"Hey, Stephanie look out
"Hey, Stephanie look out!" shouted Sportacus.
Stephanie was standing on a wall with the gang below her.
"What?" she turned her head looking around. She screamed as Sportacus grabbed her making her look like she was falling off the wall and Sportacus was catching her. He landed safely but before he had let Stephanie straighten up he grabbed her and kissed her longingly. Stephanie giggled.
"When are we going to tell everyone?" Sportacus asked
"Not yet," Stephanie said, suddenly serious, "we've got to go and see Robbie first."
"OK, let's go then," Sportacus made to set off but Stephanie grabbed him, "what?" Stephanie grinned.
"Wait silly," she snickered, "I've got to tell the guys where I'm going, remember? You just pushed me off a wall making it look like you were saving me."
"Oh, yeah, sorry, but I was missing you." Sportacus said apologetically.
"Yeah well you're gonna have to make it up to me tonight. He grinned and Stephanie skipped off round the back to the other side of the wall.
"Stephanie, are you alright?" said Trixie, concerned.
"Yeah I'm fine, thanks to Sportacus," said Stephanie, Sportacus struck his superhero pose, following Stephanie.
"Look guys, I've got to, er, go see Uncle Milford about something," Stephanie lied, "and I need Sportacus to give me a hand."
"Sure see ya later Stephanie," said Ziggy. Stephanie pulled Sportacus away.
"Nice one," whispered Sportacus, Stephanie grinned.
"Don't you noticed something different between those two?" asked Pixel to the gang.
"Yeah, something's different. But whatever it is, I don't want it." Said Stingy hautily.
"Oh well, come on guys, let's play basketball!" cheered Ziggy.
Sportacus and Stephanie reached the opening of Robbie's house.
"Dya think we should knock?" asked Stephanie.
"No, he won't let us in, will he?" replied Sportacus, "I'll go first, just in case," he leapt in, Stephanie followed.
"Go away" they heard a voice say when they reached the bottom, "it's too late, go away."
"Robbie, we just want to talk?" said Sportacus calmly, they could clearly see Robbie slumped in his orange chair in his dressing gown.
"No, it's too late," he said.
"It's never too late to go back," replied Sportacus, edging forward.
"Oh please Robbie," begged Stephanie in her 8-year-old way, "we're going to miss you, we'll miss not having you around, and the other guys will get bored."
"No, I can't, I've done too much to you," Robbie said strained.
"We've always had fun, and no-one's got hurt," said Stephanie.
"Just because we're together doesn't mean we can't play together," said Sportacus meaningfully.
"Look at you," Robbie looked at Stephanie, "you're an adult now, you can't still be playing games.
"Yes you can," replied Sportacus, "look at me, I'm nearly 37 and still playing games, and I was doing it when I was 27 too."
"Yes and I can see you've been playing with young girls too," snapped Robbie. Sportacus looked nervous and opened his mouth to reply but Stephanie cut across him.
"Just because he's older than me doesn't mean he's messing with me," she said defensively, "how do you know I'm not messing with him?"
Sportacus looked shocked but didn't say anything.
Robbie crossed his arms, "Fine," he mumbled.
"Great, does that mean you'll play with us?" she asked cheerfully.
"Ok," he said impatiently, but not today, I've got to catch up on my sleep."
"Okay, well…. I'll see you around?" asked Stephanie.
"Just get out before I set my Robodog on you again," he snarled. Stephanie got the message, she grabbed Sportacus and headed towards the entrance they had come out of and turned.
"Umm, how can you set Robodog on us if we smashed the remote?" Stephanie said tentatively.
"Just get out!" Robbie sneered, "go have sex or something." They left.
"Well that was good, wasn't it," said Stephanie as they climbed out of the entrance, "at least we know he's alright with us, "go have sex or something"", she remarked.
"Stephanie, what did you mean "how do you know I'm messing around with him"?" said Sportacus quietly. Stephanie stopped and walked over to him.
"I would never mean a thing like that, I was just saying it to sort Robbie out. I love you and always will and I want it to be like that forever." Sportacus relaxed and relaxed.
"Ok, come on, let's tell the guys the big news that we're together then."