A/N: Reference to Drugs. Swearing. Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Lisa Armstrong (Ant's wife). Ali/Alison (Ant and Dec's PR). Simon Cowell, Stephen Mulhern.

Ant ran down the corridor, past the guards and into the room Dec and Ali were in.

"Ali, can you give us a minute please." She nodded and left the room.

"Dec, why are you doing this for me? After everything I've put everyone through, why would you give up everything you have for me?"

"Because you are my world! Seeing you happy is good enough for me, and I don't want your baby knowing what a bad spell you've gone through, you're a good guy and you deserve the best. You need to be a father to your child and a husband to your wife. You've treated her like shit recently and it has to change, you've got so much to lose and I don't want you to loose it. All I was, was a best friend to you and Lisa."

"Are Declan, you still are our best friend and that will never change. But I don't want you to do this."

"It's done now, today is the sentencing if everything goes to plan, your name will be cleared for good, you'll have interviews to do about me, but you can do it."

"I'll give up the TV, I'm not presenting without you, it wouldn't be right. At the meeting with James Grant tomorrow I'll tell them that we're finished. I've got enough to live a happy life off."

"Ant, you know you don't have to do that!"

"I do! You are taking this massive fall for me, you always have done all I ever did was screw up and left you to pick up the pieces!"

"We both know that's not true! I just hope you'll be ok, our name will be dirt when this gets out!"

"Declan, I'll be fine, don't worry about me. I will try and keep as much dignity for us as I can!"

There was a quiet knock at the door and the two massive men poked their heads around the door. Informing the duo that they have 10 minutes left and then Declan had to go and get ready for his trial. Ali and Lisa came back into the room for one final goodbye.

"I don't want this to be the end…. How can this even be happening?" Ali broke down in tears.

"Ali, this isn't the end. My lawyer said because I'm pleading guilty then my sentence will be reduced from 25 years to around 18, if I'm lucky. I won't be away too long and it's only the first few weeks that you can't visit me, I'll be fine." Dec was holding back tears, you could hear the croak in his throat.

Ali stood up and walked over to Dec, consoling him in a massive hug. They stood there for a minute or two before Ali pulled away.

"Thanks for everything Dec, I've had the best time ever with you two….. I'm not going in there, I can't see you go through with this so I'll see you soon." She said goodbye to Ant and Lisa and left the room.

"Lisa, are you alright… you haven't said much."

She just nodded and put her head in her hands.

"Declan, I can't thank you enough for doing this… but what are we going to do…. Without… our little… Doolittle" She broke down, crying hysterically.

"How… do we tell… your mum… she'll hate us…"

Ant brought her into a hug and hushed her "Don't worry pet, everything will be fine. I'll speak to Anne and tell her what's happened…"

"NO" Dec shouted "You cannat tell her that I'm covering for you! She'll go mental! She has to be told the same as the papers… tell her what happened to you but say it was me! Please, Ant don't tell her the truth."

"Declan, how can I lie to your mam! and why would she believe you would do drugs, she'd hit the roof if she ever thought you touched them!"

"Well there is no other way, if she knows the truth then she'll tell it and that is not happening." He paused and just stared at the distraught pair. "I think our time is up guys, I'll see you in there."

He stood up and the three had one final hug together, no one wanted to be the first to let go as then it would be all to real that Dec was going away for a long time.

Ant was the first to back up, he looked Dec in the eye looking very concerned

"I know you think you've got this all sorted, but what about evidence.. they've got that bag with prints on.."

"Ant, trust me… it's sorted… now please be strong for me… I'll see you soon. I love you both so much!" and with that he left the room.

He left the couple crying in the room, it had been one hell of a day for them. Somehow Dec had managed to stay strong throughout all of this, an unusual characteristic for him, but he knew he had to be the strong one in all of this, he had always put his friends before himself and today was going to be no different.