Danny's POV

Route 29 - an hour and a half round trip to do twice before lunch. I sighed, throw me back in a surgery any day! Although, to be fair to the buses, they are not as bad as I first anticipated.

I smiled sweetly as an old woman got on the bus and gave me her fare completely in change. When she'd finally counted it out extremely slowly I grinned.

"Thank you." I said cheerily, politeness was the way forward with the public, I'd learnt that as a vet.

"No thank you young man." Hey I liked her already - young, wait til I tell Alice! "All the other drivers would have hurried me or got mad."

"No problem." I smiled, before setting off once more on the long, boring journey,

Alice's POV

Three overweight dogs in for a health check and four cats already this morning, and now I'm out on a call out to give four horses their tetanus vaccinations and to scan one to see if she's in foal. I sighed, it felt weird not going out, and vetting with Danny. I missed him. I wanted him with me, by my side, every step of the way.

I wondered how he was getting on. He'd insisted that he would be fine, but I knew Danny! Then again, he is pretty amazing, so he's probably done great. He usually does.

I smiled sweetly as the woman came out to greet me. She held a thick welsh accent, I struggled to hear some of her words as she spoke at three hundred miles per hour, no wonder Gerald had not wanted to come the cop out!

Rowan's POV

Well it's not really my fault is it? I mean, Danny gave it the wrong drug didn't he? No, maybe not… I was giving him relaxants, but surely supervet should have known that. Hmm, this is a time when I need Alice. Pfft, yeh right! Alice would suss me out in a crack and absolutely kill me. She'll kill me if she ever finds out.

But I missed her, and Charlotte, even Danny. Not seeing them at the bar was strange, I wondered how Leopards Den were coping. I decided to take a drive up there, it would look normal and innocent. Yes, that's a plan Rowan.

I drove up slowly, Leopards Den was so different. The usual happy atmosphere was clouded by a dull, lifeless one. I noticed Dupe slouching around, his motions slow and heavy, even Jana who was following him seemed upset.

I walked in to see Olivia sitting at the table, she looked upset, and appeared to be sifting through some pictures of recent times. I grimaced, what the hell had I done to this place?

Nomsa was shifting around, and Caroline didn't have that usual elegance or spring to her step. Everyone seemed to have suffered.

I didn't realise quite the effect I had had on people. I thought it was just gonna be Danny, but it had affected Alice, Charlotte and everyone at Leopards Den.

What the hell had I done?

But I can't change what's happened, they'll just have to live with it, I can't exactly risk my own neck can I?

Danny's POV

It was 12.20 when I pulled into the bus station, I swapped with John quickly and walked in to the bus driver's part of the depot. Everyone smiled and asked me how my day had been. I told them the truth, it had been fine. I'd actually started to enjoy it!

"Right lads." We all looked up to see the 'I've even to many pies' controller walking in. "Who's doing the school run today?"

I watched three men stand forward.

"Come on one more." He pestered. I wondered whether to do it. No one else was going to and so I stood forward. "Good lad, Trevanion you're making an excellent start. The four of you come with me, before you go for your lunches, you'll be out by 12.25."

We followed him slowly, he briefed us on what we were doing before letting us go, we had a break until 2.30. I was thankful to go, I walked outside and leant on the wall, withdrawing my phone. I smirked, Alice wouldn't ring me, cos I was gonna beat her!

The phone rang steadily for a few seconds, before she answered.

"Hey Danny." She said light heartedly, I could hear someone making kissing noises in the background.

"Hey, how's your day been?" I asked, as I heard Alice hit someone. I gathered she was in the back of the surgery.

"Fine thanks, your's?" Alice asked me.

"Fine thank you! So, what's Miss Collins up to?"

"Not a right lot, I'm gonna come down to town though." She admitted, I knew what she was really saying, I could tell by the tone of her voice, that angelic voice with the sweet Scottish burr.

"Then maybe we should meet up?" I asked teasing her slightly with my tone.

"Oh do you think?" Alice giggled.

"Yes, see you soon Alice, I'll walk up to the hill you walk down." I promised her.

"Okay, love you Danny." I heard someone jeering again, as Alice giggled.

"Love you too, bye." I mumbled into the phone before walking off to meet her.

Alice's POV

"Love is in the air… dudududu" I could hear Darren quite clearly as Ellen joined in too.

"Shut up!" I laughed, throwing my jacket on. "I'll be back soon."

"Oh a quickie?" Gerald mocked just walking in.

"You lot are so dirty minded!" I joked, shaking my head slightly.

"Best way!" Ellen added. "See you later Alice."

"Seeya!" I laughed before walking off to meet Danny.

It didn't take long to meet him, he'd already walked up the hill and onto the park that I had to walk through by the time I reached him. I laughed as he pointed to his wrist, pretending to be tapping at a watch. I couldn't help but remember me doing it to him!

"Hello!" I smiled, wrapping my arms around him, as he pulled me in for tight hug.

"Hey!" He grinned, he took my hand as we began to walk down to the bus station - Danny could get free food from the shop and café now and so it was decided we were going there for Danny to use his advantages.

Our conversation was lively on the way down, Danny laughed at some of my cases today. His laugh was so amazing. I wrapped my arm around his waist and leant into him gently as we walked, his arm was slung over my shoulder, telling the world that we were together. I didn't want anyone else but Danny.

When we walked into the bus station, all the drivers turned and looked at Danny, he smiled at them as a couple walked down to greet us.

"Hey up Danny? How much is he paying you?" One of them said, laughing.

"Oh you know, just six pound fifty an hour? How much are you paying?" I asked.

"Paying for what?" asked the bearded one, Danny was smirking realising what I was going to say.

"Paying for your partner." I smiled sweetly signalling at the other one. Danny and I laughed, as the two took a moment to comphrend the joke, they too laughed.

"You're good!" laughed the bearded one, "So, Danny are you going to introuduce us?"

"I suppose, I can." Danny teased. "This is Alice, my partner, Alice unfortunately for you, you have to meet two of my colleagues, Mark aka Santa… and John."

I held out my hand and shook both of their hands, they seemed nice enough. Two jokers but no match for Danny's wit and sarcasm when he started.

"See you around Alice." The two men said, as they walked off together. Danny took my hand and led me to the shop - he was the best!

Vanessa's POV

Rowan's been weird, real weird. Something is up with him. He says not, but he's just not himself. He's strange.

He's doing stupid things, he's saving Baruti's backside every minute of the day, and he' just being… strange - he's either up to something or knows something, but he insists he's not.

I just wish Alice was here, she'd know.

A/N sorry crappy update but Im menna be revising history lol. But I woke up at half 7 on the day I could have a lie in and could not face any more about Hitler, The Nazis in Germany or the USA lol! x