Silently everyone headed up to the tree house and Marguerite went straight across the bridge to the smaller, Roxton family tree house to put Will to bed who was sleeping in her arms.
"Where am I going to sleep?" Danielle asked innocently.
Veronica simply glared and followed Marguerite, hoping she could get her friend to talk. Ned just shook his head and went down below with Emelia to bed.
"Er..there's a spare bedroom, 3rd door on the left." Was all Challenger said before he too headed below to the lab leaving Roxton alone.
"Well...goodnight dear." she said, heading down twords the rooms.
"Wait..what about the baby...?"
Danielle snorted, "She's half yours, you take care of her!" and with a flip of her hair she was gone.
Roxton slowly looked down at the baby. "Looks like you and me are sharing the couch...." he muttered as he headed over to the sink to first give her a bath, then make himself comfortable on the divan in the main room. He may be brave, but he wasn't stupid enough to try to get into his bedroom tonight.
Meanwhile, over in the treehouse Veronica watched Marguerite bustle about, straightening things as she waited for a pot of water to boil.
"He loves you you know.." Veronica said softly, getting no response from her friend. "Marguerite..it's you he married."
"After I had Will."
"You think he married you because of Will?!"
"...Answer this...you think he would have married me for Will's sake even if he didn't love me?" Marguerite shot back. Veronica couldn't answer. "Veronica...I'm fine. This sort of thing is norma." The pretty blond just staired at her and Marguerite continued. "It's not unusual for these little suprises to pop up, especially back in England. Roxton's a man...like any other...I'm not as young as I used to be either...a wrinkle here, a little sagging there. So what if he has to run off to find a little entertainment? I'm the one he comes home to. I'm luckier than most you know. He doesn't drink...he doesn't hit..."
"Margueirte, he was drugged! Under a spell, it wasn't like he choose to go out and have an affair! He's not flaunting her under your nose for all to see, he's just as humili and embarassed as you are."
"Veronica...it's alright. He's been good to me. And he's a wonderful father. I KNOW what it's like to be in a bad marriage, I'm not so bad off."
Veronica just sighed and stood up, "Get some sleep..alright?" and left after Marguerite nodded. Slowly she moved over to Roxton who was just dressing the baby in one of Emelia's spare nighties. "Give her to me and go talk to your wife." she said softly. Roxton looked at her questioningly and Veronica sighed. "Right now she's convinced the only reason you could possibly be with her is out of a false sense of honor..it's inconcievable that you'd actually WANT to be with such a used up old biddy."
"She know's that's not true! She's the most beautiful, alive person I've ever met and I love her no matt-"
"She doesn't know Roxton! That's the point," Veronica interupted. "Look...you arnt the most romantic of men, that's fine. She knew that when she married you and thats part of why she loves you...just tell her you love her. Make her believe it. You love her. I know it, you know it, everyone else knows it except her..but right now, she's the only one that NEEDS to know it. Any other day of the week she'd never doubt you, not for a second...I just...I think she needs to hear "I love you" right now."
"Veronica..what would I do without you?"
"Don't ask..you really don't want to know." she said with a smirk.
"Where am I going to sleep?" Danielle asked innocently.
Veronica simply glared and followed Marguerite, hoping she could get her friend to talk. Ned just shook his head and went down below with Emelia to bed.
"Er..there's a spare bedroom, 3rd door on the left." Was all Challenger said before he too headed below to the lab leaving Roxton alone.
"Well...goodnight dear." she said, heading down twords the rooms.
"Wait..what about the baby...?"
Danielle snorted, "She's half yours, you take care of her!" and with a flip of her hair she was gone.
Roxton slowly looked down at the baby. "Looks like you and me are sharing the couch...." he muttered as he headed over to the sink to first give her a bath, then make himself comfortable on the divan in the main room. He may be brave, but he wasn't stupid enough to try to get into his bedroom tonight.
Meanwhile, over in the treehouse Veronica watched Marguerite bustle about, straightening things as she waited for a pot of water to boil.
"He loves you you know.." Veronica said softly, getting no response from her friend. "Marguerite..it's you he married."
"After I had Will."
"You think he married you because of Will?!"
"...Answer this...you think he would have married me for Will's sake even if he didn't love me?" Marguerite shot back. Veronica couldn't answer. "Veronica...I'm fine. This sort of thing is norma." The pretty blond just staired at her and Marguerite continued. "It's not unusual for these little suprises to pop up, especially back in England. Roxton's a man...like any other...I'm not as young as I used to be either...a wrinkle here, a little sagging there. So what if he has to run off to find a little entertainment? I'm the one he comes home to. I'm luckier than most you know. He doesn't drink...he doesn't hit..."
"Margueirte, he was drugged! Under a spell, it wasn't like he choose to go out and have an affair! He's not flaunting her under your nose for all to see, he's just as humili and embarassed as you are."
"Veronica...it's alright. He's been good to me. And he's a wonderful father. I KNOW what it's like to be in a bad marriage, I'm not so bad off."
Veronica just sighed and stood up, "Get some sleep..alright?" and left after Marguerite nodded. Slowly she moved over to Roxton who was just dressing the baby in one of Emelia's spare nighties. "Give her to me and go talk to your wife." she said softly. Roxton looked at her questioningly and Veronica sighed. "Right now she's convinced the only reason you could possibly be with her is out of a false sense of honor..it's inconcievable that you'd actually WANT to be with such a used up old biddy."
"She know's that's not true! She's the most beautiful, alive person I've ever met and I love her no matt-"
"She doesn't know Roxton! That's the point," Veronica interupted. "Look...you arnt the most romantic of men, that's fine. She knew that when she married you and thats part of why she loves you...just tell her you love her. Make her believe it. You love her. I know it, you know it, everyone else knows it except her..but right now, she's the only one that NEEDS to know it. Any other day of the week she'd never doubt you, not for a second...I just...I think she needs to hear "I love you" right now."
"Veronica..what would I do without you?"
"Don't ask..you really don't want to know." she said with a smirk.