An Empty beach except one lone deckchair with a familiar face relaxing under the sun.

Scene 1- The Barnes household

Zoë and Mike are laying on the kitchen table after having forbidden sex

Zoë: Mike, you are amazing.

Mike: (With a cheeky grin) Well naturally.

Zoë: Well your modest. Do you think we have done it everywhere now?

Mike: Everywhere except Sarah's room.

Zoë: Fancy another go?

Mike: Ye...

The door opens

Sarah: Dad?

Mike: Oh no it's Sarah.

Mike throws Zoë her clothes and quickly pulls up his trousers.

Sarah: Dad? She walks into the kitchen Oh hi dad, Zoë. Zoë you fancy going to the Su bar?

Zoë: Urm okay.

Sarah: Okay, I'll meet you there ya?

Zoë: Yes.

Zoë leaves

Sarah: Dad, I have something to tell you.

Mike: Shoot.

Sarah: I'm doing a modelling job in New York.

Mike: (His childish smirk dissipates) New York?
But Sarah that's miles away!

Sarah: It's only for a few months.

Mike: Months? Plural?

Sarah: Yes 5 months.

Mike: 5 months to take a few slag pictures.

Sarah: (Her voice fills with anger) DAD! It will be right high class! Why can't you be happy for me? Mum would at least try to be supportive.

Mike: Yes well your mum is not here is she?

Sarah storms out

Mike: (Regretful) Sarah?

Scene 2-SU bar

Kris: Zoë, when are you and Mike going to come clean?

Zoë: Kris? Are you serious?

Kris: Well the way I see it is if you don't come clean then your going to get dirty girl.

Zoë: Kris, I wish I never told you.

Sarah enters in tears

Kris: What's the matter with you, Mummy slept with your boyfriend again.

Zoë: Kris!

Zoë gives Kris a dead eye and hugs Sarah

Kris: What? Did I say something wrong.

Zoë: Kris you can be really insensitive at times. Sarah what's the matter?

Scene 3- The Barnes household
It's a week after Sarah and Mike's Argument

Zoë: See you in five months Sarah (She hugs her)

Sarah: Amy make sure to tell me when Leah gets her first tooth.

Amy: I will and make sure you swag me a nice new outfit or two.

Sarah: Dad?

Mike: Bye

Zoë kicks Mike

Mike: Have fun.

Sarah: I will bye!

Sarah Leaves

Mike: Amy I'm going to Spain tomorrow.

Amy: What? You never said?

Mike: Well I didn't want the attention to be taken away from little miss no self respect.

Amy: Dad!

Zoë: Mike!

Amy: Can't you be happy Sarah is doing something she wants to do with her life?

Amy storms out

Zoë: Well enjoy Spain.

Mike: oh and here is me thinking your coming with me.

Zoë: What??

Mike: You, me, Spain. No one to walk in on us in the bath together.

Zoë leaps into Mike's arms

Scene 4- The airplane

Captain: This is your captain speaking; we are currently about to land so please fasten your seat belts, thank you.

Zoë and Mike are holding hands on the plane and then kiss happily

Scene 5- Beach

An empty beach except one lone deckchair with a familiar face relaxing under the sun. Mike and Zoë walk across the beach which catches the familiar face's eye underneath the designer sunglasses

Familiar Face: Mike and Zoë, holding hands in Malaga, well what do we have here.

Mike and Zoë lean in to kiss. The Familiar Face pulls out a camera phone from the Gucci handbag and takes a picture of Mike and Zoë's kiss. The Familiar Face grabs her bag and walks off with a smug look.

Mike: Zoë, I need to ask you.

Zoë: Ask me anything.

Mike: Zo, I think we should tell Sarah and Amy. I'm too old for sordid affairs.

Zoë: But Mike, your not old and you and Kathy have had a divorce.

Mike: technically we are still married, she hasn't signed the papers yet.

Zoë: I can't do this to Sarah, how can I tell her I'm sleeping with her dad.

Mike: Well Zo, Amy and Sarah have to find out sooner or later.

Scene 2- A modern flat
The familiar face sits on a modern sofa and looks at the mobile

Familiar Face: I wonder how much money I can get out of this.

The mobile rings

Familiar Face: Hello? Oh I was wondering when you would ring. . .Yes Daddy, don't worry I'll soon have some more money.

Scene 3- Amy's and Ste's council flat

Ste: Amy I was thinking about getting some new trainers.

Amy: We don't have enough money for new trainers! We have to think about Leah and the bills.

Ste: Well, I'll buy em anyway.

Ste slams the door shut and Leah starts to cry.

Amy: Shush, Leah, Shush.

There is a knock at the door

Amy: Let me guess you forgot your key.

Amy opens the door

Amy: (With a shocked look on her face) Wha.. What are you doing here?

Scene 4- Hotel
Mike and Zoë are walking up the stairs followed by the Familiar Face

Mike: Come on let's go to our hotel room for a quickie.

Zoë: (Jokingly) is that all I am to you.

Mike: Of course.

Zoë: What room?

Mike: 69.

The Familiar Face records all this on her camera phone and slowly follows them

Mike unlocks the door and pushes Zoë on the bed. The Familiar face follows and stands behind the corner while recording the forbidden sex.

Scene 5- The airport

Familiar Face: Are there any tickets left to Manchester airport, I need to get there immediately.

Woman: There is a cancellation at the 5o'clock flight.

Familiar Face: That is perfect, thanks.

Woman: That's £150, please.

Familiar Face: First Class?

Woman: Of course.

Mike and Zoë are boarding the plane

Zoë: When we get off this plane I'm your dirty little secret again.

Mike: Yes, back to Hollyoaks and back to the lies.

Zoë: Makes me wish it would never end.

Mike: it doesn't have to.

Zoë: What? Stay in Malaga

Mike: No, telling Sarah and Amy.

Zoë: Urm. . Okay, as soon as we are off this plane the lies and secrets end.

Mike: Deal.

They have one last secret kiss.

Scene 6- The Barnes household

Mike: Home sweet home. Ah! Amy what are you doing here?

Amy: There is someone that wants to see ya.

Kathy: Hello Mike.

Mike: Kathy, what are you doing here?

Zoë: Kathy?

Amy: Wait why have you both got a tan?

Kathy: Mike where have you bin?

Zoë: Mike tell them.

Amy: Dad, what's going on?

Mike : (shouting) Just everyone shut up while I get my head sorted out.

Scene 7- Hollyoaks village

A black cab drives into Hollyoaks with the Familiar face exit and walk towards the Barnes household.

Scene 8- the Barnes household

there is a knock at the door

Zoë: I'll get it.

Zoë opens the front door and stood in the door way is none other than Jessica Harris

Zoë: (A snake like whisper) you?

Jess: Yes, I think I have something that might interest you.

Zoë: Get out now!

Jess: I wouldn't do that.

Jess shows Zoë the evidence on the phone.

Zoë: Come into the bedroom.

Jess: I want £100,000.

Zoë: What? Are you crazy, I don't have that much money.

Jess: get me the money, now or I'll tell crazy Kathy all about your sordid affair.

Zoë: You heartless Bitch.

Jess: Oh wake up and smell the coffee he is old enough to be your dad, infact he is your best friends dad!

Zoë: Yes and Darren was your best friends boyfriend, didn't stop you did it?

Jess: Well at least Darren isn't an O.A.P.

Zoë slaps Jess across the face

Jess: Big mistake.

Jess leaves the room and enters the living room with Amy, Kathy and Mike.

Jess: There is something you need to see. Jess shows Amy and Kathy the pictures

Amy: Dad?

Kathy: Mike?

The room is silent will Kathy and Amy look betrayed and Jess looking like she has won the lottery

Amy: Dad, please tell me this is a joke.

Mike: No Amy, me and Zoë. . .We are. . .

Zoë: What Mike is trying to say is we are in love.

Zoë stands beside Mike and puts her arm around him. Amy runs out in tears

Mike: Amy wait!

Kathy: Becoming slightly insane again Mike! Look at what you have done! You and that tart, I knew something was going on!

Mike: Don't you speak about the woman I love like that!

Kathy: Woman? She hasn't even reached puberty!

Mike: That's enough get out!

Kathy: What will Sarah think; you shacked up with her best friend.

Mike: Get out!

Kathy: The thought of you and that girl doing it in our bed!

Mike: Correction my bed so just, GET OUT!

Mike grabs Kathy and throws her out the front door

Zoë: Mike, I'm sorry.

Mike: Sorry for what? It's that manipulative cow that should be sorry!

Jess: Me?

Mike: Yes you!

He grabs Jess and throws her out the front door

Mike: And don't show you plastic face around here ever again!

Zoë: Mike, I'm sorry I should have never said you loved me, I'm just a quickie.

Mike: No you shouldn't have. You should have let me tell them.

Zoë: What?

Mike: I love you Zoë Carpenter, infact all of this chaos has just made me love you more. Zoë Carpenter will you marry me?

Scene 1- Amy and Ste's council flat

Amy is crying on the sofa with Leah crying in the other room. The door opens.

Ste: Amy? it's only trainers I'll take em back if it makes you this upset.

Amy: It's not about the flipping trainers! My mum and dad. .. .

Ste: Amy we knew they were getting a divorce.

Amy: no, My Dad has been sleeping with that Zoë Carpenter.

Ste: He has a guilty look on his face Oh. . . Come here

Ste comforts Amy

Scene 2- Hollyoaks village

Kathy and Jess are sitting on the pavement next to each other looking very blue.

Kathy: This is probably all my fault.

Jess: Don't blame yourself that tart just can't keep her hands to her self.

Kathy: I need to get Mike back off her.

Jess: How?

Kathy: Well you could help me.

Jess: And why would I want to do that.

Kathy: I'll pay you. . .Just please help me get my husband and family back.

Jess: Urgh, ok.

Kathy: Ok here is the plan. . .

Scene 3- Barnes household

Zoë: Mike? But. . .Sarah, Amy, Kathy.

Mike: Forget them we can go back to Malaga get married and maybe a little one. So what's your answer.

Zoë: . . .

The phone rings

Mike: He answers the phone Hello?. . .Oh hi Sarah. . .Yes everything is fine. . .Amy? No don't bother ringing Amy. . .She will be busy with Leah. . .Of course I'm right. . .Ring me in an hour or so. . .Ok bye! Love you.

Zoë: Mike, If we are going to get married I want Amy and Sarah to be there, and my parents.

Mike: Is that a yes or a No?

Scene 4- Hollyoaks street

Jess: SO how much am I getting paid for that?

Kathy: £1000.

Jess: Hah! I don't get out of bed for anything less that £50,000

Kathy: ok £50,000

Jess: Deal They shake hands

Darren: Jess?

Jess: Oh damn, I bet getting running meet me in the jity in half an hour with the money!

Jess takes off her high heels and runs away from Darren who starts running after her.

Scene 5- The Barnes Household

Zoë: Of course it's a yes I love you!

Mike: Oh Zoë you have made me the happiest man alive.

The hug and kiss

Zoë: I love you

Mike: I lov. . .

The phone rings again

Sarah: Dad? Explain to me why Amy is in tears after seeing you and my best friend kissing?

Part 5

Over the phone
Mike: Sarah, I love her!

Sarah: you loved mum until like two minutes ago!

Mike: Sarah don't be like this.

Sarah Hangs up

Mike: Sarah?

Zoë: This is a bad idea maybe I should leave.

Mike: No! Don't leave me. Come with me.

Zoë: What?

Mike: Come with me to Malaga, a nice beach wedding.

Zoë: Seriously? I'd love that.

Mike: Lets go! I'll book some tickets.

Zoë: Well we are all packed I'll just go to halls and say my good byes.

Mike: Okay see you later future Mrs Barnes.

They kiss and she runs out the door like a happy little school girl

Mike: Hello, I'd like to book same tickets to Malaga. . .No, no return. . .As soon as possible. . . Tomorrow?. . .Yes that's fine thanks bye.

Scene 2- Hollyoaks street

Jess: Have you got the money?

Kathy: Yes, £25,000 now and then the other half after, Okay?

Jess: no all the money now!

Kathy: Please, how do I know you won't run off with the money like you did to Darren?

Jess: I. . .Fine.

Kathy: Thank you, thank you so much. I just saw Zoë leave so now is a good of chance as any.

Jess: have you got the mobile?

Kathy: yes.

They walk toward the Barnes household

Scene 3- Halls

Zoë: Kris? Zack? Elliot?

Voice1: Shush! Some one is here!

Voice2: Who cares.

Zoë: Hello?

She walks towards Jess' room where the noise is coming from

Zoë: I know someone is there.

Voice2: Maybe they will go away.

Zoë opens the door

Katy: Ahhhhh!

Zoë: Oh my God I am so sorry!

Justin: Well you should be some of us are trying to have alone time with our girlfriend.

Katy: She pulls the duvet over herself and Justin You could have knocked.

Zoë: Ye I'm sorry.

Justin: Well leave then!

Zoë closes the door and grabs a piece of paper and a pen from the living room. And she starts to write

Zoë: Kris, Zack and Elliot,
I'm leaving. I'm going to Malaga with the man I want to be with I hope you all have a great time living the student life, I would invite you to my wedding but students don't have that much money to fly, yes that does imply that the man I love isn't a student, well you will all know tomorrow you know how much people gossip around here.
Love Zoë xx

Scene 4- the Barnes household

Jess walks toward Mike with Kathy holding a camera phone out of sight

Jess: Mike.

Mike: Get out now!

Jess: Listen I'm sorry about earlier.

Mike sits down and Jess starts to massage his shoulders and he shrugs them away

Mike: Get Off.

Mike stands up again facing Jess

Mike: what do you want?

Jess: I want this. She starts to snog Mike and Kathy takes a picture. Mike pushes her away.

Mike: what are you doing? You stupid girl?

Jess: Earning money.

She walks out

Jess: Money?

Kathy hands her the money and they go there separate ways

scene 5- Hollyoaks village

Jess walks down a jity followed by Darren. He grabs her hair and pushes her over.

Darren: Stupid Bitch. You cost me my home, my family, my pub!

Jess: Her head is bleeding were she hit the concrete. Please, Darren don't hurt me.

Darren: I don't want to hurt you I want my money!

He notices Jess' bulging bag.

Darren: What is this? he snatches the bag there has to be around 50 grand here! I suppose it will do, for now.

Darren walks away and Jess breaks down in tears after she realises what she has become.

The Barnes house hold

Zoë: Mike!

Mike: Zoë! I've got the tickets.

Zoë: When do we fly

Mike: tomorrow!

Zoë: Seriously, I can't wait what time?

Mike: Around 2ish the woman said we just have to speak to someone at the helpdesk for our tickets.

Zoë: I love you.

Mike: I love you too.

Scene 7- The airport.

Zoë and Mike are at the helpdesk

Mike: Our tickets have been reserved?

Man: Yes, here they will you be paying with cash or debit or credit?

Scene 8- Halls

Zack has woken up after a night on the pull which didn't go to plan, his bed was empty. He notices the letter and reads it.

Zack: Kris! Elliot!

Kris comes out of his room followed by a man.

Kris: Are you trying to ruin my sex life? Elliot isn't in he had some sort of Alien meeting.

Zack: It's Zoë, She has gone to Malaga.

Kris: What?

Zack with a man she loves He hands Kris the letter

Kris: Mike Barnes.

Zack: What?

Kris: She is in bloody love with Mike Barnes.

Zack: But. . .I love her.

Kris: Then you can go bloody tell her she is over at Mikes now, If you don't mind I'm going back to bed with this stud.

Zack runs out the doorScene 9- Hollyoaks village

A cab pulls up and Sarah gets out.

Zack: Sarah! Where is she?

Sarah: Where is who?

Zack: Zoë?

Sarah: Probably in bed with my dad.

Zack: You know?

Sarah: I found out yesterday, why do you want that tramp?

Zack: I love her, I need to find her before she runs off with Mike Barnes to Malaga.

Sarah: What?

They both run toward the Barnes house hold

Sarah: Dad?

Zack: Zoë?

Sarah: You don't think?

She notices a note on the table.

Sarah: Dear Sarah and Amy,
Gone to Malaga with Zoë, don't wait up.

Zack: Oh no.

They run back outside and jump in the cab Sarah was just in

Scene 10- Airport

Zoë: I love you.

Mike: I love y...

Kathy runs into the airport screaming

Kathy: Mike! Mike!

Mike: Oh no what does she want, quick lets run.

Zoë: What?

Mike: Run

They run toward the metal detector hand in hand. Sarah and Zack run into the airport and spot Kathy screaming and run toward her.

Sarah: Mum? What is going on?

Kathy: must stop Mike and Zoë She points toward them running

Sarah: what should we do we haven't got a ticket.

Zack: he spots a security guard and shouts him over hey mate I think them two have a bomb. He points to two random people before Mike and Zoë

Sarah: Zack what are you doing?

Zack: trust me.

They run after them

Zack: Zoë! Zoë!

Zoë: What Zack.

Zack: I love you Zoë!

Zoë: yes and I love you. . .as a friend nothing more.

Kathy: Zoë, don't go with him.

Zoë: Why not I love him?

Kathy shows the staged evidence to Zoë.

Zoë: Mike?

Part 6

Mike: Zoë, this isn't what it seems!

Zoë: He eyes fill with tears Yeh I've heard that before.

Mike: Zoë, listen Jess came onto me. . .

Zoë: Oh whatever, just like she came onto Darren.

Zoë walks away and Zack follows her. Sarah slaps Mike.

Mike: SARAH?

Sarah: You stupid, stupid man! You have ruined your second shot at happiness!

Mike: Sarah but. . .

Sarah: No! Listen! You first ruin your chance with mum and now you chance with Zoë! My best friend!

Mike: But Sarah you thought that me and Zoë together was a horrible idea.

Sarah: yes! Because you were still married to mum and it seemed like lust.

Mike: Lust? I Love Zoë!

Sarah: What?

Mike: I love Zoë Carpenter.

Sarah: So why did you kiss Jess?

Mike: I didn't you are just jumping to the conclusion that because you have seen evidence of Jess kissing me you think that I kissed her!

Sarah: Dad stop confusing me! Mum give us that picture again please.

Kathy smugly passes the phone to Sarah. Sarah studies the evidence and realises.

Sarah: Mum, this is a video. She presses play. You pushed her away, which means Jess came onto you.

Mike: Yes!

Sarah: Well come on lets go find Zoë quick!

Kathy's face fills with anger and goes into her bag.

Scene 2- Airport Lobby

Zoë is sitting on a sofa crying with Zack comforting her.

Zoë: I loved him, I loved him and all this time he just lusted me!

Zack: Come on Zo, there are plent. . .

Zoë: don't you dare say there are plenty more fish in the sea!

Zack: Actually I was going to say there are plenty more pints in the pub.

Zoë does a half-hearted laugh and breaks down in tears again gripping onto Zack's shirt.

Zoë: Why do I always pick the wrong guys, Will, Darren.

Zack: Zoë, I love you.

Zoë: I know.

They lean in to kiss.

Mike/Sarah: Zoë!

Zoë: (To Zack)Urgh this is all I need. (To Sarah) Tell him to go screw!

Sarah: Dad go and get me a snicker, I'll talk to her.

Sarah: Zo, She gives her the evidence and presses play. Jess came onto him.

Zoë: Oh my God, I feel so stupid. I have to go tell him I love him.

Kathy: Don't you dare!

Sarah: Mum?

Kathy Pulls a gun out of her bag

Sarah: Mum!

Kathy: Sarah stay out of this!

She points the gun at Zoë

Zack: Oi! Crazy bitch put that Gun down now!

Kathy aims at Zack and fires

Sarah/Zoë: Screaming Zack!

Kathy aims at Zoë

Kathy: Hand. . .She shoots. . .Off My Husband!

The security guards run towards Kathy and disarm her. Mike comes back.

Mike: Zoë!

Mike runs toward Zoë

Mike: Zoë!

Zoë: M...Ike, I. ..

Mike: Shush, save your breathe.

Zoë: But Mike, I. .. Lov.. .You

Mike: Zoë, I love you too.

Zoë: I'm sor. . .ry

Mike: How come every time we say I love you something bad happens eh?

Zoë: Bec. . ause everything st. . ands in the way of tr..ue lo..ve, Haven't y..ou re..ad Romeo and Julliet.

her eyes Close

Mike: Zoë? Zoë? ZOE?

8 months later

An empty beach, well apart from the wedding guests. It is Mike and Zoë's wedding Day on the beach of Malaga with everyone there even Amy Sarah and Zoë's parents.

Zoë: I love you.

Mike: I love you too.

They kiss

Sarah: So Zack when do you plan on getting married?

Zack: Oh I don't know, have to find the right girl first.

Sarah: Well the right girl is here.

Zack and Sarah kiss

Zoë's Dad: Our first Grandchild

Zoë's Mum: Let's hope it's a girl.

Zoë's Dad: You mean boy!