Allain continued to look after Megan after school, but he had all but dropped out. They mucked about the same at the Baileys house, but Megan missed seeing him in the corridors and showing off her friendship with the teen at school.

But dropping out just added to his mystery in her eyes. How was he getting away with it?

The answer was big brother Edward was paying off the school and the local governmental attendance officers. He had decided it was time for Allain to get involved in the family business – crime.

Edward was even spending less time with Trinity in order to concentrate on Allain. He had visions of a large criminal dynasty under his direction, and he would one day need nephews to do his dirty work.

It wasn’t all hitting the books and learning the intricacies of the worlds of law, business, finance and so on. Allain had to work on aggressive and defensive martial arts.

It was everything he had been hoping life in crime would be. He put his all into it.

Back in the Street, although Jen and Angus never spoke about their kiss at the housewarming party, it had brought them closer. At the end of a long day Angus would have dinner waiting for Jen in his flat, and they’d chat for hours.

They’d hang out all evening too. More often than not in Angus’ flat, so that Jen could leave all her paperwork behind downstairs and relax for a while.

Both of them felt the attraction, but weren't sure how to bring it up. Angus feared rejection by the beautiful high-flyer, while Jen wanted to be surer she was rebounding on the first man to show affection since Pablo.

Eventually, Angus got over his fear first. He pulled Jen close one night on the sofa, with a friendly hopeful smile that melted her heart. He was so different from Pablo, who had always been so slick and confident… and insincere.

She loved that Angus seemed happy to take things slow, to give them both a chance to go at their own pace. She didn’t know he was still recovering from his ex-girlfriend dumping him, so was as cautious as she was as a recent divorcee.

Jen was surprised one morning to find a long in-depth article on the state of Appaloosa’s growing government in the local paper. Angus had clearly been listening to everything she’d said about her job, something Pablo never had. What he had written spent time discussing some of the concerns she’d had, and were there in print for everyone to consider.

She could never have gone public with her reservations, however much she’d wanted to. But he had done it for her!

Plus he had also proved his worth by not betraying her confidential conversations. None of the problems or issues that she’d told him about and that he’d printed could be traced back to her.

He’d phrased everything carefully to protect her. She was touched.

She hurried upstairs without even changing to ask him about it. He was worried he’d overstepped a line but she put his fears to bed. She loved it, and thanked him for exposing the corruption.

Jen came home form work brimming with happiness. The corrupt upper echelons that Angus had exposed had resigned en mass. The issue of who should head the clean up had gone to the vote. Jen, who had thought herself overlooked was in fact admired for her modesty and honesty and was chosen to lead the panel that would appoint new department heads and oversee the emergency Mayoral election.

On impulse, Angus kissed her.

Jen threw herself into his arms. Getting their feelings for one another out in the open once and for all was the prefect end to a wonderful day. And it had all happened so fast!

Harry Vickers is full of scorn over the scandal. Councils were always corrupt he said, corruption greased the wheels of governance and it couldn’t go smoothly without it. Ariette stayed quiet, ignoring his digs at her for not going into politics.

Harry shifted his lecture into Annette instead of a bedtime story. He hoped that she would grow up to marry someone influential. And failing that, he was a modern man. She could go into it herself if she had to.

No. 2The Bailey Family.Warren , Teresa , James and Megan

No. 6Jen Potter and Angus McKirrick

No. 1Trinity and Belladonna Darkstone

No. 5Alfred Hennrick

No. 4Bernice Kasitova and Ambrose Merrihall

No. 3The Williams FamilyMarley, Aimee and Malika

No. 7Ariette Vickers, her father Harry and daughter Annette

Deasil Street

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What will Bernice do to Ambrose to distract herself from her own feelings?

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