TIFFANY'S POV:
"Okay, thank you, bye." I proclaimed, hanging up the phone
"So, what did they say?" Justin questioned, snapping me from my trance
"He's been charged with assault and attempted rape. He's in police custody." I informed him
"Tiff, that's amazing!" he proclaimed "There's no way he'll get bail and he'll definitely get jail time."
"I doubt it," I sighed as I stood up "his Dad's a lawyer, knows all the top barristers in the city. He'll have one of them defend him."
"The evidence speaks for itself," he replied, wrapping his arms around my waist from behind "they've got pictures of your injuries."
"But it's my word against his on the attempted rape…" I informed him
"Still, assault is assault, Tiff. He will be punished." he assured me
"He'll lie; say I was cheating on him with you. He'll use anything he can to get at me and to avoid going to jail. What am I going to do, Justin?" I questioned
"We're gonna get you the best legal team we can." he informed me "And we're gonna win this thing, so you can end the hell you've been through."
"I have to go to the flat…" I admitted "There's things there I need. Clothes, things of Mum's that she gave me. I need to go there tonight, now!"
"Okay, okay, just calm down." he begged "It's late. Andrew's in custody so we'll go tomorrow morning and get the things you need and then bring them back here and get you settled in, yeah?"
"I should go now…" I replied
"Tiff, you're exhausted. Why don't we just sleep and then we'll go first thing in the morning?" he suggested
JUSTIN'S POV:
As promised, the next morning Tiffany and I headed to the flat she and Andrew used to share. Unlocking the door with the key she thankfully still had, we made our way in and I whistled as we walked in and down the hallway…
"Yeah, it's a nice place, isn't it?" she questioned
"Very nice." I replied "But a mess…"
"He must've trashed it when he found out I'd gone." she informed me, sighing heavily "Everything's smashed."
"We can buy new photo frames." I admitted "It's the pictures that count."
"Can you gather them up and I'll go to the bedroom and pack up my stuff from in there?" she inquired
I nodded my head and brushed my lips across her forehead, watching her as she left the room, beginning to root through the mess that had been made…
TIFFANY'S POV:
"I've got to nip down to the bar, tell Mark I'm back and get my rota, you gonna be okay on your own?" Justin questioned as I sat at the kitchen table, putting the pictures into the new frames we'd bought
I nodded my head… "Do you mind if bolt the door though?"
"Whatever makes you feel safe." he informed me "I'll call you when I'm outside, okay?"
"Okay." I replied as I walked with him to the door. Turning to me as he stepped into the corridor, he kissed me softly. Smiling at him warmly, he walked away and I shut and bolted the door behind me
JUSTIN'S POV:
"There he is…" Mark proclaimed as I walked into the bar "How you doing, man?"
"Good thanks, mate," I informed him "you?"
"Good," he replied "how's the lady?"
"Not bad." I admitted "Do you have my rota for next week?"
"I do." he informed me as he made his way behind the bar "I've given you the early shifts so you can be with Tiffany, you okay with that?"
I nodded my head… "I appreciate all this, really I do, thank you."
"You're welcome." he replied "You got time for a drink?"
"Yeah, just an orange juice please." I informed him as I looked over my rota
TIFFANY'S POV:
Justin had called to say he was outside. Looking through the peephole as he tapped on the door, I moved over to it and unbolted it, letting him in, shutting the door behind him…
"Blimey, you have been busy!" he proclaimed
"Yeah, had to keep myself occupied." I informed him
He smiled at me warmly… "The place looks great."
"It was a mess," I admitted "before I gave it my magic touch. The food shop has also arrived too."
He kissed me softly… "So what's for dinner then?"
"Can you not smell it?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him
"Lasagne?" he inquired
I nodded my head… "Your favourite, if I remember rightly."
"Thank you." he replied "I think I'm gonna like having you here."
"And I think I'm gonna like being here too." I informed him
Andrew has been charged and is in custody following his assault and attempted rape of Tiffany, but she's worried he'll get off as his Dad's a lawyer. Do you think he will? And if he does, what will she and Justin do?