Thabo came in through the back and smiled as he sat down beside Danny who was currently cradling Daniel. Alice was laughing heartily as she leant upon Danny's back slightly, sharing numerous jokes with Rosie. Danny and Charlotte were laughing too as they listened to Alice's teasing of Rosie and Max and even Nomsa and Caroline were amused. Dupe was sat near Danny too; every now and then he would talk to Daniel.

"Here Dupe take him." Danny smiled at his friend who happily, yet slightly gingerly took the small boy into his arms. Danny watched as he saw Dupe transform from a gruff Afrikaner into a doting, soft as butter granddad.

The kitchen was alive with humour, laughter and general chatter amongst the family when suddenly the doors flung upon with a loud, crashing thud. The room fell into a deadly silence as everyone turned to face the culprit. Alice looked down and bit her lip before glancing across to Daniel. She couldn't help but smile at his face, the small frown set in his features was so Danny.

"Plenty to smile about eh?" Evan growled, "Look at you all, sat in here laughing, joking!"

"What's wrong with that?" Charlotte asked innocently, not quite comprehending the enormity of the situation. Dupe quickly decided to make a hasty get-a-way with Daniel, he knew that neither Danny nor Alice would want him here with Evan's current mood.

"What's wrong with it? Are you having me on? Everything is different and it's all yours, you're stupid mum's and Thabo's fault! The family is now split and..."

Before Evan could continue he was met with an irate Alice who had jumped out of her seat. Danny was stunned by how quickly she had moved into protect her daughter and everyone else was watching with a fearful expression as Alice's body tensed. One look at her upset daughter topped it off.

"Don't you ever, ever shout at my daughter Evan! I don't care who you are, you don't shout at her like that. You might have a problem with me, but you do not bring her into it got it?" She warned, a deathly threat was told through her eyes.

"She's part of you." Evan replied squaring up to her.

"Damn right she is and I'll do whatever it takes to protect her... and trust me Evan I'm not scared of a man squaring up to me..." Alice told him before turning round she turned to Charlotte and began to comfort her as Danny stood up. By this time fury had hit him, he'd been patiently waiting but Alice had as always fought her own battle.

"Oh look and here's Danny, coming to your rescue! I know you grassed me up this morning! I saw you..." He laughed and put on a high-pitched, loved up voice, "Consoling one another, holding one another close, swaying in one another's arms... I knew you'd grass me up."

"Actually Evan I didn't grass you up, you've just grassed yourself up." Alice replied smoothly as Rosie shook her head, she knew Alice wouldn't have grassed Evan up. Evan's face fell sharply.

"Alice?" Danny asked her but she just continued to look at Evan and so he focussed his attention on Evan. "Why would Alice have a need to grass you up? What the hell have you done?" Danny yelled as his temper began to fray. Evan remained silent. "You best get speaking. What have you done?"

"I..." Evan looked to Alice but she just looked away from him. "I..."

"OUT WITH IT!" Danny bellowed as Evan faltered.

"I... I barged past her this morning!" Evan quickly spurt out as Danny stood staring at him for a moment. The whole room was silent.

"That explains Alice's mood, her cry of Evan..." Rosie murmured.

"I can't believe this..." Danny cried, "For gods sake Evan! What the hell has happened to you? I thought you were a smart, young, well mannered gentleman! Don't you realise what you've done, don't you feel any remorse? You don't go round pushing your family around Evan! You don't push any woman around!"

"I'll do what I want!" Evan shouted back angrily.

"Not under my roof you won't!" Danny growled back, "You either apologize instantly or your get the hell out of here! I'm not having you pushing anyone around, least of all my wife! God Evan, she's just had Daniel!" Danny said in disbelief.

"Daniel..." Evan laughed until he saw Danny's expression. "Fine... Alice look, I'm sorry I shouldn't have barged into you."

"Now get out of my sight." Danny told him pointing harshly to the door. Evan shook his head angrily before stomping off and slamming the door. Danny turned to Alice instantly, "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

"Because Danny if he has a problem with me it should stay with me! I didn't want your relationship screwed up with him as well!" Alice replied.

"Alice..." Danny spoke with a soft tone, "Anyone who has a problem with you, has a problem with me, your problem is my problem."

"Not with your son Danny..." Alice replied weakly as Danny's words hit home.

"Even with my son." Danny told her placing his hands on her hips, "Look Alice, you know I'd lay my life on the line for any of them no matter what they did, and I'd do it for you too but if he does stuff like that you have to tell me... you're body's not fully recovered yet and I don't want you to be in pain or have any accidents."

"He's right Alice." Rosie said standing up and moving over. "I know it's not in you to grass any of us up and we all know that you'll keep our secrets to the grave if we asked you too unless it would directly affect us in a bad way but Evan can't do stuff like that."

"I agree." Liv added.

"Too think I tried making peace with him..." Thabo muttered in disgust. Alice sighed and just nodded.

"Okay."

Danny smiled and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, kissing her hair gently as the family began to talk... however the once happy atmosphere was lost...