A/N Not really happy with the Ed/Jeff confrontation here.. but I've got something planned for a later chapter that'll hopefully make up for it.
I know it's been a little while, but I've got another round of exams starting tomorrow.
Greg and Ed walked towards the classroom.
"Let me handle this?"
Greg nodded. "As long as you're not out of control." He then turned to two uniformed officers following them. Greg had called it in so they could officially arrest him. "Stay back with me." They both nodded.
Ed opened the door and they all walked in.
"Police." Ed said holding up his badge for everyone to see. "Class is dismissed." Everyone looked at each other before slowly starting to pack their bags.
He walked towards Jeff, who already looked like he didn't want to be here.
"So, Jeff." Ed started, standing in front of him. "Where'd you get that big bruise?"
"I ran into a cabinet."
"Was that before or after you hit Veronica?"
Jeff smiled at him. "That cocktease?" He huffed. "Never did such a thing."
Ed´s eyes narrowed. "Jeff Goodwin, you are under arrest for assault. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You've got the right to an attorney. If you can't afford one, one will be provided for you. Do you understand these rights?"
He nodded. "Of course."
"Turn around and put your hands behind your back." Ed said grabbing his cuffs. He waited but Jeff didn't turn around. "Are you resisting arrest? Please tell me you are resisting arrest." Jeff was silent. "Turn around." He stood there not moving. "Okay." Ed grabbed one of his hands to cuff him but Jeff struggled to get free. Ed smacked him into the ground, face first. He kneeled down beside him and put a knee on his lower back. "Hands." He put a little more weight on his knee when Jeff didn't listen.
"Ouch!"
Ed grabbed his hands and cuffed him before roughly pulling him up. He walked him to the uniformed officers waiting with Greg. "You can take him to get booked, watch him. No need to be gentle." He handed him off.
"Yes sir." One of them said. They walked Jeff through the school, everyone was watching them. Ed could hear the whispers, everyone was asking each other if they knew something.
"You did good Ed." Greg smiled at him.
"I'm so glad he resisted arrest."
Greg laughed and patted him on his back. "So am I."
"Veronica just texted me they're back home, come on. I want to make sure her nose is okay."
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"Veronica?" Ed called out as they walked into the house.
"Living room."
He hastily shrugged off his jacket, hung it and walked to her. "Are you okay?" He studied her face.
"Yeah, fine. It wasn't broken."
"Good." He hugged her close. "Good." He pulled back to look her in the eye. "I've missed you so much.."
"I've missed you too, sorry I've been a fool."
"That's fine." He gently kissed her. "You're here now."
"What did you do to him?"
He smiled at her. "Arrested him."
"Didn't hurt him?"
"Well, he did resist arrest.." She smiled at him. "He really did, ask Greg."
"M-hm.." She smiled at him. "I love you, really."
"I know." He kissed her gently. "How about I take you home, cook for you?"
"Sounds good."
They got up and went to Greg and Jessie who stood in the kitchen. "We're going to go."
Jessie nodded at Ed.
Ed glanced between Greg and Jessie. "How about the four of us have dinner tomorrow? My place, I'll cook."
Jessie glanced at Greg before nodding. "Sounds good, tomorrow is Monday, so you don't have to work right?" She asked looking at Veronica.
"Yeah, that's right."
Ed took Veronica's hand. "Good, let's say, 7?" Everyone nodded. "Okay, see you tomorrow."
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They were watching TV not much later when Ed turned towards her. "Move in with me?"
Veronica turned her head to look at him, her eyes wide.
"I love you, I want to be with you every minute of every day. Please move in with me?" He waited a minute, but she didn't say anything, just stared at him. "Just say 'yes'. We can talk about the details later, it doesn't have to be tomorrow."
"I.." She sighed. "I've been such a bitch to you, and you're not even mad. Instead you ask me to move in with you?"
"I love you."
"And that just makes everything I did okay?"
He gently touched her cheek. "What did you do?"
"I.."
"Did you cheat on me?"
"No."
"Did you try to kill me?"
"Well, no.."
"You didn't betray me, Veronica. Yes, you slapped me. Yes, you called me a jackass. But I've been slapped and called names before, I knew you weren't.. you. So, please, please move in with me."
Veronica smiled and nodded. "Yeah, I'll move in with you."
"Good." He kissed her and pulled her on top of him on the couch. "Oh, and we will tell your mother and Greg tomorrow."
She smiled at him and nodded.
"Because the last time we wanted to keep something from them.."
"Okay, okay.." She kissed him and unbuttoned his shirt. "You know what Angela always told me?"
"What?" He kissed her neck.
She pulled of his shirt. "A little fighting is good for a relationship." She kissed him. "Because then you get to have make-up sex."
He got up and lifted her in his arms. "I do like make-up sex.." He kissed her and carried her to the bedroom.
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"So, I'll go tell my landlord that this is my final month. If I ask nicely, he may just let me go early." She said the next morning after they'd woken up.
"Then maybe you should ask nicely."
"I will."
He pulled her on top of him. "We do have to go grocery shopping.."
"You don't have enough food?"
"To cook for four people? No. You were still pissed at me yesterday morning."
"Yeah.." She kissed him and slipped her hand into his boxers. "We don't have to do that now.. do we?"
He groaned and turned them around so he was on top. "No, we don't."
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"You're wearing long sleeves?" Ed asked a little later. "It's way too warm.."
She pulled up her sleeves and showed him the bruises around her wrists. "I don't want my mother, or Greg for that matter, knowing that we had rough sex and used your cuffs. Do you?"
He smiled at her and shook his head. "Definitely not." He took her wrists. "I'm sorry for hurting you." He rubbed her wrists.
"They don't hurt."
He nodded. "And when I made them?"
"Trust me, pain was not on my mind at that point."
He smiled and kissed her. "Good, now let's go shopping." He took her hand and together they walked to the store.
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