Max : Hiya gorgeous!
Leah : Happy birthday babes!
Leah Barnes gives Max a peck on the cheek and hands him a present and card.
Max : Thanks Leah.. Aww babes this is brilliant.
Leah had given him a watch with his name on the back.
Max : Really .. You shouldn't have.
Leah : So what's your plans for today birthday boy.
Max : Family stuff today. Having a meal with mum and dad. And the aunties of course. Tina, Carmel, Mercedes, John Paul , Michaeala. I think John Paul's bringing Craig too.
Then tonight - I was thinking just you and me.
Leah : Sounds great - you eating at Nosh?
Max : Yeah , still got a couple of hours to go.Why don't you come too? Mum won't mind at all.
Leah : Are you sure. I know your mum and my mum , well they're not exactly BFF's are they.
Max : Hey , hey , it's my birthday , I bring who I want babes. If John Paul can bring his girlfriend , why can't I bring mine.
Leah : Girlfriend? Oh Max, that's awful!
Max : Oh , I'm only joking. See you at Nosh at 5. I promised Mum I wouldn't be long. Only came for milk.
Leah : See you later.
As Max walks on he doesn't notice someone lurking at the other end of the street. Watching. Watching him. This was one family member who wasn't invited to the party. Why should he be? Max didn't even know he existed ... yet.
END OF PART 1
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