Will rolled onto his side and looked over at the empty space in the bed next to him where Emma usually slept. He couldn't sleep. She was normally cuddled right up next to him, her head tucked underneath his chin and his hands around her waist. He missed her touch, her gentle breathing and the little smile that played upon her lips as she dreamt.

Emma flipped onto her back and stared up at the sterile white ceiling. What would Will be doing now? She tried to count the tiles on the wall in front of her in an attempt to get to sleep but nothing worked. The annoying constant bleep of the machines next to her was driving her nuts. She ran her hand up her arm and then across her cheek, trying to pretend it was Will's hand not hers. The missing contact was killing her. He was so protective of her, even when they were sleeping he would never let his arms move from around her and when she was scared he pulled her closer in and made her feel safe. A tear dripped down Emma's cheek as she thought of him in bed alone. She let her head flop to the side and remembered his last words before he left the hospital, "I love you, always have always will."

Will looked up sharply as the bedroom door creaked open and a thin shaft of light from the hallway illuminated the opposite wall. Elle and Mikey poked their heads round the door and smiled weakly at him. He beckoned them over and they both clambered onto the bed next to him. "I can't sleep Daddy, I'm worried about Mummy." Elle said softly, cuddling up on one side of Will.

"I know sweetheart but your Mum's going to be fine, she just had a little scare and couldn't calm down. Now come on both of you under the duvet, it's bloody freezing out there." He said lifting up either side of the covers so his children could slide underneath next to him.

"What happened Dad?" Mikey asked tentatively and he wriggled closer to Will. Elle looked up at him inquisitively before putting her thumb in her mouth and batting her eyelashes at him. Will laughed softly at the sight before him and how his children could twist him round their little fingers.

"I thought that your Mum was cheating on me so I accused her of it and then brought up our past. She got very annoyed and stormed out of the house. She returned about an hour later and then went and started looking through some old photos here. They upset her because we all looked so happy and everything was perfect and she doesn't feel that she's a good enough mother any more because of what's happened recently and the way that our family is kind of falling further apart. I heard her crying so I went to see if I could fix things but she couldn't calm down and she found it hard to breath so I went and woke Elle and then I took her into hospital and they gave her medicine to make her calm down." Will said quickly so as to get it over with.

"But…but Mum wasn't cheating on you was she?" Elle asked hesitantly, biting her lip.

"No…no she wasn't." Will replied kissing Elle's forehead gently. "I think we could all learn from this though, your Mum has been under a lot of unnecessary stress so I think we need to do more things to help her." He added, trying to turn the situation to their advantage.

"What like doing the dishes more and doing our chores properly?" Mikey asked dubiously.

"Well that and we should try to argue less and spend more time as a family because it upsets your Mum that we don't do things together any more and that when we do have family time, we're always trying to stop you two killing each other." Will replied cuddling them both closer to him.

The next morning Will woke up with one child under each arm like he'd fallen asleep the night before. He smiled down at the pair of them and gently disentangled himself without waking them up. He stood downstairs making coffee as they traipsed down after him and sat expectantly at the breakfast table.

"Now that's one thing that will have to change, get your own breakfasts. You can't rely on me and Mum for the rest of your lives so get cracking, I've got to go and pick her up so you two behave." He said grabbing a bit of toast from the rack and walking out the door.

When he arrived at the hospital Emma was already sitting on the edge of her bed, fully dressed and ready to go. "Hey babe." He said softly, kissing her cheek and helping her down off the bed. They walked hand in hand out of the hospital and down to the car park in a silence which didn't feel uncomfortable. Sitting for a while in the car before driving off, Will and Emma just looked at each other, nothing more needed saying, they wanted to be with each other.

"Can we go to the park before going home?" Emma asked shyly, placing her hand on Will's. He smiled back at her; he didn't need to ask which park she meant. They pulled up and wandered over to the swings which held a lot of special memories for them both, especially Emma who had grown up in house over looking the park. She smiled as he sat down, pulling her onto his lap and resting his chin on her shoulder. They were on the same swing set which they had shared their first kiss as a couple on, gotten engaged on and shared the news of the pregnancy on as well. Something just kept bringing them back here.

Will smiled and kissed one of Emma's ears, making her giggle softly. "I love your laugh babe." He remarked placing his hands on her stomach. "I love everything about you."

"Honey's right, you are going soppy in your old age!" Emma replied, turning round and stroking his cheek. Honey liked to poke fun at some of the cute little things that Will did for Emma and his kids. He always blushed furiously and insisted that he wasn't going soft but Emma could tell he didn't really mind it.

When they got back home both Elle and Mikey were sitting in the kitchen waiting for them. "Mummy!" They both yelled and flung themselves at her. Emma smiled, holding her kids close to her. She looked over the top of Elle's head and nodded at Will who came and put his arms around all three of them.

Later that night as Elle and Emma stood cooking in the kitchen, Elle looked across shyly at her mum and smiled. This didn't go unnoticed by Emma and she turned to face her. "What is it baby?" She asked, her face concerned.

"Nothing Mum, just I love you." Elle said turning away and blushing. Emma grinned and walked over to where Elle was standing.

"I love you too honey." Emma replied hugging her tightly. "Oops!" She added as she drew apart from Elle and noticed that she'd left a smudge of bolognaise sauce on Elle's cheek from the wooden spoon she was holding. They both giggled as Emma tried to wipe off the sauce unsuccessfully.

"What are you two laughing at?" Mikey and Will said at the same time as they stuck their heads around the door. They both broke into fits of giggles as now both Emma and Elle were covered in their tea! "Maybe you should go take a shower before tea and we'll finish up here." Will said kissing the sauce of Emma's cheek. "Mmmm tastes nice babe." He added licking his lips.

"Ewwww don't get all gross on us please." Mikey and Elle shrieked running from the room as Will and Emma started to kiss.

"Charming." Emma remarked as she left the kitchen in the direction of the shower room. An hour later, all of their plates were soaking in the sink and the four of them were lying draped across each other on the three-seater sofa watching a movie. "What are we watching again?" Emma asked giggling as she nuzzled her head into Will's chest.

"Pirates Of The Caribbean babe, for the third time." Will replied softly. Emma bit her lip to stop the giggles escaping and smiled sweetly at her frowning children. Two hours later and after much drooling over Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom both kids went up to bed and left Will and Emma to it, although Emma didn't last much longer than the twins had. Twenty minutes later, she was fast asleep on Will's chest and he had to slide out from underneath her. He smiled at her as he picked her up and carried her upstairs, her head lolled to the side and she mumbled softly to herself as he placed her under the covers. He thought she was sound asleep but as he got in next to her, he felt her stir and then move to be closer to him.

"I love you." She whispered quietly in his ear.

I thought I'd give you a mushy chapter as the real evilness begins next mwahhahahaha :P xxxpip