A/N: Hello again all you lovely readers. So i know it got rough last chapter but this chapter was fun to write. Thank you for your reviews, they're inspiring me. Hope you enjoy! :)
(Sunday 19 October 1976) Lily felt decidedly uncomfortable as she descended the stairs from her dorm room to the common room. She had managed to tell the girls what had happened on her 'date'. Alice had dragged her and Lily's beds together and all four of them had fallen asleep in their makeshift double bed after Lily had finished, a few more traitorous tears falling. She hadn't gone to breakfast, opting instead to stay in her dorm. Alice had told her that James had asked about her and the girls had brought food up from the Great Hall for her. It was now almost lunch time and they were asking her if she wanted to go to lunch.
"It's OK if you'd rather just stay up here Lil." Alice said kindly, squeezing her hand. Dorcas and Marlene nodded emphatically.
"If you want to go down we won't leave your side though." Dorcas said fiercely.
"And I think James has decided to be your personal body guard for the day." Marlene said, grinning slightly, eliciting a small chuckle from her red headed friend.
"He did say he'd be my wingman if I wanted to beat Weathers up." Lily said, smiling. Alice smiled fondly, looking towards the stairs leading towards the common room. James' words that Weathers had no power over her echoed in Lily's head. She dragged herself upright.
"Lets go to lunch ladies." She said decisively, summoning that Gryffindor courage, they smiled and hugged her as she stood and began to get ready. She had a bad feeling as her and her friends made their way to the common room and was it just her or were people looking at her weirdly?
James looked suspiciously around the common room from where he sat with the marauders. Marlene had come down and told them Lily was coming to lunch so they were waiting to walk down with the girls. Remus followed his gaze, frowning slightly, James noticed and spoke quietly.
"Does everyone seem very whispery today or is it just me?" Sirius and Peter heard and looked around as well. Sirius' eyes fell onto Owen McCartney who was speaking angrily to some of their other Gryffindor year mates.
"Oi McCartney." Sirius said, standing up and making his way over to them, "what are you lot gossiping about?"
"You haven't heard?" Owen asked, sharing a glance with his friends, he crossed his arms, scoffing. "Turns out our illustrious prefect Evans isn't as perfect as she appears."
"Yeah." Chimed in a smaller boy from next to Owen, "and to think she busted me for getting with Cindy Jennnings on the fourth floor. Hypocrite." Before Sirius could ask for clarification James had risen and moved to the bottom of the stairs, greeting Alice as she came down so Sirius made his excuses and returned to his friends an uneasy feeling stirring.
"Did you find out?" Remus asked quietly as he came back over. Sirius clenched and unclenched his fist, looking around at the other Gryffindors as they whispered to each other as Lily came down, looking tired and uncertain.
"I dunno but he said something about Lily not being so perfect as she appears." Sirius muttered, "I've got a bad feeling Moony." The girls had also noticed that something was amiss and the 8 Gryffindors descended towards lunch with a deep sense of trepidation.
They had just reached the bottom of the stairs when Tess Monette appeared. She gave Lily a derisive look as she strutted past.
"And it's you who always insinuates that I'm the slut, Evans." Lily if possible turned even paler as she looked at her retreating back.
"What was that supposed to mean?" She asked, confused. Sirius and Remus shared a look while James glared at the students near them who had laughed at the exchange. Marlene moved closer to Lily's side, shrugging. Several more students muttered jeers towards Lily with one sneering Slytherin offering her a congratulations. The sixth years moved as a unit towards their table, past the looks of their house mates and formed a supportive block around their friend. They sat, surrounding Lily and glaring if anyone gawked at them.
"What the hell is happening?" Lily asked quietly fiddling with the cuffs of her jumper. The girls looked around in confusion, Lily started at the sound of loud laughter from the Ravenclaw table. "Is he there?" She asked no one in particular, through gritted teeth. Dorcas nodded stiffly, the Ravenclaw bastard was sat at his table surrounded by his friends and a group of unsavoury Slytherins. The Gryffindors uneasily began to help themselves to the lunch spread, ignoring other students.
"Is it true then?" Came a feminine voice from behind them. Lily turned, to see two Gryffindor and Hufflepuff fifth year girls arm in arm. It was the Gryffindor girl who had spoken, her chin raised defiantly.
"Is what true?" Asked Marlene suspiciously before Lily could answer.
"What everyone's saying about her." The Gryffindor said, pointing accusingly at Lily.
Dorcas rose to her feet glaring menacingly at the two girls as she towered over them.
"I'm sure whatever you've heard is a filthy lie. And you should leave. Now."
The two girls backed away at her anger and walked away. "It certainly was filthy." The Hufflepuff said to her friend and they both burst into giggles. Lily's blood ran cold.
"Oh god." She muttered, "what's he saying." She went to stand but Alice pulled her back down.
"Eat something first" she implored "we can deal with him later."
"Alice!" Came a familiar voice, "oh Lily you're down as well." Frank was striding towards them looking stressed.
"Frank." Alice said, looking relieved, "do you know what's going on?"
Frank glanced uneasily at Lily who looked small and vulnerable slumped on the bench, "I- ah- well."
"Please just spit it out Frank." Said James miserably, his hair a mess after running his hands through it so many times.
"Just tell us." Lily said sighing.
"Well…" Frank swallowed nervously. "Brendan Weathers has been telling everyone you and him have had uh-" His face pinked, "sex. Multiple times in many different places." He rushed out at last looking distinctly uncomfortable among the angry exclamations from the assembled Gryffindors. Lily pushed her plate away from her, she felt nauseous. "Now I'm sure that's completely false." Frank babbled, his face distinctly red as he shifted from foot to foot, "but Hogwarts is a complete rumour mill and-" He stopped talking as Alice put a hand on his arm and squeezed. Looking at Lily who was staring at the table, head in her hands.
"That bastard." James spat out, attempting to rise to his feet, "and I suppose everyone believes all the stupid shit that comes out of his mouth?" Remus physically dragged James back down to his seat, Peter was looking nervously at Sirius who was staring thunderously at the Ravenclaw boy.
"We have to do something." Sirius said darkly, a discussion ensuing between them about what humiliating things they could do to the liar. They were so caught up in their indignation that they didn't notice the group of Slytherins until Avery spoke.
"Well, well, well." He said, eyes glittering with malice. He was flanked by a leering Mulciber and a reluctant Snape who looked like he was about to be sick.
"I didn't know you were such a dirty fox Prefect Evans." Avery said loudly. Lily managed to muster up a glare, impressing even herself, considering how much she wanted to be swallowed by the floor right about now.
"What are you talking about?" She said flatly. Avery grinned.
"Well my good friend Weathers was just telling me what a freak in the sheets you are." James' jaw was clenched so hard he felt his teeth might snap, Remus had a tight hold on both Sirius and James although looked like he too could do with some restraining if the nervous looks Peter was shooting him was any indication. They were in the middle of the Great Hall James kept reminding himself, they were going to get severely punished if he lost his temper.
"Well your good friend is an asshole and a liar." Lily said curtly, a familiar curl of anger slowly starting to ignite. Avery clasped a hand to his chest in mock affront.
"Had a change of heart from yesterday have we?" Asked Mulciber, sneering. "You seemed pretty cosy in Hogsmeade." Lily did not understand how this was happening. Brendan had seemed so nice, charming even, albeit a little narcissistic but a good guy.
Morgana's tits she'd been wrong.
"Do you mean to tell me that you, a filthy mud blood were just using a respectable pure blood for sex?" Avery announced loud enough for about half the hall to hear. "You cheap whore." He said in a low voice, any theatrics abandoned.
"Not such a perfect angel now mud blood." Growled Mulciber, "in fact, a devil in the sack aren't you? Begging for a fuck like you did." Lily didn't know if she wanted to scream or cry.
"You should leave. Now." Remus said, releasing his hold on Sirius and James to stand and glare across the table at the Slytherins, thoughts of stopping his friends from doing something abandoned as all he wanted to do right now was hex them and their bloody, stupid faces. James and Sirius rose to their feet on either side of him. With Peter who had been nervously devouring a loaf of bread eventually joining them once he realised what was going on.
"In fact you were desperate. And cheap weren't you?" Avery said softly, towering over Lily who was sat down, an angry flush rising up her neck. She did not deserve this, previous feelings of shame or embarrassment were swiftly being swallowed by fury. "Very befitting of your station actually." He looked down his nose at her. Lily rose to her feet with Frank and the girls supporting her and glared fiercely at the aggressors.
"You're a piece of shit Avery." She said deadly calm. She chanced a glance at Sev- Snape, who was resolutely looking anywhere but at her so she turned back to Avery and Mulciber.
"I'm not even surprised you're spreading this crap." She took a step closer. "You spread the drivel that your Dark Lord preaches and now you're supporting a sexual predator. Everyone expects it of you and you never fail to deliver, it's pathetic." Most of both the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff tables had fallen silent as they witnessed the shorter prefect facing down the Slytherin bullies, Lily's voice had risen angrily without her knowing. Avery's face was filled with rage and he advanced towards Lily menacingly, She stood her ground with Frank and the girls steadfastly stepping forward as well and the marauders furiously reaching for their wands. Just as it seemed a fight was about to break out in the middle of the Great Hall, the tension was cut as Professor Flitwick suddenly appeared.
"What is the meaning of this." He squeaked indignantly, managing to sound furious in spite of his high-pitched timbre. "Back to your tables at once." The Slytherins didn't move until Flitwick angrily started to escort them. They didn't want to risk the duelling champion's wrath and reluctantly retreated. Lily turned angrily to the onlookers. Many who hastily looked away.
"Get what you came for?" She spat furiously. "Don't pretend like you haven't been watching and whispering about me this whole damn day." Some students had the grace to look ashamed, Lily's temper was increasing by the second. "Everything you've heard about me and Weathers is a lie. He's a lying piece of shit who's wasted far too much of my time already." She turned her ferocious green eyed glare on the Gryffindors nearest them who had been watching the whole time. They cowered in their seats and she scoffed. "Talk about house loyalty. I hope you're all ashamed of yourself." She then turned towards the Ravenclaw table.
"Now where is that bastard." Lily would have retribution. The marauders looked at Lily, their anger almost forgotten as they watched her in awe. The girls were looking at each other smugly, proud of their friend for sticking it to everyone who had been spreading the horrible rumour. Frank looked slightly terrified. Lily's eyes finally landed on her target, he was laughing as he left the Great Hall, finished with besmirching her reputation for the time being.
"Oh no you don't." She growled angrily, she didn't even check to see if her friends were following her before she stormed after him. The girls hastened to catch up, an ominous crackle could be heard as Lily' magic flared, a spark danced across her fingers matching her anger.
"This is gonna be brilliant." Sirius said gleefully, a glint in his eye. He leapt over the table to follow, Peter scrambled underneath whilst James and Remus just walked quickly down their side.
"I hope she hexes his lying balls off." Remus said darkly. It was about the middle of the lunar cycle, the time when he was strongest and he cracked his knuckles menacingly.
"My sentiments exactly Moony." James replied, still clenching his wand.
The Gryffindors had quickly made their way into the entrance hall to catch him, a few curious students following behind to watch the drama unfold after they'd seen the look in Lily's eye. Rhys- Marlene's boyfriend was with Weathers and had glanced behind him and noticed the furious Gryffindors. He tapped Weathers on the shoulder.
"Heads up Brendan." The boy in question turned around, grinning.
"Back for more Evans?" His gathered posse, an assortment of Slytherins and Ravenclaws laughed. "Not surprising after how much you begged for it." Marlene was glaring at her boyfriend.
"What the fuck are you playing at Rhys?" She directed at him angrily. "You're still friends with him?" Rhys rolled his eyes nastily.
"Oh give it a rest Marlene."
"You lying, disgusting, abhorrent-" Lily was stalking towards Brendan, who's smirk was beginning to falter as the flaring magic of the advancing, angry Gryffindors set the hair on his arms standing up.
"You've been going along with his lying?" Demanded Marlene, looking at her own Ravenclaw.
"What the hell kind of a difference does it make to you?" Rhys shouted at Marlene, disdain all over the Ravenclaw's features. Lily was continuing to cuss out Brendan as she crossed the distance towards him. Looks of panic and savage satisfaction were passed between Alice, Dorcas, Frank and the marauders as they watched events unfold.
"-thought you were better than that!" Marlene yelled.
"-revolting, obnoxious, despicable-!" The two Ravenclaws looked unsure of whether they should be angry or running away.
"-you've treated me like crap too long."
"-who do you think you are Mckinnon?"
"- I warned you Evans." The atmosphere was charged with magic at the turbulent emotions in the area.
"-detestable, stupid fucking-"
"We are done!" Marlene yelled in his face.
"Like I care, I've been cheating on you for months!"
"-contemptible, reprehensible rapist." There was silence in the entrance hall as Lily shouted her final insults and there was another, louder crackling of the tense magic of the students and then suddenly, green eyes almost glowing with the passive magic. Lily pulled her fist back and punched Brendan with all of her considerable might, the satisfying crack of her hand hitting his jaw split the air and his head whipped to the side before he dropped to the floor, unconscious.
There was another second of shocked silence before chaos ensued. Rhys and one of Brendan's Slytherin friends advanced on Lily to the side of Weathers' prone form. Lily was shaking out her hand and couldn't reach her wand in time. James appeared from her right and not to be left out, released a furious right hook and punched the advancing Slytherin who stumbled over his unconscious friend and accidentally head butted Rhys, who after a jinx from Marlene had leeks growing out of his ears and another two went down. There was a surge as Brendan's other friends began pulling their wands out with watching blood supremacy sympathisers from a variety of houses joining them.
"Did you see-"
"Filthy mud blood just laid her hands on a pureblood-"
"Daring to hit her superior-"
"No right-"
Along with others like Mulciber who just loved a fight and in under a minute a brawl had broken out among the students as people tried to break it up and protect their friends. Lily caused bubbles to to pour out of a Slytherin's mouth stopping them from casting a spell as they choked, James transfigured another's robes into lead weights and they collapsed to the ground, Dorcas fired stinging hexes with precise accuracy, Alice stunned someone, Frank cast Tarantallegra, Marlene kicked Rhys who had struggled to his feet between the legs sending him crashing to the floor again. Remus sent out a variety of spells, impedimentas and petrificus totalus' whilst Peter flippendoed everyone and anyone. Sirius doubled over after being hit with a spell before straightening up and retaliating with a blinding upper cut. In short it was complete chaos. The head boy and head girl emerged onto the scene shouting for order and casting protegos. With the Professors not far behind. Mcgonagall, white faced with fury sent up a deafening explosion of sparks, Ludlow and Flitwick cast a blanket expelliarmus causing most everyone to drop their wands and Sprout cast a silencing charm that affected everyone. They looked at the carnage, the metallic scent of magic sharp in everyone's noses.
"Never in all my years." The head of Gryffindor began, completely lost for words. The fight had escalated to involving members of every single house and there were at least twenty students in various states throughout the hall. Flitwick cast a powerful finite incantatem and the tap dancing limbs stilled, bubbles stopped and frozen limbs unfroze amongst a few other ailments. Slughorn was summoned out of the hall and looked, mouth agape at the mess. The offending students were organised into houses with Mcgonagall shaking her head at the Gryffindors which formed the biggest group, Slytherin and Ravenclaw however, were close behind with similar, if smaller numbers whilst Hufflepuff only had a handful of offenders.
"I am disgusted at this behaviour." The transfiguration professor shouted. "This is a school not some kind of pub where this behaviour is tolerated. All of you will be punished severely and we are going to get to the bottom of what has caused this." She glared at each group, glaring particularly hard at her Lions. "The Headmaster will be informed, your heads of houses will be speaking to each of you and if you even think about lying to us, we will know. I am ashamed to call you my students, this is not how we wanted to spend our Sunday afternoon." She ordered those who had been injured the worst to go to the Hospital Wing, telling the others to follow their heads of houses, each group looking appropriately abashed.
Mcgonagall marched them to her office in silence. She conjured them each an uncomfortable wooden chair and they sat in a line outside her office, she told them curtly that she was going to inform the headmaster and then be back to talk to each one of them, asking them to explain their actions and receive the appropriate punishment, she stalked away. A few moments of silence passed.
"I cannot believe that just happened." Frank said faintly. The marauders glanced at each other, the beginnings of shocked and partly hysterical smiles breaking out across their faces.
"Lily punched Weathers in the face." James said a full on grin forming.
"And knocked him out cold with one hit." Remus said, also grinning.
"Evans will you marry me?" Sirius asked deadpan, pushing Peter over the edge into a loud laugh which they eventually all joined in with, their slightly delirious laughter echoed off the walls and they all began recounting their best moments.
"When James." Peter gasped, "punched that seventh year and he fell into Rhys and they actually knocked each other over." They all chimed in and it was a few moments before they managed to calm themselves.
"Oh god." Lily said wiping her eyes. "I'm going to lose my badge." Then her mirth began to fade as suddenly as it appeared. "Oh god." She repeated, "I'm going to lose my badge." The gravity of the situation began to set in.
"No way." Remus said, crossing his arms, "if you're going down Lil, I'm going with you."
"He attacked you first." Dorcas said coldly.
"And was lying about you." Marlene added, "horrible, vulgar lies."
"What are we gonna tell McGonagall?" Peter said quietly.
"We should agree on a story now before she comes back." Sirius said.
"A story?" Frank asked worriedly, "she'll know if we're lying."
"She did say that." Peter said twitching nervously.
"If we all say the same thing she won't have a leg to stand on." Sirius said plainly, leaning over to look at Frank.
"Well what are we going to say?" A barrage of suggestions ensued until Lily spoke quietly but firmly, shutting them up.
"The truth." She said flexing her bruised hand painfully.
"Are you sure?" James asked.
"You're the one who keeps getting on at me to tell a teacher Potter." Lily snapped, more angrily than she meant, James recoiled and she sighed running a hand over her face. "I'm sorry." She said quietly, "I didn't mean it like that. But yeah I'm sure, he did a terrible thing and should be punished, who knows if he's had any other… victims." She spat out. "Or even if he will be punished with the nepotism in this place." She muttered.
"Sorry." Frank said hesitantly, "sorry but what exactly is the truth? I thought he was just spreading rumours. The girls and the marauders looked at each other uncertainly and Lily sighed again.
"Weathers tried to force himself on me last night." She said expressionlessly, locking down the accompanying motions she had only just begun to process. "I got away but I think he may have-" She faltered, "he may have drugged me and I had a few bruises but Po-James healed them." There was silence as Frank absorbed the words
"That bastard." Frank said finally, "if I'd bloody known that I would've hexed a bit harder."
Another round of laughter broke out and Alice squeezed his arm fondly. They agreed that Slytherin and Ravenclaw were very likely to lie about what happened so they would just be honest and hope the staff believed them. They fell into another silence as they waited for Mcgonagall to turn up and they processed what had happened. She arrived a few minutes later and stood in front of them, running a critical, and still angry eye over them as she decided who to interrogate first. Her eyes finally settled on Remus and he suppressed a sigh.
"Lupin, you first." She commanded, turning on her heel and entering her office, expecting him to follow. Remus cursed under his breath making them smile.
"Damn your trustworthiness Remus." Sirius said jokingly. Remus flipped him off and followed her in to her office amidst their smothered laughter.
McGonagal gave the sixth years no time to confer with each other after they left as she followed each student to the door before staring them down again and selecting who to question next. She also shooed away Remus to prevent him waiting for his friends, dismissing him to the Common Room. She whittled them down and as Sirius was taken in Lily's anxiety grew, it was just James and her left. She chewed her lip, chancing a glance at James who's leg was jiggling. He caught her glance and gave her a small smile.
"You'll be fine Evans. Don't worry about it." James said quietly, Lily couldn't muster the energy to smile back. "How's your hand?" He asked her, eyes twinkling.
"Actually pretty sore." She confessed letting out a shaky laugh, looking at her red knuckles. James nodded.
"Oh yeah punching someone is bloody painful but it's also pretty damn satisfying. If it comes down to it I always prefer punching someone to hexing them" A genuine smile lifted Lily's lips now.
"That's not very pureblood of you." She teased.
James shrugged casually. "No it's not." He grinned at her. "It's very Potter of me though. I should tell you what my mum did at her wedding." The pair had to smother their laughter as James recounted the tale to Lily in a hushed voice. He was only halfway through when the turning of McGonagall's doorknob cut him off. "I'll finish that later." He promised her wiping the grin off his face as Sirius and McGonagall emerged. The professor looked weary as she sent Sirius away, asking James to come in. He got to his feet, giving Lily's leg a gentle bump with his fist, shooting her a smile. He entered her office.
The professor said nothing as she gestured him to a chair opposite her desk. She sat down, with James following suit. James opened his mouth to begin speaking but was abruptly cut off.
"Take a biscuit Potter." McGonagall snapped, brandishing a tin at him.
"Ah- right- thank you." James said taking a ginger nut.
She sighed as she watched him. He quickly finished his biscuit.
"In your own words, Mr Potter." She said, "please explain to me why you started a brawl in the entrance hall."
James took a breath. "Last night when I entered the Common Room, I found Lily by the fire. She was pale and traumatised and." James paused, clenching his fists. "She had bruises on her wrists and neck." McGonagall grew very still. I asked her what was wrong and she began to cry. Eventually she described to me how Brendan Weathers had sexually assaulted her." James related what Lily had told him, grimly sparing no details.
"This morning we became aware that Weathers had been spreading vulgar rumours about Lily." James scowled, "probably to cover his own sorry ass." McGonagall raised an eyebrow, James muttered an apology for his language.
"Lily decided to confront him about it and was provoked, things got heated and when wands were drawn on Lily who hadn't drawn her wand I took action to defend her and then things uh- got heated and dissolved from there."
"You defended Miss Evans who hadn't drawn her wand because she had just punched Mr Weathers, yes?"
James swallowed, "that may have been the sequence of events, yes."
"Mr Potter." McGonagall began shifting in her seat.
"Professor please." James began, recklessly cutting her off. "Lily is fully deserving of her prefect badge. She's just suffered a traumatic and horrible experience and been subject to horrible stares and vicious rumours this whole day and I don't think she should have her badge taken-"
"Mr Potter." McGonagall said loudly, interrupting him. "I will not be taking Miss Evans' badge away."
"Oh." James said, abandoning his protests.
"She will be getting punished but so will everyone involved." James let out a breath of relief.
"Will Weathers be expelled?" He asked.
McGonagall's lips pursed together. "I cannot say for sure. He will need to go before the Board for an external tribunal."
James clenched his jaw, "his Father is on the board, Professor." He said curtly.
"I am aware of this Mr Potter." James sat back, angry once again.
"He's gonna get away with it." He said in a small voice, looking at the Head of Gryffindor.
"Not if I can help it. I promise you that." McGonagall replied fiercely. "I will be making a strong recommendation that he should be expelled for his actions and will be informing Headmaster Dumbledore of my thoughts on the situation."
"I can give you my memory professor, of how I found her if you need it." James said. Professor McGonagall stood.
"Thank you James, I shall let you know if we require anything more from you." James got to his feet as well, following her to the door.
"Professor." James said, they paused before she opened the door. "Thanks, for having her back in this." He dug his hands in his pockets, wincing at his bruised knuckles. "It's too easy for people to not believe her and for Brendan to get away with it just because he has some influence." McGonagall's face softened. "Let me know if you need anything more." He opened the door. "See you around Minnie." His familiar smirk back in place.
McGonagall smothered a small smile, the levity fading as she took in her final student. Lily was pale as she looked between James and the Professor.
"Miss Evans. Come in please."
Lily clutched the handkerchief her head of house had conjured for her as she left her office. Yes, she'd gotten emotional again when she explained to McGonagall what had happened, it had been a crazy experience. The professor had been very calming, she had healed Lily's bruised hand and had given Lily a cup of tea and several biscuits as she struggled through her story and Lily did feel better for having told a member of staff. She jumped as she turned the corner at the end of the hall.
"Sorry." James said, holding up his hands placatingly, "just thought I'd hang around and we could walk back up together." Lily nodded her assent as they began the walk.
"You OK?" He asked her softly. Lily let out a watery laugh.
"I'll be fine. It's just hard to believe that it happened."
"Hopefully you won't ever see him again." James said, shaking his head in disgust at the thought of Weathers.
They walked in comfortable silence for a few minutes.
"We're all getting a weeks worth of detentions by the way." Lily said as they waited for a staircase.
James laughed, "I figured we would be."
"And 150 points have been taken from Gryffindor."
"Oof." James cringed, "we're gonna annoy a lot of Gryffindors with that."
"You'll just have to win them back in Quidditch." Lily teased.
"You can count on it Evans."
They made it back to the Common Room where the rest of the marauders plus Frank and the girls were waiting. Alice wrapped Lily in a hug which Marlene and Dorcas quickly joined in on and they sat themselves down in a group in the corner chatting together.
A/N: Ok, so what did everyone think of that? Lily got to tick punching someone of her bucket list and Brendan got some payback. As always, please leave a favourite or follow if you enjoyed and I love reading your reviews, it's great to hear some positive fedback about my lil story. :)