"What do you mean, you were...released?" Wilhelmina asked, now dressed in a robe, more appropriate for a family meeting.

"It took me 4 years...but I'm finally stable again and Dr Strauss felt comfortable releasing me back into society because he feels that I am no longer a threat TO society." Renee smiled, proudly facing her sister.

"Well, you know you can't stay here right?"

Renee pouted dramatically. "But why?"

Wilhelmina chuckled. "Because...YOU SLEPT WITH MY HUSBAND AND NEARLY KILLED HIS ASSISTANT!"

"Well it's not like your were married when we slept together."

"Is that really the only thing that you feel the need to defend from that sentence?"

"Wilhelmina c'mon...I'm homeless."

"And pretty...you'll find a place."

"Please.."

"No."

"Fine." Renee picked up her bag and headed towards the front door. "I guess I'll just have to tell YOUR HUSBAND and the rest of the world why your really such a super bitch."

Wilhelmina scoffed and Renee lifted an eyebrow to signal that she was serious. Wilhelmina walked towards her. "You wouldn't dare."

Renee smirked. "Try me."

"That is family business!...The whole family swore to never to say a word."

"Well maybe if you treated me like family, I would feel obligated to respect that pact...but you don't ...which is pretty stupid considering all the secrets I know about you...including you switching out my medication to send me back to the crazy house." They both turned around and watched as Daniel emerged from the hallway closet with more linens. "Willie?"

Wilhelmina smiled falsely. "Hmm?"

"Which guest room, are we setting up?"

She turned back to Renee, who than smirked victoriously. "Yeah Willie which guest room are we setting up?"

Wilhelmina turned to Daniel. "The one farthest on the left." She then turned to Renee. "And farthest away from me."

"Are you okay?" Daniel asked as he flipped back the covers on the bed.

Wilhelmina, already in the bed, sat upright in full concentration as she scanned the coveted Mode book. "Fine."

Daniel scooted next to her and closed the book. "Wilhelmina..."

"Yes Daniel?" Wilhelmina asked, her voice stinging with irritation.

"I know your upset about Renee being here."

"I never said I was upset."

"You didn't have to."

""Daniel."

"Yes?"

"I'm going to bed." Wilhelmina stated, pulling the covers up and placing the Mode book on her end table.

"Wilhelmina, she's your sister." Daniel soothed.

"I have a headache...please." Wilhelmina spat out, slipping under the covers.

Daniel sighed and kissed her cheek. "Love you."

Wilhelmina couldn't help but smile. "Lo-"

"DANIEL!" Renee called out from her bedroom.

"What the hell?" Wilhelmina asked, throwing back the covers.

Daniel stopped her, holding onto her arm. "No...I got it."

"Wha- she-"

"Wilhelmina...it's 12am and you know how you get when you don't get your 8 hours...plus you have a headache and would be liable to strangle her if you felt it was at all needed..."

She sighed, throwing her legs back on the bed. "Fine."

Daniel smirked and patted her leg, getting out of the bed and walking towards her bedroom. He walked down the hall to Renee's room and knocked on the door. "Renee."

As soon as her name escaped his lips, the door cracked open. "Daniel?"

Daniel smiled and waived through the crevice. "Yup it's me."

Renee exhaled in relief and flung the door open. "Thank God! I thought it might be my sister...you know how she can be if she doesn't get her 8 hours."

Daniel nodded and stepped into the room. "So, what do you need?"

Renee smirked and stepped from behind the door revealing a light pink negligee that clung to her body and stopped short of her knees while dropping beyond her cleavage."Oh just a window situation."

Daniel scratched his head nervously, stepping back out of the room. "Uh...Don't you want to go put a robe on...it is kind of chilly in here."

Renee smiled and pointed towards the thermostat. "Its only 68 degrees."

Daniel nodded and rubbed his arms. "Like I said...burrrrrrr."

"Daniel, are you okay...you seem alittle tense." Renee asked, inching towards him as she discretely closed the door.

Daniel shook his head. "Nope I am cool...calm...and collected...just fine...t-tense...never."

Renee locked the door, slowly pushing herself onto Daniel. "Really...that's not what your body is telling me."

Daniel gulped, his body now leaning on the door. "What?..My body...is completely silent."

Renee pressed up against his torso and leaned into his ear, her breath raising the nerves in his neck. "What about my body...what's it telling you?"

Daniel shook his head, the sweat dripping down his face as the heat of her bosom rose in his pants.

"Uh..."

"Daniel." Wilhelmina spoke softly from the other side of the door.

Daniel's eyes widened as he pushed Renee off of him and unlocked the door, throwing it open.

Wilhelmina stood behind the doorway, an eyebrow raised and her arms folded, watching as Renee scampered around the room in search of a robe. "Why was the door locked?"

Daniel scratched his head."Uh..I Uh-...Why are you dressed."

"I just came to tell you that I was going to do a quick run to the drug store."

"Why?"

"We don't have any pain medication and my head is killing me..."

"No...you go lie down, I'll go get it."

"You sure?"

"Of course!"

Wilhelmina nodded and plopped the keys in Daniel's hand. She peered over his shoulder and signaled her sister. "Renee?"

"Hmm?" Renee looked up from tying her robe.

"We don't lock doors in this house...unless your me...or Marc."

Renee nodded and Wilhelmina walked back to her room. Daniel waited for her door to close before turning back to Renee. "You really need to lay off...I am married to your sister...who is completely capable of manslaughter and hiding a body."

"Daniel...don't act like you didn't like it."

"Renee!...I don't think you staying here is such a good idea."

"Neither was re-electing Bush, but we did it anyway."

"Renee!

"Daniel?"

"Just...just stay away from me."

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"Move, Move, Move Code Black, Code BLACK!" Marc screeched as he turned the winding halls of Mode that lead Wilhelmina's office. He busted through her door, quickly locking it.

"Oh Marc, thank God." Willie spoke with relief, rising from her desk.

"Code Black? Renee has returned and you think she's putting the moves of Danny-boy?" Marc asked, meeting her on the chaise.

"He was in her room with the door locked and she was wearing only a glitter pink teddy!"

Marc gasped dramatically. "Oh my God...Code Black!"

"I am this close to strangling her!...Daniel get this...Daniel can you lift this...nag nag nag!"

"Well Wilie, you do that too."

"Yeah but I have the legal right to!"

"Well how do you propose we get her out of your house?"

"I don't know but It needs to happen fast because she knows..."

"She knows what?"

"You know...Replacing her Physce meds with...fat blockers."

Marc shrugged. "So."

"So? If Daniel finds out that I sabotaged his relationship with her, who knows what he'll think!"

"But he married you so how is that even relevant?"

"He really loved Renee."

"But not more than you."

"Well..."

"What else is she throwing at you?"

"She's going to tell Daniel."

"Tell him WHAT?"Wilhelmina raised her brow and Marc inhaled sharply. "That thing!...Willie that's the Oprah of all secrets..."

"And she wants to tell the world and ruin my reputation."

"But Willie, even though it is...horrible what happened to you...it wasn't your fault...your father-"

"Don't...even."

"Willie-"

"I said no! If this got out... I'd be ruined."

"Willie you don't know that."

"Marc."

"Willie!"

"You know what...I have headache." Wilhelmina spoke, rising from the chaise and returning to her desk.

"You always have a headache...maybe you need a vacation?"

"I don't take vacations."

"Which is exactly why you need one...get away and have alittle fun with your...boy-toy"

Marc giggled and Wilhelmina rolled her eyes. "Maybe."

"Oh come on Wills you know you want to."

"We'll see."

Renee smirked, peeking behind the closet door in satisfaction. "Yeah...we'll see."

"Renee! Wilhelmina's still at the office so I'm gonna go down there and try and drag her out so she can get some sleep." Daniel yelled, peeking into her room.

"Okay.." Renee mumbled, her voice slumping in gloom.

Daniel opened the door a bit more. "Are you okay?"

She nodded, her voice beginning to crack. "I'm fine."

"Are you sure?" Daniel asked, trying not to get caught in her web.

"I just...can't believe how messed up I am right now."

"Well your not that bad." Daniel lied.

"I mean you hate me-"

"I don't...hate you."

"And I can't believe my own sister would do something like that to me."

"Who? Willie? What did she do?"

Renee shook her head in denial. "No...I wouldn't want to hurt you...like she hurt you."

Daniel, intrigued, approached her cautiously. "Renee...what did my wife do?"

Renee looked up and frowned, a smirk lying underneath.

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"Wilhelmina." Daniel called out, his shoulder leaning against the frame of the door.

She looked up, her hands still moving feverishly against the keyboard. "Hey."

"Hey." Daniel smiled falsely and walked further into the room, his hands clenched in his pockets.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine...I just wanted to make sure you don't stay the night."

"We go to print tonight."

"And the issue is perfect."

Wilhelmina sighed and closed the lid on her laptop. :"Fine."

"C'mon." Daniel handed her her jacket.

"Daniel?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you sure your okay?"

"Yeah."

"Okay."

"Except for this one question."

"What?"

"Did you intentionally break me and Renee up by switching out her medication?"

Wilhelmina's eyes widened, her voice sputtering as she tried to refute his claim."Why does it matter if we're married now?"

"You sabotaged our relationship...I loved her."

"What does it matter if you got married TO ME!"

"I could've gotten married to her...You never let me figure out my future "

"Oh so you want to be married to Renee?"

"I never said that."

"You might as well!" Wilhelmina snarled as she stormed off in anger. She stopped short of the doorway and yelled. "BTW we're going to Paris this weekend for a romantic randevue...so don't fuck it up!"