He himself breathed in deeply and sighed. She snuggled her head up against his chest. The exact moment her breath evened he knew she's had fallen asleep. "I guess I'm staying right here with ya. My baby." CC scooted closer and closer until she was almost on top of him. Her skin turned fiery hot, which was turning Niles on too much. He could hardly control not ripping off her cloths and making love to her right then. Slightly lifting her leg she glided it along side his, exploring the contours of his feet with her own, then the muscles of his thighs. His mouth covered her-hot, wet, and so wild with his tongue thrusting hard with hers. Until he saw someone eyes, those eyes of glowing red raising from darkness. The shadowy figure grabbed CC from her place. Niles was held down by another force, a force that was stronger then he was "no….."

A gush of wind blew at him as Max swung open his door.

"Niles?"

"Niles, sweetie, are you alright?" Fran called from behind Max. Niles stirred and shook his head.

"Where's Babcock?"

"She's upstairs sleeping sweetie." Fran walked up to Niles' bed.

"Concerned more about her then yourself huh old man."

"Well," Niles sat up in his bed, his breathing started to slow down some.

"You had a nightmare about her didn't you?" Fran patted his arm. Niles nodded.

"And there was nothing I could do for her." He whined.

"I've been having them too." Max swallowed. "About what these men did to her except it was Fran that they were attacking." Max confessed to them.

Fran just stared over at him. The glow from the hallway light showed concern on Max's face. "I can't image what it must have felt like for CC, who actually went through that. It must have been awful." All three of them sighed at once.

CC twisted in the bed. Her eyes slowly focused on her surroundings.

Safe, safe at last she thought. She placed the pillow up against the wall so she could lean up. "Is this were I belong? Here with them? why here of all places? Um…." Her eyes slowly drifted back to sleep.

Max sat at his desk thinking about Niles' nightmare. "it's more then that, he's been on edge lately I mean more then usual with this arrival of Nanny Green. Maybe he's jealous of her and not being able to see CC himself. I better get Ms. Fines' option on sending him away." He goes to the edge of the office.

"Ms. Fine! In my office, now!" Max walks into the den. "Now what?" Marsha (Niles) had one of those 'I need help' looks on his face.

"I'll talk to him." She nods her head towards the stairs. Max walks up to them. The look on her face told him that she was hiding something. Now what was it?

"Miss, Green. I…."

"Call me Marsha please. I was just…." Marsha (Niles) stares at Fran who was sitting on the couch. "Just checking on CC." She watches Max's face.

"We can talk later sir," as she walks past Fran to the stairs. Marsha (Niles) walks up the stairs and out of sight. Max's mind: This person looks very familiar to me but where have I met her? She kind of looks like Niles did the other day. But it can't be. He wouldn't do that to CC. He wouldn't jeopardize her health like that? Would he? Come on Max how can you think that he would go that low but sometimes I think he would do it just to spite her. Not this time he wouldn't. I just know he wouldn't. He shook the thought out of his mind. Even says sir like Niles does. Um…but then again most nurses have to keep it professional right? It just seems odd. That's all.

"Oh, Ms. Fiiiinneeee."

Max's mind: We will find out for sure if Niles tried to pull one over on us. But what she's involved in it as well? Knowing her it might be all her idea. That's it. It was her idea that they try this. I know it will be. Something like this sounds like something that she would do. But for Niles to go along with it? I don't know. What other explanation is there? The makeup, the missing at the other time the other's around and what about the way they sound. You are getting a head of yourself Max there might be another explanation but what would that be? Fran gets up.

"Ya wanted to see me?"

"Yeah, I want you to explain something to me."

"Will it take long?"

"Why? Do you have some thing more important to do?" he gave her a stare like 'you better not say yes'. He looked around. "Where's Niles now?"

"I don't know I thought he was down here with you."

"Um.. look around do you see him?" With the tone in his voice she knew something was wrong.

Fran's mind: What's got him so worked up today? I know it can't be all me. Maybe Niles did something to upset him. Maybe he found out about Niles and me and the plan. Max took her by the arm and started to the front door. Fran's mind: Oy, This is not good. This must be really bad if he is taking me outside. He doesn't want CC to hear us arguing that's it. He's trying to keep from upsetting her. Fran smiled. He's a real gentleman.

"I want to talk to you about the new nurse/nanny who ever she is." He closes the door.

"Is she in trouble?" Fran grasped. She was really worried now. Fran's mind: Does he know? Does he know about the plan or Niles? What if he does? What if this is the end?

"Not yet. What's really going on?"

"What eva doya mean?"

"You know what I mean." He glared at her. Now she knew that she was in trouble.

"I don't want you to lie to me this time. Where is Niles?"

"He probably had to go to the store again between Ms. Babcock and my mother coming by all the time, I'm surprised we have a house left." She laughed at that.

"Ms. Fine!"

"Oy, whatda ya want to know?" he shook his finger at her.

"Everything." His patience was wearing thin and she knew she had to tell him the story.

"But why Ms. Fine? Why would the two of you risk CC's health like that?"

"We are trying to find out what makes her so afraid. I understand what happened was horrible but why is she turning away from the two of you. She knows you two very well I might add." Fran looked up at him to see if he was buying any of what she was telling him. She couldn't tell. "She won't even leave that room. I was really getting scared about her."

"So you decided to play god with her health."

"I guess." She smiled up at him. "I had to do something drastic."

"And that it is." He shook his head. "Why didn't you come to me about this?"

"Cause I knew ya would said no."

"You're bloody hell right," he stood up. "I would have."

"Don't get so upset,"

"Upset? I'm more furious with Niles then with you. He knows better then this."

"Yes, he does but he also knows what she needs, something that I can't give her."

"What would that be?"

"He can give her the care she needs. I can't get that close to her, but he can. We aren't friends not even close to that level yet." She smiles. Trying to win his heart with her emotions. She knew how to play with words so she looks like the good guy.

"She's opening up to our stranger, Nanny Marsha."

"I see," he breathes in,

"I went to get some advice from a doctor and they told me to slowly introduce her back into the world of men. Niles said he had a plan. So I went along with it. It's working. Well, too good I might add."

"So it was his idea?" Fran swallowed. She didn't want Niles to get in to trouble all by himself. But she also didn't want Max to know that he got the idea off something that she did.

"Some of it was. I just helped him with the details." Max's mind: That's what the makeup and the sneaking around the house was all about. No wonder Niles was on edge lately. He had to keep a secret from me. And this time, he almost got away with it. I just hope they know what they are doing? I wouldn't want to be in Niles' shoes if CC happens to find out. Oh, god help him.

"I hope for CC's sake that this doesn't back fire on the two of you. If it does, it's going to be all on your heads." He walked back into the house. Fran's mind: Max's right. It will be on our heads if this pushes her back deeper into the hole she in. but I really think this is what the doctor ordered for her. I think this, god help me, is the right thing to be doing. Max pretends to not notice anything with Marsha. He just lets it play out. I can't help it what happens.

"One other thing." Max added as she walked back into the house. "Don't say a word to Niles about this. He doesn't need to know." She just nods.

'Give her time' was Nanny Fine's last words before she went on her trip to see her mother in Boca. So that's what Marsha (Niles) did.

In the darkness a big hard hand closed around her wrist and no matter how much twisted and turned, she couldn't free it. She struggled. She shivered, remembering how hard the fingers were. Big hands just like Ni…. She woke up, blinked and looked around.

Tears dripped down her cheeks without her knowing. "I'm alive. I'm alive."

"Of course you are sweetie." CC frowned noticing that Marsha hands. Just like Ni…or Ma…. CC starts to remember some things in a dream.

CC mind: how come I can't say his name out loud? I mean I can't even say it to myself without crying over it why? what is wrong with me? What really happened and what's the connection with mmmmm…there I go again. It's not like he did it or did he? What about ni… what's he got to do with it? A conspiracy maybe or did they really do it? I remember two men but them? That impossible or is it? Was this all a set up? This nanny scheme to distract me? To get me to trust people and then pull this? To gain up on a vulnerable woman? Tears were now streaming from her eyes. "I can't trust any of them." She accidentally said out loud. "Wha?" Questioned Marsha (Niles).

Marsha's (Niles) mind: oh great with the way I said that she might know that only Ms. Fine is the only one that says it like that. I might have giving her a clue that I'm who I'm. but maybe not she looks lost in her thoughts. What about though? I need to get her to open up to me. but how?

"oh, um…huh nothing…it was nothing." CC turned her head slightly as if she was embarrassed. Marsha (Niles) glared at her but knew to drop it. She didn't want CC to get the wrong idea of her and stop talking all together.

Marsha's (Niles) mind: Is she starting to remember what happened? It sure sounds like it. If so is it all rushing back to her at once? The dreams that Ms. Fine told me that she was having it sounded like the pieces where coming to her slowly. What if it is coming quicker this time? Is she going to explode in a few days? Oh what a mess that would be, all her emotions all at once.

"I have an idea that might help you remember your dreams." Marsha (Niles) suggested.

"I do it all the time." Marsha's (Niles) mind: which I really do use. I write about you every night CC. I just glade that you haven't read any of them. My wildest fantasies about the two of us are in there. So when I want to think of you I read them, like right before I go to sleep. "You take a notebook, before you get up or stretch, you write down what you last saw. Anything at all."

"Like key things?"

"Yes, sometimes they match with other things. Helps you remember."

"That sounds like fun."

Marsha's (Niles) mind: fun? Well, it was the best thing I ever did. Ms. Fine's mother told Fran to do that about Max and it worked. Well, for me it did. I never been more, what's the word? Grateful.

CC settled back down. She cuddled up in Marsha (Niles) arms and started to drift back to sleep. That's what she needs to do sleep. Maybe she will think of something.