'Til We Meet Again Book 2

Chapter 55

Marshalls POV:

I wake up feeling like shit, Amanda is gone and I have custody hearing. I don't know what to expect, I don't know what dirty fucking lies Kim has up her sleeve. Last night Kim and I came to an agreement that it would be best for our daughters if we get shared custody, for some reason I doubt she meant what she said to me. I don't trust her.

I get out of bed and practically drag myself to the bathroom to do my morning routine. I can't be bothered with today, it's only 9:30am and I'm already not having it. I finish up my morning routine and head to my room where I grab my suit I had picked out, well, Amanda picked it out for me when she spent the night before she went off to LA. I put on my suit and stand in front of the mirror, I straighten myself out and dust myself down before I head to the courthouse. I grab my keys and get in my car.

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I make it to the courthouse and meet up with my lawyer whose inside sat down with a file on his lap, going through the pages. He looks up at me and gets up, he walks over to me and sticks his hand out "Good morning Mr. Mathers, how are you feeling today?" He asks me as we shake hands "Feeling good" I nod "Good good glad to hear" We let go of the handshake "We have ten minutes til the custody hearing starts so why don't we head to my office and talk about what to expect during the hearing and what the outcome may be" He suggests "Yeah lets do that"

We head inside this room and he turns the light on, I sit down opposite him and he lays out my files on the table, he also lays out his notepad on the table "So lets talk about the negatives, judges usually focuses on the negatives, and what you have brought to the table is a criminal record for assault and carrying an illegal weapon which was loaded" He passes me my record and I'm automatically disappointed in myself for what I did in the parking lot "This does not look too good Mr Mathers, the judge and Miss Scotts lawyer will use this against you in todays session" He looks at me disappointed "I had a word with Miss Scotts lawyer and Miss Scott told him that you are a drug addict" Of course she told him "I can clarify right now I'm not a drug addict" I see him write down what I said "Well Miss Scott told him that she caught you taking pills in the bedroom you and Miss Scott shared, she said its kept in the brief case on top of your wardrobe" He says, I lean back on my chair and sigh, he leans forward "Mr Mathers, I can help you up until the judge decides if you should get shared custody of your kids or not but I need you to be completely honest with me because they'll take her words over yours" I look at him and I tell him everything.

I'm not an addict but I need help sleeping at night "Do you have evidence that they are in fact prescription drugs? I'm looking for a slip or some sort so we can confirm you are not an addict, you just need help sleeping at night" He says as his eyes are fixated on writing on his notepad "Yeah I do, it's in my briefcase" I nod "If you can bring that in, in the next session then you'll be good to go" He looks up at me "You want my advice?" He asks me "Yeah" I nod "Stay lowkey, be a model citizen, and don't do anything incriminating or anything that's gonna make you out as a drug addict, I know Miss Scotts lawyer and he'll do anything to bring you down" He cocks his head to the side "He'll be watching you to dig up as much evidence to prove you cannot care for your children" He tells me "I can't lose my kids so I'll do whatever it takes" I nod and he smiles at me "That's what I like to hear" He checks his wristwatch "Alright, we should head inside the courtroom for this session" We both get up and exit the office, we walk down the hallway and head inside the courtroom.

I noticed Kim didn't make it to today's session because Hailie caught the flu. I take a seat with my lawyer and we discuss more details about the hearing. The hearing begins and so far it's not looking good for me "Your honor" Kims lawyer steps aside his table and walks over to the front, he gestures at me "Mr Mathers is unfit to care for his children, his reckless behavior can put his kids in harms away" He says "Last year he was found guilty for assault and carrying an illegal weapon, he was sentenced with 2 years probation, if it was up to me I would sentence him five years behind bars, it is absoultely unacceptable for that kind of behavior" He glares at me as he talks to the panel "Objection" My lawyer speaks out "He caught his wife at the time committing adultery with the bartender in the parking lot" My lawyer tells the judge "There are other ways to resolve that issue without in anger, perhaps that's why she committed adultery, she wanted to get away from a husband who clearly has anger issues" Kims lawyer smirks "Mr Mathers does not have anger issues" Kims lawyer pulls out my CD "Here we have The Marshall Mathers LP, if you look behind the CD you'll see a song dedicated to his ex wife, lets play it"

They play the last part of my song "Mr Mathers has serious anger issues and publicized his ex wifes adultery and in this courtroom, we all know Mr Mathers has committed adultery whilst touring across The United States and Canada" Kims lawyer goes back to his seat and sits down, I see him take his pen and write something down on his notepad. I wonder what he is writing.

"Your honor, Mr Mathers is not perfect, he has his fair share of mistakes just like his ex-wife" He steps aside from his seat and stands opposite of the table "His poor decisions should not reflect his parenting skills, he loves his daughters and would do anything for them, he sacrifices himself day in and day out to give them the life he never had" My lawyer says "They need their father just as much as they need their mother, no child should be raised without a mother or without a father and if you grant Miss Scott full custody, you'll be taken away Mr Mathers from his children" My lawyer sounds sincere "The safety of his kids is the main focus, I cannot hand his children to a father who is prone to making mistakes and has no self-control" The judge says "He needs to prove he is worthy for shared custody or I'll have no choice but to rule in favor of Miss Scott" The judge continues "Now before we end this session, is there anything else that needs to be addressed?" The judge asks

"I had a chat with Miss Scott yesterday and she claims that Mr Mathers is a drug addict, she explained where he keeps his drugs and she mentioned she walked in on him popping two pills in his bedroom" Kims lawyer states "Objection" My lawyer yells "The allegation that was made by Miss Scott against Mr Mathers is false, Mr Mathers is not a drug addict, I had a chat with Mr Mathers before the session and he stated that he takes pills to help him sleep at night, they are prescription drugs" My lawyer glares at Kims lawyer "Do you have any evidence that supports your claim?" The judge asks "As of right now I do not, I told Mr Mathers to bring in a copy of the slip for the next hearing" My lawyer nods "Please do bring proof with you" The judge looks at me and I nod, he grabs the gavel "Case dismissed" He bangs the gavel three times and everyone exits the courtroom.

I say goodbye to my lawyer and head home, I grab my phone and call up Amanda "Hey" I sit down on my sofa and put my feet up on my coffee table "Marshall, I'm out having lunch with Kristy, can we talk in an hour?" She asks me "Yeah yeah sure" I nod "See you later" She hangs up the phone. My next court session is on February 23rd, 2001, I need to find that goddamn proof to clear my name and I need to stay lowkey or I lose the case.