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Chapter Eighty Three

"VoilĂ " Ste produced a bronzed chicken from the oven. Ziggy stopped his stomach from growling, "Decent food" Freddie murmured. "Am I that bad?" Sandy asked.

"Nah, your amazing" They alll said. Jason looked down, although he remembered enough about them to class them as family, Especially Robbie and Ziggy, it was still awkward.

"Didn't know you could cook Ste" Sandy said as she helped carve the Chicken, "Doug taught me, Stir the gravy Sandy" Robbie was almost drooling.

"Okay, Robbie and Jason" Sandy handed the plates to them. "Freddie and Allie" Ziggy stared longingly at the plates being passed over his head.

"Katie and Lindsey" Ziggy's bottom lip trembled, "Joe and me" Sandy put the plates down. "Ste...and Ziggy" Ziggy snatched the plate and dug in.

Allie poked his carrots, "Eat your greens" Ziggy said. "There not green" Allie stabbed on and stared at it, his olive eyes narrowing.

"Don't be sarcastic, try 'em and you might like them" Allie reluctantly ate one. Everyone looked at him expectantly. "There okay" he smiled.

Ste felt his phone ring, it was Myra. "Hi Myra" "You al'right Ste?" "Yeah, So what's the deal with Seth?"

"The police haven't found him yet, they know he's been to the Roscoes house. Hollie saw him, she's desperate to see Jason" "I'll tell him that".

"Bad news though love, Seth isn't in the village anymore" "What? Where is he?" "We don't know but he also went to Ziggy and Katie's house...He found the address to ya summer home".

Ste dropped the phone. Sandy looked at him, "Whats wrong Love?" "It's Seth...he's coming here". Joe stood up, "What? When did he leave the village?"

Ste picked up the phone, "Myra? When did the police say he left?" "A few hours ago...Ste are ya still there?" Ste put the phone down.

He looked at the family in front of him, "Guys, we better go" "Why?" Allie moaned. "The nasty man is coming okay sweetheart" Katie said.

Ste was about to give an idea when the front window shattered. "Get down!" Joe shouted, Sandy screamed as a whistled gun shot hit the wall.

"Mum!" Joe grabbed her down, "Get the kids upstairs!" she screamed. Ziggy cupped Katie's face, "Take Allie and Amelia, hide in the attic somewhere" he kissed her quickly.

Katie grabbed Allie, "Daddy!" he shouted. Ziggy made sure Amelia got through with her but a gunshot stopped Lindsey getting through.

Ste opened the cupboard, "Lindsey get inside" "What?" "There's a small alcove, just get in!" Joe pushed her in. "Whatever you hear or see, don't come out of the cupboard" he told her.

The front door was kicked in. Sandy pushed Robbie and Jason in the kitchen and locked the door, "Mum!" Robbie hammered on the door.

"Get outside!" she shouted. Seth appeared, smiling. He trod over the glass, Joe was standing in front of Freddie, Ziggy and Sandy while Ste was carefully between the cupboard and Kitchen.

"Sandy, someone here to see you" he grinned. The door opened another crack, Steve appeared. "You" Freddie snarled, "How Cliché Frederick" Steve grinned.

"Where's Jason? I'd love to give him a greeting" "You can stay away from him and all of my boys!" Sandy shouted at him. "Mmm, De ja vu" Steve smiled.

"What do you want?" Ziggy asked. "Really? To kill Joe, but, I want him to watch me killing his brothers...and Sandy, and his daughter and his wife" he clicked the gun.

Joe braced himself, he had an idea, a risky one. Seth walked upto him, pointing the gun deliberately at Freddie.

Joe mentally counted 5.

He punched out, Seth's head snapped back and he hit the floor. Steve cursed, Joe snatched the gun and threw it away. Seth was still on the floor, unmoving.

Steve lunged, Joe had no time to react as he hit the wall, Ziggy shouted out but Joe could hardly hear. The kitchen door opened, Steve saw the flash of silver before a pain exploded all over his head.

Jason emerged, Robbie dropped the saucepan he had hit Steve with. Sandy breathed a short laugh and grabbed her boys.

"Mum?" Jason pulled back. "I haven't remembered anything today...I mean, I usually get something but I got nothing" Sandy hugged him.

"You will baby, you will" She smiled.

Seth groaned, "What do we do with him?" Freddie asked. "I Don't know...Where's the gun?" Joe looked around the floor, It was by a waking Steve.

"Take it...now" Sandy swallowed. Ziggy went to take it as Steve woke up, they both made a grab for it. Someone grabbed the gun.