Hello!

Thought I'd start another story, as I've heard about David Wicks's return and ahh yes finallllllyyyy! (Roll on September)

I'm going to write how I think(want) his return to plan out based on all the recent spoilers! I needed something to preoccupy me until his return so I thought I'd write this.

Enjoy!

Becca xx

As his car turned into Albert Square, David Wicks pressed down on the break for a moment as he began to reconsider his initial decision.

"What you doing?" Naomi asked as the car came to a sudden halt in the middle of the road causing her to smudge her lipstick that she had been applying.

David rubbed his head stressfully "I don't know if this is the right thing to do" he never thought coming back again would have such a big effect on him, he now realised that Albert Square wasn't just any other place, it was the foundation of many memories, memories that he couldn't let go of.

"Don't back out now David, we made a deal, you need to make sure we're safe away from Steven, you said we'd be alright here, you better not be having me on!" Naomi frowned "Now go"

"Yeah, yeah, alright" David reasoned as he began to drive again, he realised he'd come too far to back out now.

Carol was in the living room ironing as Tiffany and Morgan where sat on the couch watching the tv, she sighed as she looked at the time on her watch, it was still too early to start getting ready, she was going to a posh restaurant in town with Masood tonight and she couldn't wait to get out the house.

The doorbell rang, interrupting her thoughts.

"I'll get it" Liam called as he came down the stairs

"Thanks Liam" Carol said as she carried on with her ironing

Liam yawned tiredly as he opened the door then his eyes widened as he saw who it was

David gave an awkward smile "Hi Liam, your mum in?"

"No she's…" Liam began to explain then stopped talking and gave his granddad a strange look "What are you doing here?"

Carol stopped ironing and went to see what was going on "Liam who is it?"

Carol froze as she saw him, she had to do a double take she couldn't believe it could be him, David Wicks. It'd took her a while to put those letters that he had sent to the back of her mind and him, whenever he'd enter her mind she would do her best to think of something else, she couldn't deal with the pain. There was so many things she wanted to ask him, why he left her last time, where he had been, why did he keep writing her letters, but all she could feel right now was anger.

"What…" Carol frowned "David, why are you here?"

"I just want to see Bianca" David sighed

Carol's eyes scrolled across to the woman next to him, she was daydreaming, fixing her short blonde hair before meeting Carol's disgusted gaze "Who's she?" Carol asked boldly

Before David had a chance to speak Naomi interrupted him "Naomi, I'm David's…" she paused for a minute thinking "… girlfriend" she announced confidently before stepping into the house "You gonna' stick the kettle on love I'm gasping"

Carol raised her eyebrows at Naomi's rudeness "Make yourself at home why don't you" She spoke sarcastically.

"Happily" Naomi smirked as she made her way into the kitchen

Carol shook her head, she couldn't believe this, it had took her so long to get over him and he just walks in like he's never been away with some cocky new girlfriend.

"Relax Carol" David said calmly following Naomi into the kitchen

"I thought you'd done a runner granddad" Tiffany said to him as she got a biscuit

"David I don't understand why you and that" she said looking at Naomi "…are here"

"We need a place to stay" Naomi interrupted again "So can we stay here or not"

"Definitely not" Carol said appalled

David frowned at Naomi "Look Carol, I've got myself into a bit of trouble"

Carol gave a sarcastic laugh "What a surprise"

"You need to help me Carol" David pleaded

"I don't need to do anything" Carol said angrily "Just…" her phone began to ring before she could finish her sentence

It was Masood, she looked at David before answering it "Look Mas, I'm not going to be able to make it tonight" she sighed "I'll speak to you later" she said before hanging up

"Who was that?" David questioned Carol, his eyes fixed on hers

"None of your business" Carol told him "I think you should leave"

"But granddads only just come" Morgan said sadly "I wanted to show him my race cars"

"Well I can't say no to that can I" David said taking his coat off and following Morgan into the living room.

In the following hour Carol sat in the corner of the living room watching the clock as Morgan showed off his collection of race cars to David

"I used to love cars as a kid as well" David smiled at him

Carol got up as there was a knock on the door "Surely there can't be any more surprises" she muttered

"I've come to talk you round" Masood said coming in as she opened the door

"Mas…" Carol began as he walked into the living room

"Who's this?" David asked Carol

Tiffany laughed "It's Masood, gran's boyfriend"

"Yeah thanks Tiffany" Carol said rolling her eyes before turning to Masood "David was just leaving"

Masood raised his eyebrows, realising who he was, Carol had told him about David, about how he made he doubt if she could ever love "Your Bianca's father aren't you?"

David nodded before getting up "Come on Naomi, let's go"

"I'll get your coat" Carol said going into the kitchen. Half of her wanted David to go yet the other half wanted him to never leave, she hated the way he messed with her head.

David followed her into the kitchen, as she passed him his coat he purposely brushed his hand against hers "I'm sticking around this time Carol" he told her as he put his coat on "Trust me"

Once David and Naomi had left, Carol felt shaken up, she would have never expected this to have happened, she didn't see it coming at all, she wondered what mess David had gotten himself into now.

Masood pulled her in for a hug seeing she looked tense and upset "You sure you don't want to go for that meal?"

"Can we do it another night, it's been a long day" Carol sighed

He smiled "Of course" he said kissing her head as he held her.

Carol's mind began to fill with doubts about her relationship with Masood, but she just blocked the doubt out, she wasn't letting David mess with her head.

David couldn't stop thinking about Carol as he and Naomi walked back to his car, he couldn't believe she had moved on, he couldn't stand the thought of her with someone else.

Naomi froze "Oh god" she spoke fearfully looking at a man staring at them from across the street

David looked across the street, there was one thing worse than Steven, the man him and Naomi had run away from, and that was his brother.