Chapter 38: In prison

Liam ran his lips over my face one last time. He knew what he was doing. He knew it very well. He pulled away from me and smiled.

"You're going to try to stand up. Here are the crutches. You're going to try to walk even if it's just a few steps. I'll watch you," he said and handed me the crutches. He sat on my bed and scanned me with his eyes. I took the crutches and stood up. I walked a few steps very slowly. I had to hold on to the crutches.

"You're doing great. This is just the beginning. We'll rehabilitate at home, you'll do exercises and in a few weeks, you'll be able to walk again. Now come back to me," he said and smiled. I came to him and wanted to hand him the crutches. As soon as I put the crutches away, I fell straight into his arms. I couldn't hold myself back. He grabbed my waist and I felt his touch again.

"When.. When can I go home?" I whispered. I noticed he was looking at my lips again. No. You can't! He's James's father.

"Maybe.. Maybe tomorrow Daisy. I have to do all the tests. Gynecological and you have to take heart medication. And.. you'll have to exercise those legs to get them moving," Chris whispered and came in. He was looking at both of us. I was sitting on his lap.

"Chris. What's the point of knocking like that?" Liam asked, raising his eyebrows.

"Sorry. But this is urgent Liam. It really is very urgent,"

"Wait. You're talking in secret. What happened?"  I want to know too," I said and Liam looked at me.

,,Well, talk. What happened this time? Did Becky come? Mark or Lily?,,"

,,Well.. How should I tell you Liam.. James.. He's in jail. He has to pay a pretty high fine for him. Becky just called and said I should go tell you immediately. She said he had a fight with some woman. There was some conflict and she called the police. It's a certain Emma,,"

,,Emma? Liam.. That's the one I worked for for a while. But she got along very well with him,,"

,,Okay. I'll find out what happened, okay? I'll find out. You stay here and rest. We'll find out what happened but you have to be absolutely calm.  Do you agree?,,"

,,But you'll come to me as soon as you find out what happened, right? She wasn't bad. She was very easily influenced,,"

,,Don't worry. I'll come. I'll lock you in here. I don't want to risk anyone else coming here Daisy.. I'll tell you everything then okay? Take care of yourself,," he said and kissed my hair

Chris was looking at me with a very strange look. It's been a few days now. They've both left.

Liam:

,,I feel like I interrupted you Liam,," Chris said and laughed. I started.

,,I interrupted. I wanted to kiss her. She doesn't resist when I touch her. She doesn't resist when I kiss her. If you hadn't come, I'd already be kissing her,,"

,,No one will interrupt you at home. Just find out if she's my daughter,," he said and smiled.

"I'll find out. Don't worry," I said. The drive to the police station didn't take long. I parked there and we got out. Freddie was outside, smoking a cigarette.

"I'm glad you came. Your ex is incredibly hysterical and almost beat up that girl. They're in the same cell,"

"And what did he do this time? What is he accused of?"

"You'll pay for it, Liam. James attacked the girl. He bruised her body. He got into an argument with her and got worse because he pulled a knife on her. It's the owner of the cafe. She decided not to press charges against him but wants to pay damages of £2,500. So.. make up your mind,"

"Okay. I want to see them. Both of them.. This is Chris. My best friend. I trust him.  That's why he's with me,"

"Come on. They're both in the cell together. They were already fighting. We have to solve this and we have to do it right away," he said and led us into a room like this. There were only chairs. A moment later, James and the girl arrived.

Chris looked at her. He couldn't take his eyes off her. She had brown hair. She was looking at him too.

"Do you notice me, Chris?"

"Yes. I notice you," he said and looked at her again. Is it me or does he like it?

"Father. It's not my fault," James shouted.

"Sit down! Both of you! You're never responsible for anything, are you? It's not your fault that Daisy was kidnapped. It's not your fault," I screamed out loud. The girl scanned Chris with her gaze and he her.

"It's not my fault.  She attacked me,"

,,This is not true! I didn't attack you, just to be clear! You attacked me and that's just because I didn't listen to you,"

,,What did he want from you?,," I asked her and looked at her. I slammed into Chris. It was already noticeable, the way he was looking at her

,,He wanted me to call you and tell you that Daisy had an STD and AIDS. I didn't do it. I couldn't. Now I feel pretty guilty about how I treated her,"

,,You can't be serious James. How many more times do I have to tell you to leave her alone? What's wrong with her? Why can't you just leave her alone and forget about her?  Why?," I screamed and looked at him.

"Because she's using you! That's why! Don't you realize what she is like?"

"I know everything James. I know absolutely everything that happened there. I know what you did to her. If you want to end up in prison for a few years, fine, go ahead but I'm warning you. You're going to pay for it one day,"

"What... What damage did James do to you and what exactly did he do?" Chris asked her.

"What do you care? You're nobody! You're your father's lackey, nothing more," James shouted at him. I leaned over and slapped him in the face.

"Don't talk to Chris like that. Is that clear? He's my best friend and no lackey! So finally realize it! You let me down, and completely. First Daisy. Then the kidnapping. Let's say I trust you.. That I'll tell myself it's not your fault. Why did you pull a knife on her?"

"She turned me on. She was standing up for that bitch Daisy. So what was I supposed to do? I didn't want to kill her. I'm not a murderer," he said. I noticed a strange tension between Emma and Chris. They looked at each other. That Chris would fall in love again after all these years?