A New Beginning • Emmerdale

Chapter 8: "What did you do?!"

KENNEDY'S POV

My eyes blinked open slowly, i was in Joe's room. I stretched out my arms and felt something next to me. I turned my head to find Joe asleep next me, I smile to myself and move up next to him.

I feel his arm go around me pulling me closer. "Morning" he says into my hair

"Morning" I reply smiling at him.

"How do you feel about going to the cafe and getting a coffee and something to eat?" He suggests

"Are you asking me on a date?" I tease "yes of course" I laugh

"Maybe I am" he chuckled, getting up heading into the bathroom.

I get up also, and take off the dress from the memorial yesterday, wrapping a dressing gown around myself heading into another bathroom quickly getting in the shower.

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-at the cafe-

Me and Joe walk into the cafe together sitting at a table.

The door opens not long after, and my mum and another woman enter. I place my hand on the side of my face and look in the other direction in hope she wouldn't see me. They grab a coffee from Brenda and as they go to head out, the other lady who was with my mum slightly tripped putting her hand on top of my bag that was on the table.

"I'm sorry!" She exclaims

"It's okay" I say shifting trying to shake Charity's glare away.

She just stares at me for a good minute before leaving.

I shake my head "that was weird" I say. "Who is the other woman that was with her?" I ask Joe.

"Vanessa. Your mums girlfriend, fling. I don't know" he shrugs sitting back in the chair.

"Huh? I didn't know about that" I say confused. "Then again, why would she tell me anything. She'd do anything to get me to leave town" I roll my eyes as Brenda walks over with her pad and pen.

"Good morning Kennedy love" she smiles at me "Joe" she nods at him "what can I get you both?"

"Two coffees would be great Thanks Brenda" I smile at her as she writes it down and goes to get them ready.

As soon as she walks off I bury my face in my hands.

"I cant keep this from her. It's breaks my heart" I say sadly.

"Keep what?" He says confused

My eyes go wide as I realise it was Debbie I told, not Joe.

"Nothing, what do you want to do after here?" I say trying to change the subject.

"Ken, what's going on?" He says. He wasn't letting it go.

"I'll tell you later okay" I say raising my eyebrow as if to tell him to stop talking about it.

He nods as Brenda brings us our coffees. I go to reach into my bag to pay, but before I can Joe hands her a note.

"Keep the change" he smiles, she replies with a thank you before heading over to another table.

CHARITY'S POV

"Did you do it?" I ask Vanessa just as we exit the cafe.

" yes" she nods "I still don't understand why you want her gone so bad"

"She Just can't be here" I say, not wanting to go into detail, at least not yet.

KENNEDY'S POV

Me and Joe spent a good chunk of the morning at the cafe, before we both left, me going to see Rebecca, and Joe, back to Home Farm to do some work with Graham.

"Hey" I smile at Rebecca as she opens the door.

"Hi!" She pulls me into a hug, taking me by surprise.

"Come in" She says pulling away and shutting the door behind me.

We both sit on the sofa talking for a while.

"How was the hypnotherapy? I ask her, instantly seeing her face drop.

"I didn't remember a thing. But Lachlan told me something" she said fighting back tears.

I look at her and nod slightly telling her to carry on.

"It was me. I caused it." She then broke down into tears.

I pulled her into a hug and my eyes saddened, with disbelief. Remembering a conversation with Robert who told me it was actually Lachlan who caused it. My mouth couldn't form any words, I decided it wasn't my place to tell her.

"It's okay" I rub her back "keep going, the more you go I'm sure you'll remember more"

JOE'S POV

it was a at least 2 hours later, when we heard pounding at the front door. I look at Graham, as we both stand up heading towards the front door, Graham in front.

"We are looking for a Kennedy Dingle?" Two uniformed police officers were stood at out front door.

"She's not here right now, she shouldn't be long. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm afraid we can't discuss an ongoing investigation with you" they say.

Not even 5 minutes later, Kennedy walks in.

"Jo-" she stops seeing us all in the front room. "What's going on?" She says clearly confused. One of the officers walk toward her bringing her arms behind her back as the other takes her bag.

"Kennedy Dingle, you are under arrest" he speaks blandly.

My eyes widen. "What did you do?!" I say to her.

She shrugs. The other officer pulls a purse and car keys out of her bag holding it up.

"For theft" the officer finishes, telling her her rights.

She stares at me her eyes swelling with tears as I just look back confused.

'I don't know how that got there' he mouths to me before they pull her out the front door and into the back of the police car driving off.

I just stare at the open door bewildered.

"Graham, get the car keys. We need to go pay a few visits" I say gritting my teeth.