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There were still the sounds of yelling and fighting outside but I kept taking notes on how Terrell believed that it was totally unacceptable that a cop would tell hi a special on et one free deal?

I had no idea how one by, but finally, after what felt like an eternity, we heard a huge crash and loud voices The door flew open and I saw officers in riot gear there They ordered us out, and believe ! As soon I cleared the outside door I saw Mark, who ran over, grabbed auntlet of reporters yelling out questions He yanked rabbed me by the arms and spoke to me frantically

"Are you okay, Gab?"

"Yeah, I’ e in there?"

"Only about twentyalready"

"Twenty minutes! Oh God! Braden! Is Braden okay?"

"Is Braden okay?! You two really are in love"

"Is he? Where is he?"

"They’re all in the courtroo They wouldn’t let him come downstairs In fact, it took Adam and two deputies to hold him back He’s pretty upset"

"Oh God I feel so bad"

"Gabrielle, you were just in a hostage situation in lock-up Cut yourself soe Channing wants to see you too"

"Oh fk! I was supposed to come back to do my cases Am I in trouble?"

"Are you nuts? No, you’re not in trouble! He wants to see for hiot to the courtroom door and Mark led me inside Suddenly a cheer went up and a dozen public defenders, a few prosecutors ere Braden’s friends, Judge Channing and various otherbut I only focused on one person I literally ran to Braden who pulled o

"Mr Pierce! Take her back intoordered "Don’t come out until you’re ready" Braden kept his arms wrapped around me as he led me quickly up the stairs and behind the bench where ent through the door and back into the judge’s chambers He closed the door behind us and pulled me over to a sofa and onto his lap where we just held each other

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Eventually, I stopped shaking and eventually Braden illing to loosen his grip Our heart rates even started to slon

"I want to get married," he said I sat back and looked at him with confusion My brain was pretty scra, reet ement party?"

"Yeah If we apply for the license today we’ll get it on ti will marry us I asked him"