*Mal's POV*

After telling Doctor Cameron that Ben was awake but in pain we both quickly walked back into Ben's room; I then watched as he gave him some more pain relief. And just before he left he advised that it might make Ben drowsy and he might want to sleep once more.

When Doctor Cameron left Adam and Belle left after him to go and get changed, something to eat and have a nap; giving me and Ben some time to talk alone. When the door closed behind them I suddenly became nervous; I had so much to tell Ben and I didn't know how he was going to react to any of it. I knew that he wasn't going to be happy about me kissing and flirting with Bobby; and I hoped that we could talk through that. I also had to tell him about our baby - which was something that I didn't know how he was going to react - and this was really scaring me.

"So-" I began breaking the silence.

"So?" he repeated.

"We are finally alone" I answered.

"Yes" he meekly smiled. "You look nervous" he noted.

"That would be because I am" I admitted as I took his right hand into both of mine once more.

"Oh" he muttered.

"Yeah" I nodded. "I have so much to tell you" I stated.

"Right?" he replied slowly. "Should I be worried?" he enquired in concern.

"Probably" I answered.

"What?" He asked in concern.

"Ben I have broken a lot of laws to save you-" I started to explained. "And I have done some things that I really regret" I confessed further.

"You said you didn't sleep with Bobby-" he said slowly.

"I haven't!" I exclaimed as I looked down at the floor. I felt like a coward; but as I felt tears start to form in my eyes I knew that I couldn't look him in the eyes to tell him that I have cheated on him - even though it was against my will.

"But something happened?" I heard him say.

"Yes" I confirmed as I kept my eyes on the bedding on his bed. "I kissed him" I admitted and I heard him take a deep breath in. "He told me that I had to kiss him like I meant it or-" I began but stopped when a lump started to painfully constrict in my throat.

"Or?" he prompted causing me to look back up at him.

"He'll kill you" I stated. "Publicly; so I could watch" I continued. "And he said that he would make sure that the Kingdom would know that it was my fault" I told him as my eyes started to sting with tears. "Ben I didn't want to" I urged. "I had to save you!" I exclaimed as I started to panic as he hadn't said anything since my admission.

"What happened after you kissed him?" he finally asked.

"I flirted a little bit with him" I confessed. "I told him that I loved him and that it was always him; which was a lie" I continued. "Ben I have never loved him. I never will; but I had to tell him what he wanted to hear" I stressed. "I'm so sorry!" I cried as tears started to flow down my cheeks.

"Hey!" he exclaimed back as he tightened his hand around mine. "It's ok" he cooed in a bid to try and reassure me. "Yes I don't like it; but I understand why" he added. "I would have done anything to save you" he promised with a week smile.

"Yeah" I nodded.

"Mal how did you get Bobby to tell you where I was?" he questioned.

"I-" I gulped as I used my left hand to clear my eyes and face of tears. "Erm-" I muttered. "Tortured him" I admitted.

"What?" he asked in shock.

"Yes" I confirmed.

"How?" he enquired causing me to sigh and look away from him. I hated that I hate to use magic to save Ben; but if this ever happened again (and I hoped to Hades that it didn't!) I would do it again; anything to keep the love of my life safe. "Mal please tell me!" I heard him beg and I turned and looked at him to see concern in his weakened eyes.

"I flirted with him; told him that I wanted to repeat something that happened on our weekend together" I explained.

"Which was?" he prompted.

"I tied him to the bed" I stated I remembered what I had done with Bobby. "When he was tied up I-" I began.

"You?" he pressed.

"Beat him up" I stated. "Used my magic to electrocute him; and when that didn't woke I truth spelled him" I advised. "That is currently why he's singing like a canary" I stated as I remembered one of the conversations that I had had with the police as Ben was unconscious.

"Is he?" he muttered.

"Yeah" I nodded. "Ben tell me what's on your mind?" I begged as I could tell by the looks in his eyes that he was still digesting what I had just told him.

"I don't like the lengths that you have had to go to" he replied as he gave my hand a light squeeze.

"I don't either" I said as I pursed my lips together.

"Mal-" he began and I watched as something changed in his eyes.

"Aha?" I answered.

"If you didn't torture him-" He started.

"Yes?" I prompted.

"Would you have slept with him?" he dared ask before he could stop himself. I probably should have guessed that this question was coming; and I couldn't blame him for asking - given what I had told him and no doubt what Bobby had been verbally torturing him with.

"What?" I asked.

"I need to know how far you were willing to go" he advised. "Please?" he begged and we both fell into a very awkward silence with both of us not knowing where our conversation was about to go next.