LMPYITP: The Random Passages

My [Boy's] Ready to Take Control

            The sound of my ringtone woke me and Liam both up with a gasp.

I blinked at the caller ID as I slid to answer the call. "Hello?" I said into the receiver.

"Good morning, Jules!" She beamed way too cheerfully. "Is Liam about?"

"The fuck do you want with him?" I was more pissed she was calling than I was at her waking me up.

Liam was wide awake staring at me with those bright and curious blue eyes.

"Well, I just want to-"

"Anything you have to say to him, you can say to me." I informed her. "I am his secretary after all." I looked over at Liam.

He sighed. "Blue, gimme the phone." He instructed flexing his fingers for me to do so.

I turned the phone away from my mouth. "Get bent!"

He rolled his eyes.

"Jules, please let me speak with him." She spoke a bit more firm. "I won't be long and it's quite important."

I rolled my eyes as I stared at Liam. "Five minutes." I warned her. "Not a second longer."

I was in my office at Pretty Green working on stuff on the computer. I was really into whatever I was typing until I heard my phone chime.

It was a Facebook message...from a very certain someone.

Gene: They've arrested Matt! Accused him of kidnapping me and now he's facing criminal charges. They won't touch you cos you're with Dad. Don't bother ringing me as I don't have my phone. Dad nicked it and they're using it for evidence. You have to fucking do something!

I hurried out of my office and went straight to Pat's. "Where's Liam?" I asked before I even stepped all the way through the door.

"He's left for the day. Didn't he tell you?" Pat replied. "Had a meeting with Fiona Shackleton."

The waiting room was empty thank God. No fucking witnesses.

"Can I help you?" The secretary inquired when I approached her desk.

"Yeah." I nodded. "I need to see Fiona Shackleton-"

"I'm sorry, Miss, but she's with a client right now-"

"Yeah. My husband!"

She pursed her lips. "You'll-"

"You better let me back there!" I exclaimed as I held up my phone to show the Facebook message. "Or there'll be hell to pay!"

The courthouse wasn't too packed but it was definitely divided. Cesters on one side. Gallaghers on the other. My stomach was doing somersaults as I stared at the back of Nic's head.

I was sat between Liam and Noel with Liam gripping my hand as tightly as he could. There were no charges against me. I didn't even have to testify.

But that didn't lessen my guilt.

They dumped all the videos and pictures from Gene's phone.

"I pay for the fuckin' thing!" Liam barked when we were at the police station. "Now hand it the fuck over!"

I just watched the screen and let all the memories flood back.