As Zoe drove along the road, she noticed Olivia's eyes were fixed firmly out the window, she sat in a nervous trance, biting her long fingernails. Zoe sighed as she pulled up outside the stable yard where she was to attend to yet another lame horse.

"Come on Liv, you're my student." Zoe smiled, giving her a notepad and a pen. "Pretend to be observing."

"I can wait here Zoe." Olivia murmured, she was so scared about all this. How could she have broke the trust that Danny and Alice had given her? What had they done to her?

"No. Now come on!" Zoe got out the jeep and waited for Liv, who scrappily stomped on behind, Zoe stopped before they reached the block of stables.

"You can drop the stroppy teenager act with me Liv. I won't put up with it." Zoe said sharply, Olivia looked at her in shock.

"Well you're not the one who could be pregnant! You don't understand." Liv said quietly but with a venom nature.

"You'd be surprised what I understand. I'm doing you a favour, so do me one?" Zoe turned round and walked towards the stable block where she shook hands with a grey haired woman, she then introduced Liv, who after her warning from Zoe, happily played along.

Alice walked back towards the animal hospital slowly, she noticed Danny was stroking one of the smaller animals. He immediately put the little cat back in his cage as he saw Alice emerge at the doorway.

"Did you speak to Zoe then?" Danny asked, his green eyes soft.

Alice's face froze, she hadn't discussed any of this with Danny. "Erm… yeh." She lied, Danny raised his eyebrows, he always could tell when she wasn't quite being honest, but he also knew that pressuring Alice when she was in this mood wasn't the brightest idea, and so reluctantly he didn't push her any further, if she wanted to tell him, she would do.

"Good." Danny grinned. "I'm gonna take Sonia on that game drive."

"Want me to come?" Alice asked, desperately hoping he'd say yes, she didn't want Danny to go anywhere alone with her.

"I would love you too, but I really need you to stay here, you know how it is." Alice's face fell slightly, she breathed in heavily and smiled.

"Okay." She replied, Danny however unconvinced, knowing Alice far to well to know that was the case, grabbed both her hands.

"I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you!" he winked, Alice's smile grew wider, and they gently kissed before Danny rushed off. He had some plans to arrange! Alice watched him leave, gently playing with her marriage rings, she sighed… surely it was all in the past?

Zoe carefully ran her hands over the horse's back. He seemed agitated and not of the friendliest of natures. He had a harsh and cruel eye, and his ears were led flat back against his head, a sure sign he was angry, upset or just had a menacing nature. Zoe sighed, it was pretty obviously the latter.

"His back's sore, but I think the pain extends down into his hind legs. Does he kick?" Zoe asked.

"He's unpredictable Zoe, he's been known too." The grey haired lady sighed, Olivia turned to face her, she shook her head. "He's such a great jumper, if only he'd gain some nature."

"Hmm, he's a lovely looking horse. I'll examine him anyway."

Olivia was about to speak, but before she could Zoe interrupted her with physiotherapy and veterinary talk as she moved her hands gently down towards the horses hind leg. Olivia had a feeling this was wrong.

"Zoe, are you sure he's okay?" Olivia asked as Zoe stood up.

"He's fine, I've done, now he should be…" Before Zoe could finish she felt a huge burning pain in the back of her right leg, she fell to the floor, yelping in pain.

"ZOE!" Olivia shouted, rushing into the stable, the grey haired woman also rushed in.

"I'm fine." Zoe mumbled, standing up slowly, the grey haired woman and Olivia helped her out.

"My god, Zoe, I'm sorry! I wouldn't expect him to kick when you'd left him alone. Let me fix you up." The woman exclaimed.

"Please I'm fine, I'll just get back to the Jeep. We need to go to Jo'Burg." Zoe tried to get away.

"You need to go to hospital. You can't drive Zoe." The woman exclaimed.

"I agree." Olivia pressured.

"Please! Look I'll ring Matt! He can take you to Jo'burg then and…"

Liv had already tapped his number in as Zoe limped to the Jeep, she'd insisted that it was all part of her job to the lady, who was feeling guilty.

"Matt, it's Liv, listen you need to come and drive us, Zoe's been kicked and she can't walk never mind drive, she needs to go to hospital."

"No I don't!" Zoe interrupted sulkily.

"Thanks Liv." Matt said on the other end. "I'll be there soon."

"Alice! ALICE!" Matt shouted, running into the surgery.

Alice turned round sharply, wondering what she'd done, or what was wrong. "What is it Matt?"

"Zoe, she's had an accident! I need a lift, to pick her and Liv up!" He exclaimed breathlessly.

"Oh my god, right yeh, come on let's go!" She grabbed her Jeep keys and began the quick drive to the stables.

As they arrived, Alice dropped Matt off at the bottom of the lane, it was hard turning round up there and it would be quicker for him to walk, as much as she loved Zoe, she needed to get back to the animal hospital, leaving it unattended was just not an option at the minute, and secretly she hoped Danny would be back soon.

"Zoe!" Matt shouted, as he reached the Jeep. "Hospital now!"

"No Matt, it's fine, Im a physiotherapist, I'll be fine." Zoe argued, Matt looked at her and shook his head.

"And what if it isn't?" He moaned.

"But it is! Just get us to Jo'Burg Matt, we need to go to the pharmacy and doctors." Zoe sighed, Matt jumped in the driver's seat.

"Fine, I'll just have you examined at the doctors." He smugly smirked. Zoe turned away sulkily as Matt drove to the doctors first.

Danny smiled as Sonia showed him what she had. He gasped in delight, this was perfection! But what would Alice think? God, he didn't want to upset her… what if she didn't like it? He told himself to stop worrying, Alice would be fine. He just couldn't tell her, but he's so excited, how does he know he won't accidentally let it slip out?

"Thanks Sonia, hope you enjoyed the ride!" He smiled as she jumped out with her friend Lora. She handed him some papers and smiled.

"See you later Danny, loved it." He watched her into the guest hut before driving back towards Leopards Den, he noticed Alice just arriving to.

"Where've you been?" He asked, walking to meet her.

"Zoe had an accident, Matt needed a lift."

"Oh, is she okay." Danny asked, his eyes meeting Alice's with concern.

"Not sure." Alice seemed quite blunt. "Enjoy your time with Sonia."

Danny paused for a moment, he didn't know what to say. Was Alice catching on? Did she hate him for what he was doing? Or did she just have a resentment towards Sonia.

"Would have rather been with you." He smiled, truthfully. He truly would have preferred to be with Alice. She was amazing in his eyes, he loved her to millions of little bits, he adored every particle of skin upon her body.

"Aww aren't you the schmoozer!" Alice giggled as Danny greeted her with a long kiss, she smiled as he took her hand as they walked powerfully towards the house, they had some dinner to be eating… as well as each other, but that would have to come a little later on.

A/N - This is abit of a filler chapter really as I've made an error with the storyline of the whole story so I've had to change it! Sorry m'dears! I'll update again asap - if I don't die of this damnn food poisioning!

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