Hannah got dressed while Sacha and Janine consumed their tea free of conversation. When Hannah re-emerged, hair stilly slightly damp but otherwise ready to face the day (despite the fact that it was by now well into the afternoon), Janine leapt up from her seat happily, paying no heed to the cup of tea which she almost spilled all over the floor in her haste. "Ready to go?" she beamed.

"Go where?" Hannah asked cautiously. This was the first time she'd seen Janine since their argument.

"I dunno, I thought we could go out. Somewhere not here" she added pointedly. She somehow avoided the temptation to scowl at Sacha, though she hardly needed to make her meaning any clearer.

"Tell you what" said Hannah, "Why don't you go down to the Cinch and get us a table. One by the window, in the sun. You know how crowded it can get. I'll join you in ten minutes." Janine looked at her suspiciously. "I've just got a few things to take care of before I get going" Hannah explained. "A bit of washing up, that kind of stuff. Fifteen minutes, then I'll join you." As an afterthought, she kissed Janine. "Promise" she said.

"Okay" Janine replied warily. "No longer than twenty minutes, though! I'm not waiting!"

"Don't worry honey, I'll be there." Hannah knew Janine would wait: she always did.

As soon as Janine had left Hannah turned to Sacha, her demeanour entirely changed. "What the fuck was that all about?" she asked, jabbing her thumb towards the front door through which Janine had just exited.

"I've got no idea" replied Sacha honestly. "She just turned up here. She thinks I'm trying to steal you away from her."

Hannah opened her mouth to make a cheeky comment - "If only!" or something like that - but remembered how uncomfortable Sacha had got the last time, so she settled for: "Really?"

"Really. That's what she said."

"Oh, was that what the shouting was about?"

"Uh-huh."

Hannah shook her head. "I haven't even seen her for weeks. Not since before you moved in. To be honest I didn't even know if we were still together."

"Well" Sacha shrugged, "looks like you are. Better not keep her waiting."

Hannah frowned. "That washing up's looking good." But nonetheless, she said goodbye to Sacha and headed back to her room in preparation for leaving the house, and soon she was out the front door and on her way to joining Janine.