After having a brandy and a coffee each and cleaning up, Molly and Matthew crept up the stairs to head to bed. They stopped at the door to Molly's room. She turned and leaned against the door "Good night Matthew." she whispered.

"Good night." His hands captured her waist and his lips found hers in the soft darkness. The kisses were soft and sweet but soon became much more heated. Matthew finally came to his senses, realising he had lifted Molly up and had her hard up against the door, her legs wrapped around his waist.

"Sorry!" Matthew mumbled as he realised his hold on her and slid her gently back down until her feet touched the floor. "I'm sorry Molly. You just make me forget...forget about everything except how you make me feel." Matthew looked at Molly and ran his fingers down her jawline. "Good night."

He was gone, down the hall and through his door before she could even blink. Molly opened the door to her room then closed the door softly behind her before leaning against it, slowly releasing her breath and putting her head back against the door.

Her hand went to the long silver chain that was around her neck, hidden underneath her blouse. Two rings hung on the chain. The first given to her by Smurf on her first tour, the one she promised took look after until he needed it back. Charles had given her the chain so she wouldn't lose it when she was on tour. But after they'd married she hadn't worn it.

The second ring was her wedding band from Charles. She had taken it off the morning of the first anniversary after visiting Charles' grave. It was Sam who had finally convinced her that she should take it off after they'd talked back at the house.

Molly hadn't been sure but she and Sam had compromised and she had put her band on the chain. She wore the chain every day, she was the only one who knew. She had put her engagement ring away a long time ago. Charles had given her a very large and expensive ring, as much as she loved it, loved him, she couldn't wear it to work, she felt a little uncomfortable with it and so it remained in its box.

She closed her eyes and whispered into the darkness around her. "Charlie I'm sure you can hear me. It's ok isn't it? It's ok I feel like this? That I like Matthew and his family, they've all been so nice to me. Matthew's been...well Matthew and I like him Charlie, I really like him. Don't worry about me and Sam, we'll be fine. I think Matthew will look after us. But if you're not ok with me and Matthew send me a sign or something. I love you, Charles James, I always will."

Molly walked over to the bed, shucking her shoes off. She grabbed her bag and found her pajamas. She quickly stripped out of her clothes, dressed for bed and then crawled under the covers. Rolling onto her side, she grasped the rings tightly in her hand and waited for a sign.

She knew she'd fallen asleep as the knocking on her door had woken her. She didn't know how long she had been asleep and it still seemed dark outside. "Molly?" came Matthew's voice from the other side of the door. "Molly?"

Molly climbed out of bed and opened the door, looking at Matthew through half opened eyes "What time is it?"

"It's nearly 0500."

"What is it Matthew?"

"Are you alright?" Molly looked at Matthew properly and realised that her cheeks were wet with tears. "I heard you call out. You ok?" Matthew's voice was full of concern for her.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm ok" said Molly as she wiped her face "I'm sorry I woke you."

"It's ok, I'm sleeping light anyway, but you're sure you're ok?" Molly nodded "Well, I'll go back to bed then." Matthew turned to go back to his room but stopped when Molly placed her hand on his arm.

"Can you come in for a minute? Please?"

"Sure Molly." Matthew walked into the room and Molly closed the door behind them. She walked past him and got back into bed. "Come and sit, I need to tell you something." Matthew sat on the edge of the bed, wondering what it was that had upset her "What is it Molly?"

Molly sighed "I'm not sure how to tell you. Or maybe what to tell you." Matthew looked at her with a quizzical expression. "I spoke to Charles, tonight, before I went to bed. You think I'm crazy don't you?"

"No Molly, not at all, you're not crazy. I'm not surprised at all that you talk to Charles. You were married to the man for 10 years."

Molly nodded "Well when I spoke to him tonight I asked him to give me a sign and he did. I saw him in my dream."

"You asked him for a sign about us, didn't you? You wanted to know if Charles was ok with us being together." Matthew asked, not really wanting to hear the answer.

"Yeah, I did." Molly whispered.

"And...?"

"And that's why I was crying." Molly took Matthew's hand "Matthew your hand is like a block of bloody ice!" Molly finally looked at Matthew realising he was sitting there in just a pair of tracksuit pants. "Matthew, you must be freezing." She pulled the covers back from the bed "Get in here."

"Are you sure Molly?" Molly gave him her best Captains look and he crawled into bed beside her. Molly tucked the blankets around him, snuggled up next to him trying to warm him up quickly. "So what did Charles say to you in this dream?" Matthew was trying so hard to stay calm but his voice had a brittle quality to it.

"He didn't say anything, I don't remember him saying anything. It was more of a feeling I suppose. He was smiling at me, something that didn't happen a whole lot near the end. But he kept pulling at my chain though...like he wanted it." Molly pulled the chain out from her chest and again fingered the rings that were hanging there. She huddled closer to Matthew. "Maybe he's saying that I need to take the chain off, stop wearing it, stop holding onto him."

"Maybe.."

Molly laid her hand on Matthew's bare chest and looked at him "I don't know if I'm ready for it just yet but at least I know what Charles thinks." She laid her head on Matthew's chest and heard his heart beating. The steady rhythm soon lulled her back to sleep.

Matthew lay still, letting Molly's warmth seep into him as she lay there next to him. He looked up at the ceiling and once he knew she was really asleep by her smooth, even breathing he whispered "Thank you Charles and I promise you, Molly and Sam will be safe. I'll look after both of them. I love Molly more than anything, you know."