"Zoe... I'm sure he..." Alice began.

"Then why?" Zoe asked, clutching the phone tightly. "Why? Maybe I should just stay here a while..."

Matt looked at Zoe and shook his head. He wasn't sure what her tactic was, but he wasn't sure he liked it. Why wasn't she just telling Alice? He sighed, what was she afraid of? Losing her? Gaining her? The truth? Lies? He frowned. His head hurt!

"What? No way! What about Sam?" Alice exclaimed, "And Beth?"

"They'll have to come over." Zoe sighed.

"Zoe... would your dad meeting the kids help?" Alice asked softly.

"Maybe?" Zoe replied, tapping her fingers on the desk.

"I'll ring you back later Zoe." Alice said before putting the phone down. She needed Danny, now!

(x)

Matt shook his head as Zoe stood up and began to busy herself sorting out bits of paper. He followed her, watching her. As she began to clean the table, he leant back against the wall.

"You're playing a dangerous game Zoe." Matt told her.

"I know, but what other game can I play? I can't just come out with it." Zoe replied, "To anyone. It's a face to face kind of thing. Besides, I need to be sure before I confront them!"

Matt sighed and nodded sensing he wasn't going to get anywhere. He just hoped Zoe knew what she was doing this time because the consequences if she messed up? Well, they didn't bear thinking about!

(x)

"No, you're right Alice, you have to go." Danny replied as he placed the cub he'd just operated on back in the pen. "She's your sister, their her kids, it's only right."

Alice watched as she let himself back out of the pen securing the gate safely. She moved over to him and grabbed his hands, squeezing them tightly.

"Come with me. We haven't had a holiday in ages... excuse for alone time..." Alice crooned, a small half smile upon her face. The very smile Danny loved. She was looking deep into his eyes, begging him to come with her.

"Well..." Danny began weakly. "We would have to hire a locum..."

"We have the money!" Alice added quickly.

"And a bit of time with you alone does sound rather appealing." Danny grinned, "I suppose we could take five days out there?"

Alice let out a small squeal of excitement as she flung her arms around his neck. He laughed before lowering his head to hers, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist. They were kissing passionately when Liv and Thabo walked in. Both rolled their eyes in disgust.

"Honestly." Liv said loud enough for them to hear clearly. "There's so much stuff in here, maybe they should GET A ROOM!"

Danny and Alice chuckled slightly as they pulled away, both turning to face Liv and Thabo who were smirking.

"Ah excellent." Danny smiled, wrapping an arm around Alice's shoulders. "Since you are here you can be the first to know!"

"You're not pregnant again?" Liv asked.

"Hell no!" Alice laughed quickly correcting Liv.

"No, we're going to England for a few days." Danny beamed, "Sort of holiday." He added looking down at Alice with a reserved smile. Liv nodded as Alice began to expand.

"Zoe rang and she's having problems, she wants Sam and Beth over there with her and Matt. We obviously need to escort them over, so we thought we'd make a holiday of it." Alice replied smiling.

"Lyndon?" Liv questioned.

Danny and Alice looked to one another, they hadn't really discussed Lyndon. He was at school still and they didn't really want him missing any of it, but at the same time they weren't sure they'd be able to leave him behind either. It was awkward, but something completely necessary.

"Not one hundred percent sure yet." Alice said before quickly changing the subject, "So, what did you two really come down here for?"

Thabo laughed and placed a hand on Liv's shoulder. "We actually came down just to see if you guys wanted us to take your next game drive out?"

"Oh, erm, no you're alright! You should get off Thabo have an early finish." Danny grinned, "You two are meant to be house hunting aren't you?"

Thabo and Liv thanked Danny and Alice before leaving them alone. Danny quickly checked the animals before taking Alice's hand as the pair began to walk up towards the main house.

"So what about Lyndon?" Alice asked softly.

"We can't take him out of school Alice. Maybe our holiday will have to wait?" Danny said sadly.

"Hmm, we'll have a think about it." Alice said, "Anyway, let's just get this game drive out. They are bringing their own picnic so if we take em up somewhere quietish?"

"Yeh." Danny replied picking up on her real meaning. Usually when they had a party to take out, especially if they had a picnic with them, Danny and Alice would take them to a more quiet part of the bush away from the usual predators to sit and eat their picnic. They'd usually then sit a distance away with guns and other essentials ready to defuse any dangerous situation, whilst enjoying their own alone and quiet time. It gave them a good chance to talk and sometimes dependant on their party, share a hug, without the usual humdrum and interruptions of Leopards Den.

(x)

Danny placed the phone back down in the receiver. They'd been literally just setting off when Nomsa had called him to answer a phone call. It had been Matt with one piece of advice for him. 'Make sure you come with Alice', then he'd said bye in a rushed manner and placed the phone down, leaving Danny speechless, confused and with a frown set upon his features. Why would he have to go with Alice? Did that mean... Danny gulped. They'd have to arrange something for Lyndon... Danny had a feeling this was something big!

"You ok Danny?" Alice asked as he climbed into the Jeep mumbling his apologies. She started the Jeep and began to drive.

"Alice, we need to talk at some point. I'm coming England with you... we need to discuss Lyndon." Danny said.

"But Danny..." Alice began.

"Trust me." Danny said, cutting her off. She nodded before reverting to their professional mannerism, stopping every now and then to point out an interesting animal.

A/N- What's happening with Zo? :/