Oh God I'm dead! Danny thought looking at the blade.

"Look this is stupid!" Danny said trying to reason with the thief. His white t-shirt was red with his blood. As he was backing away he stood a carrier bag. His foot caught on the handle and he fell backwards onto his back. His feet scrambled trying to gain some friction but he slipped on the bag again and landed on his bum. The young man stood above him the knife gripped so hard his knuckles were white. He had a mad glint in his eye. Danny looked around for something to use as a weapon. Only his feet. The lad raised the knife. I'm so sorry Alice Danny thought. Suddenly Danny heard a siren.

Alice ran into a alleyway and saw a young man standing above a figure. The person on the floor was trying desperately to move away but his feet get slipping on the oily ground. Alice been about to shout when a siren pieced the air. The young man looked around wildly. He then noticed her. He threw something in the direction of some bins and ran in the opposite direction to her. God has Glasgow gone mad. 2 people have been attacked in the space of half an hour. It never occurred to her that the person on the floor was Danny!

Alice ran over. She could see that the person on the floor was wearing a red and blue Henley's t-shirt. He had his hand over his face and was breathing hard. "You ok sir?" she asked. She then realised that the body was wearing similar clothes that Danny had been wearing. But Danny's t-shirt had been white!

"I'm ok." the voice replied. And removed his hand from his face.

Alice was suddenly looking at mossy green eyes she loved so much. "Oh God Danny!" Alice said and dropped to her knees by his side. "What happened?"

"He had a knife." he replied weakly.

"He stabbed you?" she asked tears in her eyes. Her voice broke.

She sat him up an pulled his t-shirt over his head.

"If you wanna see my body you should just ask!" he quipped.

She looked at the his chest. It was bleeding quite a lot. She felt sick. She wadded up the t-shirt and pressed it down. "God Danny if that had been any higher! IT could have your ne…" She didn't finish the sentence. The thought of losing Danny was abhorrent to her. It just didn't bear thinking about.

A few stray tears lid down her cheeks.

"You know if you want me to stay awake you should take your top off!" he said seriously and grinned his sexy half grin. Alice loved that grin. When he smiled at her like that she wasn't capable of coherent thought. She literally turned into a brain dead lump.

"Maybe I'll show you later, if you stay awake! She bargained.

"Now that is worth staying awake for!" he said and made his eyes wide.

She got her phone. "I can walk Alice." he said.

She offered her hand. He pulled himself up but his legs were like jelly. He stumbled for a bit. He swayed and she held him up and then lowered him to the floor.

"God I didn't realise you were so strong!" he told her.

"How long you been bleeding like this for?" she demanded.

"Not sure." he said.

Alice phoned for a ambulance. "What that scumbag do to you?" she asked when she got off the phone.

"I got her bag back. When I wouldn't give it back to him he pulled a knife. After that he definitely wasn't getting it. Little Freak wasn't threatening me!" he said.

"God Danny you should have given it to him. Especially if he had a knife. He could of killed you!" she said and caressed his face.

"Us Bristol lads don't back down!" he said and smiled.

"Yeah but your not indestructible!" she demanded angrily.

The ambulance turned the corner and Alice waved at them to show they were here. They came an put some gauze on his chest.

"Oh Alice run behind the bin and grab the old ladies bag yeah. I'd hate to think I'd gone through all that for nothing!" he said.

"That's not funny Danny!" she said.

She grabbed the bag and her and Danny's holdall and climbed in the ambulance with Danny.

(X)

Danny was sat in the hospital cubicle. Glaring at a reporter. He'd had some painkillers which hadn't worked. And he'd been stitched up. The police had come to talk to him and now he was left with the reporter. Alice had gone to phone Mrs Carr and his mother. God help him if she found out through other means. Like the media. She'd go wild.

"Will you go away please. I really don't want to talk to you." Danny said.

"How did you feel after helping the old woman?" the reporter asked.

Danny covered his face with his hands. "GO away!" Danny repeated.

"Was it a split second decision or did you have to think about it?" he asked.

He looked up and glared at the reporter. "I'm telling you leave me alone. I didn't do it for recognition. An old woman needed help and I helped her . Simple."

The reporter scribbled on his pad.

"Hey, don't write that down!" Danny said voice raised.

Alice walked in.

"Alice tell him to stop writing!" he demanded. His face was flushed and angry.

Alice looked at the reporter.

"Tell this…. person to get away from me please!" Danny said.

The reporter had been looking at Alice. He saw the reporter write words among beautiful and dainty.

"Will you stop writing!" he yelled.

"Right your going to have to leave coz your annoying Danny." Alice said.

"How do you feel about your boyfriend being a hero?" he asked.

Danny jaw was set and his eyes flashed fire.

"I do believe I asked you to leave." she said.

"Just a few questions." he insisted.

"If you aren't out of here in 5 seconds. I'm gonna call the nurse in to kick your ass!" she said.

The reporter reluctantly left the cubicle. They heard him shuffling about outside so they talked softly.

"Thank you!" he said gratefully.

"I phoned your mum first. She was beside herself. Wants you to phone her as soon as you can. Mrs Carr will be here in an hour to pick us up. I asked he to hold off so we could visit Mrs Rawlings and return her bag. So what's the damage?" she asked.

"15 stitches. And it stings like hell but apart from that I'm fine!" he said and kissed her tenderly.

Danny smiled at her and her eyes filled with tears.

He leaned over. "I'm sorry if I upset you!" he said. The tears spilled. He put his arm around her. "Alice I'm ok. Look at me."

She looked at his face. "I'm fine!" he said and kissed her again.

Alice wiped her eyes. "C'mon." she said and cleared her throat. "We've got an old lady to see." she said.

Danny picked up the ladies bag while she grabbed the holdall. They walked to reception.

She rifled through the bag and tossed the t-shirt at him. "Put that on!" she said. She had noticed a few girls looking at Danny as they passed. He wasn't really muscular but he was fit and toned and had a slight six pack. A young girl sighed as he'd passed.

Danny went red with embarrassment.

He held the door open as they went to the stairs. "Oh my, a gentlemen and a hero!" she said and grinned.

"Don't you start!" he replied.

(X)

They arrived at Mrs Rawling's room and knocked softly.

"Come in." a small voice said. A man, a young woman and a teenage girl were sat by the bed. The young girls jaw dropped when she saw Danny. He did look rather gorgeous in that black top! Alice thought. They were holding hands in the room.

"Alice!" Florence exclaimed. "And you brought your young man too!"

Danny smiled widely.

"I brought your bag back. Mrs Rawlings. I apologise about the strap. That was my fault. I'll be happy to replace it." he said and handed her the bag.

Florence was shocked. "You got my bag back?" she asked shocked.

"Danny grinned cockily. "Course I did, there wasn't any doubt. Was there Alice." he said and smiled at her.

"Mind the ego. It can get abit enlarged at times. Can't it Danny." she said and smiled back at him lovingly.

Danny was serious again. "I don't know if he went in it I don't think he did. I caught up to him pretty quickly.

Florence looked in her bag. It looks like it's all here. Oh thank you so much. It wasn't the bag I was worried about. It was the pictures and things inside it. My favourite pictures of my grandchildren are in there. Along with others." she said to Alice and winked. "Look Thomas it's all here son." she said and smiled at her son.

Thomas smiled at Danny. "Thank you." and asked his name in a silent request.

"Danny." Danny said.

"Thank you Danny for returning my mothers bag, not many people would have done that in this day and age. And also thank you to you Alice for staying with her."

"It's no bother at all." Thomas shook Danny's hand. He shook it abit forcefully and Danny winced as his stitches pulled. He put his free hand to his chest involuntarily.

"Are you ok Daniel?" Florence asked.

He smiled. "Call me Danny please. I feel like I'm in trouble if people call me Daniel. It's my mum's in trouble name for me. And Daniel Lawrence if I'm in deep trouble."

"Stop trying to divert me. Are you ok." she asked.

"I'm fine." he said and grabbed Alice's hand.

"What happened to you?" Florence asked.

"Nothing." Danny replied.

"I'm old not senile. So what happened."

Danny exhaled and shook his head. "The kid pulled a knife." he said and shrugged trying to downplay the situation.

The adults in the room went silent from shock and stared at him.

Thomas broke the silence. "You stood up for an absolute stranger for the sake of a £20 bag. And the kid had a knife?" Thomas asked incredulous.

Danny shrugged. "My mum told me to respect my elders. Plus no-one should do that to anyone, especially a defenceless old woman. It's disgraceful!" he said. "No disrespect intended by the old remark Mrs Rawlings." he said.

Florence smiled. "Flo dear." she said. "But Daniel you should have let him have my bag. I wouldn't have thought less of you."

"Don't worry about it Flo. As you can see I'm fine." his face turned mock serious. "Us Bristol lads. Strong stuff!" he said and grinned.

The young girl in the room smiled dreamily at him.

"Mrs Carr will be here in 5." Alice whispered in his ear.

"Our rides here soon." he said. He walked over and shook Thomas hand again. He shook Flo's hand gently. "Next time just give him a right hook yeah!" he said jokingly.

"I can't thank you enough!" she said.

"It was my pleasure. Well most of it was." he said and grinned a charming grin. "Take care."

He smiled at the young woman and the teenage girl who promptly blushed.

"Bye." Alice said. "Take care of each other."

"Don't forget what I said Alice." Flo said.

"Same to you, it's not too late." she replied.

They closed the door softly behind them.

"That boy is nice. And his girlfriend is lovely too." Florence mused.

"And he's so dreamy too!" the young girl said in a soft voice.

The 3 adults looked at her, she suddenly realised she said that out loud. They smiled at her and she hid her face in her hands.

(X)

Danny and Alice left the hospital. 3 reporters stared snapping pictures of them hand in hand. He covered Alice's face.

"God you'd think I saved someone's life. All I did was get her bag back. I didn't even do a very good job either!" he said.

"It's because you were injured if you'd been fine they would have left you alone." Alice told him.

The reporters flung questions at him as they walked to Mrs Carr's car. They climbed in and drove away.

Later on he rang his mum.

"I'm fine mum!" he said.

Pause.

"No mum Alice was wrong. I wasn't stabbed it's just a scratch." he replied.

Pause.

"I know you worry mum but she needed my help."

Pause.

Danny rolled his eyes. "I know I'm your only son mum. Aw don't cry mum I'm fine honestly." he said.

Pause.

"I know you love me mum. I love you too! I'll text you every hour to let you know I'm ok."

Pause.

"Oh mum I'm not a hero!" he said. "I just stopped a little twat getting away with a old woman's bag." he said.

Pause.

"Yeah mum - ok - love you too. Yeah millions off kisses off me too!"

He disconnected and relaxed onto the sofa.

"God she was worse than the reporter." he said grinning.

Alice and Shauna grinned back at him.

Mrs Carr walked into the living room. "Shauna I need you to run to the shop."

"Oh mum!" Shauna said.

"Shauna!" she warned.

"Ok!" Shauna huffed. "But Alice has to come too!"

"Ok then. Off you go." she handed her a small list and some money.

The girls left the room. He was left alone with Mrs Carr. She sat opposite him. He half expected her to start shining a light in his eyes. He fidgeted.

"So you're the famous Danny." Mrs Carr said dryly.

"Well I'm Danny!" he said and flashed her his endearing grin. He was trying to lighten the mood but her expression never changed. God he'd rather face the mad man with the knife again.

"So what are your intentions regarding Alice?" she asked suspiciously and leaned forward.

"Whatever she wants." he replied. "She handles the pace of the relationship."

"Good!" she replied. "She needs love and stability. Your only 16 so I'm not expecting a proposal but don't play with her and break her heart. She loves you!"

"And I love her too. I have no intentions of messing her around or anything. I know how lucky I am that she loves me. She has such a depth of emotion inside her and I'm ecstatic that she chose to share that emotion with me. I think the real danger is of her breaking my heart!" he said passionately.

Mrs Carr slowly smiled a wide smile. "I like you Danny." she said and went to walk away.

"You should be proud of your daughter. She told me the same thing when I first met her too!" he said.

She smiled and nodded. She left the room.

That had been far too easy! He thought. He was lost in thought until Alice arrived and smiled at him. That sexy I love you smile. God she was worth a million interrogations. He thought and smiled back.