A few days later

Things were going great with Molly and Charles, they were talking a lot more but it was mostly about Adam and Molly wasn't sure how to really bring anything else up and Charles didn't seem like he had any plan to get back with her, maybe this was better because at least then things weren't going to get so complicated.

At least if they were concentrating on their son then they weren't putting in to words what they were.

Molly had to admit that she felt a little uneasy when he had said that he told his mother about Adam, she knew it was coming up but the last thing she wanted to know was that he had in fact actually done it.

In fact she expected the world to end because Charles had had a baby with Molly but so far nothing had happened.

About lunchtime on a Wednesday she was sat having a drink with Georgie, she had come over to see how Molly was doing especially after Sierra Leone and what had happened there, even though she had been told not to say anything she had to tell someone and with Georgie having gone through the same thing before she felt she could turn to her and now they were sat in her kitchen having a cuppa.

"How you feeling?" Georgie asked as she leaned back in her chair that she sat in at the table before looking over at her friend.

"I just keep waiting for the world to finally drop on me, you know" Molly still had nightmares about what had gone on there, all those girls being sold and if it hadn't been for Peanut then she probably would be god knows where right now.

"Have you spoken to anyone about it?" Georgie remembered that they were all big on her talking to the therapist about what had gone on while she had been taken hostage.

Molly shook her head, how could she really explain it to someone who hasn't ever been through something like that? How could she sit opposite someone who really couldn't understand just how scared she had been? She did wonder if she could ask someone for the information on one of the women that she was in the cells with because at least then she might be able to understand what she was going through.

"How is it going with you and Charlie?" Georgie asked and took a sip of her drink.

"At the moment we're concentrating on Adam but I am finding that old feelings are coming back and if I'm being honest this was the last thing I really wanted" Molly admitted and knew that sounded horrible but she didn't want to be in this situation again with Charles especially when his mother was so determined to ruin things for them, yet everything was quiet.

Was that false hope on Molly's part that maybe she would accept Adam and not make any big fuss?

That was a long shot and Molly knew that but a part of her want to hope that maybe now things would be alright between them.

"Because of his mother?" Georgie asked and Molly nodded her head. "Molly, he loves you, he wants to be with you, he married you; his mother isn't going to change his mind with that"

Molly took a deep breath and knew that what Georgie was saying was right, Charles had married her because he loved her but unfortunately things got blurred along the way with his mother and there was no way that she could navigate those waters. It had made her cry when she left and maybe she could explain it to him but right now they needed to keep on the path that they were going on, right?

"You two need to sit down and talk properly without Adam being there because if you're unhappy apart and still love each other then why not get back together and work through all of this together because if not then you will regret it"

"I regretted it the second I walked out the door but I couldn't go back, I let his mother win and now she keeps winning no matter what I do"

Georgie went to speak but the sound of letters being put through the door stopped her and Molly got up from her seat and walked to the door, she however went over and played with Adam and his toys. That was one little boy that she loved so much and would definitely be the perfect friend for little Laura. Elvis had her on the weekends and it was so much fun with that little girl.

Molly came back into the dining room area and she sat down at the table before going through the mail, mostly it was junk but the last one looked important, really important and as she opened it it felt like her heart was in her throat and as she pulled the paper out and started reading the words her eyes started to get wider and at the end she finally spoke "That bastard" she said and then looked over at Adam who she then said to "Don't repeat that" before dropping her eyes back down to the letter.

"What's wrong?" Georgie asked and handed Adam his car and stood up then walked back to where Molly was sitting, she took the piece of paper from her and then read it. "I don't think that this is Charlie" she said at the end, "I don't think that he would do this to you"

"And yet his name is on the letter asking for custody and I have been so stupid" Molly put her hands to her face and leaned her elbows against the table. This felt like one of the lowest moments of her life.

"This has his mother all over it, this isn't what he would do and you know that"

"Do I?" she asked through her hands, "I hurt him for so long that now he could be take it out on me" Molly knew deep down that he would never do that to her but his mother would even though she was dragging his name through the mud with this.

"This is the family lawyer so he would do anything they asked him to as long and he got paid then he would do it"

"Do you think I would get away with murdering the woman?" Molly dropped her hands from her face and looking over at Georgie before the both of them smiled.

"No, I don't think you would get away with murder"

Molly huffed out a laugh before shaking her head slightly, that woman drove her crazy and more than that she just didn't want her coming anywhere near Adam but she knew that she couldn't keep the small boy away from Charles' mum forever, even though she really, really, wanted to.

The two had a little bit more conversations going and then Georgie said her goodbyes to both Adam and Molly before the two were left alone again.

So Molly decided that she was going to call Charles and tell him exactly what a bitch his mother really was.

-.-

"You know that I would never do that, you have got to realise that" Charles said and he started pacing his office, today was turning out to be a very shit day and he just wanted it over and done with already.

"It's got your name on it, she is very sneaky your mother" Molly spoke and put hers and Georgie's cups in the sink, Adam was sat in front of the TV and watching Paw Patrol and Molly really wished that he couldn't watch it, the TV show was starting to get a little on her nerves especially when he wanted it played over and over again but it kept him quiet while she was able to clean up.

"Don't worry, I'll sort it"

Molly chewed on her lip for a moment as she looked out the window over her sink and stayed quiet for a moment before she then said "I'm really starting to regret telling you about Adam" she said and then ended the call. She knew that was nasty and the last thing she really should've said but if he never found out then she wouldn't have his mother and this damn letter hanging over her.

She isn't sure just how they were going to come back from here.

"Mol-" he said but she had already hung up on him and he tried again but she didn't answer his call.

Now Charles was really pissed off to the point that he had a shit day and wanted it to just be over.

-.-

When Charles got to the Bath house he shut the door loudly and walked into the dining room where he knew his mother would be at this time of night.

"Oh, Darling.."

"I warned you not to do anything stupid and you sent a custody letter to Molly, I had it covered and now you have gone and screwed it all up!" he said angrily at his mother.

"I was trying to help you get more time with your son.."

"We had worked something out and it was going well and now because of that letter you might have screwed everything up"

"Well now we really can take her to court for custody if she's going to be-" she was cut off by what Charles said next.

"I was trying to get my ex wife back! I was hoping that with me being there with Adam that it would reignite things and now because of that damn letter everything has been put back so I might not only lose Adam but I will probably lose Molly too and it's all down to you"

"Charles, I'm sorry..."

"We're done, you and I are done, you might be my mother but right now I am so mad to the point that I don't want to see you again so I'm going to get my stuff and I'm going to stay at the barracks and pray that I can at least calm Molly's fears long enough to repair some of the damage that you have done" he shook his head before walking out of the dining room and up the stairs to his room.

Charles would probably regret saying that when he came to his senses but right now he was so mad that he had to make her see that what she had done was wrong. That her actions has consequences and she wasn't going to get out of this one like she had before.

He packed his clothes and whatever else he had there into a black duffel before he walked down the stairs, his mother was waiting at the bottom.

"I really am sorry, I didn't know that's what you were trying to do"

"No, mother, you're not sorry because this is what you do and that's why Molly left in the first place and I'm tired of you being like it with someone that I care about" he grabbed his jacket from the coat hook and picked it bag up "You can explain to Dad just what had happened and why you won't see me maybe then both men will be disappointed in you" he looked at her one last time before he walked out the door letting it slam shut behind him.