"Zoe, please… now's not the time." Alice protested, she didn't want to talk at all.

"Yes Alice it is!" Zoe said, grabbing the keys out of the ignition. "I'm sick to death of all this… I'm not one to complain Alice, but I'm also not one to sit back and watch Leopards Den fall apart, watch you fall apart. You're my sister, and you're not happy, and I want to know why?"

"Zoe…" Alice's voice sounded weak against Zoe's strong and powerful voice.

"No Alice, I'm not interested in excuses, why won't you just tell Danny?"

"Because… Because Zoe, he doesn't… he won't care! He's obviously more interested in Sonia!" Alice shouted before bursting into tears. Zoe took a deep breath.

"Alice, I think you're barking up the wrong tree…" Zoe began but Alice cut her off.

"Am I? Well… maybe if you knew what I knew you wouldn't agree! Sonia's his ex-fiance! They were going to get married Zoe, when she left him! He obviously still loves her, he's done nothing but…" Alice went silent, Zoe gently patted her shoulder.

"But if you think that, why haven't you confronted him?" Zoe still thought Alice was misunderstanding Danny, but she knew she wouldn't persuade her, no only one person could persuade her. Danny.

"Because… Because I love him! And I can't bare my life without him!" Alice's voice became a whisper. "I don't want him to leave me."

Zoe shook her head, and gave Alice a hug, well a sort of hug, as much as someone on crutches can hug someone in a Jeep, she felt her shirt getting wetter as Alice sobbed. Zoe knew Alice adored Danny, but she didn't realise just how much she loved him. She didn't realise just how heartbroken Alice was at the thought of Danny loving someone else, she didn't realise just how much Alice needed Danny.

"He won't leave you Alice. He loves you to bits… and after tomorrow, Sonia is gone." Zoe tried to comfort Alice, but she felt like it was all a failed attempt.

"But what if he does love her, what if he lets her stay and he chucks me…"

"Alice stop." Zoe stopped Alice in babbling with a sudden brainwave. "That won't happen. That rose he gave you, is it still alive?"

"Yes." Alice said quietly.

"Therefore Danny's love is still alive… for you." Zoe smiled, as she patted Alice's shoulder, she handed her a mirror. "Now come on, sort yourself out Mrs Trevanion, get back, and you go home and tell Danny."

"I'll tell him tomorrow… I just can't today."

"Okay." Zoe agreed quietly as Alice took a deep breath and set off back as Zoe handed her the keys. Zoe sat back, she had to speak to Danny… if there was one thing she knew… it was that Alice was not convinced.

"Wow Dad, I love these giraffes." Charlotte enthused as she took some pictures.

"So do I, Charlie, so do I" Danny said gently, he was remembering when he and Alice got together, he saw Alice's giraffe wandering over, he pointed to him.

"That's your mums giraffe." Danny whispered. "He's the most important, and special giraffe here."

"Why?" Charlotte asked.

"Because he brought me and your mum together." Danny smiled.

"What do you mean?" Charlotte asked looking up at Danny, he opened his arm to her, she happily snuggled into his chest, as he began the story of how he and Alice got together.

"Well, you remember the auction? Well, your mum bought that giraffe when I told her not too, but anyway, I'm glad she did but we won't go on about that." Charlotte giggled. "Well, your mum placed him out in the bush in his own little enclosure, and then when the storm came, we had to realise him. Your mum was telling me all about you and her life, and her father, because well he'd been hurt and we had to wait for him to wake up."

"Did she really?" Charlotte asked, shocked by just how much her mum had told Danny.

"Yeh… she tells me a lot of things Charlie, anyway, he was fine and we set off back. I wanted to tell your mum, I loved her, but I didn't think she felt like that for me."

"She did though Danny!" Charlotte blurted out, Danny laughed and ruffled her hair slightly.

"I know she did, but anyway, we had to go off road, and when that tree fell, well you know the story of her saving me. When I woke up though, and I saw Vanessa there I wasn't happy, you know why? Because I wished it was your mum's lap I was lying in, I wished it was your mum making a fuss over me. Because I loved her so much."

"Why didn't you tell her?"

"I tried. Before. But it didn't really go to plan. Anyway, your mum's giraffe came back, and she went off to the Copy to release him, and I followed her, because, well don't tell her I told you this, but I saw her suit cases, and I realised, I had to tell her. And well… I did. I went up there, I asked why she was leaving, and that's when she told me, she loved me." Danny paused and smiled.

"She admitted it first?" Charlotte asked, she'd never really heard the story of how her mum and Danny had got together.

"She sure did. And she thought I didn't love her and she startled babbling on and on about Vanessa, so I had to shut her up with a kiss!"

Danny laughed as Charlotte giggled.

"And I had to tell her that I loved her too, and I told her that I'd always loved her, and then well, it went from there." Danny stopped choosing not to ruin Charlotte's innocence just yet! "And this little man, was here all the way."

"Wow!" Charlotte said quietly.

"And so that's the story. One of the best days of my life!" Danny grinned. "Let's go home now yeh?"

"Yeh. Thanks Dad." Charlotte smiled, as he kissed the crown of her head.

Zoe got out the Jeep slowly and looked across to Alice who cautiously looked around.

"Where's Danny?" she asked as Matt approached giving Zoe a gentle kiss.

"He's took Charlotte to the bush, she wanted some pictures of the animals, which reminds me, to remind you about the photoshoot tonight!" Matt laughed.

"Oh god, look at me on crutches!" Zoe giggled, Alice handled her bag cautiously.

"Oh, Alice, you can hide that in our room if you like. Matt go with Alice and help her, I'll be up soon, just gotta do something!" Zoe said quickly, as Alice set off up to the house.

"What?" Matt asked.

"Later." Zoe whispered kissing him, and hobbling down to the animal hospital to wait for Danny.

"Right I have some stuff to do, oh and Charlie you'll give me those 12 pictures won't you tonight?" Danny said as they jumped out the Jeep at the animal hospital.

"Yeh yeh, seeya Dad." Charlotte ran off to Leopards Den.

Danny walked into the animal hospital grinning like a Cheshire cat, but his grin soon fell as he saw Zoe sat waiting for him, a face of thunder pretty evident. A face that left Danny with one question - what the hell had he done now?

"Zoe?" Danny asked nervously.

"Danny," Zoe's voice was strained with pain as she forced herself to her feet. "I want a word with you."

"Is everything okay?" Danny asked, Zoe seemed very angry.

"No it bloody isn't Danny! You seem to be oblivious to the fact that you're breaking your wife's heart!" Zoe yelled.

"You what?!" Danny exclaimed in shock, breaking Alice's heart, he'd never dream of it!

"You know damn well what Danny! You and Sonia!"

"Sonia? Zoe…"

"Danny it's completely obvious! Alice thinks your having an affair, don't you see it's crushing her! She wont even confront you about it because she loves so darn much! God knows why at times though! She's scared your going to leave her Danny!"

"Why would she think that?" Danny was utterly confused and shocked.

"Wakey Wakey, for Christ's sake Danny, shes your ex-Fiance! Yes Alice told me, when she broke down today on the way home! Danny you best sort your mess out, cos if you carry on messing my sister about, I'll…"

"Zoe, I'm not doing anything like that. I wouldn't. I adore Alice! I love Alice more than anyone in this world." Danny interrupted.

"Well prove it!" Zoe snapped angrily. "Why the hell are you always with Sonia then?"

Danny took a deep breath. "I can explain that… but you CANNOT tell Alice."

Zoe raised her eyebrow at him, and he began to explain everything. Zoe shook her head and smiled.

"Will you help me?" Danny asked.

"I can't believe this… yes. But you have to speak to Alice you know Danny, you need to tell her. Or else, you're gonna lose her Danny… she's pretty upset at the minute." Zoe hobbled off.

"Do you know where she is?" Danny asked as Zoe got to the door.

"I do, but I won't tell you! Just wait til tonight or the next time you see her." Zoe winked as she made her way to her room… hoping she'd done enough.