Rosie White

Chapter 46

A few weeks later

Sitting in the court room, next to Christopher, I pinch my thigh through my tights to keep myself grounded as the judge finishes up, as the jury gives their verdict against my father.

One word muttered and my eyes well.

Guilty.

The same word muttered to the two men who attacked me, and the same word muttered to my mother in her involvement.

I haven't made eye contact with my father throughout the whole time in court, only glancing up a few times when I've seen him looking the other way out of the corner of my eye.

It did nothing. It didn't make me feel guilty. It didn't make me feel sad. I felt nothing but...hatred for him.

Christopher worked his magic and dug up all the secrets that my father and mother held. He was right with his suspicion that they interfered with my grandmothers will. It was true that all inheritance, money and any personal belongings or items in her name were left to me. Only me.

A payment was traced back from within my fathers account in which he made the payments to the attackers - a payment to a lawyer around the time she passed.

It broke my heart to think about all that has happened since, how much I worked and how I suffered because of them, because of their selfishness.

The judge discusses nonsense I barely listen too as I process everything.

When the final words are muttered, and people rise around me. I follow in sync, eager to get out of there and into the comfort that I've found in Alex's home over the past month. Within Alex's arms.

I follow Christopher out of the court room, keeping my face down and away from photographers within the courthouse.

I spy Alex at the end of the corridor, looking dapper in his suit and fast walk into his waiting arms.

He pulls me to him as we follow Christopher and Alex's security out and into Alex's car.

Alex and Christopher discuss the case as we make our way across the city and back towards home.

Home.

***

Lying in the bathtub, I watch the bubbles float around me as I submerge myself further into the warmth.

I was hoping for some time with Alex once we returned this afternoon from the courthouse, but Christopher stayed to talk through with Alex everything that happens from now on.

I was so tired, it hit me like a tonne of bricks as soon as I walked into the penthouse. Alex told me to go get some rest as he finished up with Chris. I couldn't argue, I thought I might just fall asleep standing up there and then.

I slept for three hours before waking and running myself a hot bath.

I hear movement in the bedroom and smile, finally.

Alex walks into the bathroom, smiling himself as he takes me in. I hold my arm out to him, dropping soapy bubbles to the floor.

"Join me?"

Alex doesn't loose his smirk as he starts to strip. A beautiful sight.

I shuffle forward as he climbs in behind me, pulling me instantly to him. Sloshing water as he does.

I laugh as I settle back, right where I wanted to be.

"Music to my ears baby," Alex mumbles against the skin of my shoulder.

I hum in contentment as Alex's lips work against the curve of my shoulder to my neck.

"How do you feel?" Alex asks between kisses.

"Okay," I answer honestly.

"Did you sleep?" He asks.

"Yes, for a few hours. I don't know why I was so tired."

Alex moves his hands to my shoulders, kneading them as he replies. "You haven't been sleeping well for weeks baby girl, now everything's settled, you body finally relaxed and realised how tired it was."

"Yeah, probably. I'm glad everything's over now. Did Christopher say anything more?"

Alex continues his massage, "Nothing new, just what to expect over the next couple of months. Media attention, that sort of thing. He will be in contact regarding Elsie's will in the next week. You'll get your grandmothers inheritance Rosie."

I let out a deep breath as I turn in his hold, sliding my knees up to straddle him. "I can't believe everything that's happened."

"It's over now Rosie, it's all over," Alex replies. Brushing the wet strand off my shoulder.

I drop my head to the side as Alex leans forward and resumes his kissing against the sensitive skin.

I shuffle my hips forward, finding Alex hard and ready for me. Slipping my hand down, I glide his length to my entrance and take him to the hilt in one go.

I gasp at the sensation of feeling so full as Alex throws his head back, "Fuck!" I still for a second, allowing myself to adjust to him before grinding my hips up and down against him.

"Yes, baby just like that."

"Ugh Alex," I moan.

"Just like that baby."

Alex's hand disappears under the water and two seconds later I feel it glide between my folds, hitting my sensitive, swollen clit.

I work myself against Alex as he works his fingers against my clit, bringing us both forward towards ecstasy.

When my climax hits, I squeeze and tighten my muscles to pull Alex along with me. Glad for the wonderful use of birth control I got issued at the doctors three weeks prior, when we realised just how much we needed each other during our time spent locked away in the penthouse. Time we couldn't keep our hands off each other.

I collapse forward onto Alex's hard chest as we come down from our high. With Alex still twitching inside of me, I finally let all the worries and stress of the past years to leave my body.

Finally excited to look towards the future.

A future with Alexander Carlson. My Alex.

~I know this isn't how a court of law works. I know this isn't how justice in real life works but as I said before – I really know nothing about it and have tried to edge around the lawsuit storyline as easy as possible while still addressing it and still getting the storyline I want. Please please just be open minded and go with the flow...it's clear I'm not studying Law at uni isn't it😂~