David was almost four months old, and Daphne was very frustrated. She and Niles hadn't made love since the baby was born, and it was getting harder and harder for her to express her feelings. Most nights she cried herself to sleep, although she wasn't sure if Niles could hear her or not. She tried talking to him, but he just explained that he was busy, or that her body needed time to adjust to having a new baby. She wasn't sure, but she hated feeling unattractive to her husband, and so whatever the problem was, she just kept praying it would go away.

But it hadn't. After months and months of waiting without anything happening Daphne decided to take drastic action. She placed a call to Frasier.

"Daphne, so good of you to call. I've been meaning to call, but my new practice is so busy..."

"Oh Frasier," Daphne sobbed into the phone. "Niles doesn't love me anymore!"

"My God! What are you saying? Are you getting a divorce?"

"No, but to be honest, I've thought about it."

Frasier told his receptionist to cancel his next appointment, then shut the door to his office. "What is it, Daphne? I know I don't live close enough but you are my favorite sister-in-law!"

His humor was lost on Daphne. "I don't know what else to do. I've tried everything to get his attention but he just seems so lost and so busy that he just doesn't have any time for me anymore. Oh, Frasier, what have I done so badly that he doesn't want me anymore?"

"Wait a minute. First you said that he doesn't love you, now you say that he doesn't want you. Is this what it's about- sex?"

"Oh maybe I made a mistake calling you. I must sound so silly..."

"You don't sound silly at all. If there's anyone who's rooting for you and my brother more than I am, I would like to meet him. Feel free to speak frankly with me. Do you feel like he doesn't love you, or is it about sex?"

"Oh Dr. Crane..Frasier..I know he loves me. He tells me so all the time. He's wonderful with David, and he's there for his patients. But at the end of the day, he doesn't want anything to do with me! We …. we haven't made love in four months and there's just no end in sight to this!"

"Have you tried talking to Niles about how you feel?"

"Yes, but he says he's tired, or he's busy, or he's worried about the baby. He just dismisses me feelings as if they were stupid or ridiculous, and I hate meself for feeling this way," Daphne sobbed.

"Oh, Daphne. How about this..how about I come up this weekend for a visit, to maybe help you and Niles work through this. No matter what has happened between you, I know how much my brother loves you."

"You'd do that for me?"

"I'd do that for you and my brother. I love you both so much. Now I must get off the phone if I want to book a flight for tomorrow..will you be okay until then?"

"I've waited four months, what's the harm in waiting one more day?" Daphne sighed.

Frasier hung up the phone. Niles certainly couldn't be having an affair. He had his suspicions about what was going on, as he was a Freudian, but he couldn't be completely sure until he heard both sides of the story. Until then, he just prayed that Daphne could hold on, for just one more day.

TBC