Just a bit of a filler, sorry it's been a while.

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Jade had made it very clear that she wouldn't be attending or testifying in the trial of Jack Hyde, leaving it to their legal team of Carrick, her friend Jenny, and two other lawyers that worked for Carrick.

On one of the most important days Ana, Christian, Taylor, Elena, Grace and Luke were sitting in the courtroom beside each other, staring malevolently at the back of Jack Hyde's head as he sat at the table at the front of the courtroom.

Hyde's lawyer was a tall dark haired man who had tried to appeal that his client had been suffering from a breakdown, and wasn't in control of his actions.

When the appeal had been made Carrick and Jenny had audibly scoffed, shaking their heads as Jenny scribbled a note and handed it to Carrick, who had nodded and they had prepared themselves for a long, drawn out trial.

Carrick had told them that it was going to be a big day on the trial and they had all come to sit and watch, though Jess hadn't.

A few hours into the day's proceedings, Jenny stood up and announced she was calling up her next witness 'Jade Sawyer'.

They all turned around and saw Jade enter the court room.

Her hair was in a loose curly bun, perfectly styled as always. She was wearing a little black shift dress with a box neckline and a black cardigan open over the outfit, ending with her long tanned legs and a pair of red high heels.

Jade was sworn in and sat down somehow very elegantly, an almost smug look on her face.

Jenny stood in front of her, arms crossed as she asked her best friend questions.

'Mrs Saywer, When the incident happened you were pregnant were you not?'

'Yes, I didn't know at the time though'

'Did the incident affect your child's development?'

'No, fortunately'

'He was born premature wasn't he?'

'Yes. That was nothing to do with what happened, it was written down as causes by stress, presumably about this trial'

Jenny flickered her eyes to the Jury momentarily and then back again to her friend

'The man you shot, Mr Lincoln James- he was married to your mother Elena Lincoln twenty three years ago wasn't he?'

Jade pouted slightly, eyes sharp 'yes, that's correct'

'Are you confirming that the man you shot may have been your father?'

'Biologically, yes he could have been. In everything that matters, Christian Grey is my father, and Lincoln James was just the man who beat my mother and left her with nothing'

'Have you killed before Mrs Sawyer?'

Jade paused and Jenny looked at her directly 'can you answer the question please Mrs Sawyer'

Jade bit her lip for a second 'yes'

'Are you confirming that you have killed before?'

'Yes I am'

Christian, Ana, Luke, Elena and Taylor all looked up sharply, glancing at each other and realising that this was news to all of them. Carrick didn't flicker and they realised that he must have already known about this, and Jenny was asking her very pointed, direct questions, and it was clear that she also knew.

The Lawyer glanced at the jury and back again 'can you please tell us about that incident for the court Mrs Sawyer?'

There was a brief pause as Jade glanced at Jenny and saw the very slight nod before sighing and starting to speak.

'When I turned 18 I joined the Israeli Army and moved over there... one night we were ambushed on patrol, only half of us were armed because the second patrol were supposed to be there for most of the time. They were held up and we were left alone, it was pitch black and it was 2am when we started to pack our things up and return to base. The rule was always the same, do not leave your post until the second group of patrols have arrived… the rebels attacked us, it was a pathetic attempt but we were caught off guard and in the middle of no where. I was one of the few who were armed and I was sitting on the wall so they shot me first, then they rounded on the rest of my patrol'

Jade moved the cardigan to one side and everyone could see the scar on her shoulder, a few gasps in the courtroom

'Thankfully the bleeding wasn't too bad, but I was in serious pain, I was screaming and they thought I would alert the coming second patrol, so I was stabbed to shut me up, I evidently wasn't dying quick enough because I was stabbed several times. I'll assume you've never been in a situation where you are bleeding heavily and someone is leaning over you with a knife, but I barely managed to reach for my Glock and I shot him. Even with that on my side, I was still incredibly lucky to survive'

'And this was never made public was it?'

'The only people that previously knew about that are all in Israel, my family were finding my injuries hard enough to deal with, I didn't think they needed to know all the details, only one member of my family knew and a friend was told

Jade glanced up but her eyes only briefly flickered over Christian, Luke and the others, seeing their stunned expressions before glancing back at the lawyer.

'What I am trying to frame for the court Mrs Sawyer is the situation that happened last year. You are militarily trained and you have taken a life before, so you were not driven to kill through fear, you were not making a panicked decision- you knew what you were doing. You made an informed decision to protect the life of your mother and your father's pregnant fiancée, as well as your own. If you hadn't done what you did, Mr James would likely have killed one of you. Do you think that Mr Hyde would have done the same thing?'

'He was the one who orchestrated the violence, he was the one that pushed it, I don't think there was any limit he wouldn't have crossed'

Jenny nodded slightly and Jade looked quickly to Carrick who was watching closely, fingers steepled in front of him and he nodded slightly to her as Jenny continued.

'Mrs Sawyer, can you please tell me in a broad way, how you feel about Jack Hyde from the time you have spent together, and your opinion of the defences' plea of temporary insanity'

'Well, I caught Hyde trying to sexually assault my father's fiancée Miss Steele several months before he enacted his incredibly well thought out plan to steal as much money from my father as possible, and to destroy his life by taking my mother, me, and the only woman my father has ever loved. Temporary insanity is a cop out plea made by a man who has spent his whole life trying to be my father. He abused his position of authority over his assistants and tried to make Ana one of a long list of women. I humiliated him and so did my father, he then spent months and months plotting to destroy us'

Jade flickered her eyes directly to Jack Hyde, a slightly smug look on her face 'I think the Grey's proved it really does take a lot to break us down. Hyde failed again'

Jack's eyes were dark and Jenny nodded, looking equally smug 'thank you Mrs Sawyer, that is all for now'

As Jade stepped down, she met eyes with her family, and saw their shocked expressions. Jade didn't stop, walking directly out of the court, her heels clicking loudly on the stone floor before Hyde's lawyer called for a break in the proceedings.

The Grey's, Sawyer, Taylor and Elena all looked at each other in shock for a second before Luke stood up quickly and hurriedly left, running after his wife.

Jade was sat on a bench on the green beside the courthouse by herself, her right elbow on her knee with her head in her hand, bent over and rubbing her forehead. In her other hand was a half-finished cigarette and as he came over Luke could see that her hand was shaking.

Luke immediately sat beside her, a hand on his wife's back 'are you okay?'

Jade looked up, eyes red rimmed and she looked anxiously at her husband, her voice small 'I'm sorry I never told you guys, I just… everyone in Israel agreed that it wasn't going to be released and it was my choice… then I was in such a bad state that I couldn't tell anyone… and then it was just too late and I didn't know how to tell you'

Jade took a long drag on the cigarette, sitting up as her left leg started to shake and she looked down at the cigarette 'I haven't even smoked since before I got married, god'

Luke kissed Jade just behind her ear and Christian was moving over towards them and Luke shook his head, pulling her to him 'It's okay, Jade, really, it is. Okay? I wish you'd told me, but I understand why you didn't of course… Probably not a story to tell the kids but it changes nothing, okay?'

Jade half nodded and he tipped her face to him and kissed her lightly 'I'll call and check the kids are okay with Gail. I think your Dad wants to talk to you'

Luke stood up and walked away a little, Christian coming over, hands in his pockets and looking at her warily.

Jade looked up at him and he saw the anguish in her face, reflected in her quiet voice 'I'm sorry Dad'

Christian shook his head and crouched down so that he was at an equal eye line to his daughter, taking the cigarette out of her hands and stubbing it on the ground.

'I don't like you smoking, you know that. Look, Jade, I wish you'd told me, I think we all do, but no one is judging you for what you did. You would be dead without your actions and that is the worst thing imaginable, and we wouldn't have you, Faith or CJ. You did what you were trained to do and what was necessary, don't blame yourself'

Jade nodded slightly and he held her chin and tipped her face towards him so she couldn't look away 'I love you, regardless, you're my little girl, and you always will be, nothing can change that- nothing. You stuck with me for all those years, and there isn't anything you can do that would stop me loving you. Your husband loves you, your kids love you, and we all do. We understand why you didn't tell us, please, just come home Jade?'.

She nodded with a deep sigh and Christian stood up, taking her hand and pulling her to her feet, hugging her tightly

'I'm proud of you J, more than you'll ever know'

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