Will walked tentatively into Emma's room and shut the door behind him. "Hi baby, how are you feeling?" He said softly, refusing to look her in the eyes.

"I um…I'm feeling a bit better but a little confused and hurt." She replied, willing him to look up which he did. His eyes were dark and tears shined in the corners of them. "I…I guess I understand why you thought I was having an affair but I promise you that I'm not." She added hastily.

"It's okay honey I believe you now. I just got paranoid after I saw you together yesterday and you've been going for drinks with him and things for the past few weeks, I'm sorry for accusing you of that I know you wouldn't do it." He said a tear falling slowly down his face.

"Come here, don't cry we can work this out can't we?" Emma asked, taking his hand and pulling him over to the bed. He sat down next to her and stroked her hair away from her face.

"I want to, I just don't know how we should do this. You got so upset and worked up over it that you ended up in hospital; it's my fault you're here. I'm sorry." He mumbled softly, trying to keep himself from crying again.

"It's not your fault. It was all the stress on top of our argument that pushed me over the edge. I think that you've already made the first move in us sorting this out though. Saying we're sorry is what needs to happen and I'm sorry for behaving the way I did and making you think that I was having an affair. It wasn't fair on you that I didn't speak to you about what was bothering me, I just thought I'd be becoming more of a burden if I did." She replied, trying to keep her voice steady.

"Where did you go when you stormed out?" He asked her after a few minutes.

Emma blushed and turned away from him. "You're gonna hate me for this but I…I went to see Smithy. I needed a friend to talk to and Honey's having her own problems with Dan so I went…to talk to him. God this really does look like I'm having an affair with him doesn't it." She whispered tearfully.

"I'm not mad at you. Everybody needs someone to talk to now and again, the person you talk to is just someone who you actually could date cause I mean lots of girls like Smithy don't they? Nothing happened when you were there did it?" Will asked, instantly reminded of the night when he and Emma slept together after her fight with Matt.

Emma wriggled down under the covers further and bit her lip. "Well we kissed but it was only once and we both agreed that it was a mistake. Please don't be mad." She said in a very small voice and looked pleadingly up at him. "Who do you talk to?" She asked as an afterthought.

Will smiled at her and leant forwards to kiss her forehead. "I'm not mad baby, like you told Elle two nights ago everybody makes mistakes you just have to learn from them. I uh…I talk to Gina and no I most definitely would not want to date her!" Will exclaimed rubbing his forehead.

Emma began to smile but stopped when she saw Smithy standing in the doorway. "Erm I'm not interrupting anything am I?" He asked nervously as he stepped into the room and looked apologetically at Will. "I just wanted to come and say sorry to you, to both of you." He added seeing Emma's pale and worried face.

"It's alright mate, she told me all about it. How it was a mistake and you both know it." Will filled in for Emma who was having trouble getting her words out.

Smithy sighed inwardly and nodded. He knew that Will was probably still angry about it but trying not to show it in front of Emma in case it upset her more. "Err can I speak to you outside?" He asked nervously.

Will followed him outside and they walked in silence down to the hospital gardens. "I know that you didn't force her to kiss you, she must have wanted to at some point but she's made her decision and we both have to accept it. She's with me mate so keep your hands off her." Will said protectively.

"Don't worry I won't touch her, I know how much you both mean to each other. I wouldn't want to destroy that." Smithy replied, flopping down onto a bench. "So did you manage to patch things up between you?" He asked turning to Will.

"Yeah pretty much, it might take a while but we'll get there in the end. I didn't know she was feeling that much pressure, if I'd known I would have done something about it." He said burying his face in his hands.

"It's not your fault mate, she didn't want to burden you with her worries as well as your own. That's why she spoke to me. You should probably get back to her now, no doubt she's worrying that you've smashed my face in by now!" Smithy joked, getting up off the bench and walking out of the hospital grounds.

Will stayed there for a few minutes longer before making his way back up to Emma's ward. "Hey baby." He said as he let himself back into the room. "It's all sorted and don't worry I didn't hit him, we're still mates and everything." Emma smiled and linked her hands with Will's.

She tugged gently on his hands and pulled him onto the bed with her. "How are you feeling?" He asked her as she nuzzled her head into his chest.

"Better." Came a very small and muffled voice. "I'm glad we sorted it all out, I don't want to lose you." She added kissing him softly. He leant over her and they began to kiss more passionately. Emma grinned as she felt him force her lips apart with his tongue and then he ran it along her teeth. They eventually broke apart and just lay smiling at each other until a nurse came in and made Will get off the bed.

"I'll go and pick up the kids if you like, then they can come and see you. I asked one of the doctors on my way back up, you're going to be discharged tomorrow because they need you in overnight for observation while you come off the tranquillisers." Will said kissing Emma softly on the cheek. She smiled and nodded as he left the ward to go and pick up Elle and Mikey.

Tee hee I've gone on a writing spree...does this answer your questions Emz?! Still you never know what might happen in the later chapters...much evilness being planned :D as always please read and review xxpip