A week after Dave and Tina's little 'good father' talk, she knew from the start that it was an excuse he knew he was a good father he didn't need her to tell him that, but what she didn't know was what had been bothering him he wouldn't talk about it or hardly anything else for that matter. He was slipping away and she knew if she didn't find out, and soon, what was bothering him she was going to lose him and she would be damned if he left her to rise their children by herself. The began to ring but as Tina reached for it Dave came practically running in the room and grabbed the phone from the counter before she could then just as quick as him came in to the room he was that quick to leave the room. He had done that just about every time the phone rang for the past couple days, he was hiding something from her, she only hoped and prayed that it wasn't another woman. Yeah he promised but it's not like he would be the first guy in history to break promises to the woman that they loved, even though she didn't want to believe to it the thought was still in the back of her mind. "It would explain a lot about the way he's been acting," Tina thought to herself as she walked up the stairs to check on the babies. "The way that he has been so secretive with his phone calls, always going into his office closing the door behind him or quickly getting off the phone if she walked in on the conversation. Not to mention his late night out two nights ago, he didn't come home smelling of women's perfume or with lipstick on his collar but his shirt had been un-tucked and he wasn't wearing his tie." Tina paused as she opened the door to the nursery. She walked in quietly and looked at each child to make sure they were okay after seeing that each child was fine she walked out of the room and back down stairs to the living room. "Maybe I'm just reading too much into things. After everything that I've been through the past year it's possible that I'm just reading things into it." Tina turned the TV on trying to clear her mind from the thoughts that invaded it. "There is only one person that I can talk to about this and get the truth." Tina stood walked into the kitchen, checking and made that Dave was still locked in his office talking to the mysterous person on the phone. She picked up her cell phone from the kitchen counter and walked out on the back deck as she dialed the number of her best friend in the whole world, the one and only person that would tell her the truth no matter if it hurt her or not. After three rings someone picked up.

"Hey baby, what's up?" Paul's voice came barely over the loud music playing in the back ground.

"Hey are you busy right now, I kinda need some one to talk to and you're the only person that I can really trust right now." Tina crossed the deck and sat on the bench looking out over the back yard.

"Hang on one minute sweetie let me go out side." Tina heard the music slowly start to fade away until it was gone. "Is everything okay? Are the babies okay?"

"Your god children are perfect, their sleeping right now."

"They always sleep don't you keep them up how are they going to learn anything if you let them sleep all the time." Paul joked trying to lighten the mood Tina was in, he could always tell when she was down in the dumps. "You want to tell me what it is that you had to call me and pull me away from a couple gorgeous women."

"Paul I need you to be straight with me, no matter how much it might hurt me."

"You know I always am baby girl." Paul answered realizing how serious this conversation was going to be.

"Is Dave cheating on me again?" Tina came right out and asked what she needed to find out.

"Why would you think that?"

"He won't talk to me about anything, it's like we're not even in the same house any more. He's been real secretive here lately, not letting me hear any of his phone conversations when ever he gets on the phone he locks himself in his office that's like the only place that he stays now. He comes to bed late at night and he doesn't even touch me, no kiss on the neck or cheek, he doesn't wrap his arms around me and hold me while I sleep, he just rolls over and acts like I'm not there. Not to mention a couple nights ago he went out to get something's that we needed for the house and he didn't return for like four hours and when he did his shirt was un-tucked and he didn't have his tie on, he didn't even bring it home with him. Paul I really don't think that I can handle this much longer. If you know something please tell me so I can do what I need to do." Tina wiped away the tears that had begun to fall.

Paul wished that could have been right there with her he knew what he was about to tell her was going to kill her, he was about to break her heart not just break it but rip it out of her chest and he wished that he didn't have to. Paul had always promised Tina that he would be up front and honest with her no matter what and he wasn't about to lie to her, if she wanted the truth then he was going to give her the truth no matter what.

"Tina I don't have to tell you what's going on, you all ready know what going on behind your back." Paul answered causing Tina to cry harder. "Baby I'm sorry but he is cheating on you, his been with the same woman now since about two weeks after the babies were born. He calls me every time that he sees her, and every time we talk about it he brings you up at the end."

"What does he say?" Tina choked out through her tears.

"The last time that we talked which was two nights ago, I asked him why he was still with you when he wanted to be with this other woman so bad. His answer was because of the babies, he said that he couldn't stand the thought of not seeing or holding his babies every day and he knows that you would take them away from him if you left." Paul was dying inside listening to Tina crying from what he was telling her. "Baby I so sorry."

"It's okay; I wanted you to honest and up front with me and you was I really appreciate that." Tina interrupted him as she tried to calm her self down.

"Can I ask what you are going to do about all of this?"

"I can't stay here knowing that he's thinking of her all the time, that he's sneaking out of the house now to be with her. I'm sure that he's got her on the road with him, it's obvious that she can give him something that I can't any more so I'll just let her have everything." Tina watched as a few clouds started to roll in over the fading sun. "Would you mind if the kids and I stayed with you for a few days?"

"You are always welcome at my house. I'm taking some time off so I'll be there for the next few weeks, maybe me and you can sit down and figure out something to do about this situation." Paul paused. "You're leaving tonight aren't you?"

"Yeah," Tina paused trying to come up with a plan as to what she was going to do. "I'm just going to pack a few things for me and kids and I'll just drive up there, I can use the time to start thinking."

"Are you sure that you should be driving? I could send you a limo or a cab?"

"I'll be fine; I won't do anything as long as I have my babies in the backseat. I just hope that they sleep most of the way there." Tina paused once again. "I'm going to get off here and get this over with; I'll call you when I'm on the road."

"Okay, be careful sweetie."

"I will, thanks Paul." With that Tina hung up her phone and walked back in the house. With out another thought she walked down the hall to Dave's office, she took a deep breath and then knocked on the door as she opened it. Dave looked up from his computer screen and watched as she walked in room and stood in front of his desk, he knew this was not going to good just by the look on her.

"I'm not sure exactly how to say this so I'm just going to come out and say it." Tina paused fighting the tears that were about to fall. Dave sat back in chair and watched as she lowered her head for a second then looked back up at him her eyes full of tears. "I'm leaving you Dave." His heart sank to his feet, he never ever thought that she would say those words to him she loved him too much to just leave him. "I know about your little affair and I know that the only reason why you're still with me is because you don't want to be without the babies." Tina paused and wiped away the tears that fell. "I'm taking the babies with me for a few days just until things settle down then I'll call you and you can come get them for a few days." Dave barely heard anything that she was saying to him he was still in shock about her leaving, he didn't blame her after everything that he did and was doing to her. He couldn't just let her leave like this, where was she going to go? How was she going to get there?

"Tina don't leave like this." Dave finally spoke his voice soft and filled with hurt and concern. "Let's just sit down and talk about this."

"Dave there is nothing to talk about, you're having an affair with some woman that you met a long time ago and it's been going on since after I had the babies. I called Paul and he told me everything, all he did was confirm everything that I already knew. It's been pretty obvious here the past couple weeks or so, you don't kiss me anymore, you haven't touched me unless you're taking one of the babies from my arms, you don't hold me at night anymore, not the mention the fact that we haven't had sex since that time in the hall, that was when I really knew something was up you were so aggressive in the hall you have never pushed me back against a wall and done that to me." Tina put her hands on the desk to steady herself this was just too much for her and she knew if she didn't lean on something she would be on the floor. "You don't love me anymore Dave and that's fine I just wish that you would have come to me and told me instead of sneaking around behind my back, I could have handled that sure I would have been hurt and upset but I could have handled it better then having someone else tell me." Tina took a step back and turning to walk out of the room.

"Tina wait please." Dave stood and walked around his desk grabbing a hold of her arm before she had the chance to walk out. "Tina I do love you, I love you more than anything in this world. I mean that when I say it. Yes I sleep with another woman, but you are the only that has my heart, that is one thing that no one will ever be able to take."

"Then why are you fucking another woman if you love me so damn much isn't what I give you in our bed a enough?"

"I don't know why I do that she's like an itch that I can't seem to scratch, and it's only been one other woman there has only been you and one other woman I swear to you." Dave paused and placed his hands on the sides of her face. "Tina I love you I wish you would believe me when I say that."

"It's hard to believe that when you were just on the phone with her." Tina opened the door and pulled her hand free from Dave's grip. "I'll call you in a couple days and let you know where we are, do me a favor and use these couple of days to think about what you really want if you truly love me and you want to be with me then leave her, forget about her for two days don't talk to her or fuck her or anything like that. I want you to really think about being left alone in this house by yourself with out me or the babies and if you really love us as much as you say you do then you'll tell your other woman to get out of the picture." Tina paused taking his hand in hers. "But if you find that you really don't love me or need me and she is what makes you happy then let me know and we can set up a visitation schedule. Just don't make your decision based on the kids, because no matter what happens I will never keep them from you they are your kids as well as mine. Make this decision because it's what really makes you happy and is something that you can live with for the rest of you life." Tina brought his hand to her lips and pressed a kiss to his palm then let go of his hand and walked down the hall and up stairs to their bed room.

She had everything that she would need for herself and the babies for at least a week, she took the bags down to the car that Dave had bought for her after the babies were born he figured that she could use something other then a two seated sports car. She closed the trunk and watched as Dave carried the babies, already stripped in their car seats, out of the house and down to the car where she was waiting with the back seat door open. He gently kissed the tops of each of their heads as he securely fastened them in the back seat, once he made sure they were strapped in tight he stood from the car and looked at Tina. He had no clue what to say to her, she was leaving him and taking his kids how in the hell was he going to survive without her, he loved her, he needed her. Tina closed the door and started to walk by him; Dave grabbed her arm and pulled her back in front of him.

"Can I just have one kiss before you go?" His voice creaked as he spoke softly. Tina wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down to her for one last kiss. They reluctantly pulled back from the kiss, Tina quickly turned around and walked around the car getting in and shutting the door before she changed her mind about leaving. Tina started the car and slowly pulled out of the drive way taking one last look in her rearview mirror, Dave stood here with his arms crossed over his chest and she saw his shoulders starting to shake, she turned out of the driveway and on to the road a head of her.