DD 8

Sarah and Marian were heading to the studio to try on her dress. Tonight was the night. They were doing the mambo act at the hotel.

'The hotel is twenty minutes away. So you can change in the car. Then your father won't find out.' Sarah stated. Marian nodded as she listened to Sarah reel of the things she would need. She looked over

and saw Mr and Mrs. Schumacher. Leave their house, but on the way out the old woman dropped her bag causing all of its contents to fall onto the ground.

'Here let us help you.' Marian called running over with Sarah and putting the contents in her bag. What a lot of purse's. Marian laughed to herself. She smiled as she handed the bag back to the elderly woman. Mrs. Schumacher smiled as the women told them about how she used to be a dancer. Then her husband came and ushered her off to where ever they were going. Marian and Sarah smiled and then began making their way back up to the studio. Robin was hoping to get in one more practice, but he had been booked at the last minute for a dance lesson with some Vivian woman.

Marian stood in a locker room as Sarah fixed the dress on her. Marian looked at herself in the mirror and began pulling at the dress, trying to make it look nice.

'Marian.' Sarah said quietly from the side of Marian, as she was amending the dress. 'I just want you to know that a don't sleep around. Robbie...I thought he loved me. I thought we had something special.' Sarah admitted sadly. 'Anyway...I just wanted you to know that.' She added holding back to the tears that were about to spill down her cheeks.

Marian smiled and looked down at her chest, trying to change the subject. She began pulling at the gown again, but ended up laughing as her yet maturing chest was not able to hold it properly. Sarah looked at her and smiled sadly.

'I'm so scared Marian.' She whispered as her voice cracked and a tear poured down her cheek.

'Oh hey.' Marian said as she turned and pulled Sarah into a hug. Marian sighed sadly as she felt Sarah's tears soak into her gown, and to hear her muffled cries.

Marian was nervous as she got ready to meet Robin. She had yet again gotten Djaq to cover for her. She was a state of nerves. Even though she had been practising for a week now and knew the dance well, she thought that she would forgot all the moves. Robin kept laughing and telling her to calm down and that everything would be all right. But she was an emotional wreck no matter what he said.

Before Marian knew it she was standing on the lit stage with Robin standing behind her. Her arms were shaking like window blinds when a storm rattled them. The music began and she shakily began to move. She thought everything was going well. Well that was until the Schumacher's came in and sat right at the front of the stage. Marian forgot everything. She began getting the moves wrong, Robin pulled her into a twirl but she spun the wrong way.

'Wrong way.' He whispered. He was constantly putting her right. Telling her to. 'Come here.' and 'Over here.' When she would go the wrong way, or forget what move to preform. Then the worry of the night came...the jump. Robin walked to the other side of the stage and got ready to catch her. Marian stood frozen and Robin beckoned her to come.

'Come on.' He whispered. Marian ran but she was to late. Robin stopped her from jumping and spun her in the right direction. He knew she had lost all train of thought as soon as the Schumacher's had come in. Her father spoke to them often and he wasn't find out about her dancing. If they saw that it was her dancing, then they were in trouble. Which was why Robin moved her further to the back of the stage, when they got a table at the front. They finished the dance and to Marian's surprise they cheered and applauded. Marian had thought for sure that they were going to start throwing their drinks onto the stage, and ranting and yelling. But they didn't...they actually cheered. Robin looked at her and smiled as he held her hand and they bowed to all sides of the audience a few times. He was so proud of her. To think last week so couldn't even do the Merengue and now she had almost mastered the mambo. He gazed at her and smiled at her surprised and happy face. He hadn't seen her laugh so much. She really had never looked this happy to him since the day he had met her.

They walked back stage as the curtain began to fall. As soon as they were out of sight Marian pounced on Robin in a big cuddle.

'Oh my God!' Marian yelled excitedly as Robin laughed at her. He smiled and handed her her jacket and they walked out to the car, his arm protectively around her waist.

Robin was driving back as Marian was in the back seat changing out of the fancy dress and into her normal clothes. Robin tried his hardest not to look back and into the mirror, but he just couldn't help it. Every chance he got, he felt his eyes being dragged to the mirror like a willing slave. He got a glimpse of her bra in the mirror and turned his head away quickly. No Robin. You can't have her so stop looking. He mentally scolded himself. Marina climbed in the front next to him, he turned and looked her, but looked away again quickly.

'I thought we had it there when the Schumacher's came in.' Marian giggled.

'Me to, me to.' Robin laughed in shock. 'You did good tonight.' Robin smiled at her.

'I didn't do the lift.' Marian replied mentally kicking herself.

'Yeh, but you'll get it. It just takes time.' Robin encouraged her, placing his right hand on hers. But he shouldn't have, he didn't want to move it now. But he had to. She was forbidden. He removed her hand from hers, but it felt like an anchor was weighing it down. They spent the rest of the journey in silence. Which Robin thanked the Gods for.

Robin pulled up outside the staff rooms. He didn't even glance at Marian. He simply got out and walked to her side of the car and opened the door for her. Marian smiled in thanks, and got out of the car. Robin closed the door and turned to her. Marian lost her footing on the stones and went to fall forward. She closed her eyes and waited for the hard impact of the ground...but it never came. Instead she felt two strong arms around her, holding her up. Marian looked up into the emerald eyes of Robin. He stood her up straight and held onto her arms. They just gazed at each other. Robin watched as the light breeze blew her beautiful curls from her face. He gazed into her eyes, and swore that she could see into his soul. Marian watched as he gently raised his hand up to her face and rubbed it against her cheek. She sighed quietly as he slowly began to lower his head. She had waited for this for to long. Marian closed her eyes and slowly raised on her tip toes to get closer to him.

'ROBIN!!' Marian and Robin jumped apart, and looked at each other, both unsure of what the other was thinking. Much came flying out of Sarah's room and ran down to them.

'Robin. It's Sarah.' Much panted. Robin turned instantly to him and they both began running up the stairs to her room. Marian followed. It was covered in people. Marian took one look at Sarah and gasped in shock.

'I thought you said he was a professional?' Marian asked.

'The guy had a dirty knife and a fold down table. I could hear her screaming in the hall. I tried to get to her Robin, I swear I did.' Much explained breathlessly.

'Hey. Hey Sarah. Look at me.' Robin said taking her hand and trying to keep her concious.

'Robin.' Sarah breathed, relief flooding through her body. Marian stood in the room and looked at the state of her new friend. She knew what she had to do. She ran out towards her house to get her father.

'Dad...Dad.' Marian gently shook him to wake him. He grunted and turned to her. 'Dad please come.'

Her father frowned at her. 'What's wrong?' He asked confused as to why he had been woken in the middle of the night.

'Please just come.' Marian said grabbing his doctors bag and waiting by the door. Edward knew that there must be something seriously wrong and got dressed.

Marian led her father, up the steps to Sarah's room. She knew she would get in trouble for this. As soon as he knew the situation, and the people she had been hanging around with, she knew that it would be hard for him to forgive her. Edward frowned at all the people waiting by the door as he walked into the young girls bedroom. He took one look at her, and knew the situation immediately.

'Hey, there shh.' He said sitting on the bed and feeling the girls head as he looked into his daughter's bag.

'Who is responsible for this girl?' He asked not looking at any one directly.

Robin gulped. 'I am' Marian put her arm on his shoulder and smiled sadly. Her father noticed and he did not like what he was seeing.

Edward turned back and injected something into Sarah's arm. A medication that would ease the pain. He then checked where the incision had been. It was clearly infected and had been done with the wrong equipment. He cleaned the wound and sowed it up. He left some pain killers for Sarah to take. Edward packed all his equipment away, and got up to leave.

'Thank you Sir.' Robin said holding his hand out to shake Edwards. Edward merely looked at it then walked out. Robin sighed and put his hand down. He should have expected that. Marian looked at him and was about to speak when he father called her name. She sighed sadly and walked out to meet her father.

'Father.' Marian went to explain, but as she presumed her father would hear none of it.

'I do not want you to see those people again Marian.' Edward said turning to look at her.

'But father...' But yet again she was silenced.

'Is that what my money paid for? I said I don't want you to see those people again. Now do as I say.' Edward sighed disappointedly. 'Your that woman I thought you were Marian. Take that stuff of your face...I never want to see you wearing it again.' And with that he walked back home.

Marian sat in her bedroom and cried into her pillow. She knew that what she was doing would be against her fathers wishes. But she never thought he would act so cold towards her...or Robin. She sniffed and sat up wiping her tears. Marian knew what she was going to do. She got up and began getting dressed. She had to do this. No matter how much her father would disapprove...She was going to see Robin.