Kim couldn't believe it. Grace had got exactly what she wanted. Trevor, and Curtis. And they still had Dylan! If only that brat Nico Blake hadn't stayed with him all night... Well, she definitely would have been caught.

"Kim!"

The voice made her snap out of her thoughts and she looked up at her sister. "Linds.."

"You've been glaring at that door for ages. Please tell me you haven't started things up with Grace again..."

"No! That's done, it's over." Kim smiled.

"Good. Because it wasn't healthy. You've got Esther to think about."

"Linds... She died on the way in."

"Oh, Kim!" She pulled her sister into a hug. "I'm so sorry."

"It's my fault. Just like everything else." Kim sighed. "I pulled out into the road, didn't see that van coming."

"You can't think like that. It was an accident, Kim, nobody could have prevented that. The driver of the van already admitted to going at stupid speeds when he had no real reason. It wasn't a desperate emergency to get to the police station, it was the fact it was the end of his shift and he's been suspended."

Kim nodded.

"Come on. There's only the kids in there anyway." Lindsey looked at her. "So unless you wanna stalk four teenagers."

Kim laughed a little bit. "I don't stalk anyone."

Lindsey rolled her eyes and lead her sister away.

"She's gone." Tom said, peeking through the closed blind, watching the two sisters walk away. "What's she got against you anyway?"

"I'm in the way I guess." Dylan shrugged. "Kim wants Grace all to herself, and Grace is only interested in Curtis, and rebuilding stuff with my dad. So by trying to get me out the way, she gets Grace."

Peri looked confused.

"That is seriously messed up." Nico shook her head.

"This, coming from the incest baby?" Dylan smirked, earning a jab in the ribs. "Ouch!" He hissed, rubbing his side. "Ok point taken."

Nico rolled her eyes. "Listen, I know my mother is crazy enough without you pointing out the mistake."

"You're not a mistake." Dylan put his arm around her.

Nico just rolled her eyes. She knew differently.

Peri shook her head as Tom came to sit by her. "We have to go into school tomorrow."

Nico groaned and lay her head on Dylan's shoulder. "Yeah, to help with this stupid governors thing." She sighed.

"And I get out of it." Dylan smirked.

"Lucky for some. I'll have to help Nancy with this tech stuff." Tom shrugged.

"I dread to think what Grandad will make me do. He wasn't too impressed with me staying here last night. I don't care anyway, he can't stop me from doing anything."

Peri looked, suddenly finding herself holding Nico's and Tom's hands, leaning toward Dylan. "Promise the four of us will stay friends?"

Dylan looked confused. "What's brought this on?"

Nico nodded. "You know we will."

Peri shrugged. "I just... This has just made me realise life is too short. You and Nico you've been my best friends even when I've been unbearable to be around. Tom's tried to be there too I guess."

Dylan laughed quietly. "No one gets rid of me that easily. Peri Lomax, you are stuck with me for a long time yet."

"Me too." Nico grinned.

Peri laughed as the door opened.

Dylan looked up, seeing S'Avage enter the room.

"You're free to go tonight, Dylan. Should your post-op checks come back satisfactory, we can send you home with some medication to help with the discomfort and pain. I've let your parents know."

Dylan grinned. "At last! Told you you'd get sick of me."

"And I don't want to see you in my hospital again with me looking at you in a hospital bed." He gave the teens a smile. "I'll get a nurse to come in and give you your last minute checks and I'll prepare your prescription." He spoke and left the room.

"I'm still not going in to help." Dylan smirked, looking at Tom

"So you're gonna leave me with these two? You'll have this one biting people's heads off, and that one moping around cause she can't see you."

Nico kicked Tom, laughing. "Hey! I'm a Blake. I don't mope, thank you." She spoke, straightening her back and squaring her shoulders. This action caused the others to laugh with her.