Chapter 63: She Wanted Us Alone
The telephone rings. I dash to answer it.
"Hello?" I say.
"Miss Costello? This is Officer Lennon. I'll put Officer Jexie on for you."
"Ok.." I wait a few moments, before I hear Tati's voice.
"Becky?"
"Tati, hi, what's going on with Janine?"
"We've questioned her, about a week ago, I'm real sorry we didn't let you know--"
"That's fine! And, any luck?"
"Well, she admits that she "did it" with Michael, but she vows he wanted it. I didn't believe her. She seems too easy and too.. pervy. Anyway, a lotta stuff's been happening, and we're putting her on trial for sexual assault. Meaning you and Michael will need to come to court. We won't start anything up until, probably, at least September time. Give it a little time. Also, there's a lotta court cases going on right now, so that's the earliest we can start. I'm sorry you have to wait--"
"It's ok, as long as justice is done. I want Janine locked up."
"And, chances are she will. I believe that she did that to Michael, I can see that you and Michael are in mental pain over it. I'll make sure everything is sorted. But, like I say, it'll be about.. hmm.. 6 months time. I'll speak to you nearer the time, and we'll call in some family members and interview some other people that could be helpful in the trial. I'll speak to you soon, bye Becky."
"Thanks Tati. Goodbye."
I hang up and am immediately greeted with a hug from behind and a kiss on my cheek.
"Michael, that was Tati, she said that Janine will be on trial in about September," I explain. Michael smiles faintly.
"That's good. That's a perfect time. Because, by then, we will have Ryder in our lives, which is good, because I wouldn't want you being involved in this while you're pregnant, and also, we should be married by then, too."
"Married? In six months?" I ask. Michael nods.
"In fact, why don't we just get it done as soon as we can, so we can start the rest of our lives together happy and married?" he asks.
I squeal with excitement.
"When can we do it?"
"Hmm, before Ryder comes."
"That's in less than two months!" I gasp.
Michael nods again. "It is, isn't it?"
"But, we got so much to plan and do, do you think we can do it?"
"Of course! We've already got the rings, we know who the bridesmaids could be, the best man.. a little more tricky. There's quite a few people that could be best man. Or, actually, no! I've had an idea! Ryan can be our best man!"
"He'd love that, that'd be awesome, Michael."
"And, the venue.. I don't know about that yet, the reception, we can find something like that, would we get married in a church or registry office?"
"Church! Churches are so pretty!" I squeal.
"Alright, only the best for my Queen. You deserve the most magical wedding day, and that's what you'll get."
Michael scoops my up and kisses my lips. Yep, he's still the owner of those perfect kisses, and my heart.
"Less than two months.. I wonder if we really can do it," I say curiously.
"Of course we can! Yes, it'll take a lotta work, but we'll be able to do it," Michael lets me go and I stand opposite him.
"Things'll go alright with Janine and that whole issue, won't it?" I ask.
Michael nods. "Of course. What makes you think it won't?"
"I don't know, I just--" the doorbell goes, cutting my speech off.
"I'll get it," I say shortly, before walking to the door. I open it to find..
"Ryan, Janet! How are you guys?" I smile.
Ryan's got his arm around Janet, and they're both smiling.
"We're great, thanks.. we just came to say hello. I hope it isn't a bad time," Ryan says.
I shake my head violently.
"Of course not, no! Come on in!" I usher them inside.
Janet catches sight of Michael and squeals before rushing over to him.
"Mike!"
"Janet!"
They hug each other tightly.
"So what's new with you?" Michael asks.
Janet smiles. "Not a lot, we just came to say hi! What's new with you?"
"Ah, me and Becky were just sorting out wedding stuff, y'know, and all that crap with Janine,"
Janet strokes Michael's arm gently. "I'm sorry bro."
"Nah," Michael brushes it off. "We have a lot to be happy for. Ryder's due in less than two months, and me and Becky have agreed to marry before he comes."
Janet squeals in excitement. "I better be bridesmaid!"
"As a matter of fact, you are!" I say.
Janet smiles. "And let me guess, Emma's the chief bridesmaid?"
"Yeah.. sorry."
"Don't be sorry! It's your wedding day, kid!" Janet assures me.
Ryan steps forward and places his hands on Janet's shoulders. "And who knows, maybe me and Janet will go further in our relationship."
Janet turns around and kisses Ryan's lips.
"I hope we do."
"So do I, baby," Ryan chuckles softly.
"Alright alright, enough with the romanticy stuff!" I joke.
Ryan smirks. "Shouldn't have come here, should we Janet? Now they'll get jealous if we kiss."
He kisses Janet again, purely to annoy me.
"Oh yeah? Well, me and Becky can just do this!" Michael kisses my lips, almost like a competition sort thing.
Janet and Ryan kiss, then me and Michael.
"Why is this happening?" I ask with a giggle as me and Michael get ready to take our turn again.
Michael's laughing hysterically. Why? It is funny, but I wouldn't die over it!
Me and Michael take our turn right before the doorbell goes.
"Ha, we win!" Michael smirks as I run to answer the door.
"Kieran?"
"Becky, I need to talk to you," a teary-eyed, sickly-looking Kieran replies.
I nod and invite him in. We walk into the living room, where the others are.
"What is it you wanna talk about?" I ask.
We arrive in the living room. Everyone is looking at Kieran. Poor guy, he looks so upset.
"So, what's wrong?" I ask calmly.
A tear falls from Kieran's eye. He can't even compose himself because he's in too much upset.
I sit him down on the sofa, and Michael asks Janet and Ryan for a moment of privacy. Michael sits down by me and looks at Kieran.
"Kieran, what's up?" he asks once more.
Kieran exhales slowly, trying to control his crying.
"C'mon, Kieran, you can tell us," I smile sweetly.
Kieran nods, trying to hold his tears back. I've never seen him like this before!
I place my arm around Kieran in a friendly way, and Michael pats his back. Kieran clears his throat.
"You know Cam's sister, Janine?" he chokes. Me and Michael nod.
"A little too well," Michael says, also looking like he wants to cry.
I put my other arm around him, leaning my head on his shoulder comfortingly.
"Yeah, I found out about that. I'm sorry," Kieran says quietly.
Michael nods. "Thanks. Now what happened with you?'"
"Yeah, what's happened?" I finally ask.
"Well, at about 2:00pm today, she came over to my house, whilst Stacey was round, y'know, my girlfriend. I won't go into detail about what happened, but.."
He stops to take a breath and dry a few tears.
"Kieran, what is it?" I ask calmly.
"Well, she--she--she got Stacey outta the house, how I don't know. Maybe because of how gullible Stacey is. I tried to tell her to stay with me, but Janine said something that made her go. She started giggling and ran out the door, barely saying goodbye to me. Janine wanted us alone.. she wanted us alone.." his voice trails off.
I comfort him. Could this be going where I think it's going?
"And why did she want us alone?" Kieran asks rhetorically.
"Why?" Michael asks, finally getting over his sad moment and holding onto me gently.
Kieran sighs again, a few new tears in his eyes.
"She wanted us alone so that she could sexually assault me."
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