Fat Girl In A Little Coat 2

Part 23

I slept so hard. Waking up to the footsteps rushing across the floor. "Tory?" With his soft but loud voice.

I moaned. "Yeah?"

His hand went over his heart. "God damnit, I thought something happened to you. Come on get dressed. We are going to court."

Whoa who died and made you boss? I slowly got up. Went to the bathroom, got changed and went down stairs. I ate something little. Billy didn't say a word to me. Pipi had already left since it was his day to testify. In the car music took over the silence on the way there. Cameras all around as Billy would put his hand over my face and told them no comment. Sitting down on those uncomfortable bench's, Steve sat right beside me.

Steve leans over to my ear. "You've been talking to that damn closet haven't you?"

"Shut up." I whispered.

"He's not there. He's here. Getting what he deserves. No one is in the closet. Only the ghost of him is in there."

Billy leans over in front of us. "What are the two of you talking about?"

"Nothing really, just what needs to stay in the past." I mutter so Billy could hear me. Steve leans away from me.

Court began as Aston walks along the floor with chains on him. I don't even look at him as I kept my head down. Aston smiled and waved to me, Billy gave him the nasty look like he was going to kill him if he tried to come near me.

Pipi walked in with a cop leading the way. He sat down as the first lawyer came up and asked him questions. My eyes went everywhere, I wouldn't look at Aston nor his new wife, I looked at the walls top of people's hair lines. Looking down at my hands is the last place I'm looking.

Steve leans over to me again. "Stop. Get outside of your head. Think about what you are going to name your baby." That kept me clam for a few hours. Wanting it to be a girl,, then last night would pop into my head I would shake it off. And say it ain't so. That didn't stop.

Pipi would look over at me and smile. I smiled right back at him, letting him know that I'll be alright. Will I? A short break was being called. Going out into the hallway. Steve stands right in front of me while Billy went to use the bathroom.

"What happened last night?"

"Nothing Steve."

"That is a lie. I know when you are lying to me T. You talked to that closet. When I told you over and over to stop. That it's so negative. I knew I should had switch room with you."

"Steve it wasn't that."

"Then what was it? Did you lose the baby?" I shook my head no. "You did talk to the closet." Angrily he sighed. "I understand that you feel something towards that closet. But nothing is there. It's only in your imagination. I love you sis I really do. But something else is going on." Steve took a step closer to me. "Are you and Billy fighting  again?"

Coming out of the bathroom, Billy stood next to me. "Something the two of you want to share?"

I didn't say a word. Steve shook his head. "No man. Just a disagreement." He walks away.

"Apparently you have been having a lot of those T." He too walks away from me and follow Steve I would guess. I sat on the bench's that was outside of the court room. Pipi ssaat next me as he rubbed my back.

"It's going to be okay sis. Let them cool off and you do your best to relax and I'm sure things will fall into place."

I turn to him as I'm ready to cry. "Do you think I'm crazy Pipi? Like I should go back to that place?"

"No princess. You are not that crazy. Right now hormones will take you all over the places that will make you feel like you are losing it. Just try not to over do it. Over think it. You know what... After this lets go visit uncle Jim."

I whipping the tears away. "I thought uncle Jim had left for the season."

"Nope. He's still here. A good talk with him will do a lot. Don't you think?"

I nod. "Does he want to see me?"

"Of course he does! Your his favorite person." He nudged me. "Like your mine." A finger over his lips. "Shhh. Don't tell your brother I said that." That made me smile. Maybe Pipi is right that I should go talk to him.

Along with Steve could be right as well. I just might talk to uncle Jim about what is going on and maybe he could hello me face it. Without looking like I am far beyond help. More people came in to testify. I didn't say anything to both of them I sat with Pipi and just left it at that.

When it was over I turn to Billy and told him. "I'm going with Pipi on a drive. So you can go back home or do whatever." I walked away from him. I stopped and looked back. "Please drive safely." Then I continue to follow Pipi to his car.

The car ride I was relaxed and at didn't feel like I was riding a roller coaster ride. The place that uncle Jim was hiding was another hour out. I didn't mind that it was a smaller town in Hawkens that no one really knows about. Pulling up to the cabin. I see uncle Jim with a riffle. Out of the car I smile.

"You wouldn't want to shoot your favorite person in the world would you?"

Chucking it down he jogged down the steps and picked my up, span me around. "Pudden pop!"

"Uncle Jim. My goodness you gotten younger."

Putting me down. Taking a good look at me. "And you gotten smarter." We headed inside the cabin.