Okay usual disclaimer: I don’t own A1 I don’t own Ben Chris Mark or Paul this is just a story I made up.

This is the sequel to fics Forever Your Girl (Morven’s Story)

The Safest Place (Amy’s Story)

This is (Sara’s Story)

Hope you all enjoy it as much as you enjoyed forever your girl and The Safest place. Okay on with the story!!!

Chapter One

Sara glanced at her watch then let out a deep sigh she hated January she found it to be one of the most boring months of the year cold dark and dismal the only brightness was Christian’s forthcoming birthday. He’d hired the local social club and he and was down there right now fixing it up Morven had offered to lend a hand as Sara had had to work she smiled as she thought of Morven slowly she was returning to civilisation she had managed to place Meghan in a nursery three mornings a week and had gone to work with her mother “Hello” she smiled up at the stern looking woman who merely fumed then threw her shopping onto the belt “Why do I always get them?” thought Sara as her eyes strayed across to where Amy sat her customer chatting away to her “It must be the blond hair” she decided as she begun to ring up the woman’s shopping.

The day seemed to drag especially as she was eager to get away she had an appointment with Cathy to have her hair done “Mr Greenlees…any chance of getting away?” she asked when the manager passed “Look around Miss Landers” she frowned ‘old get’ she cursed under her breath “It’s not that busy Mr Greenlees” she added “Not right now it’s not…but there’s no telling when we’ll get a rush on” Sara fumed as she sat back on the swivel chair taking a nail file from her pocket she begun to do her nails ‘might as well beautify myself while I wait for the rush” she muttered loud enough for Amy to hear “What was that Miss Landers?” she forced a smile “Nothing Mr Greenlees just wondering when this rush would start” the man walked away leaving the girls to talk “What you wearing tonight?” Amy turned round then smiled as she tied her shoulder length hair back into a pony-tail “Cath bought me a beautiful crop top and I’m going to wear my hipsters” Sara smiled “Ben’ll be there tonight and I think he has a new girlfriend” Amy shrugged “He’s a free agent” she replied “You okay with that?” Amy shrugged “Well not exactly okay but well he made his decision I’ll just have to live with it” Sara never did understand how Ben could have been so cruel and on New Years Eve to “So…what are you wearing?” Sara thought for a few seconds she could go in her birthday suit and Chris still wouldn’t notice “Oh I’ve bought this really gorgeous red velvet dress you know the type figure hugging it is…if Chris doesn’t notice then I’ll slap his head off” Amy grinned “I think you in a figure hugging dress will be noticed Saz” Sara wasn’t so sure.

Amy eyed a familiar figure marching their way “Ops here comes the old battle axe” Sara glanced across to where Gertrude Patterson stood “Is that a nail file Miss Landers!” Sara looked down at her hands unable to disguise the thing “Shit” she thought as she tried to push it back into the pocket of her overall “Damn” she cursed under her breath “Give it here” Sara slowly handed it over.

Sara glanced through the window that’s what she liked about being on the cheque-out she could turn right round on her chair and stare into space she was doing it now “Oh My God…How could she?” Amy took a quick look to see what Sara was referring to and there as bold as brass sprinted Chris pushchair in hands “He must be hoping no-one sees him” she laughed Sara’s eyes widened at the site of Meghan clinging onto the sides of her pram as if holding on for dear life.

Once inside the supermarket he made his way from isle to isle Sara craning her neck to see where he was going but he had disappeared out of sight “Can you see him Amy?” Amy looked around then shook her head “Where did he go?” Sara said as a number of customers approached her cheque-out “This must be the rush on Greenlees was talking about” Amy muttered as her cheque-out began to fill up also “The new girl seems to be doing okay” added Amy Sara glanced along the isle to where the pretty fair haired girl stood chatting to a handsome blond “Yeah at chatting up my man!” Amy spun round “Get her told” she replied happily Sara was so busy watching the two of them that she hadn’t noticed Patterson thundering towards her “Get on with you work Miss Landers…You and I shall be having words when your shift is over!” Sara’s eyes widened “Old bag” cursed Amy who in Mrs Patterson’s eyes could do no wrong.

Once served Chris pushed the pram alone the isle to where Sara sat “Thought I’d come and say I before you beat me” he laughed Sara smiled then shook the hair out of her eyes “What were you getting?” she inquired as she carried on scanning some customer’s shopping “Just balloons and stuff” he said happily as he unwrapped Meghan’s bar of chocolate “Oh everything all set?” he nodded as he caught sight of the old battle axe “Wow there’s Hitler’s wife I’ll see you tonight babe” he said as he kissed her Sara nodded as she turned back to the customer “Miss Landers you are heading for a written warning let alone a verbal” Sara rolled her eyes she couldn’t wait until after the summer when she started college.

That afternoon she finally finished and after yet another encounter with Patterson and another verbal warning she left bound for Cathy’s salon “I’d just about to give up on you Sara” Cathy laughed Sara felt a little guilty Cathy must have kept the salon open for her “Sorry got into trouble again” Cathy laughed as she took Sara’s coat then handed her the black gown thing “Don’t worry about it Amy’s coming in when she finishes she wants me to pin her hair up for her” Sara smiled happy that Amy to seemed to be getting back on her feet “Chris came to the supermarket today…you should have seen him with Meghan” Cathy turned on the water “That bad?” Sara grinned up at the woman “Well let’s just say he wouldn’t win father of the year…He looked well embarrassed pushing that pram” Cathy laughed then shook her head

“Now then what would you like done your usual trim and tidy” Sara was now sitting facing one of the huge mirrors “Oh I don’t know Cath I want something different”

“Like what?”

“I don’t know something with a bit of class I mean I’ve had this style since I was about twelve”

Cathy went to fetch some catalogues, which she placed onto Sara’s lap for her to look through.

The bell above the door told them someone else had entered Amy “Hello darling how was the shift?” asked Cathy

“As boring as ever” said Amy as she removed her jacket then went to sit down “Oh dear…cup of tea?” Amy nodded gratefully as she watched Cathy disappear into the back “Sara cup of tea love?” Sara accepted the tea gratefully as she flicked through the glossy magazine Amy watching her with interest “Are you thinking of changing your look?” she asked Sara looked at her “I was thinking about this…what do you think?” Amy glanced down at the pretty dark haired model with a short crop spiked at the top she looked stunning and so would Sara who had the exact same raven coloured hair “Wow…it looks fantastic” Sara glanced down once again “Yeah but would it look fantastic on me?” Amy nodded eagerly “Yeah but will Chris like it?” she looked a little doubtful now “Of course anyway are you getting your hair cut for yourself or him?” Sara smiled down to where the magazine lay “Well decided?” asked Cathy as she placed two mugs of tea in front of them “This” Cathy looked at the magazine “You can do it can’t you?” Cathy nodded into the mirror “Of course” she said teasing Sara’s hair with her fingertips.

Okay so this is the first chap I know it’s not much but it does get better!