Home and Away:

Meant to be?

Chapter Five

Noah awoke the following morning by the sound of the phone ringing. He rushed down the stairs and answered with a yawn.

"Hello?"

"Dani?"

"No it's Noah, who's speaking?"

"Oh Noah! Hi, it's Shelley"

"Oh hey Mrs. S. what's up?"

"Um, n-nothing much can you get Dani for me?"

"Sorry she's asleep at the moment, but I can wake her up if you want"

"Oh, no no it's fine, tell her when she does wake up to call me though, alright?"

"Yep"

"Okay bye Noah"

"Cya"

Noah cancelled the call with Shelley, not having a clue what was going on between his wife and her mother.


"Morning Hayles! Muffin for breakfast?" Will asked, preparing breakfast for everybody.

"Not for me thanks, I'll stick with toast and coffee".

Hayley took a seat next to Gypsy who also had toast and coffee and was feeding Lily her cut up muffin.

"Where's Nick?" Hayley asked

"What the movie star? In bed", Will explained, jokingly.

"It's nine-thirty"

"That's Hollywood for ya", Will said again.

"Hayley, I was wondering if you wanted to come shopping with me and Sally in Yabbie Creek today" Gypsy said

"Oh, sure yeah that'd be great"

"Lily will come and so will Sally's baby daughter Pippa"

"Cool", Hayley said smiling.


Dani got up and checked the phone.

'You have six new messages, message one'

"Hi Dan, it's mum call me A.S.A.P thanks"

Each message said the same thing. Dani knew what her mum wanted talk about. She really didn't want to talk about it, but called Shelley anyway.

"Dani?"

"Yeah mum it's me, what's up?"

"You know exactly what's up, are you alone?"

"Yeah Noah's gone surfing"

"I take it you haven't told him"

"No I haven't"

"DANI! You have to, because if you don't I certainly will"

"Mum! That's blackmail"

"Dani I have to, I can't just let poor Noah think he's having a baby"

"Poor Noah how about Poor me, I have to fight to keep my husband!"

"Dani, you've lied to him for months it's gonna come out sooner or later"

"Just give it a while"

"Dani the baby will born in three months, it'll fly by"

"Mum"

"Don't mum me, I'm coming over to you"

"You're what! When?"

"Now"

"Mum you"

"Dani I'm coming over end of discussion, I'll see you in about half an hour".

Dani sighed; she knew a big lecture was heading her way.


"Aw! That outfit is so cute!" Sally said staring at the designer baby outfits in a shop window.

"Yeah, it's gorgeous but look at the price!" Gypsy told her.

"OKAY! Moving on", Sally said, shocked at how much the pink dress cost.

Hayley smiled, she was happy she really was but a part of her wished she hadn't agreed to come shopping that day. She felt a bit left out. She loved her sister-in-law and she really liked Sally too. But they were both married with kids and still worked, Hayley was the opposite. At the moment she was unemployed and was single. The thought of kids hadn't even crossed her mind.

"So Hayley, how long will you be in Summer Bay for?" Sally asked

"Um no, I'm moving back for good the art scholarship is over", Hayley explained.

"Great" "What about you Gypsy are you, Will and Lily planning on moving back anytime soon?"

"No, we're just staying for a month or so, while we're having the extension"

"Oh okay, what about Nick?"

"He's going back to the states next week", Hayley explained.

"Mum"

"Dani I don't want to hear it I'm here to speak to Noah"

"Mum, please. Please don't do this"

"Dani I've got no other choice"

"Yes mum you have please"

"NOAH!"

"Mum no!"

Noah ran down the stairs.

"Mrs. S! Hey, what're you doing here?" Noah asked

"Noah there's something.."

"That I've got to tell you", Dani quickly butted in.

"Yeah Dan?"

"Um I, um I"

"Spit it out!" Noah said laughing

"Noah, the baby Dani's having."

"YOU'RE NOT THE FATHER OF IT!" Dani blurted covering her mouth, in shock after she said it.

Noah stared; hardly breathing this wasn't happening was it?