Vaseline comes to blows with Ethnics mother, Blue watch has first aid training and Tony makes an alarming discovery.

Vaseline was walking home from the Oliver Twist after his second date with Marion. They got on very well and enjoyed each others company, it was also a bonus that Vaseline really fancied her and he knew the feeling was mutual though she wasn't letting on. Their first date at been an almost disaster due to Tony and Dorothy arriving and Tony teasing him. They were due to get married at the end of march and Vaseline was planning to ask her as his plus one. He was yet to meet her brother Steve and knew he was fiercely protective of her.

He was about to head home when he heard shouting coming from nearby, he rushed over and was shocked to see his mother and Desdemona Lewis shouting at each other while the neighbors were watching.

"I suggest you go home before I seriously do something I regret! "

"I am not going nowhere till your son gets here and admits his wrong doing! Where is he?! "

Vaseline was horrified; he knew that Desdemona had a burning hatred for him even more so since Ethnics death and now she was gunning for him. She had not been the same since his death and now she was looking for people to blame. Her red, swollen eyes rounded on him as he walked up the path,

"Oh here he is. The racist, womanising firefighter who thinks he is so special that he can get what he wants! " She cried as Lynette looked at Vaseline with a worried expression. Vaseline walked nearer to her and said in a solemn yet shaken voice,

"I am so sorry for the loss of Eth... Andreas, Mrs Lewis. We all are. But we're not responsible for what happened to him. So please don't lay this at our door. "

At that moment, Desdemona grabbed him by his shirt and shook him,

"You made his life hell with your racist comments, he told me what you called him. He also told me that you mocked his accent numerous times! Now he's gone and you think some pitiful words and fake remorse are going to compensate but it won't! You are a horrible, wicked boy and you will get your judgment day! "

Lynette couldn't stand it anymore, she pulled Desdemona off Vaseline and indicated for him to go inside.

"Don't you touch my boy again! He's not to blame for what happened to your son, I am seriously sorry for your loss Mrs Lewis but to blame my son for his death is going to far. Those thugs who live on your estate are the ones to blame for his death, one threw a slab onto him, that's what killed him. Now get off my property and leave my son alone or the police will be called! "

Desdemona scowled at Lynette and stormed off while the neighbors continued to watch,

"Shows over everyone, go back to your own sad little lives!" Lynette shouted as she slammed the door.

Josie was sitting at the bus stop waiting for Bayleaf to come and collect her, they were going shopping together. The watch noticed that they were spending alot of time together with George and Tony jokingly suggested they were having an affair. Bayleaf was still married to Karen while Josie was divorcing her husband, who hated her job. It was clear that they enjoyed each others company but neither of them thought about taking their friendship further. Josie applied more mascara and smiled at herself in the compact mirror she had recently been given a gig at the Horses head which she was very pleased about and she had invited the watch to come and listen to her.

As she waited for Bayleaf, she saw a familiar face across the street and waved at him,

"David! "

He smiled and waved at her and then crossed the road to see her, they used to live in the same street and attended Spanish class. He seemed like a cheeky chap who had a love for life and a love for a drink or two.

"Well well fancy seeing you eh? You waiting for someone? "

"Yeah a friend of mine is taking me out. How you been? "

"Fine I suppose. I failed my MOT though, bloody pile of junk. Still working at the fire station? "

"Yeah, work with a group of lads, their alright and one of them is getting married soon."

"I don't know why anyone bothers getting married, don't mean nothing. I bet you regret getting married don't you? "

Josie thought that this was a very weird thing to say,

"Not really, I thought we would be together forever. I'm quite a romantic even though I don't look it."

Just then, Bayleaf pulled up and waved at Josie. She said goodbye to David and got in the car, not noticing that he was looking at Bayleaf with scornful eyes.

The next day, Blue watch was participating in first aid training which was so proving to be a very interesting time. Bayleaf, George and Tony practicing on the dummies as the rest of the squad guided them. As Bayleaf practiced giving mouth to mouth resuscitation, Tony whispered,

"I bet we know who he would like to give mouth to mouth resuscitation too. "

Vaseline and Malcolm sniggered just as Hallam looked at them,

"You three! Pay attention! You are doing this next! "

"Oh great. " Vaseline mumbled under his breath,

"Its unhygienic sir to swap saliva with this lot! " Malcolm piped up as their turn arrived,

"On your knees and practice, there are wipes to your left. "

The lads groaned as they practiced just as the bell rang.

"Saved by the bell. " said Charisma as the watch slid down the pole one by one and got into the engine.

Marion was getting ready for her date with Vaseline, she was changing into a black lace top with jeans and black leather boots. As she was applying dark pink lipstick, Kelly came in, adjusting her top.

"So how's it going with you and Roland? " she asked as she borrowed the mascara.

"Early days. I really like him though and I think he likes me too."

Kelly smiled at her friend and then asked,

"Is that George Green really fit? "

"Oh yes. He went to school with Steve. Steve reckons he's alright, he does boxing in his spare time. You should see his biceps. "

Marion knew that Kelly really fancied George and had done so for quite a while, George lived not far away from her.

"Anyway, you coming back to mine after your date or maybe your going back to his for a night cap eh?" Teased Kelly as Marion worked on her hair. Marion raised her eyebrows and laughed,

"No! Its early days I've told you. I'm not gonna jump into bed with him! "

She stood up and looked at Kelly, Kelly smiled at her,

"Oh you look gorgeous! But then again you always do. Come on, let's go. "

The two girls headed off with Brian telling them to behave and for Marion not to drink too much as she had an afternoon shift the next day.

Tony was listening to music on his bed, Dorothy was coming over shortly and he knew that she had been wedding dress shopping with her mum. Dorothy was shorter than Tony and was blonde and pretty. She always wore designer clothes which puzzled Toby as her new job didn't pay that good of a wage. Tony was looking forward to the wedding but he knew that Dorothy family was against the marriage due to it being a mixed race marriage. Dorothy always insisted that she didn't care about their opinion but Tony did. He loved her so much and wanted to make her happy.

At last, he heard the door open and she stood in the doorway dressed in a leather jacket, skinny jeans with her hair hanging in a ponytail,

"You alright babe? "

"Yeah you? "

They embraced and kissed and Tony started dinner, he noticed that she was wearing a gold bracelet on her arm,

"Dorothy, where did you get that bracelet? "

Dorothy suddenly looked agitated and nervous and stammered,

"Oh, this old thing? Well it's an old one and I found it... "

It didn't take Tony long to realize that it was a recent purchase, he didn't mind her treating herself once in a while but Dorothy was known to spend like mad and he knew knew she was paying off an outstanding debt.

"Dorothy, please don't say you have brought a new bracelet, your supposed to be saving for the wedding! "

"I want to treat myself! I've had an hard week... "

"That's no excuse, you already have one debt to pay off, you don't want another one!"

"Its was just one thing! That's all! "

"Oh D! Why do you keep spending?"

Dorothy sat on the sofa and put her head in her hands,

"I can't help it Tony! If I see something I like, I have to get it. I don't want to do it, I've already dug a deep hole, its gonna expand the way things are going. "

Tony sat next to her and put his arm around her,

"Listen babe, I know you can't help it but you do need help before the problem gets worse. You don't want any loan sharks to come after you. "

Dorothy nodded, feeling emotionally drained, truth be told she knew she had a problem with spending but didn't think that it was that bad until now.

She made a vow that she would seek professional help and sort herself out.

If only it would be easy.