twenty-seven

                                    

                                          
sorry if there's any typos. I'm half asleep and i have two tests to take tomorrow morning so please look over any mistakes. i'll fix it later      .
                          
July 2005.
                          
Chris' POV
                          
I now had my own personal lawyer, who was specifically specialized in these types of scenarios quite frequently. Gabriel Hansonè was his name, which sounded pretty professional. I do realize that names do not usually make the person more professional than others, but it would seem like this is the case while talking to him. Jay even agrees.
                          
He corrected me every time I spoke of it wrong, and his French accent was probably capable to complete manipulation of trusted individuals if he wanted to. He told me he'd have to coach me on what to do since the paternity test confirmed that I was the father. I was determined to make things better for Hannah, so she can have the life she deserves. 
                          
"Chris, to be completely honest, we're going to have to take this to court. All these signs are pointing to you, and opposing her. She shouldn't be allowed to have the baby, because of her financial state. She lives with her parents, and is living off of WIC. Now, I'm not saying that's a bad thing but Chris you have the possibility of getting full custody of her. She might get to come over on holidays and participate in events she'll be in for the far future, but other than that I highly doubt it."
                          
I was expecting more irrational results, and he's letting me know that I have a shot. I mean, I knew I was capable of being able to gain such custody, but not to this extent. He's almost positive I'll get her.
                          
"So, we take this to court. Say we do that. But how long will this particularly have to take? I just want this over with."
                          
"It will take a few months, if not faster. We have to make sure you guys are not either A: on drugs, B: financially unstable, C: a potentially unfit parent, or D: capable to raise a child in a stable environment. If there is an iffy in only one of these circumstances, there's no doubt that you will gain custody of Hannah no later than December."
                          
"What do you think the opposing side will have negatively about Chris—or us perhaps—to perceive?" Jonny asked out of curiosity. It's good for the both of us to answer questions, he told us, since we would both be raising my child.
                          
"I'm almost positive that they wouldn't hold this against you, since we're in England, but the only thing they could, um, possibly use to her defense is your sexualities. You both are males of course, and you're married. I am also in the LGBT community, as I'm bisexual, but people tend to throw their sexuality in the judge's face when talking about unfit parents. I've had to deal with one other case like that before, and actually won. I don't think that your sexuality should determine whether or not you should or shouldn't be allowed to parent your own child. I believe you should know this." he spoke up, integrity in his voice. 
                          
Jonny and I were really engaged into asking and answering the questions he'd ask or allow us to ask, because we wanted to know every detail of what was to come in the next month. That was when we were going to take the stand and try to gain the right for me to have my baby. It isn't fair on my behalf, because I never even knew she existed. When the courts know this, I will already be heard as a very caring and responsible adult. Which I found myself to be before this happened, most of the time.

                          
Kidding.

                          
Anyways, I didn't know what to expect. But since me and my husband knew the answers to all the tough questions we had to the accusations, we knew that there was a pretty good chance of being able to care for Hannah on our own.
                          
This was really exciting for me, because it's actually going to be my child. She's mine. We couldn't wait for the advancement in our lives to take place, because we felt like we were so ready for taking care of a baby together. It's one of life's most precious gifts, and we can share the moment of it together. And the thought of that was beautiful. I couldn't even imagine how much I loved knowing that I'm just a few months, we'll be so close to being parents ourselves. I was so thrilled at having something else Jay and I could use to better our marriage, if not our whole lives. We were prepared to go through the hard and the extreme weight of the world behind us to get on the right path to parenting. As long as we were in it together.