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Being There For You
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"What the hell was he doing hitting someone anyway?" Jack yelled, he had heard that Matt Albie had been arrested and headed straight over to the studio to see what was going on.
"I don't know." Danny replied.
"Well, you should know!" Jack continued to shout.
"Okay, I think we should all calm down a little." Jordan stepped in between the two men. "This isn't helping."
"The press is going to love this!" Jack stated.
"Who cares about the press?!" Danny raised his voice a little. "Matt's locked up on Wednesday night! I needed to get down to the police station and get him out."
"Why don't we try and find out what's going on first." Jordan suggested. "They might release him and it will all be sorted within the hour."
Danny sighed. "Okay, fine...Simon and Tom saw the fight...I suppose we can talk to them, see if they know anything."
"After you." Jack said, gesturing to the door.
Danny glared at him as he walked out of the office, Jordan and Jack following him.
"Sim, Tom... Do you have any idea what's going on here?" Danny asked, reaching Simon's dressing room.
"What...what do you mean?" Simon asked, looking at Tom. He didn't want to get anyone into trouble.
"You were there when Matt attacked this guy, do you know why? That's what he means!" Jack cut in.
"We just walked around the corner and saw Lenny on the floor. We didn't see how it started."
"So, you don't know anything else?" Jordan asked.
Simon shrugged slightly in reply.
"Okay, thanks guys..." Danny went to turn.
"Wait." Tom stopped them from walking away. He looked at Simon. "We've got to tell them."
"Tell us what?" Danny asked.
"Lenny has been going around telling everyone that Harriet and him had been having an affair."
"What?!"
"He said that it started just after she got back with Matt and at the same time she was with Luke." Simon added. "We told Matt and he asked us to get him out of the studio... I guess, he ran into him before we had chance."
"I don't believe this!? Is there anyone else in this place who's going to get arrested over that woman!" Jack shouted as Harriet turned the corner.
"Danny?" She said, when she saw him at the other end of the corridor.
"Is there any news?" She asked.
Matt had been taken in about 45 minutes ago and all that time she spent in her dressing room alone, crying.
"Not yet." He replied. He didn't believe the rumours about Harriet cheating on Matt, but he new there was something both of them weren't telling him.
"Are you happy now?" Jack asked her.
"Excuse me?"
"You have all the men fighting over you."
"Jack, I don't think you should be..." Jordan started but was cut off.
"First Tom and now Matt, who's next?"
"I didn't...I haven't..."
"Just because you can't stick with one guy..."
"What?"
"Jack!" Jordan gave him a look, causing him to turn away and start to pace around, trying to keep his cool. It was not good for one of his executive producers to beat up a lower member of staff.
"Harri, Lenny Limbrick is going around saying you guys were having an affair." Simon explained.
"What?" Tears that she had been fighting back filled her eyes. "You...you think...that I would..."
"No..." Tom started, moving to place his hand on her arm but she jumped back as if he had burnt her.
"Don't!" She told him, backing up.
"Harriet?" Danny asked, concerned, trying to move closer to her but she kept moving away.
"Harriet, we're just trying to find out what's going on so we can help Matt..."
"What the hell is going on?"
They all looked and saw Matt walking quickly towards them.
"Matt, you're back." Jordan said surprised.
They all watched as Harriet went straight into his arms, breaking down.
"What did the police say?" Danny asked.
"What were you doing to her?" Matt ignored his questioned.
"We were trying to find out the truth!" Jack stated, annoyed. "I think we deserve an explanation!"
Matt looked up at them. "They booked me in but couldn't charge me because of lack of evidence."
"What?" Danny asked.
"They can't prove anything."
"What about Lenny? He's made a complaint." Simon stated.
"He's dropped it." Matt told them. "I'm going to my office, I've still got some stuff to write."
"Okay, what the hell is happening here?!" Danny exclaimed as Matt led Harriet away.
"I don't care as long as it doesn't get out that he was arrested!" Jack claimed, pushing past them to leave too.
XxXxX
Danny told everyone to leave Matt and Harriet alone for a while until everything settled down. He had gone to check on them both but stopped before entering, seeing Harriet sleeping on the couch, Matt knelt on the floor next to her, just stroking her hair gently and watching her sleep. He didn't have the heart to go in and disturbed them. So he decided to go into his office and wait until they were ready to come out. Almost two hours later, he saw Harriet leaving. He waited a few minutes before going into Matt's office.
"Hey."
Matt looked up from his laptop. "Hi."
"You okay?" He asked, walking into the room and taking a seat.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Matt nodded slightly. "I suppose you want to know what's going on."
"Yes but I got a feeling that you're not going to tell me."
"I can't."
Danny sighed quietly.
"It's not what's everyone is saying though." Matt told him.
"I knew that." Danny assured him.
"Really?"
"I know Harriet, I know she wouldn't do that to you." He told him. "I also know that you wouldn't stay with her even if she had done."
"Thanks...for understanding." Matt said.
"Don't worry about it." He replied. "But I am a little worried..."
"Don't be."
"Matt, just promise me that if there is any trouble, come to me."
"There won't be any trouble..."
"Matt."
"Okay fine, you'll be the first person I come to..." Matt promised.
"Good." Danny replied, standing up. "I'll let you get on."
"Yeah, okay..." Matt watched him leave. He knew Danny well enough to be able to know what he was thinking. He knew that somehow Danny had worked out what was really going on and he just wasn't saying he knew.
XxXxX
Things were still tense at the studio on Friday night. It was 2 hours until the dress rehearsal and Harriet wasn't speaking to Tom or Simon, except for about work. She wasn't sure what her reasons where. Whether it was because they doubted her faithfulness to Matt or if it was because she didn't trust them. She just knew she wanted to around them as a little as possible.
Matt sat at his desk, staring a small piece of paper, with Limbrick's address on it. The day after Harriet's attack, he had asked Suzanne to find out where he lived. He wanted to go around and see him but decided again it. Yet for some reason he kept the address, even though he had already learnt it off by heart. He kept thinking back to what Lenny had said to him. It was the way he listed the girls. Harriet first next Jeannie and then Jordan. He couldn't get it out of his mind. Something didn't feel right. He heard from people around the studio, he's quit because he was going to New York. Why hadn't he gone? Why did he keep coming back?
There was a knock at the door and he looked up to see Simon walking in.
"Can I talk to you about something?" Simon asked.
"About the show?" Matt asked.
"Not exactly..." Simon started. "But please just hear me out."
"Okay, you got two minutes."
"I wanted to apologies for everything that had happened on Wednesday." He told him. "I was out of line."
"Right, okay."
"You're right, I shouldn't have been getting involved with your personal life...you're my boss..."
Matt sighed. "Don't worry about it... I was probably overreacting...and I'm not just your boss..."
"So, we're cool?" He asked.
"Yeah...we're cool."
"Oh just to let you know, Lenny turned up again earlier."
"What?"
"Don't worry, we dealt with it..." Simon assured him. "Jeannie made sure he left the studio."
"Jeannie?" Matt's heart started to race. "Where is she now?"
"I don't know, I haven't seen her since..." He shrugged.
"How long ago was all this?" Matt asked, standing up, shoving the address into his pocket.
"Uh..." He looked at his watched. "Oh wow, it's been over an hour now."
"Fuck!" Matt swore, he knew there was something wrong.
"What's going on?" Simon asked, watching as Matt quickly walked towards the door, grabbing his bat on the way out. "Matt?!"
Matt started to run down towards Danny's office but saw it was empty so headed for the stage, guessing that's where he would be.
"Danny?" He shouted when he saw him with Cal and some of the staff on the stage. "Is Jeannie here?"
"No..." He frowned. "What's going on?"
"I got to find her..."
"She went for coffee." Tom cut in causing them both to look at him.
"Where?" Matt asked.
"I don't know... She called my cell earlier and said she was going to get a coffee and would be back a bit late."
"With him?" Matt questioned, knowing Tom was saying as little as possible because he didn't want anyone to get into trouble.
"Yeah." He said quietly, knowing who Matt meant.
"Fuck!" Matt said again before turning to Danny. "Where's Jordan?"
"I don't know, her office, I guess." He replied. "What's going on?"
"Call her, tell her not to leave..." Matt told him. "And make sure no one leaves this studio!"
"What's going on?" Danny asked, grabbing his arm stopping him from running off; just as Simon reached them.
"I've got to find, Jeannie." Matt replied. "Just stay here."
"Is she in some kind of danger with Lenny?" Simon asked.
"Lenny?" Harriet questioned, fear creeping over her, for herself and for Jeannie. "You let her go off with him?!"
"We couldn't really stop her..." Tom started.
"You should have tried!" She shouted.
"Why?!"
"Because he's a rapist!"
Everyone fell into a stunned silence. Everything from the past few weeks was beginning to make sense now.
"He's got a list..." Matt said quietly. "I think he's planned it all... Jeannie's second on the list... then Jordan..."
"Matt..."
"Call the cops, tell them to get over to this address." Matt handed Danny the piece of paper. "Call Jordan, make sure she's okay... and make sure that no one else leaves here."
Danny nodded silently, everyone watching Matt run out.
"Call the police..." Danny said to Simon as he pulled out his cell. "I'll call Jordan."
Simon did as he was told and got out his own cell.
"Come on, Jordan...pick up..." Danny whispered. "Why aren't you answering."
"Why isn't who answering?"
He spun around when he heard her behind him.
"Thank god. Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." She frowned, looking around seeing everyone's shocked face and Harriet silently crying, her arms hugging herself. "What's going on?"
"You need to stay here..." He told her. "I'm going to find Matt."
"What?"
"Just stay here, Simon will explain."
"Hell no!" He said, putting down the phone. "I'm going with you!"
"No..."
"Danny! We can argue about this or we can go."
"Fine okay...come on."
"Me too." Tom added.
Danny looked at Cal. "Stay with them, make sure everyone's okay."
"No problem...just go!" He told him.
"Danny." Harriet called after him causing him to turn. "Don't let anything happen to him."
He looked at her for a second. "Never."
"Is someone going to tell me what's going on?" Jordan asked, as Danny, Simon and Tom ran out of the studio.
TBC
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