Sparks Fly [Completed]

36. Court day

Weeks kept passing slowly but surely. I was still on bed rest but the doctors said I could walk around a bit more. The presence of Seth's mom seemed to do me good. Se had moved in with her boyfriend who lived on the other side of town. During the day she was usually around to help me.

Summer was around the corner and Seth had this lounge set for our garden so I spend most of my time outside. Seth's mom, Claire was great at gardening and got all these flowers and plant's out. It looked like a little paradise. Seth had plans to get a pool next year. 
Today was no day to stay in the garden though. We had to go back to our town to find out If I would be charged with murder. I had to testify. Something I really wasn't looking forward too. Telling what Andrew did in front of people I had know since I came into town at twelve years old. 

This was the only day I had to go though. My lawyer had arranged that with my condition in mind. 
"It will be done before you know it" Seth told me as we got in the car. I nodded to nervous to speak. "And if you get to stressed just say and I will get you out of there." He put his hand on my knee and kissed my cheek. His mother was coming too. She was sitting behind me and even seemed a little nervous. "All will be alright" She said.I just hoped they were right. 

I was close to the end of my pregnancy now. 35 weeks only a month to go. Munchkin was still a little bit to small but healthy and still growing. I felt gigantic. Having to be sort of presentable today I was wearing a long dress, black, with tiny colored flowers and a jacket over it. And man did I look heavily pregnant. 
We arrived on time which was good because Taylor already told us a lot of people wanted to be there to witness my testimony. Man did I hate this! My lawyer had tried to keep the public out but he couldn't.

"Emily, good to see you, how do you feel?" Harry, my lawyer greeted us at the entrance and looked at me from head to toe. "You look terrified" He looked at Seth for a second then back to me. "You sure about this, I can postpone" He said with a friendly smile.
I shook my head. "No, I have to do it eventually anyway" I said taking Seth's hand and squeezing it. "You will do great" He said softly and hugging me from behind. I hoped he was right.

Indeed, lot's of people came to see and listen to the whole thing. I couldn't wait for it to be over. I was exhausted already and in pain. My back was killing me and my stomach was hurting all the same. I was told this was normal but of course today it was just that little bit worse.  
Sitting on the front seats I took deep breath's to calm myself down while the whole thing started. 

To be really honest, I didn't listen to most of the thing's being said. I was to nervous. I know it was about me, Andrew and even Seth who was painted as this homewrecker by Andrew's parents. Finally I had to tell my story and with a deep breath I got up to sit in the stand and tell my story. 
My lawyer asked me questions. About Andrew, how he treated me, even starting when we were just in school. 
Eventually about the times he beat me up, scared the crap out of me and eventually about the day he shot Seth and wanted to kill me. 

All went well until the man representing Andrew's parent's stepped in. 
The way he looked at me already set me off. And of course the hateful glares of Andrew's parent's didn't help either. 
"Did you ever tell your husband you wanted to divorce?" He asked me. 
I frowned and had to think a second before I nodded. "Yes, I did. I told him we could end it... He didn't want to hear about it" I told him. 
The guy raised his eyebrows. "Why would you carry his child if you wanted to divorce then?" He said. 
"It's not his. He didn't want kids" I glanced over at Seth and my own layer who both gave me a nod it was all alright. 
"He told me otherwise when we spoke before he died" He said. 
I swallowed. This was where they would go and tell the lies Andrew had kept up. A sharp pain shot through my stomach and I flinched a little. I could see Seth tense. He knew something was up. 
"He told a lot of lies" I took a deep breath trying to fend of the pain. I put my hand on my stomach. 

"This man loved you... He wanted a family with you. He took care of you when you were fighting an addiction and depression and you tell me he was lying?" My mouth dropped. I knew they would try this but it still caught me of guard. Meanwhile the pain got even worse. 
I bend over and gasped. Shit, shit shit, something was most definitely happening... Nothing good. I had one more month to go. 
I managed to sit back up again and looked at the lawyer. "Yes he was lying, He fed me those stupid pills hoping I would miscarriage... He kicked me hoping I would miscarriage. Andrew didn't want a kid!" 
Now the pain really got unbearable and it was noticed because Seth was right with me.
"Baby what's wrong?" He whispered ignoring the objection's of the lawyer. The judge didn't say anything. He knew something was wrong. 

"I don't know but it hurts... I think maybe we need to go to the hospital" I managed to say before having to take a deep breath to keep myself from screaming.