A/N : Hey everybody! Thanx so much to all my reviewers; ndblue123, cordelia osbourne, Azkaban Canuck (the focus is shifting over to the kids very soon), KrystinePotterLover, Cassandra Anthemyst (sorry you've internet trouble - glad you're back), Lexi, macdeniken - you've really spurred me on to write faster!

Anyway, here is the next chapter. Enjoy!

(Disclaimer : see chapter 5)

"I'll go" Michael said immediately, "and leave you two alone to talk"

"No, Michael," Lilly turned to her brother, "please stay. I want you to hear this too"

"Okay" Michael agreed and went back to his seat near Boris.

Lilly sat down next to her husband and took a deep breath before starting her explanation.

"Boris, I want to explain what happened with Tony..."

"Lilly, I..." he tried to interrupt, but his wife was not the kind of woman you could interrupt easily.

"No, Boris, let me say this, please! I knew Tony from work and we went out a few times. Sometimes there were lots of other people there too, but sometimes we went

out alone"

She could see tears in his eyes but she had to carry on. She took the pictures from her bag again and showed them to Michael. As he studied the photos Lilly continued her explanation.

"It wasn't really like dating and it certainly wasn't an affair, we just enjoyed each others company. Then one day, I found out he felt more for me than I did for him. He loved me and he wanted me to go away with him. I couldn't do that, I could never do that..." Tears took away the rest of Lilly's words for a moment and Michael took her silence as an opportunity to speak.

"So this guy in the pictures, Tony, this is the guy you thought was Jay's father?" he asked Boris.

All his brother-in-law could do was nod. He was ashamed that he had not trusted his wife and relieved that the truth had finally been told.

"Boris, I don't blame you for doubting me, I can see why it looked suspicious" Lilly said, finally overcoming her latest bout of sobs, "but I could never do that to you. You are the only one who....who could ever be the father of my any children" she explained, before bursting into further tears.

"I'm sorry" they said together, and, with a tearful laugh, they went into each others arms.

Michael just smiled, happy that his sister and his friend had been able to sort out their problems. When they moved from hugging to kissing, however, he took it as his queue to leave the room and go and tell Mia the news.

"Oh, I'm so glad that's sorted out" Mia sighed, "They had me worried for a while there"

"Me too" Michael agreed. "We should celebrate, seeing as everyone is here" he exclaimed, suddenly "You haven't been out of the palace much since little Lilly was born and since Lilly and Boris are here, and back together now, it would be the perfect night to go out"

"Yeah, y'know that is a good idea" Mia agreed, kissing her husband on the cheek.

"Lars will have to come of course, so how about we invite Jackie too? I mean they are practically family" Michael pointed out.

"Of course, they should both come" the Queen agreed, "but what about the kids?"

"There are plenty of servants here to make sure Diana and Lilly's kids don't get into trouble and the nanny can look after the baby. It would only be for a few hours and well, Phillippe is nineteen and an adult now so really he should come with us..." Michael was determined they were going out tonight.

"Yes, yes, let's go. You, me, Lilly, Boris, Lars, Jackie and Phillippe" Mia smiled, quite excited by the idea now.

A tap at the door took their attention and they turned to see Diana enter the room.

"Hi, I was just looking for my Mom, I didn't mean to interrupt" the girl smiled.

"Oh, I think she's upstairs, but would you do me a favour Diana" Mia smiled too, "Could you sit and rock the baby for a while, just until she falls asleep again. Michael and I need to go..."

Before Mia had even finished her explanation, Diana interrupted.

"Of course I'll do it" she grinned, "I love children and Princess Lilly is so sweet"

Michael and Mia smiled at each other, and knowing they were leaving their daughter in safe hands, they made their way downstairs to find their brother and sister.

A/N : Sorry this was quite short but I'm working on the next chapter which I think will be much longer - you'll have to wait and see what that is about. In the meantime, please review and I will get chapter 9 finished and posted very soon.