The Not-So-Bad Boy Next Door

Chapter 50

Aiden's POV

Claire's been sitting up at the stand and she's pretty confident in all of her answers, but that's until the lawyer starts to ask about us. He's very persistent and isn't letting up on the topic of us. He asks the questions like he knows what kind of answers he's going to get, but I don't even know what she's going to say.

"What happened? You took an oath." The attorney pressed. She looked a little taken back, but still held her composure. Our attorney, Carla Weston, yells out an objection and the judge lets Claire decide whether or not she wants to answer it. Apparently, she chose to, because she states, "I'll answer it. It's not relevant but I'll answer it. He kissed my cousin after I told him I wasn't totally ready to get into a relationship with him. Easy as that. So what is your point in all of this?"

It stung a little — even though it was accurate and true. She just said it so... calmly, like it didn't effect her at all. Maybe I have lost her for good. The attorney continues to ask questions and keeps on asking about the relationship between the two of us.

"Do you still have feelings for Mr. Mathews? Intimate feelings?" The opposing attorney asks while turning back and looking at me. I see Claire slightly tense up, her eyes being clouded over with thought. She hesitates and he says, "It's a simple question Ms. Gilbert. Do you or do you not have feelings for Mr. Mathews? It's a simple yes or no."

What will she say? Will this answer determine if there's still a chance? Will I be able to handle the truth?

Claire's POV

I sit there just thinking. Do I? Can I really still have feelings for him? After everything he's done? Could I still have feelings for him? I look at him from the corner of my eye and then focus back on the attorney in front of me.

"Yes. I still have feelings for him. I'm not a robot. Feelings can't just magically go away," I breathe. I feel like some kind of invisible weight is lifted off my shoulder and that I don't have to hold it all back.

"Have you ever felt jealous of other girls, like Rachel?"

"Now why would I be jealous of Rachel? If I remember correctly Aiden didn't kiss her because he wanted to keep a promise he claims he made to me, but he really made it to himself. It's not my decision on what he does. It's not going to change the past."

"No further questions." The attorney says while walking to where Rachel is, sitting down next to her.
Carla gets up and walks up to the stand, "Ms. Gilbert is this yourself and Ms. Botelli's voices?" She unlocks my phone and played the recording.

"This is all your fault!" Rachel screams at me and trots towards me. I got out of the app I was in and opened up the voice memos. I tapped the button and locked my phone. Thank the lord because now I have something to use against her.

"Can you repeat that? I didn't quite hear you?" I ask with an innocent smile.

"This is all your fault. Your a bitch and ruin everything. I had him and because of you I don't. You're going to pay."

"Is that a threat?"

"No it's a promise. Stay away from him or you'll get hurt."

"You need to wake up and smell the roses. No one has to listen to you and the sooner you realize that, the sooner your life will be in the real world."