Meet husband and wife James and Kerry Choke as they return to CHERUB for a long-awaited reunion party. They only intend on staying a week as they both lead intense lives in the USA but a shocking move by CHERUB which involves their daughter, Holly, forces the couple to rethink their American Dream. Please read and review if you like, then I shall write more. Thanks!

"Only a few hours before we see everyone again! Stop moping, James, you're meant to be excited!" Kerry Choke nudged her husband playfully as the taxi slowly pulled out of the airport car park. They had flown over from their home in the USA especially for the CHERUB Campus reunion but James Choke couldn't even muster a smile. His thoughts were focused on his daughter, as they had left her in the States in the care of a friend while the couple took their trip to Britain. "Holly will be fine, James," Kerry murmured, placing her hand on his knee, "We can trust Mrs Abraham and her family, and we'll be back before you know it."

"I suppose," James muttered, not really convinced. Even though Holly was eleven years old and perfectly capable of calling them if she was in trouble, it was her first time away from her parents.

Kerry leant back into the greying seat and smiled slightly. During her years at CHERUB, she had never envisaged James becoming a father, let alone an overly-protective one who hated being away from his child. In fact when she was thirteen, she couldn't have imagined ever settling down with her on-off girl-obsessed boyfriend.

A high-pitched bleeping noise broke the silence. Kerry reached for her handbag and pulled out her mobile phone. A text message had arrived from Holly. Reading it, Kerry beamed. Her daughter knew her father too well.

hi mom and dad, i thought id better msg you to say im ok. aunt kathy is so nice. we went to the movies yesterday and then taco bell. no im not eating too much bad food mom! tell dad to stop worring coz im sure he is xxxxxxxx

Kerry showed the message to James. "Happy now?" She teased. James sighed and nodded resignedly. Holly and Kerry were very much alike- they both possessed the ability to make him feel better regardless of his mood.

"I feel much better," James grinned, kissing Kerry gently on the cheek. He slowly moved his hand towards her chest but she slapped him away.

"We might be going back to CHERUB, James, but there's no need to act like a horny teenager!" Kerry shrieked, causing the taxi driver to shoot them a stern look through his mirror as he veered over the white line.

James laughed. "Sorry, babe."

"You better had be," Kerry joked, "'Cause I wouldn't mind practising a few old advanced combat moves in the dojo on campus!"