Leela's POV

Screaming and shouting was all I could hear as I sat upstairs alone, watching Baby Rose sleep peacefully in her cot.

Ste's voice was the only thing I could hear clearly.

What is he doing here? Finding out Ste was my brother had been a shock and I was really trying to get on with him, for Dad's sake, I knew how much it meant to him, so I was trying, for him.

Footsteps sounded on the stairs and I could hear them getting nearer and nearer.

"What's going on?" I said as I opened the bedroom door slightly, so that I wouldn't wake Rose.

I saw Mum's tear-stained face and Dad was stood behind her, he reached out to put his hand on her shoulder but she shook it off.

"What's happened?" I said, concerned. I looked at Mum and she just stared back at me.

"Ask him "Mum said in a bitter voice and walked past into her and Dad's room, slamming the door.

"Dad" I said, merely above a whisper, but he just walked past me, not looking at me.

I saw Ste stood at the top of the stairs, I could see the pain in his eyes and I knew something bad had happened.

"What is it?" I questioned him.

He walked forward, signalling for me to go inside, I did and he followed, closing the door behind us.

He sat on the edge of the bed, just staring into space, his gaze lingered on a sleeping Rose and he got up and went over to her cot, I saw him reach in and lightly stroke her cheek, before turning to me.

"It's ya Mam and Dad" He said quietly.

"What about them?" I asked weakly.

"Danny, he's... I'm so sorry" he said, a single tear fell down his cheek and I could feel tears gathering in my eyes, I knew it was something bad, something that would change the family forever.

"What? What about him? Tell me" I said, trying to keep my voice low so Rose didn't wake.

He turned his back to me, facing Rose's cot.

"He's gay" he whispered, so low that I wasn't sure I heard him right.

"What?" I said, apprehensively.

He was still facing away from me so I stood up and walked over to him, reaching out to him, making him look at me.

"I'm so sorry, you're Mam found out, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

"No, you're lying" I said, in a slightly raised voice causing Rose to stir, but she settled again.

I left the room and stormed downstairs, Ste hot on my heels.

I turned to him "You think you can just come in and cause trouble, well you can't, why don't you just go, go and leave me and my family alone" I shouted at him, tears streaming down my face, but I didn't care.

"He's my Dad too" he yelled.

I stormed into the kitchen, going to get a glass of water when something caught my eye, I walked over to it and I saw, a text from someone named John-Paul, I read it over and over, not believing my eyes, it can't be true. No. No. No. No...

I ran from the house, hoping Ste would look after Rose, I knew he would, he already loved her like she was his own, it was cute actually, not that I would ever admit it.

I got out of the house, slamming the door behind me and I just slid down the door, I couldn't stop the tears. How can he do this to us?

I sat there just crying, unable to stop, I didn't want to cry, I was angry. How could he destroy our family like this?

I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and I cautiously look up, we both stayed there, unmoving, without a word and we just stared at each other.

Trevor Royle, our new neighbour, he sat in front of me with his arms around me, looking at me with concern. I can't deal with this. We had this push and pull relationship. We both knew how the other felt but we never said it out load, it was always little looks here and there, but that's it.

"I'm fine" I said, finally finding my voice "I'm fine" I repeated, pushing him away from me and running off.