Getting to know you.
Jodie's heart pounded as Miss Boston pushed her against the wall. "Where's my car?" She spoke through gritted teeth. Jodie absent-mindedly crossed her arms. "How should I know?" She said with her cocky attitude. "Because you went in my bag. You took your phone and my car keys!" Nikki was getting really impatient with this child, she had been driving her up the wall all day. "No I didn't." Jodie scoffed, screwing her nose up. "Well you better get it back super quick otherwise I'll be phoning the police. I mean it Jodie…" She got up closer to her. "I could make life really difficult for you, because as long as you're in the PRU, I own you." Jodie pushed her away. "I didn't steal your stupid car Miss. What would I do with a piece of crap like that?!" She raised her eyebrows.
"You're going to Mr Byrne's office. Now." Boston grabbed Scout's wrists. She yelped in pain and pulled away. "You alright Jodie?" She closed her eyes, letting the pain ease down. Nikki gently took Jodie's arm and rolled up her sleeve, revealing a black bruise across her wrist. She was shocked. "Who did this Jodie?" Scout looked down at the floor, her feet shuffling. "Don't ignore me, who did this?!" She looked serious, like she genuinely cared. "It's nothing Miss. It was an accident." She was surprised when she felt a soft finger tilting her chin up. "Jodie…" Her baby blue eyes looked sad, even though she tried to hide it. "It was Barry Barry… I threatened to grass on him, and he pinned me to the wall, and punched me, saying that if I did tell on him, he would do more damage. I didn't steal your car Miss, I swear, it was him!"
Nikki let go of Jodie's arm. "Barry Barry." She bite her lip in frustration, holding back the swear words and the cursing. "I've had just enough of that boy." She flipped out, punching the wall in anger. It was only centimetres away from Scout's face. "Are… are you okay, Miss?" She asked, watching as the damaged woman clenched her fist in pain. "Sorry. You shouldn't have seen that." She apologised straight away. "Do you need to go the nurse?" Jodie asked. "No I'm fine, but you need to get those bruises checked out." Boston demanded, turning her around and walking her towards the nurse's office.
"You won't tell no-one, will you?" She pleaded. "I won't. But Barry will be getting a serious talking to." She said, sitting Scout down with the nurse. "No! Don't Miss, he'll only come after me!" Jodie let a tear slip down her cheek. Nikki knelt down in front of Scout, taking hold of her hands. "I won't let him hurt you anymore. And I'm sorry for holding you responsible for my car going missing." Scout smiled, unexpectedly pulling Boston in for a hug. She squeezed her tightly. "Thank you Miss." She said through quiet sobs. Boston stroked her hair, calming her down and making her feel safe. She held Jodie at arm's length. "I'll go talk to Barry, I'll be back in 10 minutes, I promise." Nikki smiled before standing up, ready to talk some sense into the stupid boy. Jodie stopped her, giving her hand a gentle squeeze. "I wish you were my mum." Nikki giggled. "Be careful what you wish for."
A/N: I love the idea of Nikki and Jodie being mother and daughter, they just seem to get on so well! Leave a review on what you think (one shot or not?) and I may update soon:') x