Thought I'd write a little Cain & Moira one-shot post Helicopter Crash when they both arrive home from the hospital having left Debbie to talk to Pete.

Cain had virtually been silent all the way home from the hospital and Moira was worried about him. Of-Course he had refused-to have the Doctors check-him over, because that would have been a sign of weakness, and Cain Dingle just didn't have that in him. Except Moira knew that he did. He seemed-to be physically okay, but something was obviously bothering-him and she was going-to find-out what, whether he liked-it or not.

She made them both a cup-of coffee and then brought both-of the mugs over-to where he was sat-on the sofa in the living-room.

"You're quiet." Moira said in a concerned voice, placing the mugs onto the coffee-table infront-of them.

"Mmm." Cain mumbled.

"Need to talk?!" She asked-him as she took a seat next-to him on the sofa.

Cain just slowly shook his head at Moira as he picked-up his mug-of coffee and sipped-at it.

"Are you hurt anywhere?!" Moira asked-him, still worried-about-him after the massive explosion that had happened with him and Kyle directly in the middle-of it…Her Husband and his Son were lucky to be alive and Moira was still too aware of that.

"No, how many times?! I'm fine!" Cain told-her rather-firmly, she had asked-him similar questions multiple times that evening…But she was only worried…

"Okay…Just calm-down…" Moira replied, gently stroking his arm.

"I'm Sorry…" Cain said with a heavy-sigh as he leaned-forward and rubbed his hand over his face.

"It's alright…It's been a long-old day…" Moira told-him, understanding why he may not be in the best-of moods. "But Debbie is gonna be okay ya know…"

"Shame the same can't be said for her marriage…" Cain said sadly.

"Pete will come-around." Moira tried-to re-assure him.

"I wouldn't blame-him if he walked-away and never came back again." Cain admitted-to his Wife.

"I remember what you were like when you found-out about James…But ya just needed-time…And now look-at us…Stronger than ever." Moira said, it wasn't often she brought-up those dark few weeks-of her life but she thought-it may bring Cain some hope at this difficult-time.

"But you didn't cheat-on me…That was different…Anyway, only Pete can make that decision…Right now I've got other things on my mind…Like Kyle…" Cain revealed-to Moira.

"What about him?!" Moira asked, intrigued. As far as she was concerned, yes, Cain had saved Kyle's life, but he had handed-him straight back-to Joanie moments afterwards, telling-her that he was glad that he could save Kyle but that was it, he still didn't want to be a part-of his Son's Life…

"What if I had never found him?!" Cain asked. "He would have died."

"Yeah he probably would have…He almost did, as did you. But you were lucky, both-of you were…Anyway, what's your point?!" Moira questioned-him.

"Everyone's gonna expect-me to be a Doting Daddy now that I've saved-him…But I can't Moira, I just can't go back-there…He's a memory of the man that I used-to be, but I've changed since then and if he were to be a part-of my life…Then I don't know how that would affect-me."

"You're the reason that he even exists and just a couple-of hours ago you saved-his life…Cain, he's already a part-of your life…Whether you like-it or not…And besides, you sounded concerned just now when you realised that he could have died…" Moira said, knowing that he loved that kid deep-down.

"Don't you understand?! I had to save his life…Because I couldn't save our baby's life could I?!" Cain told-her rather-emotionally.

"But that was 2 Years Ago…" Moira trailed-off, confused.

"Doesn't make-it any easier though does it?! I'd give anything to be a Dad again Moira…To do it right." Cain told-her, becoming tearful now but refusing to let himself cry.

"But you could have that with Kyle…" Moira told-him.

"No I couldn't! Because one-day he'd ask-me about his Mum…And then I'd be back-to square one again…That horrible man who slept with a 16 Year Old just for the hell of it…And then scared her so much into having an abortion that she kept her pregnancy a secret and then gave-the baby up for adoption when it was born because she was too scared-of what I might do to it and her if I ever found-out…That poor kid would end-up hating my guts Moira…" Cain told Moira, speaking more honestly and openly than he ever had done before.

Moira looked-at Cain with a great-sympathy. There was something rather-touching about watching such a tough man appear-so emotional and vulnerable, it just made her love-him even more.

"Well it's your choice Sweetheart…But look how good you are with Noah…That young-boy adores-you…" Moira told-him, trying-to encourage-her Husband.

"He hates-me." Cain told his Wife rather-bluntly.

"He really looks-up to you." Moira said. "And that's no bad thing…You could-be really good for Kyle…"

"Or I could-be the worst thing that's ever happened-to him…" Cain said.

Moira paused for a moment before speaking-again. "He's the spitting image-of you." She said with a small-smile spreading across her face. "I bet he'd be just like you if he lived-here…"

"Yeah, and he'd be committing GBH all over the shop…The poor-kid doesn't deserve that kind-of a life…" Cain said.

"If you're really against it then I'm not gonna push-ya Cain…But your Dad & Lisa will-be nagging-on at ya until you give-in…Ya do realise that don't you?!" Moira told-him truthfully, and he knew that she was completely-right, deep-down.

"Listen Moria, if I'm gonna make that choice then it will because I want-to…No-one is gonna guilt-trip me into this." Cain said.

"So you'll at-least have a serious-think about-it then?!" Moira asked-him.

"I guess-so, yeah…" Cain trailed-off with a heavy-sigh.

Moira just smiled-at him as she leaned-him and kissed-him on the lips. "Debbie will-be proud-of ya…"

"I haven't made any decisions at all yet Moira!" Cain said, making that deadly clear-to his Wife.

"Owh I know, I know…But just the fact that you're talking-to me about-it makes-me happy…Thank-You." Moira said, kissing-him once-again.

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