Brax frowned as he watched a rather flustered looking Frankie walking towards him "Hey you ok?" he asked curiously as he watched her climb up onto the bar stool in front of him.
"I need a drink" Frankie replied. Brax nodded and took a wine glass and filed it with red wine "Thanks" Frankie said as she took the glass from Brax's hand and downed the red liquid.
"Frankie what's happened?" Brax wondered what had caused Frankie to react in such a way.
"I told Todd…I mean Romeo the truth" Frankie said weakly as she stared at the empty glass Brax had started to fill.
"Shit" Brax replied "What did he say?"
"Nothing" Frankie drank the next glass of wine "He freaked out and so did I, god I'm such an idiot"
"Hey, you are not an idiot" Brax quickly protested "You're one of the smartest people I know…I'm sure Romeo will come round"
"Its not just about Romeo, I agreed to take a case earlier today" Frankie sighed.
"Oh yeah what kind of case" Brax raised his eyebrows usually Frankie was excited about new cases.
"A case where I will be up against Phil" Frankie said as she took a sip from the third glass of wine Brax had poured her.
"Are you sure that's a good idea Frankie?" Brax frowned "You've only just finalised your divorce"
Before Frankie had chance to answer she was interrupted by a ringing sound coming from her handbag "Hello Francine Holden speaking" Frankie said as she answer the call.
"Oh hello Morag" she added, Brax watched curiously as Frankie talked on the phone before finally making arrangements to meet Morag in Angelo's. Frankie hung up and turned back to Brax "I'm meeting Morag and Sid Walker, here in half an hour, god I need to sober up, what was I thinking?" she frowned as she looked at the wine Brax had just poured her.
"Coffee it is then" Brax sighed as he took the wine and returned with a cup of coffee "Ta" Frankie smiled as she took the coffee and drank it quickly.
Her eyes widened as the strong coffee hit her stomach she suddenly felt the rush of caffeine "Wow"
"Better" Brax smiled.
"Yes much better thank you" Frankie grinned as she took her phone back out of her bag and dialled another number. Brax listened as Lola made arrangements for Darcy to be collected from school by a childminder.
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After Sid and Morag arrived Frankie didn't waste any time getting down to business "Well Sid usually we would have more time to prepare a case" Frankie started.
"I'm sorry its short notice but I had no other choice after Sasha confessed" Sid explained.
"It's fine Sid really, it won't be a problem, it just means I need to get my best lawyers on this and that is why I am suggesting Morag leads this case" Frankie smiled at a confused looking Morag.
"Erm…yes ok, well firstly I will need to speak with Sasha so I can understand exactly what happened, then we will need to discuss options, like how she will plead and what not" Morag said I her usual stern tone.
As they were all eating their meals Sid got up and left the table to take a phone call "Thank you for the warning Francine" Morag frowned.
"Yeah I know I'm sorry, I'll help you with the work for this case but I can't stand up in court against Phil, I don't want the judge to see it as some tit for tat effort" Frankie explained her reason's to Morag.
"I see" Morag replied.
"Look if it's going to be a problem…" Frankie added.
Before Morag had chance reply Frankie's phone rang interrupting them "It's Sylvia I've gotta take this, it'll be about the Taylor/Jenkins case" Frankie said as she walked away from the table a little. Morag frowned as she watched Frankie take her Ipad out of her bag and start scrolling through something "Oh my gosh Sylvia tell Sam this is fantastic" Frankie exclaimed "I'll take a look at this later and give you a call"
Frankie put her phone and Ipad back in her bag and rejoined Morag and Sid at the table "I'm so sorry about this but something has come up, and I really need to go. I'm sure Morag will get you the results you want in court next week Dr Walker" Frankie smiled as she shook Sid's hand.
As Frankie left Angelo's she spotted Brax taking out some rubbish "Are you going now?" he wondered curiously.
"Yeah I gotta fetch Darcy from the childminders" Frankie smiled.
"Will you be alright to drive?" Brax frowned as he remembered the amount of wine Frankie had drunk.
"I don't need to drive" Frankie smiled as she nodded towards Heath, who was walking towards them, before Heath had chance to say anything Frankie tossed him her car keys "I need you to take me home"
Heath just grinned widely and nodded "I'll talk to you later" he said to Brax before walking towards the BMW.
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The house phone was ringing as Heath, Frankie and Darcy walked through Frankie's front door "Hello" Frankie gasped as she nearly fell over answering the phone causing Heath to laugh "Yep just doing it now" she added as she rushed over to her computer and nudged the mouse which turned the screen back on "Right got it"
Heath frowned as he watched Frankie flicking through some documents, he headed to the fridge and pulled out a beer "Ok thanks Sam"
"What was that about?" Heath wondered as he perched on the chair behind Frankie and read over her shoulder.
"Nothing, just a medical case I am working on" Frankie replied as she quickly turned off the screen. She headed over to the fridge and got herself a bottle of water, Frankie could see Darcy playing on the trampoline in the garden; she stood and watched her for a few minutes.
Heath took the opportunity to read some of the paperwork Frankie had on the desk beside the computer, as he flicked through he realised they were Medical records of about 6 different girls aged between 15 to 28, it wasn't until Heath saw Frankie's records that he realised something was going on, as he continued to scan through he noticed that all these girls had one thing in common they were all treated at the Jasmine Anderson Clinic.
Heath quickly made a mental note of the Clinics name, as he watched Frankie turn and walk towards him "What you doing?" Frankie frowned.
"Just been nosey" Heath replied honestly.
"Heath those files are strictly confidential" Frankie frowned as she scooped them up and put them inside a filing cabinet.
"Oh come on do you honestly think I understood a word of that, they might as well been in French" Heath laughed as he took a swig of his beer "So what's for dinner?" he added with a cocky smile.
"Who said you're getting any?" Frankie teased.
"A favour for a favour right?" Heath smirked causing Frankie to giggle.
"Yeh I guess" she smiled "Steak ok?" she added as he headed towards the fridge.
Heath just grinned widely as he watched Frankie pull out three steaks and lay them on the kitchen counter "You can cook" she said with a cheeky smile "I'll spark up the Barbie"
Heath just nodded, after Frankie had gone outside Heath took the opportunity to put Jasmine Anderson Clinic in his search engine on his phone. Heath was stunned by what came up on the screen Jasmine Anderson Abortion Clinic. Heath's eyes widened when he remembered seeing Frankie's medical records in with the others, why did she go to an abortion clinic? When did all this happen? Was it his baby?
The questions rushed around Heath's head frantically, he needed to now more about what Frankie was doing, why was she working on a case against them? What had they done?
Sorry for the late update, I haven't been well and this is the first day I have actually been able to get out of bed, so here is a much needed update please review and let me no what you think much Love Nikki x x