Hey guys - just want to apologise, I know I haven't updated in ages but having a bit of a tough time at the minute. Hopefully though I'm back on track- I really hope you's are still enjoying this story, would love to hear what you's think! Lily x

Danielle lay awake, glancing at the clock which rested on her beside cabinet 1:34am, "why cant I sleep" Danielle whispered to herself known full well the answer - tomorrow was the day, the day she found out about her mother, her real mother - the girl in the locket.

Thoughts rushed through her head formulating questions she needed to remember in the morning. She hadn't expected this when she had posted the letter asking for her information, she had asked for it to be posted to her but panic stroke her when she was called for a meeting with them - the adoption agency.

Danielle sighed once again tossing round in the small B&B bed pulling the sheets from her which where beginning to stick to her skin with the warmth that filled the air.

What if it was something bad they had to say…. What if she had brothers or sisters? Questions swirled around her mind as she found herself blocking out all emotion, all the what if's and she was going to get the answers.

Danielle had dreamt of this day for so long but had only recently summoned the courage to move forward with the quest to find her birth mother mainly due to the fact that she didn't want to hurt her parents but Lizzie was now dead leaving an immense hole which needed to be filled and this could only be done by one person - Danielle flicked on the side light and opened her locket seeing the young face staring back at her, ensuring her that her tale was indeed a tragic one.

Danielle thought back to that night - she had tossed and turned the entire night so nervous, so scared to what was to come but nothing could have prepared her for this. She barely recognised herself anymore, her life had being so sheltered, so secure but since that night her journey to find her birth mother had removed everything which she had assumed was untouchable, her ability to always see the bright side, her heroic view in which she held both her father and Ronnie - Danielle had lost herself.

Unsure of how she had gotten to this stage in her life Danielle clung to her mother finding all the comfort she needed in her arms - she felt no hostility towards her even after everything this moment was everything Danielle had dreamed of and the reason why little over a year ago she had began her search for the girl in the locket.

"Danielle sweetie, I think we should have a little chat, Don't you think?" Ronnie stroked Danielle's fringe from her eyes offering her a subtle smile of comfort.

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Jack and John where stood in the corner of the "Cooper's Niteclub", a grotty little back street club near the west end. The place was filling up nicely although jack was unsure why, the place was disgusting the bar and the floor was sticky, the crowd was rough and although he

hadn't being to the toilets he was sure they too would be disgusting - he nodded subtly to John in the direction of the dance floor where the two young men had began making their move on a group of girls, some which looked about 16 or 17 and extremely inebriated. John began making his move toward the dance floor and started to sing along to Metro Station's "shake it" while swinging his bottle of beer messily around in his effort to dance.

Jack shook his head, embarrassed almost at his colleagues extreme efforts but he didn't know why he was surprised John had always being a bit out there even back in their training days.

John took another swig from his bottle before staggering toward the two men bumping into the tall one messily. "oh sorry, mate I didn't see you there" John stuttered putting on his best drunken act - "watch where the hell your going…" John could see the smug look develop on his face as he played Mr. Tough guy in front of the drunken teens around them.

"aw im really sorry mate come ere'" John pulled the cocky lad into a sloppy hug, while making his move and slipping the small plastic bag into his pocket.

"get off me you fool" the young lad scoffed pushing John out of the way and pulling one of the young girls closer to him. John made his way to the opposite end of the bar making eye contact with Jack, who made his way toward him.

"job done?" Jack questioned knowing full well the answer.

John nodded in response " I think you owe me a drink!".

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"I can see his eyes burn into me - every time I close my eyes they are there…" tears strolled down Danielle's cheeks as Ronnie tried aimlessly to wipe them away- dispose of the pain and hurt her daughter felt.

Tears brimmed in Ronnie's eyes as she begged silently for them not to fall.

"I can feel his hands on me touching me, they wont leave my skin." Danielle hung her head letting the tears flow to her lap, as her body shook uncontrollably, she was sobbing harder and harder struggling to find her breather, gasping for air.

"Danielle calm down, just breathe, that's it deep breathes sweetie.." the tears no longer remained controlled and had began to fall from Ronnie's eyes as she watched her baby relive every horrible detail.

"It's ok baby, I got you, he cant hurt you now" Ronnie soothed Danielle trying to make everything better in the only way she knew how. Danielle clung to Ronnie as if holding on for dear life finding the stability in which she had longed for and needed now more than ever.

"why me, mum, why did it have to be me?" Danielle sobbed into her mothers chest, as Ronnie struggled to find any words to comfort her broken baby.