Hello, From the Other Side

Chapter 16

Joe

I stared at demi's contract. I was trying to find a solution that could get demi out of this. I'm no lawyer and demi definitely couldn't afford one but I am a writer and I have some common knowledge that demi doesn't have being a high school drop-out and all.

While I was trying to fix things, everything just seemed to be getting worse. Demi's label dropped her. She now has 0 source of income.

I looked and looked at this stupid contract. "Are you coming to bed?" Demi asked wrapping her arms around my neck. I shook my head. "I cant," I told her.

She sighed. "Joe," she said. "I just.. I have to find something. Why would your parents even sign this?" I asked her. "They didnt.. remember?" She said. I looked at her weirdly.

Then I remembered her telling me before we dated that she forged her parents signature.

"Demi, I think I just found the loophole we needed," I told her. Her eyes brightened. "What?" She asked.

"Your parents didn't sign this consent form. They took you out of the state, technically that's kidnapping. Would your parents testify against Barb?" I asked demi.

She shrugged and grabbed her cell phone. "She's going to wish she never opened this can of worms," I told her. She called her mom's phone number.

Demi

"I know you guys aren't the type of people to do that stuff to people but thank you," I told my parents. I really was thankful for all that they're about to do for me.

My parents aren't the type to want to confront problems. They're more passive aggressive then I'd like to admit honestly. They would rather just let the issue go then have to fight over it.

They're very peaceful people which is both a blessing and a curse.

I hung up the phone and walked into the livingroom where Joe was. "They're on board," I told him happily. He smiled and kissed me.

"Okay, NOW will you come to bed?" I asked him. He chuckled and picked me up on his shoulders. "To the bedroom!" He said running to our room.

He threw me on the bed and I giggled. "This calls for some celebratory sex," Joe said kissing down my neck. I chuckled. "If you say so," I told him flipping him over and straddling him as I kissed down his neck this time.

Joe

When the court date came, I wished I wasn't just sitting in the stands watching. I really wanted this for demi.

"Will Eddie and Dianna Lovato please come to the stand?" The judge asked. They obeyed. "This case can be solved quite easily. Did either of you sign a contract agreeing to the following: giving the plaintiff's custody of your daughter, allowing them to take her out of the state, let them give consent to any media coverage on her, 80% of all of her earnings and wages," the judge read.

The room was silent, you could hear a pin drop. "No. Neither of us signed any contract," demi's dad said simply.

The judge stated that since demi forged her parents' signature at 17 as a minor, she could not be held responsible seeing as she was too young to understand her consequences.

The end result, Barb was arrested of 6 counts of capital kidnap, as well as numerous fraud charges.

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Gooooood morrninnggg wattpad! Sorry for the length but I'm coming at you at 7:21am straighten from the school busss.