I cleared my throat, "Kamala". She took another bite of her food as she nodded giving me her full attention. I swallowed hard as I sighed deeply. "I wanna.. I feel like I can finally explain to you on what's been going on". Kamala eyes widened but she nodded as her expression softened.
I sighed. "I had a dream about you and Doug". Kamala eyes narrowed as she titled her head. Her expression was unreadable. I swallowed, "I had a dream of him hitting me over my head.. with a bat. And— and when I woke up I was sitting in an dark garage". I began to stutter over my words as my lip trembled. Kamala scooted her chair closer placing her hand on my thigh.
I continued, "Me and Doug exchanged a few words and then there you were.. walking in going along with it all.. you told me that it was lust, not love". As I said that my heart dropped. I could feel the tension in the room. Kamala shifted suddenly. A tear ran down her face as well as mine. I began to sob as I laid my head into my hands. Kamala wrapped her arms around me reassuring me.
"It's gonna be okay Tiffany.. I'm— I'm so sorry.. I can't even imagine how this feels being in your shoes". I sobbed loudly. You can only hear my cries and the fireplace. I began to sniffle as i pulled away. "Kamala.. please tell me that this dream isn't gonna come true". Kamala placed her hands around my waist.
"Tiffany.. This dream would never ever come true. I wouldn't dare do something like that. I love you too much for that. And to reassure you, what we have isn't lust I promise it's love. I've stuck by your side through thick and thin. I could never ever tell you what we had was just a sexual desire". I nodded. She placed her hand underneath my chin. "I love you Tiffany.. from the bottom of my heart. I don't wanna ever see you hurting.. This whole situation is so fucked up. But I promise you. We're gonna get through this and we're gonna make sure he's locked up, for life".
We wrapped our pinky's around each others. Kamala smiled, "I promise baby. I love you". I sniffled with a smile. "I love you too". We pulled each other into a tight hug. The hug felt so surreal. It felt warm, loving and she made me feel comfortable. Not only is she the love of my life but she'll be my wife. We both pulled away as our lips connected.
The kiss wasn't long but it made me feel better. As we both pulled away Kamala smiled. "How about we get ready for bed, and cuddle". I nodded softly and smiled.
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𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠
I climbed intro the backseat. Kamala got in after me. I sighed as we made eye contact. "I'm nervous.. about all of this. I just hope everything goes smoothly". Kamala placed her hand on my thigh. "Yeah.. Well all we have to do is speak our truth and just hope for the best". I nodded slowly as I rested my head against the window.
My phone began to ring. I grabbed it noticing an unknown number. I rolled my eyes as I picked up. "Hello?". The phone was silent. I sighed, "please do not play on my phone". Before I could hang up I heard a familiar voice. "Tiffany". It was Doug. My heart sank. I swallowed hard. "Doug?". Kamala eyes shifted towards me. She motioned for me to put it on speaker.
She pulled out her phone and recorded the conversation. I put him on speaker. "Doug.. what do you want?.. whatever you have to say can wait at court". Doug chuckled on the other end. "Tiffany.. I just hope you know that I'm gonna win this.. Kamala will be mine. I promise that".
I rolled my eyes as I sighed. A slight chuckle came out. "Doug.. I like your confidence. You definitely speak highly of yourself.. but however, I'm not fighting over Kamala. She's already mine. I'm fighting for my respect and my dignity. So if this is a battle you wanna take?. Then so be it. See ya in court. Bye Dougieee". I said it in a mischievous laugh.
The call ended. Kamala stopped recording. I laughed a little, "how'd I do?". Kamala giggled as she kissed me softly. "You did great babe. We're gonna show all this footage of everything he's been doing and we're most certainly gonna win this".
I smiled and so did she.
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We walked into the courtroom. Me and Kamala sat down slowly. The secret agents sat behind us for safety. As the door swung open it was Millie and Doug. My heart dropped immediately. My eyes locked in with Kamala's, she murmured. "Everything is gonna be fine, breathe". I nodded as I took a deep breath keeping my eyes on Kamala. She let out a brief smile and placed her hand on my lap.
Millie and Doug walked past us sitting across from us. Me and Kamala shifted in our seats and kept our eyes on each other. Kamala noticed the fear in my eyes. I knew to take a few deep breaths to calm myself down. I was close to having a panic attack, I felt my chest tightening.
A sudden door opened. And there was the judge. Shit. "All rise". We all stood up. I stood tall leaving my hands by my side. My eyes wandered as they landed on Doug. He smiled mischievously. I sighed as I rolled my eyes turning towards to the Judge. "You all may be seated". I sat down and crossed my legs.
The tightness in my chest slowly went away. The judge pulled out his papers as he cleared his throat. "Mrs Reid. We have footage of Doug. Would you like us to play it in the courtroom?. Are you comfortable with that?". I shifted in my seat slightly and I nodded. "That's fine by me". I smirked a little. I looked over at Millie. I could tell she was a bit confused. Here comes the fun.
The judge nodded as he turned on the clip on the tv. He showed footage from Doug breaking into my house. "Tiffany.. where are youu". Kamala hand found it's way to mine. We held hands tightly. The video continued to play and as it got towards the end they seen Doug point the gun to my head.
Everyone gasped loudly. Tears started to form in my eyes. I kept my head down looking at my shoes. As the tears started to fall down against my cheeks I lifted my head up and I let go of Kamala's hand. She looked over at me with confusion until she noticed I was crying. The judge turned the video off and noticed me crying.
"Let's give her some time". I got out of my seat and i left the courtroom.
Fuck. I can't do this.
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Authors note
This is not the end of the story 3 or 4 more chapters I think. I am coming up with a new story so you'll have to stay tuned for that. I've been super busy so I haven't been updating as much as I should have. But I'll make sure to make it up to you all. Don't forget to vote and comment 💙
