"What are you doing here?" Lily asked, surprise as she saw Mark stepping out of his car in front of the courthouse.

"I came to support my beautiful and hard-working girlfriend at her trial," he replied with a cheeky smile. "Can't I be here?"

Lily's eyes narrowed her expression to a mix of amusement and annoyance. "You know you can't just show up unannounced. What if the press sees you?"

"I'm willing to take that risk. Besides, I want to be here for you. You've been stressing about this ...