"I can't even begin to explain how much I want to punch you right now" Don Flack spoke as he was grabbed on the arm by Geoff Clarke whilst he and his daughter were out grocery shopping and Jess was resting at home. Hannah grasped onto her father's other arm and he looked back at her as she shook her head at him;

"He's not worth it dad" Hannah said, looking into the man's spiteful face

"Just tell me" Mr Clarke pleaded "Mark won't even tell his own mother where he is living"

"Maybe if you hadn't have pushed him away then he may still have contact with you" Don snapped, pulling his arm from Clarke's grasp and allowing his daughter to hold tightly onto his hand.

"He's my son" Geoff said

"How unfortunate for him. Now if you don't mind, we have some shopping to do and what Mark tells you is none of our concern so I suggest you back off right now" Don said dangerously and Geoff simply shook his head and continued moving with his basket over to the checkouts, knowing Don and Hannah wasn't going to tell him anything of interest.

"Arsehole" Hannah muttered and Don chuckled

"Can't help but agree with you there baby...just forget about him" Don urged her, placing more food into the trolley as Hannah snorted

"I had done. Until now" she complained "best get Jess some popcorn"

"She hates popcorn" Don stated and Hannah shook her head

"Ever since she became pregnant she craves it when Mark and me have some..." Hannah explained and Don raised a brow;

"Odd" he muttered "you planning on telling Mark you bumped into his father?" Don wondered and Hannah nodded

"He won't do anything" she shrugged "he only calls his mother occasionally but he has nothing to do with his father"

"Can't blame him"

...

"We're home" Don called into the house as he and Hannah moved through into the kitchen and began to unpack groceries. A moment later Jess walked into the kitchen and she had a grim look on her face as she saw them.

"What is it?" Don sighed, noting she looked a little off colour as she held the phone in her hand and looked at Hannah and then back to Don.

"Mac just called...he wanted to let you know that Daniel Cook has got off" she said and Hannah shook her head, slamming things into cupboards as Don walked over to his wife and looked at her with a raised brow;

"What did he say?" he wondered

"He just said that the case was fast tracked and he was found not guilty...his lawyer said there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute..." Jess said and Hannah shook her head profusely.

"What do they want?" she snapped "his prints were found in my car! There was CCTV for goodness sake!"

"The CCTV in the car park wasn't working that night" Jess replied "campus were aware but they couldn't get anyone out to fix it until morning...as for the prints...well they said that they could have been there because you two were friends and he could have been in your car earlier on"

"This is bull-" Hannah began but Don cut her off

"Ah!" he snapped "don't think about finishing off that line...obviously the prosecution had no comeback"

"They said it may have been better if Hannah had took to the stand" Jess said in a small voice and Hannah looked at her dad;

"You said I didn't need to go and give evidence!" she snapped at him

"I didn't think you did. You gave a statement to be read out and that was good enough the other week...they're just making excuses" Don replied and Hannah grunted.

"Anyway" Jess interjected "Mac just called to warn you about him...he does have a restraining order against him as you wished if he was found not guilty and he is being monitored closely so shouldn't cause you any harm"

"What?" a new voice spoke from the doorway and they saw Mark stood there

"How did you get in?" Don wondered and Mark looked at him

"The front door was open...Mr Flack..sir.." Mark stammered "did I hear correctly?"

"Yes Mark" Hannah said "You did"

...

"What do you think Hannah?" Jess asked as Hannah sat cross legged on her and her dad's bed that night. Mark had been called back to work on a case and Don had to go back to the precinct for an interview and so Jess took the chance to gain the teen's opinion on fashion.

"I like it" Hannah said, sounding a little distracted. Jess smirked slightly and looked at her

"You liked the last nine jumpers" she said and Hannah raised a brow;

"Did I?" she asked and Jess sat down on the bed and leaned back against her headrest, looking at Hannah who was sat up and facing forwards.

"What's up honey?" she asked, pushing her long curly hair from her face and looking Hannah in the eye as she shrugged

"Nothing really...I just...keep thinking about Daniel" she sighed "even though he's got a restraining order thingy...I...I don't know Jess"

"You don't feel as safe as you would knowing he is behind bars?" she guessed and Hannah nodded

"Does that make me stupid?" she asked and Jess laughed once and shook her head, patting Hannah on the back;

"No sweetie" she assured her "it makes you normal...but you have to know that he's in trouble now so will be watched carefully...besides...he would have Mark and your dad to go through...maybe he could get through a pregnant woman...I don't know" Jess said and Hannah laughed once and looked at the duvet;

"I think it's more the hurt that no one took my word on it...that they say there was not enough evidence, I mean, why would I lie?" Hannah asked

"You wouldn't" Jess stated "but lawyer's are good Hannah...you have to know that...they can twist anything around and in cases like these, the conviction rates aren't high because physical evidence needs to be given"

"Mark told me that" Hannah grumbled "but you're sure he won't come back?"

"No" Jess "but you have a family here who will do anything to stop him hurting you, understand?"

"I know" Hannah said

"You going to be okay kiddo?" Jess checked and Hannah nodded, smiling;

"Of course I am"

...

Thank you to anyone reading and reviewing! And thank you to Runner043 for pointing out a certain couple of mistakes to me in a PM!