would not be safe with his father still around."

"Sam's terrified of him."

"No further questions your honor."

"Constable Julianna Callaghan. Did you grow up in a family with happy parents."

"Sure. I always had my father and my brothers. We look out for each other."

"No mother?"

"Objection! Constable Callaghan's past is not on trial here!" Laker shouted, rocketing to his feet.

"I agree, Major McIntosh please stay within the boundaries of the case." The Judge presided.

"Yes Your Honor." The defense agreed, before turning back to Jules' in the witness stand. "Constable Callaghan on the day of December 28th 2012 didn't you threatened General Braddock."

"Only after he had been asked to leave multiple times."

"But it's still threatening, and you threatened to shoot him."

"I merely warned him that a farm has lots of guns around."

"In any case we have already established that you had to defend yourself from Constable Braddock on at least one occasion. And that these charges were your idea, is it possible that your husband is abusing you and you are lying here today?"

"Do you think I would be here if Sam was beating me?" Jules lifted a brow.

"I don't know. That's why I'm asking you."

"No I wouldn't. I love Sam but if he was hurting me I would have left him."

"You make that seem so easy Constable Callaghan but in reality it isn't."

"No that's true, it is hard, but I still would have left. I've seen what abuse can do to families, to women. And I respect myself too much to stay in a relationship with somebody who didn't love me enough to keep from hurting me. Sam got help. He's not the same man as he was that night."

"I'm sure you would have Constable Callaghan if it were that easy but your husbands a trained army sniper. Aren't you scared of him?"

Jules scoffed. "And I'm a police-trained sniper. He's not more afraid of me than I am of him."

"Would you say that you're a better shooter then he is."

"Not necessarily. I tend to have greater accuracy. Sam's got better speed and he knows angles. He can make the most difficult shots work."

"Right, no further questions Your Honor."

"Major Laker would you lake to reexamine your witness."

"No Your Honor, I would not."

"Okay Court is adjourned for the day, we'll resume at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

"Flying Baby alert! Flying Baby alert!" Sam was playing the airplane game with Katie, twirling her around of his head. He gently lowered her to the bed, beside Jules.

"I not a baby I a big girl!" Katie now almost three stood with her hands on her hips glaring at Sam.

"Sorry Big Girl." Sam clarified.

"Better." Katie decided as she climbed off the bed and scrambled out of the room.

"Sam." Jules curled her legs underneath her as she looked at her husband. "I think I might head back to Toronto tomorrow."

"That's fine. I already told you not to stay." Sam sat down beside her wrapping her gently in his arms.

"It's not that Sam." She pressed her face to his shoulder, inhaled his scent.

"Then what is it?"

"I'm pregnant."

A huge smile broke out onto Sam's face. "You're pregnant?" He asked as Jules nodded her head. "Are you sure?"

"I had a doctors appointment a few weeks ago." She told him as she stood up and walked over to the bedroom door and closed it. "They said I need to rest but I told them I had something to do first. I promised them I'd rest after."

"Jules you shouldn't have testified. I don't want you to -"

"I needed to make sure I did all I could do for you first." She told him pressing a finger to his lips as she sat down again.

"How far along are you?"

"Ten weeks. They're not sure but they think maybe its twins."

"Twins?" Sam asked wide-eyed. "How do they know that?"

Jules gently lifted up her t-shirt to reveal her barely visible baby bump. "They said I'm growing too much for one baby." She explained. "I don't know. When I go back I have another appointment and I'm having a sonogram done so I should know by then."

Sam pressed his face into her hair. "I love you so much Jewel." He kissed her hair as she settled her head on his chest.

"I love you too Sammy." Jules smiled.

TBC

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