As they pulled up to his house Sian looked him straight in the eye "She ran you over"
"No" Michael said shaking his head
"You know what I'm sick of trying to prove myself, there's the truth, its up to you what you think about it" Sian said honestly
"Do you want to come in?" He asked
"Okay" She smiled "Just to make sure you get in okay" She said helping him as she passed him his crutches whilst he got out the car
"Do you want a drink?" He asked as they entered the house
"Sure" she said then frowned as he attempted to hobble to the kitchen "I'm making it"
"I've got some whiskey somewhere..." he said as he sat down on the couch
"Michael, you've just come out of hospital, I think a coffee would be more suitable" She smiled as she flicked on the kettle
"I can't get my head round this Linda stuff, I just don't get it, she's lovely, I can't see her running me over" He said rubbing his head
"Michael she's in love with you, she's obsessed, I've told you all this before and you just keep ignoring me, why would I lie?" She sighed, tired of trying to prove herself to him
"I believe you" He nodded
"What?" She said shocked, never thinking she'd hear them words out of anyone's mouth, especially his.
"It's mad and I can't see Linda being like this but I trust you, your right you don't have any reason to lie" He said
"Thank god someone's finally listening, she's been making my life hell" Sian said coming over with their coffee's
He looked at her sorrowful face. Her forehead was tense, her eyes tired. He couldn't believe he'd been so blind for so long "You must have been so frustrated, not being able to tell any one"
"Everyone thought I was mad! Even Jez.." She said raking her hand through her tangled hair
"I suppose your going to try and fix your marriage, I'll tell him if you want, about Linda turning it all on you" Michael said, a sad tone to his voice
Sian shook her head "No, me and Jez it can never be fixed, not now"
He looked in her eyes, they had lost that glisten that he used to love so much "What about us"
Sian was quiet for a minute, wondering what he was asking "Us?" she questioned
"Well could there every be an us again, or is that unable to be fixed as well?" He asked
She gave a small grin then moved closer to him on the couch leaning over to him, being careful not to hurt him, he smiled as he breathed in her perfume, missing the familiar sweet smell that lingered to her body. She carefully placed a hand on his cheek then brought her lips close to him, she kissed him softly then smiled as she pulled away looking at the trace of her lipstick remaining on his lips "Oops" she laughed wiping the lipstick from his lips
"Yeah, I don't think that's my shade" He joked giving a smile
"Do you think we could ever get back to how we were?" She asked, desperate for an answer
"I hope so" He smiled "But first I need to talk to Linda, I want to know what's going through her mind, none of this adds up"
"Just call the police Michael, get rid of her out of our life now, she's poison" Sian said
"No, I need to see her admit to it" He said grabbing his phone to text her
"Right, I better go then, are you sure you should be left alone with her, she's done quite enough already" Sian said
"I'll be fine" He said "I'll ring you later"
She nodded "See you, take care"
Michael got up of the couch as he heard a knock on the door, he hobbled to the door on his crutches, wobbling slightly
"Hey, how are you?" Linda smiled as he opened the door
"I've been better..." He frowned
"Has something happened?" She asked as she came in to the hall way, noticing his suspicious expression
"I think we better sit down" He said
Linda sat down on the couch next to Michael "What's going on?"
"Sian's told me" He said looking straight to her eyes, watching every movement.
But Linda was cautious, she knew he was watching her every move, ready to catch her out, waiting for her to do something, anything out of character and looked straight back into his eyes with out hesitation, only innocence "About what?" She asked
"You know what I'm talking about, lets stop the pretense" He sighed
"What pretense?" She asked
"You ran me over, you've been trying to turn me against Sian, turn everyone against her, I want to know why you did it" Michael demanded
Linda looked at him "Michael that was her, I've not done anything, she's had something against me for ages, I can't believe you taking her side all of a sudden, she's a liar"
"Give it up" Michael said "I want the truth Linda"
"You've got it" She said softly allowing tears to form in her eyes, crying was a skill to her.
He looked in to her tear filled eyes and began to question. He didn't know who to believe, he had been so sure before but now as he looked at Linda, at her innocent face, he couldn't imagine her trying to hurt him, but who was he to believe?