The Great Escape

20

The day of my ex- boyfriends trial had come. I was so, so nervous. I was scared the judge would be in favor of him.
"Sean!" I heard Mark call, startling me out of my thoughts. I looked up at him from my spot on the edge of the bed that was facing the full length mirror we had.
"Baby you look fine. We have to go or we're gonna be late." Noticing I hadn't moved, he walked over to me. "Sean, he'll get what he deserves, you understand?"
"Ya I do. It's a big deal is all."
"I know what'll make you laugh. Look at Anna." I looked up at him and saw Anna decked out totally rocking a pink tuxedo onsie.
I almost pissed myself laughing it was so funny.
Eventually I picked myself up off the floor from where I fell off the bed.
"God Sean, I didn't think you'd get a kick out of I that much."
"I- I'm sorry." I coughed. "Alright let's go." I glanced at myself in the mirror one more time to which I saw my face extremely red which contrasted against my gray long sleeve shirt and skinny jeans I always wore.
Looking at Mark's back as we left the house, he looked the better than I did. Mark wore a dress shirt and pants but not a jacket or tie. But fuck, he sure showed off his muscles. Groaning as I sat in the passenger seat while Mark put Anna in her car seat behind the driver's seat, I looked down and saw a half-chub forming.
Mark shut the back door and got in his seat. As he sat down I spoke without thought.
"Fuck Mark, why do you have to be so sexy at everything." Mark looked at me perplexed. His look changed quickly into a smirk a he glanced at my crotch and back up at me.
"God dammit Sean." He laughed. "Whatever, take care of it when we get there, ok?"
"K."
I thought about what could possibly go wrong at the trial. What if Jamie got out of control and hurt somebody. Or me. Or Anna... I mean he couldn't, he wouldn't hurt his own daughter.
And besides, who would even want to be that lunatics lawyer. Mark told me that we have on of the best on our side. Her name is Lexa Pure. I haven't met her but she told me our case is sure to put him away forever.
"Sean were here." I looked through the window clearly now and saw we'd parked in front of the building.
We both go out of the car and Mark allowed me to get Anna so that I could put her in the wrap around me so that he could grab her diaper bag and carried just in case.
Mark closed the trunk as I shut the door at the same time.
Fuck, he looked so sexy. Dark hair that trailed over her face and a white dress shirt and pants with a gray and blue diaper bag slung over his shoulder and her carrier in hand.
"Hey. You ok?" Mark asked gently.
"Ya. Ya I'm fine." Mark ran his fingers through my hair.
"While we're here can you call me Jack? Sean is just for home, by you."
"Course baby. You still need to... Sort out?" He asked, tripping over his words.
"No." He placed his hand on the small of my back protectively as we entered the huge building.
Anna's not used to loud noises. So she whined a but in the echo-y lobby. Without a word, Mark grabbed her pacifier out of the side if the bag and gently put it in her mouth. Her whines stopped and she rolled over in the wrap so the was facing my stomach.
I felt like I was pregnant all over again.
Following Mark, we went an office where a young woman with small, rectangular glasses was sitting at a desk.
"Mark! Good to see you again." She smiled and stood up, revealing the outfit she wore which was a maroon skirt and jacket with a black shirt underneath.
"Lexa! How are you?" Mark asked happily and brought her in for an embrace. Such a third wheel right now.
"Oh and you must be Sean! Mark's told me so much about you." She smiled and held her hand out. Not wanting to be rude, I forced a smile and shook her hand.
"I go by Jack." I corrected her kindly.
"Ah, ok Jack. Just call me Lexa. Trial starts in 10 minutes. So let's get going so I can review some of the case." Me and Mark each nodded while the woman grabbed some files and held them to her chest, not bothering with a small briefcase that sat in the corner of the small room.
We exited the room as Lexa locked the door. On the way, I asked her how they knew each other. Mark replied by saying that they were roommates in college.
"Oh speaking of, how'd you and Derrick work out?" Mark asked.
She held up her left hand in response which showed a ring.
"Ooh. Lexa and Derrick sitting in a tree-" Lexa shut him up by slapping a hand over his mouth.
Suck a third wheel.
"Nuh-uh girly, I've got me a man already." Mark stopped walking so that we both turned around. Catching me off guard, he pulled me into a kiss. The kind of kiss that showed off a relationship.
I am definitely not a third wheel anymore.
"Now who's kissing in a tree." She smirked and continued walking.