Chapter37 You knew you couldn't hide

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Also one quick note to Lady-Miranda-Van-Tassel I haven't abandoned our role plays it just seems that YIM hates me right now although I'm hoping to be on tomorrow.

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"Annie?" Margaret said in surprise when she opened her door to her and her children.

"Can we come in please," Antoinette asked before her sister wasted what precious time they had in asking questions. She knew she would have to answer her questions in time but right now was most definitely not the time. She knew Erik would be hot on her trail by now. Although the rational part of her brain knew being inside her sister's home provided little more protection than being outside it would. In spite of this she knew she would feel a lot more a ease when they were inside.

"Yes, yes of course," she said ushering them inside. She couldn't help but smile as Benjamin came into her arms. She held him close to her, "I missed you," she whispered to him as she planted a kiss on his lips and head.

"I missed you too but I'm with mummy now…aren't I?" he asked sounding a little unsure. Was she going to leave him here again? He loved Margaret very much but he wanted to be with his natural mother as any child does.

"Yes my darling you are but you don't know how happy this makes me that you have all come to visit," she answered hugging him again.

He returned the hug then slowly climbed out of her arms and went to his mother tugging timidly on her sleeve. "Yes my sweet?" she asked turning to face him.

"I'm sleepy," he whispered.

Antoinette nodded. It was no wonder the little mite was tired the amount of upheaval he had been put through recently. She looked up to her sister. "You can sleep in the bedroom you always slept in here. There is another spare room next to it if you wish to sleep there dear," she said to Meg who was sitting on the couch trying not to fall asleep.

"Thank you," Meg said biting back a yawn as she dragged herself up.

"Not a problem sweet dreams my dear," she said smiling at her.

Antoinette took Benjamins hand and led him into the bedroom tucking him in. "Sweet dreams darling," she whispered slipping out the room and going into Meg's. Meg opened her eyes when she heard the door open. "Mamma?" she asked sounding slightly uncertain.

"Yes it is me my darling," she whispered sitting next to her on the bed putting her arms around her. Sometimes she forgot how young Meg really was. "Everything will be alright darling you have nothing to worry about," she whispered. She smiled slightly when she heard Meg's steady breathing although deep down she knew both of them knew her words were not entirely sure.

"What is going on?" Margaret asked when Antoinette entered the room.

She sighed she felt her eyes sting with tears part of her still loved Erik but she couldn't go back to him she knew she couldn't. "Oh…Margaret…" she sobbed.

"Annie whatever is it?" Margaret asked moving over to take her sister into her arms as she sobbed.

Antimonite finally managed to tell her what had happened through choked sobs. "I'm…I'm sorry for breaking down like this," she whispered.

"Sshh, you have nothing to be sorry for you have every right to have a good cry. A little crying can be a good thing and if you can't cry in front of your sister then who can you cry in front of?" she whispered to her holding her close.

"Thank you…you're so good to me…" she whispered.

"No need for thanks," she whispered in a tone of voice that said no more words needed to be spoken at that moment.

Margaret smiled slightly when she looked down to find Antoinette sleeping. She picked her up and carried her into her bedroom placing her over the sheets. "sleep well, you no longer have to do things alone I'm here," she whispered before slipping out the room shutting the door gently behind her.

She let out a muffled gasp as a gloved hand covered her mouth as a lasso was placed around her neck.