Alice and Danny were on their way home. It was 5:30.
"Your friends are insane!" Danny exclaimed.
"See told you. I'm the sane one!" she replied.
"Erm I don't remember saying that you were sane. " he retorted quickly.
"Yeah actually. We were all insane. You were too. Must be that Glasgow air!" she paused and looked at Danny.
"Do you ever wish you could turn back the clock to 5 years in the past?" she asked.
"I haven't really thought about it to be honest." he said.
"I have. I think back on all the stupid things I did in the past and I'm like well I really shouldn't have done that. Or I really should have listened to my mum there. I used to think I'd tell my mum every day to go to the doctors and maybe they'd be able to save her you know. But who listens to a kid right." she said sadly.
"Aw Alice Hun, you can't think like that. The what if's will kill you. Think of it like this. What if we hadn't went to Glasgow and got knocked over by a bus while we were at home. What if we hadn't went to Glasgow and Mrs Rawlings got knifed by that lad and died because we weren't there to help her. Life is life darling. You make decisions and live with the consequences. But never question stuff that's out of your control!"
"Your right of course. You always seem to know the right thing to say." she told him and snuggled into his side. "Your mum's eager to see you" Alice said.
"Yeah she's probably expecting me to come home with a big hole in my chest or something!" he said.
"You shouldn't joke about stuff like that Danny. He could have really hurt you!" Alice said seriously.
"I know I'm sorry I try to lighten it coz I'm sick of people making a big deal of it." he told her.
"Like the newspaper." She asked him.
"Aw Alice I didn't want you to see that. Today is your mums day and I just hi-jacked it!" he in disgust. His face was pained.
"Yeah I know. My mum would not be amused!" Alice said seriously.
"I'm sorry." Danny said quietly.
"God Danny joke!" she said. "My mum would be chuffed to bits that I've found a boy who would put himself at risk for a stranger instead of walking away."
"Oooo so I'm a prize then!" he said cockily.
"And there goes the head again!" she muttered.
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They arrived at Danny's mums. She was waiting at the door.
"God son your ok!" she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw puled him close and hugged him she rubbed his head like he was a small child again.
"Mu-um!" he said. "I'm fine, let go your messing my hair!" he said in disgust.
She released him and he felt his hair. "I spent hours this morning making myself presentable and it's messed up in 5 minutes!" he said playfully.
"You were BARELY presentable Hun!" Alice said and ruffled his hair.
"Go away. The two woman who are supposed to love me are conspiring against me!" Danny grinned.
"I hear you were in the papers." Amanda said.
"Yeah he was." Alice said. "I got you a copy." Alice said and reached in her bag.
Danny put his hand on her arm to stop her. "Mum if you read this you've got to promise you won't get upset. It wasn't that bad. It was just a scratch! Remember that."
The phone rang and Danny ran to get it as Alice got the paper for Amanda.
"Mum it's for you." Danny said.
"It's Mrs Rawling's!" Danny said to Alice. "How she got the number I don't know."
Amanda was very animated on the phone. "Yes I'm very proud of my son Mrs Rawling's. He's growing up to be a fine young man!"
"Oh God I think I'm gonna be sick!" Danny said dramatically.
"Yes Alice is a lovely young girl too." Amanda said.
"They're starting on you now." Danny exclaimed.
"Yes I will pass on your thanks to her family." Amanda said. "I appreciate the phone call. Danny and Alice were happy they were there to help!" She said.
She smiled as she put the phone down. "Lovely woman!" Amanda said. "You did a good thing son." she said her voice full of pride.
"How'd she get our number?" Danny asked.
"Some reporter gave it to her."
"God those people are vultures!" he said. "Stalking you till they get their story!"
Alice had the newspaper in her hand.
"I wish you wouldn't read it mum." Danny said as she went to take it.
"Why?" she asked.
"Coz Mrs Rawlings told them what happened and to be honest I don't want you to know coz you'll worry more and try to wrap me up in cotton wool!" he said.
"Actually there's something that's been bugging me, what was she talking about in hospital?" he asked.
"Sorry Danny, what's said in Glasgow stays in Glasgow!" Alice told him.
"I've got tea on." Amanda said.
"I take it Alice is staying tonight." she said playfully. She didn't want Alice to feel like she wasn't welcome. Danny had told her that Alice didn't have the best of time at home.
"I can go home." Alice said quickly.
"I didn't mean it like that Alice. You know your welcome here anytime. It keeps Danny out of my hair!" she said and smiled.
"Thought you were going to Blackpool!" Danny asked.
"I told your dad to cancel!" Amanda said.
"Oh no way! You and dad haven't had a night alone sinceā¦Ever! Your not using me as an excuse!" he told her.
"You might need me Daniel!" Amanda said to him.
"God mum I'm fine it was just a scratch." he said. "please I'll feel guilty if you don't." he then turned on his green eyes.
"Oh Brother!" Alice muttered.
"Plus Alice will play nursemaid if I need help." he said wickedly.
"That isn't helping Danny!" Amanda said.
"Please mum. Have a good time with dad." Danny said.
Ok, ok I'll tell your dad to try and get us another hotel!" she said.
He smiled. "Ok."
Alice read a look from Amanda asking her to leave them alone for a minute. "I'll just take this bag into the kitchen." Alice said.
"ok." Danny said.
"Right Daniel." Amanda said. She took a big breath and the words spilled out fast. "I realise that you and Alice are over 16 now and that you love each other."
"Oh God mum don't!" he pleaded.
"Look all I'm saying is I got you these!" she pulled a carrier bag from the drawer. He opened it and found a box of condoms. "Well your dad did after I convinced him. So for Gods sake be careful Danny yeah!" she asked. "Mind you this isn't me condoning it. I still say you should stay abstinent until your married." she told him and smiled.
"Go on and sort your stuff mum! Don't worry about us!" he said.
A/N this was a little filler chapter that didn't really fit at the end of my last chappie or at the beginning of the next. am disgusted at how crap it is and how short grrr! i did consider making it longer but didn't really want to go back to writing this story when i'm actually writing the sequel now if that made sense lol
enjoy x
