A few weeks later I was sitting in a courtroom with my lawyer and Jake was on the other side with his. I knew Frank and Roberta were sitting behind me which I was thankful for. Roberta's friend was watching the girls since we were out of town for the trail. I had to go back to where Jake lived to go to court since it was where we were both from. Jake still didn't know where I lived, my lawyer had sent me the custody papers.
"He really doesn't have any leg to stand on right? I mean he was never a present father." I asked my lawyer in a whisper.
"Bailey, you need to relax. I have the abuse photos from a few years ago to use and the case of him not being a safe father at all." Martin, my lawyer said and I sighed. I turned to look at Frank.
"Have you checked on the girls lately?" I asked and sighed.
"They are fine Bailey, I promise." Frank said and I sighed turning back around as the Judge walked in and sat down. There was a lot of legal talk between the judges and the lawyers and I looked over and saw Jake was just glaring at me and it terrified me. I knew he couldn't touch me but he still scared me.
"Ms. Masters, will you please take the stand." I heard the judge say and I got up and walked to the witness box. My lawyer approached me.
"Bailey, how long were you married to Mr. Carter?" Martin asked.
"8 years." I said.
"And when did you divorce him?" Martin asked.
"About 6 months ago, maybe longer. I'm not exactly sure." I said and Martin nodded.
"How was your marriage?" Martin asked.
"Good for about the first year." I said.
"Then what happened?" Martin asked.
"I got pregnant with our daughter, Remy." I said and Martin gave small smile at the mention of Remy which gave me comfort.
"What happened after Remy as born?" Martin asked.
"After about 2 years Jake didn't like my daughter was taking all of my time and he started demanding time with me however he could get it." I said.
"Which meant what?" Martin asked.
"Well it started with just demanding and forcing me to have sex..." I said and stopped to take a deep breath as I looked at my hands in my lap and I fidgeted. I didn't want to make eye contact with Frank since I never even told him that part of my life.
"Was there anything else?" Martin asked.
"When I started to refused to sleep with him, he started demanding time with me by beating and hitting me." I said.
"Did you ever report it?" Marin asked and I sighed.
"I did a few times then when nothing was done I stopped." I said and Martin went back and got the photos from the folder and handed them to the judge.
"So how long did this abuse go on for?" Martin asked.
"Off and on for 5 years." I said.
"What was the final straw to make you want to leave?" Martin asked.
"He beat me so bad I was placed in the ICU for 4 days with a collapsed lung and in a coma." I said. I heard someone groan and I knew it was Frank.
"Was there anything specific that led up to this hospital stay?" Martin asked.
"I filed for divorce and placed it on a rush, I just wanted out." I said.
"What happened when the divorce was granted and you were cleared by the doctors?" Martin asked.
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Fresh Start ⭐
Fanfiction~*COMPLETE*~ Frank Adler is just trying to raise his 7-year-old niece Mary and do right by her when Bailey moves in a few houses down with her 7-year-old daughter Remy. Bailey seems to be running away from something and Frank becomes a good friend...
