Disclaimer I do not own Law and Order UK. All copyright belongs to ITV and the writers of the show. No copyright infringement intended. This story picks up from where Sins of the Father left off.

The Morning

It was still dark when Alesha opened the curtains. She knew there was very little chance she would get any more sleep. Sighing heavily she turned to see Matt sleeping soundly, the duvet bunched around his waist. In less than ten hours she would be giving evidence; trying to get the Judge and Jury to convict her father. Even thinking the words felt wrong. Sighing once more she blinked back the tears and left the room.

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"Are you coming or what?" Ronnie yelled up the stairs. He was keen to get to work and knew his girls didn't exactly like to rush in the mornings. "Your Mum is expecting you back before Christmas!"

"Anyone would think you didn't want us, Dad." Lucy smiled as she jogged down the stairs, Justin Beiber bag over her shoulder.

"You know that's not true. It's just your Mum wants you an 'all. So we get to share." He watched as the little girl smile up at him.

"I know."

"Where's your sister?"

"Putting her face on."

"What? She wakes up with 'er face already on her head!" He watched as Lucy burst out laughing.

"Daaad!"

"Go and tell 'er, if she wants a lift to college, get a move on."

"Ok." The ten year old turned and run upstairs after her sister as Ronnie tried to put the events of the day to the back of his mind. The last thing he needed was to have his girls work out he was worried sick about Matt and Alesha.

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Natalie pulled her suit jacket on as she checked her appearance in the mirror. She was used to giving evidence in court and knew what the day would entail. What she didn't know was how Alesha was going to react having her friends prosecute her father. She checked her appearance in the mirror and left the house, hoping that Ronnie would be able to look after Matt and that Alesha would be able to deal with the revelations that would no doubt appear in court.

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A/N More soon x