“Drugs?!” I shriek. What the hell?
“It was a few years back. Other than his drinking and fucking, he hasn’t done anything naughty in a while.” She tries to reassure me. “Or at least, he hasn’t been caught anyway.”
I decide to stash this information as well, isn’t today proving enlightening. How much do I really know about Theo? Not a lot. I’ve been too consumed with running away from him to actually stop and get to know him. I know he doesn’t do drugs. I’ve spent way too much time with him. I would know.
“Anyway, when are they releasing Harry?” She asks.
“He should get bail tomorrow.” I smile wide. I cannot wait to see him again.
“That’s great Lill’s, and you’re right. No jury will sentence him. At least if he gets bail then you guys can work it all out, in case it does go to trial.” I nod.
There’s a moment of silence where neither of us says anything. I glance out the window at the grey London street. People wrap their coats around themselves as they walk. Red and gold leaves blow across their path violently. The lack of greenery marks the end of summer. I hate winter. I hate the bleakness of it all. Winter in the city can sometimes seem somewhat apocalyptic.
“So, spill.” Molly says, snapping me out of my daze. I stare at her blankly. Her attention is solely focused on me, as though I’m about to feed her something vital. “Theo.” She hints.
“I wondered how long it would take you.” I mumble.
“Come on, put me out of my misery.” She whines. I smile at her. Girl is so bloody nosy.
“You were right. Theo is it, the one, whatever you and your romantic little head want to call it.”
She grins as she squeals. “I love being right.” She says with a little fist pump. “So, tell me all, was the make-up sex epic?” She raises an eyebrow.
I roll my eyes. “It’s Theo. Any form of sex is epic.”
“True that.” She nods. “So what about the whole baby thing?” Her smile disappears, her expression becoming tense.
I frown. I don’t have a fucking clue. All I know is that I love him. I don’t know how it will work, but we will find a way.
“We haven’t really worked it out.” I take a deep breath and meet her blue eyes. “I just know that I love him. He has stood by me through everything. He never falters, Molly.” I take a sip of the hot chocolate and coffee combination. “I told him everything.” I say quietly.
She coughs as she obviously inhales her coffee. “Everything, everything?” She splutters. Well Molly doesn’t know everything. In fact, Theo knows more than her. I never let Molly have the details. It’s not that she can’t handle it, but she wears her heart on her sleeve. She loves too hard and cares too much. I love her for it, but information like this would weigh heavily on her. I’ve known her my whole life, and she would never indicate the burden, but she’s just too…good. There are some things in life that you don’t like to taint with darkness, Molly is one of them. She has this purity about her that is so rare. She is good to the very core, and in my world, that is such a precious trait.
When I was five, I remember staying at Molly’s house after my dad died. Our dad’s worked together, so our families were close. Molly’s mum would look after Harry and I as best she could whilst our mother ensued on her downward spiral. I would sleep in Molly’s bed and cry. She would just hold me tight. She used to tell me that my daddy was an angel now. Even back then at the tender age of five, my faith in anything good had been broken, ripped from me with the death of my father. Throughout my entire life Molly has been there, her light balancing out my dark. I never wanted her to see the full extent of my nightmare world. As we got older, she put the pieces together, I would tell her snippets, but not the whole story. I never told her about the trafficking. That sort of shit can break a person. Don’t get me wrong, Molly is one tough cookie, she’s no wall flower, but she just cares too deeply. She would hurt for me, and I never wanted that. She has always accepted my closed off nature, offering her unending support, but never demanding anything. The fact that I have told Theo obviously shocks the shit out of her.
I can’t help but laugh at her expression. “Yes, everything.”
“What did he say?” She finally manages to ask.
I smile. “Nothing. He was angry, but I guess I should have expected that. Bloody man thinks he can protect me from all demons, past and present.”
“I’m proud of you Lill’s.” She smiles softly. “I genuinely never thought I would see the day when you would place that much trust in someone.”