McFly – The Heart Never Lies.
"Another year over, and we're still together. It's not always easy, but I'm here forever"
The Lynches selling their half of Mara/Leopard's Den had meant awful financial problems for the Trevanions. The new owner, the slimy git Martin (as Danny and Dupe referred to him) had put the dividing fences up again, and so now Danny was back to struggling alongside a huge luxury park and to make matters worse another vet and with Robert being so young Alice couldn't spend as much time working as she used to. He was working constantly to try and put food on the table especially now that Dupe was too unwell to work. Plus, he had a wedding now to pay for too as father of the bride.
It was getting to the point of desperation, he needed a miracle.
"You ok?" Alice entered the kitchen wearing her pyjamas. He hadn't realised the time, it was past midnight.
Involuntary he smiled albeit a small one. At least he still had Alice. "Fine."
"Come on," she said holding out a hand. "Bed."
"I can't I've still got so much to do." he said motioning to the paperwork.
"Danny, there's nothing there that wont wait till morning, you need sleep."
"But-" She gave him that look. The one that told him she'd win so instead of arguing he should just accept it. It always got him. "Fine, I'll be through in a minute." She rolled her eyes and left him to sign off the final bits and pieces.
When he entered their room she was sitting up, flicking through a magazine Rosie had picked up in town pulled on his PJ's and climbed into bed.
"So?" Asked Alice throwing her magazine to the side. He grimaced as he caught sight of the massive white dress on the cover.
"So what?" he replied sliding down in the bed and getting comfortable.
"How bad are things?"
"We'll be fine." Said Danny dismissively closing his eyes.
"Danny."
"What?" he said keeping his eyes tight shut. If he didn't look at her she couldn't do the face.
"Tell me." Aaaah dammit. The voice, that tone.
He exhaled and sat up so he could look her in the eye. "It's pretty bad."
"How bad is 'pretty'?"
"Let's just say if we don't find something to make some money we'll need to start selling animals. Then it'll mean less guests. The competition from your fancy man," he smirked as he hit his arm, "it's doing us no favours along with a flippin wedding too." He added seriously.
"What we going to do?" she asked quietly.
Danny wrapped an arm around her pulling her in tight. "We're not going to worry."
"Danny?" she knew he was, again, avoiding giving her a proper answer.
She turned in his arms and saw the pained expression on his face. "I don't know." His voice cracked slightly. This was killing him.
"We'll be fine, just like always." She said trying to get rid of that expression, she hated seeing him with anything else but that smile she loved lighting up his features and making her weak at the knees. Therefore it physically hurt her to see him struggling like this and Danny let everything show. He was rubbish at hiding anything his gorgeous green eyes always held the truth. Right now those emerald eyes were clouded with worry.
"I'm sorry." He said looking back in to her eyes.
"What! Why?" What did he have to apologise for?
Danny hated the fact that he couldn't support his family. He was a traditional man and although it infuriated Alice she knew he had this complex that made him want to save the day be the man he thought he had to be all the time.
"I'm meant to look after you all and here I've let us get in to this state."
"Hey! Don't this has nothing to do with you, we're in this together" Alice lifted one hand and placed on his cheek. "For richer, for poorer. Remember?" He smiled and twined his fingers with hers. Alice continued, "I mean I definitely didn't marry you for money...come to think of it why did I marry you? Cos it wasn't for looks either."
Danny raised one eyebrow as she giggled. "Must be because I'm so good in bed!" he dead panned. He laughed as she blushed bright red. She buried her head into his chest as she felt her cheeks burn hotter but grinned as she heard him laugh.
They lay quietly he held her tight to his chest, "I promise Alice, no matter where we end up. I'll always love you and the kids more than anything else in this world. I'll always be here for the three of you."
"I know Danny, I love you too. I'll always need you. Money, houses, jobs none of that matters to me. It's all worthless if I don't have you."
Danny kissed her head and continued hugging her, "Still would be nice to have a bit more money." he eventually whispered.
"It would!" She laughed quietly and lifted her head to kiss him, "It's a good thing you're so good in bed!"
I'm so moving to Rome! Best week of my life :) Needed to do a chapter of this to lift me out my depression.
