A Moment in Time (Adult Rucas AU)

Chapter Fourteen

The next day Riley and Lucas were standing in the county court office waiting to testify to see if Evan would be taken back to New York or if he would be tried in Texas for trying to kidnap Riley as well as shooting her in the shoulder. Riley felt her nerves going haywire because not far from where she sat were Evan's parents and their big city lawyer. Her mother didn't have jurisdiction in Texas, something about state lines and lawyers, so of course her ex could have a lawyer who could fight for him, luckily for her Lucas knew a good lawyer and called him up to help.

"It's going to be okay," Lucas said as he held her hand. "Don't worry even if they try something they would have to deal with the lawsuit your mother would file if they take him back to New York."

"I know," she said to him giving him a small smile. Her mother had told her that if they allow him back in New York that she would sue Evan's whole family until they were drowned in so much controversy the state would force his father out of his job.

"All rise," the bailiff said and began introducing the judge overseeing the case. Riley felt bile at the back of her throat thinking of what was going to happen. There was no jury, not yet anyway, if they didn't get a plea dead from the judge towards Evan it would go to trial and Riley was willing to sue.

The judge was a woman, which Lucas smiled at. "This could be a good thing," he said squeezing her hand.

All she could do was nod at him, she felt like if she talked she would throw up in an instant. Evan looked at her and smirked and she nearly loss her breakfast all over the floor.

"I have read over this case," the judge said looking out into the room. "What do you plea Mr. Walters?"

"My client would like to plead not guilty by reason of insanity," the lawyer said but Riley only heard the not guilty part and wanted to scream.

"That's an interesting choice. It also seems as though you would like to extradite him to New York even though the crime took place in Texas is that correct."

"Yes Ma'am," the lawyer answered.

"But seeing as how his family knows about his former relationship with Ms. Matthews whom he attacked, and had recently leaked out information pertaining to her private life, it seems as though you're trying to get around the law based on an insanity plea."

"Your honor, my client is not at fault for his mental state, and should not be held in Texas without proper medical care."

"Sit down for a moment," the judge said before looking over to where Riley sat. "Ms. Matthews would you like to say a word?"

Riley stood without thinking, letting go of Lucas's hand and walking towards the podium in the center of the room. She knew that if she didn't say a word then it was a possibility that Evan would go free and he would come back to torment her, as well as her friends and family. That wasn't something she wanted.

Clearing her throat, she looked up at the judge, Evan was smirking at her as if he knew he would get away with everything and it wouldn't matter. She needed to try no matter what, "Your honor, I met Evan Walters nearly four years ago, at the time I believed him to be an honorable man, and entered into a relationship with him, a year later I was involved in an accident where he pulled on the steering wheel of my car causing the car to crash and putting me in a hospital, I lost my memories of our time together, and so he told me several stories about how we were in love," she sucked in her breath trying not to cry.

"I continued the relationship at the time because no one knew about what had occurred or had doubts about it, my memory was gone so I couldn't really testify whether it was true or not. So we stayed together, I became pregnant during this time and for a second time I tried to get away from him. The second time cost me the life of my unborn child, and put me in the hospital for several weeks," Riley could feel the hiccup in her throat but pushed it down. "The relationship ended that time, and I went on with my life, but Mr. Walters didn't stop trying to be in mine, constantly sending me gifts, which were promptly sent back, when it grew to be too much especially with the pressure of his family trying to get us back together for his sake, not mine I left New York."