Seventy Six

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Two weeks later...

"Poppy!!! I can't believe you still don't have a dress!!" "You only picked yours up the other day!!" The younger sister shouted along the landing. "Yes but I've had it picked out for weeks!!" Meg said rolling her eyes. Johnny smirked from where he was laying on his girlfriend's bed, he had one arm behind his head as he scrolled on his phone. "What are you chuckling at?" Meg said lightheartedly as she shut her bedroom door and began taking her silk robe off draping it across the end of the bed. "Just you two.. it's cute, especially how much you care about her." "Well I don't want her letting the side down. I mean I can just see it now, headline after headline Depp's girl hanging with underdressed woman." Meg said in a sarcastic voice. "Hey.. who gives a shit what people think." He said as she climbed into bed beside him. He rolled onto his side cupping her face. "I do." She said quietly. "Well I know it's hard, but don't doll. You're everything I want and more, we know the truth, those we love know the truth and quite frankly anyone else can just get stuffed." "Maybe I shouldn't arrive with you. We are just playing into their hands every-time we are seen together." "Hey.. what's all this? I thought you were ok with it all? You wanted to be public." "I did. I do. It's just we could tone it down a bit so they have nothing to write about.." "Doll they don't have anything to write about, that's why they've created the smear campaign against you." Meg bit her lip before nodding. "Ok..." she said unsure. "I love you and I'll do all I can to protect you ok? Besides it's for a good cause. Your Uncle works hard on these galas, let's remember the real reason we are going yeah?" Meg nodded once more before kissing her boyfriend. Her tongue was just invading his mouth when the bedroom door flung open and Poppy ran in and straight into her sister's closet. "POPPY!!!!!" Yelled Meg annoyed. Johnny smirked before seeing the angry look from his girlfriend. "I need to see if you've got shoes that will match the dress I just saw online..." Poppy shouted from the walk in closet without a care in the world. Meg sat up about to give her sister what for, when Johnny lent in. "Allow me doll." Meg looked confused before her boyfriend yelled "Oi McGivern!!!!!" Travis appeared flustered in the doorway in just sweatpants. "Sir?" He said awkwardly seeing Johnny and Meg in bed together. "If you wanna keep your job... do your thing..." Johnny said with a wink and Travis nodded strolling into the closet and picking up Poppy and throwing her over his shoulder making her squeal and giggle. "Thank you Travis." Johnny said chuckling before noticing Meg biting her lip from laughing. "It's a privilege Sir." He shut the door behind him before Meg burst out into giggles. "Sometimes I forget how good it is that you have staff." She said leaning in to continue her passionate kiss with her boyfriend.

The day of the charity gala arrived, and Meg was surprised that a hair and make up artist arrived at her house mid afternoon courtesy of Johnny. When she called the latter about it, he had simply calmed her concern by saying he wanted her taken care of and pampered without having to stress. She took it for the compliment it was, and allowed the artist to work her magic. Before long, she was feeling a lot more relaxed about the evening ahead. She constantly reminded herself it was a charity evening, and she had attended many events organised by her aunt and uncle in previous years, so why should this one be any different? Poppy had finally found a dress and had it delivered merely the day prior and was in her room squeezing into it with the help of Travis and Polly. Dan was in the sitting room nursing a whiskey waiting for his family to be ready for the function.

An hour or so later, Meg was still in her bedroom and had waved the make up artist off. She got into her dress, and added simple jewellery before her phone alerted her of a message from Johnny.

Ready when you are sweetness.. we'll head to yours shortly x x x

See you soon x x x

Meg finished her look with some heels and a spray of her favourite Chanel perfume before standing in front of the mirror. She analysed her look for an agonisingly long time before she heard the arrival of Johnny and his entourage downstairs. Grabbing her clutch bag, she quickly snapped a photo for her social media, and headed down the stairs.

She nervously walked down the stairs and saw everyone gathered in the foyer, her brother was greeting Johnny like an old friend and Polly and Poppy seemed to be giggling about something

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She nervously walked down the stairs and saw everyone gathered in the foyer, her brother was greeting Johnny like an old friend and Polly and Poppy seemed to be giggling about something. She was careful not to tread on her dress or trip up, but as she looked up, she only had eyes for one person. It seemed he only had eyes for her too as he stopped his conversation and took a long seductive drag of his cigarette.

As she arrived at the bottom of the stairs Polly hugged her "Meg that dress is to die for! You look amazing!" "Thank you!" The woman blushed before returning the compliment

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As she arrived at the bottom of the stairs Polly hugged her "Meg that dress is to die for! You look amazing!" "Thank you!" The woman blushed before returning the compliment. "Pops I'll give you your due, finding a dress a week before and it looking that good is just crazy." "Well sis we can't all be perfect." Dan said kissing his sister's head. "Darling you look beautiful," Johnny said wrapping his arms around his girl, "thank you! You look handsome yourself." Meg smiled thanking him before the group climbed into waiting cars to take them to the venue.

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