I Want You to Know

Part 27

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"Mr. Taylor-Kinney, can you tell us what happened on the night of August 24?"

"Yes, I was in Tokyo on business for several days and I had tried to contact Justin, my partner, several times without luck. I became worried and called Emmett, a mutual friend, and he offered to go by the house to check on Justin and the girls."

"The girls, Mr. Taylor-Kinney?" Christine was good at what she did and knew that the jury should know about the kids.

"Yes, Justin and I have 5 little girls."

"Ah that must be rough."

"Yes it's hard at times, but we manage."

"Now if you could continue with what happened that night please."

"Sure, when Emmett didn't call me back after an hour I decided to fly home and borrowed the company jet to do so."

"And just why was it you were so anxious to get home?"

"Well, Joshua Sax had been released from jail the previous week and had contacted our daughter Willow at school."

"I believe the court has on file a record of the restraining order against Mr. Sax.  Now Mr. Taylor-Kinney, in what way did he have contact with your three year old, Willow?"

"He gave her a small toy frog, and told her teachers at school that he was her uncle. He also spoke with another of my daughters, Sara."

"And did your daughters tell you what he said to them?"

"Yes, Sara said he told her that he was a friend of Justin's."

"Were the girls hurt?"

"No."

"So back to the night in question, what happened when you got home?"

I sat back in my seat and closed my eyes reliving that night over again. My voice cracked with emotion as I spoke. "I saw Justin's van and Emmett's car in the drive and went inside. The house was deathly quiet and I knew something was wrong. I have 5 small children, my house is never ever silent. I quietly went up the stairs and checked the girls' rooms. When they were empty I went looking for Justin. I stopped at our bedroom, and heard Joshua talking to him through the door. I slipped in unnoticed and when I had the chance, I got the girls out of the room with Emmett's help."

"And where was Joshua during all of this?"

"He was in the sitting room that is adjacent to our bedroom."

"Was he alone?"

"No Justin was with him."

"I see. Please continue."

"Joshua saw Emmett carrying Willow and fired at them. He hit Willow and I ran to the sitting room and jumped him. We struggled for the gun and it went off. When the smoke cleared he lay on our floor dead."

"Thank you Mr. Taylor-Kinney, no further questions."

I sat in my seat waiting for the cross examination to begin. Mr. Tyler stood and walked up to me, "how is your daughter doing now, Mr. Kinney?"

"Willow is fine, thank you. My name is Taylor-Kinney."

"Mr. Kinney I'm sure you're aware that Pennsylvania doesn't recognize same sex partnerships."

"Yes, I know that but they do recognize when a name has been legally changed."

"Yes they do. Can you tell me just what it was you heard your partner saying to Mr. Sax?"

"He was begging him to let our children go."

"Isn't it true Mr. Kinney that your partner offered to sleep with Mr. Sax in exchange for letting his children go?"

"Justin was doing what he had to do to keep OUR children safe."

"But isn't it also true Mr. Kinney that your partner was giving Mr. Sax oral sex when you were getting your children out of the room?"

"He was forced to do that."

"Isn't it also true that Mr. Taylor had sexual intercourse with Mr. Sax the night before."

Christine was objecting to the line of questioning when I looked up to see Justin's face, the terrified look sent me over the edge. I was on my feet, jumping over the railing, knocking the prosecuting attorney to the ground. I pounded on his face as I yelled at him.

"Justin was forced to be with him. That fucking asshole took advantage of my partner. He deserved to die for what he did to him and for making my children go through this."

Two baliffs pulled me off of him and cuffed me, escorting me out of the courtroom until things were back in order; then I was led back in to face the judge. Judge Sullivan spoke sternly, "Mr. Taylor-Kinney, I should revoke your bond right this second and put you back in jail. The only thing stopping me is the fact that, you Mr. Tyler deserved what you got. I will not tolerate this line of questioning or your outbursts again. Do you understand me?"

As we both answered, the trial was recessed for the day and we went home.

Justin lay on the bed, sleeping, as I longed to hold him. I knew that he needed his space but I also knew that I needed him. I sat on the edge of the bed and gathered him in my arms, kissing him gently on the cheek. He even flinched in his sleep and I held onto him tighter. I had to find a way to save him.

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The trial had been underway for two full days when Emmett was called to the stand. After being sworn in, Christine began her questioning of him.

"Hi Mr. Honeycutt."

"Hey there honey."

"Mr. Honeycutt, I understand that you were in the room when Mr. Taylor-Kinney and Mr. Sax had their altercation. Can you tell us in your own words what happened that night."

"Well there I was on the floor with Justin holding one of those sweet babies, when that scumbag, started telling Justin he would kill us all before he let the girls go. Justin just kept begging him to let the babies go, he offered to do whatever Josh wanted."

"And what did Mr. Sax say to that?"

"He told Justin that as long as he had him and the girls Brian couldn't touch him."

"What did he mean by that?"

Mr. Tyler stood, "Objection, speculation."

Judge Sullivan overruled and allowed the questioning. Emmett smiled to himself for the small victory.

"Well, he was sort of pissed that Justin stayed with Brian and had the commitment ceremony. Then even after the ceremony he still tried to get Justin away from Brian, even taking advantage of Sunshine when he was drunk. Then after he shot Melanie and Justin, Justin put the restraining order on him."

"Can you tell us about that shooting Mr. Honeycutt."

"Of course I can. Justin was working the graveyard shift and Melanie was there having a cup of coffee as she went over a case she was working on when the little asshole came in with a gun and shot them both."

"What happened to Ms. Marcus as a result of that shooting?"

"She died, God rest her soul."

"What about Mr. Taylor?"

"Well Justin and Brian got back together because of that shooting. And Joshua went to jail."

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I tuned out Emmett's testimony and thought about Justin and the kids. They were all having a hard time with all the publicity the trial was receiving Justin had started to stay home most days unless he was needed in court. I missed him when he wasn't there and today was one of those days. I thought about how I wanted to be home with him, holding him, making love to him. Hopefully this trial wouldn't last much longer and we could get on with our lives.  After Emmett's testimony Christine gave her closing statement and the jury was sent out to deliberate my fate.

At the end of the day I went home to find Justin sitting in the kitchen with a shy smile on his face. Kissing him hello, I looked around for the girls.

"Hey Sunshine, where are the girls?"

"They're with my mom, and they're spending the night."

"What are you up to?"

"Nothing. Just a little quiet time for us."

"Well now that sounds like my kind of night. Something smells good, what is it?"

"Your favorite, fresh salmon."

"What no kid food tonight?"

"Nope just us baby."

I pulled him close and kissed him, softly at first. He deepened the kiss pulling me closer as he ran his hands through my hair. I held onto him as if letting go would make him disappear. It had been so long since we had been together and I wasn't sure he was ready for this. His body pressed against mine felt like heaven, as I moaned loudly, my cock tightened inside my trousers. He pulled my shirt over my head, his skin touching mine, as I shivered with excitement. He was about to unzip my pants when the phone rang. Grabbing it I hit the on button to hear, "Brian the jury's back. We have to be in court in a half an hour."

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