Light In The Darkness

20 - Court in session

Today was the day. The dreaded day had come. It was court day and to say that I was nervous would be an understatement.

"Sweetheart, calm down." Windham said as I was pacing in my living room back in Lansing. The trial would be held here and he had come with me for support.

"I'm sorry, I just can't." I told him honestly. "What if he wins?"

"He won't." Windham stated as he got up from the couch to come stand in front of me "You'll see that after all is said and all is done. Levi will be coming home with you."

"What if he doesn't want to? What if he hates me after he hears the full story?"

Windham placed his hands on my arms as he looks me in my eyes. "He could never hate you Harmony. You mean everything to him. Trust me."

That did the trick to calm me at least a little cause if anything, I did trust him. "Okay... You're right. I'm probably overreacting."

"It's not overreacting per se. It's your motherly instinct to worry over your child in a situation like this." Windham said matter-of-factly as he pulled me in a hug

"Thanks love." I said as I felt myself calm down. "And thank you for being here. I wouldn't know what kind of state I'd be in if it wasn't for you."

"You're strong. You would have been fine regardless of whether I'd be here or not."

His belief in my strength always amazed me. "You think way too highly of me."

"You should really stop with all the self-doubt. You underestimate yourself way too much." Windham argued with a smile.

"You're too sweet." I chuckled softly. "But that happens to be one of the reasons why I love you."

"I love you too."

Just as Windham was letting me go, Lola walked into the room along with Levi. "It's almost time Har."

"I know. We should go." I sighed and walked over to Levi.

My son looked up at me, the smile that was usually present on his face was nowhere to be found. I guess he felt the tension in all of the adults around him and it worried him. I crouched down and looked at him with a reassuring smile "Baby today will be a bit of a weird day. We are going to a big building and there will be some police and a judge. There might be some bad things said about me and there might be yelling. Think you can handle that?"

Levi nodded "I think so. I'm a big boy."

"You sure are." I agreed with a smile "I'm so very proud of you. I need you to do something for me today. No matter what is happening, I need you to be completely honest about everything today. Speak nothing but the truth. Can you promise me you'll only be honest today baby?"

"Yes mommy, I promise." Levi nodded again.

"Good. I love you so much." I hugged my son tightly, hoping that today wouldn't be the last day where I could hug him.

"I love you more mommy."

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When we arrived at the courthouse, we were met by a herd of journalists. Apparently, it was big news when a WWE wrestler had to go to court for any case whatsoever.

"Firefly, do you trust me?" Windham asked Levi, who seemed frightened by this many people and cameras.

Levi nodded quickly and Windham continued. "Okay, I am going to use my coat to cover your face and I will carry you inside. You just keep your head covered and I'll make sure that none of them will touch you. I promise."

Levi did as Windham had told, making sure to stay hidden underneath the coat as Windham carried him out of the car. I held on to Windham's free hand and Lola followed us closely.

I ignored all the questions that the reporters shouted at me. It was hard though, to not answer the questions that angered me. Questions like 'How do you feel about the accusations about you being a bad mother?' or 'Will you accept it if your ex gains full custody?'. People even asked about Windham being here.

It felt like ages until we finally passed all of them and got inside. Luckily there were no reporters inside the building and I let out a sigh in relief.

Windham uncovered Levi's face "You're safe, firefly."

"Thank you for keeping him safe." I told him as he checked up on Levi.

"Sweetheart it's okay. I'll protect him as much as I need to. They should have respected the privacy of a 4-year-old regardless though."

"Almost 5." Levi corrected him, making us all chuckle softly.

"And already way too smart." I kissed my son's head. "Now remember your promise and show them that you are a big boy."

We met with the lawyer Vince had hired at the doors before we walked inside the courtroom. Our lawyer Mr. Gonzalez, Windham, Levi and I walked past the gallery and sat down at the counsel table on the left side of the courtroom.

I looked over to the table on the right and noticed that Dick was already here, looking at me with a glare.

To say that things ended on bad terms between us would be a big understatement. I was sure he would have killed me if it had been legal, that was how much he hated me.

On my end I thought of him as a bastard and a douchebag but I didn't hate him. Was I mad at him for wanting to take Levi away from me? Sure. But I didn't hate him. I stopped caring about him a long time ago, I didn't care enough about him to bother myself with hating him.

I was snapped out of my thoughts by the sound of the doors that I had just walked in through opening again.

I looked behind me to see who was entering. A surprised smile made its way onto my face as I saw my sister and a few of our colleagues enter. Jon, Joseph, Adam and Abigail were of course among them but I also noticed people like Jonathan, Leati and Colby among others. Vince was there as well. It was good to see that my colleagues had my back, maybe I really had no reason to be nervous.

My nerves however quickly came back when someone spoke up "Please rise. Court is now in session. The Honorable Judge Aubrey Winters presiding."

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Sorry it took so long for me to update this. It's a common occurrence for me to get stuck on a story around chapter 20. I call it my 'writers block' chapter.

Why it always happens around chapter 20 I don't really know. I took a break from this book and instead focused on writing and finishing my Roman Reigns fanfic 'Dreaming of You'. If you haven't read it yet then be sure to check it out.

But now that 'Dreaming of You' has been completed I decided to continue this story.

Again, sorry for the long wait, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Make sure to vote and leave a comment to let me know your thoughts!