Corriefan, XTass B, Gillian Kearney Fan – cheers for your reviews! They mean a lot and inspire me to write. This would have been updated sooner, but school work as been getting to me -_-
"Si, time for school" Leanne sighed, trying to wake her stepson up that morning; the boy was stubborn and didn't move a muscle.
"I don't want to go, I'm tired" Simon said, rolling over.
"If you don't go me and daddy might get into trouble of the police, and you would have to live with Aunty Tracy" Leanne said.
"I don't want you to get into trouble" Simon said, turning to face Leanne. "And I defiantly don't want to live with Tracy" He added.
"Well then, get ready for school" Leanne said with a smile. Simon jumped out of bed and ran in to the bathroom. Grinning with victory, Leanne walked into the kitchen area of the flat and put some bread in the toaster.
"Morning love" Peter said, sitting down on the sofa as Simon walked into the room. "You're up? What's happening to the world?" Peter asked his son.
"I didn't want you to get arrested and I don't want to live with Aunty Tracy" Peter said, walking into his bedroom to get dressed. Peter turned to Leanne.
"What did you say to him?" He asked.
Stella woke up, and did the same ritual she did every morning, she tried not to wake Karl up, brushed her teeth, washed her face, had her toast and drank two cups of coffee. Then she would check on Eva, get dressed silently so no one would wake up in a mood, then she would walk over to her bag, get her purse from in and look and the picture that could be found in it. It wasn't of Karl and it wasn't of Eva, it was of a young girl, blonde, with a grin on her face, it was the reason Stella had come to the street and she lived across the road from her.
Thank god for newspapers, if she hadn't have seen Steve's advert in the paper; she would have still been sat in her house wondering whether to pluck up the courage and see her. She would probably hate her for abandoning her all those years ago, but she had regretted it ever since. But would she believe that?
Deciding she needed some fresh air, Stella made her way downstairs, walked past the Rovers bar, unlocked the door that the regulars would be streaming through in just half an hour and went outside. She leant against the door and sighed.
"Morning Stella!" Julie said with a smile.
"Morning Julie" Stella said "Of to work?"
"Yeah, just been on the cake run" She said, holding up two bags.
"Julie, it's half seven" Stella said.
"Oh, you know what Sean's like" Julie said with a roll of her eyes, "Righty o, see you at lunch then, just don't tell Carla" She said walking off.
"Your secrets safe with me!" Stella yelled after her. After all, she was good at keeping secrets. A slam of a door made her jump back into reality and she saw Leanne and Simon walking out of the flat.
"So you won't get arrested now?" Simon asked.
"Nope" Leanne said.
"And I won't be forced to live with Tracy?"
"Nope. Again" Leanne smiled.
"Good, because last time she looked after me she never stopped talking about herself, it was so annoying" Simon sighed.
"Wise beyond his years!" Stella yelled across the road. Leanne looked up and crossed the road, hand in hand with Simon.
"He's right though" She sighed. "Tracy's two conversation points, herself and Steve McDonald"
"See!" Simon quipped.
"Morning by the way" Leanne said.
"Morning" Stella smiled. "Of to school?" She asked Simon.
"Yeah, but only because I don't want to live with Tracy because mummy and daddy got arrested. Can I go to the shop?" Simon asked.
"One minute then" Leanne said with a sigh.
"Tiring you out?" Stella asked. Leanne nodded with a grin.
"He's worth it though. Aren't you Si?" Leanne said.
"Yup!" Simon grinned. Stella laughed.
"Right then, of to the shop then" Leanne said, "See you later!" She yelled over her shoulder. Karl stepped out of the pub, watching Leanne as she went.
"That girl reminds me of you for some reason" He said.
"Don't be silly" Stella said, walking inside the pub.