Between Enemy Lines

Between Enemy Lines (Chapter 19)

Between Enemy Lines

Chapter Nineteen

Eliza sat down in the courtroom with Noah beside her and Bray sitting right behind her. She was really nervous when she saw Noah's father, his lawyer and the judge come in. She had never been in a courtroom before. There were other people sitting behind her. It felt like all eyes were on her. She was panicking, she had a feeling that something bad was going to happen and that she would have a breakdown in front of everyone, not only that, but she felt extremely nauseous. Worst case scenario, she loses Noah. Bray could see that she was uncomfortable with the situation by her breathing. He came up to her to try to calm her down before anything started.

"Eliza..."

He gently put a hand on her shoulder and turned her around to face him.

"Look at me ok?"

Eliza did as he said. She had noticed his eyes before, but this was the first time she had really focused in on them. There was something soothing about them and her breathing was returning to normal. He was also looking into her eyes as he held her slightly. He could tell that she was calming down a little. He spoke softly to her.

"I know you're scared, but try to calm down. You're not alone Eliza... remember what I said... No matter what happens... I'm here for you."

Even though Eliza was stressed out about everything that had been going on, she found it really sweet that Bray was here with her and Noah. She finally managed to smile at him. Now her heart was beating for a different reason, she wasn't sure if Bray noticed or not, but she was really starting to wonder if her feelings for Bray were getting stronger.

"Thank you Bray."

He knew Eliza told him that she wasn't ready for a relationship yet, but he wanted to try something and was curious as to what would happen. Bray was just close enough that he could slightly feel her heart beating. He wondered if it was because she was upset, or if it was from the moment they were having. Bray didn't really think about what he was doing, emotions were too high. He softly pressed a kiss on her forehead. She didn't say anything but had a surprised look on her face, along with a blush. The judge was ready to start and Bray returned to his seat. Noah was looking around at all the people and didn't know what was going on. Eliza sat down beside Noah and the court case started. The judge started by asking Eliza a question.

"Do you know why you're here?"

Eliza was quiet for a moment and then answered.

"For custody over Noah, but this really shouldn't be happening at all."

"Why?"

"Because he's never been in Noah's life... I don't want to get into details of things, but my pregnancy was unexpected. I don't even know this man. He's never so much as even told me his name..."

Noah's dad rolled his eyes, and looked over at her with a smirk.

"If you must know... it's Dillion. For the record, it's not illegal to get a girl pregnant and leave."

Eliza was getting pissed off at this.

"No, but what you did to me is."

He smirked at her.

"But you won't tell anyone will you Eliza?"

Eliza was quiet as he continued.

"And... last time I saw you, I saw you with Dean Ambrose. About a month passes, and now you're with Bray Wyatt... One thing I know for sure... I know Noah is my son. I think my son should be with his father, and not with a woman who can't find a steady relationship. Tell me Eliza... how many men have you been whoring around with?"