Evan watched Tristan walking in the direction of the bush. What the hell is he going in there for. Instead of shouting at him he followed him. He couldn't pick up his trail. Dammit! His tracking skills were second to none. Dup had taught him at 10 years old. In the past 8 years he had honed his skills and he was good even if he did say so himself! He smiled as he caught sight of footprints. But what they were too small to be Tristan's. He followed them anyway. He heard a girls voice, it was really faint at first. He followed the footsteps and listened, he heard her yell.

"…touch me your wrong. I'd rather die!" What the hell is going on? She sounded scared!

He heard Tristan's voice loud and clear. "You don't have a choice!"

He heard a scuffle and a body hit the floor with an oomph. He moved towards the voices faster.

"You little bitch!" Evan heard that exclamation then the sound of a slap. He burst through the bush and saw Lexi on the floor. Tristan pulling at her clothes, Lexi's eyes were closed but he'd heard her murmuring no.

"What are you doing?" Evan yelled at Tristan.

"O Ev, you wanna go when I'm finished. She's well up for it. Or she was. She got a little rough!" he laughed.

"God Tris are you out of your mind. Look at her she isn't up for it she's out for the count. And stop yanking at her clothes for gods sake!" he snarled.

"She led me on Ev. She deserves it!"

Evan stalked over and pushed Tristan off her.

He rearranged the clothes he'd pulled at then checked her head. "Lexi." he said softly. "Can you hear me?"

Tristan stood up and pushed Evan's back so he landed on top of her. Her body lurched with a oof but she didn't wake. "What is your problem Ev?"

Evan stood up. He was pissed. "My problem is she's the same age as my sister!" he snarled.

"I don't care. Go away Evan!"

"No!" he warned. "Walk away now coz if you don't I'll take you out. Even if she was over 16 she's in no condition to be consenting to anything with you! Plus she's young and I hear about the things you like to do. It's sick! The only reason I put up with it is because what gets you off has nothing to do with me or our friendship! But I refuse to let you do this to her!"

Tristan swung for him. Evan moved. "I 've seen you fight Tris I know all your moves!"

Evan swung his fist and it connected with Tristan's nose. Tris got a few punches to Evans ribs and face but eventually backed off realising he'd never win.

"Not worth the trouble anyway!"

Tristan left. Evan bent back down. He looked at her. "Lexi you ok?" he asked softly. Of course not you idiot! He picked her up. Her eyes fluttered but stayed closed. "No!" she mumbled.

"It's ok Lex!" and carried her towards the house. He saw her father walking towards the house.

"Danny!" he yelled.

He looked over and saw Lexi draped in his arms like a rag doll.

"Oh my God!" he said running over. "What happened to her?"

Evan thought it best to tell him later. After Lex had woke up and was better. "I'll tell you later we need to make sure Lexi is ok! Tell me what you need."

He transferred Lexi to her dad. He cradled her like porcelain. "Um, first aid kit. Warm water cotton wool bandages and a compress with ice."

They were inside the house Danny took Lexi in her room and Evan went in the kitchen to collect the things Danny asked for.

Danny laid Lexi on her bed. Pulled the torch from his pocket and checked her pupils. That much he knew from his first aid course. If they were blown it meant head injury. They looked fine thankfully. "Lexi baby its dad! Wake up sweetie."

Her eyes fluttered, "Dad my head hurts!" she muttered. "What happened?"

"I dunno I was hop…." Danny started. Lexi looked towards the door and saw Tristan pass with a bag on his back. He winked at her menacingly.

"NO!" she screamed. "Get him away from me. Please help me dad!" he arms flailed and he tried to calm her. He wrapped his arms around her, held her in a tight embrace. He hadn't looked at the door yet. "Please dad don't let him touch me!" she wrapped her arms around him and cried uncontrollably.

"Sssshhh darling your ok. Daddies here to protect you I promise."

He glanced towards the door and saw Evan standing there. "I'll sort this baby!" Lexi covered her face with her hands. So she didn't see her fathers accusing glare at Evan.

Danny walked towards Evan. His eyes narrowed. He took the stuff Evan held. "I wanna TALK to you later. There better be a good reason she reacted to you like that!" Danny warned.

He then went back to his daughter. Evan shut the door.

Danny sat Lexi up. He checked the back of her head. She winced when he touched the bump on her head.

"This tender?"

She nodded.

He handed her the compress. "Hold that to your head baby."

He then dipped the cotton wool in water and dabbed her lip. She winced.

"What happened baby?" Danny asked softly.

"You won't get mad will you?"

"Not with you sweetheart. I promise!"

"I came home from school and….. Decided I wanted some peace and quiet. Ethan and Liv were laughing and being stupid so I went out into the bush. It's always quiet in there!" she lied.

First thing Danny knew she fudged the truth a bit there. It just didn't ring true and that little pause told him more than she could ever say.

"I was just sitting thinking about stuff when I heard a voice. A mans voice. You know who?"she asked. Lexi thought her father had saw Tristan at the door. She didn't even want to think his name never mind say it!

He nodded.

"He really scared me wouldn't let me pass. Taunted me. Saying I led him on. That I wanted to sleep with him. That he'd be…. Gentle and …protect me." she looked physically ill as she said that. Tears fell down her pale cheeks. Danny's fists clenched. "I tried to stop him honest. He liked that I was fighting. Liked hearing the fear in my voice. I've never seen someone look like that before! He pushed me to the floor. I again tried to get away but he stood over me. I managed to almost hit him but I mustn't have connected coz he grabbed me as I tried to run away. He hit me and I heard ringing in my ears. I think I fell coz the rest is all blurred. I felt him pulling at my clothes then that's it!" she breathed heavily trying to control the tears it didn't work.

Danny jumped up. "He's so DEAD!" he roared.

He opened the door to Lexi's room and slammed it off the wall.

Ethan walked out of his room the commotion of the door hitting off the wall and the yelling had him worried.

Danny was way beyond the realm of reason and common sense here. He saw Evan in the kitchen. He walked towards him quickly.

"Your dead!" he grabbed him and flung him on the table. "What makes you think you'd get away with it huh?" he yelled.

"DANNY!" Ethan yelled and ran over. He grabbed his arms. "Calm down!" he struggled. Ethan tried his best to restrain him. "Evan for gods sake get out of here!"

Evan was shell shocked on the kitchen table.

Ethan was struggling to contain Danny's arms behind his back.

"Ethan get off me! He's not getting away with it!"

Alice appeared at the front door. "Danny?" she asked. Saw Evan on the table. Saw Ethan trying desperately to restrain him.

"Danny!" Evan said softly. "it wasn't me!"

"Your DEAD!" he repeated. Alice walked over. Touched his face. "Danny honey calm down. Tell me what's going on!"

"No-not after what he tried to do! So let GO of me!" he wrenched his arms free. Grabbed Evans' t-shirt and had one hand raised. It was clenched into a tight fist. Alice was about to put herself in front of Evan. Ethan about to try and grab his fist when Lexi appeared at her bedroom door.

"NO dad!" she ran over. Put her hand on his arm. "It wasn't him!"

He heard his daughters voice penetrate his haze. He released Evan who climbed off the table and straightened his t-shirt. "Excuse me!" he said angrily. Walked into his bedroom and slammed the door.

"Dad look at me!" Lexi said. She grabbed his hand pulled him into her room.

When Danny and Lexi were gone Alice looked at Ethan. What the hell happened to Lexi's face? Ethan asked. "I wanna know that too and why the hell was Danny about to kill Evan with his bare hands?"

Danny and Lexi sat on her bed In her room.

"You don't have to protect him Lex he had it coming!"

"It wasn't him dad, it was… it was Tristan! Why did you even think it was Evan he wasn't even there!"

"Coz he came carrying you out of the bush in his arms and you were in a bad way. And the way you reacted when he was in the doorway of the room before!"

"I didn't!" she replied.

"Lex you were screaming and crying while he was at your door. Don't feel you have to protect him darling coz you really don't! you didn't lead him on your only a child!"

"Dad it wasn't Evan I saw it was Tristan I swear! I'm scared dad. I passed out. I don't know if…" she looked at her father her lower lip trembled. "Did he?" she whispered.

"Oh God had his daughter been raped?" he thought he was gonna throw up. "I'll go get your mum!"

"NO not mum! Get Ethan. I don't want mum losing the baby."

"She'll find out eventually."

"Not till I know for sure. Please dad!" she pleaded.

He caressed her cheek. "Ok baby."

He walked out of the room whispered in Ethan's ear. He nodded.

"Danny what…"

"Later Alice I promise. I just need to sort some stuff!"

He then left her in the kitchen. Walked towards Evans bedroom door. Knocked.

"Come in." a voice said. Danny walked in.

"O its' you!" Evan said meanly. "You come for round 2?"

"Look Evan my daughter needs me so I'll apologise later. I came to ask if you whether her managed…did he.. Look did he rape her coz she doesn't know!" he said quickly.

Evan shook his head. Danny's back, which had been ramrod straight slumped in relief. "If I'd been 5 minutes later it might have been an altogether different matter!"

"Evan believe me I didn't know it was him. She reacted in that way and then told me…"

"And you assumed she meant me!"

"Yes I did. I don't know you Evan and say if Liv reacted to me or Ethan in that way what would you have thought? Or believed?

Evan admitted that Danny had him there but still shook his head. "Fair enough I understand slightly. But that means nothing ok! You just stay away from me and I'll do the same!"

"Well anyway Evan, there is nothing I can do to even come close to paying you back or thanking you for what you did for her today. If there were I'd do it. I just wanna say if you need anything don't hesitate to come to me. Thank you from her and me!"

"Go see to your daughter Danny and like I said leave me alone!"

Danny nodded and left Evans room. He closed the door. He heard a thud as he did so. Like Evan had threw something at it. He walked back in lexis room saw her crying. Ethan hugging her tightly. His face held a tight controlled expression, clearly full of rage.

"Dad?" she asked when she saw him.

He shook his head. "He didn't baby!"

Lexi burst into tears again. Her dad came over and took her in his arms. "Your ok baby. He won' t hurt you!"

Ethan got up to leave the room. "Not a word to Alice Eth!"

Ethan nodded. Knocked on the door to Evans room. Walked in.

"Right what we gonna do to sort Tristan?" he asked in a deadly tone.

A/N she wasn't raped but can this be the catalyst to an even bigger problem within the family? keep reading to find out. x ooooo ethans revenge too he sounded angry x