Hi everyone, so after re watching Season 1 of Waterloo Road I have a new idea for this fic, its going to take a couple of chapters to get it set up, but I think you will all like it.

Alicia ran after Zach, she couldn't lose him, not now. She didn't have long left until he went off to college this was their last year together.

"Zach please, I miss you" Alicia said. Zach hated to see the hurt in his Mum's eyes.

"Mum please understand, I am not a child"

"You will always be my child. Zach can't we work through this, please"

"I'm going back to Becca's" he said as he got into the lift and watched the doors close on his mother from the other side.

Alicia walked back into the apartment, to find Peter and their youngest daughter sitting on the couch reading.

"Mummy, Daddy is helping me with my reading" Louisa proudly exclaimed

"That's great sweetie, but I need to borrow Daddy for a little while, but you can keep practicing" Alicia said as Peter stood and walked over to the Island in the kitchen out of earshot from the kids.

"I'm finished with him" Alicia shouted angrily, "he can go screw with Becca, take as much drugs as he like and have fun"

"Shh, Alicia you don't mean that" Peter said

"No, I don't but he has made me angry" Alicia replied

"Lets just stick to our original plan, give him time he will soon calm down and come to his senses" Peter said

"I just hope it's not long enough for him to cause more damage" Alicia said

"How has Claudia been behaving" Peter asked

"I wanted to talk to you about that" Alicia said as she picked up the letter from school and handed it to Peter. Peter quickly digested what he was reading before storming across the apartment to the room shared by his youngest two daughters. He burst through the door to find Claudia sitting on the bed with her headphones in and her phone in her hand texting someone. Peter pulled the headphones abruptly from his daughter ears and Claudia could tell the trouble she was in from the look on her fathers face.

"Go and wait in the dining room" he ordered. Claudia didn't need to be told twice she jumped from the bed placing her phone on her bed and walked out to find her Mum in the kitchen.

"Dad said I have to sit in the dining room" she said with her eyes to the ground.

"OK, then go and wait" Alicia said as she walked towards her daughter's room"

"Peter, she looks terrified" Alicia said as he picked up her phone from the bed.

"So she should, she isn't getting this back until Friday" he said turning it off and placing it in his inside breast pocket of his suit jacket

"Can we talk about this first?" Alicia asked

"OK Sorry, what do you propose"

"I don't know" Alicia said honestly

"OK, well let me deal with her, you have been the main disciplinarian now for long enough and clearly it hasn't been working" Peter said quickly before realising his mistake

"Excuse me" Alicia said her eyes narrowing in just as Peter added "I'm sorry that came out wrong, I just meant that they are getting tricky and I think me being not around as much as I should hasn't helped matters"

"It has been hard, but I resent the fact that you think I have done a poor job raising our children"

"I don't think that you have done a poor job. Alicia our kids are great and you should be proud of how they are turning into beautiful, responsible adults. They are just going through a phase and I would like to take my turn in disciplining them, you know give you a break" Peter said as he smoothed his hands down her arms and rested them on her waist before pulling her in for a hug.

"OK, confiscate her phone and let's go talk to her. You can take the lead" Alicia said as she placed a kiss on her husband's lips.

Claudia was sitting at the dining room table her head in her hands. Her Mum she could probably deal with, but her Father was a different kettle of fish when he was angry.

"So are you ready to explain" Peter said as he placed the letter on the table.

"I just forgot" Claudia said

"Forgot your homework, like your forgot your book report?" Peter said

"Yes, I promise I'll be more careful"

"It just isn't good enough, what would happen if I just forgot to go to a meeting, or if your Mother just forgot to go to court?" Peter said

"It would be bad I guess"

"It would be very bad, and now you're in 8th grade it's important that you become more organised and remember homework and assignments" Alicia said softly.

"OK, I will" Claudia said

"I have your phone" Peter said as he took it out of his pocket

"Can I have it back?" Claudia asked

"On Friday, I will keep it safe until then" Peter said putting it back into his pocket

"But can't you leave it with Mum?" Claudia asked, at least if it was in the apartment she might be able to use it when her Mother was at work.

"No, your Father has confiscated it, he will keep it" Alicia replied

"So there is no temptation to sneak it back" he said patting his pocket

"Can I go now?" Claudia asked

"Yes, it's time for bed" Peter said after glancing at the clock

"Claudia, have you finished the assignment?" Alicia asked

"Yes" she replied meekly

"Good Girl" Alicia said as she hugged her daughter and gave her a kiss.