Illusions of the island *A LOST fanfic*

Chapter 70: Mistrial

"A mistrial? David do you know what that means?"

David frowned and started giving Juliet's shoulders a massage.

"Jules, we still have a few cards to play here. I'm not sure if the judge is being reasonable or not though. What I need you to do right now though, is to take a nice, deep breath, and let it out slowly. There we go. Just keep breathing. We don't want either one of these two going into distress. Baby A is curled up by your rib cage, and baby B is resting comfortably facing head down. I want you to put your feet up on a pillow and rest. Anything you want, I've got it."

Juliet became irritated with David.

"Would you quit calling these two babies A and B? These two boys, are doing just fine. Basta ya!"

(Leave me alone!)

David knew not to confront Juliet when she was in a bad mood. Especially right now. He helped put her feet up on a pillow on the couch and went into the kitchen to make Juliet a cup of tea. Sighing, Juliet felt awful that she'd lashed out at David. She just wanted all this brew-ha-ha to be done and over with. James came into the living room and moved her feet into his lap.

"Heard our whole argument, didn't you?"

James nodded and rubbed her feet.

"Yup. Here I thought you only got angry like that with me. I guess Davy-boy isn't so immune to blondie's occasional outbursts."

Juliet closed her eyes and sighed.

"Wake me for dinner."

James ran a hand through Juliet's hair and kissed her belly.

"Don't worry, I won't let that bastard hurt you."

Juliet woke to a hard thump up against her belly, making her sit up and look around her. James took her hand and looked into her eyes.

"You alright?"

Starting to rise to her feet, she noticed David come back into the living room. Setting her tea down on a coaster on the coffee table, he leaned down in front of her and put his hands on her arms.

"Hey, I need you to stay sitting down. You need to rest."

Rolling her eyes at David, she stayed seated on the couch.

"David we can't let Ed win. If we can convince the jury with the evidence I gathered, he'll go away for life."

Hayley heard the whole conversation and came into the living room. She planted herself on the couch next to her dad.

"Mama, I have a feeling you'll win this. Don't worry. Besides your research is working beautifully. I've delivered nearly 20 babies this year due to it. You have my vote of confidence. Everything is going to work out. You'll see."

Juliet placed a hand on Hayley's cheek.

"I wish I had the same attitude about this as you do baby girl. I just have a bad feeling about this. That's all."

David patted Juliet's shoulder and pointed at her still-hot tea on the coffee table.

"I'll go call the lawyer. Drink your tea Jules. Then I want you to rest. Don't make me put you back on the monitor."

Rolling her eyes at David again, she threw a pillow at him.

"Don't make me chase you David. You know I will."

Hayley laughed at Juliet and her Uncle David.

"Do you guys always joke like this?"

Shaking her head, Juliet let her eyes wander to the old picture of her and Hayley the day she was born.

"You should have seen Uncle David and I the day you were born. He was cracking jokes as he delivered you. He does that when he's nervous. I'm still trying to break him of that, even decades later."

Hayley was sure everything was going to work out just fine. She knew that she would have to tell her own story in court. She hadn't done it yet.

To Be Continued...