I would like to thank my reviewers for taking their time to read this story and review it. And for that support I'll give you some teasers for the next few chapters-

E20's Fatboy and Mercy make an appearance two years early.

A few of Jimbo and Danielle's old friends arrive...expect drama and mayhem.

And a dangerous face from their past appears..


The Branning house was now a place of celebration. Danielle and Stacey were chatting away like they had been life-long friends, Max and Tanya were bonding with Eddie, who much to their surprise already knew who they were. "Grandpa Max, I wanna a drink" Eddie babbled. "Oi, you say please if you want something" Eddie looked at Jimbo with his puppy-dog eyes. "It's alright Jimbo, come on Eddie, lets get you something" Tanya said smiling, Eddie followed her into the kitchen. "He's certainly a character is your Eddie" Max said to Jimbo who looked up from the book he was reading. "Aye he's one of a kind he is" Jimbo grinned. Bradley took a swig from a beer can. "Those two seem chummy" he said pointing to Stacey and Danielle who were discussing motherhood. "Y'see Bradders women are naturally chatty, even you should know that remember Grandma Reenie when we were kids"Jimbo said wisely. Bradley nodded in agreement, their beloved deceased grandmother had been quite the talker and the shouter too now he came to think about it. "What are you two talking about?" Danielle asked. "Grandma Reenie" the two brothers chimed together.

Talk turned to Jimbo and Danielle's friends and past. "So has Jimbo ever taken you on a romantic holiday" Jimbo and Danielle looked at Tanya like she was mad. "If you call jetting off to Dublin to save your mate's backside a "holiday" " Danielle laughed. "Hey it wasn't MY fault Gil got himself caught up with a Irish mobster's daughter was it?" Jimbo retorted. "I know it wasn't Jim, but I guess you had to go and get him...where would get our laughs without him...remember New Year 2007?" Jimbo gave Danielle one look and burst out laughing. at the memory she had brought up. Danielle looked around the room. "Want to hear what Gil did?" she grinned.

Jack was walking over to Number 5. Today had being weird, the club was loosing money due to a lack of custom, and to cap it all Ronnie hadn't even seemed worried, she had been flirting left, right and centre but only when he was in the room. Knocking on the door he heard Tanya and Stacey scream "HE DID WHAT?". The door opened to a laughing Max. "Kojak! Come on in bruv!" Jack followed his brother into the living room. Eddie waddled over "Uncle Jack!" he beamed as he clutched his great-uncle's leg, Jack ruffled Eddie's hair and sat on the arm of the sofa. "Hey, how's the club doin' Jackie Boy?" Jimbo asked. "Me and Dani were thinking of going down to it at some point" he mused. Jack sighed heavily and told them that R&R was loosing money bad.

The next day dawned and Danielle woke up lying on Jimbo who was snoring, She pushed herself off him and saw Tanya smiling at her. "Sleep well?" she asked. Danielle nodded and kissed Jimbo on the forehead and joined Tanya at the table. "So, plans for today?" Tanya asked. "Well Stace wants me to work with her on the stall...that's it" Danielle mused as she took a bite of toast, a loud thump made to two women jump, Jimbo got to his feet from the floor. "Mornin' ladies" he chirped as he kissed Danielle and sat at the table. "I think I've bitten off more I can chew..." "You've always done that love" Danielle cooed. "Yeah but Jack wants my help at R&R...all the toilets are bust and he want advice" Tanya watched as Jimbo bit into his toast sorrowfully while Danielle attempted to comb his hair. Max, Abi and Lauren came down the stairs and joined them. "I thought me and Max could spend the day with Eddie today" Tanya asked. "Course you can, can't they Jim?" "Yeah, it'll be good for the lad to bond with his grandad and grandma properly" Jimbo answered Danielle's query.

Max and Tanya happily watched as Jimbo walked down the stairs in his overalls they were dark blue with dried paint visible. Danielle joined them. "Well have a good day Jim" Jimbo kissed Danielle on the cheek and left the house, Max and Tanya looked at each other eyebrows raised as Danielle called Eddie downstairs, she went straight into mother mode as she prepared Eddie for the day. "She and the lad remind of my mum and dad" Max mused. Danielle rolled her eyes as Eddie burped and chuckled at his mother's expression.

Jimbo swaggered into R&R armed with his toolbox and charm, he looked around the club and whistled. "Snazzy place. But not a patch on the Black Widow..." Ronnie appeared from nowhere, a lot like Danielle did Jimbo thought. "What's that you're saying?" "Er...great place Ronnie". The quick smirk Ronnie gave told Jimbo he had just escaped a lifetime of hell. "So you a clubber then?" "When your mate's dad runs a club, damn right I'm a club man Ron...well me and Dani know a lot of people in this kinda world so been here could be good" Ronnie looked at him quizzically. "What don't believe me?" Jimbo grinned. He undid the chest pocket of his overalls and pulled out a small black book, looked through it and grinned. "Is there a phone I could use?" Ronnie walked him to the office.

Jack looked up from his laptop as Jimbo and Ronnie entered and watched his nephew grab the handset of the phone on Ronnie's desk and dial a number. "Goat! It's Jim Branning here...yeah, I'm in London now, you too? Wow whereabouts...Wanstead, that's Leroy Chubb's patch...yeah Dani and the boy are with me...you still a barman..." Jack and Ronnie watched eyes fixed as Jimbo continued to talk to his friend Goat, he seemed like a man who had a plan. And when Jimbo Branning had a plan things were bound to get interesting...