Chapter 2

Will and Alicia head up in the elevator to her apartment, their hands hadn't been apart since leaving the basketball court. Alicia leans over Will's shoulder and presses the stop button on the elevator.

"Will before we go up and face the wrath of my children, I wanted to tell you something."

"Alicia I thought we had a plan your not backing out are you." Will says worried.

"No, No Will I wanted to say thank-you." Will interrupts Alicia before she can finish.

"Alicia you don't have to say thank-you for anything I would do anything for you."

"Yes I am starting to finally realize that you will do anything for me. But what I was trying to say was thank you for not being like Peter when I decided to walk away last time. I know it hurt you and I am sorry for that. I just..."

"Alicia I know the kids are your world and totally understood that our relationship was putting pressure on you and your kids. I would never want to hurt your kids or you, know matter what it does to me, you have always come first to me. But now that the grand jury has gone away and we have a plan I do hope it all works out."

"OH Will you are so sweet. I wish I noticed this sooner. All right then let's get going and start the first step of our plan, you know it could be painful." Alicia say's pressing the button to start the elevator again.

"Well as you say on a basketball court it you can't take the pain. Then step off the court. And well I defiantly wants this so let's go play ball with the kids."

They're about to reach Alicia's floor and Will steps in for a good luck kiss,

"I really do hope this is not the last time I can do this. "

"I feel the same way Will; we will only fail if we don't try. So lets die trying cause I really want this." they walk out of the elevator still holding hands and Alicia grabs her keys from her bag and opens the door to her apartment.

Alicia and Will walk inside, Alicia yells out to the kids and no one answers.

" They must not be home yet, we probably should sit apart until they get home because I can see us being caught in a very compromising position, if we sit next to each other on the couch."

"Oh Alicia you really do have a dirty mind. But you are probably right we are not very good at keeping our hands to ourselves when we sit on a couch if I remember the last time we sat on that couch together."

"Oh yes now that was a good time" Alicia smirks while saying it.

"Yes and the kids seeing us like that probably will make them hate the relationship even more than we are all ready thinking they will. Seeing there Mum being groped by her boss, is not the best sight to walk home to"

"Yes but maybe afterwards seeing that we just played the second more exciting indoor sport we should try the one that shouldn't have any spectators." Alicia says throwing a smile across the room to will.

As Will is about to say something the kids walk through the front door. Alicia throws, Will an everything is going to be ok glance and whispers to him to "stay here, I'm just going to talk to the kids first.

"Hey mum, we are home" Grace and Zach say together.

"Hey guys, how was school."

"Yeah school was good, Mum were you talking to someone when we walked in." asks Grace.

"Um yes, there is something I need to tell you and well sort of ask you."

"Of course Mum go ahead" says Zach

"Well I haven't been exactly truthful to you guys since Dad left. A couple of months after kicking your Dad out, at the start of spring, I started seeing someone and I kept seeing this person until a couple of months ago." Alicia was shaking she was bloody nervous and the kids faces just looked neutral like they didn't really understand what was going on. Alicia continued on.

" I ended it cause I was really started to like having a guy around who really cared about me and I felt guilty for not telling you. I wanted to tell you but didn't want you to look badly at me."

"Oh Mum don't cry we could never hate you. We forgave Dad I am sure we would have forgiven now and then."

"Thanks Zach, but I haven't finished. So I have been really missing this guy since finishing it and really want him to be part of our lives if you will let me."

"It's Will, isn't it? You promised there was nothing between you." Grace yelled and stormed off to her room.

"Hey mum don't feel bad, I know you want to protect us but some times you have to do what is right for you and I am sure that is why it was so hard for you to tell us about Will."

"Zach can I ask you a favor I know it's a big one and you probably hate him but can you please go sit with Will, while I go and talk to Grace."

"Yeah sure Mum, I don't think I hate him just yet. You'll have to wait and see." Zach says with a grin trying to get his mum to smile.