Sorry I haven't updated for ages, i've been busy with exams. I actually should be revising English now but hey writing a fic's English right??

Robert had moved back into his own house and had got back his job as chief of staff. It seemed perfect. Elizabeth was happy to take it slow, and they had taken it slow. It was still perfect though. They went out on dates as though they were new lovers that had just met, not old friends.

It was all new and exciting. They would kiss and Elizabeth would giggle as if they were naughty teenagers. He was happy and she was happy. They still hadn't slept together yet. They had been dating for three months. Roberth didn't care though. He loved Elizabeth and he was prepared to wait forever, he knew that when the time came it would be perfect.

And it was

It happened one night after a long surgery. They finished and went into their shared office. Elizabeth had complained of backache and Robert had given her a massage, one thing led to another and they ended up right there on the couch. Hardly romantic but somehow felt right.

Robert was well liked by Ella and he took her out to the zoo and the fair, but he'd never be her dad no one could replace Mark.

All he knew was that he loved Elizabeth and she loved him and whatever happened, as long as they had each other everything would be o.k