Liv's POV

Dupe came plodding into my room, ugh, what did he want now?

"Liv, we… I have to save this place." He said quickly but hushed.

"What made you realise?" I asked.

"Well I… erm… Danny and Alice, they were so upset, and then with these lions and a cheetah bit Alice and Danny and…"

"A cheetah what! Dupe I'll help you soon!" I ran off in the direction of Danny and Alice's room. I knocked but it was worthless as I opened the door straight after… just in time to see Danny and Alice fly away from one another.

"Alice are, are you okay?" I asked breathlessly observing her arm which was still open, and her red rimmed eyes, her tear stains, her mascara, Danny had the same tell tale signs of crying, but maybe not the mascara… although!

"I'm… fine." I could tell it was a lie.

"No you're not." I argued, gently yet forcefully. I noticed Danny wrap his arm around Alice.

"Okay, okay… so I… Everything just got on top of me okay?" Alice's shrill, high pitched voice had a softness to it, a deadly sense of calmness, one that emitted a plead, one that begged me no to go any further.

"Okay." I said quietly. "Alice…" I looked at Danny who whispered something in her ear before leaving us alone in their room.

Alice looked up at me, a crumpled tissue still in her hand. I sat beside her nervously.

"I… erm… well I…" God come on Liv get yer words out!

"Liv?" Alice asked, her voice scratched.

"Well, you know Alice, when Dupe said you got bitten, I was well, I was erm… real worried." I paused, I felt Alice's hand on my arm, she went to speak but instead I continued. "Alice, I… I care about you because you're… you're an amazing step mum… I don't think I could ask for better." I felt embarrassed almost and awkward, but Alice instantly removed the awkwardness, as she pulled me into her arms and hugged me, I returned the hug, as we pulled away Alice smiled taking hold of my hands.

"Liv, you know, I'm always here for you if you want to talk or anything… and thank you, this means a lot, and you know what you're a super daughter to me."

I felt myself grin as I hugged Alice once more, Danny walked in and grinned.

"Put her down she's mine." He said in mock seriousness.

"Sorry Danny but me and Liv… we're sorta you know…" Alice said jokingly, I continued.

"Phwoar I know! Who could deny Alice's charm and good looks eh?" I teased. Alice and I then burst out into laughter as we saw Danny's face.

"Danny, you'd think we were serious with that expression!" Alice giggled as he sat beside us.

"It's a look of concern!" Danny argued. "Don't they have places for people like you ?"

"What are we like?" I asked, I picked up Alice's eyeliner and threatened him with it.

"Erm, mad as hatters!" Danny smiled innocently.

"Oh, really?" I looked across at Alice, who winked.

"Attack!" She yelled happily as she pounced on Danny with her foundation she'd hidden behind her back. Danny maybe should have considered this before he called us mad!

Danny's POV

I was glad to see Alice and Liv finally getting on, in actual that, they were becoming rather inseparable! Liv always went to Alice for advice and Alice was always offering Liv trips shopping and stuff, Charlotte and Liv were close too, so Alice had even treated them to girly days out. I smiled to myself as I remembered the memories, Alice had dragged me to one after the three of them had called me girly… It had been pure torture at the time, but something we all laugh about now.

Liv walked off apparently to phone Dupe. I took Alice's hands into my own and ran my fingers over them.

"You okay?" I asked.

"Yeh you?" She replied smiling.

"Yep, I'm glad you and Liv are getting on."

"So am I, she's amazing you know Danny."

"I know." I grinned proudly, Alice turned our TV on, she flicked through the channels, and smiled.

"ET is on in like 20 minutes Danny!" Alice grinned excitedly.

"But it's not disney, how will you ever watch it!" I teased.

"It's a kids film Mr Sarcastic." Alice chided cheekily and jokingly.

"Well before I'm subjected to yet another childs film, let's see to these lions eh?" I asked the question softly. To my relief Alice grabbed my hand grinning.

"Sure, but seriously DT you best not make me miss ET!"

"DT?" I questioned.

"It fits, Danny Trevanion, ET… oh Danny! Does this mean when I want you I can say DT return home?" Alice laughed as walked out the kitchen.

"Try it." I laughed running off into the kitchen, I noticed Caroline and Nomsa look at us with raised eyebrows.

"DT return home!" Alice shouted through bouts of laughter as I robotically returned to her.

"Ahh well trained!" Alice smiled, lacing her fingers with mine.

"Woof Woof."

"How old are you two?" Caroline interrupted.

"Erm, well I'm 38 and he's 44, but our mentality is probably around 6 years old." Alice laughed, admitting our madness.

"Alice that's well cool, there's like 6 years between our ages, and you think our mentality is 6!"

"Wow , man can count!" Alice teased as we walked through the kitchen as Caroline and Nomsa shook their heads at us.

Dupe's POV

Me and Liv have a plan… but it's a bit of a long shot, we just sorta have too… find dirt on Vern. Yeh that will do, dirt on Vern. There must be some bloody dirt on him! He's a vindictive, using, idiotic criminal, surely there must be some evidence or some deep dark secret we can use against him.

Liv is working online, all computerised these days. Nothing's been found as of yet though, she cringes as she see's a picture of one of his mistreated animals. I hear her mutter 'sick bastard' under her breath as she observes them. God, if Danny and Alice found this out they'd climb the walls!

"Dupe, it's time to go undercover." Liv winked as she shut the computer down.

Alice's POV

The lions were fine, all seemed to be recovering, but all still critical. I sighed, to think about not doing this. I found it hard not to doubt myself, I always had, but Danny, he made it all better, as usual!

"Danny hurry up!" I whined, I loved ET, I loved any childish film, although I think Danny prefers me to watch a horror movie with him, I spend most of it on his knee, clinging to him for dear life, or in some other not so subtle position on him. Typical man!

"I'm coming!" He smiled… he looked mischievous.

"Quick boy!" I laughed.

"Okay you asked for quick." Before I realised his intention, he swooped down, knocking me off my feet and into a fireman's lift.

"Danny!" I screamed, as I clung to him as he ran up to the Leopards Den, "Put me down…" Amongst other things which aren't even words!

He set me down just before the kitchen.

"That is what you call quick."

"Hmm, not bad for an old boy!" I teased as we walked through the kitchen to our room, where ET was just staring, Danny jumped on the bed quickly as I nestled into his chest beside him, we were both led fully out, our door was open, but neither of us could be bothered to get up and close it… I'm sure someone will come, they usually do!

"ET rocks." I whispered to Danny.

"I know, I'm actually enjoying it." He laughed.

"See." I smiled kissing him gently.

"Hmm." He replied, kissing the top of my head.

"Mum, Danny?" We both looked to the door to see Charlie standing there.

"Yes sweetheart?" I asked, as she clambered beside me on our bed.

"Caroline wants to know if you want tea in about an hours time?" She smiled.

"Sure." Danny replied, "Not watching ET?"

"ET is on! Mum you could have told me!"

"I thought you knew!" I argued.

"Caroline they said yeh." Charlotte shouted, I flung the covers back realising my daughters intenet… as we all settled down, after one heck of a day… there was a silence for a few minutes until…

"Mum, Danny, why do you have covers, it's boiling." Charlotte laughed.

"Habit." Danny mumbled as well laughed and settled down to watch ET once more.

A/N - sorry rubbish update but I am sooooooo tired!

Don't ask about the ET thing, Im so tired and I thought it twould be cute for some Silly Danice hehe!

xx