𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒 | 𝐊𝐕

XXXIII.

Chapter Thirty Three.

Monday.

Justice stood outside of the courthouse, thumbs moving a mile a minute as he texted with his mother. Today was the hearing, which he had been dreading. It was quite unnecessary, and he was honestly furious that Tyler was doing all of this solely to get back at him for not accepting her advances.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Justice turned around. Kitana was sauntering up the sidewalk, dressed nicely in a matching blazer and skirt set, along with some pointed toe heels. Her hair was pulled up into a high ponytail with a couple braids hanging down in the front to frame her face.

She offered to come to the hearing for moral support. It was clear that Justice was stressed about the whole thing, so Tana wanted to ensure that he kept his cool.

She alerted the school that she'd be coming in late and needed a sub for the first half of the day, but would be back around eleven thirty.

Justice let out a sigh of relief, sliding his phone in his pocket so that he could embrace her properly.

"You look beautiful, thank you for being here." He grabbed her waist, planting a kiss on her cheek.

"Thank you, baby. You look handsome." Kitana took in what he had on. "And of course, you know I have your back." She pecked his lips, before running her thumb over them to remove the remnants of her lipgloss.

He chuckled lightly, before releasing her out of his grasp and grabbing her hand.

"Ready?" She inquired, looking over at him.

"I guess so." He blew out a breath.

The two of them then entered the building, a gust of cool wind hitting them in the face from the large door being opened.

Stepping in, the sounds of semi loud chatter could be heard, being that it was more crowded than Justice would've thought.

Almost immediately, Justice spotted Tyler, her mother and Ilani amongst the crowd of people.

Ilani wiggled her hand out of her grandmother's hold, immediately going over to her father.

"Hey baby." He picked her up, allowing her to wrap her arms around his neck. "Look at you, looking like the pretty princess you are." Justice smoothed out her dress as he held her up.

"Thank you daddy." She grinned, poking his cheek. He then playfully tried to bite her finger which made her giggle.

"You good? Yo' momma ain't been fuckin-"

Kitana quickly swatted him with her clutch, shaking her head at his language. "I mean, she ain't been messing with you, have she?"

"No." Lani shook her head, before looking over at Kitana. "Hi, Ms.Kirkland." She greeted, reaching out for her.

"Hey sweetie! You look gorgeous." Tana took her from Justice, now hoisting her up on her hip. Lani might've been ten but she was tall for her age. She was honestly too big to still be getting picked up, but she was spoiled.

Justice babied her a lot, trying to make up for the time he missed out on while she was actually still a baby. That was part of the reason why she got away with so much.

"Thank you, so do you." She smiled, warming Kitana's heart. Ilani was the true definition of a sour patch kid. She could be sassy one minute and then sweet the next, just depending on her mood and who she was around.

"Uh, excuse me-" Tyler announced as she was now walking towards them with her mother in tow. Justice rolled his eyes at the sound of her voice, feeling his irritation grow. He just knew she was about to be on some bullshit.