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I SAT THERE IN THE LOBBY OF THE POLICE STATION, that's where Cook was being held after the ordeal. I just sat there, waiting for him to be released to his mum. She was standing there talking to some officers at the counter as I sat in the chairs, fiddling with the hem of my shirt as I shook my leg nervously. It wasn't long before Cook was escorted out from the back, I jumped out of my seat, walking over to him, I swiftly hit him in the back of the head, causing him to duck his head down, placing a hand on the back of his head, "Goddamit, James, are you fucking kidding me?" I whisper-yelled at him, he looked up at me, rubbing his head.

"What the fuck?" He returned my tone of voice, "What the fuck was the for?" 

I let out a frustrated sigh, furrowing my brow at him, "Look at this fucking mess you went and got yourself into, you idiot!"

"He pushed you!" He tried to defend his actions, causing me to glare at him, more anger in my eyes.

"He ran into me on accident!" I argued back, "There is no way that you can just go into court and win that argument," He started to grumble as I lectured him, then a smile formed on his lips. He put his arms out waiting for a hug. I let out a sigh, giving in, I walked into his arms, relaxing as he held me against his chest, hand on the back of my head,.

After I pulled away, he pointed down at his ankle, "Like the new bling?" He laughed quietly, I looked down at his ankle monitor, "Thing goes off if I ain't in the house at like... 7PM or whatever," He took his time to walk over to his mum.

That's when his mum looked over at us, walking up to him first, "Hell, Jimmy, how you been?" She said to him, I raised a brow, a smirk on my lips once I heard this new nickname, it was the first time I had ever heard a soul call him anything other than Cook or Cookie. I knew how I was going to annoy him now, his mum's stare landed on me now, "And who' this?" She pointed a manicured finger at me in a questioning manner.

"Nobody calls me Jimmy, mum..." Cook said with a displeased tone in his voice, "This is Harper, she's my girl."

"Okay... Smelly," His mum laughed at him, the officers joining in with the banter, "Nice to meet you, Harper," She gave me a large smile, I just awkwardly returned the smile, biting the corner of my mouth.

After the... Warming reunion, she drove us to her house. Cook didn't mention to her that I was going to stay with him, and honestly, I didn't feel like intruding in a house belonging to someone I had just met, especially when I was shagging her son. I looked over at Cook, nudging him, he sighed, "Mum, Harper's staying with me," He finally mentioned to her, his voice was oddly quiet, he seemed awkward around his mum, I wasn't sure why, but then again he never had mentioned her to me before, so obviously they have a rocky relationship. 

She looked over her shoulder as she put the car in park, "Oh, that's lovely. I'd love to have her," She turned back around, exiting the car to walk out of the house. I got out as well, following Cook, "He's dying to see you," She mentioned to Cook, putting her hand on the doorknob, entering the house.