Rachel beckoned to Eddie to leave the room, "right I don't want you to panic or fly off the handle" she said as she stood in the silent corridor. "right, that is exactly the type of thing that would make me panic, what's happened" Eddie said with a worried expression on his face. "Tom has just emailed me, he is little worried about Grace – she seemed really quiet in English and when Tom questioned her outside, she burst into tears and ran to the toilet, I'm just going to see what's going on, but I thought I would keep you in the loop" Rachel informed him. "She was fine this morning, has that lad upset her, because I'll ring his flaming neck" Eddie said exasperated. "Just wait until I know more of the story" Rachel reassured him as she headed off to find Grace. Meanwhile in English Tom was dragging year 11 through Of Mice and Men. "Whats up with Grace?" Josh whispered to Finn, "no idea, maybe her and Ronan have had an argument" Finn whispered back "right gents as you're so eager to chat you can be the first to make some suggestions on the narrative" Tom said loudly looking at his son and the lad he called a best mate. Eventually they began to make enough suggestions to satisfy Tom and the class got on with some work.

Across the school Charlotte was not in the lesson she was supposed to be in, in fact she wasn't in any lesson. She was with her friend Katie in the toilets. "Won't we get found out" Katie asked having never done anything like this before. "no, nobody ever comes in this toilet we'll be fine, and did you really want to sit through R.E?" Charlotte replied "no you're right" Katie added. The two girls were having a pretty good time when Grace Lawson came rushing in, in tears. The girls thought that they were safe until out of nowhere in followed Mrs Lawson "Grace darling, talk to me, what's happened" Rachel said to the now closed cubicle door. She may not have noticed the girls if they hadn't been enthralled in tiktok when she arrived. "excuse me girls, what are you doing in here, you know you're not allowed in the toilets during lessons." Rachel reprimanded "erm I wasn't feeling well miss" Charlotte lied tripping over her words "I think you had both better go to my office, don't you" Rachel said frowning at the two-year 8s "yes miss" they said in unison, knowing they had both been caught. Rachel turned her attention back to the toilet door. "Grace sweetheart, please talk to me" she asked again.

Slowly Grace made her way out of the cubicle "I'm sorry mum" she said quietly "what's happened darling" Rachel asked a little concerned. Grace held up a pregnancy test, Rachel thought she was going to be sick. "is it?" "it's positive" Grace replied quickly and then burst into tears. Rachel wrapped her arms around her daughter knowing full well that comfort is what she needed right now. "oh, my darling, are you ok" Rachel whispered "yes, I'm just so sorry for being a massive disappointment, we thought we were really careful" "now listen you have never been a disappointment do you hear me" Rachel said wiping her daughters face. "Now you have a big decision to make, and just know whatever decision that is your dad, and I will support you" Rachel reassured her daughter. "Dad's going to kill me" Grace said worried. "he'll be more concerned about you love; I promise" Rachel reassured her again giving her a cuddle.

Meanwhile upstairs Charlotte and Katie were sat outside Rachel's office, unfortunately for Charlotte, Nikki had popped by to use the photocopier. "Hi girls, what are you two doing here" Charlotte tried to think of a convincing lie but couldn't "erm" Charlotte put her head down. Rachel came walking through the door at that moment with Grace behind her. "right girls in you come, ah Mrs Clarkson just the person" Rachel said. "Charlotte would you like to explain to your mum why you were truanting a lesson" Nikki looked at her daughter "excuse me" she said frowning and folding her arms.