Part 1 -Alternate Christmas Ending
Zoë: I can’t,
She turned to Den
Den: Yes you can tell them
Sharon: Tell us what?
Den: Come on Zoë; tell them what you just told me
Zoë: I’m, I’m Pregnant
They all went quiet; Vicki turned and looked at Chrissie, who then looked at Dennis and Sharon staring in to each other’s eyes, longing for things to go smoothly, just this once.
Dennis then turned to face Zoë, he then broke the silence
Dennis: Is it mine?
Chrissie: huh
She walked over and put her arm round Zoe
Chrissie: Dennis, you really think she’d tell us all this if it weren’t yours?
Dennis: I don’t know, could you?
Zoë burst into tears
Zoë: No
Dennis: No what?
Zoë: No I couldn’t <she gave a side wards glance to Den, who stared right back at her, and nodded> Yes it is yours
She began crying again
Chrissie wrapped her arms round Zoë
Chrissie: There, there babe, it’ll be Ok
Sharon: Congratulations, I guess <sarcastically>
Den: Princess, there’s no need for that.
Sharon: Your right dad, there’s not so I take it back but well done
Zoe: well done for what?
Sharon: Well your timing is perfect, Dennis is just about to leave you and you spring this bombshell on him, Coincidence?
Vicki: Sharon, of course its not a coincidence, Zoë didn’t know Dennis was leaving its not like she’s just told us to keep Dennis here, Right?
Zoë started crying again
Dennis: For Gods Sake stop crying, your acting like a baby yourself
Zoë stopped crying, but snivelled
Dennis was sitting on a chair, looking in to space.
Dennis: How far?
Zoë: How far what?
Dennis: How far between here and Angie’s Den,?How far gone are you?
Zoë: Um, not sure, a few weeks tops.
Dennis: What and you just decide to tell me now
Zoe: I didn’t know