This is my newest fic...It's my ideas on the last episode spoilers which are about the episodes due to be shown in the U.K. on the 2nd and 3rd of May. This is probably not what happens but it's just some little ideas of mine that I'm dying to get out...the fic is gonna be several chapters long and the title and the chapters are named after different Avril Lavigne songs and albums...some of her song lyrics also feature cause when I began writing this I was listening to her new album. I hope you enjoy this and any reviews would be greatly appreciated. XXPipXX
Keep Holding On
"Matthew Hinckley" Will whispered to himself as he typed the name into crimint. His eyes scanned over the little information that was there. They widened as he read a passage about a girl called Nina Lloyd. She had been suspected of being abused by fiancé Matthew but denied all claims and no further action was taken.
"Nina?" Will said quietly. Shit! Nina, that was the girl that Matt had been engaged to but he told Emma she had died in a car crash. He hesitated slightly before clicking on the hyperlink surround Nina's name. He scanned the page as quickly as he had done with Matt's and found no record of death! He thought this was pretty strange and alarm bells went off in his mind forcing him to jot down her address.
He got shakily to his feet, sure he was onto something big. Looking at the clock he found that he still had 20 minutes left of his lunch break so he left a message on Dan's phone and headed out to his car.
As Nina opened the door he felt his voice tighten. She had a huge scar which ran across on cheek. Standing timidly behind the chain she reluctantly let Will in after seeing his warrant card.
"Miss Lloyd." Will said following her through to the kitchen. "Do you know a Matt Hinckley?" He smiled reassuringly as she nodded tearfully, "I'm a close friend of his wife Emma and I'm quite worried about her."
"So you should be." She said relaxing into a chair opposite Will. "I…I was going to be getting married to him but…but then he did this to me." She said stumbling over her words and pointing at her scarred cheek.
"You think Emma could be in danger?" He asked sounding increasingly more worried.
"Yeah, unless leopards can change their spots." She said tucking her hair behind her ear and looking at Will. "What's Emma like?" She asked curiously.
"Fantastic, well she used to be. She was one of the sweetest and funniest girls I've ever met. She's one hell of a copper too, and ever so popular. It's just now…she's quiet and shy and she never comes out with us any more. A lot of us are worried about her but she just says she's fine." Will replied getting slightly teary at the end.
"Promise me you'll be there for her." Nina said and Will looked up slightly startled. "If she is being abused then the only thing she'll be wanting is to confide is someone. Someone who'll tell her that everything will be just fine and hold her when she cries." Nina continued crying herself.
Will moved over to her and brushed the tears from her eyes while putting his other arm round her shoulders comfortingly. "I can be here for you too." He whispered gently making her smile through the tears. "I promise I'll be back to see you some time and we'll go out and do something fun, yeah." He said giving her shoulder one last squeeze.
Back at the station he apologised profusely to Dan before joining him at the custody desk. When the shift ended he spotted Emma further along the corridor and called out to her. Catching her up he motioned towards the empty interview room next to them and she followed him inside.
"Matt's lying to you Em." He said leaning against the wall.
"Will, please don't get involved." Emma said quietly swinging her legs back and forth as she sat on the table.
"Nina's alive." He said watching her closely.
"Wh…what? She…she can't be she died in a car crash 5 years ago. M…Matt told me she died, he was distraught. They were engaged…he loved her." She said trying to reason with herself.
"Come, I'll show you." He said offering her his hand which she declined. Following him out to the car she fought hard to keep the hurt from showing on her face. Resting her head against the cool glass of the car window she looked up at Nina's house and took a deep breath.
"Will!" Nina said letting him into the house before turning to face Emma. "You must be Matt's new wife Emma." She said looking closely at her but immediately seeing past Emma's calm and in-control appearance. She could see the hurt in her eyes and the faint bruising on her arms and chest. Emma nodded and followed her and Will through to the lounge.
"M…Matt told me you died." She said stuttering slightly. "He said you were a brilliant person, really gorgeous and intelligent. I can see he's not wrong. I never felt like I could live up to you so I just tried to make Matt happy in whatever way I could." She continued shaking slightly at the thought of what she was saying.
Nina breathed in sharply, she thought that Matt's abuse had ended when she left. In truth he had just transferred all of his "methods" onto Emma. She could see right into Emma's mind because she saw herself sitting there not this other abused woman.
"He used to abuse me. Not just physically, he was controlling. He told me I was fat and ugly and that none of my friends…" Nina began before she was interrupted by Emma.
"…none of my friends liked me. That I was terrible at my job, he always has excuses for why I shouldn't go out and he gets violent when he's been drinking." She finished off for Nina. It all sounded too familiar, she couldn't believe that Matt had put another woman through what she was having trouble coping with.
Both girls burst into tears and fell into each others arms sobbing quietly. Emma stroked Nina's hair and Nina rubbed her back comfortingly. "What did I do wrong?" Emma said tearfully.
"Nothing honey. It's nothing to do with us. If it wasn't us it would just be someone else…it's his problem." Nina said wiping away Emma's tears with her thumb. "You have to be strong and finish it. You're better off without him babe. Any time…I mean any time you want to talk then I'll be here, okay?" She said helping Emma to her feet.
Emma nodded and grabbed onto Will for support. This was all too much to take in. He gently hugged Nina before steering her back to the car and settling her in the passenger seat. Before she knew it the car had stopped and she was looking up her front drive. She turned to Will and kissed his cheek in thanks before getting out of the car.
"Em…what you gonna do?" He asked her grabbing her hand.
"I'm taking Nina's advice, I'm getting out while I still can." She said before making her way towards the front door. She waved and stepped inside taking in the familiar smells for what could be the last time.
You're not alone
Together we stand
I'll be by your side
You know I'll take your hand
