Kirsty was so nervous. Dani had the power to make or break her and Kane and she was certainly taking her time over deciding. Was that good or bad? She didn't know but she couldn't wait any longer.
"Babe, I've got to phone Dani, I can't stand waiting like this anymore."
"Do you think that's such a good idea?"
"I don't know, probably not but I have to do it!"
"Why don't you phone Flynn instead, that might be better."
"Flynn, yeah, I'll phone Flynn."
Kirsty grabbed the phone and anxiously dialled Flynn's number.
"Flynn Saunders..."
"It's Kirsty."
"Hey."
"Well..."
"What?"
"Tell me what Dani said!"
"I'm sorry bu-"
"She said no, didn't she, I knew it, oh my god, what are we going to do now?"
"Kirsty...I haven't asked her yet."
"What? Why not?"
"I've been calling your house all day but no one is home so I gave up, I'll try again later."
"I can't wait that long, Flynn, I'm going to go and see her myself."
"Do you think that's wise?"
"I don't care, I have to go now."
"Kirsty, don't pressure her, that won't help."
"I won't."
"Ok, see you later."
"Bye."
Kirsty hung up and told Kane of her plans.
"Kirst, shouldn't you let Flynn do this?"
"I think it might sound better coming from me because only I can tell her why I need her to do this."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
Kirsty thought about it. Her instinctive reaction was no way but then thinking harder about it, she decided that it might be a good idea. If Kane came along and asked Dani with her then Dani would be able to see that Kane was serious about this.
"Yeah...thanks Kane."
"No problem."
"Let's hit the road then, there's no time like the present."
They left and prepared themselves for what they were about to ask Dani.
*****
Scott was ecstatic at the way his sister and Dani had bonded. He hadn't expected this in a million years! Perhaps Kit had just needed someone female to talk to again. All her friends had ditched her when she'd become so lost inside herself that she didn't even go out anymore so she had no one except from Scott and Leo.
"Are you both ok?"
"We're both great, Scott."
"It's so nice to see you happy, sis."
"You can thank Dani for that."
"Nah Kit, it all came from you!"
"Well, Dani, when I was out at the shop, I got some stuff for dinner, do you want to stay?"
"Gladly, if I go home, Kirsty will be there and I don't want to face her just now."
"Well, you're welcome here anytime."
"Thanks."
*****
Kane parked the car outside the Sutherland's house. He was nervous, so was Kirsty.
"Do you want me to stay out here?"
"No, come in with me, please."
"Whatever you want, babe, whatever you want."
Kirsty knocked on the door, nervously. It was just like when she first told her parents about her and Kane, she didn't feel right just walking in, it didn't seem fair.
Shelley had just come home from work after a hard day. She'd been trying to persuade a young boy to go home to his parents but her mind was on her own children. She'd come home to an empty house and found a note from Dani saying that she was at Scott's house. Shelley was glad that Dani had finally found a guy she could talk to but weary that she would again get hurt. She suspected that Brodie would be with Alex, Jade with Nick and Kirsty with Kane.
When she opened the door, she didn't expect to find Kirsty and Kane.
"What do you want?"
Shelley didn't mean to sound cold but sometimes, she just felt like she couldn't take anymore, now was one of those times.
"We need to speak to Dani, mum."
"She's not here."
"Mum, don't be like this with me, please, you're just going to have to accept us."
Shelley glared at Kane.
"What did you have to bring him here with us for? You know what he did to our family."
"Mum, how many times do I have to say that he's not like that anymore."
"I don't care, but Dani's not here so you and your boyfriend can leave now."
Kirsty ignored her mother's coldness.
"Where is she?"
"At Scott's."
"Where's that?"
"I don't know."
"Mum! Don't lie to me, this is important."
"I'm not lying, I don't know where he stays! I didn't even think that Dani knew."
Kirsty thought of the pinboard in Dani's room, it had Scott's number in it, then she could call him.
"I have to go get something...I'll be back in a minute."
Kirsty ran upstairs leaving Kane and Shelley together.
"I'll just go up and see what she's doing." said Kane.
He began to walk away.
"Kane!"
He turned around.
"You hurt her and you'll have me and Rhys to answer to and the police aswell."
"I'd never hurt her, Shelley, she means too much to me."
*****
5minutes later, Kirsty was dialling Scott's number on her mobile.
"Scott, is that you?"
"Yeah, who's this?"
"Is Dani there?"
"Yeah."
"It's...it's Jade, can I come and see her?"
Kirsty only lied because she knew that Dani wouldn't agree to Kirsty coming to see her.
"Sure."
"Where do you live?"
"Do you know where Irvine Street is?"
"Yeah, that's not far."
"It's number 16 on Irvine Street."
"Ok, thanks, tell Dani I'll be over in about 15minutes."
"Ok, cool, see you then."
Both hung up.
"Dan, that was Jade on the phone, she's coming over."
"Why?"
"She didn't say but she sounded worried."
"I hope she's ok."
"She'll be here in 15minutes."
"Ok."
This was it, thought Kirsty, now or never.
"Babe, I've got to phone Dani, I can't stand waiting like this anymore."
"Do you think that's such a good idea?"
"I don't know, probably not but I have to do it!"
"Why don't you phone Flynn instead, that might be better."
"Flynn, yeah, I'll phone Flynn."
Kirsty grabbed the phone and anxiously dialled Flynn's number.
"Flynn Saunders..."
"It's Kirsty."
"Hey."
"Well..."
"What?"
"Tell me what Dani said!"
"I'm sorry bu-"
"She said no, didn't she, I knew it, oh my god, what are we going to do now?"
"Kirsty...I haven't asked her yet."
"What? Why not?"
"I've been calling your house all day but no one is home so I gave up, I'll try again later."
"I can't wait that long, Flynn, I'm going to go and see her myself."
"Do you think that's wise?"
"I don't care, I have to go now."
"Kirsty, don't pressure her, that won't help."
"I won't."
"Ok, see you later."
"Bye."
Kirsty hung up and told Kane of her plans.
"Kirst, shouldn't you let Flynn do this?"
"I think it might sound better coming from me because only I can tell her why I need her to do this."
"Do you want me to come with you?"
Kirsty thought about it. Her instinctive reaction was no way but then thinking harder about it, she decided that it might be a good idea. If Kane came along and asked Dani with her then Dani would be able to see that Kane was serious about this.
"Yeah...thanks Kane."
"No problem."
"Let's hit the road then, there's no time like the present."
They left and prepared themselves for what they were about to ask Dani.
*****
Scott was ecstatic at the way his sister and Dani had bonded. He hadn't expected this in a million years! Perhaps Kit had just needed someone female to talk to again. All her friends had ditched her when she'd become so lost inside herself that she didn't even go out anymore so she had no one except from Scott and Leo.
"Are you both ok?"
"We're both great, Scott."
"It's so nice to see you happy, sis."
"You can thank Dani for that."
"Nah Kit, it all came from you!"
"Well, Dani, when I was out at the shop, I got some stuff for dinner, do you want to stay?"
"Gladly, if I go home, Kirsty will be there and I don't want to face her just now."
"Well, you're welcome here anytime."
"Thanks."
*****
Kane parked the car outside the Sutherland's house. He was nervous, so was Kirsty.
"Do you want me to stay out here?"
"No, come in with me, please."
"Whatever you want, babe, whatever you want."
Kirsty knocked on the door, nervously. It was just like when she first told her parents about her and Kane, she didn't feel right just walking in, it didn't seem fair.
Shelley had just come home from work after a hard day. She'd been trying to persuade a young boy to go home to his parents but her mind was on her own children. She'd come home to an empty house and found a note from Dani saying that she was at Scott's house. Shelley was glad that Dani had finally found a guy she could talk to but weary that she would again get hurt. She suspected that Brodie would be with Alex, Jade with Nick and Kirsty with Kane.
When she opened the door, she didn't expect to find Kirsty and Kane.
"What do you want?"
Shelley didn't mean to sound cold but sometimes, she just felt like she couldn't take anymore, now was one of those times.
"We need to speak to Dani, mum."
"She's not here."
"Mum, don't be like this with me, please, you're just going to have to accept us."
Shelley glared at Kane.
"What did you have to bring him here with us for? You know what he did to our family."
"Mum, how many times do I have to say that he's not like that anymore."
"I don't care, but Dani's not here so you and your boyfriend can leave now."
Kirsty ignored her mother's coldness.
"Where is she?"
"At Scott's."
"Where's that?"
"I don't know."
"Mum! Don't lie to me, this is important."
"I'm not lying, I don't know where he stays! I didn't even think that Dani knew."
Kirsty thought of the pinboard in Dani's room, it had Scott's number in it, then she could call him.
"I have to go get something...I'll be back in a minute."
Kirsty ran upstairs leaving Kane and Shelley together.
"I'll just go up and see what she's doing." said Kane.
He began to walk away.
"Kane!"
He turned around.
"You hurt her and you'll have me and Rhys to answer to and the police aswell."
"I'd never hurt her, Shelley, she means too much to me."
*****
5minutes later, Kirsty was dialling Scott's number on her mobile.
"Scott, is that you?"
"Yeah, who's this?"
"Is Dani there?"
"Yeah."
"It's...it's Jade, can I come and see her?"
Kirsty only lied because she knew that Dani wouldn't agree to Kirsty coming to see her.
"Sure."
"Where do you live?"
"Do you know where Irvine Street is?"
"Yeah, that's not far."
"It's number 16 on Irvine Street."
"Ok, thanks, tell Dani I'll be over in about 15minutes."
"Ok, cool, see you then."
Both hung up.
"Dan, that was Jade on the phone, she's coming over."
"Why?"
"She didn't say but she sounded worried."
"I hope she's ok."
"She'll be here in 15minutes."
"Ok."
This was it, thought Kirsty, now or never.