Street Talk
Story One: Who killed the killer?
Chapter one: No love lost.
"You've done so well Peter. Marrying an ex prostitute must be a new low for you" Tracy said, sitting down at the Barlow's table that morning. Both Leanne and Peter's heads shot up, but before Peter could stick up for his wife, Leanne spoke first.
"It could be worse, I could have caved my last boyfriends head in" Leanne snapped back. This time it was Deirdre's turn to look up from her magazine, she shook her head as Tracy laughed a little.
"It was in self defence" Tracy said, taking a sip of her coffee.
"Yeah, and I'm mother Theresa" Leanne said sarcastically. Ken smiled, trying to mask it as he read his newspaper and Peter put his hand on Leanne's leg, Leanne put her hand on top of his and squeezed it slightly.
"Ew, make me puke why don't you? Just looking at you two been so madly enough makes me want to drop dead" Tracy joked.
"I wouldn't mind" was Leanne's reply. She picked up a slice of toast and took a bite.
"Leanne!" Deirdre said, Ken looked up from his news paper.
"Girls, you do this every breakfast" Ken said. Tracy shrugged and jumped up.
"I'm off to work, bye Leanne" Tracy said leaving, Leanne mimicked Tracy's last sentence before rolling her eyes.
"By Tracy darling" Leanne yelled back sweetly. The door slammed shut. "Don't hesitate to go and play in traffic" She added aggressively on the end.
"Leanne, you're a grown adult, I would expect this kind of behaviour from Simon or Amy" Deirdre said. "Maybe you and Tracy should meet up at a lunch break and kiss and make up"
"Leave the kissing to me Deirdre" Peter said, choosing this moment to peck Leanne on the cheek. "But I agree, maybe you two should put your differences aside. It's bad for my health"
"Emotional blackmail much" Leanne said, looking directly at Peter who smiled and shrugged. "I'll think about it, but I have to go to work too, four hours of been cooped up with Nick flamin' Tisley. What joy" Leanne said standing up and putting her coat on. "Bye love" She said, bending down and kissing Peter's cheek, before walking out of the Barlow's.
"I reckon a family tea is in order to sort those two out" Ken said, standing up himself.
Meanwhile over at the Rovers Becky wasn't happy. It had been two weeks since Tracy had took Amy, and Steve seemed to have given up all hope.
"Come on Steve!" Becky yelled, making her husband jump.
"Come on where?" Steve questioned.
"Oh you doughnut!" Becky cried, walking over to Steve and thumping him on the arm.
"Ow! What was that for you mad woman?" Steve yelled, rubbing his arm.
"Amy!" Becky said, putting her head in her hands.
"What about Amy – Don't punch me again" Steve said, putting his hands up.
"I miss her Steve. We can't let Tracy flippin' Barlow walk all over us because she hold our secret over us" Becky said.
"Well we can... which we are doing at the moment. Come on Becky, one call to social services and we are in serious trouble" Steve said. "What can we do about it?"
"Do about it? I'll show you what I'll do about it! Tracy will regret ever taking our daughter away from us" Becky said. Going to serve a customer.
"Becky, just don't do anything stupid" Steve said.
"One pound seventy love" Becky said, ignoring Steve.
Over at the Platt household things weren't going to plan. Gail had been moaning about Tracy all day and the boys where tired of it.
"Mum, we get it, you want Tracy gone, but ranting to us about it won't do you any favours" David said with a sigh in his voice.
"That woman is a monster!" Gail said, taking Nick and David's breakfast plates of a table.
"You should hear the way Leanne goes on about her, we should be grateful we don't live under the same roof as her" Nick said.
"And you should hear the way you go on about Leanne" David said.
"And what is that supposed to mean?" Nick asked.
"Leanne this and Leanne that. All we hear over breakfast is 'Leanne, Leanne, Leanne'" David said.
"I don't always talk about Leanne, don't I mum" Nick said, hoping to get confirmation from his mother.
"Well... you do go on about her an awful lot" Gail said, Nick shook his head and David gave a cry of victory. Just then Nick's phone went.
"It's from Leanne" Nick said standing up.
"What, declaring her undying love for you?" David smirked.
"Wrong once more David, unfortunately" Nick said. "No, it a very censored text that consists of five letters, telling me to get to work"
"Aw, listen to your boss Nick, maybe if you are a good boy she will give you a special reward" David grinned.
"Get lost David" Nick said. "Bye mum"
"By love" Gail said as Nick left the house. "You really should stop picking on him about Leanne David"
"Yeah, when you stop moaning about Tracy. I gotta go. Audrey's expecting me at the salon. Bye" David said leaving.
"Bye David" Gail said, the door shut once more. "If I could get my hands on Tracy Barlow... oh... she would regret ever coming back..." Gail said to herself.