My Top 10 Cartoon Network Characters
#10 Finn The Human And Jake The Dog (Adventure Time)
#9 Gumball Watterson (The Amazing World of Gumball)
#8 K.O (OK K.O! Let's Be Heroes!)
#7 Yumi Yoshimura (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
#6 Angelo Lawrence (Angelo Rules)
#5 Blossom, Bubbles, And Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls)
#4 Ami Onuki (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
#3 Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
#2 Tom The Cat And Jerry The Mouse (Tom And Jerry)
And #1 Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes)
Honorable Mentions: Mordecai And Rugby (Regular Show), Chowder (Chowder), Flapjack (The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack), The Bears (We Bare Bears), Beast Boy (Teen Titans), Courage the Cowardly Dog, Mac (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends), Nigel Uno (Codename: Kids Next Door), Robot Jones, Robin (Teen Titans), Raven (Teen Titans), Samurai Jack, Kuki Sanban (Codename: Kids Next Door), Scooby-Doo, Steven Universe, Wallabee Beatles (Codename: Kids Next Door), Grim Reaper (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy), Gwen (Total Drama Island), Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo), The Flintstones, Ella (Total Drama: Pakhitew Island), Annoying Orange (2009-early 2014, Annoying Orange Gaming),
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Adventure Time Belongs To Pendleton Ward Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. Saerom Animation, Inc. Science SARU Inc. Frederator Studios, Frederator Networks, Inc. WOW! Unlimited Media Inc. Kartoon Studios, Inc. Cartoon Network Studios, Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
The Amazing World of Gumball Belongs To Ben Bocquelet, Boulder Media Limited Ireland, Dandelion Studios, Studio SOI, Great Marlborough Productions Inc. Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe, Cartoon Network Studios Europe, Hanna-Barbera Studios Europe Ltd. Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Television Studios UK, Warner Bros. International Television Production, Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited, WarnerMedia EMEA, Turner Broadcasting System International, WarnerMedia International, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Belongs To Ian Jones-Quartey, Digital eMation, Inc. Sunmin Image Pictures Co., Ltd. Jam Filled Entertainment, Boat Rocker Media Inc. Cartoon Network Studios, Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi Belongs To Sam Register, Renegade Animation, Cartoon Network Studios, Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Angelo Rules Belongs To Sylvie De Mathuisieulx, Sebastien Diologent, TeamTO, CAKE Entertainment Ltd. France 3, France 4, France Télévisions S.A. Télétoon+ CANAL+ S.A. Groupe CANAL+ S.A. Vivendi SE, Expand Drama, Super RTL, RTL Deutschland GmbH, RTL Group S.A. International Rheingold Productions, Cartoon Network MENA, Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited, WarnerMedia EMEA, Turner Broadcasting System International, WarnerMedia International, WarnerMedia & Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
The Powerpuff Girls Belongs To Craig McCracken, Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Cartoon Network Studios, Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Dexter's Laboratory Belongs To Genndy Tartakovsky, Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. Twenty First Century Entertainment, Fil-Cartoons, Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. Mr. Big Cartoons, SEK Animation Studio, Shanghai Morning Sun Animation Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Jade Animation Company, Hong Ying Animation Co., Ltd. Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Cartoon Network Studios, Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Turner Network Television (TNT), Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom and Jerry Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. Fil-Cartoons, Mr. Big Cartoons, Bardel Entertainment, Inc. Baer Animation Company, CNK International, Seoul Movie Co., Ltd. Toon City Animation Inc. Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Hanho Heung-Up Co., Ltd. Rough Draft Korea Co. Ltd. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. Lotto Animation, Inc. Renegade Animation, PIP Animation Services Inc. Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. Digital eMation, Inc. Duncan Studio, Rembrandt Films, Sib Tower 12, Inc. MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studio, Harman-Ising Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. MGM Holdings, Inc. Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon.com, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
The Tom and Jerry Show (1975 TV series) Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, MGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. MGM Holdings, Inc. Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon.com, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. ABC, Disney General Entertainment Content, Disney Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Tex Avery, Filmation Associates, Classic Media, LLC, DreamWorks Classics, DreamWorks Animation LLC, Universal Pictures Television LLC, Universal Studio Group, NBCUniversal Media Group NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Comcast Corporation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television, MGM Worldwide Television Group and Digital, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. MGM Holdings, Inc. Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon.com, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. CBS Broadcasting Inc. CBS Entertainment Group, Paramount Global, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom & Jerry Kids Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd. Fil Cartoons Inc. Mr. Big Cartoons, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. FOX KIDS, FOX Family Worldwide Inc. FOX Broadcasting Company, FOX Entertainment, FOX Corporation, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom and Jerry Tales Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Rob LaDuca, Jeff Davison, Toon City Animation Inc. Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Rough Draft Korea Co. Ltd. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. Lotto Animation, Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
The Tom And Jerry Show Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Darrell Van Citters, Renegade Animation, PIP Animation Services Inc. Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom and Jerry in New York Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Darrell Van Citters, Renegade Animation, Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. HBO Max, WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom and Jerry Special Shorts Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Peter Browngardt, Yowza! Animation, Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. HBO Max, WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom and Jerry (2022) Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Fanworks Inc. Studio Nanahosi, Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Japan, Cartoon Network Japan, Discovery Japan, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific, Turner Broadcasting System International, WarnerMedia International, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Tom and Jerry In Singapore (2023) Belongs To William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, AUM Animation Studios Pvt. Ltd. Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. HBO GO, Home Box Office, Inc. Cartoon Network Asia, Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks Asia Pacific, Turner Broadcasting System International, WarnerMedia International, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Looney Tunes Belongs To Leon Schlesinger, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Harman-Ising Productions, Leon Schlesinger Productions, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, Format Productions, Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation, The Vitaphone Corporation, Vitagraph Company of America, Turner Entertainment Company, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Kids' WB! The WB, The WB Television Network, Inc. Tribune Broadcasting Company, LLC. Tribune Media Company, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
The Looney Tunes Show Belongs To Leon Schlesinger, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Sam Register, Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone, Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Toon City Animation Inc. Lotto Animation, Inc. Rough Draft Korea Co., Ltd. Crew 972 Ltd. Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
New Looney Tunes Belongs To Leon Schlesinger, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Erik Kuska, Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Rough Draft Studios, Inc. Snipple Animation Studios, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. Cartoon Network, Boomerang, The Cartoon Network, Inc. Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
Looney Tunes Cartoons Belongs To Leon Schlesinger, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Pete Browngardt, Yowza! Animation, Yearim Productions Co., Ltd. Snipple Animation Studios, Tonic DNA, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. HBO Max, WarnerMedia Direct, LLC. Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming and Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution Warner Bros. Television Studios, Warner Bros. Television Group, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WarnerMedia, And Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
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LIEBE LIESE: ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴠɪɪ - ℬ𝒶𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓉 ℬ𝒾𝓉𝒸𝒽
→ CHAPTERS LIST — CHAPTER VI: UNDER PRESSURE
WORDS: 6,3k
TW: Lots of alcohol, swearing, some fluff, family drama!
A/N: Here we are! Thank you so much who stuck with me. I don’t really know why this took such a long time, but I want to gives special thank my in-house German queen, @hinagiku0 (you’re the best, I love you for still talk to me everyday), and the best beta out there, @itmejado (really, I can’t thank you enough for making my stories even better!). So here it is a very long chapter to compensate lol
HEADS UP: German dialogue is marked with “[ ]”.
‘I WONDER what Henry’s up to’, the woman thinks.
She frowns. Having just come home from work, Liese is exhausted. But she doesn't feel like being alone tonight.
The first person she thinks of is him and she’s even more surprised by the fact that she misses him!
‘So much for getting my hopes up, huh?’, she scoffs, searching for her phone.
She smiles and lets him know that she’s going to get ready.
After a quick shower, she puts on warm clothes and makeup. The simple pin-up look goes well with the color of her hair and Liese realizes it’s been a long time since last she wore red lipstick.
To get there faster, Liese calls an Uber and, oh how she regrets it. It’s chillier than usual tonight and sitting in the cold Tube is nightmare-inducing. However, having the Uber driver hitting on her all the way is also not the best...
Liese clearly isn’t keen on a conversation but he insists on it. To make things even worse, it’s Friday night and there’s traffic. So the doctor practically leaps from the car when the man parks in front of the pub.
The Builders Arms is a big pub but it’s packed. Well, again, it’s a Friday night, and it looks like there’s a match of some sort going on.
Running her eyes through the crowd, Liese quickly spots Henry’s broad shoulders and begins making her way towards him. His back is turned away from the entrance so he doesn’t see her but his friends sure do.
The three men staring at her don’t tear their eyes away as she approaches the small group. However, they seem disappointed, but not surprised, when the doctor goes straight towards Henry, resting a hand on the actor’s shoulder to get his attention.
“Hey,” She greets, a warm smile spreading across her lips.
He turns around to look at her. “Hey you,” Henry wraps an arm around her waist as she gives a friendly kiss on his cheek, leaving a faint mark of lipstick on it.
“Sorry, it took me so long to get here,” The woman starts, backing up to look at his face. Then, she reaches out to rub off the red imprint of her lips from his skin. “The traffic was awful tonight.”
“It’s okay. You’re ravishing,” Henry says and she smiles but, before she could say anything, one of his friends clears their throat. “Oh, sorry, let me introduce you to my mates. This is Mark, Juan, Roger, James, and my brother, Simon,” She shakes hands with each man he introduces, smiling. “This is Liese.”
“Nice to meet you guys,” Liese says.
“You, too,” Roger says. “You’re really pretty,” He adds and he would give Henry a pat in the back if he wasn’t across from him at the table.
It doesn’t stop the man from shooting him a glare. “Thanks,” She chuckles.
“Please, have a seat,” Simon says from beside his brother and Henry pulls the chair for her. “Heard a great deal about you lately,” He then says and Liese smiles at him.
“All lies,” She says, making them chuckle. “I’m as bad as they come.”
Although she feigned normalcy when greeting him, it didn’t go unnoticed that Henry just introduced her to his brother, a part of his family – and, of course, a bunch of friends. They’d known each other for less than a month; it was a huge deal.
The woman makes a mental note to kill Henry later.
“What will the lady have?” Mark asks and they look at him. “Wine?” He suggests.
She almost snorts for two reasons: his suggestion and what he called her. But, hey, she must be nice.
“Wine is for priests, love,” Liese jokes with a smirk. “I’ll have a pint, thank you very much – Oh, and the menu, please. I’m starving.”
Henry chuckles at his friends’ reaction and signals to the bartender. “Alright,” Mark nods. “I like you already,” He decides and she winks at him playfully.
“It’s the match over already?” The woman asks, trying to make conversation.
“No,” Juan replies. “Halftime,” He explains.
“Oh,” She says.
Her pint is placed in front of her alongside the menu. She orders a burger with French fries and mozzarella sticks. When the waiter leaves, she can finally take a drink.
“Hm, rugby. Of course,” Liese says to herself as she looks up at the flat screen everybody has their eyes locked on.
“Not a fan?” Simon asks, leaning on his elbows to look at her.
“I don’t know much about it, to be honest,” She replies, mirroring his position.
All the eyes snap in her direction. “Are you serious?” Henry asks in disbelief.
“No. I’m a football kinda woman, you know that,” The woman shrugs and he chuckles.
“That’s true,” He nods.
“Where are you from, Liese?” James asks and she looks at him before glancing back at Henry.
“I really don’t look British, do I?” She narrows her eyes.
The man laughs. “No, you don’t,” He shakes his head.
“Well,” Liese looks back at his friend. “I was born and raised in Hampstead but my family is from the Land of Poets and Thinkers…” She replies humorously.
Everybody chuckles, except Juan. “Which is?” He asks.
The woman looks at him in disbelief. “Deutschland!”
“Germany,” Some of the guys say at the same time as her.
“Oh,” He nods. “That doesn’t make sense,” Juan shakes his head.
“Cmon!” Liese throws her hands in the air in frustration. “I’ll give you some names: Nietzsche, Marx, Adorno, Horkheimer, Kant, Goethe, Beethoven, Bach, freaking Einstein, even the Grimm Brothers,” She ticks each name on her fingers.
They laugh and Henry rests his arm on the backrest of her seat. “Okay,” Juan nods, fairly convinced.
“I could go on,” The woman says. “And that’s just the ones on the top of my head.”
He shakes his head. “You’ve made your point.”
She nods, sipping on her drink and leaning back on her chair. Henry’s hand squeezes her shoulder fondly.
“Do you still live in Hampstead?” Simon asks.
“Nope. I’m on the other side of the river, at Brixton,” She replies and they start to boo her.
“Ah, you’re from the south,” James makes a disgusted face.
“Yeah, I know,” The woman shrugs off. “I did grow up on this side of the river, though!” She points out. “But the south it’s not that bad, guys,” Another round of boos. “Plus, it’s closer to work,” She adds.
“Now, don’t try to defend your side, South,” Mark mocks, taking a sip of his beer.
Liese chuckles. “Where do you work?” Roger asks and she looks at him.
“At St. Thomas’ Hospital,” She replies.
“Are you a doctor or a nurse?” James inquiries. “Or neither?”
“Doctor. A&E and pediatrician,” Liese explains.
“It means she’s smart,” Henry brags, sipping his beer and resting back on his chair.
“Yeah. I think we got it from the list of poets and thinkers,” Juan mocks.
She winks at him playfully. “You got it, baby,” Liese smiles.
“So, I got a question,” Mark starts and she nods for him to proceed. “Why the silver hair? I don’t see many doctors looking this cool.”
“I lost a bet to my younger brother,” The doctor replies. “A football bet,” She adds and they seem incredulous.
“Seriously?” James asks.
The woman shrugs. “Yeah. It’s just a thing we do.”
Their conversation dies when the second period of the match starts and the male attention drifts back to the TV. Although rugby is not Liese’s cup of tea, her eyes are fixed on the flat screen as well. She doesn’t know the rules and there’s a lot of tackling going on but she doesn’t mind. This is way better than being alone at home.
“Bärchen!” The shout from not so far is enough to make Liese sigh.
“I’m sorry,” She whispers to Henry, who’s heavily engrossed in the match.
“Huh?” He glances at her with a frown and she shakes her head slightly.
Roger grimaces at the shirtless man coming their way as Liese simply waits for her brother to get to her.
“Drunk guy alert,” He says and the woman rolls her eyes.
“[I knew it was you, Bärchen!]” Her brother says with a huge smile, standing beside the woman.
Her jaw almost drops to the floor when she looks up at him to find the man shirtless, displaying his tattoo collection on the rippled muscles for everyone to see.
“What the fuck?” She asks in disbelief. “[Why are you shirtless, asshole?]” Liese stands up.
He quickly wraps his arms around her and she groans without patience. She’s very aware of multiple sets of eyes staring at them but mostly the stench of alcohol coming from her brother.
“[Alright, let go of me],” She taps his back.
“[I’ve missed you],” He pulls away.
“[You literally dropped me off at work this morning],” She points out, spotting their friends over his shoulder at a table in the far back.
“Mate, you can’t stay here shirtless,” A worker says, looking at her brother.
“I’m taking care of it,” The woman reassures before turning to her table. “Excuse me, gentlemen,” She says before pushing her brother away.
“Who’s that?” James asks as they watch the woman escorting the shirtless tattooed man away.
“No idea,” Henry replies, trying not to feel as jealous as he already is.
His eyes linger on Liese from across the bar as she greets other men, scolding at a particular one and her brother, who’s pulling a shirt over his head.
The looks she received from men and even a few women on the way to the other table doesn’t go unnoticed. In fact, there are a few men still staring at the silver-haired woman and Henry suddenly feels the need to establish territory, which is incredibly stupid of him, but a basic instinct.
“[Weren’t you supposed to be babysitting tonight?]” She asks her brother, hands on her hips.
He shakes his head. “[Who are you here with?]” He asks, looking back at Henry’s table.
“[Do not deflect, Otto],” Liese says.
“[Is the guy you’re hooking up with?]” He continues and Henry glances back at them quickly.
“Otto…” She warns.
The man narrows his eyes. “[Hold on. Are you fucking Superman?]” He looks back at his sister with a smirk and she punches his chest, knocking the air out of his lungs. Their friends laugh. “Goddamn, woman,” Otto hisses, rubbing the spot.
Liese sighs, looking back at her table. “Come on,” She says, starting to move away. “Don’t embarrass me,” The woman adds quickly.
“When do I ever embarrass you?” He asks, following after her, his German accent very thick as if he was in Germany all his life.
The woman glares back at him. “How about a few minutes ago when you’re half-naked in front of everyone? Or just now, asking if I’m fucking Superman,” She asks ironically.
Otto nods. “Got it,” He says, and for the first time tonight, he takes a proper look at his sister. “You’re very pretty tonight.”
The compliment is delivered just as they stop at Henry’s table and all the attention is back on them.
“Thank you,” She replies before addressing the other men. “Gentlemen, this is my brother, Otto...” The woman starts. “Otto, this is Henry, his brother, Simon, and his mates, Juan, Mark, James, and Roger,” She introduces them.
“Nice to meet you,” Her brother says, shaking their hands as Liese sits back down, shooting an apologetic look to Henry.
Brad looks at Otto with a funny expression. “You have an accent,” He points out.
He snorts. “You too, mate.”
“No. I mean, your sister doesn’t have one,” Brad clarifies.
“That’s because you’ve never pissed her off,” Her brother chuckles and Liese simply takes a sip of her beer, refraining from commenting on it. “Hey, is it cool if my mates and I sit here with you guys?”
For some reason, everybody looks at Henry as if it’s his decision.
“Yeah. Sure, mate,” The actor nods.
“Sweet,” Otto turns around and his sister quickly looks up at him.
“Don’t –,” She’s cut off by his loud whistle, exactly what she was trying to stop. “[Dear Lord],” She murmurs, pinching the bridge of her nose.
Henry’s soothing touch is what eases out the stress a bit and she smiles at him.
Otto motions for his friends to come over and they quickly abandon their table. He takes a seat next to Liese and she shoots him a murderous look to which he simply grins. The blonde man introduces Nick, Josh, Pete, and John when they arrive.
Thanks to the still-ongoing rugby match, they simply sit and start to pay attention to it. Liese knows her brother is not interested at all in the match, just like her, but he pretends to watch it just so he can avoid her confronting him.
The woman’s stomach grumbles when a waitress brings her food and she sighs happily, picking up the heavy burger. She’s aware of Otto’s eyes at her food and she doesn’t even take the first bite before he asks for one.
“This looks good,” He points out, looking at it suggestively.
She glares at him but gives him the burger anyway. “Are you fucking kidding me?” Liese asks, looking at the size of his bite when he gives her the burger back. He shrugs off. “You’re unbelievable.”
She takes a bite and Otto takes the burger again, giving it back without another huge chunk missing. Liese literally has two bites of her burger before she gives up and lets her brother have it. Ignoring her craving for the oily meat, she tries to satisfy herself with the French fries and mozzarella sticks.
A hand reaches out for her fries and she slaps it away. “Don’t you dare,” The woman seethes.
Her brother chuckles. “Want another one?” Henry gently asks.
Her mood shifts like a bipolar person and Liese smile, looking up at him. “No, it’s fine.”
“You sure?” He raises an eyebrow and she nods.
“Thanks, though,” She says.
“[That’s disgusting],” Otto murmurs from her side, mouthful.
Liese rolls her eyes before looking back at him. “[Dude, if you don’t shut up, I’ll make sure you don’t have kids ever again],” She threatens.
Her brother chuckles. “[You’re so whipped],” He keeps teasing. “[But he looks whipped, too],” Otto adds.
“Shut up, Otto,” The woman groans, too tired to deal with his bullshit.
“I’m serious,” He insists.
Something happens at the rugby match because everybody cheers and Otto stops teasing his sister, trying to understand what happened. While they watch the game, the men at the table express several emotions with curse words in each sentence.
Liese finds it amusing because they were trying to be very polite and gentlemen with her earlier, avoiding any kind of dirty word or term to not offend her. Now, they’re simply being themselves, without caring about anything. Or they simply forgot about her.
Even Henry, who doesn’t cuss a lot outside the bedroom, has expressed quite a few unpleasant words towards the referee out of discontentment.
It’s completely alright, though. The woman is probably the same or even worse when it’s a football match. As of now, she sips her beer while watching them have some fun.
“FUCK YEAH!” Roger shouts after the referee ended the game, guaranteeing England’s win.
The whole bar cheers and the man looks back, finding Liese’s eyes on him, an amused smirk on her lips. She snuggled closer to Henry during the game and now she’s pressed to his side. Her right foot is propped on her chair and she’s resting a hand on the actor’s thigh, while he has his arm draped over the back of her chair.
Experience taught him to be discreet with relationships, but Liese isn’t giving a single fuck. They were in the Daily Mail last month.
The doctor raises an eyebrow at Roger’s sour expression. “What?” She asks.
“Sorry,” He says meekly.
“What for?” Liese frowns.
“I think I got carried away with the match and forgot about the lady at the table,” The man explains.
She chuckles while Otto and their friends laugh loudly. Roger seems very confused with the reaction to his apology and the other men stare at them with a mixture of curiosity and amusement.
“Who’s this lady and when is she coming back?” Otto howls.
“You guys don’t know Lis. This woman is crazy,” Nick says, shaking his head.
“I just met them, idiot!” Liese rolls her eyes.
“Are you trying to impress someone, Bärchen?” Josh asks with a grin.
“Nein,” The woman shakes her head slightly, drinking her beer. “But it looks like I’m about to,” She points out.
“Well, let me tell you a few things about the… lady,” Her brother’s best friend starts.
For the next few minutes, the guys rave on and on about the woman, somehow trying to point out how she’s not a lady.
Henry shifts on his seat. Jealousy is the feeling of the moment. He’s not very fond of four unknown men talking about the woman he’s with, saying things he doesn’t know about her. The simple fact that they know her for longer is unnerving.
“It’s not because she’s my sister, but Lis is like… The baddest bitch I know,” Otto says and I look at him with an amused expression on my face. “I’d take her to every college party I went to.”
“Weren’t you ashamed of bringing your big sister to a party?” Simon asks.
He shakes his head. “The opposite, actually. I wouldn’t beg her to come because she always said yes from the start, but Bärchen was, and still is, the first person I’d call,” Her brother explains.
“Hadn’t you graduated by the time he got into college?” Henry asks the woman.
“Ideally,” Liese nods. “But med school takes forever sometimes. I was starting residency when Otto got into college so, technically, I still was a student,” She says. “And I’d always say yes because med students are fucking boring and never have some fun.”
“Anyway. We’d party so much. Bärchen would drink the same amount of us if not more,” He continues. “In the next morning, she was the one taking care of five or six dudes, I included, in the ER. Hooking us to IV bags or pumping stomachs, as if she had a perfect night of sleep instead of partying with us,” Otto shakes his head, looking at his sister with admiration.
She chuckles. “Alright. You guys are being too nice,” She says. “What do you want?”
“Nothing,” John dismisses quickly.
Liese tilts her head and raises an eyebrow, staring at them. “Well, if you’d be so kind as to check out a few bikes for us…” Nick suggests nonchalantly.
Josh scolds him and Pete nudges his arm in a scolding manner as the woman laughs. “See? I knew it!” She grins. “I’ll take a look at my schedule and let you know.”
Her brother nods. “How many siblings do you have?” Roger asks.
“We’re five. Four men and her,” Otto replies.
“So you’re daddy’s little girl,” Juan says.
Some men cringe at that, Henry included, but some laugh, and Liese can’t help but chuckle along. “Please, don’t say that,” Simon says.
“Yes. Dad sometimes pampers me as the only daughter,” Liese replies. “But I know better than waiting for a special treatment being one out of five.”
“Pampers?” Otto asks with sarcasm. “You’re downright spoiled rotten by dad, Bärchen.”
“Am not,” She counters and her brother gives her a pointed look.
“The man nearly died when you moved out and, to refresh your memory, he’d call you multiple times a day or randomly show up at your apartment,” He says.
She tilts her head in thought and slowly nods. “Okay. I might be somewhat spoiled,” The woman agrees. “I’ve just realized he stopped showing up since I moved,” She points out.
“Maybe he doesn’t have a key,” Her brother suggests. “At least he won’t give him a heart attack,” He nods his head towards Henry.
“[Dad doesn’t know about him],” She says in German so only Otto could understand but Josh did too.
“Huh?” The actor asks with a frown.
Otto looks at him and smirks before taking a sip of his beer.
I chuckle before starting to answer. “Since I moved out of my parents, dad would randomly show up at my apartment. Usually in the mornings. He wanted to check if I was okay and would make me breakfast.”
“Spoiled,” Her brother says under his breath and rolls his eyes, earning a slap on his arm.
“He had a spare key, so he’d let himself in,” Liese paused. “He wasn’t happy when I started having guys over…” She trails off and a collective “ooh” feels the table. “Then I lectured him about privacy and boundaries.”
“Did that work?” Simon asks.
“No,” The guys laugh. “But he found out he enjoyed the element of surprise.”
“And being a total creep,” Her brother adds.
“Instead of waking me up, and my company, with a scare, he would sit in the corner of the room or at the end of the bed and watch us sleep,” The guys cringe. “I’ve got used to it pretty quickly but my dad is a big, burly, German guy so it was funny to watch grownup men nearly having a heart attack at the sight of him.”
“How many guys came back?” Brad asks.
“Three,” The woman replies.
“And you guys?” Roger asks Otto.
“Ah, now that’s fun,” He smirks, standing up. “I’m gonna take a piss,” He announces.
A few guys look at Liese. “It’s okay. I’m not offended by that. We’re already established that I’m not a lady. I grew up around men and I’m always around you bunch,” She clarifies.
Her brother says something in German that makes Liese’s jaw drop and Josh laugh loudly. Otto has a massive grin on his face and flinches away from the woman when she reaches out to grab him, nearly stumbling on his own feet. Then, she proceeds to profess multiple curse words at him.
Her angry gaze turns to the man still laughing at the table. “[What do you know about that?]” She asks him, not bothering to switch back to English.
“Bärchen…” Josh gives her a knowing look. “What do you think?”
“[Did that asshole tell you?]” Liese points at Otto, who’s watching from afar.
“No,” The man shakes his head, not giving too much so the others wouldn’t have a clue about what they’re talking about and it’s working.
It’s pissing Henry off.
“[If I ever hear you thinking about it, I’ll kill you],” She threatens.
“Hey. I didn’t bring it up!” Josh defends himself.
“What’s the matter, Bärchen?” Otto smirks from a safe distance.
“Fuck you,” The woman seethes at him.
Eyebrows shot up at her words. “Oh, he’s dead,” Nick shakes his head.
“You can speak German?” Roger asks Josh curiously, after watching the exchange before him and Liese.
“Nein,” The man replies humorously. “Their four-year-old niece speaks better than I do, but I can understand them.”
“Spit it out, Josh,” Liese demands after her brother disappears inside the bathroom.
He was in the middle of drinking from his beer. Instead of swallowing, he inhales and the shit is done. Josh chokes on the beer and spits it at the table, starting a coughing fit.
The woman grimaces. “Not literally, idiot,” She says, throwing a napkin at him. “What happened?” Her tone changes from angry to worried.
“What’s going on?” Henry asks, frowning.
“I don’t know,” Josh starts and coughs a few more times. “He said he couldn’t come tonight and he was all excited, saying he’d get Bobby…”
“Two hours later he showed up, smelling like a bottle of whiskey, and nearly punched me when I asked about Bobby,” John goes on.
Liese groans, covering her face with her hands. “Not this shit again,” She mumbles to herself. “Thank God I have white hair ‘cause this is draining my life force!”
“But he’s not drinking anymore,” Nick points out. “He’s been nursing this pint since he spotted you and that’s warm by now.”
Liese nods along, realizing it now. The pint is full.
“Who’s Bobby?” Henry asks and the woman looks over at him.
When she opens her mouth to explain, Otto appears in the corner of her eye. “I’ll explain it later,” She says. “Not a word about it,” She glares at the others.
“Hi! Can I have a towel?” Josh asks the waiter. “I made a mess, I’m so sorry,” He grimaces apologetically.
Her brother refuses to sit next to her again, knowing he’d suffer for his comment earlier. So he switches seats with Nick. The poor waitress manages to clean Josh’s mess and blushes profusely at his sexy smirk.
“Dude, don’t you have a movie or something coming out anytime soon?” John asks Henry, finally bringing the inevitable Hollywood topic to their conversation.
Henry thinks for a bit. “Yeah, yeah. Mission Impossible is coming out shortly,” He nods.
“Finally,” Simon adds.
The actor chuckles at the comment. “Yeah, finally,” He agrees.
“Oh, shit. I’ve seen the trailer for it! It looks so amazing, mate! When can we watch it?” Josh pipes in, excited.
“Thanks, mate. Uh, I know for sure that the world premiere is gonna be in Paris, 12th of July, to be exact,” He says.
‘That’s close’, Liese thinks to herself.
“But I’m pretty sure there’s a premiere here too, I just don’t know the date. The promotion for this film is gonna be massive,” Henry finishes.
“When are you leaving for it?” His brother inquires.
“Officially, in a couple of weeks,” He replies.
‘Wow’, the woman is impressed by the information she’s hearing for the first time in forever.
“But I have meetings with Dany and there’s a couple of events that I have to go before it, so I’m flying to America next week and just gonna go from there.”
Liese sees the glances she gets from her brother and Josh from the corner of her eye. She simply licks her lips and takes a sip of her pint, acting as if she always knew about everything Henry said.
She can’t help but feel like an idiot that has been strung along all this time. Sure, they’ve never put a label on their relationship but he obviously has been keeping that information for a long time and now the actor slapped an expiration date on whatever they have going on.
However, the woman doesn’t let this affect her night. Everybody drinks and talks with a chill atmosphere around them, but Liese can’t ignore the other pressing issue: Otto’s family drama. She wonders how much longer her brother is gonna play pretend.
So she asks it. “[Otto, for how long are you going to pretend everything is fine?]” The woman bluntly asks.
Even though he’s now sitting across from the table, everybody understands it’s a private conversation since they switch to German.
His whole demeanor changes. “[If we pretend there isn’t a problem, it’ll disappear, right?]” He says sarcastically.
“[Sure. You can also stare at the bottom of a whiskey bottle for the rest of your life but that’s alcoholism],” She replies in the same tone.
Otto sighs and brings his hands to his face, pressing on his closed eyelids. Josh tries not to pay attention to their conversation but he’s equally worried and also curious to know what’s going on.
“[Iris is acting up again, like the fucking maniac she is],” Her brother confesses.
“[Yeah, we already established that you have the worst taste for women],” Liese points out. “[What’s she bitching about now?]”
“[She doesn’t want to allow my daughter to spend time with her fucking father because I date ‘whores and I don’t want my child around this kind of people’,]” He makes air quotes.
Just talking about it angers Otto. His blood boils at the stupidity his former-hookup pulls to make his life a living hell.
He rolls his eyes and his nostrils flare. Suddenly, he feels too sober to deal with it without exploding, so he gulps at his pint, regretting it immediately as the beverage has warmed up to room temperature.
His sister, on the other hand, laughs. But it drips with sarcasm.
“[What a fucking hypocrite],” She shakes her head at it.
“[Tell me about it],” Otto murmurs, searching the waitress with his eyes. “Hey! Could you bring another one to me, please?” He asks in English. “And an Irish Car Bombs,” He orders.
Eyes turn to him at his specific request and Liese shakes her head slightly at Josh.
“Make it two Irish shots,” The woman pipes in and she notices Henry’s glance at her.
“One pint, two Irish Car Bombs,” She repeats to make sure.
“You got it, sweetheart,” Otto nods.
The waitress nods and quickly walks away, blushing. Josh elbows the German guy and gives him a dirty look, making Otto shrug off.
“[What are you going to do?]” Liese brings back the pressing issue.
“[I don’t fucking know!]” Her brother seems desperate. “[I can’t reason with that bitch because she’s beyond it but I want and need to see my daughter as I have the right to].”
“[You can serve her],” She suggests and Otto visibly stiffens at her words. “[Just like she served you for child support that you were already paying],” She points out.
“[Uh, I don’t know about that],” The man hesitates. “[This seems too much. I want to keep my relationship with Iris amicable].”
Liese stares at him like he’s demented. “[Amicable? What’s fucking amicable in that relationship, Otto? She’s literally forbidding you to see your own daughter!]”
“[Still won’t do it. That’s the deep end],” Her brother shakes his head.
Before the woman could say anything else, the waitress came back with their drinks. She quickly set the full glasses on the table before walking away with another blush, now caused by Josh’s wink.
“Stop that,” Liese says to him.
“What?” He asks.
“She’s working. She doesn’t need another man-whore making her night harder.”
“But I’m not doing anything,” Josh complains, smirking.
The woman gives him a dirty look, taking the shot glass. “Bet?” Otto suggests and her eyes turn to him.
“You sure?” A smile starts to creep on her face. “I’m shit at football bets but this,” She makes a face. “This is my shit. To this day, you’ve never managed to beat me,” She points out.
“Yet,” Her brother corrects her. “Tonight is gonna be different,” They clink their shots.
“I don’t know about that,” She tilts her head slightly, tapping the glass on the tabletop as Otto mimics her movements.
Quickly, money piles up in front of John. “Anyone want to bet on my mate Otto to boost up his confidence?” The man asks and Liese throws her head back in laughter.
“You all suck,” Otto scowls at their friends.
Nick explains what they’re betting on and most of Henry’s friends don't believe that the woman can chug down the drink faster than her brother, the actor included. In the end, they’ve gathered two-hundred pounds in total.
“I get a share of this, right?” Liese points to the cash.
“Of course,” Josh winks at her and raises his fist for her to bump.
“There’s no way you can beat him,” Simon interjects, shaking his head in disbelief. “He’s twice your size,” He points out as if it’s a valid point.
She chuckles. “Watch me,” The woman says, picking up her shot glass again. “There’s still time to give up,” She raises an eyebrow at her brother.
“Just do it,” Otto shakes his head.
“Alright. Don’t cheat, you little shit,” She says.
They clink their drinks and tap them on the table again, before eyeing John to do the countdown. After dropping the shot inside the Guinness pint, it’s game. Both of them rush to bring the glass to their lips and chug the drink down faster than the other as the people around cheer.
As announced, the woman beats her brother easily and she puts her glass down with a small smile, licking the foam from her red lips. Their friends celebrate along with James and Juan, who also betted on Liese, as the others look at her in shock.
“I want to marry you so badly right now,” Mark says to Liese.
She chuckles and Otto gives him a dirty look. “With the little faith that you put in me, I don’t think so.”
At the mention of a wedding, some of the guys realized they have wives at home and called it a night. Their table collectively decides to ask for the check to leave.
Josh suddenly disappears as they make their way to the door and Henry gets stopped to take photos with fans. While he does his thing, Liese waits for him, who stays behind with his brother, at the entrance of the bar.
The sound of her laugh makes the actor glance at her and there she is, with the most genuine smile on her face, looking at his friends while sandwiched between Nick and Pete. Her sparkling eyes look up at Nick as he says something and her form shakes with another laugh, her head resting back on Pete’s shoulder.
“Henry, can I take one, too? I’m a big fan!” The female voice makes him look back.
He smiles, momentarily ignoring the scene outside. “Sure.”
Then, he quickly excuses himself and joins the group with Simon. “Oh, no,” Liese says as Mark finishes his story.
“Yeah,” He nods, his lips in a thin line. “But everything is fine now,” He smiles again.
“Well, I’m so sorry about that,” She adds. “You can let me go now - thank you,” She says to Nick and Pete quickly and untangle themselves from her. “There’s a bunch of assholes still in practice. The good ones are rarely seeing patients. Usually, they start to teach. But, in the name of good professionals, I apologize,” The woman continues.
Mark chuckles. “Don’t sweat,” He shakes his head slightly.
“Well, I should go,” Brad starts.
The goodbyes start. Henry’s friend says Liese is great and she says the same to them. They also bid their goodbyes to the woman’s friends.
“There’s one of you missing,” Juan points out.
Pete looks around. “Where the fuck is Josh?”
Liese scoffs. “Where do you think? He’s either coming back with the waitress or her number,” She says after hugging Roger.
They chuckle but agree with her. “Lis, I can drop you off,” John offers as the designated driver for the night.
Her petty self nearly gets the best of her, but she thinks before replying: “It’s fine, John. Thank you, though.”
The man nods and then Liese starts to bid goodbye to them. When Otto opens his arms to hug his sister, she clutches a fistful of his hair. The man hisses in pain as she pulls his head down to her height but he chuckles when she whispers a threat in his ear. She hasn’t forgotten about what he said earlier before sitting across from her to not get punched.
Well, it doesn’t work.
Suddenly, Josh materializes himself as if he was with the group the whole time. Liese turns to him and scowls, in a big sister mode.
“What?” He asks.
“Do not fuck the girl,” She chides.
There it is: his lips pull in a huge grin. “I won’t,” He starts. “Not tonight, at least. But I got her number,” He confesses.
Liese rolls her eyes as the men roar in laughter at her right guess and swat his arm. Either way, she pulls him for goodbye and he plays a chaste kiss on her cheek. For Henry, his lips lingered way too long on his girl.
Everybody parts way and Liese is left alone with Henry and Simon. She hugs his brother and tells him how happy she is for meeting him. He reciprocates all the compliments, adding a few of his own, before getting into an Uber.
“Did you drive here?” The woman looks at him, after what seems like a long time.
“No, I walked,” He replies. “We could get an Uber too,” Henry suggests.
“I’d prefer to walk if you don’t mind,” She tilts her head slightly.
The man nods, motioning her to go ahead. “By all means,” He says and they walk side by side, however, without touching.
After a while, when they’re away from the crowded bar, she sighs with a content smile on her face. “Thank you for letting me come,” Liese says, honestly, looking at him. “I didn’t want to spend the night alone.”
“Of course,” He nods again. “You okay,” He adds as notices her petite form shivering slightly.
She shakes her head, dismissively. “Just a little cold,” The woman replies, looking straight ahead. She halts when Henry’s buff body blocks her way and looks up at him with a frown. “Wha-?”
Liese is cut off by the man pulling his beanie off and carefully puts it on her head. Her heart flutters and she smiles at his focused frown as he adjusts the hat.
“There you go,” Henry says with a nod.
She stands on her tiptoes and presses her lips against his before he could blink again. He becomes stiff from the sudden move but relaxes when she giggles.
“You’re something else,” She whispers against his lips.
Henry smiles and wraps his arm around her to keep her warm before they resume the walk.
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— CHAPTER VIII (COMING SOON)
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