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Wanted to put a quick update up before Thursday's ep (ahhh!)
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"You don't want to know" he sighed
"David" Carol urged
"I've got myself in a mess" David said rubbing his forehead stressfully
"Yeah I can see that" Carol spoke, raising her eyebrows.
Carol began to clean him up as she dabbed at the cuts on his face with some cotton wool
David winced as she did so and then looked at her "I was a mess after I left here last time, after mum's funeral, I had no money, nowhere to go…"
Carol scoffed "Do you expect me to feel sorry for you?"
"No, of course not" he said shaking his head before continuing "I got talking to this guy, Steven, him and his brother had a business going, I worked for them for a bit, they just gave me the jobs that were too risky for them to do"
Carol's eyes widened "I'm guessing it wasn't legitimate work"
"Anyway I got a bit too involved up with Steven's wife" David told her
She interrupted him "Meaning you were sleeping with her" she mumbled
"And then she came up with this plan, that we could take Steven's money from the business and split it" David explained
"How romantic" Carol said sarcastically
"There was never anything between us" David said, his eyes meeting Carol's "I never felt anything for her"
"So I'm guessing your little plan didn't go so well" Carol said, avoiding his gaze as she carried on cleaning him up
"Steven's brother caught me taking the money, I had to run quick" David enlightened her
Carol's eyes focused on him in realisation. That was the only reason he came back. Her heart dropped as she had thought he'd actually cared about her and her family "You only came back for a place to hide"
"Carol it wasn't like that" David reassured her meeting her gaze "I was always going to come back at some time, the feelings I have for you Carol, they'll never go away"
She gave a sarcastic laugh "Cut the crap David"
"I tried to send you letters, get back in touch" David reminded her "But you just ignored me"
"Derek hid them, once I got hold of them it was too late" Carol informed him
David's eyes lit up and he gave a smile "So you did try then, you do still care"
"Did care David" She said sharply "I moved on from you a long time ago"
As she said this she wondered if she was trying to convince herself as much as she was to David, the truth was that he'd hurt her so many times that she didn't know if she could still care about him. As she looked into his eyes, the lying eyes that promised her love and time and time again deceived her. When she had someone as stable and as loving as Masood, she didn't need him…Did she?
"Moved on?" He questioned "Carol, with a history like ours, you never move on" he said giving her a comforting smile, gently putting his hand on hers
As he touched her hand, her heart couldn't help but be warmed, even though in her head she wanted to hate him, she couldn't.
Just as her and David shared a brief moment of contact, the sound of the front door opening interrupted them and Carol quickly moved her hand away as she got up from the couch.
"Is granddad okay?" Morgan asked scared
"He'll be fine, don't worry" Carol smiled
Tiffany and Morgan went into the living room to see David as Masood looked at Carol concerned "Are you okay?" he asked noticing she looked shaken up
She lied "Everything's fine"
"Are you sure" he asked unconvinced
David interrupted them "I better be off soon" He announced "Get out your hair"
"Yeah that'd probably be best" Masood nodded, initially taking a dislike to David
As David began to get up off the couch, he felt a surge of pain; he slightly dramatized the pain when he saw the concern in Carol's face
"David" Carol said helping him back onto the couch "Look I don't think it's wise you going anywhere, why don't you stay here tonight"
"Carol I don't want to be a burden" He began to say
"Please granddad" Tiffany begged
"Go on then" he winked at Tiffany "Just for one night"
Masood sighed, this guy had only been here all of 5 minutes and he was playing into everyone's hands, he forced a smile, he knew he had to support Carol; surely this David would be gone tomorrow.
"Perhaps you should change" Carol said to David looking at his blood stained shirt
"Yeah, I've got some of my stuff in the boot of my car" David told her as he tried to get up off the couch
"Don't strain yourself, I'll get it" Masood said, he wasn't going to feel threatened by David, he'd play it nice and reasonable
David thanked him tossing him his keys
As David was changing upstairs, Carol realised it'd probably be a good idea to ring Bianca and tell her what had happened, as she went to get her mobile from her bedroom, she gasped as she saw David "Sorry, I thought you were changing in the bathroom"
"It's fine" he smiled charmingly
Carol looked at his chest as he had not fully buttoned up his shirt; she raised her eyebrows at the now apparent bruising "David I really think we should get you checked out"
"You're such a worrier" He gently laughed at her "It's one of the things I love about you"
Frowning at the word 'love', Carol began to walk out the room
"I'll never stop" David called after her
"What?" She questioned his words
"I'll never stop loving you" He continued "I miss you"
"It's too late David" She said as she began to walk back downstairs "Way too late"