Sing Once Again With Me

I know where he is!!

"I can hear shouting" I say to mum as I go rush outside "no Lis love stay here" Nigel says grabbing me "he might hurt Ben Nigel for gods sake" I snap but just as I say it the door opens and he walks in "Oh Ben" I say and run up to him "hey it's alright darling it's alright he's gone" he says taking me in his arms his heart is racing and yet he isn't hurt what happened "what are you doing with that" I ask him looking at the baseball bat "Little boys shouldn't have toys they don't know how to play with properly" he says and I look at him "Did you really give him the money" I ask him "yes I did sweetheart it's nothing, we make that in the club in an evening" he whispers "Ben I can't thank you enough" Mum says to him "We need to find him Gillian his debt, it's paid and providing he doesn't owe money anywhere else he can rest, but now we just need to bring him home" he says "sweetheart I need you to get me a list of all the pubs, bars clubs you name it that are in town and tonight me and lads will go looking for him it's Saturday it's a week now since Marcus was out drinking maybe he'll be around or maybe someone will remember seeing him have an idea where he went" he says "OK but I'm coming with you" I say to him "No I want you to stay with your Mum and the kids" he says as I go to argue with him "Lis listen to me darling you're tired I can see it and I don't want you in and out of busy pubs in your condition alright" he says "me and the boys will go and if we find nothing then I'm sorry Gillian but we need to go to the police" he says to Mum and she just nods. "I'll go and ring the boys" Ben says popping into the kitchen. "Lis come and finish your tea baby" Mum says to me and I go and sit down I look into the kitchen at Ben but he's busy on his phone.

Ben's Point Of View

"We need to find him Davey I'm worried he's taken something" I tell him "No I don't think we will have any trouble from him" I tell him referring to our visitor "Jesus Benny why didn't you ring me" he says "I didn't exactly get a chance mate he just turned up and anyway he was just a kid all mouth" I tell him I can hear him sighing down the phone "Right buddy I'll get the lads together is Ginge coming" he says "Yes I've just text him, now dress smart yeah we need to get into every pub and club we can alright"I tell him "OK mate we will see you soon" and he hangs up. "Ben" Nigel says coming into the kitchen looking to see no one has followed he seems very mysterious "What is it" I ask "The lad at the door" he says "What about him" I ask he seems nervous and can't come out with it "Nigel" I ask "I know him" he says "Why didn't you say, well who is he" I ask "His name is Danny Lloyd Morgan I don't think Lisa recognised him he's been in prison lost a lot of weight" he says "Lloyd Morgan" I say quietly "He's Matt's cousin and I know who he works for" he says "Go on" I say "Kenny Lloyd Morgan........." he pauses "Matt's brother" I feel sick all of a sudden is all this all connected back to that bloody family "Jesus" I say as I run my fingers through my hair "I've just roughed up the little shit" I say to Nigel "Oh my God" he says "Well is he dangerous this Kenny.....Nigel tell me for God's sake I don't want him coming after Lisa and the kids........TELL ME" I shout at him "No he's not as bad as Matt he was always the gentler brother he runs The Cambrian on the front......." It's like he wants to tell me something "Years ago when Lisa and Matt got together him and Kenny fell out" he says "Why" I ask "Because Kenny loved Lisa" he says I get that shiver again "But Matt got there first" he says "They used to play together as Kids, I know because I lived down the road from his parents house, I knew Gillian while her and Geraint were still married knew Lisa from a child" he says "Rumours flew around for years that Kenny and Lisa were having an affair" he says Oh Jesus "But it isn't true Ben it really isn't Lisa knew no different she didn't even love Matt she was just swept along too young to stop it" he says "I love Gillian Ben but I know for a fact that she forced Lisa to marry Matt because the family were well off and Matt's mother welcomed it what better than a sweet beautiful girl like Lisa to make your good for nothing son look good, they've got businesses all over Aberystwyth made a fortune" he says "Yeah by the sounds of it all through blood money" I snap "Kenny looked after Lisa because of his feelings for her" he says "Lisa couldn't see it she just thought he was being kind, there was no feelings back on her part Ben I swear" he says "But rumours started that's what it's like around here people were going around saying that Riley was Kenny's son" "Fucking hell" I say "Why didn't Lisa tell me this" I ask him "Because she didn't know mate for a long time Matt made sure that she knew nothing like he made sure of a lot of things" he says "After Matt......you know" he says "Raped her" I say almost snapping "Kenny asked Lisa if he could take care of her" I look at him "But she said no, she hated him because of Matt hated them all that was why she left to get away from them all" he says which makes sense Jesus my poor darling "Kenny didn't take kindly to it, he thought it was his one chance after all these years to have what he wanted but she turned him down so he turned on Marcus" he said "He knew of his little habit and played on it" he says "So he's nothing more than a filthy drug dealer" I say and he nods at me "Jesus their mother must be so proud one son a rapist another a drug lord and a cheap little whore for a daughter" I say "You've met Kathy then" he says "Oh yes" I tell him "This needs sorting I want Lisa away from all of this I want my children away from all of this" I say "What's wrong I heard shouting" Lisa says coming in she looks so tired "Nigel I'd like to speak to Lisa in private please" I say to him and he nods and walks out "Sweetie what's wrong" she asks me her face so gentle I just want to take her home "Darling come here" I say to her as she comes into my waiting arms "Now I want you to tell me something I'm not angry I just want to know" she looks at me "Kenny" I say and she gasps "Nigel told me" I say "Nothing went on with me and him Ben I swear to you I know everyone said it did but it didn't, I didn't feel for him like that " she says so desperate to tell me "He...he had always been kind to me he wasn't like Matt I thought he was just being nice but even he had an agenda, him and Matt fell out over me then all these silly rumours started he probably started them saying that Riley was his son not Matt's I didn't know at first no where dared to mention it in front of Matt" she says "but he still wasn't one to mess with" she says "When Matt left he wanted us to get together he said he'd look after me but I didn't want him I hated him looking at him was like looking at Matt he knew I was vulnerable and he thought he could worm his way in another to use me, everyone that I thought I could rely on him, my mother my so called friends all out to get what they could, that's another reason why I left, I found out a little about what he was up to and I had to get the kids away from it" she says "Please you do believe me don't you darling" she begs me to tell her "Yes I do sweetheart" I say to her as I pull her close to me "Oh my angel what a world you lived in" I say to her "He's behind all this isn't he" she says to me"Yeah it looks like it, the lad at the door it was Danny is it" I say to her "Jesus that was Danny" she says and I nod at her "Me and the lads are going into town now darling" I tell her "Please be careful" she says to me grabbing onto the collar of my jacket "Don't worry darling I'll be fine" I tell her "I've got my band of merry men ain't I" I say to her and she smiles and just as I say this the door opens and the lads are there "Hello hello are we ready Benny boy" Davey asks him "You alright there Lis darling" he asks me "yeah I'm OK just don't let him do anything silly" she says to him "As if we would Lis" Jezz says "Yeah it's him we are watching" Gerry says pointing to Jezz "In case old Miss Ginger snuggles is out" and we all laugh "I'm never gonna live that down am I" Jezz asks "No you drunken bastard there's at least another ten years of comedy coming out of that me old son" Gerry says "Come on let's head out there" Davey says "Biggest hugs as always Mrs L" Gerry shouts as they all head out the door "Text me sweetie" Lisa asks me "I will, now go on get back in the warm" I say rubbing her bump "I love you" she says "I love you more" she says "Put her down Benny boy" Davey says as me and Lisa both laugh I wave her off as I watch her go inside and then turn round to the lads. "Where to first" Jezz asks "The Cambrian" I say as I try and adjust my coat "What's up Benny" Davey asks "Just a little back up" I say showing them the baseball bat "Hmm great minds chap" Gerry says "Meaning" I say "Well Davey told us about the visitor and we figured things might get a little messy" Gerry says as the lads all pull open their coats to reveal a selection of back up shall we say "Where did you get them" I ask "Best not to worry about that Benny" Jezz says "Hey Dad where's mine" Henry says "Henry my son you are our spokesperson shall we say" he says making us smile "In other words I don't have one" he says "Spot on" Davey says "besides you don't want anyone making a mess of your pretty face your mother would kill me" he says "Why the Cambrian" Gerry asks and I tell them everything as we walk into town "What the fuck" Gerry says "Uncle Ben we should call the police this is serious" Henry says "Look Henry I have to do this I need to protect Aunty Lisa and the kids I need to go and see this wanker" I say "Henry if you want to go back to your Mam we don't mind" Davey says to him "No I'm not going back" he says "Right then you stick with us alright Like Ben says we need to sort this out" He says. We walk along the Prom and come to The Cambrian from the outside it looks respectable I think just as some old bloke comes up "Don't wanna go in there lads not if you wanna come out in one piece" he says "Why do you say that" Jezz asks him "Him there landlord he's a nasty piece of work one of the Lloyd Morgan's known well round here" he says "Do you know them" Gerry asks "I knew their grandfather he was the head of this empire so to speak. His son his old man" he says pointing to the pub again "Another bully nice on the surface making out he was doing good but underneath a bloody bully all the same, his wife did as she was told still does and then there's the kids The eldest is locked up for raping his ex wife sweet sweet little Lisa" he says and I take a deep breath in "Do you know Lisa" Davey asks "Yeah I remember her such a lovely girl do you know her" he asks and I look at him "She's my wife" I say to him and he puts his hands to his mouth "You're the fella, you're the fella who saved her" he says coming and grabbing my face "god bless you boy" he says "that girl was well loved around here and should never have got involved with this lot" he says "If you know Lisa you must know her brother then Marcus" Henry asks "Yeah I know him nothing like his sister always in trouble a messed up kid" he says "He's missing and we are looking for him" I tell him "Last I saw him was last weekend he was spewing his guts up on the pier a hell of a shape on him" he says "Take care in there lads" he says as he walks off suddenly we are all a but shaky I think "Dad" Henry says to Davey "It's alright lad" he says "Anybody want to back out" I say to them and they all in turn shake their heads at me as we turn our eyes back to the door