It was Aaliyah's first day back at work. She was extremely nervous about the reception she would receive from the other teachers, now that people knew exactly who she was. She was the wife of a murderer; Aaliyah knew these people would never understand why Johnny did what he did, he killed a man. It was as simple as that.

If only it was that simple Aaliyah thought to herself as she sat quietly in her classroom waiting for the bell to ring. She was so grateful for the Braxton's, they understood her life completely. Especially Casey, thinking about Casey made Aaliyah smile. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the ringing of the bell. Aaliyah braced herself as she waited for her first class to arrive. It was Casey's class.

As the year 12's filtered through the door, Aaliyah felt her heart skip a bit when she saw Casey's face. He grinned widely at her as he joined Xavier at the desk near the back.

"God, I love English, things seemed to have picked up since Mr Copeland left" Xavier sighed, Casey frowned at his comment.

"What, come on don't tell me you haven't noticed. Miss Henderson is hot!" Xavier grinned as he stared at the young teacher.

"Hey Case, what's the story with her and that murderer? I heard she was his accomplice" Ruby whispered nosily.

"I wouldn't know it's none of my business" Casey spat angrily. Ruby put her hands up and turned her body so she was now facing the front of the classroom again.

Aaliyah's lesson had gone better than she expected. No-one treated her any differently. She decided to go home for lunch. As she walked through the car park she saw Casey, Xavier, Ruby and April stood near the canteen entrance. As Aaliyah approached her car she noticed a note attached to the windscreen. Her heart sank as she read it I hope Riley's school is more secure than this one, I would hate for him to go missing again. See you soon princess x x. Aaliyah felt sick as she read the note. There was only one person who called her princess…Dylan.

Casey noticed the blond frantically looking around the car park. He was worried when he saw she was extremely distressed. "I'll be right back" he said to his friends before running towards Aaliyah. "Ali what's wrong" Casey asked as he arrived. Aaliyah handed him the note, he noticed Aaliyah's hands were shaking. Casey quickly read the note before pulling Aaliyah into a tight hug. "I have to call Riley's school, they need to be made aware of this" Aaliyah exclaimed as she wriggled out of Casey's hug.

Casey instinctively put his hand up to Aaliyah's face "Hey it's ok, Baby, Johnny's watching the school remember" he whispered soothingly, before remembering where he was and who could have been watching. Casey dropped his hand quickly, as he looked over to his friends who luckily, had already gone for lunch.

Aaliyah couldn't relax for the rest of the day. She decided to call the school and tell them not to let Riley go home with anybody else. The school were a bit confused by Aaliyah's phone call, but agreed. As 'the end of day' bell rang, Aaliyah felt a rush of relief. She quickly hurried to her car, speeding out of the car park and going to fetch Riley.

Later that night after Riley had gone to bed. Aaliyah texted Casey The coasts clear xx. Within a few minutes Casey was tapping on the door. As Aaliyah opened the door Casey greeted her with a passionate kiss. Suddenly Aaliyah's phone beeped loudly. "Bloody hell Casey, you're quicker than your text" Aaliyah joked, her face soon dropped when she noticed to look on Casey's face "I didn't text you" he replied cautiously.

Aaliyah picked up her phone and read her message- I think it's time Johnny found out about your dirty little secret. Sleep tight Princess xx Casey read the message over Aaliyah's shoulder. "I thought Johnny was meant to be taking care of this" Casey spat angrily. "Well if he's not going to do anything about it then I will" he snapped as he headed towards the door.

"No, Case, please don't go I need you here" Aaliyah exclaimed. She moved closer to Casey and took his hands "Please stay with me" she whispered as she pulled him suggestively towards the bedroom. Casey followed her effortlessly.

Aaliyah hadn't slept much that night ;-) Casey went home just before Riley woke up.

Aaliyah's mind was pre-occupied. She knew she needed to talk to Johnny. Casey had assumed the 'dirty little secret' Dylan had threatened her with, must have been their relationship. He had no idea it was far more sinister than that. After a few hours of self conscious discussions with herself Aaliyah finally plucked up the courage to tell Johnny. Although Johnny didn't have a phone Aaliyah knew exactly how to reach him.

After she dropped Riley off at school she headed across the road, towards a secluded park. She waited on a bench for about 15 minutes before a white car pulled up; the car had blacked out windows and a private plate. Aaliyah stood up and headed towards the now parked car. As she got closer the back door opened. As Aaliyah looked down she saw Johnny sat in the back. Aaliyah slipped into the car and closed the door, before looking towards the front. She was surprised to see Marcus sat in the driver's seat, and Marcus's little brother Jimmy sat in the passenger seat. Aaliyah raised her eyebrows before turning back to Johnny. "We need to talk" she said grimly "In private"

Johnny's eye's widened as he ordered Marcus to stop driving. He made the boy's get out of the car so Aaliyah could talk to him. Aaliyah took a deep breath "There's something I need you to know" she started nervously. Aaliyah now had Johnny's full attention "What's happened baby?" he asked curiously.

"I've done something stupid, and I need to tell you before Dylan does" she said as tears filled her eyes. Johnny was very worried by this stage, he held her hands to stop them from shaking "Talk to me" he whispered softly. "It was just after we lost the baby" Aaliyah mumbled nervously. Johnny nodded waiting for her to continue "I slept with Shane McKenzie" Aaliyah winced as she waited for Johnny's response…

Ooh I wonder what Johnny will do? Hope you enjoyed this chapter. As usual please R & R. Much love Nik x x

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Johnny's shocking reaction!

Casey is arrested, but why?