OK Guys after such a depressing chapter, I needed a little fluff and also I needed to explore Danielle's reasons for being angry with Roxy as suggested by Caroline Inspired Me To Drum! Enjoy!

Danielle and Ronnie sat facing each other in silence drinking a cup of tea, it had been just over a few hours since Roxy's revelation, both mother and daughter had plenty of questions on their minds but had left Roxy to get some rest. She was due to begin chemo on Monday and they knew that she would need all the rest she could muster up.

"I'm going to go check on Amy and see if she's asleep" Danielle finally said before leaving to check Amy who was upstairs.

When Danielle was finally satisfied that Amy was asleep, she went to make her way downstairs, popping her head round Roxy's bedroom to see how she was.

Roxy was sound asleep, a number of tissues piled around her in a circle covered the bed, making it more than plainly obvious she had shed more than a few tears.

Arriving back in the kitchen, Ronnie seemed more upbeat " I'm going to plan a party for Roxy before she goes into hospital on Monday, it will give her something to look forward to"

"Yeah Mum that sounds like a really good idea, I just checked on Rox there, she's out cold bless her, I just can't get my head around this" Danielle stuttered in disbelief.

Ronnie leant towards Danielle and rubbed her arm lovingly "we've been through worse than this Danielle and we will all fight it together"

"You're right Mum, we will as a family and what did you have in mind for this party?" Danielle asked.

"Nothing really, I'm just going to throw a typical Roxy party with shots, karaoke and vodka, I'm going to get Christian to help me"

"I'm going to get to the chip shop and get us some food Mum, I'll be back soon" Danielle gave Ronnie a kiss, grabbed her bag and made a quick exit.

As she walked through the square she had agreed to give Roxy the support she needed but Danielle couldn't get the fact that she may have been about to lose another family member to the dreaded C word.

Cancer had been a word she had not thought of in so many years since the passing of her adopted mother, she made her way to the park, which was empty just how she felt.

Danielle sat on the swings and rocked back and forth, the wind chilling down onto her back, it was just the way she wanted it, to be alone with her thoughts.

"Come on baby, come on Danielle you can do it, one more push" Ronnie's voice echoed throughout her head as she remembered painful moments from her past. Danielle remembered seeing Cameron's face willing him to live, her pain was etched clearly on her face as she looked to the ground and tried not to think about him, but while Cameron was gone from her mind, it wasn't too long before her thoughts turned to someone else she had lost. A particular memory came to mind.

Danielle walked into her house in Telford after a stressful day at school, she had just begun her GCSES, she slumped into the armchair followed by Rachel " I want to watch cartoons" she moaned "tough" Danielle replied "I'm watching the music channel" " no you ain't" Gareth appeared from nowhere "I'm watching the footy" and with that he snatched the remote from Danielle's hand which escalated into a 3 way slanging and fighting match between the two sisters and brother. A regular occurrence in the Jones household.

As much as they argued and fought, their fights would always end in laughter and they would eventually come to a compromise. This particular time Andy walked in with a sombre look on his face, Lizzie followed in behind him holding his hand, Danielle who had Rachel pinned down noticed the worrying look on Andy's face and stood up.

"I need you all to sit down, your mum and I have some news to tell you, we don't want any of you to be worried or frightened but your mum has cancer. She's going to fight it all the way. We need you all to be brave and not cry, be strong guys" Andy's words were sharp and brought the truth home to Danielle, Gareth and Rachel about how seriously ill Lizzie was and as Danielle recalled those words in her head, she remembered how Andy had promised that Lizzie would get better, that she wouldn't leave them.

After Lizzie's diagnosis, things went from bad to worse and eventually Lizzie's battle became advanced, the cancer turned terminal and not long after she lost her fight for life. Those last few weeks passed in a blur for Danielle and she could barely remember Lizzie as her life ebbed away in front of her own eyes. Danielle's mind moved to her actions when she arrived home from the hospice where Lizzie died. Always meek and mild, she destroyed the family home, trashing everything in sight.

Andy, Rachel and Gareth would be able to get over Lizzie's death together, they had a connection with Andy being her husband and Rachel and Gareth being her blood children, she'd carried them in her belly for 9 months. Danielle was just someone who was brought in after birth to try and fit the perfect family image. She wanted so much and she made the most important decision of her life aged 18 to go out into the world and find her mother.

"Danielle you ok?" a young male asked snapping her out of her reminiscing.

"Yeah I'm fine babe" Danielle replied sweetly as Michael sat down on the swing next to her.

"You're not, I can tell" Michael teased swinging his swing into Danielle's.

"Nothing" Danielle sighed "it's just Roxy gave the family some startling news today, it's a little bit of a shock to the system and I don't know how our family are going to cope that's all"

"What's up with Roxy, I heard Grant say to my mum, she's been acting differently this last few weeks"

"She's got breast cancer, she's been keeping this bottled up for weeks" Danielle said her voice starting to break a little bit.

"How do you feel? I mean it must have brought up some bad memories particularly with your mum and all that" Michael moved in and placed his arms round her as Danielle fell into them.

She'd been going out with Michael for just over two months secretly and she'd grown quite attached to him. He was her sanctuary, a shoulder to cry on when things got too tough with Ronnie, Michael understood everything she'd gone through and was there for her when Cameron died. She recalled their drink in the Vic just before she found out that Cameron had died. Danielle remembered how Michael had asked her out, that it didn't matter that she was pregnant at the time, it was actions Michael showed that had made her fall for him.

"I'll be fine, now that I've got you here with me" Danielle smiled wiping her tears away.

"How about I take you our for some dinner gorgeous" Michael asked giving her a little cuddle.

"actually I can't, I told Mum that I would get some chips and bring them home" Danielle spoke "how you come with and we can have a little time together at the house?"

"that's why I love you" Michael replied.

Her eyes widened in shock and she answered back " what did you say Michael?"

"I love you Danielle Mitchell, I have done from the day I met you and I want us to be official"

"Aww I love you too Michael and I think we should be official too" and with that they sealed their love with a tender kiss before heading off towards Ian's chip shop hand in hand.

I hope you liked that, Michael and Danielle are official, could he be the one who heals her? Next chapter- Rachel returns xx