During Ste's lunch break at his culinary school, he looked around the cafeteria to see if he could find his new best friend; Rae Wilson, since Ste knew that she was always in the cafeteria the same time that he was.

For the first time in days he had a smile on his face, it wasn't as bright as it used to be but it was slowly getting there. He was just so happy about the events that took place the previous night and couldn't wait to tell Rae the good news.

There was a tap on Ste's left shoulder and he turned around to see who it was that tapped him.

"Rae!" said Ste happily

Ste hugged his best friend tight.

"What has gotten into you?" asked Rae in a laughing mannered way and a smile

"I met someone"

"Excuse me?" asked Rae confused

"His name is Doug Carter"

"Yeah right, in your dreams"

"No, in my bed"

Rae grabbed Ste's hand and dragged him off to a private outside of the culinary school.

"What!?" asked Rae as she stopped walking.

"He came over my house last night. Told me that he was in the neighborhood to see his family and wanted to check on me since he knew what Brendan did. I didn't even know that he was friends with him."

"That asshole" said Rae angrily

"Can I finish?"

"Yeah, go on" Rae said calming down

"I showed him a photo album of my carvings and I showed him a picture of you"

Rae pulled on Ste's hand.

"He knows me, he knows me" said a laughing and shy Rae.

"He's nice and all but I still have a thing for Brendan, I think I always will."

"After all that he put you through?"

Ste just nodded.

"I gave him the picture of the carving that I did of him as Robin and he loved it. I told him about my culinary training and my dreams to go to Italy and open my own deli."

"That's so amazing"

"Sure is"

Ste and Rae walked back into school since lunch break was almost over.

"What are you thinking about?" asked Rae

"Just how badly I want to take some culinary classes in Italy and France and to see different sights along the way to get more cultured so I can finally have my own dream deli."

"I know that's been you dream for as long as I know you"

"Sure has"

"So get back to Doug, how did he end up in your bed?" asked Rae with a huge grin on her face.

"Oh yeah, I was having one of my dreams about what Brendan did and I was screaming and crying in my sleep and Doug who was sleeping on the couch at the time came into my bed room and woke me up and washed away my tears. I looked into his deep blue eyes and said something to the fact that I didn't want to be alone and if he would stay with me and that I couldn't sleep. He said ok and asked me to move over so I did and he climbed into my bed and as soon as I laid back down I fell asleep but when I woke up my head ended up on his shoulder."

"That's so sweet"

"It was"

IN HOLLYOAKS:

Brendan was walking in the village since he had nothing better to do since his life and career were going down the loo. His family hated him, his friends hated him, and now even his own fans hated him.

Brendan walked over to Chez Chez and looked up at it. He missed working there when he wasn't in make-up and on set for a movie or sitcom. He always played the villain when was it ever his turn to be the good guy; to be the hero. Stupid Douglas Carter took those roles. Douglas was always the hero never the bad guy.

Just then Brendan saw a for sale sign on the old deli by the club. His thoughts ran wild, he thought about Steven and his dreams about owning his own deli. Brendan thought about how great this little, nothing, run down deli would be perfect for him, if only he was still in town.

Brendan took his mobile phone out of his leather jacket pocket and called up Douglas.

"Hey Douglas it's me Brendan"

"Yes, I know, what do you want?" said Doug not happy to hear his voice.

"Is Steven there, are you still with Steven?" asked a rushed Brendan.

"What are you mumbling about Brendan?" asked Doug sitting on the couch in Ste's home, babysitting Leah and Lucas.

"I know that Steven's dream is to run his own deli, well the deli by Chez Chez just closed down and it would be perfect for Steven"

"Ste wouldn't want to be anywhere near you with that stunt you pulled on him"

"Yes, yes I know all that, I was being a little shit" said Brendan as he sat down on the stairs outside Chez Chez.

"I really think he would love this place"

"Take a picture and send it to me"

"Ok, I hold on a second." Brendan stood up from the stairs and walked over to the deli and took a few shots of the place.

"Alright I took 3 pictures let me go so I can text them to ye" said Brendan before hanging up the phone.

Doug received the pictures of the deli and Doug recognized it, it was the deli that he wanted to buy if it ever went on sale.

Doug text Brendan back

DOUG: that's the deli I wanted to buy

BRENDAN: come back and buy it maybe you and Ste can be partners.

DOUG: It might just work out.

Few seconds' later Brendan text Doug the phone number to the place and within seconds after that Doug called up the owner who was selling it and told him that he was going to buy it.

Doug paid for it with his Credit card but still had to go back into town to sign the paper work.

Doug made arrangements with his private pilot to get the plane ready within the next 48 hours he was going back to town.