Tangled Love
CHAPTER 69

CHAPTER 69

I glance at Michelle and notice the worried expression in her eyes. If I run, it will make Jake and I lookguilty as sin. For the sake of keeping us both out of prison, I plaster a fake smile onto my face and takea seat away from the police man. His eyes follow me as I sit down and I have to stop myself fromshivering with chills. He takes out a notepad, clearing his throat.

"I'm going to ask you some questions Emily."

I crease my eyebrows in confusion which is all part of the act. I have to make myself appear innocent.

"About what? I've already spoken to someone about why I left home." I reply, my voice quiet. I watchhis jaw tense as if he knows I'm playing dumb. There's a glint in his eyes is dangerous and I have toavert my gaze away from him, staring at the floor instead.

"I'm not here about that. There was an assault taken place today, a serious one."

I raise my eyebrows meeting his eyes again. "Oh yeah?" I ask. He nods, clearly annoyed at myreaction.

"I don't see what that's got to do with me."

"It was your step father." He replies, playing with the top of his pen. The constant tapping of it againsthis note pad is annoying me and I breathe in deeply, forcing myself to calm down.

"Shame about that," I reply bluntly. The police man raises his eyebrows and I stare at him coldly, feelingannoyed with him now. A thought flashes through my head and I sit up straighter —

"What's your name?"

My eyes never leave his and I watch as his face flashes with surprise at my sudden confidence. Hetakes a few minutes to reply, carefully thinking about his next move. He sighs, glancing at Jake's Mum

knowing he couldn't lie to me whilst she's here. I raise my eyebrow at him, knowing exactly what gamehe's playing.

"DC Jones," he replies, shifting uncomfortably on the arm chair. I nod, taking a mental note of his lastname. I see the glint of fire in his eyes as he stares me down, hating that I've pulled one over on him. Ismile sickly sweet at him, ignoring his constant glare.

"Where were you tonight at around eight?" DC Jones asks, narrowing his eyes at me. I respondinstantly, never hesitating.

"Here with Jake," I said calmly. His eyebrow's shoot up, knowing I'd just lied to him. He doesn't haveany proof which makes me feel a million times more confident.

"Can anyone confirm that?" He asks me, lips twitching in amusement. Crap. An alibi completely slippedfrom my mind. I rack my brains, thinking who I could use as a witness. My mind is blank but thank god,Michelle decides to reply.

"I can. They were both watching TV when I got in from work and stayed in front of it for hours. Kids,eh?" She laughs falsely and my head shoots towards her. Did she just cover our backs?

I internally breathe a sigh of relief feeling extremely grateful towards her. She never glances back atme, instead keeping her eyes focused on the officer in her living room.

"Okay. That's all I need for now. Thank you both for your time," DC Jones says before standing up andheading for the door. I could have scoffed if it wasn't for Jake's Mum shooting me a glare. I shrink backin my seat, mouthing an apology in her direction. She smiles briefly before getting up off her seat toshow DC Jones out.

After he's gone I breathe a huge sigh of relief, my shoulders slumping down. Michelle walks back intothe living room, her heels clicking against the floorboards. She sits opposite me and I wait for her to

speak first.

"Stick to your story Emily. I love my son and will never let him go down for something that he did ordidn't do. Unfortunately he's a trouble maker and this happens quite frequently. Hopefully the policeshould stop sniffing around soon."

"You're a good Mum to him," I say quietly being truthful. She smiles warmly, her eyes lighting up a little."Thank you."

I smiled back at her, my body becoming weak from the day's events.

"Do you know where Jake is?" I ask quietly, Michelle shook her head before standing up.

"He disappears sometimes, he's old enough to know what he's doing. Don't worry about him Emily."Before she leaves the room, I call out to her one last time —

"Yes?"

"Thank you Michelle, for everything."

She nods, smiling before walking out. Her heels clicked faintly as she walked away, leaving me alone inthe living room. I sink further into into the chair, feeling exhausted. My eyes are heavy and my headwas throbbing horribly. I close my eyes and sigh, getting comfortable.