As I watch Paige anxiously clean up after breakfast, I worry about how she will be next week. I have organised for the best defence lawyer I could find to come and give us some tips on testifying. I was hoping that it would be something to calm Paige, but it seems to have had the opposite effect. Hopefully, she will feel better after the meeting. It’s always better to go into things prepared. If Judge Freeman was correct, this part of our lives will be completely finished in less than two weeks.
“Babe, come sit down. You don’t need to worry about this.” I say.
“I’m nearly finished. How long until she arrives?”
“She should be here any minute.”
“OK. Right. Give me a minute.”
Paige rushes into the bedroom, and when I move to follow her, there’s a knock at the door. Hoping that Paige
