Aaliyah and Casey struggled into the house with Johnny. They laid him on the sofa. Johnny had already regained consciousness "What happened?" Aaliyah questioned as she sat beside him. Casey sat in the chair opposite. Before Johnny could answer he started to cough uncontrollably. Aaliyah instinctively rubbed his back "Casey get him some water!" She demanded before looking back at Johnny. "I didn't mean to come back here Ali, it's just" Johnny tried before coughing again. Casey handed him the glass of water, before throwing Aaliyah a look to let her know he wasn't happy. Aaliyah shrugged at Casey and gestured for Johnny to continue "I think its the smoke" Johnny coughed.

"You should see a doctor" Aaliyah suggested.

"How can I? I'm meant to be dead" Johnny replied, still coughing.

"Casey, call Brax he'll now what to do" Aaliyah demanded. Casey was starting to get a bit annoyed with her constant orders. He glared at her before heading over to the phone and dialling Brax's mobile.

After about 20 minutes Brax returned home from Angelo's, he was stunned to see Johnny slumped on the coach. He looked terrible and was coughing uncontrollably. "What's the story?" Brax quickly asked Aaliyah, he noticed how uncomfortable she looked.

"He's been coughing like that since he got here" Aaliyah explained to a confused looking Brax "We found him outside, he was unconscious" she quickly added.

"He needs to see someone" Casey interrupted. Brax nodded "Sam's girlfriends a nurse" Brax replied.

"Can we trust her?" Johnny questioned curiously

"Yeah, course. Besides she doesn't need to now who you are does she" Brax reassured him. He glanced at Aaliyah again and saw she didn't look any happier about the situation. Brax couldn't help noticing, Casey didn't look to happy either. Brax disappeared into his bedroom to make the necessary phone calls.

Within an hour Sam had arrived with his girlfriend Stacey, Brax had told her he was an old friend. While Stacey was checking Johnny over Aaliyah noticed a rucksack Johnny had brought with him. She quickly picked it up and carried into the kitchen. Casey saw what she was doing and followed her. As he approached her from behind he was shocked to see what Aaliyah had pulled out of the bag. There was a t-shirt and pair of jeans smeared with blood and a knife which also had blood on it.

Aaliyah frantically forced the items back into the bag before anyone else saw. As she stuffed the clothes in the rucksack she felt a hand on her shoulder, which made her jump. As Aaliyah turned she was relieved to see it was Casey. He gently took the bag out of her hands and put the clothes inside, before zipping it up and carrying it outside into the back garden.

Aaliyah desperately tried to scrub the blood off her now shaking hands. She dried them on a towel before heading back into the lounge. Stacey explained that Johnny had inhaled a lot of smoke and it was aggravating his lungs. She told them he should be ok but will need a lot of rest. Brax made arrangements for Johnny to stop with him at the Motel. He knew how awkward it would be for Aaliyah if he stayed at the Braxton's. Casey was relieved. After Sam and Stacey had gone, Aaliyah made her way into the garden and grabbed the black rucksack Casey had hidden. She came back inside the house with a face like thunder, before throwing the rucksack at him.

"What the hell have you done Johnny?" She spat angrily. Johnny shook his head trying to act cool.

"I've seen them!" Aaliyah snapped. "What did you do?"

Johnny just looked at her and smiled "I've finished him" he said icily, with no emotion what-so-ever. Aaliyah just stared at him with a blank expression on her face "What?" she questioned.

"Dylan, he's dead" Johnny laughed, almost psychotically. Brax wasn't sure what was going on in Johnny's mind but it was now he realised just why he was feared so much. Brax also noticed Aaliyah wasn't at all fazed by Johnny's lack of emotion.

"Get out" Aaliyah snapped grabbing the three men's full attention.

"What?" Johnny spat "I killed a man for you and you tell me to get out" he snapped angrily.

"For me, you killed him for revenge Johnny, and then you come to me expecting me to help you fix it, well not this time. I've had enough!" Aaliyah yelled, standing firm as Johnny moved closer to her. Their body's were almost touching, Johnny put her hand up to Aaliyah's face "What and you think you can end it just like that" he grinned evilly. "You know too much about me. About the things I've done, for me to just walk away" Aaliyah's heartbeat raced as she felt his breath on her face. "And if you think I'm gonna just walk away and leave my son behind" Johnny threatened before heading towards Riley's room. "Stay away from him" Aaliyah yelled as she rushed to stop him. Johnny pushed Aaliyah heavily toward the ground before trying to go in the room again. As Aaliyah's body hit the ground, Brax grabbed Johnny by the neck and forced him against the wall. Aaliyah looked on in horror. Casey knelt beside the frightened woman and hugged her. Brax was just about to punch Johnny before being interrupted by the police, "POLICE STAY WHERE YOU ARE" a familiar voice yelled. As Brax looked around he saw it was Charlie. During the time Brax looked at Charlie, Johnny pulled a knife from his belt and stuck it into the side of Brax.

Everything stopped for a split second. The police handcuffed Johnny; Charlie rushed to Brax's side as did Casey and Aaliyah. "Omg, I'm so sorry" Aaliyah cried as she watched Charlie hold Brax. "Who is that?" Charlie screamed at Aaliyah. "Johnny, it's Johnny Cooper" Aaliyah sobbed, still trying to take in what had just happened.

"But I thought he was dead" Charlie exclaimed.

Before Aaliyah had chance to explain, Brax interrupted "So did we but he was here when me and Casey got home. He threatened Ali" Brax managed before losing consciousness.

After the paramedics took Brax in the ambulance Aaliyah was left on her own. Casey had gone with Brax to the hospital. Charlie went with the police. Aaliyah sat at the table and poured herself a glass of Vodka. She must have drunk at least ¾ of the bottle by the time Heath arrived home. "Ali, what are you doing?" Heath questioned as he took the bottle of Vodka away from her. "It's all my fault" Aaliyah sobbed.

"Hey, look at me. None of this is your fault" Heath said as he put his arms around her. Aaliyah giggled "My knight in shining armour" she slurred, before almost falling off her chair. Heath caught her quickly "Come on lets get you too bed" he said as he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom. Heath laid Aaliyah gently on her bed and pulled the covers around her. As he stood up to leave he felt Aaliyah grab his hand "Please don't leave me" she said softly "I don't want to be on my own"

Heath climbed into bed next to her. Aaliyah snuggled into him, before looking up and kissing him on his lips gently….

Ok so that was a thought that I had last night let me know what you think. Please R & R. Much love Nik xx

Coming up-

What does Aaliyah do with Heath?

Will Brax be ok?

Casey blames Aaliyah for Brax's injuries, will his anger push her towards Heath?