Andrew laughed at Kate's joke. She was still as funny. He took another sip of water; after all he had to go back to school. 'So' Kate said after the laughter had died down, 'I could sense some tension between you and Kim this morning'

'Really, tension?'

'Hmmmm, were you two together or something'

'Yes, we were.'

'Why did you break up?'

'No reason'

'There has to be a reason, there's always a reason'

'Same reason I broke up with you'

'What?'

'No, it's not like that' he said quickly, 'Sorry, I need to go to the bathroom, I'll be back in a minute.' She smiled, sarcastically and went to the toilet.

Andrew placed his hands over his eyes; He hoped he hadn't messed up. He liked Kate, and since there seemed to be no hope for him and Kim, Kate would do.

'God' Kate banged her head against the toilet wall; 'I don't believe this' She turned and looked at herself in the mirror. Maybe it was a bad idea to get all dressed up for this, she had given Andrew the completely wrong idea about her. She sighed and looked at her watch. She couldn't stay in here for much longer, she would have to go out and explain to Andrew. As she was about to exit, her phone beeped in her trouser pocket. She took it out and flipped it open. She opened the message that she had just received, and smiled as she read it. She closed her phone, and went outside to face Andrew.

Jack looked out of his office window. He could see all around from here. Davina came in behind him, 'Stressful first morning?'

'Nope'

'How do you think Kate's settling in?'

'Fine, just as I planned'

'What are you talking about?' Davina placed her hands on her hips and Jack turned to face her, 'Let's just say that not all is what it seems with Kate.'

'I'm sorry Jack, I don't understand'

'Can't say anymore. Confidentiality'

'And since when do you care about confidentiality?'

'Since I employed Kate'

'Fine then, don't tell me'

'OK then I won't' He went closer to Davina and placed his hands on her waist, 'You just wait and see' He kissed her.

Kim sat in the staff room, Steph and Grantly for company. They were both talking about Kate. 'I think she seems a bit posh for waterloo road, don't you Grantly?'

'You only think that because she speaks better French than you Steph. Anyway, she's better than Treneman, I have to say. What do you think Kim?'

'She seems Ok yeah'

'Andrew seems to think she's OK too.' She leaned in closer, 'did you see them before? Like a love struck teenager he was'

'Well they did go to Uni together'

'Personally, I think they did more than go to Uni together' Steph leaned back again. Kim had had enough of this. She stood up, 'What's the matter Kim?'

'Nothing, you two just carry on gossiping, don't mind me'

'Don't get your knickers in a twist Kim' Kim shook her head and left the staff room, 'What got into her?' Steph asked, looking at Grantly, 'That Miss Haydock appears to be a rather bad case of the green eyed monster.'

Part 6

It had now been three weeks since Kate had been at Waterloo Road, and she had loved every second of it. The kids were great, they weren't bad, and they were just misunderstood. She smiled as she flicked through an exercise book. They had really taken to Romeo and Juliet, although, maybe that was because she had showed them the film. They had liked that, probably because, in a way, they could relate to it. Well, relate more to it that the hundreds of years old play. The bell went, and the corridor flooded with people. Slowly, a line formed outside her room. She got up, and stood by the door. She smiled at Andrew, who was stood next to a similar queue outside his door at the other end of the corridor. She held the door open, and her room began to fill. Satisfied that everyone was there, she shut the door and began to distribute books.

Kim stood in the corridor, just outside Andrew's classroom, at an angle that he wouldn't be able to see her at. She just looked at him. His easy smile, his eyes, his amazing eyes. She twisted the beads that were around her neck in her hands absent-mindedly. She heard a lock click, and Izzie emerged from the storeroom carrying some books. Kim jolted awake suddenly, 'Hi Kim'

'Hi Izzie, do you need a hand?'

'That would be great Kim, thanks.' Izzie smiled and Kim took some books off her. It was her first day back since the stabbing. Kim didn't like to think what would have happened if Andrew and herself hadn't arrived when they did. They walked silently down the corridor. Izzie stopped by Kate's class and looked in. Kim stopped and looked inside too. Kate was too busy to notice them. She was engrossed in her work. She was wildly explaining something to her smiling class. She stopped as someone asked a question, she looked at them intently. The class burst out laughing, and so did she, as she spoke the laughter died, and she turned to start writing on the board, the class started making notes. 'She's good isn't she?' Izzie said, like she couldn't believe what she had just seen, 'Lorna would be proud. She gave that class her all, look's like they'll be all right. I'm glad. What do you think of her?'

'She's OK I guess' Kim looked at her. Her and Andrew went everywhere together. They said they weren't together, but it was obvious that they were. They went home in her car, and Kim knew that deep down she wanted Andrew to come home with her, in her car. 'Come on then' Izzie walked past her and Kim followed her. When they got to Izzie's classroom, Izzie took the books off Kim. 'I know how you feel Kim.'

'What do you mean?'

'Tom and me. Whenever I saw him with Lorna, I felt like it should be me. Sitting at the wedding… I tried to convince myself that it didn't matter, and trust me, it doesn't matter. Talk to Andrew. Maybe he feels the same'

'He won't'

'You never know. See you later Kim' Izzie smiled and went inside. Maybe Izzie was right, Kim thought to herself.