Chapter 4
Crashing into a speed bump!
flash back
AN Author's note
AN I own nothing! Everything is owned by Seven network, Australia
on with the show
Over the past three weeks nothing much had changed between Cassie and Macca. Apart from Cassie's bump slightly getting bigger as she'd expected it to. Macca still hit Cassie bu apologized and made it up the next with lilies or chocolate. She hated that she was a sucker for it.
Lucas was at home looking at his invitation. He knew he should go. Partly to support Cassie. After all it was his children that she was carrying . But also she wanted Macca to know the truth. He wanted to make Macca pay. He poured himself a drink. He needed some sort of alcohol in his system to show up to this party. He prepared a large hip flask. There was a non alcohol policy and he was going to need alcohol.
Matilda and Ric couldn't wait to show up to the party even though they were worried that Macca would find out the babies weren't his and really hurt Cassie and/or the babies. Matilda was now eighteen weeks pregnant and she looked pregnant rather than looking as though she put on large amounts of weight. Matilda was happy except she moaned about the weight she gained, which to Matilda was huge amounts of weight, and the fact that her breasts were much more tender and larger than normal. Ric tried to reassure her that she looked beautiful still and delighted in the fact that his wife's breasts had grown. Ric got used to the moaning and even made extra effort (despite sometimes his ability lacking) to cook her special meals.
Cassie helped Macca decorate the house. Mostly low stuff because Macca didn't want Cassie to fall and have a miscarriage. Sally and Brad came over to help them set up including cooking the food which Cassie still couldn't stomach. In fact that wasn't the only thing she couldn't stomach. She wasn't truelly happy about this party. She wanted out of the relationship. She wanted to separate. Divorce. She felt she let Sally down but she couldn't take much more. She married the wrong man. She gave him too many chances.
Sally noticed Cassie being a lot more quiet and she looked so down. She waited till Macca and Brad were out having a celebration drink away from Cassie before asking.
"Hey Cass you haven't been you're chirpy self" said Sally as Cassie slumped onto the chair.
"I don't want this stupid party!" cried Cassie. Sally looked concerned.
"Has everything between you and Macca been ok?" asked Sally. She feared the worse. Even though Cassie had moved out two years ago when she got married to Macca Sally felt that Cassie was still her daughter and wanted to protect her. Cassie shook her head.
"He's hurting me again. Also I'm not carrying Macca's kids." cried Cassie. Sally looked shocked.
"I cheated on Macca. He hit me and Matilda and Ric were away in Paris. I ran to Lucas and one thing lead to another" cried Cassie. Sally cuddled Cassie.
"You need to tell Macca" said Sally. Cassie looked frightened. How can Sally suggest that Cassie told Macca that her babies were another man's? Cassie started to panic.
"He'll hurt me, Lucas and the babies!" screamed Cassie.
"Ok after this party. Me and you are going to tell Macca. If he hurts you in front of me it's an assault and I'll call the police." sternly said Sally. Cassie nodded.
"I think you should wash your face and calm down" smiled Sally. Cassie went to the bathroom.
During the party everyone was smiling. Glad to see Macca and Cassie happy. Most of the bay knew that both of them had a turbulent relationship but they were all glad that they pull through for each other. That Macca finally got a grip of his anger problem and never hurt Cassie. Or so they thought. Cassie realized from this party that she was an expert at fooling people and also sometimes herself.
Lucas kept a distance from Cassie and Macca all night. He began to drink form the hip flask. Matilda knew straight away that it wasn't a soft drink in the hip flask and confronted him about it.
"Lucas what are you doing?" asked Matilda.
"Enjoying a drink while Cassie tells everyone a lie. Playing happy families with Macca when the kids aren't even his!" sarcastically said Lucas.
"Keep your voice down! The last thing Cassie needs is you being drunk and letting Macca know the wrong way! Its Cassie who needs to tell him not you" sternly said Matilda. She walked away.
Lucas drank more from his hip flask. Cassie looked at Lucas and decided to finally go over to him.
"Lucas are you drinking?" asked Cassie as she toke the hip flask off him.
"Yeah its to drown the delusions of you playing happy families with a man who ain't the father of you children. Who regularly beats you up!" laughed Lucas.
"Lucas! It's my secret to tell. Besides after this party I'm telling him and leaving him! But the way you're acting like a jurk I may not include you in my kids life if you keep this drinking up!" said Cassie through gritted teeth.
"So you're going to let a man who beats you up all the time act like a dad to your kids where as Mr Nice guy here who drowns him self in alcohol very rarely may I add to forget your lies and seeing you with a man who doesn't recognize your worth. Cassie wake up please! You're more intelligent than that!" said Lucas. He toke the hip flask off of Cassie and walked away.
"Can everyone hush? I just want to make an announcement. The past two years of marriage have been amazing and to think we're starting a new family. It's amazing my beautiful wife who puts up with me despite everything we've went through but forget the past. I want to propose a toast! To Cassie, Me and our future. With the children now and many more to come!" proudly said Macca. Every one raised there glasses.
"Well congratulation Macca. Shame she has to put up with you anger issues" said Lucas.
"Lucas this ain't the time or place!" said Sally.
"Contrary Sally I think its perfectly the right place and indeed the right time. To show what a low class thug he really is" said Lucas.
"Lucas you're just jealous because you missed your chance to be with Cassie. Why don't you go and write a petty front page about me? Oh wait I forgot you're just a film critic!" smugly said Macca. Lucas threw a punch at Macca and both of them started to fight. This scared all the guests.
"LUCAS THAT'S ENOUGH" screamed Matilda. Ric was tryign to sperate them but fail when Macca threw a powerful punch at Ric.
"RIC! Macca we're getting you doen for assault for that!" shouted Matilda as she escorted her husband out of the flat.
"You can't except mine and Cassie's marriage! You're a weed Lucas!" vemously spat Macca.
"Man you're insulting Casie's children. You see this weed is your wife's children's dad" said Lucas.
"WHAT!" shouted Macca as he place Lucas onto the floor.
"You heard. You're not the dad! How does it make you feel now? Bad things come back to haunt you. You made Cassie cheat on both Ric and Jules and now she's pregnant with my kids!" smugly said Lucas.
Macca looked at Cassie. She was in tears at this point.
"Is it true?" calmly said Macca.
"well..." stuttered Cassie.
"WELL IS IT CASSIE? TELL ME SLUT! IS IT TRUE THAT THESE KIDS ARN'T MINE!" shouted Macca. Cassie nodded as she began to cry heavily
"THEY AREN'T YOURS!" screamed Cassie. Macca turned to the on lookers.
"Ok party's over! Get out! ALL OF YOU GET OUT" shouted Macca as he picked up a table and threw it at the crowd and it landed on Sally. Sally collapsed under the weight.
"SALLY!" shouted Brad as he ran over to his wife. He got out his cellphone and called the police and ambulance. Most people ran away screaming and shouting.
"You're turn. Why did I marry a slapper like you . Huh? I go away to get money and this is how you repay me. By shagging some low time reporter" venomously spat Macca. Cassie was cuddled into a ball. She was crying and scared. He picked up Cassie by the hair and smashed her head against the wall. Cassie collapsed.
"CASSIE!" screamed Matilda once she came back in and tried to wake up her best friend.
"POLICE! I'M CONSTABLE HOLDEN! MICHEAL MACKENZIE I'M ARRESTING YOU FOR ASSAULT! YOU DONT HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING BUT IF YOU DONT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WHICH YOU MAY RELAY ON IN CORUT AND ANYTHIGN YOU DO SAY WILL BE GIVEN IN EVIDENCE IN COURT DO YOU UNDERSTAND" shouted a police officer. Macca nodded as he was escorted.
"Thanks Jack!" said Lucas.
"I'm sorry bro I'm going to have to do this to you as well. Lucas Holden. I'm also arresting you of the same charge you don't have to say anything but if you don't answer a questions you may relay on in court. Anything you do say will be given in evidence in court do you understand?" said Jack looking teary eyed. Lucas nodded as he let his brother led him to another police car outside.
Oh no! Lucas has also been arrested!
Will Cassie be ok in hospital? Will Lucas get away?
Will Macca be in prison?
Find out in Home and Away: Down to earth with a bump only on fanfition(.)net