Part 9 (16-10-08) Jane and Tamwar have been doing stand up comedy in secret. Jane has been telling Ian she's going to the gym but he has figured her out. Zainab thinks that Tamwar is secretly gay because of all his sneaking about.

"Careful, Ian is on the warpath." Christian warned Tamwar standing near the two Masood boys. Jane had put both Christian and Syed in charge of distracting Ian which they were reluctantly doing.

"But he's not violent is he?" Tamwar asked in a slight nervous voice and Christian caught Syed looking away pulling his lips in tightly to not laugh.

"Ian! No, he's a kitten really. It's just Jane wants to keep this all a secret." He threw his arm around Tamwar who tensed immediately under the contact so he threw the other around Syed who remained perfectly calm as if that was his place in the world. "Look if he says anything just play dumb."

"Play dumb, I can do that." Tamwar reassured them and Syed lips pressed together even tighter. Christian sent him a warning look, or at least he started to but was immediately distracted by a furious Ian emerging from his house.

"What's Jane been up to?" He demanded.

"I don't know anything." Tamwar insisted.

"You've been having a bit of a laugh behind my back haven't ya?"

"No! Ian!" Christian defended Tamwar as a little and very unhelpful snigger came out of Syed at the idea.

"I thought you said he wasn't violent." Tamwar muttered to Christian looking a little desperate.

"If you don't tell me what she's been up to you'll see how violent I can be."

"Hey!" Syed's attitude switched suddenly and he placed himself in between Ian and his brother, his heckles well and truly up, he looked adorable. "You leave my brother alone." He warned his tone darker than Christian had ever heard.

"Syed, I can take care of myself." Tamwar pleaded from behind him but Syed didn't even register that he had spoken.

"Ian, he's just a kid." Christian tried to dispel some of the tension in the air.

"I saw you getting out of her car, now what's she been up to?" Ian demanded again.

"I really have to go." Tawmar insisted his voice a little panicked and Syed took one more protective step towards Ian, no humour in his expression.

"You're not going anywhere till you tell me what's been going on." Ian said but his gaze shifted slightly nervously towards Syed staring coldly at him his arms crossed over his chest.

"Take him to her." Christian suggested, he didn't like where this was going. Tamwar sighed and complied. Syed and Christian walked with them, a little behind, Syed keeping his eyes on Ian the whole time.

"If he yells at my brother again…." Syed started through his teeth.

"What?" Christian asked amused. "What exactly were you going to do, Sy? Beat him up for yelling at your brother in the middle of the square?" He proposed incredulously.

"Yes." He said unsurely. "I dunno, it's just…well…no one messes with my little brother, not when I'm about." He said defiantly giving the back of Ian's head a stare.

"Still I think all this lying's gone on a bit too long don't you think?" He asked trying not to grin at the charming angry puppy that was a pissed off Syed Masood.

"I guess." He shrugged then looked up at Christian. "You won't be here for the fall out though will you?" He pointed out. "You're going off on holiday and happily leaving the rest of us to clear it up." He moaned.

"This is Jane's mess, leave her to clear it up." He said flippantly.

"Yeah but with Ian knowing how long do you think it'll be before my parents find out! "

"Surely a little bit of a stand up isn't such a big deal?"

"This is my mother we're talking about everything is a big deal."

"Well I don't go for another two days so come by after it's all exploded, we'll trade war stories and I'll make you a cup of tea." He offered.

"With custard creams?" Syed asked hopefully and Christian rolled his eyes amazed at how quickly he had been pacified.

"Sure, with custard creams." As far as he was concerned Syed Masood could have anything he wanted in the whole world, if he asked he'd build him a custard cream factory.

"Then you're on." He felt Syed straighten up and square his shoulders before grinning at him. "Now come on, before we miss the fireworks."