"...My daughter..." Roxton repeated.
Danielle smirked. "Who aslmot died no thanks to you." she added, rubbing it in a little.
Roxton opened his mouth, then shut it. For once brief moment he thought about dening it, but there was a chance...a slim one, but it was there, as large as life. He had to honor that. The baby could be his, and that was enough.
"Sounds like you're having a little picnic," she continued. "Why don't we go join your friends?"
He saw no other choice and silentlly headed back to the clearing.
"Forgot what you went after? Your dad's getting forgetful in his old age." Veronica said smirking to Will who gave her a big smile. Instantly her smile was gone when she saw Danielle follow him from the tree line. "Ned..." she called over to her husband who looked up and was instantly on his feet, rifel in hand.
"Relax..." Roxton called, waving his friend back. Ned glanced uneasily at him, then to Veronica but lowered the gun.
"What's she doing here?" Veronica asked, heading over with Will on her hip.
"Why, what a cute little boy!" Danielle said passing Roxton the baby without even making sure he had a good hold on her. "I'm Danielle...and I can tell you and me are going to be best friends." she said, trying to sound sincere..and failing miserably. Will just hid his face against Veronica.
Roxton just staired at the baby. She was dirty, and looked a little startled at being handed over so quickly but didn't make a peep. Instead, he found himself instantly in love when she snuggled against his chest, cooing softly.
"He doesn't look like you." Danielle commented nastily with a sneer to Veronica.
"That's because he's not mine. Me and Will are just buddies, right Will?"
"RIGHT!" Will answered with a grin.
"Will is Roxton and Marguerite's son." Veronica informed the woman smugly.
"My my..you do get around John. Any other children I should know about?"
Roxton's eyes narrowed darkly at her, but couldn't really say any thing. He HAD had his wilder days--and of course his liason with Danielle was brought on by dark magic. "What do you want?"
"John, I'm hurt! I only want our daughter to know her father." she said, trying to look innocent and again failing.
"If he's even the father..." Ned muttered under his breath and Danielle whirled on him, hissing.
"Stay out of it." she warned.
Veronica's eyes narrowed and she stepped up by Ned's side.
"Everyone calm down. We'll have enough problems when Marguerite finds out...let's not add to them hmm?" Roxton interjected.
"Ah yes..Marguerite..current fling of the week?"
"My wife. And you'd best remember that." Roxton growled, almost threateningly. While he couldn't abandon his child or its mother, no matter how much he disliked her, he'd die before breaking his word and betraying Marguerite in such a manor.
"Speaking of..." Veronica said softly and nodded to the river where Challenger and Marguerite were comming into view.
"...This isnt gunna be pretty..." Ned said softly.
Danielle smirked. "Who aslmot died no thanks to you." she added, rubbing it in a little.
Roxton opened his mouth, then shut it. For once brief moment he thought about dening it, but there was a chance...a slim one, but it was there, as large as life. He had to honor that. The baby could be his, and that was enough.
"Sounds like you're having a little picnic," she continued. "Why don't we go join your friends?"
He saw no other choice and silentlly headed back to the clearing.
"Forgot what you went after? Your dad's getting forgetful in his old age." Veronica said smirking to Will who gave her a big smile. Instantly her smile was gone when she saw Danielle follow him from the tree line. "Ned..." she called over to her husband who looked up and was instantly on his feet, rifel in hand.
"Relax..." Roxton called, waving his friend back. Ned glanced uneasily at him, then to Veronica but lowered the gun.
"What's she doing here?" Veronica asked, heading over with Will on her hip.
"Why, what a cute little boy!" Danielle said passing Roxton the baby without even making sure he had a good hold on her. "I'm Danielle...and I can tell you and me are going to be best friends." she said, trying to sound sincere..and failing miserably. Will just hid his face against Veronica.
Roxton just staired at the baby. She was dirty, and looked a little startled at being handed over so quickly but didn't make a peep. Instead, he found himself instantly in love when she snuggled against his chest, cooing softly.
"He doesn't look like you." Danielle commented nastily with a sneer to Veronica.
"That's because he's not mine. Me and Will are just buddies, right Will?"
"RIGHT!" Will answered with a grin.
"Will is Roxton and Marguerite's son." Veronica informed the woman smugly.
"My my..you do get around John. Any other children I should know about?"
Roxton's eyes narrowed darkly at her, but couldn't really say any thing. He HAD had his wilder days--and of course his liason with Danielle was brought on by dark magic. "What do you want?"
"John, I'm hurt! I only want our daughter to know her father." she said, trying to look innocent and again failing.
"If he's even the father..." Ned muttered under his breath and Danielle whirled on him, hissing.
"Stay out of it." she warned.
Veronica's eyes narrowed and she stepped up by Ned's side.
"Everyone calm down. We'll have enough problems when Marguerite finds out...let's not add to them hmm?" Roxton interjected.
"Ah yes..Marguerite..current fling of the week?"
"My wife. And you'd best remember that." Roxton growled, almost threateningly. While he couldn't abandon his child or its mother, no matter how much he disliked her, he'd die before breaking his word and betraying Marguerite in such a manor.
"Speaking of..." Veronica said softly and nodded to the river where Challenger and Marguerite were comming into view.
"...This isnt gunna be pretty..." Ned said softly.