Double Trouble
Hi guys! This is my first Waterloo Road fanfic and the idea came to me when I was watching the latest episode (Series 10 Episode 10) and this idea has been playing around in my head since then
This will be a short story, only a few chapters long
Disclaimer – I don't own Waterloo Road
I really hope you like this first chapter and please review – I would love to hear what you think!
Summary: What if Justin had a twin sister, Olivia Fitzgerald? How would she react to her brother being arresting on their 18th birthday after punching their dad's girlfriend Allie? How far would she go to show her dad he needs to focus on their family, rather than Allie's and would she be successful? Set during S10E10
Chapter 1: Birthday Breakfast
Olivia POV
Waking up early on my 18th birthday was a hard task. I didn't want to go and engage in conversation with Allie and her family; I wanted it to be how it used to be, before dad left us for them – when Justin and I could celebrate our birthday, with mum and dad and Leo, all of us together, as a family.
Knowing that I couldn't do anything about that, I sighed heavily as I got out of bed and started getting ready for the day. Unfortunately, I had to go to school but at least it was the last day of term. It was awful having your dad as the head and his girlfriend as your art teacher but again, there was nothing we could do about that – despite Justin's efforts even since we first got here.
I checked my appearance in the mirror – my straight brown hair reached my mid-back as I had left it down and my fringe rested on the left side of my face. I shared my room with Tiffany, Allie's daughter, but she wasn't here because of everything that happened between her and Justin.
I knew my twin brother and I could tell that he did love her and that he wasn't using her, even though that's what Allie believed and obviously, she had got Tiffany to believe that as well meaning that Justin was even angrier at Allie.
Making my way into the kitchen, I noticed that Leo was the only one there with a helium balloon saying Happy 18that the table.
"Happy birthday Liv," my little brother said as he gave me one of his rare smiles, causing me to smile back at him as I kissed him on the top of his head.
Justin was the one with the temper, the one with the short fuse, but Leo had always been the quiet one and even before we moved here, he was the one that didn't cause any trouble and didn't like having the attention on him. It was up to me and Justin to look out for him, especially after dad left us and mum got ill so she couldn't really cope. Leo wasn't one to openly express his feelings but I made sure that even though he wasn't one of many words, I always made the time to see how he's doing.
"Where's everyone else?" I questioned as I sat down after boiling the kettle.
Leo just shrugged in response as he handed over an envelope which contained a card and a voucher to my favourite clothes shop.
"Thanks Leo," I said as I ruffled his hair playfully and gave him a brief hug. Straight away, he tried to flatten his hair before pushing his glasses back up, earning a chuckle from me. He had never liked people touching his hair.
Just then dad came in, in his usual attire – a grey suit, with Justin behind him with his Waterloo Road school uniform on with his jacket on top. He dumped his bag on the floor as he walked in.
"Happy birthday Olivia," Dad told me before kissing me on the head.
"Thanks dad," I replied just as Leo said happy birthday to Justin.
"Happy birthday Justin, where's my present?" I smirked.
"Happy birthday to you too and who said I've got you one?" He teased as he leaned against the worktops.
"Oh well, if you haven't got me one then I guess I don't have to give us this then," I teased back as I brought an envelope and wrapped box into view.
Justin pushed himself away from the worktops as his grin widen on his face, "Give us it then."
"Nope," I said moving them out of his reach.
"C'mon Liv," he insisted.
"I'll give it to you if you give me mine," I told him.
"Like I said, who says I've got one for you?"
"Where is it?" I asked, "Small enough to be in your pocket, in your bag or still in your room?"
"You left out still in the shop."
I laughed at my brother's antics. I glanced over at dad who was making breakfast but he was watching us with a smile on his face.
"Fine as the older, better and more mature twin, here's your present," I said as I handed them over to him.
"Only by ten minutes," he reminded me as he proceeded to open the envelope and get the card out.
Another grin appeared on his face as he read the card and then he unwrapped the present to reveal a watch. He opened it up and after I told him to look at the back, he saw the inscription - Happy 18thBirthday Justin Love Liv x.
As he fastened it onto his wrist, he expressed his thanks and then gave me a quick hug.
"Maybe it'll help you get to your lessons on time," dad added, for the first time.
"I guess it's my turn then," Justin said as he pulled a long box out of his pocket.
"So I was right, fits in your pocket."
"Here you go."
The box contained a necklace with my name on it. Our mum had one with her name on it and when I was little, I had loved her necklace and had wanted one with my name on it. When I had asked why she had one with her name on, Dad had teased that it was because she couldn't remember her own name. I couldn't believe that Justin had remembered that.
"Thanks, I love it," I told my twin with a huge smile on my face as I got it out and Justin helped put it on me.
"Justin, here's my present," Leo said as he handed over another envelope.
"Cheers mate," Justin said as he too ruffled Leo's hair as I had done earlier, prompting Leo to sort it out again as Justin showed us the voucher he had got for the music shop. I couldn't help but smile at our younger brother's tactics here – ever since we had moved up here, Justin hadn't played his guitar as much as before when he used to play to relax and to forget about everything else going on. Now, he had abandoned the guitar and tended to have more violent outbursts than he did before.
Allie and Floyd walked into the kitchen as Justin came and sat at the table with us.
"Morning," Allie said in an upbeat voice, "Oh, happy birthday you two."
"Yeah, happy birthday," Floyd echoed in a very dull voice as he grabbed a slice of toast that dad had just put down onto the table.
I didn't hate Allie as much as Justin did, but I wasn't exactly her biggest fan either. She tried to get rid of Justin by making dad believe that he should go to a boarding school. Also, she also acted really happy with a smile on her face but it's all an act. She acts like she likes us to our faces but I've heard her complaining about us being here to dad.
My phone vibrated on the table at the same time as Justin's. Simultaneously, we looked at our messages.
"Who's that from?" Dad questioned as he took a sip of coffee.
"Mum," I informed him as I read the message, knowing that Justin had got the same one, wishing us a happy birthday and saying that she wished she was with us today.
That brought an awkward silence to the room, with Allie glancing over at dad and Floyd looking down at the table.
Dad broke the silence, "Well that fits nicely with my present. Happy birthday," he said as he placed an envelope onto the table.
Justin didn't move to pick it up, he just shrugged at me – I knew this was because of Allie and Floyd's arrival. The Justin who was just teasing about presents wasn't there now, not now that Allie and Floyd were here, he had gone back to the Justin who didn't care about this sort of thing, the one who had a passive attitude to this sort of thing, the one who was tough and had a permeant scowl on his face.
I picked it up and opened it; it was a birthday card from dad addressed to both of us and inside was three tickets.
"What are these?" I questioned as I held them up.
"Train tickets from the three of you to go and see your mum during the holidays, I know how much you want to see her. I know it's not Leo's birthday but the three of you going together would be really nice, for all of you, and your mum," dad told us as Allie once again glanced at him, with a small smile on her face.
"That's nice isn't it," Allie added in a happy tone, "I'm sure Olga would love to spend some time with you all."
"Thanks dad," I said, ignoring Allie's comment. I was looking forward to seeing mum again but I couldn't help but wonder if he had given them to us to get rid of us for a while because of Allie's constant reminder about the lack of space and how expensive it was for all of us staying here. Maybe it was because Tiffany would be coming home for the holidays; Allie had kept saying that she couldn't have her here whilst Justin was here and that it wasn't fair that her daughter couldn't be where she belongs. I'd bet anything that the tickets were her idea – that would explain her enthusiasm about the tickets.
We all finished our breakfast in silence and Allie glanced at her watch after she had put her dishes in the sink and said, "Vaughan, I have to be at school early today, to sort out things for the dance tonight."
"Alright, let's go then," dad said as he downed the rest of his coffee.
"Come on you two," he called to me and Justin as the others got their bags and coats.
"I'll walk today," I told him.
"Yeah same," Justin said as he turned his attention to his phone.
Sighing dad left us with a reminder to lock the door and ushered the rest of them out of the house.
"Pick up, pick up," Justin muttered as he paced.
Frustrated when he got no answer, he slammed his phone onto the table.
"Tiffany?" I asked even though I knew the answer.
"Yeah, I would've thought she would've at least sent a text, seeing as it's my birthday," Justin told me, the disappointment and pain evident on his face.
Apart from us, his own family, the only person I had ever seen Justin be himself with, was Tiffany and I knew that he did genuinely love her even though people doubted it, I knew that he did. But when she left, he couldn't take it – he was so angry to Allie for sending her away and he still was.
Justin started to rummage through the post that I hadn't noticed was on the table; Allie must have brought it in before. There were a handful of birthday cards but I knew from his expression that none were from her either; he would've recognised the handwriting.
"Come on," I told him as I grabbed my bag, "We better get going."
With a deflated sigh, he too got his bag and the two of us left the house for school, talking about the visit to mum and how great it would be to see her again, now that she was a lot better than before when Justin and I had to do everything.
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