Once back at Tom Clarkson's Bex was still riding high on adrenaline, finding it difficult to relax. It didn't help that she was thinking about what Finn had told her. How had those two been so stupid to be messing around with drugs. Finn had seemed to be sworn off them, but Josh... she knew something wasn't right.

She was sat at the kitchen table lost in her own silence, she jumped at the touch of a hand on her shoulder, followed by a voice asking; "Can't sleep?"

She looked up to see Tom stood there, and she forced a small smile. "Yeah, just thinking." she asnwered, wondering whether Tom knew what the boys had been up to, but decided against asking.

"About what?"

"Just... stuff... mainly just tonight." Bex answered.

"If you're worried about that, then don't be, you did great out there tonight." Tom smiled, walking over to the sink to get a glass of water.

"Thanks.." Bex sighed softly.

"Come on, this is more than just insecurities of tonight. I've been a teacher and a parent long enough to know when something's up, even with a girl." Tom smiled.

Bex sighed softly, looking at him. "It's just..." she started then stopped. How did she ask for advice about Josh without getting him into trouble? "Well... It's about one of my friends..."

"The girls on the course?" Tom asked.

"Well... there's a boy with us too, and I think he might be in some sort of trouble."

"What sort of trouble?" Tom looked at her.

Bex bit her lip and looked down, suddenly finding her fingers interesting.

"Bex, you know you can tell me. It won't go any further than here if you don't want it to." Tom told her.

"I think... I think he's in trouble with drugs." Bex eventually stated, after moments of thinking. She bit her lip again and looked up at him. "And I dunno what to do to help him."

"Drugs? Look, I know you want to help, Bex, and it's an admirable thing to do. But you can't get yourself involved in that sort of stuff. It will be more trouble than it's worth." Tom told her.

"But I can't let him throw his life away though." Bex reasoned.

"So tell your teacher. Let a responsible adult who has seen and probably done it all deal with it."

Bex sighed.

"It will do you no good sitting here worrying about things you have no control of. The best way you can look out for him is to be there for him when he comes out the other side, and alert someone to the situation before it's too late."

Bex nodded and smiled a little, knowing he was right. "Yeah... yeah okay."

"Right, well I'm going to bed, I'll see you in the morning." Tom smiled and stood up.

Bex looked as he stood. "Okay, g'night." she spoke quietly.

"Night. Just keep in mind what I said, yeah?" Tom smiled before leaving the kitchen and making his way back up the stairs.

Bex sighed softly and remained seated for a few more moments before walking up the stairs to the room she was staying in. Tom said it was once Chlo's, his step-daughter's. But to look at the room now, it was bare, you wouldn't think a teenage girl used to sleep in this room, under this roof.

A/N: Sorry it's short, things have happened lately in the family and... I've not really been in the mood for writing, but I'm going to make sure I'm updating everything tonight, then I'll take a mini break from it all.