Jack sat back in his car, slightly stretching as he glanced at the clock on the dashboard 6:25pm, he sighed as looked impatiently at the terraced house he sat opposite. He studied the house, it was just your average house in London, nothing special but it was the small things such as the flower boxes in the windows and the well kept garden that Jack noticed.
" the coward still lives with his parents" Laughed Jack at the ironic situation, he was no tough guy yet he had managed to hurt such a sweet girl.
Jack had being sitting there for almost four hours, without a movement from the house. He was just about to give up when he noticed a tall, well built man make his way to the front door. After a couple of minutes out stepped the two blokes laughing and joking between them, not a care in the world.
"Finally" Jack hopped out of the car shaking off the numbness which was occurring in his legs, he could come back for the car later, he thought before subtly beginning to follow the two men down the road. He didn't have go to far as the made there into a pub just round the corner.
Jack stood outside the pub, listening to the dialling tone, as he examined his surroundings.
"John mate, its Jack. Yea I found him, The windmill pub on the corner of Lemmington road. You Fancy a pint ??? " Jack Laughed, before heading into the pub, music played lowly in the background and a few old men sat propping up the bar. Jack scanned the room for the two men, he spotted them at the corner of the bar making small banter with the bar man, who then made his way over to jack.
Jack sat nursing his bottle of beer he didn't want to drink, he needed a clear head for what was planned but he needed to fit in, so he sat taking small sips from the ice cold bottle, his ears propped as he listened to the two discuss their plans for the night. He felt the anger boil within when he heard the smaller one comment on "the cheap tart, last night, she didn't even put up a fight" he smuggly said as he made gestures towards his mate who laughed.
"yea you were right, they are real easy up in the eastend".
Jack was furious, there was no sign of remorse or regret, he knew exactly what he had to do, as his police mind raced ninety to the dozen coming up with a plan.
His thought where interrupted as he felt a hand on his shoulder, he turned absentmindly to face a tall, muscular man with a smile on his face-
"John buddy, thanks for coming" Jack stood as they gave each other a loose welcome.
"Anything mate, glad to hear from you. You gunna tell me what this is all about though?"
John looked questionnaly at Jack, who sighed and gestured for the barman to come get John a drink- this was going to be a long story.
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Ronnie sat stroking Danielle's hair cradling her into her bossom, she felt Danielle's heart beat rapidly beside her as her's did the same - the two hearts almost beating as one. Ronnie could feel her daughter's nerves slowly dissolving, as she continued to rock her back and forward mindlessly.
Roxy let out a small cough, she had being sitting uncomfortably watching the silent exchange between the pair, feeling completely out of place. It scared her to see her sister so exposed and open, her heart laying down on the table to this one person, it was so unlike Ronnie to release her armour to anyone let alone a complete stranger. But Danielle wasn't a stranger, she was Ronnie's daughter and her niece something which Roxy found hard to absorb - for so long it had just being the two of them, always together throughout everything. Ronnie was always there for her but now there was this other person who her sister was now completely devoted to. Jealousy rose within Roxy, gently boiling inside as she watched the pair aimlessly cling to one another, she hated herself for feeling this way but it was there lurking silently as she tried to fight it away with all her mite.
"Ron, why don't you go for a shower, you look like you need one and I'll stay here with Danielle." Ronnie smiled greatfully at Roxy once again glad of all the support but her attentions returned to Danielle as she felt her tense up in her arms.
"I wont be long sweetie, I promise. It's just all I can smell is hospital of me." Ronnie stiffled a laugh regretting the words immediately as they left her mouth.
"are you sure you don't mind Rox?" Ronnie questioned, as she kicked herself for being stupid enough to bring up the hospital. As Roxy nodded a mere whimper of a voice attempted to fight back, " I don't need a babysitter, im fine" Danielle glared at Roxy feeling uncomfortable by her presence, she wasn't sure what she knew but by the pitying looks she had being receiving she was guessing everything. She felt dirty and used and she hated that Ronnie had to see her like this never mind anyone else.
"hey, I only wanna get to know my niece" Roxy soothed, giving Ronnie the nod to release her and go, which Ronnie did without taking her eyes off the pair. She stood in the doorway watching as Roxy took her place on the sofa and was blathering on about Amy and how Danielle was so good with her.
Ronnie could see a smile form on her daughters face at the mention of Amy, it was faint but it was there, that mere smile was enough for Ronnie to believe they could get past it, that they had to get past it as seeing her daughter smile was something she had craved for her whole life and she was determined she would do anything to see it everyday for the rest of her life.
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A few spoilers for up and coming chapters.
- Will jack get the revenge that Ronnie wants?
- Roxy finds some common ground with Stacey?
- Danielle begins on a trail of self destruct but can Ronnie stop her?
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