5 FEB 09- Woke up a few times in the night. My mind was in circles, as today's the day! However bad it sounds, a tiny part of me thinks that if it ends up bringing me and Ronnie close together - well, it won't all be in vain. OK. Got to go now. By the time I write another word everything will be different. Better? Hope so. Who knows. Not sure of anything any more. 09.35

Roxy was scared, she didn't know what to do in situations like this because normally she'd call upon Ronnie to help. But Ronnie was only going to make things worse because Danielle was just so upset. It was frustrating and Roxy just wanted to tell Danielle everything was going to be ok but she couldn't promise that. Instead settling for stroking her hair the way that Ronnie always did, Roxy held on tight to Danielle listening to her sobbing.

Ronnie sat quietly, Amy too laid peacefully in her aunt's arms. Jean hadn't returned, the smell of burning that came wafting from the kitchen indicated that she was a little tied up but Ronnie appreciated being alone, it gave her time to think about everything that had happened recently. There were a lot of questions that Ronnie kept asking herself, mostly how she had managed to completely miss the fact that Danielle needed her more than ever. Ronnie had just been so focused on getting Danielle to like her... Her phone was vibrating and Ronnie had the strongest desire to just turn it off and forget all about it. But the number was Rebecca's rehab facility, sighing Ronnie pressed 'answer'.

"What?... Hospital?... I'm on my way" Ronnie rushed as she tried to take in what was being said to her. She was torn, such a big part of her was telling her to stay and wait for Danielle to calm down but Rebecca was in hospital and that was worrying as well. Danielle doesn't want to talk to you right now, you need to give her time to calm down. Ronnie rationalized. "Jean?" Ronnie called, watching as Jean emerged from the kitchen with what could only have been burnt fish finger dust on her face. "Erm do you think you can keep an eye on Amy, just until Roxy comes back down?" Ronnie asked, gathering her bag as Jean joyfully took hold of the little girl she had once believed to be her granddaughter.

"Where are you going Ronnie?" Jean asked, wondering what all the rushing and fussing was all about today.

"Rebecca needs me" Ronnie replied rushing out the door.

"Shall we watch TV Amy?" Jean smiled settling down on the sofa with the little girl.

Roxy upstairs was still racking her brains searching for something to say, searching for an answer to make Danielle feel better. What had she been talking about he won't leave me alone? It had been such a strange thing to say and it was worrying Roxy more than anything.

"Danni... Who won't leave you alone? You know earlier you were talking about a man..." Roxy started tenderly trying to broach the subject.

"I say I want him to leave me alone but I don't... Not really..." Danielle whimpered gently, nuzzling into Roxy's arms wishing that they were Ronnie's. Why had she shouted at her? She couldn't control herself anymore and it was starting to hurt her.

"Dan you need to tell me who you're talking about" Roxy insisted, could this person be trying to hurt her? What did he want and more than anything she wanted to know... Was it Archie?

"I can never find him Roxy, i've lost him" Danielle began to cry, Roxy was even more confused... This truely was too much Danielle needed Ronnie that much was obvious.

"Darling why don't we go find Ronnie, you want to talk to her don't you?" Roxy prayed the answer would be yes, she loved Danielle but it wasn't her place to deal with all of this.

"Ok" Danielle nodded but she was still in this weird trance and Roxy wasn't sure if Danielle even knew what she was agreeing to. Walking down the stairs together, Danielle leaned heavily on Roxy for support. They walked in the living room to see Jean and Amy sat together watching 'Bargain Hunt' there was no sign of Ronnie.

"Jean where's Ronnie?" Roxy asked, holding onto Danielle's hand.

"Gone out" Jean replied simply not taking her eyes from the television screen.

"Out?" Roxy asked, shocked and surprised she could only imagine that Ronnie had just popped out for some fresh air.

"Gone to see that other sister of yours... What's her name...?" Jean was searching her brain for a name that she couldn't find.

"... Rebecca" Danielle answered for her, her face crumpling as she realised Ronnie had walked away once again. Releasing Roxy's hand, Danielle pulled on her coat and ran as fast as she could out the door.

"Oh god... You'll look after Amy won't you Jean?" Roxy asked rushing to pull on her own coat.

"Oh yes" Jean smiled, oblivious to the mayhem that was happening around her.

***

"How many times are you planning on visiting hospital this year?" Ronnie asked with a small smile looking at her sister laid up in a hospital bed once again.

"This time it's not my fault" Rebecca laughed. The cut on her leg had become badly infected and the pain had gradually gotten worse. Not being able to take any medication to stop the pain had finally resulted in a very dramatic (and very exciting, Bec thought) faint.

"I'm just glad you're ok" Ronnie insisted, she was trying to hide the fact that she was upset and she thought she was doing a good job of it, but sadly for her Rebecca could see in Ronnie's eyes that there was something wrong.

"Come on spill, you're not that upset about my disgusting leg" Rebecca smiled.

"It's Danielle... She was so angry, she completely lost it" Ronnie sighed, remembering the look of pain and rage on Danielle's face.

"You just need to talk to her Ron, you shouldn't be here for starters" Rebecca scolded.

"The way they talked to me on the phone it sounded like you were dying! How was I to know it was just a manky leg" Ronnie teased

"Well you can go now i'm fine." Rebecca insisted, she wasn't planning on telling Ronnie just how much pain she was in.

"Ok. I'll see you tomorrow though ok" Ronnie promised, kissing her sisters forehead she made her way out of the ward. When she was finally outside the hospital she turned her phone on and was shocked to see a whole load of missed messages from Roxy. Not even bothering to listen to them, Ronnie simply called Roxy, desperate to know what was happening.

"Are you thick Ron?!" Roxy didn't even say hello she just launched into a tirade of abuse "How could you just leave? Come on Ronnie your daughter needed you and you just walked away!"

"Roxy! Roxy will you listen to me! The centre called me to tell me that Rebecca was taken into hospital! What was I supposed to do?" Ronnie defended herself, but she realised how bad it must have looked to Danielle.

"Oh god Ron is she ok?" Roxy panicked

"She's going to be fine, she's got an infection and she fainted but how was I to know it wasn't serious Rox?" Ronnie sighed. "What's happening with Danielle, is she ok?"

"Thats why i've been trying to call you Ron she's just gone off and..." Roxy trailed off not sure if she should tell Ronnie about what Danielle had been talking about.

"What Roxy? What!?" Ronnie asked desperately, her face showing

"Ronnie she ain't acting right she keeps talking about someone that she's lost... But she can hear them Ron... I don't know... I don't know what to do Ronnie, please just tell me what to do" Roxy begged, tears streaming down her face and she walked round the Square once again desperately searching for Danielle

"Calm down, try and find her. I'm on my way, i'll sort this I promise" Ronnie insisted, hailing down the nearest taxi.

"Wait Ronnie... I know where she is... I've just seen her go into our house... What should I do?" Roxy panicked watching as Danielle made her way inside.

"Just leave her ok, i'll be there in no time at all I promise." Ronnie rushed, desperate to go home, desperate to make everything better.

Starting extract shamelessly stolen from Danielle's diary... But there's a reason for everything ;) Thanks for the reviews as usual :D