Michelle jumped and carefully placed her book that she was reading on the coffee table, when she heard the doorbell ring. She glanced at Chloe, smiling slightly to herself when she noticed that she was sleeping soundly on the sofa. She sighed and slowly stood up as the doorbell sounded once again. Michelle walked along the hall and slowly opened the front door, gasping as she laid eyes on Shayne.
"What are you doing here?!" she exclaimed, frowning at him as he staggered and leant against the doorway. She rolled her eyes slightly when she gazed at his pupils and noticed how dilated they were.
"I think the more appropriate question, is what are you doing here?" he sneered at her.
"I thought you hated them." he added, smiling smugly at her, as he tried to focus on her face that was slowly swirling.
"You shouldn't be here." she said firmly, quickly moving to close the door, gasping as Shayne reached out to place his hand on the door, preventing her from closing it. Michelle groaned as she fought to close the door, her stomach churning in fear when she realised that he was too strong for her. She watched in horror as he forced the door open and quickly walked into the house.
"What do you even want, you're breaking your bail conditions?" she asked nervously, quickly stepping back from him and swallowing the nervous lump that was rising in her throat.
"Yeah I heard that you reported me, even though you gave consent." he muttered, shaking his head slowly.
"I did not give consent." she snapped, her temper starting to rise that he was trying to suggest that she'd made up the charges.
"You would say that wouldn't you, the truth is you just feel guilty that you cheated on your boyfriend, and it's easier to blame me rather than face up to what you did." he sneered at her. Michelle shook her head slowly and stared at him, not entirely sure how to respond. Despite the fact that she felt a deep sense of anger at Shayne's words, she couldn't help but feel slightly nervous of what he was capable of. She had witnessed first hand, how quickly his temper could turn and from her experience as a nurse she could clearly see that he was high on drugs.
"Maybe you should leave." she tried, fighting to keep her voice level.
"Not until you drop the charges!" he said angrily, quickly stepping towards her. Shayne smirked as a small squeak of fear escaped her lips. He laughed when she quickly stepped back, gasping as her back made contact with the wall.
"I'm not going to drop them, you know what you did." she told him, surprising herself by how brave she suddenly felt.
"Just drop the damn charges!" he yelled, his temper finally snapping.
"What's going on?" Michelle heard a small voice say from the living room doorway. Michelle's heart plummeted into the pit of her stomach as she saw Chloe slowly walking into the hall. Michelle glanced between Chloe and Shayne, suddenly feeling rigid with fear at the thought of Shayne doing something to hurt Chloe, particularly when she was pregnant.
Chloe gasped as she slowly walked into the hallway and noticed Shayne glaring at Michelle menacingly. She froze in place, her legs suddenly feeling very heavy.
"Oh look, it's Lee's little stylist." Shayne said, smirking at Chloe as he patronised her.
"Why are you here?" Chloe asked quietly, her gaze fixed on the floor as she tried not to do anything to antagonize Shayne. She glanced up at him as he stood in front of her, staring down at her silently. Chloe slowly backed away from him, not entirely sure what he was going to do, but knowing in her heart that she needed to protect her baby. She gasped in shock as Shayne reached towards her and grabbed her hoodie, quickly pulling her towards himself. Michelle hurried over to stand behind Shayne and grabbed his elbow, desperately fighting with him to try and pull him away from Chloe. Shayne pushed her away with his elbow, smiling to himself when Michelle staggered backwards, hitting her head against the radiator and collapsing in a heap on the floor. Chloe stared at Michelle, her heart pounding against her chest when Michelle remained completely motionless. She released the breath she didn't realise that she was holding when she saw Michelle taking steady breaths. Her eyes flickered to Shayne when he placed his hands on her hips and pushed her against the wall roughly. Chloe froze in fear, desperately racking her brain to try and think of something to escape the situation. She squirmed slightly, trying to remove herself from his grip, sighing in frustration as he pressed his body against hers, completely pinning her against the wall.
