Kirsty and Kane went down the stairs. Kane left the note he'd just written for his auntie on the kitchen table, hoping she'd understand...knowing that she'd probably be happier without him around anyways. As they approached the door, Kirsty stopped.
"Are we doing the right thing, Kane?"
"I think so."
"What about my family, do you think they'll understand?"
"You've got to make them understand. We'll give them a call when we're settled somewhere."
"Ok, I really love you, Kane, that's why I'm doing this."
"I'm doing this because I love you to, and I couldn't be more thankful that you're around."
The young couple hugged and closed the door behind them. Once they turned around, they were greeted by Scott and Dani.
"Dani! What are you doing here?"
"I, eh, I need to talk to you."
"Dan, it's ok, I understand why you can't do it."
"That's why I'm here."
"What?"
Dani gripped Scott's arm even tighter, not sure of what she was about to say.
"I'll do it."
"You what?"
"I'll do it. I'll do it if it means getting my life back, getting you back."
"Oh my god, Dani, you've no idea how happy that makes me!"
Dani put her head down and noticed Kane's bag.
"Where were you's going?"
"Emm...it doesn't matter anymore."
"Yeah it does."
"We were getting out of this joint, Dani, because we couldn't handle it anymore."
Dani looked Kane right in the eyes.
"You were going to take her away?"
"Dani, I wanted to go to."
"But, but, how could you even think of taking her away, Kane?"
"DANI! Listen to me, Kane wasn't taking me away, we were going away together, for your sake aswell as ours."
"For my sake? No, I don't understand."
"Dani, we thought that if I wasn't in your face as much then maybe it would be a bit easier for you, rather than you seeing me and Kirsty shacked up all the time."
"What's important now, Dani, is that we can stay. We can try and sort this out, with a mediation."
"Do you think it will work?"
"Well, you know that I'm sorry, don't you, Dani?"
Dani squeezed on Scott's arm.
"Yeah, yeah I do...but it, it's not...it doesn't..."
"I understand."
Kirsty felt extremely uncomfortable.
"So, em, will we talk to Flynn about this?"
"Now? Shouldn't we talk to mum and dad first?"
"If that's what you want, but Dani...don't tell them I was going to go, eh?"
"As long as you stay."
"Of course I will, if we can get this sorted out then there's no where else I'd rather be!"
Kirsty and Dani hugged for the first time in ages.
"So, will I drive you guys to your house, Dani?" asked Scott.
Dani glanced over at Kane, could she handle being in the same car as him?
"It's alright, mate, I'll drive Kirsty and me down, you take Dani."
Dani shot Kane a look that said thank you. She had to take this one step at a time and she was glad that Kane understood that, even if she was still scared of him.
*****
10minutes later, Kane, Kirsty, Scott and Dani stood outside the Sutherland house.
"So, how we going to do this?" asked Kirsty.
"I'll do it, I'll tell them."
"But Dani, we're in this together..."
"I can do it."
"Do you want me to stay outside, Kirsty?"
"No, come in...as long as that's ok with you, Dani?"
"Emm, yeah, he can come in."
"Do you want me to leave you to it now, Dan?"
"No. I also have to tell them that I have a new boyfriend!"
Dani smiled at Scott, glad for his support. He hugged her and gave her a kiss before all four entered the house.
"Are we doing the right thing, Kane?"
"I think so."
"What about my family, do you think they'll understand?"
"You've got to make them understand. We'll give them a call when we're settled somewhere."
"Ok, I really love you, Kane, that's why I'm doing this."
"I'm doing this because I love you to, and I couldn't be more thankful that you're around."
The young couple hugged and closed the door behind them. Once they turned around, they were greeted by Scott and Dani.
"Dani! What are you doing here?"
"I, eh, I need to talk to you."
"Dan, it's ok, I understand why you can't do it."
"That's why I'm here."
"What?"
Dani gripped Scott's arm even tighter, not sure of what she was about to say.
"I'll do it."
"You what?"
"I'll do it. I'll do it if it means getting my life back, getting you back."
"Oh my god, Dani, you've no idea how happy that makes me!"
Dani put her head down and noticed Kane's bag.
"Where were you's going?"
"Emm...it doesn't matter anymore."
"Yeah it does."
"We were getting out of this joint, Dani, because we couldn't handle it anymore."
Dani looked Kane right in the eyes.
"You were going to take her away?"
"Dani, I wanted to go to."
"But, but, how could you even think of taking her away, Kane?"
"DANI! Listen to me, Kane wasn't taking me away, we were going away together, for your sake aswell as ours."
"For my sake? No, I don't understand."
"Dani, we thought that if I wasn't in your face as much then maybe it would be a bit easier for you, rather than you seeing me and Kirsty shacked up all the time."
"What's important now, Dani, is that we can stay. We can try and sort this out, with a mediation."
"Do you think it will work?"
"Well, you know that I'm sorry, don't you, Dani?"
Dani squeezed on Scott's arm.
"Yeah, yeah I do...but it, it's not...it doesn't..."
"I understand."
Kirsty felt extremely uncomfortable.
"So, em, will we talk to Flynn about this?"
"Now? Shouldn't we talk to mum and dad first?"
"If that's what you want, but Dani...don't tell them I was going to go, eh?"
"As long as you stay."
"Of course I will, if we can get this sorted out then there's no where else I'd rather be!"
Kirsty and Dani hugged for the first time in ages.
"So, will I drive you guys to your house, Dani?" asked Scott.
Dani glanced over at Kane, could she handle being in the same car as him?
"It's alright, mate, I'll drive Kirsty and me down, you take Dani."
Dani shot Kane a look that said thank you. She had to take this one step at a time and she was glad that Kane understood that, even if she was still scared of him.
*****
10minutes later, Kane, Kirsty, Scott and Dani stood outside the Sutherland house.
"So, how we going to do this?" asked Kirsty.
"I'll do it, I'll tell them."
"But Dani, we're in this together..."
"I can do it."
"Do you want me to stay outside, Kirsty?"
"No, come in...as long as that's ok with you, Dani?"
"Emm, yeah, he can come in."
"Do you want me to leave you to it now, Dan?"
"No. I also have to tell them that I have a new boyfriend!"
Dani smiled at Scott, glad for his support. He hugged her and gave her a kiss before all four entered the house.