Rose sighed as she looked in the mirror; she had a small bump forming and she couldn't help but smile. It was all real, she couldn't wait to be a mum. Tate had been brilliant, he'd held her hair back when she was sick, rubbed her back for her and held her until she'd fall asleep. He was everything she dreamed her perfect boyfriend to be – well, apart from the fact he murdered people and had darkness about him.

Her parents were still trying to sell the house, and she had walked into Vivien threatening Marcy to get her sell the house, but she wasn't worried. Tate had told her that the house wouldn't be sold.

She was currently 12 weeks along in her pregnancy, she experienced a few dizzy spells and feelings of light headedness but Moria had told her it was very common and there was nothing to worry about unless it became constant. Rose had found Moria to be a saint during her pregnancy, always hovering and offering support whenever Rose needed it, Moria had stepped up into the position Rose had always imagined her mother taking, and Rose couldn't be more glad.

Tate would often leave Rose in Moria's care while he went to deal with some things. She still wasn't sure what Tate did, all she knew is that he'd leave the house and come back exhausted from using his energy to leave the house. Any of the residents could leave the house, but depending on their own power level and whether or not the house let them leave was another matter. But even if they managed to get far, far away, as soon as their power level drained they appeared back in the basement of the house, and for the amount of effort it took to leave most of the residents weren't strong enough, or simply couldn't be bothered with the draining effort which left them weak for weeks afterwards.

Moria had told Rose how she became trapped in the house, how as a young girl she took the job as a maid to care for her sick mother, Constance's husband, Hugo, taking advantage of her after a mistake and how Constance had killed her. Rose's heart went out to the poor women and offered to take flowers up to her mother's bedside whenever she could; pretending not to notice the tears the women was quickly wiping away.

Taking a deep breath to bring her back to the present, Rose shut her eyes and bit her lip smiling, she couldn't keep the grin off her face, she'd been for a 12 week scan and had the pictures of her baby, Violet and Leah had come with her for moral support, it wasn't a surprise anymore to see the two together as they were practically joined at the hip, Rose had walked in on the girls getting friendly one too many times and had told them that if she wanted them she'd ring their mobiles, all the while bright red and trying to avoid eye contact.

She opened her eyes when she felt an all too familiar pair of arms wrap around her waist, she giggled as he trailed a line of kisses from her shoulder, up her neck, across her cheek before giving her a soft kiss on her lips, pulling away to grin at her reflection.

"Dr. Harmon has a patient, Hayden, apparently he knocked her up and she wants him step up" Tate told her, knowing all about Ben's dirty past with the girl. However before Rose could even think of a reply, she heard Hayden's shouts for Vivien. She shared a look with Tate before leaving the room, Tate following behind closely, her hand clasped tightly in his. She looked over the balcony to see Hayden running around frantically looking for someone who wasn't there, all the while Ben was trying to calm her down.

She felt sorry for the girl in a way; pregnancy had made her a lot more sympathetic to a lot of things. She watched as Ben seemed to calm Hayden down some and led her to the door, Rose began walking down the stairs silently while Tate walked with her, all the while making sure she was okay and ensuring she wouldn't lose her footing by keeping an arm wrapped securely around her waist.

Rose stopped dead half way down the stairs in shock as, who Tate had previously explained was Larry, hit Hayden with the shovel, knocking the young girl out cold. Rose barely managed to muffle her scream with her hand and automatically turning her body into Tate, who wrapped both his arms around her and held her tightly. She felt Tate guide her to sit on the stairs and realised despite his hold she was swaying, a feeling of light-headedness overtaking her as she regretted moving so suddenly. She took a deep breath, wincing as she heard the shovel connect with flesh again. She looked up wide eyed as she heard the shovel connect with the wooden flooring and saw Larry standing a few feet in front of them looking at Tate in fear. She held Tate tightly, as he stared Larry down.

Larry backed up slowly, mumbling an apology to Tate before picking up the shovel and making a hasty retreat from the room. Rose managed to compose herself enough to look up at Tate, smiling softly as she watched the dangerous glint turn soft when his eyes connected with hers.

"Is she trapped here now?" She asked him, remembering how Tate had told her that if anyone was killed on the property they wouldn't be able to leave. She sighed as he nodded his head, his eyes watching her carefully; Rose sighed dropping her head on his chest, closing her eyes as she felt him massage her lower back firmly, an area that had become very tender as her bump grew. "What will happen now?" Rose asked again.

"She'll 'wake up' in the basement" Tate told her, his voice husky but soft as he watched his love come to terms with what she saw.

"Can we go explain things to her?" Rose asked, not sure how the whole thing worked. Tate nodded as he stood before reaching his hands out to pull her up; he laced their fingers together as he led her to the basement. She did hold some resentment to Hayden for the fact she caused so much trouble and hurt in the family, but her heart went out to the young girl who only scared at the prospect of been a single mum and wanted someone to support her.

Tate held her close as they waited for Hayden's spirit to appear, Tate told her she'd be able to see her but didn't explain how. It was clear Tate wanted nothing to do with the girl as he held Rose, caressing the bump where his child was held. He allowed Troy and Brian to approach Rose, knowing they had been very curious about the pregnancy. Nora, the first owner of the house also decided to come visit the girl, Rose came to the sudden realisation that the ghosts of the house felt more comfortable in the basement of the house. Tate kept a careful eye on everyone who decided approach them, he was quick to warn them when they stepped over an invisible boundary and Rose watched amazed as they listened to whatever he had to say and apologised quicker than she could have imagined when they moved out of turn.

Nora quietly explained how she had been following Vivien and watched as she made it her quest to find out more about the history of the house, and that she'd overheard Vivien and Ben arguing that all their money was tied up in the house and they couldn't afford to move until the house was sold. Relief ran though Rose's veins when she heard that, smiling up at Tate. Tate dismissed the ghost's who'd come to see them just before Hayden's spirit appeared.

In total, it took an hour and 34minures for Hayden's sprit to appear in the basement and when it did Rose could only watch helplessly as the new resident immediately freaked out. After a further 2 hours of Hayden screaming, crying and trying to run out of the house, leaving through one door only to appear back in the house through another, Rose managed to calm the girl, managing to explain things to her. However Hayden refused to accept it as she ran up the stairs and tried to leave the house again and again, getting more distressed when it became apparent that she wasn't going anywhere.

Although Tate knew Hayden wouldn't be calming anytime soon, he decided to take Rose back to her room, however before he left, he focused on Hayden and with the house's agreement, stopped the girl from been able to leave the basement and from making herself visible to humans.

It took a further four hours alone for Hayden to come to terms with the fact she was now dead.

Despite feeling sorry for what happened to Hayden, Rose was quickly becoming frustrated with the girl. It had been a few weeks now and Rose was 16weeks pregnant and seemed to have little patience left for the girl. Her feet had started to swell, her breasts were getting to an uncomfortable size and her lower back was killing her. Now add Hayden in the mix, and Rose was about ready to lose her temper.

Hayden had decided to wallow in her own misery for the first week before accepting her fate. She felt the power the house held and had made it her goal to use all that power to her advantage.

Which lead to why Rose was getting rather annoyed with her, Hayden had been able to figure out that Tate was the most powerful ghost in the house, luckily, only Tate and Rose knew that Tate was the power they all felt, and he actually fed the power of the house, the darkness that had gathered in the house over years had attached itself to Tate when he was a young boy, in fact, it happened when Tate was attacked in the basement by the 'Infantata' caused a weakness that allowed the darkness to seep into him, Tate had embraced it fully at his young age, not understanding but loving the warmth it gave him.

Hayden however, only thought that Tate was the most powerful due to the fact every other resident in the house feared angering the young man. Which meant, Hayden had set her sights on Tate, trying to convince him that she would be a much better match for him, and the most recent comment which really angered Rose, was that Hayden thought she would be a much better mother to Tate's child than Rose could ever dream of been.

This brought them to the present arrangement, Rose was lying on her bed, attempting to take a well needed nap, and Hayden was at the end of her bed trying to scare Rose into leaving by threatening to kill her.

"Honestly Hayden, don't be stupid" Rose sighed, trying to keep her voice even, Hayden looked crazy and desperate – which scared Rose who tightly wrapped her arms around her baby bump to protect it if Hayden decided to make any attacks.

"Don't you get it? I want my baby! But my baby is dead! So I'll just have to take yours!" Hayden ranted; she'd been saying the same thing over and over again. Rose was about to reply when she saw a familiar flash of blonde hair as Hayden was slammed across the room. Hitting the opposite wall with significant force Rose winced at the sound. Rose locked eyes with Tate, automatically feeling the tension drain from her body as her exhaustion reached a new level.

"Are you okay Rose?" Tate asked softly, his voice dangerous. His eyes seemed to burn with anger as her glanced at Hayden, who appeared to be stuck to the wall.

"I'm fine, just tired" Rose replied weakly, caressing her bump softly, smiling slightly when she felt the baby move within her womb.

"Go to sleep" Tate ordered softly, moving to kiss her lightly, before helping her lay down as her body responded to his order, allowing her to drift into a deep sleep.

Tate turned to Hayden, any softness he had when regarding Rose had vanished, and Hayden was truly scared of this monster in front of her. She opened her mouth to speak when she realised she had no voice, her eyes widened as she tried with all her might to scream but not a whisper of a sound escaped her lips. Tate calmly strode over to her, smirking at her discomfort.

"Moria" He called. Not once breaking eye contact with Hayden, who tried her hardest to disappear from the room.

"Yes Mr Tate?" Moria responded, appearing in the doorway, happy to see that Tate was finally dealing with that insufferable girl.

"Watch over Rose" he ordered, reaching out a hand to Hayden's forehead, smirking as he watched her body convulse in pain, teleporting them down into the basement and strapping her onto the Charles Montgomery's medical table. Hayden's eyes widened when she realised she was trapped and powerless.

Tate bent down so he could look Hayden directly in the eye.

"This is my house. Rose is mine. You are nothing. If you so much as look at her again, this will seem like a vacation." He told her, his voice casual. "Charles here has been getting a bit angsty, not been able to experiment on anyone. So I volunteered you, don't worry though, you can't die. After a little rest you'll be good as new and he can start again" Tate told her cheerfully before standing up straight and turning to face the surgeon. "She's all yours doc"

He smirked as he saw Charles gag Hayden, before slowly cutting her open, mumbling to himself the whole time. Hopefully she'd learn from her mistake, Tate thought. Returning to Rose's room and dismissing Moira with a nod of his head. He stripped down to his boxers before crawling into bed with her, silently releasing her from his order as he held her.