Zack lay her down on the three piece suite, took his jacket off and placed it over his daughter to keep her warm and then he walked into the kitchen where Krit, Syl and Max were sitting at the table drinking cola.

"Max i can't believe how much she looks like you but with Zacks eyes and that daft grin of his" Syl said causing Max to laugh.

"Yeah i know it's weird to think that Manticore can do that by just mixing peoples DNA" Krit commented

"Yep it's scary. Hey you and Syl could already have a daughter or son and not know about it yet" Max said yo him smiling at the look on his face.

"Oh no just the one daughter will be fine" He replied

"What do you mean daughter it's going to be a little boy" smiling at Krit. Max laughed at them as the bickered about it.

"Oh here they go again" Zack said was he walked in and sat at the empty seat next to Max.

"How is she?" Max asked concerned

"She is really tired and we should proberly clean those little scratches up before they get infected or something." Zack replied

"She has been all by herself for two weeks and she never slept or let here guard down. I'm glad she has shark DNA that would have helped her a lot." Max told him

"Thats a shame it must have been hard on her" Syl commented

"Poor kid at least she's away from them now" Krit stated

"I wonder why she was so afraid when she saw Lydecker, she looked terrified of him" Max said to the group

"Who wouldn't be. He's a scary person" Krit told her

"Yeah especially when he is mad" Syl commented

"Maybe he made her go through all those test we had to do when we were her age" Zaxk said

Melinda shot up where she had been asleep in the living room and screamed "Nooo Krit Zack" tears falling down her cheeks, she was really hot and was breathing faster.

Zack and Krit were nearest to the door, they ran over to her she just cried into her hands which were covering her face.

"Hey whats wrong? It's okay i'm here now" Zack told her as he kneeled down infront of her.

Max and Syl sat on the other couch and watched them.

Zack reached out to move her hands away from her face.

"I saw you and uncle Krit get shot"she cried as she threw her arms around Zack

"No look i'm okay. It was just a nightmare it wasn't real" Zack told her.

Melinda let go of Zack and ran over to Krit who was next to Syl and Max. She wrapped her arms around him still crying.

"Uncle Krit are you okay?" She asked looking up at him. He saw the pain in her eyes at the thought of him and Zack being hurt.

Krit looked at Syl who was watching him then lowered himself to the same height as Melinda and softly said to her "No i'm okay. Do you want some hot chocolate and marshmallows to cheer you up?"

"What's that?" She asked him as she pushed her tears away with her sleeve.

"You've never had any. Oh we can't have that would you like to try some?" Krit answered.

"Yes please" smiling at himself

"Come on then" and both of them walked into the kitchen. Melinda sat at the table whil Krit made the hot chocolate.

Syl got up of the couch "Maybe i can clean her wounds for you while Krit distracts her with hot chocolate" she said to Max and Zack as she left and headed into the kitchen.

"I'm sure she won't mind" Max told her. Zack went and sat next to Max. The chair was facing the kitchen so both of them could watch Melinda, Syl and Krit.

"I can't believe she's ours" Max told Zack

"Yeah it's strange, it's going to take some getting used to" Zack replied

"You can definitely tell she's ours" Zack added

"Yeah because of the way she says and does things" Max said to him

"Totally" Zack replies then laughs

"What are you laughing at?" Max asked curiously

"When i phoned you to see where you were Melinda answered and said Hello. But the way she said it sounded a lot like you" Zack answered

"Really?" Max didn't believe him.

"Yeas and i asked who it was she told me her name and i whispered '951' and she said in the same bad attitude voice you have ' no thats a number my names Melinda. She reminded me of you again" Zack said looking down at Max

"I don't have a bad attitude voice" Max protested

"Oh yes you do" He replied both of them laughed

"Here's your hot chocolate. Watch it's hot" Krit warned Melinda as he slid the mug along the table.

"Mmmm" Said Melinda drinking it

"Syl, Max, Zack would you like any?" Krit asked them

"No thanks" Max replied

"Cheers but no" Zack answered

"None for me either" Syl stated

"Oh well looks like it's just you and me having hot chocolate and marshmallows." He said to Melinda watching Syl.

"Hey you never mentioned anything about marshmallows" Syl said smiling

"Here you go auntie Syl" Handing Syl the packet

"Thank you" Syl replied as she took a few out

Krit put a few marshmallows into his hotchocolate and Melinda watched him.

"Want some?" he asked

"Erm...okay" she answered

Krit throw a few of them into her mugand she laughed.

"Syl does baby bump want some more?" He asked Syl

"Just the one" she answered him.

Melinda turned around to Syl who was now standing leaning against the door frame.

"Auntie Syl your going to have a baby" Melinda said happily.

"Yes i am" she replied

"Do you know what you are having yet?" Melinda asked

"No but i want it to be a little boy" Syl told her

"No way it's going to be a little girl" Krit commented

Melinda giggled watching them.

"Don't listen to your mean daddy who isn't giving you a marshmallow. Your going to be a good little boy aren't you?" Syl said to her belly as she prodded it with her finger then Syl pulled a funny face.

"What is it?" Melinda questioned

"He just kicked and it was really uncomfortable" Syl said

"She" Krit commented

Melinda started laughing again.

"Do you want to feel the baby kicking?" Syl asked

"Yes please" Melinda answered her smiling and walked over to Syl

"Okay put your hand here and see if he kicks you" She told her.

"Do you feel anything" Syl asked as Melinda held her hand on Syls belly and watched

"No he's not doing anything" she said followed by "Oh he kicked me" she said smiling up at her auntie.

"Hi baby, i love you" Melinda said as she kissed Syls belly and hugged her. Syl looked down and smilied at her.

Then Melinda went into the living room and Syl sat on the seat next to Krit.

"Guess what? the baby just kicked me" Melinda told her mum and dad, followed by a yawn.

"Cool" Max said to her.

"Why don't you go and finish your hot chocolate then we'll get you of to bed for the night. It's been a long day for you." Zack suggested to her.

"No problem" and she turned and went back into the kitchen to finishe her drink while Syl cleaned and dressed her wounds.

"There you go all done" Syl told her

"Thanks" Melinda replied

"Your welcome" Syl told her

Melinda and Syl walked into the living room. Syl went and sat on the empty three piece suite while Max, Zack and Melinda were on the other. Then Krit entered the room and joined Syl and al of them watched a film.

Melinda was the first to fall asleep followed by Max, then Syl and finally Zack and Krit. That night all of them slept in the living room.

Thanks for reading i hope you liked it. Please review and let me know. Kelly x