Chapter Nine

She could hear a woman's voice, she wasn't familiar with this voice but she also heard Leah and Lucas so maybe this was the 'famous' Amy Barnes Ste told her about. She wandered out of her room and went down the stairs.

"Ste, I thought it was about time for me to meet your family" Amy told him with a small smile as she stood with one suitcase and two smaller suitcases.

Tegan shook her hand, Amy gave a small smile.

"So you must be the missing mum" Leela began, she was already in a mood as it was and was taking it out on the first person she could.

"Excuse me?" Amy asked with her arms crossed.

"I been meaning to ask you, where were you when his husband died or when he lost his house? I tell you where, not here" Leela hissed.

Danny took Leah and Lucas into the kitchen.

"Leela, she has been a really good friend, you don't anything alright" Ste replied, sticking up for Amy.

Sam just sent Peri upstairs by this point. Tegan sighed.

"Got nothing to say?'" Leela asked in a patronizing tone.

"I have been busy, I have two children, a job, exams; so don't go making me look like the bad one" Amy replied, she looked between Leela and Ste.

"Too busy for your best friend's problems?" Leela asked again the same patronizing tone..

Sam crossed her arms now, she thought that her daughter had a point. Not like she would admit that to Amy, she kept it to herself like most things. She doesn't want to play the blame game.

"I'm not going to listen to this, you don't even know me" Amy replied firmly, they were clearly already getting of on the wrong foot.

"Yeah because you were never here" Leela hissed before retreating up the stairs like a spoilt teenager and shutting her door behind herself.

...

"I heard about your date, how did it go?" Fraser asked Trevor, taking a slip out of his beer.

Trevor gave a smug grin.

"It went well, I think I'm getting her on my side; hopefully I will get a quickie with her in all" Trevor replied with a laugh, hiding the fact that he likes her.

Fraser smiled back.

"Yeah? Well have some respect for the girl" Fraser replied to him.

Trevor gave another laugh.

"I could have her soon on that couch right there, I bet she would give it me easily as long as I was nice of cause" Trevor added, trying to sound like he doesn't care.

"Enough of this, treat a lady with respect? I don't think you know how to, I paid my way with Tegan, all you want is a quick romp" Fraser hissed, he was meters away from him now.

Trevor leaned back slightly.

"I'm getting in with her because of her mother, Sam; I think we already lost respect for that family; so excuse me for wanting some fun" Trevor replied quickly.

Fraser hesitated before walking back over to the bar.

...

Ste walked into Leela's bedroom, finding her on her bed on her phone, she looked up with a sigh.

"What?" Leela asked him, expecting a lecture.

"I'm lucky to have Amy you know and I don't like you slagging her of" Ste started, she made a face.

"Why? What have you done to deserve Saint Amy?" Leela asked sarcastically.

Ste breathed, sitting at the end of the bed. He didn't know how to explain it to her, she would likely dislike him.

"When we went out, I was... very angry and I hit her because of this, I'm lucky she forgave me and I done everything I can to make everything okay; you know what, she has every right to never see me again but... for some reason... she likes me" Ste explained.

She placed her phone down, looking over at him in shock. As she was trying to find the right words.

"You hit her?" Leela asked, with her hand over her mouth as she was shaking slightly.

He nodded.

"Yeah, I did; I was horrible to her and she didn't deserve it, so can you be nice to her now that you know?" Ste asked her.

Leela just gave a nod.

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