TIFFANY'S POV:
A week-and-a-half later I returned to work, inhaling and exhaling a breath before walking into my office, shutting the door behind me before clearing everything that reminded me of Andrew into a box and taking it to the kitchen and placing it by the bin to be removed when the cleaners came in later. Returning to my office, I swallowed a lump in my throat as I saw Andrew's Dad stood outside waiting for me…
"Tiffany, lovely to see you." he greeted me
I forced a smile onto my face… "And you, David. What can I do for you?"
"Why don't we head into your office and have a little chat, hmm?" he suggested
"Okay." I replied, swallowing a lump in my throat as he followed me in
Sitting down in the chair in front of my desk, I sat down in my chair… "So?"
"Why are you doing this, Tiffany?" he questioned
"Doing what?" I asked
"Pretending that you don't know why I'm here. You should be thankful it's me and not Amanda. She's furious!" he informed me
"I know why you're here, and you know why I've done what I've done." I replied
"My son has a temper, yes, I won't deny that, but to do what you're accusing him off is uncalled for." he admitted
"So you don't think he should be punished for this?" I questioned, raising an eyebrow at him "You can see the marks on my face, I know you can. I saw your reaction when you saw me. He needs to be punished, David. You know that."
"We've always been close, can we not come to some sort of arrangement to sort this whole mess out?" he inquired
"I get it now, you're just thinking about your reputation amongst your lawyer friends, aren't you?" I asked "I should've known. You don't want to see your son dragged through the courts because you're afraid of the impact it'll have on your career. So no, we can't come to an arrangement. Andrew's going to be punished for what he's done to me, and that's the end of it."
"I came here and thought you'd be vulnerable, naïve, scared even…" he admitted
"Sorry to disappoint." I replied "But I've been through a lot recently, not just Andrew's attack."
"Is there no way I can change your mind?" he questioned
I shook my head, signalling no… "Not a chance."
"Okay," he replied, exhaling a breath as he got to his feet "I guess we'll see you in court then."
I nodded my head in agreement and exhaled a breath I didn't know I'd been holding as he shut my office door behind him…
JUSTIN'S POV:
"Well, well, well, there's a sight for sore eyes…" I proclaimed as I saw Leo stood outside my apartment door as I walked down the corridor "Good to see you, bro."
"And you." he replied as I reached him and we shared a hug "Dad told me about Tiff, how is she?"
"Not bad," I informed him "did he tell you about the ex-boyfriend thing too?"
He nodded his head… "He told me everything."
I smiled at him weakly… "So how long are you here for?"
"A couple of weeks," he replied "if that's okay given everything?"
I nodded my head… "Course it is."
TIFFANY'S POV:
I unlocked the door to the apartment and made my way inside, kicking off my heels and hanging up my coat, turning to see Leo stood in front of me…
"Long time no see…" he greeted me
"Yeah." I replied as I moved over to hug him "What are you doing here?"
"On a break from uni." he informed me "So I'm staying for a couple of weeks, if that's okay?"
"It's Justin's decision, not mine." I admitted, smiling at him warmly "If he says it's okay, it's okay."
"I thought I heard your voice…" Justin admitted as he walked out of the bedroom "How was work?"
"Long." I informed him "I had a visit from Andrew's Dad…"
"What did he want?" he questioned as he moved over to me
"Wanted to see if we could come to some sort of deal so Andrew didn't have to be dragged through the courts because of the impact it could have on his career." I admitted "I said not a chance!"
"Good on you," he replied, kissing my temple "we're on about heading out for food…"
"I'll get changed then." I informed him "And you boys can decide where we're going."
Seems Andrew's Dad is just as devious as Andrew, so that's where he gets it from. What will happen in court?