Chapter Eighteen
Kriss was allowed to take Isabelle and Damien back to her quarters. Yvonne was also allowed to take Blaize and Caleb home but she didn't want to, she needed some help, she couldn't remember everything.
Kriss settled Isabelle and Damien down with Chloë's 'help'. She asked Llewey and Jim-Bexley if they wanted to help but they had said no. After everyone except Chloë, Kriss and Dave had gone to bed Kriss spent some time with her eldest child.
"So…" Kriss started "what do you think about Isabelle and Damien then, do you like them?"
"Yes mummy" Chloë answered, "I like Blaize and Caleb too"
"Shall we go and see them?" Kriss suggested
"Yes please Mummy" Chloë answered
"Okay then" Kriss told her "I'll just tell Daddy Dave"
Chloë and Kriss walked down to the medi-bay. When they got there Yvonne was feeding Blaize and Arnold was holding Caleb
"Hello Chloë" Arnold smiled
"Who's this?" Chloë asked "Blaize or Caleb?"
"Caleb" Arnold answered, "Yvonne has got Blaize"
"When will Yvonne be allowed to bring them home?" Chloë asked
"Tomorrow" Arnold answered
Suddenly Yvonne realised Kriss was there
"Oh, hey Kriss" Yvonne smiled at her before turning to Arnold "can you look after Chloë and the boys? I need to talk to Kriss"
"Sure sweet" Arnold answered "everything okay?"
"Sure" Yvonne carefully got out of the bed and slowly walked out of the room
"Are you okay Yvonne?" Kriss asked her
"I'm going to tell Dave" Yvonne blurted out
"What about?" Kriss sounded calm but inside she was panicking
"Your affair with Arnold" Yvonne answered sternly
"Why, you promised you wouldn't!"
"I can't let this go on, you can't do this to Dave anymore, it's not fair"
"But…"
"You've got until tomorrow evening"
"But we've just had baby twins"
"I'm sorry but you need to tell Dave"
"How long have I got?"
"Until tomorrow evening, twenty four hours"
"What if I don't tell him?"
"Then I will!"
Kriss put Chloë to bed as soon as she returned from seeing Yvonne. Chloë wanted to stay up late but Kriss refused. She gave Chloë a hug and a kiss and said goodnight. Straight away she returned to Dave and sat down to tell him.
"What's wrong Kriss?" Dave asked nervously is Damien ill or Isabelle?"
"No, Dave" she answered, "I have a confession to make"
"What?" Dave could see Kriss' eyes fill with tears "c'mon Krissie, tell me"
"Before Theo was conceived I had an affair, with Arnold"
"Yeah" Dave answered, "I know"
"How do you know?" Kriss asked
"When you told me about Theo I thought about it and worked out that it hadn't happened just once"
"Oh"
"So go on then"
"What?"
"Tell me, how long did it go on for?"
Dave braced himself, petrified of what was coming next, would he forgive her, would he even still love her, what was he going to do?"
"Seven months" she announced eventually
Dave's face dropped, seven months, seven smegging months. Dave couldn't take this, he walked out "seven smegging months" he muttered as he walked out of the door.