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@foreverwednesday​

Although things hadn’t gone her way so far, she felt pretty content with the first little while of the love island journey. She was with her friends, in the sunshine with cute boys - what could be better? She knew that she’d be having a better time if her brothers weren’t there but she figured that she could ignore that. She wasn’t going to get a chance to be there again, after all. The red head smiled a little as she realised that it was just her and Jesse left, sat on the bean bags. The two of them hadn’t really had a chance to spend much time together so far. “We never got chance to talk while we were briefly coupled up but ...” She paused before she looked down to her nails. She gave herself a second before she spoke again, “Why’d you step forward for me? Was it because no-one else was going too?” If he said yes, she didn’t think that she would be able to ask him what she really wanted to ask him. 

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@jasmineswrites​

Although Alba knew that she was lucky to have a job like this with basically zero experience, she couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed. Everyone who knew her knew that she wanted to be on the stage and taking a job like this felt like she had admitted defeat. But she hadn’t known what else to do. She needed money - especially if she was ever going to leave her horrible boyfriend - and it wasn’t like she was getting many auditions anymore. She had lost any momentum that she had gained before she had started dating Max. So the receptionist job at the museum was the best that she could do. Though she hadn’t been there longer than five minutes before she heard a very familiar voice. Alba quickly turned to look at him. “Barney...” She muttered as she looked up at him. Her first thought was how Max would react if he knew that she was working with her ex but she pushed that to the very back of her mind. “I didn’t realise that you worked here!” 

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police questioning ( @foreverwednesday ) 

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron had honestly been flummoxed ever since it had been announced that Zoe had died... But even more so when he'd been informed that he wasn't allowed to speak to any of his friends because they needed to question them all. He couldn't figure out what they had supposedly done, how anybody could think they were involved in what had happened in any way. It was just an accident, wasn't it? She'd had a bad reaction or taken too much... He didn't know what was going on, but as he walked into the gym where they'd all been called, a sigh escaped his lips. They had cancelled the day of college classes to conduct the questioning and he looked around to see who else had been called. He felt a little bit awkward about the fact that he and Alba hadn't had any communication for the last two weeks. His eyes caught onto Bridie and he shot her a sad smile - they had all heard what had happened to her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: When she had woken up the next morning, Ava had never imagined that they'd end up involved in the questioning of the Zoe Martin case... Or that there'd even been a case at all. Everybody who had known the girl knew that she had always liked a bit of something extra when she was on a night out and now it was a huge case? Being told she wasn't allowed to see anybody other than the people she lived with had been hard, especially after Bridie's accident... It had shaken her up to the point where she hadn't even touched anything for the last two weeks. She felt scared, now. In case what happened to Zoe happened to her. What happened to Bridie had really knocked her, but it had also made her wonder... if her friend knew just a bit more than she was letting on. She hadn't voiced those concerns, though. She was just glad that she'd still been able to see Jude - even though they weren't technically supposed to. She sighed as she looked around the hall, squeezing Bridie's arm. "Alright?" She asked her with a raise of an eyebrow. It was the first time they'd been around this many people since and she knew it must be harder for Bridie than it was for her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias hadn't had any contact with anybody outside of his house in two weeks. He had sent a couple of texts to Bridie when he'd heard that she was in the hospital, but they'd both agreed that it was better for them not to speak... Not after what had happened. He had spent the entire time thinking of how they were going to get out of this, how he was going to fix it. He needed to fix it, for the both of them. While Bridie might have been the one to deal what had killed the girl, she had only done it because she'd wanted to help him out and he wasn't going to let her go down for that. No matter what had happened between them, he'd always mean the words he said to her when they had ended things officially... he loved her. So he was going to fix it. Or, at least, he was trying to - which was why he was currently scowling at his brother as they walked into the hall. He had been in a mood with him ever since he'd started breaking the rules to visit Ava. It brought more attention to them, he thought. Today was finally the day they could communicate, though - it wasn't like they could stop them when they were putting them all together, although there were police officers everywhere. He saw Bridie straight away and marched over to her, exhaling deeply. "Hey." He muttered, raising an eyebrow.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Barney had arrived late to the actual party and if he was honest, he still felt just as slow on the uptake. He didn't even think he'd ever seen Zoe Martin when she was alive and absolutely had no idea what he had to do with her death... He had just hated not being able to see his girlfriend for two weeks because of it all. He honestly couldn't figure out why they had been called here. "I'm going to go and find Sylvie." He told his sister quietly, patting her awkwardly on the shoulder before he went off in search of his girlfriend. He couldn't help but smile as he saw her, reaching out to grab her hand. "Sylv!" He called happily. He had missed her so much - they hadn't gone two weeks without any communication at all in a very long time.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Minnie had never been so grateful to live at Milo's house as she had these past couple of weeks; while she had missed her friends so much, she didn't think she could've gone two weeks without seeing or speaking to Milo at all. She was still slightly oblivious as to why they were actually there, though - surely they didn't think any of them had anything to do with the girls death? They had just been there for Ava's birthday, nobody had even spoken to the girl... had they? She had made sure they got there early, not wanting to piss anybody off, but they had been some of the first ones there. "Go and see your friends." She smiled to Milo as she saw Barney walk in, nudging him gently. She waved to Sylvie - she really like her. "I'm going to see Maggie." She had missed her so much. She ran over and wrapped her arms around her friend tightly.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Selfishly, the worst part of these two weeks for Gomez had been not being able to talk to Maggie. The rule had come in just after the time they'd spent together at his house and not being able to discuss what had happened... He'd found it painful, if he was honest. He just wanted to talk to her and yet he couldn't. They hadn't been able to stop he and Fleur communicating because of Wren, but it wasn't as though she had much to say to him anyway - and even with them, it had to be as little as possible. He had been surprised, to say the least, when he'd been called in for questioning but as he arrived he realised that pretty much everyone who had been out on that night was here. He instantly looked around for Maggie and kicked himself because of it, walking over to Milo instead. "Wow - I feel like we should both be gray with really long beards by now." He chuckled, shaking his head.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie had just been trying to get on as well as possible these past couple of weeks, but even she had been distracted by not being able to speak to her best friend or boyfriend. She regretted even going on the night out, if she was honest - she had been there for the best part of a couple of hours before she'd gone home, but apparently that was enough to need to question her for. Her parents weren't happy about it, but there was nothing any of them could do. She had been watching the door carefully since she'd got there, waiting for her boyfriend to walk in. She had missed him so much.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: It felt crazy to Alba that this had happened. She still couldn't believe that Zoe had died...and now they were all brought in for questioning. It seemed so crazy for her. What felt almost just as crazy, was the fact so distanced from Aaron. They hadn't been able to talk for two weeks and she didn't know what to expect from it, from him. She didn't know what he would be thinking. She knew that there was more important things to be thinking about though. She wasn't sure what to do as she walked into the room with her brothers. But when she looked at Aaron, she shot him a smile, her stomach instantly having butterflies.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: It had been two weeks since Zoe had died and Bridie honestly didn't think that she had ever felt worse. She was the reason that a girl had died. She didn't know how much longer she could deal with that guilt. It was why she had, had her accident. She had thought that some of it would take away the pain but it had just made it worse. Bridie knew that everyone in the room with her, at the questioning, knew about her accident and she didn't want to look at them, to talk to them. She just wanted Elias and Ava. She didn't even return Aarons smile. All she saw was pity. Bridie nodded at her friends question, she didn't really feel like talking at all. The blonde only spoke, when Elias got there, "Hey." She whispered in response to him. That was all that she had. She didn't care if people realised that she had, had something to do with what had happened. She deserved their judgement.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude knew that Elias was mad at him. He was so frustrated with not being able to go back to university, he wanted to be able to see his girlfriend while he was at home. He didn't think that seeing Ava was going to do any damage. Though Jude was definitely concerned about his brothers reaction. Elias was always the first person to break the rules, he didn't understand why he was getting so het up about these. That didn't make sense to him. Jude was almost sure that there was something that his brother wasn't telling him. Especially after he had heard about Bridies accident. He rolled his eyes as he saw his brothers glare but followed after him to Ava, "Hey." He muttered and kissed her forehead.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie had been so confused when she had heard about Zoe, the morning after the party. She and Barney had been late, so the fact that both of them had gotten caught up in it all was crazy to her. Especially when they were told that they couldn't communicate. All she had wanted for the two weeks, was to be able to talk to Rosie and Barney. There wasn't a day, usually, where she didn't talk to the both of them. So not talking for an entire week was pretty crazy to her. She smiled as she heard Barneys voice. "Hey!" She cried happily and she wrapped her arms around him, standing on her tip toes so that she could kiss him. She knew that this wasn't exactly a good situation but she thought that she could at least be happy to see Barney.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Maggie had no idea why they were all called to the questioning, why she couldn't talk to Minnie - or Gomez. THe fact that they weren't able to talk about things was crazy to her. She had Wyatt but he was so distant. And Maggie hadn't been able to stop herself thinking about Gomez. She had spent the last two weeks in a constant hate of herself. She was hurting people and she couldn't even talk to Gomez to talk everything through. She smiled though, as she saw Minnie. "Hey!" She smiled, wrapping her arms around her friend. She had missed her so much - though she was partly glad they hadn't been able to see one another. Maggie wasn't sure that she would be able to keep what had happened between she and Gomez, from her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo wasn't sure what he would've done if Minnie hadn't moved into his family home, especially after what had happened with Bridie. Milo hadn't been allowed to see her. He hadn't been allowed to talk to her and it would've drove him a little bit crazy, if he hadn't been able to see Minnie when he went home. He had been so worried about his big sister - and it only got worse as he saw her. She didn't look good at all. Milo nodded distractedly as he heard Minnies voice. The only voice he really registered with Gomezs. He had missed his best friend, especially not being able to be there for him through what he was going through with his parents. "It feels like years, doesn't it?"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo had, had no idea what to do when he heard of Zoes death. He had been seeing her for a while, breaking things off when she had wanted more. The fact that she was now dead seemed insane to Apollo. And he had a really hard time of getting his head wrapped around it, and why they were all having to be there too. He didn't understand why people would think that they had anything to do with any of this. He had missed Rosie a lot though, so he thought that this was probably the only bonus of the whole thing. "Hey stranger." Apollo smiled as he spotted her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron knew that at this point in a relationship - or whatever he and Alba were, anyway - two weeks was a very long time to go without seeing or even speaking to the other person and he couldn't help but wonder where that left them. He'd felt like they were so close to becoming something before it had all happened, but he wasn't sure what they would do now. He smiled as he saw her looking at him, bowing his head slightly as he headed over. "Hey - long time no see." He smiled, trying to poke fun at the crazy situation they were in,

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias knew that he'd probably given away the fact that something was wrong with the way he'd been acting; he'd barely left his room even to eat, he'd been secretive and quiet and hadn't even thought about breaking the rules... Which was so unlike him. He'd been going crazy whilst he was locked up; but that was mostly because he knew what the others didn't. Bridie didn't look good and that worried him - it made him even more sure of what he was going to do. "How're you doing?" He asked her softly, raising an eyebrow. He knew it was a stupid question, but he didn't know what else to say. Not without giving away his plan.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava raised an eyebrow as she noticed Elias scowling at his brother, but she shook her head and turned her attention to Jude instead, smiling softly. "Hi." She smiled, wrapping her arms around his waist as he kissed her on the forehead. "Still pissed off?" She asked quietly, obviously referring to Elias. She didn't know what was going on, but she was sure something was... Usually, nothing would be able to keep Elias away from Bridie if she was in trouble, but he'd not even been over once.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Barney happily kissed his girlfriend, hugging her tightly to him once he'd pulled away and pretty much relishing in the feeling of having her back with him. He wasn't used to being without her for so long and so knowing they could be together again made him so happy. "I missed you so much." He smiled, shaking his head. He hoped they'd be able to get this done pretty quickly - he was sure they would instantly see they had nothing to do with it. "Has anybody been called in yet?"

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Minnie hugged Maggie tighter than ever, so happy to be back with her best friend. She felt like she had so much to tell her, but the setting just didn't seem appropriate. "God, this is so crazy... And weird. Crazy and weird." She repeated, shaking her head. "I don't even remember seeing that girl, do you?" She raised an eyebrow. The night had seemed like any other to her and yet a girl had lost her life.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez had definitely struggled not being able to see his friends when he was going through pretty much the hardest part of his life - his parents splitting up had really knocked him for ten and not being able to get away from it was even harder. They had tried to keep things as normal as possible for him, but it was hard not to notice his fathers absence. "Yeah, like years." He agreed with a nod of his head. "How've you been, then? How's your sister?" He sighed. He had been worried about Bridie, too.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie had only found out after the night in question that Apollo and Zoe had been seeing each other and it felt crazy to her that the girl was dead now... But she knew that she and Apollo weren't going to be able to clear anything up for the police. She gave a happy sigh as she saw him, immediately walking over to grab his hand. "Hey!" She smiled, squeezing his hand gently. She wasn't a fan of PDA, but she couldn't help it after two weeks of not seeing him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba had no idea what to expect from Aaron. She thought that this stage of whatever they were, was pretty critical. And she didn't know if she and Aaron would be right after it. She thought that it might take a little while for them to get even close to what they had been before and she didn't like that all that much. "Yeah..." Alba muttered with a nod of her head. She didn't know what to say to him, she didn't think that there was really much of anything that she could say to him. She was just so shocked that all of this had even happened.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie had literally no clue what she was supposed to do. Everyone already thought that she was messed up, broken, the black sheep of the family. And if people found out that she had caused this, they would turn even further away from her. She was almost certain that her dad wouldn't talk to her again. She didn't know what to do and not being able to talk to Elias about it all just seemed to make it that bit harder for her. She had no idea if he had thought of something to help them through this or not. She shrugged her shoulders at his question, she didn't really know how to answer it. Bridie felt on edge, twenty four seven. Especially since she was trying her hardest to stay sober. She felt like she was in a pit and couldn't get herself out of it.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude laughed bitterly before he nodded his head, "of course. You know him. He can hold a fucking grudge." He didn't think that he would've realised that something was wrong before Elias started to get mad at him. He didn't like it one bit. If his brother was in trouble, then Jude wanted to be able to help him but he didn't know how. He wondered if Ava had noticed anything with Bridie too, though he didn't think now was the time to ask about that.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: The last thing that Sylvie wanted to do - even if it had been a while and it seemed like Alba and Aaron were over it - was to rub hers and Barneys relationship in their faces but two weeks felt like two years and she had missed him a lot. She just hoped that they would let them all talk after this because she had missed him so much. "I missed you too!" She smiled as she looked up at him, "Have you gotten taller?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. "I think Fleur is in there with them right now."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Maggie couldn't bring herself to look over at Gomez. Minnie knew her better than anyone and she was sure that her best friend would be able to read the guilt about what had happened on her face. She looked at Minnie and nodded her head, "Absolutely crazy. I don't even know what to think, you know?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "No. I don't remember seeing her. I was -- pretty distracted." She muttered. She hoped that Minnie would think it was just because of Wyatt not being there - not because of what happened with her and Gomez.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo squeezed Rosies hand. This all felt so intense and everything that had happened felt very real as he sat in that room. He wondered how many of them actually knew Zoe, or how many were just there because of them being at the club. "You okay?" He asked her. He had so much to tell her and he didn't know what to say all at the same time. It was like everything had left his brain, the second he tried to talk.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron wasn't really sure what to respond to Alba when she gave him just one word - he felt a little bit as though it was confirming what he'd been afraid of; that the two week gap had set them back quite a bit and he hated that. "Weird, isn't it? Two weeks doesn't seem that long but... Fucking hell." He laughed, shaking his head. So much seemed to have happened, to have changed.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: When Bridie didn't respond, Elias didn't bother speaking again - he didn't think there was much to say anyway and he wasn't going to try and force a conversation when she obviously didn't want to be around him. He felt more at ease just being around her, if he was honest. It made him more confident in the decision he was going to make, even though he was going to be hated for it. He sighed, looking at the list of names still left to be called. There were still a few people before him.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Must run in the family." Ava joked, laughing softly. She wanted things to be as normal as possible, but it was like they were all hyper aware of the fact that absolutely nothing was normal. Although she had still seen Jude, it was nowhere near as much as they usually would've when he was at home, so she had still missed him. "Fleur's in there now... I wonder what they're asking her." She raised an eyebrow. She wanted to know what they were in for.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Barney laughed loudly as Sylvie asked if he'd gotten taller, nodding his head and pulling himself proudly up to full height. "Half an inch, actually. My dad got the tape measure out the other night." He grinned. He wasn't even saying it for the sake of the joke - somehow, he had managed to get even taller. "Oh man, they were friends... She must be distraught." He sighed.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Yeah, I know. I've been the same - but hey, at least you could still talk to Wyatt, right? I don't know how I'd have coped if I couldn't see Milo." Minnie sighed. Even before they had been together, they'd spoken everyday, so not talking would've been hell. "I remember." She nodded her head, thinking Maggie was just talking about missing Wyatt. She definitely noticed something was up with Maggie, but she assumed it was just down to the whole situation.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie found herself glad that she and Apollo had been together for quite a while by now - because one thing she took comfort in was the certainty of their relationship. She knew that two weeks wouldn't change them very much. "Yeah, I'm okay - I've gotten a lot of work done without you distracting me." She teased, nudging him gently. "How are you?" She raised an eyebrow. She knew that he and Zoe had never been officially together, but it still had to be strange.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: It felt crazy to Alba that two weeks could change things so much. But she and Aaron were so close to being more than just friends, she was sure. And two weeks, at that point, was such a huge deal, she thought. She nodded as Aaron spoke, "It's crazy. I can't believe that it's only been two weeks, honestly." She muttered. "And that my brothers managed to make it through without murdering one another."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie just didn't know what she was supposed to say to Elias. He was before he on the list but things still seemed so complicated. She wanted to be able to talk to him, to ask him what they were going to do. He told her that he was going to fix this, that he would figure something out. But they couldn't talk and she wasn't sure what to do. She took his hand, then. She needed the comfort more than anything else. She wanted him to be connected to her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Must do." Jude rolled his eyes, but the small smile on his lips showed that he was just playing with her. He was sure that he would've gone crazy if it wasn't for the fact that he had left to see Ava. When Bridie was in the hospital, it felt like he had no choice but to go and see her, if he was completely honest. He couldn't leave her to be on her own. He shrugged his shoulders, "I'm sure you'll be able to ask her soon." He had no idea where Ava and Fleur were in their friendship anymore, if he was completely honest.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: If there was someone that Milo would've broken the riles for, it would've been Gomez. He wanted, so badly, to be there for Gomez. He couldn't imagine how his friend was feeling and he felt so guilty that he couldn't - even if it wasn't his fault. milo shrugged at his friends question about his sister. "I've not been allowed to see her. Dads seen her a couple of times but -" He shrugged again, "She's struggling a lot." He looked sadly at his sister. He wanted to be able to help her so badly. "How're you doing though?

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie smiled and nodded her head, "I knew it!" It felt strange to her, that the two of them were so normal when everything else felt so weird but this was definitely what she needed. She didn't even know the girl that this had happened to - she wasn't exactly sure how anyone expected her to act because of that. "I haven't seen her but - Yeah, you would be, wouldn't you?" She muttered. She trained her eyes to the floor as the door to the waiting room opened and Fleur came in, it was clear - just from the glance - the girl had been crying.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur had been almost in shock since finding out about what had happened to Zoe. Though they hadn't really talked since leave college, she had been a good friend to Fleur. They had been on the cheer squad throughout all of college together. It seemed so crazy to her that she wasn't there anymore. Fleur tried her hardest to keep her face stoney as she walked back into the waiting room, she didn't want anyone there to see her getting upset. She sat down in the corner, away from most of the others.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Yeah, I've had Wyatt.." Maggie nodded her head. She felt so guilty, she didn't know how she was going to face Wyatt. She didn't even know when she would be seeing him next. "I bet you're so glad that you two moved in together?" She asked, wanting to turn the subject onto her friend instead of her. She was glad that Minnie had, had Milo through all of this though, she thought that, that was good.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo had missed Rosie a lot - but like her, he had gotten a lot of work done through all of this. He had thrown himself into storyboarding and the like through this. He didn't have much else to do after all. "Yeah, I bet. Me too. Maybe we should do this two weeks of not speaking more often?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow, though it was clear that he was just playing with her. He shrugged as the question was turned to him. "It's weird. But i'm alright."

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Yeah, I know... Feels like it's been a couple of months at least. And I can't figure out why we're all here. I already told them I didn't see anything suspicious." Aaron sighed. Although he had heard rumours that Elias Hayes, Alba's brother had had something on him that night - but he didn't think rumours were anything to go by, especially when it had all been hearsay. "God, of course... How have they been?" He raised an eyebrow. He couldn't imagine getting even a second of peace with both Elias and Jude at home and not really allowed to go anywhere.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias knew Bridie well enough to know that she just needed comfort and wasn't surprised when she took his hand. He squeezed it gently and leaned against her with a sigh. He wished he could make this all better instantly. Elias felt sick at the prospect of what he was going to do... He felt like he would be letting absolutely everybody down. Everybody but Bridie.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava didn't think she'd have been able to cope alone in the flat, if Jude hadn't come over - she'd have ended up going back to her parents or Cassidy's. It had felt so strange, knowing that Bridie was in the hospital and not being allowed to be with her. As far as she was concerned, the older girl was her sister... But the doctors hadn't seen it that way. She shook her head as Jude spoke, sighing softly. "I'll just find out when I'm in there." She wasn't going to make a point of falling out with Fleur, but she meant what she had said - although she felt bad for the girl, she was done. She did her the decency of not staring as she came out, though.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez knew that if he'd asked, Milo would've broken the rules and been at his side, but he hadn't wanted to put anybody in that position. He'd had Evelyn to talk to, although she'd spent a lot of her time consoling Olive after Bridie's overdose. "Yeah, I bet she is... You know something people think it was Elias, right?" He whispered carefully, chewing on his lip almost nervously. He just hoped and prayed Bridie had nothing to do with it.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: *continued* He looked around as he saw Fleur come out, his heart dropping slightly at the sight of her tears. He wasn't sure whether to go over or not. "Should - should I...?" He trailed off, looking at Milo for an answer.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Minnie had pretty much thrown herself into the last little bits of wedding planning the past couple of weeks, but it hadn't been the same without her bridesmaids with her - although Milo had done his best to make it fun. "Yeah, of course I am. He's been my honorary bridesmaid for the past couple of weeks." She chuckled, shaking her head. "At one point, I had to seriously talk him out of putting one of the dresses on." She grinned. She was so excited to get married and she just hoped this would all be over by then... Although it was barely a week away.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie scowled as Apollo suggested more time away from each other, but the laugh that followed showed that she was joking. "Don't you dare." She shook her head. "What kind of stuff did you get done? I'm excited to see." She smiled. She was always genuinely interested in his work and tried her best to ask interesting and thought provoking questions about it. "Yeah, I bet it is... But I'm glad you're okay." She squeezed his hand.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "No. Me neither. I didn't even know her." Alba was really confused. She had been with her friends and she heard of Zoe. She knew that Fleur was friends with her but that was about all she knew. She also refused to listen to anyone who thought that Elias had anything to do with any of this. She didn't think that her brother could - and even if he did, she didn't think that it was a bad thing. Whatever had happened was an accident. Alba rolled her eyes, "Impossible, honestly. I don't know how we all survived growing up."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie felt so much better now that she was beside Elias. She felt safe. That was something that she had always felt around him. He was her safe space and she had missed that when he had left London. She didn't even look up as Fleur came into the room. She didn't need to look at her and feel even more guilty for what she had done. She could only imagine what the other girl was feeling, though.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude nodded his head. He couldn't help but watch Fleur as she came back into the room. He was so surprised that no-one went to her instantly and Jude was struck with how much things had changed in the last year. "I guess so." He muttered in a reply with a shrug of his shoulders. He didn't know what to say. He knew that Fleur could be horrible but he couldn't help but feel bad for her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo wished that he was less of a goody two shoes. He would've done anything to be able to talk to Gomez and Barney. They were his best friends and they knew Bridie so well. He wished one of them could've been there for her too. Milo shrugged his shoulders slightly as Gomezs question... but as he realised that no-one else was going to go to her, he nodded his head. He didn't think that Fleur deserved to be on her own right now and he knew that he was definitely not the person to be there.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Maggie pouted slightly as Minnie said that she had been wedding planning. "I'm so sad that I have missed it all!" She laughed. She was looking forward to planning with Minnie and now she had basically missed it all. The wedding was only a week away and she was so excited. "Oh but imagine the photos!" She smiled. She would've loved to see them and she definitely thought that Milo would've looked great in something like that.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "I guess I won't. But we have the option, right?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. He couldn't help but find it pretty funny if he was completely honest. "There's a couple storyboards. I've managed to finish that script I was working on..." He shrugged. He had been pretty productive if he was honest.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I think I'd been at a couple of the same parties as her, but I'd never even spoken to her before." Aaron sighed, shaking his head. He wondered why the police were so certain that it was somebody at this college that had given Zoe the drugs and he thought they must know something. There had to be a reason behind why they were suspicious enough to be questioning the whole college. "I don't know how you've survived the past two weeks, Al. I was sure I'd come in here to find you a shivering wreck." He chuckled, obviously joking around with her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Like Bridie, Elias didn't look up as Fleur came out of the room... He was trying to convince himself that they weren't responsible, that it was Zoe's fault for taking too much - and sometimes it worked, sometimes he could stop his heart from beating so fast and he could stop feeling utterly sick at what they had done... But he knew that one look at Fleur's face would send him to bits and he couldn't have that here. No - he would face up to the responsibility, but when it was time.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava nudged Jude gently as she realised that he was watching Fleur, shaking her head. She didn't like the girl, but she didn't think she deserved to be stared at whilst she was upset - and she knew Fleur would hate that. Every inch of her body was begging to go over and comfort the girl, but she just couldn't. She had done too many bad things to her now. "It'll be okay." She whispered, but she wasn't so sure anymore. The way Bridie and Elias were acting was really freaking her out.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Right..." Gomez muttered nervously as Milo nodded his head. He wasn't sure if Fleur would even want him near her, but he had to at least try. Just because they weren't together, it didn't mean that he didn't care or want to help her. He walked over slowly, sitting down in the chair beside her. "Hi..." He said softly.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I have so much to show you, though! We'll make a whole day of it. Get some lunch, go over everything I did. Then you'll have been a part of it." Minnie smiled. There was no way she wasn't allowing her best friend to be a part of every single thing. "Are you joking?! He would've ripped them and your mum would've killed me!" She laughed at the very thought, shaking her head. She was so excited that everything was coming together so well.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie rolled her eyes. "You watch yourself or it'll be a lot longer than two weeks." She told him stoically, but the twinkle in her eyes gave away the fact that she didn't mean a single thing she was saying. "That's exciting! I want to see it all." She smiled - she loved reading his work and she always had. Even on Love Island, she had had a million questions about what he did.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I guess that's enough for these people though, don't you?" Alba asked with a raise of an eyebrow. She couldn't believe that the police could think that any of them would have anything to do with this. She snapped her head to the door as they asked for the next person, Ava. She looked over to her with a sigh. She wanted her friend to be okay and she so wanted to be able to help her. "I've handled them for this long, haven't I?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie was sure that, the people who knew her, would know that something was wrong. She really didn't know what to do now. She had two choices, either go in there and lie, or tell the truth. She looked at Ava as she heard the others name being called. She hoped that they went easy on her friend. She didn't think that any of this was fair. Ava had no clue what had happened.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude raised an eyebrow as Ava nudged him, almost as though realising that he was staring at her. He thought that someone would've gone over and he was surprised when he saw that it was Gomez. He looked at Ava as he heard her name. "it will." He whispered with a nod of his head. He wasn't going to tell her it would be okay, he had no idea what was going to happen. But he wished he could go in there with her as well.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur had pretty much guessed that none of them would come over to her. She had isolated herself from this group. Most of it before - but she had solidified it when Gomez had broken up with her. She still wasn't really feeling like herself. She raised an eyebrow as she heard Gomezs voice and looked up at him for a moment, "Hey.." She muttered. She didn't know why he had gone over to her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Oh my god, yes. We need to make that happen. I can't wait to see all of your plans, honestly." She smiled. Maggie wished that she could've been there for her friend through all of this. She wanted to be able to plan with her. "Okay yes - maybe, that is a very safe bet, actually,." She giggled. She thought that Edie probably would be pretty chill, that was what her mum was like. Maggie narrowed her eyes as Gomez went over to Fleur. That was the last thing that she thought he would do.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "We'll see which one breaks first." Apollo laughed and nudged her gently. He loved Rosie, he knew that. And he was so glad that he got to see her again now. He definitely didn't want to be away from her for a while. "You will. If we're allowed - you can come over to the flat after this and have a look at it all?" Apollo had found the last two weeks incredibly lonely. He hadn't been able to talk to his girlfriend or his best friend.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Yeah, I guess so... It just all feels like a TV show. My mum wanted to come with me today." Aaron chuckled at the thought, shaking his head. His parents were very worried about all of this and they had been since they'd found out he was being questioned - his mum, especially, thought it was very unfair but he was just going to go along with it. "I suppose you have - which means you deserve a medal, right?" He smiled. He knew Alba would know he was joking - he actually really got along with her brothers, especially Jude. Although he guessed they would be a lot to live with.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias was just glad that his name was before Bridie's on the list... He wasn't sure if she would own up or deny any involvement, but he didn't want to take the risk. He turned slightly as he heard Ava's name being called - he knew that she wouldn't know anything and wouldn't say anything even if she did, but having somebody so close to them made him edgy. He hoped she didn't come out looking like Fleur did.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava's gaze flickered upwards as they called her name and she shot Bridie a comforting smile, sensing her concern. She was just going to tell them what she had said all along - she barely knew her. She walked into the waiting room with a little sigh, her heart thumping in her chest as she saw that they already had the picture of her and Zoe that was taken on the night out up on a screen.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez cleared his throat slightly; he wasn't used to it being awkward with he and Fleur, not at all. He usually knew exactly what to say to her, but he didn't this time. "Are you - No, I won't ask if you're okay." He sighed, shaking his head. "I'm really sorry, Fleur... I know she was your friend." He said softly, turning his head to look at her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Yes! I can't wait to show you them all - without you, they're a bit of a mess, though. You know, like when people have clothes all over their floor they call it a floordrobe? That's ours, but paper." Minnie laughed, rolling her eyes. Neither she or Milo were the neatest of people. "I thought so too." She giggled, although she did find the image of Milo in the bridesmaid dresses very funny. She followed Maggie's gaze over to Fleur and Gomez, mistaking her friends confusion. "It's sweet, isn't it? How he's still there for her?"

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "It will absolutely be you." Rosie grinned; she would miss Apollo from the very first second, but she knew she would be too stubborn to admit it if he ever actually challenged her. For now, she didn't want to be away from him for a very long time, though. She loved him a lot. "I'm sure we will be - and that sounds perfect. I can't wait to see it all." She nodded her head. "And you can read through my personal statement. I finished it this week!" Although it was still just under a year away, the idea of being at university excited her so much.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Oh bless her of course she did. I think my dad might've just made those two worse." Alba loved her father but she thought that they made her brothers that little bit worse, because they were too much like them for their own good. Alba loved how good his parents were to him. She hadn't heard anything from her mum since all of this had started. She wondered if Elias had. "I absolutely do." She nodded her head with a laugh.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie sighed, "I need a fucking smoke." She whispered with a shake of her head. SHe had no idea if that was allowed. She had no idea if she was allowed to go out and come back but she also didn't really want to have to ask. She felt like she was shaking. Bridie was sober and had been for a while now - since she had been in the hospital - but that didn't stop her wanting something. she had basically been smoking none stop.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude had no idea what they were going to say to Ava and he looked at his brother. He hoped that he wouldn't let Ava or anyone else take the fall for what had happened. He was almost sure that Elias had something to do with all this.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur had no idea how to be around Gomez anymore. She loved him so much, still, and she didn't know how to be around him with her feelings still being that strong. She closed her eyes as Gomez spoke to her. She didn't want to cry in front of him anymore. "it's not like I have many of them, is it?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a sigh. She couldn't look at him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Oh - you know that I can definitely fix all of that up for you, don't you?" Maggie asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a laugh. She was sure that she could fix it and she couldn't wait to see what she had planned with it all. Maggie was just glad that Minnie didn't question the look she gave Gomez and Fleur and she nodded her head, "Yeah, it's really nice."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Nah - I've got loads of willpower." Apollo chuckled with a nod of his head. Though he didn't know if that would be the truth. He thought that he would definitely give in sooner rather than later but he wasn't going to let Rosie know that. "Yeah - I can't wait for you to. I don't really know if it's any good so.." He shrugged his shoulder. He hoped that she would like it. "Yeah, sounds good!"

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Oh yeah?" Aaron asked, raising an eyebrow curiously. He had only met Freddie a handful of times, but he could imagine that he wasn't too happy about all of this. If he was honest, Freddie scared him a lot more than Alba's brothers did. "Are you nervous to be questioned?" He asked her. Aaron didn't know if he was or not, mostly because he didn't really have anything he could say to them.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Yeah, me too... They're not gonna let us out together, though." Elias shook his head - he was dying for a cigarette. The last one he'd had had been just before he came in and already he was craving one badly. His hands were shaking slightly, but it wasn't from the nicotine... It was from the nerves. He was scared. Terrified, really. He wondered what they were asking Ava.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: They didn't go easy on Ava - they asked her everything from the people she was friends with to where she went on a weekend, to if the rumours about her taking drugs now and again were true and who she got them off. She hadn't expected it to be so intrusive and she wondered how hard they'd gone in on Fleur, if this was what they were like with her. When they seemed fully satisfied that she could point them no closer to finding who had sold drugs to Zoe, they finally let her go. Not long after, they called Alba's name.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez sighed sadly at Fleur's words; he couldn't believe how much things had changed in a year. Just one year and everything seemed upside down. "You still have me." He told her softly, shrugging his shoulders. She would always have him, if she wanted him. There was nothing she could do to make him not be there for her. "If you want me."

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "That's exactly what I was thinking! You should come over, when this is finished? If we're allowed, that is." Minnie smiled. She was sure they would be allowed - it wasn't like any of them had anything to do with it and they would figure that out soon.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "That's exactly what I was thinking! You should come over, when this is finished? If we're allowed, that is." Minnie smiled. She was sure they would be allowed - it wasn't like any of them had anything to do with it and they would figure that out soon. "I think so too. Like Milo and Ava - he's even got her a suit for the wedding." She chuckled, shaking her head. She couldn't help having the wedding on her brain at the minute.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie rolled her eyes, laughing as she shook her head. "Whoever has the most willpower, I don't want to go two weeks without seeing you again." She told him with a smile, shrugging her shoulders. She had never been as open with her feelings as she was when she was with Apollo; she would've never said anything like that to Elias. "Of course it's going to be good. And even if it's not, you'll fix it." She smiled. She had every faith in him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Yeah. He makes them worse. My brothers are basically clones of him so.." She laughed then. Though she wasn't lying. She thought that her dad liked Aaron, which was nice. Though she definitely wouldn't blame him for being nervous around him. Alba thought that her dad could be pretty intimidating when he wanted. "Nah. It'll be fine." Alba shrugged. Though her blood ran cold as she heard her name. She stood up and followed the police into where they needed her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie sighed, "They're not gonna let us out regardless." She muttered as she shook her head slightly. Bridie was almost certain that they thought this was either her or Elias. She was sure of it. And she had no idea how she was going to hide it from them when she went in to police questioning. She didn't think that she would actually be able to. Bridie was almost convinced that she was going to end up locked up by the end of today. She looked at Elias as she heard Albas name.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude relaxed, for literally a second, as Ava came back into the room. But then he heard his sisters name and he sighed. He thought that Ava was a lot stronger than his sister, Fleur too. And they had both come out like shells of themselves. He wasn't sure what to do. "You okay." He called over to her. That was his biggest concern then. He had to make sure that she would be okay.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur shook her head slightly as Gomez spoke, "no I don't. You know I don't." she whispered. She thought that, that was pretty clear. even if he thought that she did, Fleur knew that she couldn't be around Gomez. She couldn't be friends with him. It would completely break her heart. She would never be able to move on with all of this if she had to be friends with him. The police had basically tried to make out that Fleur had caused this. Zoe was her friend and she should've been there, she gave her the drugs because her old friends also used. She didn't understand it all.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Yeah, absolutely! I'll come over if we're allowed, for sure." Maggie nodded her head with a smile. She was so glad to be able to be around her best friend again. She hoped that she would be able to go over to her friends house now. She just hoped that Maggie wouldn't be able to tell something was off. "Oh he did? That's the sweetest thing I've ever heard." She smiled.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo nodded slightly as he looked at Rosie, "Yeah, no. Neither do I." He wrapped his arm around her and kissed her forehead. Apollo was just so glad that he was able to be around her again. He thought that they were good for one another, that they made each other better. He thought that, that was how a relationship should be. "And you'll help me."

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "They do all look pretty similar, too." Aaron chuckled. He thought it was almost uncanny, the similarities between the three men - and Alba was, of course, all her mother. He reached out to touch her arm gently as her name was called - he hadn't thought it would be that bad, but after seeing Fleur and now Ava both look pretty shaken up, he worried for her. He thought something like this could upset her quite easily.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Fucks sake..." Elias muttered as he heard his sisters name being called. He didn't like that at all - because he knew that they were going to keep on asking her about him and Alba was fiercely loyal to him. Nobody was as loyal to Elias as Alba was and she was going to fight his corner... and he was going to let her down. He chewed down on his bottom lip so hard he could taste blood as he watched his little sister walk into the interrogation area, shaking his head.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava sighed as she heard them call Alba's name, shooting her friend a reassuring glance as she walked past her - she didn't want them to go in hard on Alba, she didn't deserve it. She raised an eyebrow as Jude spoke, nodding her head. "Yeah, I'm fine. It's fucked up in there." She muttered quietly, shaking her head. "It's like they're trying to pin it on fucking anybody." She hadn't liked it at all. "They kept asking me about your brother." She whispered to him, not wanting him to be totally taken aback when he went in.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "You do, Fleur. I'm still here for you." Gomez sighed. He didn't want their whole friendship to have to go just because they weren't together anymore. He didn't think it would be easy, but he was pretty sure they would manage to salvage their friendship if they really tried. "What did they say to you in there?" He asked softly, wondering if she needed to talk about it or not. He wouldn't push, if she didn't.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Barney watched as Alba walked into the interrogation area, looking at Sylvie doubtfully. "I wonder what they're saying in there... Everybody looks really spooked." He sighed, shaking his head. He didn't think there was anything they could say to them. The only drug he'd ever touched in his life was weed and even then it was only when Milo did it. He hoped Alba was okay; despite what had happened, he would always care about her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Perfect!" Minnie beamed. It wasn't that she wasn't taking any of this seriously; she was devastated for the girls family and friends. It was almost that she was naive to the situation, that she thought none of them had anything to do with it. "Isn't it? Oh god, I can't wait Mags. One week!" She laughed, squeezing her friends hand excitedly.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie protested slightly as Apollo kissed her on the forehead, but it was clear that she didn't really mind. Even after all this time, she still couldn't believe how lucky she'd gotten, to find somebody who loved her like Apollo did. "Of course I will." She smiled. She always felt completely herself when she was around him and it was a feeling she relished.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: As people thought, she was asked question upon question about Elias. What he was like, if she thought that he dealt, if she thought that he would do something like that. And Alba defended him. Of course she did. She would defend Elias until her last breath. Even if she thought he had something to do with it - which she absolutely didn't - she would still defend him. "He didn't fucking do anything!" Alba shouted as she was told to leave the room. She was angry and she was upset. She didn't like that people though Elias was capable of something like tht.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie really didn't want Elias to have to do something stupid. She wanted to protect him, like he always protected her. She was the one that had done something wrong. She was the one who had messed up and dealt something which was probably the death bell for a girl they all knew. She squeezed his hand as they all heard Alba. It wasn't like the youngest girl was all that quiet. Barney was called next, and it was the first time she looked up at him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude sighed as Ava mentioned Elias. He couldn't say that he was all that surprised. His father and himself thought that Elias had something to do with it and he didn't know what to do. He didn't want to believe something like that about Elias. "I guess we just see.." He muttered with a shrug of his shoulders. He sighed as he heard Alba and looked at her. She was angry and he knew that, that meant tears would be soon. "Fucking hell - she's sixteen. The fuck did they say to her?"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur shook her head slightly as Gomez spoke. She definitely couldn't see herself being friends with him any time soon. She wanted to be there for him. She missed him a lot. But it hurt her. She loved Gomez - and he didn't feel the same to her. "They're just trying to pin it on whoever they can." Fleur muttered with a shake of her head. "Asked if i'd given her the drugs because they know Ava used to use. They figured I'd got it from them and given it to Zoe." She rolled her eyes. "I wasn't even fucking there at that point."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie shrugged her shoulders, "It's not going to be nice, is it?" She asked him. She knew that Barney still cared about Alba and she wondered if he would need to talk to her when she got out ... but there was no time. His name was called. "It'll be fine." She nodded. She didn't know what they could really even say to Barney. He had barely been at the club.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Maggie, like her friend, was just trying to make all of this seem a little less real. She wanted something to distract herself, that was why she was trying to simply talk to Minnie, to plan for her wedding rather than anything else. "I bet! It's not going to be long at all and it's going to be a wonderful day." She smiled at her friend. She couldn't wait to see her wedding.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo rolled his eyes as Rosie protested. He didn't care in that moment, he just wanted to be near to her. He had no idea what was going to be said to them, if he was honest. He hadn't talked to Zoe in ages. "We'll see." He chuckled. "Have you seen Sylvie?" He asked her. He figured that she had missed her best friend as much as he missed his.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron winced slightly as he heard Alba shouting; he was pretty sure they all knew what kind of things she was being asked in there and he wished he could make it better for her - or even easier, but he knew there was no way. He wondered what the hell Elias was going to say when he got called in... if he would confess? If he'd even do it?

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias squeezed Bridie's hand tightly as Alba was called in, even tighter once she started shouting - he had known she would have his back, but hearing it was something else entirely. Hearing her scream that he hadn't done anything when he knew he was about to confess to exactly that was physically painful for him. He broke away from Bridie, marching over to the officer at the door. "Let me out. I need to smoke." He demanded.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava nodded her head, sighing softly - she hated to believe it was Elias, especially when they had all been together that night and had such a good night. She also knew how much it would hurt Bridie, Jude and Alba if it had been him. She winced as she heard Alba. "I'm gonna go and see her." She whispered, squeezing her boyfriends hand before she walked over. "Hey, Al..." She sighed.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: If he was honest, Fleur was the person Gomez had wanted to talk to most about his parents separating - but he knew he had to be respectful of her needing time, of her not wanting to be around him... But it didn't mean he didn't want to help her now. "That's ridiculous... That's such a far stretch it's... It's not even fair." He sighed, shaking his head. "God knows what they even have to ask me. Something about my dad, probably." That was the part he was dreading.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I know it will be. Don't worry." Barney smiled, squeezing Sylvie's hand before he walked into the interrogation room. He was a naturally nervous person, but his dad was a lawyer and had gone through all of this with him - Barney was well prepared for whatever they would ask him, which was why when they hit him with his mothers previous substance abuse, he instantly answered with an I don't see how that's relevant. Because of that, he was in and out within minutes. He shot a little smile over to Sylvie, to show her he was okay. He gestured to her that he was going to go and see Milo, just as the policemen called Jude in for questioning.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Minnie wasn't too bothered about having the perfect wedding - she just wanted to be married to Milo in front of the people she loved, that was enough for her. But having all of the planning done made it just that little bit more special. "The best. Everytime Milo's dad sees any of the plans, he cries." She chuckled, shaking her head. She couldn't wait to be Gabe's daughter in law.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie had become a lot more open since being with Apollo and it was something she really liked about herself; she knew she'd have been a lot more stressed in a situation like this without him. "No, do you mind if I go over now?" She smiled, raising an eyebrow. "I think Aaron is missing you." She chuckled.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba hated that people thought this badly of her brother. She didn't think that he deserved it. She thought that Elias had always deserved better than his reputation allowed. It made her so angry that they treated him so badly. Alba looked at Ava for a second, and she shot her friend a small smile. "Hey." She whispered. She thought if she spoke for too long, she might cry. She loved her brother so much and she hated that he was getting dragged through all of this.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie sighed as Elias stood, though she couldn't say that she blamed him. She didn't think that Elias was to blame for this but she could only imagine how he was feeling, hearing his sister screaming at the police in his defence. Especially since he knew what had actually happened. She sighed as the police officer shook his head, saying that Elias would be called in soon. "You'll be able to leave soon." She whispered to him, the loudest she had been in a while. She had no idea what Elias was planning and if she did - she wouldn't let him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude nodded as Ava spoke. He would've gone over to her too but he thought that Ava was much better for this job than he was. He sighed as he heard his name. From his sisters reaction, he already knew what was going to be asked of him... except the questions about his girlfriend and Bridie caught him off guard a little bit. He got defensive, probably worse than he should've been but he was never good with stressful situations. He was a Heyes after all.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie had no idea what they could possibly want to as Barney. She never would've dreamed that they asked about his mother. She raised an eyebrow as he came out only a couple minutes later and the blonde nodded when he motioned to going over to Milo.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Due to her being in her own head and being drunk or hungover the majority of the time - Fleur had only recently heard about his parents. She didn't know how to talk to him about it though. She wanted to be able to be with him but she was at a loss. Something that Fleur had never been good with. "You're telling me. It's fucking insane." She muttered with a shake of her head and a sigh. "They're clutching at straws. That's all it is."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Maggie smiled as Minnie spoke about Gabe. She couldn't imagine someone better for a father in law, if she was completely honest. "He's going to sob at the wedding." She giggled. She was so excited. Maggie knew that she wasn't going to be much better. She was going to be in floods of tears, so excited for her best friend.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo really liked that Rosie seemed to be opening up to him more. He was glad that she seemed to be more comfortable with him. It felt so nice. "Yeah, of course. That's fine." He nodded with a laugh. "I missed him too. Not gonna lie." Apollo smiled at her before he got up and went over to his best friend, "Alright?"

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava smiled softly and held out her hand for Alba to take; she knew how the other felt about Elias and how much she must be struggling with what everybody must be saying at the minute. "I thought after this, maybe we could all go back to mine? Me, you, Bri and your brothers? Get some food?" She smiled, trying to almost take the others mind off it. She didn't want to make her talk about what was happening, she just wanted to be there for her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Fucking ridiculous." Elias muttered as the guard shook his head, but he nodded his head at Bridie and took a step back. He sighed and looked at her, squeezing her hand gently. "You trust me, don't you?" He asked her, raising an eyebrow. "And I told you I'd fix this... So just let me fix it, okay?" It was all he would say for now, but he needed to know she would just let him do what needed to be done.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie smiled as her boyfriend spoke, but she wasted no time in zooming over to her best friend. They never went this long without talking and it had been torture. "Did you get even more beautiful over these last two weeks?" She grinned, her eyes sparkling as she got close enough for the blonde to hear. She had missed her so much.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez hadn't expressed it to anybody, but he was a little bit worried about the states Fleur always seemed to be in when she was supposed to be looking after their son. He would never want to assume custody of Wren, but he didn't like the fact that she was out a lot. "I know... But somebody knows what happened, so - I guess they just want to know who." He sighed, scratching his chin softly. He really, really hoped it wasn't Bridie.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I know! I wonder if either of my dads will cry?" Minnie said curiously. She had never seen Aiden cry, not even once and she wondered if this would get him. "Anyway - are you excited that Wyatt will be home for a whole three days?!" She beamed, squeezing her friends arm excitedly. She knew that if she was Maggie, she would be ecstatic.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron turned as he heard his friends voice, a smile spreading across his face. "Hey!" He grinned, clapping his friend on the back. "Bloody hell, feels like I haven't seen you in two years, never mind two weeks." He shook his head. Since the island, their friendship had gone from strength to strength and Apollo was absolutely his best friend now.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Of course Alba took Avas hand. She was like the big sister that Alba never had. She had always looked up to Ava. So she was so glad that Jude and her were making it work now. The red head nodded, "Yeah - can Aaron come too?" She asked. She had missed him and she wanted to spend more time with him, she wanted to get to know him all over again. She was glad that Ava wasn't trying to get her to talk about everything that had happened in there.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude was defensive - but he wasn't shouting like his sister. He refused to let the anger get the better of him. But he was absolutely not happy about the kinds of questions he had been getting asked. He thought that questions about Elias were fair game. But about Ava? He didn't think that she deserved that. He rolled his eyes as he left the room. He wondered if they really thought that Ava was a suspect.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie narrowed her eyes as Elias spoke, "What are you talking about?" She asked him. She trusted Elias more than she trusted anyone else in the entire world .. but she didn't like what it was that she was hearing. Her mind was going about a million miles per hour and she was almost convinced that he was going to confess to something he hadn't done. "Don't." Bridie shook her head as she heard his name, her eyes pleading with him. She didn't care if she went down for this.- as long as Elias didn't.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie couldn't remember she and Rosie ever having gone this long without talking so she couldn't help but squeal slightly as Rosie headed over to her. She was so excited. Sylvie flicked her hair over her shoulder with a laugh, "Of course I did." Though it was clear she was just playing. "I've missed you so much! More than Barney - but we're not going to tell him that." She laughed.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur knew that she needed to be better. She had Wren to look after. But she didn't want to. And Fleur had always been too selfish for her own good. She wanted her baby near but she also didn't want to be the one to look after him all the time. She was nineteen. She didn't want to have to stay inside for forever. "And how much are you betting it was one of those two?" Fleur asked, nodding to Bridie and Elias.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I think your pop will." Maggie nodded. He always seemed the more emotional out of the two. Although she thought that it would be so nice for Minnie if her dad did. She barely even faulted as Minnie mentioned Wyatt, though she felt a stabbing in her stomach. "Of course I am!" She laughed. She didn't think that she had seen him since he had gone to university.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo had no idea what was happening - or that his sister had anything to do with any of this. He smiled as Barney came over to him, "Hey buddy." The boy beamed. He was trying not to think about any of it .Any of what happened to Bri, what she was getting herself wrapped up in. And Barney coming over was definitely a nice distraction.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Apollo chuckled and nodded his head, "It's crazy, right? Me and Rosie were just saying the same thing." He was so grateful for his experience on the island. Not only did he get to meet Rosie - but he met his best friend, too. That was not something that Apollo had ever expected.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava smiled excitedly as Alba asked about Aaron, nodding her head. "Yeah, of course he can! We'll have to make sure someone sits in between him and the boys, but we'll manage." She giggled, rolling her eyes. She was happy that Alba seemed to have found somebody that made her happy. She would always look after Alba the best she could, whether she was with Jude or not - she felt like Alba was the little sister she didn't have. She raised an eyebrow as Jude came out and beckoned him over.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Nothing. I just said - do you trust me?" Elias asked, practically begging at this point. He had made up his mind and anybody that knew him, knew that it wasn't easy to change it once that had happened. "You do, don't you?" He whispered, chewing on his bottom lip, trying not to give away any fear even though he felt so much of it. As his brother walked out, he swallowed hard - he knew what was coming next. "Elias Hayes, please?" Came the voice. "Bridie, do you trust me?" He asked urgently.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie knew that everything going on around them was super serious, but she also knew that she (and the people closest to her) had nothing to do with any of it - that was why she still felt the excitement of seeing her best friend, her boyfriend. "Don't worry, Apollo is going on about having more two week breaks from each other, so you're still in my number one spot." She grinned, rolling her eyes. "Been questioned yet?" She asked curiously.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez shook his head as Fleur spoke; he knew that she probably had a point, but he didn't want to admit that it could be either of them. Bridie had been through too much and had too far to go; Elias had come along further than any of them expected and now he was at university... He didn't want that to be ruined. He sighed as they called Elias's name, watching as the boy didn't move from where he was with Bridie.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "My pop is definitely going to cry." Minnie chuckled, nodding her head. Elijah had always been more openly emotional than Aiden, although her pop had told her that Aiden had cried when both of his children had been born. "I know, it was a silly question really. I'm really excited to see you guys as bridesmaid and groomsmen! So cute!" She beamed.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Hey, man!" Barney smiled as he got closer to Milo, hugging him quickly. Although the two of them and Gomez had always been a trio, Barney had always felt like Milo was his best friend and he thought he always would. "How's it all going?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He wasn't really sure what was appropriate to talk about at a thing like this.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Yeah, really crazy - I hope they just let us talk after this, we've got stuff to be doing." Aaron laughed with a shake of his head. "Sorry, I didn't mean that how it sounded... Just - it's weird not to be able to talk to each other." He sighed. He wanted to get back to a bit of normality - and soon.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Albas head snapped back up as she heard the door go, as she heard her brothers name be called. They hadn't been easy on her and she knew the same would be for Elias. She was so nervous. She didn't like the idea of people being mean to him. She didn't like this one bit. "Why isn't he moving anywhere?" She whispered to Ava. She wanted to go with him. She wanted to protect him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie didn't know what to say to him. She knew that she trusted him. She knew that. But she didn't know if she wanted to tell him that. Because she didn't know what he was going to do with it. She didn't want Elias to do something stupid - not for her. "Of course I do." Bridie whispered. She couldn't lie to him. She blinked back the tears. Bridie knew that she couldn't talk him out of whatever it was that he had decided he was doing and she was absolutely terrified. She loved him so much and she was maybe starting to believe it was the same the other way around.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude moved over to sit down beside Ava and his sister. He could tell, just from the look on his brothers face, that whatever he was doing, wasn't going to go well. He had no idea what Elias was going to do but he was so worried. "I've got a bad feeling." He whispered to Ava. From both Bridie and Elias, it was clear that the two of them knew something and he didn't like that one bit.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie still didn't really understand why she and her friends were there. She didn't think that any of them would've ever had anything to do with something like this. It was why she wasn't taking any of this all that seriously. "Is that the only reason why that's the case?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow. She wrapped her arm around Rosies shoulder. "No. Barney just was but - he wasn't in there for long. I don't think they're interested in us."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Fleur knew that Gomez knew that Bridie or Elias had something to do with it. "Go to Bridie." Fleur muttered. She thought that the other girl could do with some support, if she admitted it or not. And Fleur thought that Gomez was probably one of the best ones for it. Ava was with Alba after all. She was a bitch sometimes, but Fleur wasn't completely heartless.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "and it will be adorable." Maggie giggled with a nod of her head. She was so excited to see how excited her parents, her aunts and uncle, was going to be at the wedding. She was sure that all of them - except maybe Mr Masters - would be crying. "It'll be really nice." Maggie nodded. Though she knew that she was going to have to tell him the truth the day after the wedding. And she was dreading it.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo hugged Barney happily. He was so glad to have friends like Barney and Gomez . They constantly kept him stable and they balanced him out. He was so excited that they got to spend so much time together . He shrugged. "It's alright I guess." He chuckled. "What about with you? Glad to see Sylv?" he asked with a raise of an eyebrow.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Me too." Apollo nodded his head. "No, no. I get it." He couldn't exactly blame Aaron. Apollo hadn't been able to stop thinking about Zoe and he knew that was because he hadn't been able to see Aaron and Rosie. "I'm sure it'll be over with soon."

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava shook her head as Alba spoke; she didn't know why Elias wasn't moving, but she couldn't see it being anything good. She squeezed the hand that held Alba's gently, moving the other to Jude's arm as he sat down. "So do I." She whispered softly in response, her eyes trained on Bridie and Elias. Something was going on, of that she was sure... And she wondered, for the first time, if it really had been one of them who had sold Zoe the drugs that had ended her life. She looked from Alba to Jude, almost helpless in the situation. It felt like everybody in the room was waiting for Elias to move.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias nodded his head, satisfied as Bridie said she trusted him - it was what he needed to hear to be sure that going through with this plan was the right thing to do. He took a deep breath and took Bridie's face gently in his hands, kissing her forehead gently. "I love you." He whispered to her - he needed to say it. He nodded his head before he started to walk over to the area, slamming the door as he walked in.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie laughed, resting into her friend as the blondes arm went around her shoulders. "Well, it's been two weeks - I've forgotten all of the other reasons." She grinned, raising an eyebrow. Two weeks barely made a dent in their friendship, but she had still missed her. "No, I don't suppose they are... We were barely there." She sighed. She still thought all of this was insane. She jumped slightly as Elias slammed the door.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Barney never felt like he wanted for anything when he had friends as amazing as his and a girlfriend like Sylvie - he always felt so lucky, even now. "Of course I did! Although, you know, being the ladies man that I am - I had a hard time fighting off all her competition." He laughed; he knew it was a stupid joke, but he knew Milo would find it funny.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez looked up as Fleur spoke, nodding his head. He knew that Bridie would need somebody to be there for her and he half-wished he'd asked his mum to come along to support her, but he guessed he was the next best thing. He sighed and walked over, putting a hand silently on her shoulder. He just wanted to let her know he was there, if she needed him.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron found it absolutely crazy that Apollo had once dated the dead girl - he had never really seen much of her before all of this, but he couldn't imagine how it must've been to know her, to have been with her. He really felt for his best friend. "Yeah, hopefully..." He muttered, his eyes searching for Alba as Elias walked into the room. He wanted go over, but he knew she had enough comfort with Ava and Jude there.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba absolutely didn't think that Elias had done this. Even as she watched Bridie and Elias, and she heard Ava and Jude. She couldn't believe that he had done something that would hurt someone this much. She would never think her brother capable, even if it was just an accident. But she could sense that something was going to happen and whatever they said to Elias in there - she knew that it wasn't going to be good.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie chewed on her lip as he kissed her forehead, "I love you too." She whispered. She knew. She knew what he was going to do. She knew that he wouldn't act like this if he wasn't planning on doing something big. Bridie wanted to stop him. She wanted to do something to make this whole thing stop. But he had asked her to trust him and she knew that she had to let him do this. She placed her hand over Gomezs. She was just grateful of the contact.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude closed his eyes as he heard the door slam. He wanted his dad. He thought that his dad could sort this out, talk some sense into Elias and make sure that he didn't do something that he was going to live to regret. Jude was worried for his brother and he was worried for his sister. She was in denial and he was sure that she wasn't going to be happy when whatever happened, happened.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "So rude." Sylvie chuckled as she shook her head slightly. She rested her head against her friends shoulder. She was so happy to be back with Rosie and she hoped that this meant that they could talk again now. She would miss her even more if she got to spend this small amount of time with her and then she was gone again. "Exactly. That's my point. It's weird we're all here."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo laughed as Barney spoke and he shook his head, "Oh yeah - here I thought I was the only one vying for your heart." He laughed. As he heard the door slam, Milo looked up. He was nervous for whatever was going to happen now. He could tell from his sisters face that whatever was oging on between her and Elias, wasn't good in the slightest and he didn't like what this meant for Bridie.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: It hadn't been that long since he and Zoe had been together and although it was him who had ended things, that didn't mean that he didn't care about her still. He just hoped that her family were okay. "I guess we'll see." He shrugged. He half expected Aaron to go to Alba when Elias went into the room and was surprised when he stayed by his side.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias knew what he was going to do as soon as he walked in and it felt to him like the officers in the room did, too. "We're going to ask you straight out, Mr. Hayes. Were you the person that sold MDMA to Zoe Martin on the night of the twenty fourth of June?" The first officer asked. Elias swallowed and nodded his head and as he watched the surprise on their faces, he could tell they hadn't expected him to confess instantly. "Yeah, it was me. Nobody else. Just me. I brought some back from Liverpool to make some extra money. I never meant for anybody to get hurt." He muttered, but even as the first words left his mouth, somebody had him by the arm and was slapping cuffs on him and somebody else was reading him his rights. He hated that everybody was going to see this, he hated that what they already thought about him was going to be confirmed. If he had it right, he would get out on bail for at least a week or so while they sorted out his trial before he actually went down... But he knew he was in for at least a night or two in the cells while that was sorted out. He could barely think straight as they dragged him by the cuffs into the room full of people, his face twisted with anger at how rough they were being. "Everybody can go home, we've had a full confession." His eyes searched for his little sister and all he could do was mouth that he was sorry.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Sitting in the middle of the two Hayes, Ava suddenly felt both young and old at the same time - she wanted to help them both and yet she wished somebody older than her was here to do it all properly. Her mouth fell open as she saw Elias being dragged through the room in handcuffs, and the hand that wasn't in Alba's flew to cover her mouth. She hated how rough they were being with him, how little they seemed to care. It didn't make sense to her that he would give a full confession and she didn't understand why.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez didn't say anything, because he could tell that Bridie didn't want him to - but a noise escaped his mouth as he saw Elias being arrested and brought through the room, although he was surprised that he wasn't resisting much at all. He wrapped an arm around Bridie's shoulders tightly, holding her to him as he watched. He felt awful, just staring, but it was all he felt like he could do. Like he was sure the others did, he felt like a kid at this point.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie was about to respond to her best friend when she saw the doors opening and she surprised herself by not being at all surprised by what she saw; everybody had been whispering that it was probably either Elias or Bridie and he had never been a stranger to doing things he wasn't supposed to. She chewed on her lip awkwardly and turned to look at Apollo, wondering how he felt about it all. He had cared about the girl, of course.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "You wish." Barney grinned, but the smile soon dropped as Elias was brought out - he knew how much this would be hurting Bridie and even though it was over between them, how much it would kill Alba. He wasn't familiar with law or any part of it, but he was pretty sure Elias would actually go to jail for this - it wasn't like the other things he'd done, where he'd got off with a fine or community service. This was real.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Oh shit..." Aaron whispered as the officers spoke, his eyes trailing across Elias and the handcuffs binding his wrists together. He let out a deep breath, shaking his head - not in judgement, but in confusion - before he moved across the room to be near Alba. He didn't even know what he could do, but he wanted to be there if she needed him. He had no idea what was happening here.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: The couple of minutes they waited to hear anything was the longest of Albas life. But as soon as she saw Elias in handcuffs, Alba burst into tears. She wasn't sure that she could even believe what it was that she was hearing. Elias had confessed? "He didn't fucking - you did something! He didn't do it!" Alba shouted. She still couldn't bring herself to believe it. She stood up, shouting through her tears at the police. "He didn't do this! You just pestered and perstered! He didn't do it!" She was so upset and Alba didn't want to be with anyone but her brother. "Let him go!"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Though Jude hadn't wanted to believe this, he had thought that something like this was going to happen. He had no idea what he was going to say to their dad. Jude shook his head slightly as he looked up at his brother, "There's no need to be so fucking rough." he snapped. He hated that this was happening. He knew that elias was going to get some kind of prison sentence for this.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie hung her head as she got the first glimpse of seeing Elias in handcuffs. She couldn't look at him. He had confessed, like she thought that he would. And he hadn't done anything wrong. Bridie was the one who did this. "I feel sick." she whispered with a shake of her head. She couldn't believe that Elias had done this. Bridies whole body was shaking and she didn't know if she could even get out of the station without losing her step.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie gasped as she saw Elias and heard what had happened. "We - should we go?" She whispered to Rosie. She had no idea what to do. It felt crazy but she definitely didn't feel like this was the right place for her to be right now. She chewed on her lip. She just hoped that Milo was okay, that Bridie was okay.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo was in complete shock as he heard that they had a confession. He pulled out his phone and quickly texted his did, 'Elias confessed. Please come to the station. Bridie needs you.' He didn't think that his sister would ever actually admit it, but he was sure that she would want to see their dad once they were outside. He was just glad that Gomez was already there with her. milo didn't know what to do.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Even though Apollo knew it probably wasn't as cut and dry as things seemed - it never was - his blood boiled as he looked at Elias. He had killed Zoe. "Dick." Apollo spat. He didn't think that he had ever been so angry at someone before and yet he knew that Elias was going to get punished for this.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava snapped into action as soon as Alba started shouting - she knew they couldn't cause a scene here. It was what everybody wanted; to see the big bad Hayes causing a scene, like they always did and she didn't want people to have that satisfaction. "Alba, stop! Calm down - we'll get it sorted, we need to call your mum." She told her calmly, but she knew it would be hard to calm down whilst seeing your brother be forcibly arrested. "Didn't they say everybody could fucking leave?!" She snapped at all the people watching them, pointing towards the public door. Elias was currently being dragged out of the back one. She hated that it seemed to be some kind of spectacle for people.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Elias didn't even have time to say anything before they'd dragged him out of the door - the handcuffs hurt his wrists and he wished they would let him walk; he wasn't going to resist, after all. But he could hear his sister shouting and it broke his heart; he just hoped that his mum would pull through, that she would pay his bail so that he could say a proper goodbye. He knew he was going down... But he would rather it be him than Bridie. In her current mindset, he knew he would last for longer than she would.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron wasn't even sure how much use he could be - he wanted to help, for Alba's sake, but he didn't know if the Hayes would rather he wasn't there... He also didn't want Apollo to think that he was supporting Elias. He hovered around, almost waiting for somebody to tell him what to do. He didn't want Alba to think he didn't want to help her, when that was really all he wanted to do.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Let's go outside." Gomez said softly, beginning to lead Bridie towards the door. Elias had been arrested, there was nothing that staying in the room could do for them now and she was his priority. He thought a bit of fresh air would be better for her, would help her come to terms with what was going on. "Excuse me," he muttered, pushing past the people in their way.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie opened and closed her mouth, not really knowing what to say. She knew Elias was a lot of things and after everything he'd done to her, she couldn't stand him - but one thing she couldn't understand was why he'd confessed. He was probably the best liar she knew. It didn't make sense to her. "Yeah, we should go. We need to go." She nodded, sighing softly. "Ready to go?" She asked Apollo, holding out her hand to him.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Is that your dad?" Barney asked as Milo pulled out his phone - he thought it was a good idea for Gabe to be around for Bridie, because she hadn't looked good before and she especially didn't look good now. His heart broke for Alba, mostly, because it seemed like she still didn't believe it.

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BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba couldn't tear her eyes away from Elias as he was dragged away. She couldn't believe that this was happening. She still didn't believe that Elias actually did this. "He didn't do this, Ava." Alba snapped as she shook her head. She had no idea what other people were thinking about her and she actually didn't care. She just wanted her brother and she wanted to be okay. She had no idea what to even do now. She didn't want her mum there, she knew her dad was going to go mad. Alba was scared for Elias. She didn't want him to go away for any of this.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude sprang into action as Ava mentioned their mum. As much as Jude would've liked for his dad to be there, he knew that Grace was probably the better choice right now. At least straight away. His mum, if anyone, could sort this out. He was almost certain. He was only on the phone with his mum for a few seconds. "She's on her way." He muttered to Ava and Alba. He wasn't sure what else to do or say.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie nodded her head slightly as Gomez spoke. She didn't think she had it in her to talk to anyone. Bridie followed after Gomez slowly. She was trying so hard to keep herself together. She couldn't believe that Elias had done this and she didn't know if she would be able to keep it to herself. How could she let him take the fall for this? Bridie slid down the wall as they got outside. She needed to sit, she needed to be anywhere but here. She had no idea what to do. She was just glad that she was away from the other Heyes - and Ava - she didn't think she would be able to look at them without saying something.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Sylvie nodded her head. She didn't want to take Barney away if he needed to be there for his friend - specifically Bridie - but she missed him and she wanted to spend some time with him. She sent him a quick text, to tell him that they were going. Just in case he didn't want to be interrupted and headed out the door. She didn't even glance at Bridie and Gomez. She didn't think it was fair.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Although Apollo knew that Aaron would want to be there for Alba, it annoyed him. It annoyed him that Alba was making such a scene. It annoyed him that Aaron was still standing there. He was usually so chill but this was frustrating him. "Yeah, lets get out of here." He muttered to Rosie with a nod of his head. He took her hand. He needed to get away from the rest of them.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo nodded, "Yeah. I would've texted Olive but --" He shrugged. He thought that Bridie probably would've wanted her big sister but he didn't think that the two girls had even made up yet. He didn't want to make things worse for Bridie. "He's on his way." He just hoped that there were people watching over his sister this time. He didn't think she was in the right state to take this.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Okay! If that's true, then your mum and a lawyer will work it out, okay?" Ava sighed - she wasn't sure what to believe at this point. It wasn't exactly like Elias was the most innocent of people, but they had been with him most of that night and she thought they would've seen Zoe around more if it had been him. She was glad that Jude said his mum was on the way, because it felt like only Grace would know what to do here. She wasn't sure if she was overstepping by being there, but she wanted to stay and help - she wanted to be there for them.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez didn't really doubt that it had been Elias, now that he'd confessed, but that didn't mean he wasn't sympathetic towards Bridie or didn't want to help her. He rubbed her back softly as they got outside, moving so that he could sit next to her, his back against the wall. He had no idea why or how her life had turned out so differently to the lives of her siblings and friends. "I don't smoke, so I can't really offer you much, but... Would you like one of your own cigarettes?" He smiled weakly, nudging her gently.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Rosie could tell that Apollo was angry, or at least frustrated and she didn't want that to come out here. She wanted him to have a safe space where he could vent his frustrations and that meant going home. She squeezed his hand softly and began to lead the way to his flat. She didn't say anything yet, because she wanted to give him some time to process the news.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Barney nodded his head. "Honestly? I think you should, mate." He loved Gabe like a second father, but he wasn't the best at dealing with situations like this sometimes and he thought maybe Olive would help with that. He took out his phone as it beeped and nodded his head. "Look - there's too many people here as it is, so I'm gonna get off... But you'll call me if you need me?" He asked.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba nodded her head. She knew that Ava was right but she felt completely lost. She didn't want to see either of her parents. Her mum would be too matter of fact and she knew that her dad would be angry. She looked around the room, wondering who would stay. She couldn't help but wonder where Bridie had gone. She didn't think this would be something she would miss out on. She smile through her tears though, as she saw Aaron. She was glad that he was still there. She held out a hand to him. She couldn't believe that Jude was being so calm.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude nodded. He knew that his mum would figure this out. She had too. He sighed a sigh of relief as Alba stopped kicking up a fuss. He hoped that she wouldn't start again. He knew that he would start feeling much better when actual adults got there. He wondered what he could do. Like his brain was catching up to him now. His brother was going to jail. His best friend wasn't going to be around for a while. He was so confused.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie didn't know what to do. She didn't know if she would be able to live with the guilt she was feeling right now. She felt sick and she felt like she was never going to be right again. "Oh fucking hell - I need a smoke." Bridie muttered with a nod of her head as Gomez spoke. She went into her pocket. Her hands shaking as she tried to light her cigarette.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Milo nodded. He didn't know if Olive would make Bridie worse or not. They hadn't been together in a while and he was almost sure that - with Bridie in the state that she was in - she would end up making things worse. "yeah - no worries." Milo nodded. He had no idea where Minnie had gotten off to, probably with Maggie, but he knew his sister needed to be a priority.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: The last thing that Grace had wanted to do, was wake Seth from his nap. But when Jude had rang her and Milo had texted Gabe, she knew that they had no choice but to take their son with them. She had quickly gotten herself sorted and she had rang Freddie on her way. She knew that he needed to be there too. Her brain went a million miles an hour but she knew that she needed to get herself together. Grace barely even glanced at Bridie and Gomez. "Jude? Alba?" She called as she entered the police station. She was allowed in when she said that she was there to get her children.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Since her parents had told them that they were getting a divorce, Evelyn had barley been outside. She had gone to work and she had gone back home again. The only person she had seen outside of Olive, had been Gomez. She had barely even spoke to either of her parents. But she knew that she needed to be there for Olive while they dealt with Bridie. She took a hold of her girlfriends hand as she walked towards the police station with her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron honestly felt completely out of place; he didn't feel like he knew either family well enough to be here and he was pretty sure he should just leave, but then Alba caught his eyes and he knew he couldn't leave her, not if she needed him here. He took her outstretched hand and squeezed it gently. "You okay?" He asked softly - he knew it was a stupid question, but he wanted to ask anyway.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: As Alba seemed to calm down a little bit, Ava turned her attention to Jude. She put a comforting hand on his arm, sighing softly. "Your mum is gonna know what to do." She told him with an almost minuscule shrug of her shoulders. They all knew Elias was tough, but she still didn't want to see him have to survive in jail.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez noticed Bridie's hands shaking and reached over to light the cigarette for her, his gaze snapping upwards as he heard people walking past them. He winced slightly as he saw Gabe - the expression on his face was painful. He looked at his sister with a sigh. "Hi, Ev..." He said quietly.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gabe hadn't wanted to believe what he was hearing when Milo text him; he had been worried from the minute he found out that the children were being questioned, because he knew that Elias and Bridie were in over their heads with something, but he didn't expect this. He felt like bursting into tears as he walked to the station, dropping Grace's hand so that she could walk ahead as he saw his daughter. "Oh, Bridie..." He sighed softly.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Olive had only gotten a call from her dad about twenty minutes ago, but when she'd heard what was happening she knew she had to go. Whatever had happened between them, Bridie was her little sister - and she knew how much she'd be hurting right now. She chewed on her lip as they approached the station and she saw her sister, squeezing Evelyn's hand tightly. She didn't even know what to say - they hadn't been around each other without arguing for so long.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Freddie had been seething ever since he'd had a call from Grace; he'd known something was wrong with Elias, but the fact that he'd confessed without even whispering a word to him, the fact that he had been selling drugs and he'd been completely oblivious - he was furious. He practically stormed through the gates, shaking his head disgustedly at Bridie and Gomez on the floor and marched into the station. "You and you." He grunted, pointing at Alba and Jude. "Explain. Right fucking now."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba knew that Aaron probably didn't feel like this was his place - that was why she was even more grateful that he was there. she shrugged at his question, "ask me again tomorrow." She whispered. She honestly didn't think that she had processed any of this and she didn't think that she would, not for a while anyway. She snapped her head up as she heard her father at the door. "How the fuck are we supposed to know anything?!" She snapped at him. She knew he would be angry but she had thought - hoped - that when he saw her upset, he would go a little easier.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude nodded, "And what if the only thing to do is for him to go to prison?" He asked her. He didn't want his brother to have to deal with that. He didn't want Elias to have that on his record for his entire life. He sighed as he heard his dads voice. He knew that tone too well. "Elias confessed. He got taken into questioning and he confessed .That's all we know."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Alba.." Grace muttered with a shake of her head and a sigh. She didn't like the tone that Freddie was taking with the kids but she didn't think that Alba should be allowed to talk to him like that. "I've already called the best lawyer my family know. They'll deal with this." She nodded. But it was a big deal and, inside, she was completely losing it.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie looked up - just in time to see the look Freddie gave her, "Fuck you." She spat. She wasn't in the mood to take things from adults when she didn't think that she deserved it. As she saw Olive, Bridie was a little lost as to what to do. She hadn't seen her sister in so long. But she didn't know what to say to her dad either. She dropped her head, concentrating on keeping her hands steady so neither of them saw anything wrong.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Evelyn smiled sadly at her brother, "Hey." She whispered. She was glad that he was there for Bridie. She thought that he was probably the best one for the job, if she was completely honest. Evelyn squeezed Olives hand back, not sure what was best for her to do. She wasn't good at making things up and she didn't know how Bridie was going to react.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Freddie's eyes flashed at his daughters words and he shook his head. "Don't you dare speak to me like that." He told her. He was becoming more and more himself again and he thought this whole situation just proved that he'd let his strictness slip. "No, I mean explain how this fucking happened whilst you were all there! You were, weren't you? I want you to explain to me how you let your brother sell drugs in my establishment, in other peoples clubs while your fucking sixteen year old sister was there." He snapped at Jude. He just wanted someone to blame. He looked at Ava and then at Aaron. "And both of you were fucking there too!" He was angry at everybody.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava shook her head at Jude's question; she thought that it was probably the only way that it could go, if Elias was determined to confess - and she hated that. She was surprised as Freddie seemed to turn his anger on her and Aaron - she'd had no idea what was happening and she didn't think Aaron had either. She massively felt like she shouldn't be there.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Like Ava, Aaron one hundred percent didn't think he should be there. In fact, he was kind of regretting not leaving when he'd had the chance. Mr Hayes seemed furious and he didn't think his presence was going to help at all. He didn't say anything, he just bowed his head slightly - he thought that would go more in his favour.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Bridie..." Gabe sighed as the girl swore at Freddie, shaking his head. He knew that tensions were so high, so nobody could be blamed for how they acted or what they said - but he didn't want anybody to regret anything that was said. He held his hand out to his daughter. "Please come home, Bri?" He asked softly. He felt like the only way he could keep her safe, to fix this, was to have her at home. He needed to know the truth, he needed to know what to do.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez got up as Gabe began to speak to Bridie, not feeling like it was his place to stay there. He went over to stand with his sister, raising an eyebrow. "Elias gave a full confession... He's been arrested." He explained in a whisper, in case she didn't have the full story yet. He had no idea how to properly help.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Olive had missed her sister a lot, but what she wanted to do most of all right now was to take care of her. With everything going on right now, all the meetings with fertility clinics and trying so hard to give Tommy and Jesse what they wanted, she felt more emotional and maternal than ever - and she knew her sister needed help. The anger was still there, but less so. She watched as Gomez got up, walking over slowly to take his place and wrap her arms around her sister.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Why? What are you gonna do about it?!" Alba snapped at him. She didn't like that he was trying to blame them for what had happened, she didn't like him treating Ava and Aaron like he was. "They have nothing to do with it! And neither do my and Jude! Elias makes his own decision. You, more than anyone, should know that!" Alba loved her dad. But she felt like everyone was letting her down tonight and there was no way that she was about to let the way he was talking to her, to her brother, slide. Not tonight.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude shook his head slightly as Freddie spoke to him again. "Do you think that anyone could stop Elias from doing something he wants to do?" Jude asked with a raise of an eyebrow. His tone was calm but he was starting to feel a little mad about what his dad was saying. "He's been in Liverpool the last couple of months. How was I supposed to know? I was with Ava for most of the night." He narrowed his eyes as he snapped at Ava though, "She was there but it's not her job - not any of our jobs - to fucking babysit Elias."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace knew that none of this was going to end well and she didn't really think that this was the place to have this conversation. She was starting to get so frustrated by all of this. "I think we all need to take a second and calm down." Grace muttered. she was trying her hardest to not let this get to her, to not overreact. She needed to keep her head, especially with Seth in her arms.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie narrowed her eyes as her sister wrapped her arms around her. She hadn't expected that but she wasn't about to say anything. It was an olive branch and that was all she could think about right now. "I can't leave Ava." Bridie responded with a shake of her head. She wouldn't leave her. She knew that her friend had done the same for her through all of this as well. Even if - a part of her - really did want to go home.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Evelyn nodded as Gomez spoke. She took her brothers hand with a sigh. "Grace told Olive." She whispered. She had no idea what to do though. She wondered if her mum would. "Have you told mum?" Evelyn asked her brother. Her mother was her best friend but she was really struggling being around her recently.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "You want to watch your tone, Alba. Don't test me today." Freddie glared. He wasn't in the mood for it; he knew people probably thought he was being unreasonable, but since Elias was about fifteen he'd been fighting to keep something like this from happening and he'd failed. It had felt inevitable for so long and now it had finally happened and he couldn't stop thinking about his little boy inside a jail cell. "Then why are they here!" He snapped, shaking his head. "It's fucking family business." He muttered. "You're supposed to be looking out for each other. It's all I've ever bloody asked - especially Elias." He sighed. He hated this so much.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron cleared his throat slightly, unsure of what to do. "I think I should - just go... I'll call you later?" He whispered to Alba, raising an eyebrow. He wanted to be there for her and to help her, but it was clear that Freddie didn't want him or Ava here and he didn't want to force his presence on them. Especially because he could see that underneath the anger, the man was just hurting.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava sighed, running a hand through her hair awkwardly - she almost wanted to explain herself, but she also didn't want to make things worse... Especially because these were Jude's parents. She didn't want them to hate her. She noticed the baby squirming in Grace's arms. "Do you want me to take him outside? So you can - do all of this?" She asked the woman quietly. She thought she'd probably rather do it all without a squirming baby - and it was Jude's little brother, after all.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Just for a couple of nights... I'm not saying move back in, I'm just saying - let us look after you for a little while. Build you back up." Gabe suggested quietly, kneeling down in front of his daughter. He was so worried about her; she seemed like a shell of the dynamic person she had been and he needed to help her. "Ava can stay at ours too if you want or I'm sure she can go to her parents or spend a few nights on her own?" He shrugged his shoulders. He just wanted to be a dad to his daughter again, for a couple of days at least.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Olive listened to what her dad was saying and thought it made perfect sense. Bridie needed her family right now. "Please come home for a bit. I'll go too, just for a couple of nights." She muttered. She hadn't even been able to tell her sister that she was trying to have a baby for her friends yet - they hadn't been part of each other lives in so long.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Makes sense." Gomez nodded his head. He was glad somebody had, because Bridie was going to need all the help she could get. "No, I'm supposed to be going over there tonight, so I guess I'll tell her then..." He sighed. He struggled to be around both of his parents right now, but he found his mother the easiest of the two. Nothing had really changed when it came to Emilie - she just pretended everything was fine and whilst it was frustrating, he found it easier than his dads short temper.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Or what?!" Alba snapped at him. Like her father, she wasn't in the mood for it today and she really didn't think that there was much that he could do. "Because your children want them here! But neither of you give a fuck if it isn't Elias, do you?!" She knew that, that was the case for her mum and she was almost certain that it was the same with Freddie too. "If you're going, I am too." she shrugged. "I'm going to stay with izzy for a couple days." It was a snap decision but she wasn't sure that she could put up with her dad being like how he was. She had dealt with a lot from him, she wasn't going to be made to feel guilty.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude smiled at Ava, ever so slightly, as she offered to take Seth. As bad as it sounded, he often forgot that, that was his little brother. "And I tried. But i'm not a mind reader. You didn't know about what he was doing either, did you? So you can't blame us!" He was trying not to snap but it was getting harder the more his dad spoke.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace nodded, "Thank you Ava." she smiled slightly, "Freddie doesn't mean what he's saying about you - He's just upset." She whispered to the other as she handed over her son. She wasn't going to let Ava think that she had done anything wrong, not when she had done so much for her and her family. "Alba - stop being dramatic!" She snapped at her daughter, though she didn't know if that was especially fair.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie looked at her father - and then at her sister and she shrugged her shoulders. She didn't want to make any decisions right now but she didn't know what she could even do. "I don't know if a couple of days will do it." She whispered with a shake of her head. She wanted her mum. Everything was okay when her mum was there. She didn't feel as bad as she did right now. Not ever.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Right. Sounds good." Evelyn nodded her head. She didn't know how to be around either of her parents anymore ... so she decided not to be. She didn't understand how Gomez could be. "How is she?" Evelyn asked, nodding toward Bridie. She was partly just trying to change the subject from their parents.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "You're not staying anywhere! Neither of you are. You're staying put and that's that." Freddie snapped, looking to Grace for support. After all of this, he wanted his children under his roof and only his roof until Jude had to go back to uni. He wanted to be able to keep an eye on them and see what they were doing. "You don't call the shots around here Alba, I do. Stop being so dramatic. This isn't about you." Until Ava acknowledged the baby, Freddie honestly hadn't noticed it... But it struck him for the first time that Grace had a child that wasn't his and it hurt. Badly.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava smiled as Grace thanked her, taking the baby into her arms and rocking him slightly. "Don't worry about it. It's not exactly a normal situation." She whispered back with a little smile, grateful that she had apologised - she really liked Grace. She looked at Jude with a comforting glance before she started to walk Seth outside, rocking him in her arms.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron shook his head as Alba said she was leaving too. "Honestly Al, stay with your family - I just don't want to get in the way." He told her quietly. Especially once Ava had left, Aaron really didn't want to be there, in the middle of all of this. He couldn't believe how Freddie was being now, even though he was obviously hurt. Did he really think he could stop his kids going where they wanted?

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "We can try, can't we?" Gabe asked, daring to hope that Bridie might actually be listening to him. More than ever, he wished that Annabelle was there to help him, because he knew that his daughter was struggling so badly and he just didn't know what he was supposed to do to help her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez really wanted to be around his parents, but it was hard whilst they were separated - it was like they didn't even want to talk about each other and he hated that. He wished he could talk about it with Evelyn more. He shrugged at her question. "Not good. She was upset before he even confessed, but now - I mean... He's probably going to go to jail. Isn't he?" He whispered, looking to his sister for confirmation.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "You can't make me stay here!" Alba snapped at him. And she wouldn't She wouldn't stand there and let her parents throw insults at her. "And you wonder why I don't want to be around either ofF you right now." She shook her head as both her parents called her dramatic within the space of a couple of seconds. "I'm leaving." She snapped and started towards the exit. "Will you help me grab some stuff?" She whispered to Aaron. She didn't want this to be how the night ended with him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude sighed as his family continued. He didn't think that any of them could ever have a decent conversation about any of this. "What do you want us to do dad, really? Because standing here fighting like this isn't going to help anything." He had a temper - but he was also used to being the mediator when their family went at it. He had a lot of practice, even if he was rusty.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace shook her head, "If she wants to stay with Izzy, let her stay with Izzy. She'll look after her." Grace trusted Izzy with her kids, she knew that she would do right by her daughter if that was where she needed to be. She didn't think that keep Alba locked up at home was going to be the right play here.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie nodded as her dad spoke, "yeah, i guess." She missed her mum. She knew that she would know what to do to make things better for the two of them. Bridie looked to her sister then, "I miss mum." She whispered. Annabelle was the only one that Bridie thought was on her side, she was the only one who actually saw something in Elias. Losing that had been such a hard blow and Bridie felt like she had tried to fill that void with literally anything else.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Evelyn knew that she should try and be better for her brother but she just couldn't do it. It was too hard. Evelyn had always thought of her mother as her best friend and she thought that the women had completely betrayed her with all of this. "Yeah. I don't think any lawyer, no matter how good, could get him out of some kind of prison sentence." Though Evelyn knew that Elias had confessed, she didn't think it was the full story. She didn't understand why he would confess.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Freddie felt like he'd lost control of all of his children and it had never been like this before. And now Elias was going to jail. And all he wanted was a drink. "I can't fucking do this." He muttered, shaking his head. He looked at Grace then, properly - for the first time in months. "If he really has done this, he's going to jail. You know that, don't you? He's going inside, if he's done this." He hated saying the words, but they needed to be out there. Elias was going to prison.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava had planned to take the baby outside and see Bridie, but she could see her family gathered around her and she didn't want to interrupt that. It struck her that the baby wasn't only Jude's little brother, but Bridie's too. She kept her distance and stayed near the entrance so that Grace could see her baby, but she kept looking at Bridie every so often to make sure she was okay. She was worried about what would happen to the other when she eventually went to uni.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron was quick to follow Alba out of the station and he nodded his head at her question. "Yeah, of course I will..." He was always going to help her if she needed it, but he definitely felt a bit awkward about being in the middle of this situation. It felt so intense and he felt awful for all of them, if he was honest.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Olive felt her heart pang as her sister spoke; recently, she had been missing her mum more than ever and she knew that it was because she was about to make a decision that she needed her mother for... But she wasn't there. And Gabe tried so hard to be both, but it was impossible. "Me too." She whispered with a nod of her head, sighing softly. She wished Annabelle could be there, right now.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez was glad that his sister was on the same page as him; but he thought that Elias going to prison was going to ruin so many things for everybody. "I know... And, you know - he wouldn't confess if he wasn't going to stick by it." He didn't think there would be any changing his mind now.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace nodded as she turned to look at Freddie. It was probably the first time she had looked at him since they had broken up. Grace missed him but she was so happy with Gabe. "You can because Elias needs us right now." She nodded her head. She knew that she had no right to expect him to do anything but she thought that their son needed support. "I've gotten the best lawyer possible. Hopefully it won't be for too long." She sighed, "You don't think that he did?"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba nodded her head as Aaron spoke. She didn't want him to be stuck in the middle of all of this. "I'm sorry." She whispered to him with a shake of her head. "You probably want to fucking run for the hills right now." She couldn't say that she would blame him if that was the case. She just wanted to be out of there and somewhere that she felt safe and comfortable. That wasn't with her dad right now.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude wasn't really sure what to do as his parents spoke to one another but he figured that he shouldn't leave. He didn't even think that they had talked much, while being in the same room, since their split. Though he didn't think he was going to do much to help.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie never wanted to make her dad feel bad, that was why she had kept it all inside. She didn't want to upset him. But she missed her mum so much and she was struggling. she knew her mum would understand. She had always been so open with all of her children about her struggles as she was growing up. "Elias didn't do this." She whispered, to both her sister and her father. She hoped they would understand what she was saying, without her having to say it. Especially with the tears starting to form.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: If Evelyn was being really ruthless, she thought that Elias going away could be the making of Bridie. She thought - she hoped - that it was going to do her some good to get away from him. But she could never know for sure. "Exactly. Elias is going to go down for this. Whatever happens."

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Freddie nodded his head; he knew Grace was right, their son needed them and he always had. "How did we let this happen?" He asked Grace in a whisper, shaking his head. He almost forgot his son was still in the room for a second, but at Grace's last question, he was too aware of him. "Can you give us a minute?" He asked him. He and Grace had been through all of this together and they both knew who Elias was and what he could do. If he'd done it, Freddie wouldn't be that surprised.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron shook his head, a little smile on his face. "Nobody's gonna act sane when something like this is going on. It's fine." He promised her. He wasn't offended, not really - he had just felt awkward and had wanted to be out of there. "I'm not running anywhere - I'm not fast enough, it'd be embarrassing." He joked, squeezing her hand gently. "How do you feel?" He raised an eyebrow. He wondered if it had sunk in for her yet.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gabe wasn't sure what his daughter was telling him at first, but the guilt written all over her face and the tears... It didn't take him more than a couple of seconds to register what was going on. He cleared his throat, not sure what to do. He didn't judge her - how could he? She was his daughter. But Elias was going to jail, most likely, for something he didn't do. And he wasn't sure where that sat with him. "I - then why?" He whispered, but he took his daughters hand to show her that he was still with her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: If she was honest, Olive had thought something like this might be the truth from the time of Bridie's overdose - hearing it just confirmed what she had already known. She nodded her head, her brain immediately whirring. Elias had obviously taken the fall for her - but how many times had Bridie taken the fall for him? How much did he owe her? Maybe this was what needed to happen. "It's okay..." She whispered, chewing on her bottom lip. "Whatever happened... It's not your fault." And she truly believed that.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "For a long time?" Gomez asked. For somebody so smart, he could be naive sometimes and really, he didn't know much about jail or sentences or the different crimes... He just knew that after the drunk driving incident and all the fighting, they weren't going to let him off for this. Not when somebody had died. He just wondered how long he would be away for, because it was really going to affect Bridie.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude nodded as his dad asked him to step outside. He was going to do whatever his dad wanted tonight - since his sister and brother had other idea. But his mums question kept running around his brain. He hadn't doubted it before but now? Something felt off. "Hey." He sighed as he stood beside Ava. "Do you want me to take him?" He asked. It felt crazy to him that they were supposed to have a baby nowT too.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace shook her head, "We did the best that we could do. We can't blame ourselves for something Elias has done now." She couldn't believe that this was on them. She thought that Elias was old enough to make his own decisions now. She watched as Jude left the room and then turned back to Freddie, "Well?" She asked with a raise of an eyebrow and a sigh.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba shrugged her shoulders, "But my family have to act extra crazy." She muttered as she rolled her eyes. She didn't think that they were ever going to be normal, if she was completely honest. Though she didn't feel like laughing, she smiled slightly as Aaron spoke and nodded, "That's good to know." She look at him at his question before she shrugged her shoulders, "I'm scared for him." Her voice cracked.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie had, had no intention to tell anyone the truth but she didn't think that she could lie to Olive or Gabe for much longer. The blonde sighed. "He wanted to give me money, to help me get by. So he refused. I told him I'd make my own way. So he gave me the drugs to sell. I figured he wasn't just giving me it and-" She shrugged. "And I gave it to Zoe." She was keeping her voice down, the last thing she wanted was to let someone else hear her, "I should tell someone, right? I shouldn't let this happen to Elias?"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I don't think so. Grace is rich enough to make sure that it isn't for a long time." She rolled her eyes. Evelyn thought that, if it had been one of the Saracens, then things would be different. If this was Bridie, then she figured that she would be in prison for a few years, a least. She thought that Elias wouldn't even get six months. It almost made her sick, that money could do so much.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava smiled as she heard Jude's voice, nodding her head. "Yeah, if you want to." She smiled. Seth had barely made a peep while she'd had him outside, although he wasn't asleep - he had just been watching everything around them. She passed the baby to her boyfriend with a little smile. It was weird, seeing him with a baby when they were supposed to have one of their own - almost bittersweet. "How are things in there?" She indicated to inside the station.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Unlike Grace, Freddie felt completely responsible for this - if he'd been able to help more financially, maybe Elias wouldn't have done this. He waited until Jude left and then turned back to Grace with a shrug. "I don't fucking know. He's done something, I know that. The way he's been acting... it hasn't been normal. But we both know that boy is a skilled fucking liar. He didn't have to confess. But he did. Why?" That was the part that didn't ring true to Freddie.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron definitely hadn't experienced anything like Alba's family before, but he didn't judge them for it - he had just been surprised, that was all. He had expected her answer to his question, but it didn't make it any less sad. He dropped her hand and instead, wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Your brother is like... the toughest guy I know." He promised her.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gabe had tears in his eyes as Bridie spoke, because he really didn't know what to do - the right thing to do was to tell the truth, but then Bridie would go to jail and he didn't know if she'd make it out. He couldn't afford a good enough lawyer and she wasn't strong enough. But it also wasn't fair for somebody else to take the fall. "You got the drugs from him?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.

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GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Fucking hell, Bri..." Olive muttered, tapping her fingers nervously on her legs as she thought about what to say. "If he gave you the drugs, you'll both go down. And he'll get even longer, because he'd be the supplier." She muttered, looking at her dad. "It's up to you - if you want to tell someone, we can go back in. But I also just - I don't know... I don't know..." She sighed. She wasn't sure what to advise, but she didn't want her sister to go to jail.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez just didn't think it was fair that money ruled over so much - and that some people just didn't have any. They had always watched the Saracens have to scrape by, to make it work... He'd even watched them be forced to accept money from his dad or his Uncle Tommy, because they couldn't afford bills or school uniform. He hated it.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude felt so disconnected from Seth. He didn't know if it was because he lived in a whole different city from his baby brother, or if it was because he wasn't Freddies ... but he was trying. "Mum and dad are talking. Which is more than they've done in the last year so.." He shrugged his shoulders. He would like if his parents were friends, if they could do things as a family again. He never expected them to get together but he thought that something more than they were, would be nice.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace didn't see how this could be either herself or Freddies fault. Elias had money. He had his savings that they had given him access too. There was stuff there for him. She almost thought that he wanted to get into trouble sometimes. "Do you really think he would confess to something he didn't do, though?" Grace thought that the only way he would do that, is if it was Alba or Jude that was in trouble. And she didn't want to think about that.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba had never been at odds with her father like this before but she didn't think that she could be around him. She just wanted to be able to see her big brother. "And?" Alba asked. She didn't see how that made much of a difference. "He was starting to get his life together and now all of this ? He doesn't need this. He didn't do anything wrong." And Alba would continue to believe that. Even if Elias had sold the drugs, he didn't force her to take too much. He wasn't responsible for this.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie nodded at her dads question, "Yeah. I got them from him." She whispered. She was at a loss. She loved Elias and he had asked her to trust him - but how could she ever live with herself if she let him go down for this? "But I don't have to tell them I got them from him, do I? I can just say that it was just me. It --" She shook her head. "Why did he do this?" It was all so much to comprehend. Though she knew, if the situation was reversed, she would've done the same for him.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Evelyn, like her brother, didn't think it was fair that people should get off just because they had money and were able to afford the best of the best. She didn't think that it was fair that people got treated differently because of their status in the world. "I heard Fleur was here today? Did you talk to her?" She asked her brother. She didn't like the way that she was acting to Gomez but she knew that Evelyn would be the same in the girls position.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Ava couldn't help but smile as the baby looked happily up at his big brother, holding out her finger for him to grab. "Look at how he looks at you." She laughed, shaking her head. She knew things were tricky, but none of that was the babies fault. "That's something, at least - it's not like they can ignore each other when this is going on." She shrugged her shoulders. She hoped not, anyway. "When do you have to go back? Do you want me to drive you?" She thought his family were probably going to be quite preoccupied.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Do you think he'd confess to something he did do?" Freddie asked, shaking his head. "Think about it - you know him as well as I do. Probably fucking better. He doesn't care if he gets himself in trouble, he never fucking has... Why would he just confess? He's never done that in his life. He's lied to me about things I've watched him do." He just didn't buy it. "He's covering for someone, Grace." He thought that was the only way that any of this made sense. "And when I find out who, I'll fucking kill them." He wasn't having his son paying for anybody else's crimes.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron wondered where Elias was right now, what they were doing to him and he felt a rush of sympathy for the boy. Whatever he'd done, he hadn't meant to kill that girl - and Aaron didn't really believe that he had. She had taken too much, that wasn't his fault. "Then the lawyers will get him off, right?" He asked, shrugging his shoulders. Grace was a wealthy woman, she would have an excellent lawyer. "He can still get his life together, Al... People come out of prison all the time and make something of themselves." But his voice sounded doubtful, even to his own ears.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I think we need to go home and talk about this - properly. We can't do it here." Gabe sighed, looking around them, all of a sudden aware that they were sitting in front of the police station. "If you want to come clean, I'll support you. But you have to really think this through and make the decision properly, Bri." He sighed, taking his daughters hand. He needed to speak to his sister and to Emilie - he needed their opinions.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Olive wondered when the mess was going to end; when would Bridie stop being in situations like this because of Elias? But she knew it wasn't the time to say it. She nodded at her dads words - they needed to discuss all of this properly. "Do you need to do anything else here before we go?"

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gomez nodded his head as Evelyn spoke about Fleur. "Yeah, we spoke... I felt bad when nobody was going over to her and she was upset and everything." He sighed. He wondered now if it hadn't been the best decision, though. "It felt kind of weird, though." He admitted with a shrug, looking at his big sister to see what her opinion was on it all. Although it was hard, he still thought it was the right decision for he and Fleur to not be together.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Jude smiled slightly as he heard Avas comment. It felt so strange to him that this was his little brother. He was almost twenty and he had a baby brother. "He looks at you the same. " He shook his head ever so slightly. "Well - you'd think not but who actually knows when it comes to my parents, you know?" He asked with a raise of an eyebrow. "I wanna wait for them. See what they're thinking or whatever.."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Grace shrugged her shoulders with a sigh. She knew that Elias wasn't likely to ever confess to something he had done but she couldn't work out why he would confess to something that he hadn't. "If he's protecting anyone, it's one of the other two." She was almost certain of it. She knew that Elias would do anything to protect his siblings, it was how he had been raised. "This is Elias' choice. If he is protecting someone, he thought he needed to. You can't blame whoever it is."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba was trying not to think about her big brother. She was trying not to think about where he was and what was happening to him because it was overwhelming. She felt like she wanted to scream. "The police want someone to go down for it. He's already had a couple warnings. I don't think there's anything that anyone can do to get him off." She whispered with a shake of her head. "Yeah? and do you really think that's going to be Elias? Because I love him but I don't. He's just gonna give up on everything."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Bridie wanted to use so badly. She hadn't touched anything since she had been in the hospital but now, tonight, she was desperate for it. "Can I meet you there later? I want to grab a couple things from the flat first. Talk to Ava." She shrugged. She didn't think that she could tell Ava what had happened, she couldn't risk Jude and the other Heyes finding out. "Please don't tell anyone." She was sure Olive and her dad wanted peoples opinions but this was the last thing that she wanted to be spread around.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Evelyn sighed as Gomez spoke. She thought that he was too good for his own good. She didn't think that Fleur deserved him, if she was completely honest. "It's going to be." Evelyn muttered with a nod of her head. "but if you want her to be in your life, you just have to keep trying. She'll come around." She took her brothers hand, "Look - do you want me to come to mums with you tonight?"

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Maybe he's just cute all the time, then." Ava laughed, raising an eyebrow. She smiled down at the baby; she couldn't imagine being this age and having a baby sibling. She had never even had a younger sibling. "Yeah, you're right - how long do you think it'll take your dad to calm down?" She asked. Freddie had seemed furious, as they'd all known he would be - but she thought he'd been a little extreme. "Makes sense... And Wyatt can catch you up, at least." She hated whenever Jude had to leave, but having him here for such negative reasons also wasn't nice.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "It's not." Freddie snapped immediately. He didn't know why, but he was so sure of it. "It's not Alba, she wouldn't dare. And Jude wouldn't jeopardize his future like that. Besides, they wouldn't let him - they'd have said something to us by now." He shook his head. It wasn't one of the two, he was absolutely sure of it. "Sure I fucking can. What kind of a coward do you have to be to watch somebody else to go prison for something you did? They should fucking speak up." He wasn't going to change his mind on this.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron shook his head - he didn't know enough about Alba's siblings to argue her point and he didn't want to, anyway. She knew best and he was never going to deny that. "So you're going to... Izzy's, did you say? Who's that?" He asked, trying to change the subject but also being curious about where she was going to go. He had never heard of any Aunts or Uncles that she had and he was interested about knowing more of her family.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Gabe was sad that Bridie wasn't going to come straight home with them, but it gave him chance to pull himself together and make things as good as possible for her. "Yeah, of course... I'll make something nice for dinner." He smiled, sighing softly. "I won't tell anybody." He wanted advice so badly, but he would never speak a word of this if Bridie didn't want him to.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I do want her in my life - she's Wren's mum, she has to be... But she doesn't want me around unless we're together." Gomez sighed; that was how it felt to him and although he knew Fleur was hurting, he hadn't totally stopped to think about how hard it would all be. On top of that, there was the entire Maggie situation, in which his feelings were growing stronger everyday. He had the sudden urge to tell his sister, to let it out... But he didn't know if it was wise.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "He's a baby, they're always cute, right?" Jude asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He wasn't sure how he was going to be with Seth as they grew up. Jude wasn't even living in London right now. He shrugged, "I don't know if he will, if i'm honest. He'll be furious." Jude hoped that he would but he knew that his dad could hold a grudge and he didn't think that any of it was just going to go away any time soon. "Yeah - I dunno. I might just stick around here till the wedding. No point going back to come back in a couple days, is there?"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I'm not going to stand here and let you snap at me all night Freddie! You're being a child." Grace snapped back, with a shake of her head. "It doesn't matter if someone else did this! Elias confessed. He's the one in the firing line right now. He's who we need to be thinking about. Not how you're gonna kill whoever he's done this for. It doesn't matter who he did it for. it's done!" She didn't see the point in talking about it anymore. "I want to see my son." She spoke to one of the police men, now. She just wanted to be able to talk to Elias.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba didn't know if she would get much sleep that night. She knew that the moment she closed her eyes, she'd think about Elias. "Oh. She's my mums best friend. My 'Aunt.'." Alba smiled slightly. Izzy had always been like a second mum to Alba. She knew that the other wouldn't mind about her stopping by. "Did you ever meet Bridies Uncle Nick when you were with her? It's his wife."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I'm not hungry. Don't bother." Bridie muttered with a shake of her head. She hadn't been eating much since they had found out about Zoe. She had felt sick to her stomach and tonight, it was just that much worse. She stood up then and nodded her head. "I'll see you at your house." Bridie spoke, pulling out another cigarette and quickly lighting it. She felt more stable now - but also more sure that she had to tell someone that this was her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Gomez - you guys just broke up. You can't expect her to just be fine with you straight away." Evelyn muttered with a shake of her head. She thought that, that was pretty unreasonable if she was completely honest. Evelyn knew Gomez better than anyone in this world - and she knew that something was bothering him, something was happening. She just didn't want to ask him about it. If he wanted to tell her, she was sure that he would.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "He's a baby, they're always cute, right?" Jude asked with a raise of an eyebrow. He wasn't sure how he was going to be with Seth as they grew up. Jude wasn't even living in London right now. He shrugged, "I don't know if he will, if i'm honest. He'll be furious." Jude hoped that he would but he knew that his dad could hold a grudge and he didn't think that any of it was just going to go away any time soon. "Yeah - I dunno. I might just stick around here till the wedding. No point going back to come back in a couple days, is there?"

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I'm not going to stand here and let you snap at me all night Freddie! You're being a child." Grace snapped back, with a shake of her head. "It doesn't matter if someone else did this! Elias confessed. He's the one in the firing line right now. He's who we need to be thinking about. Not how you're gonna kill whoever he's done this for. It doesn't matter who he did it for. it's done!" She didn't see the point in talking about it anymore. "I want to see my son." She spoke to one of the police men, now. She just wanted to be able to talk to Elias.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: Alba didn't know if she would get much sleep that night. She knew that the moment she closed her eyes, she'd think about Elias. "Oh. She's my mums best friend. My 'Aunt.'." Alba smiled slightly. Izzy had always been like a second mum to Alba. She knew that the other wouldn't mind about her stopping by. "Did you ever meet Bridies Uncle Nick when you were with her? It's his wife."

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "I'm not hungry. Don't bother." Bridie muttered with a shake of her head. She hadn't been eating much since they had found out about Zoe. She had felt sick to her stomach and tonight, it was just that much worse. She stood up then and nodded her head. "I'll see you at your house." Bridie spoke, pulling out another cigarette and quickly lighting it. She felt more stable now - but also more sure that she had to tell someone that this was her.

BS AH FM SK MC MS JH AS: "Gomez - you guys just broke up. You can't expect her to just be fine with you straight away." Evelyn muttered with a shake of her head. She thought that, that was pretty unreasonable if she was completely honest. Evelyn knew Gomez better than anyone in this world - and she knew that something was bothering him, something was happening. She just didn't want to ask him about it. If he wanted to tell her, she was sure that he would.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Not always. I've seen some really weird looking babies. Have you ever seen Barney's baby pictures?" Ava laughed, shaking her head. Milo had showed her some and she didn't think she'd ever fully recovered. She sighed as Jude said that he didn't think Freddie was going to relent, even slightly. "Yeah, he seemed it... It's not like anybody could've done anything, though. We didn't even know he was doing it." She sighed, running a hand through her hair. "I guess not - and it's probably best you're around, for Alba." She knew the young girl was going to struggle with all of this, more than she already was.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Fuck off, I'm not being a child - I'm trying to stop you accusing your other fucking children. Not that you would know anything about them, because it's been months since you last even spoke to Alba or Jude." Freddie accused, rolling his eyes. "It matters if we can get him off without going to fucking jail." He hissed. He would rather see anybody else go down, than one of his own children. "They're not going to let you see him until tomorrow." He told her with a shrug of his shoulders. He knew how this worked - many of his friends had done time before.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: Aaron smiled at the little smile on Alba's face - it was nice, he thought, that she still had somewhere she could go and feel safe, with somebody she trusted. "Oh - yeah, I think I did. He's pretty - grumpy, right?" He laughed, unsure of what word to use. "I don't think I ever met his wife, though, she was always really busy or something." He shrugged his shoulders. It felt like a lifetime ago, when he and Bridie had been together. Like it hadn't even been him.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "Everybody else has to eat, don't they?" Gabe smiled, raising an eyebrow. Even though Bridie was struggling, it didn't mean he could stop being a parent to all of his other children that lived in his house - and Minnie. "See you soon, Bridie... I love you." He told her quietly, before sighing and beginning to walk back to his home.

GCH MAL AM AG EH BC: "I know... And I don't. But she doesn't have anybody else, so if she doesn't let me help her then - well, nobody will." Gomez shrugged. He worried about her now that she didn't seem to have any friends left in the group, he worried a lot. His stomach churned as he thought about telling Evelyn about he and Maggie, but he had to. He had to get it off his chest. "Ev, I've done something pretty bad..."