A/N: Thank you VERY much for all those who reviewed, i don't deserve you. For a treat, this chapter is longer than the last...but please note that violence/abuse and a bit of implied rape is in this chapter, so please don't read if you don't like that. I can, if you like, give a short recap for those who haven't read the scenes. xx
Chapter Three- The One With Guy's Kiss
"What the hell are you doing here?" Saffiyah spat, feeling Will edge closer to her, Mary-Anne's giggling had stopped and she was clinging to her daddy, frightened. The man looked from Laura to Saffiyah and Will. He smiled wickedly.
"Got yourself a boyfriend I see," He walked closer and kept grinning. Will glared at him.
"Husband," He spat, clutching Mary-Anne tightly. "And my wife asked you a question. What the hell are you doing here?"
"I just got a lovely chance here," The man raised an eyebrow. "And your wife will be seeing much more of me, won't you Saff?" He looked at Saff with lust in his eyes and Saffiyah shivered, clutching Laura. She remembered how he had, one drunken night, tried to get with her whilst Laura was away on a course. Ever since then he'd been hitting on her, thankfully not taking it out on Laura when Saffiyah refused him.
Will felt his blood boil and he stepped in front of the trio with Allan and Robin.
"Get out," Allan hissed. "Or we'll call the police-
"-But I haven't done anything," He smiled evilly. "My sentence is over, and I'm here, like I said, having a fresh chance as a caretaker alongside of John for my service. Don't be rude now, or Guy will kick you out!"
"Guy let you come here?" Marian whispered. "After what you did?"
Robin looked at Marian as if to prove his point, but she ignored him, clutching Laura and Saffiyah tightly, worried for their safety.
"I'm sorry about that," The man tried to look to see Laura. "Laurie, babe, I promise you I'm sorry. I learnt my lesson. I really did. I came here to tell you that."
"Bullshit," Allan snarled. "Get out."
"A cute baby too?" The man ignored Allan and smirked at Saffiyah, jumping from Laura to her. "My, Saff, I thought I could give a shot of knocking you up first-
"-Get the hell out," Will repeated angrily.
"Such a cute little girl," He repeated, looking at Mary-Anne. "Hello, darling."
She buried her face in Will's shoulder for comfort, and her arms, which were around his neck, tightened. Saffiyah glared at him.
"Come anywhere near my daughter and I'll kill you." She hissed. "Get out."
The man simply smiled and walked past, careful to hit Allan with his shoulder on the way. Saffiyah and Marian felt Laura slide down, on her knees and head in hands, sobbing. They bent down and hugged her tightly, also crying.
"It's ok," Saffiyah whispered. "He can't get you, I promise."
"He already went for you, what if he tries again? What if he hurts Mary-Anne? What- I-" Laura sobbed into Saffiyah's shoulder and clutched her tightly. "I-no, god no."
"Noting will happen to anyone," Marian soothed her. "I'll go and see Guy. Now."
Saffiyah felt herself being lifted by Will and saw Allan bend down and hug Laura, whispering comforting words to her and stroking her hair. Will hugged Saffiyah and Mary-Anne put her hand on Saffiyah's cheek, and Saffiyah kissed Mary-Anne's hand and looked up at Will.
"I'm going with Marian," she whispered, and Will nodded understandingly, and kissed her tenderly.
"I love you," He whispered, and Saffiyah kissed him again to show she did too and departed with Marian, feeling her best friend put an arm around her in comfort.
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"You can't be serious?" Saffiyah looked at Guy with fire in her eyes- disbelief etching on her small face. "Guy, this man beat up Laura-
"-I understand, but he needs to do a service, and I'm giving him another chance. He won't be anywhere near Laura, or you, or Marian."
"But-
"Enough," Guy interrupted Marian, standing up. "Ladies, I intend to give Mr Johnston another chance, and if you disagree with me, I suggest you leave."
Marian had not expected him to be like that with her. She stared at him disbelievingly.
"Guy-
"-I'm sorry, but I have a meeting to attend to. I trust you'll give Mr Johnston a warm welcome to Nottingham Academy."
Marian and Saffiyah both resembled fishes as they were shown out of his dim office.
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"Caba?"
Will turned to the small girl sitting on the floor with her colourful building blocks, gazing up at him curiously. He smiled at her.
"Yes, sweetheart?"
"Glibi." She indicated the building blocks with her fist. "Glibi, Caba!"
"You want me to play with you?" Will asked, getting off his chair and sitting down next to her. "Building blocks? You want me to play with the building blocks with you?"
She nodded and giggled. "Hawa!" She exclaimed, crawling onto his lap. "Caba glibi hawa."
"Didn't understand a word, darling." Will wound his arms around her as she sat on his lap. "Here, let's make a castle. Say 'castle' Mary-Anne."
"Casal!" She giggled. "Casal, Casal!"
"Well done, princess." He kissed her cheek and reached for the building blocks, and started to pile them up, watching this beautiful little daughter smile and try to do the same as him, in awe of what her father was doing.
"Casal!" She giggled and buried her head into his chest, tired. "Casal."
"Yes, gorgeous." Will said softly as he watched her sleep. "Casal."
Allan smiled at them from the sofa, and yawned. This made Mary-Anne wake up, and she smiled and crawled off Will's lap and to the sofa where Allan was, holding her arms up. Allan reached down and picked her up, and she giggled, kicking her feet delightfully and then stopping as he set her down on his stomach.
"Hello, sweetpea," Allan yawned. "What were you doing, eh?"
"Casal!" She giggled and pointed to Will. "Caba casal!"
"Did daddy make a castle with you?" He tickled her, sitting up. "Really? Or did my clever Mary-Anne do it by herself?"
She sat there, wondering, her cute expression turning into concentration. Robin laughed and she broke into a smile.
"Roin!" She pointed at Robin. "Roin, Roin!"
"Why'd you care about him?" Allan said indignantly. "Mary-Anne, hey, princess! Come back!"
Too late. She had crawled off and eased her way off the sofa, and started to crawl to Robin, who held out his arms and pulled a face whilst she giggled and felt him lift her up high, and then kiss her cheek, putting her down so she stood on his thighs.
"That's right, all the girls go to Robin," Robin kissed her nose. "But you're my special girl in the end, darling. Aren't you tired?"
She sat on his lap and looked at her fingers, shaking her head cutely, her silky ringlets bouncing up and down.
Robin kissed her cheek and held her hands in his, and she moved her fingers across the palm curiously. He smiled and looked over at Allan.
"Laura's been gone a long time," He called. "Maybe you should check on her."
Allan nodded and got up, but not before Marian walked in, a tired expression on her face.
"Where's Saff?" Will asked immediately.
"Relax, she's gone to her office to get her bag." Marian assured him, walking over and lifting a giggly Mary-Anne into her arms. "Hello, darling!" She kissed Mary-Anne's cheek and smiled, but then frowned.
"Where's Laura?"
"She said she was going to her office," Allan got up. "I'll go and check on her."
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Saffiyah packed away all of her things and sighed. Looking around the classroom, she noticed how considerably dimmer it had got. Just as she was about to swing her bag over her shoulder and set off, the door opened.
Her eyes narrowed and her heart started to pound as she saw who it was. "What the hell do you want?" She spat, her brain sending alarm signals when Laura's ex-boyfriend, Dave, locked the door and smirked.
"I'm just catching up with old times," He stated casually, walking towards the platform. "So a baby and a husband, Saff? All you girls moved on have you? After what I did?"
"Go to hell," She hissed, moving backwards. "And get out."
He laughed coldly. "Now why would I want to do that?" He whispered, and he inched his way towards her. "I've missed you, Saff."
"Shut your gob," Saffiyah kept backing away. "Just get out, Johnston!"
"It was always you…never Laura. Always you…" He whispered, his eyes glinting at her evilly. "And now you've gone and started a family without me…"
"You hurt Laura," Saffiyah started to panic when he was just inches away from her, and her back was pressed against the wall. "You beat her up, you're a monster."
He moved his hand up her side, and she shivered. When his hand rested on her covered breast and his face moved closer to hers, Saffiyah turned pale. He couldn't…
"Get your filthy hands off," She tried to struggle but his other hand held her tightly. "Get off of me!"
"Always you," He repeated, leaning in. Saffiyah quickly raised her leg and kneed him- hard. He doubled over, clutching his stomach, and Saffiyah didn't think. She just ran.
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She wasn't going to tell anyone. That's what he wanted, and she wasn't going to do it. Saffiyah stopped running when she reached the staff room and, taking a deep breath, walked in.
Will smiled at her, and she forced a smile back and sat down next to him, kissing him swiftly and then nuzzling her head into his warm chest, her arms winding around him. He was surprised, but then pleased, and wound his arms around her and held his wife close.
"Are you ok?" Will whispered in her ear.
"Hmm," She reached up and kissed his neck. "I just missed you, that's all."
A small chuckle erupted from him and Saffiyah felt a vibration as she rested her head on his chest again. But before anything else could happen, they heard a small, cute voice.
"Maba!"
They laughed as Mary-Anne addressed her mother and crawled up to her parents, cuddling up with them and giggling delightfully. Saffiyah bent her head and kissed her.
"Hello, darling," She lifted her up and kissed her, nuzzling her nose into Mary-Anne's, causing the toddler to giggle. "I missed you!"
She giggled and wound her arms around her mummy before burrowing her nose into her neck and falling asleep. Saffiyah sat still and Will wound an arm around her, kissing her cheek. She leaned back carefully until she reached Will's shoulder, and then relaxed, clutching Mary-Anne.
"Do you still have to see that Harry guy?" Will asked quietly to Saffiyah.
"Yeah…but I'll cancel the coffee and everything. I'll just get the work and leave." Saffiyah whispered, and Will smiled.
"Good idea, sweetheart," He kissed her and Marian looked both happily and jealously upon them. They looked so…happy. With their marriage and their cute, beautiful daughter Mary-Anne, in a lovely small house with everything they could ask for. Robin…
Well, Robin hated the idea of marriage, he told her that last year. Even though he had told her, that day of Will and Saffiyah's marriage, that he loved her, and would ask her to marry him one day when he was ready to, she didn't believe he was. She didn't believe he would ever be ready.
Will and Saffiyah broke apart and leaned their foreheads against each other, smiling. It was a magical moment they hadn't had for ages, and Marian smiled and signalled to Robin that they should leave. They did- tiptoeing out and glimpsing Will kiss Saffiyah's forehead and close his eyes.
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"Laura?"
Laura looked up and smiled at Allan slightly.
"Relax, babe." She continued packing her things. "I need more time, can you wait?"
"How long?" Allan asked. "I really need to get some drama club stuff sorted out, but I don't want to leave you-
Laura walked over and cut him off with a swift kiss, and when they broke apart she smiled at him properly and her eyes sparkled like they always did when she was with him.
"I'll be fine, I'm a big girl." Laura kissed his cheek and walked away and back to her sketches laid out on the wooden table. "Go and do your work."
"Yes, m'am." He winked and she giggled and blew a kiss, and Allan walked out of the art studio, not knowing he would regret it later on.
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"Oh. That's my phone." Saffiyah carefully handed Mary-Anne to Will, but she woke up anyway, and started to cry. Will hushed her and Saffiyah kissed Mary-Anne before picking up the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi Saffiyah, it's Harry."
"Oh god. I'm so sorry, Harry, I'll be right there-
"-Been busy?"
"Yeah," Saffiyah quietly kissed Will and Mary-Anne goodbye and then reached for her bag, standing up. "I actually can't go for coffee afterwards, my brother in law couldn't look after my daughter today so I have to be with her-
"-No worries. Why don't I just meet you in the art studio? It's closer."
"Oh…ok. The art studio, you say?" Saffiyah frowned slightly, that was weird. "Sure. I'll be right over."
"Brilliant."
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"I'm glad they're having time together now." Robin stated casually, flicking through the magazine. "You know. Couples should spend time together."
"Wisest words you've said then, Locksley?" Marian turned a page of her book.
"Look, Marian, please. We have to talk. I was an idiot, I get that, but I just hated the fact that he was hitting on you! And he still is!"
"So? Does it mean I'm going to get off with him? No! I wish you'd stop telling me that! Just trust me sometimes!" Marian started to cry, and stormed out.
"WHERE ARE YOU GOING? MARIAN?"
"TO SOMEONE WHO BLOODY CARES ABOUT ME!" Marian yelled back, running off.
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"Sorry about the mess," Laura smiled. "But it's great to see you again, Harry!"
He smiled at her. "Same here," he wondered around and spotted a small black sketchbook. He picked it up. "Student's?"
"Oh no, that's mine," Laura blushed. "Don't mean to be rude, but, um. Well, that's kind of personal."
"Oh I see," He smiled at her. "Nothing to worry about, I won't look."
She smiled back and continued to flick through everything. She looked up when the door opened; expecting Saffiyah and her heart sank.
It was Dave.
Harry smirked at her before leaving, waiting outside.
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Saffiyah wandered through the corridor and smiled as she saw Harry. Well, it had to be him, it couldn't be anyone else. He smiled back and walked over to shake her hand.
"Harry," He smiled. "My, I can see why you're married."
Saffiyah blushed deeply and smiled slightly. "Saffiyah," She hesitated, feeling uncomfortable. "Well…do you have the papers? I'm in a bit of a rush, I'm sorry."
"I thought we could grab a coffee," He led her with a hand on the small of her back, making her feel even more comfortable. "I wanted to get to know you a little bit."
She tried not too get worried, pushing the alarm bells out of her head. "Oh, well I was hoping to too, but like I said on the phone, I have a baby-
"-ah yes. Mary-Anne."
"Yes…how did you know her-
Saffiyah gasped. Laura was in the corner, crying, and her arms around her knees. Dave was standing over her, his fist in the air.
She tried to run for Laura, but Harry grabbed her and hauled her onto a nearby desk, pinning her down. She screamed and spat in his face, but he merely smiled down at her. Bending his head, he kissed her temple and leaned in.
"Gotcha," He whispered, a grin spreading on his face.
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"Hey," Will walked in and noticed Allan sorting out leaflets, and started to grin, Mary-Anne in his arms. "Do my eyes deceive me? Is Allan Dale doing work?"
Allan rolled his eyes. "Yeah yeah," He went over and noticed Mary-Anne clinging to Will, her face buried in his neck, but still facing Allan. "Hello, darling. You tired?"
She yawned and nodded, and Will kissed her before looking back at Allan, who was smiling at his goddaughter.
"Where's Laura?" Will asked.
"Oh she's in the art studio," Allan yawned too and went back to his leaflets. "She's sorting stuff out-
"The art studio?" Will repeated.
Allan grinned. "I ain't deaf, mate."
Will looked at Allan, shock etching in his features as he remember Saffiyah's phone conversation with Harry earlier.
'…the art studio you say? Sure-"
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Saffiyah head-butted Harry and screamed again, and he cursed, letting go of her. Before she could do anything, however, Dave ran over and grabbed her, tossing her back onto the table.
"Little minx," He held her down and climbed on top. "don't worry, darling, this'll all happen soon."
She spat at him like she had with Harry, and struggled underneath him.
"Bitch," Harry spat at her, standing up. "I'll show you-
"-GET THE HELL OFF ME!" Saffiyah screamed as he tore at her clothes. "GET-OFF!"
She kicked and screamed, and didn't even notice Laura walk up behind Harry and knock him out with a stool, and Saffiyah stopped, eyes widening, as Laura attempted to get Dave.
She yelled out when he grabbed her and turned her around, twisting her arms behind her back. Skirt battered and torn, Saffiyah leaped up and tried to help, but he just threw Laura to one side and grabbed a screaming Saffiyah, pushing her up against the wall.
Saffiyah cried out as he bit hard on her breast after tearing apart her white bloodstained blouse. She screamed for Laura to run, but Laura was knocked out.
She was on her own. Saffiyah kicked as hard as she could, he roughly grabbed her leg and pushed it against the wall, bending it so her knee was against his side. He slid his hand up her skirt roughly and tried to pull off her knickers, but she spat at him again.
Dave slapped her and her whole head flew backwards from the force. He leaned in.
"Don't go spitting at me with that pretty little mouth of yours, Saff," He whispered threateningly. "The more you struggle, the more beating Laura gets."
Saffiyah immediately stopped- as he leaned in for a kiss, she saw Will enter the classroom, quietly, with Allan. Mary-Anne was sleeping on his shoulder.
Will felt fury wave through him. He handed Mary-Anne to Allan, and Allan quickly took her outside, whilst Will went over, and knocked Dave out.
"Get your hands off my wife," Will spat, venom in his low voice. He didn't notice Harry.
"WILL! WATCH OUT!" Saffiyah screamed.
Will turned around, but Harry punched him hard, making him fall onto the floor. Saffiyah kicked Harry even harder, and he too went flying to the floor. Quickly getting up, Will leaped on top of Harry and punched him, anger clear in his eyes.
Saffiyah whimpered, and Will turned around to find her standing, her blouse torn apart, showing her breasts, and her skirt was battered and torn, showing her white knickers. He got off Harry, and walked over to raise his hand to her cheek, finding it was wet with tears. He kissed her cheek, and then her trembling lips, and took her into his arms, holding her tightly.
"I'm not letting you out of my sight again," Will whispered whilst Saffiyah closed her eyes and buried her nose into his neck, sobbing. "Oh Saff. I love you."
They stood like that, holding on to one another, and then Saffiyah withdrew suddenly.
"Laura?!" She ran over to Laura and tried to wake her up. "Hon? Laura, wake up!"
Laura woke up groggily, and Saffiyah sighed with relief and hugged her tightly. Will smiled, and didn't notice that Harry was awake.
Saffiyah and Laura screamed as Harry raised his foot and kicked Will-hard. Will was on the floor, gasping in pain, and Harry started to punch him.
"NO! LEAVE HIM ALONE!" Saffiyah screamed and tried to pull him off, but Harry just punched her and threw her against the wall.
Laura screamed and crawled to Saffiyah, taking her head into her hands, sobbing for her best friend to wake up. Blood was slowly starting to spread on her white hands as she screamed for help.
Harry looked up, and a lustful, mad look was in his eyes as he walked over to Laura and started to try and grab her, reaching for Saffiyah too, pulling them apart. Laura screamed and kicked him hard, and returned to her best friend.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Laura screamed. "GET AWAY! GET OFF OF SAFF! SAFF! SAFF, WAKE UP! SAFFIYAH?"
Harry hissed. "You bit-
Laura screamed, but it was Harry on the floor, and she saw Allan, his fist in the air, standing over Harry's pale body.
Laura sobbed and Allan immediately went on his knees and cautiously reached out a hand.
"NO!" Laura sobbed. "NO, Saff! Saffiyah, wake up! Don't touch me! Get away from me!"
Allan bent his head and tried to desperately keep in eye contact with his girlfriend. He knew exactly what was happening. Laura thought he was Dave again, standing in the position he had been, towering over her with his fist in the air. He heard footsteps behind him.
"SAFFIYAH?" Marian immediately got to her knees beside him. "Laura? Laura, hon, are you alright? LAURA?"
Laura was rocking back and forth, cradling Saffiyah's small head. "Marian. Dave. Dave hurt her. Don't hurt me, please don't hurt me-
"-I'm not," Marian reached out and gently lifted her face up. "It's me, sweetie. It's Marian. I won't let anyone touch you again."
Laura sobbed. "Allan," She choked, and Allan crawled closer and took her into his arms, whilst Marian checked Saffiyah's breathing. He held her tightly and rocked her, running his fingers through her hair.
Robin was white, Mary-Anne in his arms, shaking Will awake. "We have to call an ambulance."
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"What's happened?" Guy rushed in, looking at his staff. "Why were the police and ambulance contacted?"
Marian glared at him. "Because Dave and your former teacher, Harry, attacked Saffiyah and Laura."
"No," Guy breathed.
"Yes." Robin stood up, fuming. "Fire them immediately and we'll make sure they get-
Marian put a comforting hand on his shoulder and Robin glared at Guy before sitting down again. Marian turned back to Guy.
"Thank you for coming, anyway."
Behind her you could hear a small trace of a snort. Marian rolled her eyes and turned back to Guy.
"Do sit down. We'll be here quite a while."
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Will opened his eyes and groaned, clutching his head. "Allan?"
Allan felt his heart sink as his best friend lay there, un-aware of what had just happened. "Hey mate. You should rest-
"-Where's my wife and daughter?" Will asked suddenly, sitting up. "Allan-
"Caba!"
Will sighed with relief and smiled slightly at his daughter, taking her from Laura's arms. He looked at her, his expression soft. "You ok?" He asked quietly.
Laura felt her eyes fill up with tears and Allan went to the other side of the bed to put an arm around her. Will looked down at his girl and kissed Mary-Anne's cheek.
"Where's Saff?" He asked them, holding Mary-Anne as she sat on him quietly, staring out into space. "Is she alright?"
Allan gulped, and Laura took Will's hand. "S-She…Saff-
"-what happened?" His voice started to get unusually high and even Mary-Anne broke away from her daydream and looked up in awe at her father. "What happened to my wife, Allan?"
Allan took a deep breath. "She was hurt, mate."
Will registered his words, and flung back the covers, holding Mary-Anne tightly in his arms, as if he couldn't bear to have her with anyone else. He put on his slippers and ran out, Allan yelling after him.
Robin stood up along with Marian and Guy, but Will didn't listen to their protests. He ran in and saw Saffiyah, lying there, her eyelids shut, her face angelic in her sleep. He gasped at the sight of the bruises and cuts on her and walked over, tears falling down.
"What the hell has happened to my wife?" Will whispered as he took Saffiyah's hand. "WHAT THE FUCK HAS HAPPENED?"
Robin put a hand on his shoulder. "Mate, please. Mary-Anne."
Mary-Anne had started to cry, and Will looked at her and felt ashamed. "Oh princess, I'm so sorry," He whispered, wiping her tears. "I won't shout again, darling, I promise."
She nuzzled her head into his neck. "Maba."
"Maba's going to be fine," Will murmured into her hair, holding Saffiyah's hand. "You'll see, my darling."
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Guy sat down next to Marian, who was alone and crying. She saw him and quickly wiped her tears. "I'm fine," She assured. "Just…shocked, that's all."
"Why don't you tell me about it?" Guy held her hand, seeing her face turn into shock at his sudden move. "I have a rough idea- Robin, Saffiyah-
Marian started to cry again. Guy leaned in and heard her troubles.
"Robin's just been ignoring me now, and Saffiyah-Saffiyah-
Guy gripped onto her hand tightly and Marian continued to sob. He stroked her cheek and she looked at him, panicked and shocked.
"W-What are you doing?" She whispered. "I-
Guy wasn't listening. He leaned in and pressed his cold lips to hers.
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A/N: Oh dear. For those who didn't want to read the violent scene, here's a short recap:
Dave has returned for his service, as he was locked up in jail for abusing Laura. Shocked, Saffiyah and Marian try to talk to Guy, but he insists to 'give him another chance'. Angry, Saffiyah returned to her office to get her bag and go home and away from Dave, and Laura went to the art studio to sort out her sketches. The rest are in the staff room, where Mary-Anne plays with the men, who all adore her. But then Allan gets up to see if Laura is ok, and Saffiyah gets a visit from Dave...
Dave then tries to rape her, but she, being Saffiyah, kicks him and runs away. Allan reluctantly leaves Laura to do Drama work, and Laura gets a visitor-Harry, who phoned Saffiyah earlier and told her that they should meet in the art studio as it was closer. Saffiyah then, unwilling to tell anyone about what had happened between her and Dave, goes to the art studio, to find a flirty Harry who leads her inside and shows her Dave, who is towering over Laura, his fist in the air.
Horrible stuff starts...and Will comes but get knocks out, and Saffiyah tries to fight but gets hurt, leaving Laura. Allan, in the nick of time, comes and knocks out Dave along with Robin and Marian.
Will Saffiyah be alright?
Will Marian be happy that Guy kisses her?
What will happen to Dave and Harry?
NEXT TIME
"You're not serious!" Will looked at Guy, angry. "You're not sacking that bastard?"
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"Marian...i can give you everything. Just leave Robin and come with me." Guy whispered to Marian.
She bit her lip.
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"We should go somewhere," Will whispered, kissing her neck. "Away for a day with the rest. Give you a break-
"-where?"
Will grinned. "Alton Towers!"
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"Will you marry me, Laura?" Allan asked, relief waving through him.
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