"Are you two alright?" Doctor Gram asked as we took our seats.

"Yeah." I smiled slightly, even though the idea of Jacob still telling Skyler was on my mind. "We're fine."

I wasn't upset with her anymore for lying about going back to her boyfriend. I understood that sometimes in those situations it was hard find the will power to up and leave even if it was what the person truly wanted.

Maybe Jacob hadn't told her because he though he needed to have some sort of leverage. But I didn't care anymore about why, Skyler was still around and that's all that mattered in my mind.

"So your trial is coming up soon." Doctor Gram switched the subject.

I nodded as I spoke. "I'm nervous."

"Why is that?"

"I still don't know if the judge will take pity on me or not," I replied.

He shook his head. "It's not about who pities who more, Calum. If that was the case you would most definitely be going to jail."

I cringed, knowing he was referring to the status of the other guy's face. I really had done a number on him and I felt sick just thinking about it.

"It's about facts. Yes, you beat someone. But like I said last session, there was a justifiable reason behind it. You prevented a crime from occurring, but you just took it too far because of the fact that you were under the influence and had a lot of other fracture in your life causing mental and emotional stress."

"So you're going to help me?" I had to be sure.

He was quiet for a moment before nodding his head. "You're a good man, Calum. In my opinion, you don't deserve to go to jail for defending someone in need when they couldn't do it for themselves."

I sighed and relaxed back into my chair. That was exactly what I needed to hear. If I was going to get through these next two weeks and the trial, I needed all the positive feedback I could get. I had my mother. I had Doctor Gram. And hopefully after everything was said and done, I would have Skyler too.