Hellllooooo again everyone. Shamed to say that it has been years since the last update but I am feeling very motivated right now so I do believe I will finish this story very soon! I do apologize for the delay to those who took an interest in the story but I do hope that you all will continue to read and leave reviews. Honestly, my motivation for starting back writing again is The Wilds. Absolutely love that show but sooo sad that season 2 only had 8 episodes. If you haven't yet, go check the show out!
I can't stop pacing in the interrogation room as I wait for Julie to arrive with my mind on repeat going over everything I want to say to her. Unfortunately, Steve left after he made sure that Robert was put in a holding cell. I was hoping he would stick around because now I find myself very nervous about how things may go down with Julie. I mean, I've had the desire to punch her since I saw Holly's face back in college but I need to keep my anger under wraps, especially here in a police station. As I pace, I rub my hands over each other multiple times thinking of Holly and how she has no clue what I am up to. I almost wish I told her what was happening because then I could call her to help calm my nerves but I didn't want to stress her anymore than she already is. Even with everything going on, Holly has still managed to find time to work, which I find admirable. I can tell how this situation has affected her though; she's not as bubbly as she was before, if anything it always seem like she's nervous, waiting for something bad to happen which I feel gives me even more reason to keep a level-head when Julie comes in. I just want things to go back how they used to be. We made it through four years of happiness and I would like to have plenty more years of continuous happiness. There's a knock at the door that makes me jump from my thoughts and then I feel a knot in my stomach. I open the door and let out a breath of relief when I see Oliver by himself.
"Hey, aren't you waiting on someone name Julie?" Oliver asked.
"Yea, has she made it yet?" I asked with some apprehension hoping she didn't ask anyone else to come to the station for her.
"Oh yea, she's waiting in the front, but she wasn't sure who to ask for. Stephen told me that you were waiting for her so I just wanted to make sure you were still here." Oliver said before he continued on, "Please don't tell me you're cheating on sweet Holly now. This chick doesn't even seem like your type," Oliver stated as he rambled on. I rolled my eyes because leave it to Olly to think such absurd things. At least he knows that Julie is not my type.
"Olly, Olly, see that there is just offensive that you think I would cheat on Holly at all. Even more so offensive that you think it would be with Julie but anyway, just send her in please," I say to Oliver. "Oh, and don't tell her that I'm the one she is meeting with," I say with a pleading look, giving him my puppy dog eyes. Oliver just looks at me before he walks away, shaking his head muttering something about women.
I leave the door cracked as I finally decide to take a seat at the table, trying to gather my nerves and thoughts. A few minutes later the door is pushed open by Oliver, ushering Julie into the room. The moment she lays eyes on me, I can see the fear creep up on her like she was not expecting me. Oliver shuts the door on his way out but not without looking at me, pointing between me and his eyes as a way of saying "I'm watching you". I shake my head a little before looking back at Julie who is now seated across from me.
"What the fuck is this?" Julie asked with a bit of harshness but undertone of nervousness. "I got a call from my brother saying he was arrested, and I would like to know where he is," She said looking at me with a stern face.
"Don't worry, he's fine. For now. He was arrested for drugs, but I'm sure you know that, seeing as he has a rap sheet that dates back to when he was in high school" I say with a smug look on my face. "Now see, I'm willing to pretend that I did not arrest Robert today, if you are willing to pretend that you never met Holly before. I know the dirt that you have on her, but I happen to also know some dirt about you and your whole family." I say to Julie with a cocky knowing smile on my face. I'm surprised my voice didn't waiver because I am internally shitting myself right now. This situation can go bad at any moment but judging by the look on Julie's face, I might be doing okay. We stare or rather glare at each other for a brief moment as I wait on her to reply.
"What dirt are you talking about Gail? I don't think anything can be worse than what dear Holly did," Julie says with an interested look. I can tell she's trying to manipulate me here when she says that but it won't work on me. She wants me to get out of character but I won't.
"If what Holly did was so bad, then how come you want her back?" I ask with my hands folded on the table and my head tilted to the side still looking smug but also genuinely interested in how she was going to respond. Julie does not say anything, she simply looks down at the table speechless. I continue on saying, "Exactly, you don't want her because you love her Julie, you want her because you feel that she is someone you can easily manipulate. You think you can try controlling her again but its not happening", I say with conviction. "See, I know that growing up, you witnessed your dad be verbally, physically, and emotionally abusive. I know that after a while, your dad just left and soon after your mom became addicted to drugs, leaving you and your brother to go live with your grandmother," I say looking at Julie with no sympathy. Usually, I would have sympathy for something like that but after everything that has transpired I can't seem to find the kindness in my heart for her. Julie's face goes through a wave of emotions starting with confusion, anger, and then dare I say it, a bit of sadness. But, I am not done. "I know that when you were in high school, your big bro barely graduated because of the drugs he started to abuse that led to him getting in trouble with the authorities. I know that you have been in two previous relationships with women who has said that you are verbally abusive when things don't go your way," Honestly, I only know about one relationship from Holly but I decided to throw in the second one because I am sure it has happened. I can tell I am right when I see Julie shift uncomfortably in her seat. "I also know that this information is something that you have worked hard on keeping private. I've done my research enough to know that you don't mention your family too often besides your grandmother. I've also noticed that you will do anything for your brother no matter how many times he relapses. You always find a way to get him into recovery programs but it's never under either of your last names which is how you've been able to keep this information under wraps," I say as I watch Julie squirm in her seat. "Now, I'm willing to keep everything under wraps as well if you leave Holly alone. I don't want to hear from you in any kind of way. I spoke with Holly about a restraining order but she's not willing to do it at this moment, so I decided to speak with you one on one. Either you leave Holly alone or everything you have worked so hard on hiding will be brought to the light," I say with confidence as I finish my spill. Julie looks extremely conflicted as she plays with her hands on the table. The tension in the room is thick, I mean could literally cut it with a knife. Julie clears her throat a few times before she decides to respond to what I said.
"Um, ok," Julie stammers out in a soft tone. "Fine. Just release my brother to me and you will never hear from me again," Julie says with little conviction but firm eye contact so I kind of believe her but I came fully prepared with a contract/agreement for her to sign as well.
"So, you wouldn't be opposed to signing this contract? Because after this, if you disrupt our life again, there will be a restraining order and people will find out about you." I say pushing the form in her direction with a pen laying on top. We stare at each other for several minutes, dueling with our eyes before Julie slowly drags the paper closer to her. She reads over the documents for a couple of minutes before finally signing at the bottom.
"Happy?" Julie ask with a grimace on her face. I could see that she absolutely hated that I had the upper hand. She almost looked as though she wanted to cry. "When should I expect my brother to be released?" Julie asked with a defeated look.
"I'll get him released now. But maybe you should look into getting your brother checked in to one of those rehab facilities that is almost like a resort. And just maybe, you should also think about therapy for yourself because if you keep acting like this, you might spiral into something you can't come back from," I say sincerely because I can tell she's had it tough. As I walk out the door, I see Julie put her head on the table and almost think I hear her crying but I shut the door before I could confirm.
As soon as I close the door, I can't help but to lean against it and let out a big breath of accomplishment. I walk towards the front desk so that I could start processing Robert's release and head home to share the good news with Holly. I ask Oliver if he could handle the process because I honestly feel like my body is on an adrenaline rush. Thankfully he says yes without bombarding me with thousands of questions.
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