Home and Away Uncovered: Secrets and Psychos

Chapter Three

The last bell rang at Summer Bay High school and that was the signal to pupils and teachers that school had finished for the day. Sally smiled happily tonight Leah and Peter and her plus Flynn were going into Yabbie Creek for dinner, whilst Kirsty looked after Pippa, VJ and Daisy.

The same bell rang at Summer Bay Junior school. Kirsty always met Rebecca and Pippa in the playground. At that moment she had Joe in his pram and she was chatting to Hayley who was waiting for Tammy and Claire.

"I can't believe she's been let out!" Hayley told Kirsty

"I know", Kirsty said "And I wonder whose got the gun"

"So anyway", Hayley said changing the subject "Have you got the night off tonight?" She asked Kirsty.

"I wish! I'm looking after Pippa, VJ and Daisy and of course Bex and Joe", Kirsty explained

"Oh! Why Pippa, Daisy and VJ?" Hayley asked.

"Well Leah, Peter, Sally and Flynn are going out to dinner in Yabbie Creek", explained Kirsty.

"It's great to have Leah back isn't it?" Hayley asked.

"Yeah and Daisy's soooo sweet", Kirsty agreed

"Hi Mum!" Rebecca greeted Kirsty "Hi Hayley", Rebecca said.

"Hey Bec! Where's Pippa?" Kirsty asked her daughter.

"Oh she was talking to Miss. Hyde a second ago", Rebecca explained.

"Oh ok and Bec you can call her Jade now!" Kirsty laughed.

Pippa then came walking out of the school looking miserable

"Hey Pippa! Is everything ok?" Kirsty and Hayley asked Sally's daughter

"No! Miss. Hyde is making me write outmy wholeessayagain it's not my fault dad lost it!" Pippa said moodily

"AwI'm sure your dad will find it", Hayley said.

Kirsty, Joe, Pippa and Rebecca then went back to the Lawson household forhalf an hour.Kirsty and Haley then had a cup of coffee in the kitchen,whilst Joe was asleep and Pippa, Rebecca, Tammy and Claire played together in the garden.

"I think you should tell Sal then she can deal with it afterall Pippa is her daughter", Hayley suggested.

"Yeah thanks Hayles but I just feel that I should do something as I'm Pippa's nanny and Jade is or was my sister", Kirsty said. "Woah is it really five? I think I should get back home and start making Rebecca's tea", Kirsty explained whilst putting all her stuff into her handbag.

"Ok then well I'll see you tomorrow Kirst!"

"Bye Hayles!"

Kirsty, Rebecca, Joe and Pippa then got into Kirsty's black jeep and headed towards the beach house.


It was five minutes past six in the evening and Briget was searching frantically for a patients record when suddenly she came across a piece of paper:

My name is Pippa Saunders and I am five years old. I live with my mum, Sally Fletcher and my dad, Flynn Saunders. I live in Summer Bay. My mum is a teacher and my dad is a doctor. My nanny is Kirsty Phillips. My best friend is Rebecca Phillips whose mum is Kirsty. My teacher is Miss. Hyde. My Auntie is called Sophie and my cousins are Max who is also five and Tamara who is eighteen.

Briget read through Pippa's homework and though it was quite good for a girl who was five. She the decided to give it to Jade when she got home from work.

"Ok Briget you can hae the rest of tonight off as I'm going out", Flynn explained.

"Oh thank you Dr. Saunders I'm s-sorry but I seem to have lost Kirsty Sutherland's record", Briget said nervously.

"Kirsty? Oh no I took that out yesterday remember I told you she changed her name when she got married", Flynn said trying to jog Briget's memory.

"Oh yes!" Briget remembered "That's right she married Kane", Briget said thinking out loud. "Ok well I'll get going", Briget said.

Briget opened the surgery door and went in the direction of the caravan park. On the way she met up with Kim and Robbie. "Hi guys!" Briget said to her brother and his best friend.

"Hey bridge!" Kim said

"Hey!" answered Robbie.

"So do you want to hang out tonight?" Kim asked his sister whilst packing his stuff up on the beach.

"Oh! I would but Flynn's given me loads of paperwork and I've got to talk to Jade anyway", Briget said. Briget then walked off to the caravan park house.

"What's up with her?" Robbie asked Kim

"I don't know, but I've got a feeling it's something to do with her mother", Kim said. Kim first met Briget at Christmas which was six months ago, and she moved to the bay four months later. Having only lived in the bay for two months not many of the locals knew her well except for Kim, Hyde, Robbie, Beth, Jade and Flynn. Kim knew Briget knew whom her mother was and he knew Hyde knew too but if she didn't want to tell him that was fine. Kim sometimes thought that Briget looked a bit like Tasha they had the same sort of eyebrows dark but shaped perfectly. Their hair was also very similar, very blonde and wavy with dark brown underneath. He knew this was a coincedence but sometimes he wondered if Tasha and Briget could just be related but then again Briget had never met any of Tasha's relatives. Her mother, Angie was dead. Her half-brother, Dylan lived in the city. And Josie, Angie's cousin had been staying with Dylan for about four months. So there was no way they could be relatives. He told this to Robbie but he just laughed

"No way could Tash and Briget be relatives!" Robbie said "Briget is really shy and Tash is so outgoing you wouldn't even think they were friends". Maybe Robbie was right and besides he was a guy maybe the hairstyle was in fashion so he would never know!


Leah sat on her hotel bed reading snow white and the seven dwarfs to VJ and Daisy (even though she was asleep) But once in a while Leah couldn't stop sniffing and holding back the tears. Peter then entered the room.

"Isn't it about time you were getting ready? I know how long it takes for you to look perfect", Peter joked.

"Whoa! Is it half six already i'll have a quick shower can you finish reading the story to VJ for me?" Leah asked.

"Sure", Peter agreed. "Come on then mate where did you get up to?" Peter asked five year-old VJ. Peter had been like a father to VJ ever since he had first started seeing Leah. However he had a secret he knew something about Vinnie, which nobody else knew. He hadn't ever told Leah because he was scared she would split up with hime for not telling her sooner. It was very complicated to explain and that is why Peter kept it at the back of his mind and didn't tell anyone.They were the perfect family and that is how Peter wanted it to stay.

Ten minutes later Leah started applying her make-up and straightening her shoulder-legnth hair. Tonight she had decided to wear her black strap-less dress with her hair down, some black sandals and her usual pink lipgloss. Peter decided to wear a suit and just did his hair the same as usual.

"So where are we meeting Sal and Flynn?" Peter asked anxiously.

"At Irene's that's where Pippa, Daisy and VJ are staying you know? With Kirsty, Kane, Rebecca, Irene and Joe", Leah explained.

"Oh of course", Peter said remembering.

"Are you ok?" Leah asked her husband, concerned

"I'm just a bit anxious", Peter replied

"About?" Leah asked again.

"Well I've got a meeting with Sarah and Michelle tomorrow but I'm not going to let itworry me tonight", he said "We're going to have a fun night out with some friends", Peter said a little unconvincingly.


Sally, Flynn and Pippa arrived at the beach house fitfteen minutes earlier than Leah and Peter which wasn't surprising as they lived nearer anyway. When the Saunders/Fletchers arrived at 7:15 Pippa went straight upstairs to play on Kane's computer with Rebecca. As Scott left the Bay on his boat, The Blaxland, which Kane worked on, Kane bought his own boat and named it 'Phillips Crew' and worked on it everyday. In the beach house Irene had her own room. Kirsty and Kane still had their room. Rebecca had Tasha's old room upstairs and Joe had Kim's old room downstairs. At exactly half-past seven (the time they were supposed to meet) Peter, Leah, VJ and Daisy arrived. VJ went upstairs to join Rebecca and Pippa on the computer.

"I haven't fed VJ I hope that's alright", Leah told twenty-one-year-old Kirsty.

"Oh no that's fine me and Bec bought some snacks and stuff at the shops today anyway", Kirsty explained. "So is it ok if Pippa and VJ sleep in Bec's room and Daisy sleeps in Joe's room or would you like VJ and Daisy in the same room?" Kirsty asked the four parents.

"No it's fine", Flynn said, Sally nodded as did Leah and Peter.

"Great!" Kirsty said "Well I hope you all have a fantastic evening. We will I've rented some Dvds from Yabbie Creek for s to watch together", Kirsty said, explaining her plans for that evening. "Ok? So enjoy your dinner and I'll see you all in the morning. I'll give the kids some breakfast and you can come and then pick them up", Kirsty said.

The adults all said goodbye to their childen and headed towards the front door

"So guys", Kirsty said "Who wants to watch a film?"


"I can't believe how much Kirsty has grown up!" Leah told everyone else. "I mean last time I saw her she and Kane had just got married and she was still at school but now she has two kids and a job!" Leah said laughing.

"Yes well Kirsty was going to be a teacher but when she had Rebecca she decided that she loved kids and wanted to be a nanny", Sally said updating Leah.

"Wow! Really? So what's the deal with Beth and Jekyll! Sorry Hyde", Leah asked Sally and Flynn.

Flynn answered this time "When you left Rhys and Shelley got back together and moved to the city".

"No way!" Leah exclaimed

"Yes and then a couple of years ago Beth married Barry (Hyde)" Flynn told a shocked Leah.

"So why's Jade living with them And who is this Briget girl that works for you?" Leah asked again.

"Well", Sally started "Jade returned about a year after you left and Beth and Barry adopted her".

"Wow! Really?" Leah asked

"Yes", Sally continued "And Briget Flynn's receptionist is Barry's daughter and Kim's half sister", Sally explained.

"OH MY GOD! Hyde has a daughter!" Leah said, almost shouting "Sorry!" Leah said, laughing. "So anyway", Leah started trying to calm herself down "Whose this Briget's mother?" Leah asked

"Well nobody knows except for Briget herself and Barry", Sally told her best friend whilst ordering some garlic bread at the italian reasturant.

"So not even Kim, Beth or Jade know?" Leah asked whilst ordering her favourite pasta.

"Well Kim is eager to find out and you know what Beth's like she doesn't really ask people stuff they don't want to talk about", Sally simply said.

Leah smiled she felt even more happier being back in Summer Bay than in the city maybe one day she might move back, with Peter of course. Tonight however she could tell that something was on his mind, and it wasn't just his meeting with Sarah Lewis the next day,it was something else. She always felt he was on the verge of telling her something but was always interrupted, whether it was by Daisy crying or her parents phoning she felt he always backed out of it. She decided tonight when they got back to their room at the sands, she would ask him straight out what was going on. It would be easier to ask him tonight because Kirsty was babysitting VJ and Daisyso they couldn't interrupt them. Leah sometimes wished she had what Sally had a lovely house, a buisness to run, no secrets from her husband and a happy child. The last reason was because VJ wasn't always the happiest little boy when they were in Sydney. He had friends but only a couple however he'd only been staying in Summer Bay for a few days and already he'd made friends with Rebecca, Pippa, Tammy, Claire and even Kirsty and Kane. The city was good but it was a big city filled with tourists and big shows. The only reason she moved there in the first place was because, she was scared that Sarah would escape from the institution and because she knew where Leah lived she didn't want to put Daisy and VJ in any danger.

But Leah was starting to reconsider, Summer Bay was her life she has friends there, a great job, met her husband there and lived in a great house and it was a safe place. She knew if she asked Peter if he wanted to move back he'd say yes, she'd made it hard for him by moving as he had to drive to Summer Bay from the city every day to get to work. But then again the house they lived in,in the citywas much bigger than any of thehouses in Summer Bay and it was brand new with a pool. Maybe one weekend she'd invite Sally and Flynn over or Kirsty and Kane or Noahand Hayley atdifferent times of course! That way she could catch up on all the gossip with her friends and VJ could see all of his friends too. But all Leah could think was maybe, maybe she'd stay inthe city or maybe she'd move back home...


For the last half an hour Kirsty had been trying very hard to get a screaming Daisy back to sleep.

"Maybe she's hungry", Kane suggested

"Are you blind? Or did you not just see me feed her the bottle of milk two minutes ago", Kirsty snapped annoyed.

"Well why don't you try and get her back to sleep?" Kane asked

"WHAT DO YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO DO KANE! Look you're being no help at all why don't you justgo and see if Joe's alright and then check if VJ and the girls are asleep", Kirsty said shouting and then calming down. Kane knew Kirsty meant nothing by shouting, she always snapped when a baby was crying and she was trying to get it to go back to sleep.

It was eleven o'clock and Daisy had been screaming since half ten! Finally ten minutes later whilst Kane was upstairs Daisy stopped crying and fell asleep, Kirsty tucked her into the cot and made herself a cup of hot chocolate. She didn't mean to get so stressed out and angry at Kane but she hoped he knew it was because she didn't really feel like working that night. Kirsty's job may sound easy just picking kids up from school and looking after them but it was ever so hard. When the child is about six and over it was ok because they can just play with their toys but when she looks after someone around Daisy or Joe's age it's harder. She worked on school days and had the weekends off. It was unsual for her to work a weeknight but it was a Friday and a favour to her friends.

"They're asleep", Kane said tiptoeing quitely down the stairs.

"Thank you", Kirsty said. Kirsty also knew that Kane's job was hard as well. He worked on the 'phillips crew' no matter how hot it was, how dry it was or how wet it was. At least with her job she was at home and it was warm. "Kane, i'm sorry I shouted at you I just didn't know I was working tonight until Sally called me this morning", Kirsty apologised to her husband.

"That's alright Kirst I know you mean nothing by it", he told her.

All she had left of work for the week was feeding the kids breakfast in the morning and then a free weekend and preparing herself for Sarah Lewis...


The next morning Hayley got up earlier than usual, and looked through her and Noah's wedding photos. It was the best day of her life and all her friends were there. Dani Sutherland caught the bouquet which she was also very happy about since that was her best friend. It was Saturday so Hayley only worked in the gym from nine until twelve. Then she was meeting Dani at the diner for lunch. Noah looked after Claire and Tammy every Saturday and took them to the beach for a swim, the kiosk for a milkshake and if they were really lucky lunch at the diner. The house phone then started to ring

"Hello Lawsons house", Hayley said into the reciever

"Oh hi Sal! How are things? What? Um no I haven't seen Peter since the meeting why? He said what? No! Way! No! No! How's Leah! OH MY GOD REALLY? Um well I'll call Dan (Dani) and then while I'm at work I'll ask members if they've seen him and I'll ask Noah to keep a look out at the beach ok! Right i'll call you later Bye!"

Hayley hung up the phone with shock this looked the beginning of a very long day!