JUSTIN'S POV:
"I'm just gonna ask…" I informed Tiffany later that evening as we stood in the kitchen cleaning up after dinner
"I was wondering when you were going to," she admitted "I couldn't tell them the truth."
"Why not? They need to know, Tiff." I sighed "They need to know the truth about him."
"The truth about who?" Floyd questioned as he walked in
"Are you gonna tell him?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at Tiffany
TIFFANY'S POV:
"Are you gonna tell him?"
"Tell me what?" he inquired
"Can you give us a minute?" I asked Justin
He nodded his head and set the towel he'd been drying the pots with down on the worktop and left the room, shutting the door behind us…
"What's idiot on about?" he questioned
"Don't start, Floyd." I begged "I can't handle it."
"Sorry, but you know he and I aren't the best of friends and we never have been," he informed me "so what is it?"
I swallowed a lump in my throat and moved to the breakfast bar, taking a seat… "I wasn't mugged. Andrew did this to me…"
"What? When?" he questioned
"Two nights ago," I replied "we were at the bar Justin works at, and we went our separate ways when we left. He went off to another bar and came home wasted."
"Have you reported it to the police?" he asked
I swallowed a lump in my throat and took my bottom lip between my teeth…
"Tiff," he sighed "he needs to be locked up!"
"I'll do it when I get back to London, I promise." I replied "I can't have Mum under any more stress than she already is; you do understand that, don't you?"
He nodded his head… "Is it okay if I head out for a couple of beers with some mates?"
I nodded my head… "Go and live your life. We'll be fine."
"Tiff, one more thing," Floyd admitted "what's the deal between you and Justin?"
"I don't know," I informed him "right now he's a friend. I can't say whether that will change later on down the track because I don't know, but for now, we're just mates and nothing more."
He smiled at me warmly… "Okay. I'll see you later."
"Have fun." I replied as he left the room
JUSTIN'S POV:
"How's your Mum?" I asked Tiffany as she walked into the bedroom, shutting the door behind her
"Asleep," she informed me "like we probably should be too."
I nodded my head in agreement and switched off the bedside table light as she climbed into bed next to me…
"Are you okay?" I questioned as I turned onto my side to face her
She shrugged her shoulders in reply and sighed heavily… "I don't know."
I smiled at her weakly and pushed some hair from her face… "We'll get through it."
"I don't expect you to be here with me through it all," she admitted "you can't be."
"Who says I can't?" I questioned "I can if I want to be, can't I?"
"Do you?" she inquired "Do you want to be here through it all?"
"I want to help you get through one of the hardest times of your life, so yeah, I do." I replied
"Thank you." she whispered as she moved and rested her forehead against mine "I honestly couldn't do this without you."
"Get some sleep, Tiff," I sighed "I'll be here when you wake up."
TIFFANY'S POV:
I woke up the next morning to an empty bed. Looking around the room to see if Justin was anywhere in sight, I sighed heavily as I saw he wasn't. As I was about to climb out of bed the door opened and Justin walked in carrying a tray…
"What are you doing?" I questioned
"Looking after you," he informed me "starting with breakfast in bed."
"I need to be getting up," I admitted "Mum has her first radiotherapy session at 9am."
"She's downstairs having breakfast." he replied "She's fine. It's only 7am, so eat this while I have a shower, and then you can jump in and then your Mum can get sorted."
"Have you got an itinerary for the whole day?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
He smiled at me warmly and shook his head as he set the tray in my lap… "Eat!"
"Yes, boss!" I proclaimed, mock saluting him as he left the room
How will Allie's first radiotherapy session go?