CC rolls off her bed with a loud thump.

"ah…….Now my tucus is gonna hurt too. Oy, I'm turning into nanny Fi…my head." She climbed to her feet and made her way to her kitchen. "I need something for my headache. Was I drinking last night?" She couldn't remember. "I must have been." She found a hang over recipe in Niles' handwriting. "I don't remember having this. Oh well, I'll try anything." She makes the drink to according recipe. She sips the drink. "Yuck… What's he trying to do poison me when he's not even here?" She spit it in the sink. She starts to move to the den area. "I feel like I'm going to puck again," She gagged a few times. "I despise that man. If he only knew." She held her nose and drank it down. She looked at the clock oh no. I was supposed to be over at the mansion 45 minutes ago. She walks down the stairs and she sees the cops, "Great I'll be even later. Not if I go out the back way." So CC knowing how to get by, made her way around the building without being seen. No one there was paying attention to her anyway. They were watching the body.

CC didn't realize that she had a black eye. Max came from the office. He looked her up and down.

"CC what happened to you?"

"What do you mean?"

"You have burse and scratches all over you."

"I don't know. I don't remember, I got up this morning, fell out of bed cause I was…up too late. I think I had to much to drink last night. I just don't remember."

Fran came running in and told Max the news about the dead man they found face down in the snow right in the front of CC's complex building. Niles' mind: So I did kill that man last night and she covered for me. But look what he did to her. That's not right even for her to have a man hit her like that. Like what I saw, to boss her around. I did the right thing.

"Did you know him?"

"I didn't see him. There were a lot of cops around though. That's all I know…my head…" she blinked. "But that's the second time that cops have been there."

"Second time?"

"Last time it was New Years day. My date took off running. I don't know maybe the cops were after him or he had a run in with the law." Niles remembered that. He was the one that caused the entire ruckus. Niles leaves to get some tea.

"CC rest."

"I wish I could do that but…"

"No, buts sit down and…" Niles comes in with tea.

"Tea sir,"

"Sure, what ever." He waved his hands. "We have to be nice to CC look at her."

"Uh…my head. Is still spinning."

"Niles bring her something for her eyes and her head."

"Already did sir," he walks over to her. "Here," he gently lays an ice pack on her swollen eye. She looks up at him, then slaps him in the face. "Ow, what was that for? I just…." Niles' expression told Max he wanted to say more to her. To possibly make fun.

"Niles be nice to her for once." He huffs and leaves the room.

Later that night Niles goes to 'his place' to stare at the stars. That's where he talks to Sarah. He always ask her for her advise about things. He feels close to her. Something, that he can't describe Peaceful maybe.

"Sarah what to do? I have to protect her…till I get enough courage to tell her how I feel. I can't see her get hurt time after time. This woman…"

"then tell her, how you feel…" Niles turned around he was shock to see Max standing there.

"Sir, I…"

"I didn't mean too bother you." Max smiled. "Wow! I forgot how beautiful it really is out here."

"It is."

"Asking Sarah for advise." Niles blushed.

"I do it all the time." Max patted Niles on the shoulder. "I miss her," Niles sniffed.

"Me too. I wish…" Max sighed. Niles faced Max.

"you came up here."

"I did. Nanny Fine told me you were out here the one night looking at the stars. That's how she knew that you need a telescope. I thought what the hell I'd go up to see what you guys saw." A tear slid down his face. "I wanted to see if there were any more lucky stars out there."

Max told Niles the first time that he brought Sarah out here. They wished a pond shooting stars, he.. they wished she that she would get pregnant.

"That never happened so I…we decide to try it out here under the stars…" Max sighed. "You know the rest. I just wish…I could have more time with her." Max sat down in the lawn chain. "Sarah help Niles…" Niles looked over at Max when he didn't finish the sentence. He was fast asleep. Niles went downstairs and brought Max a cover and pillow.

Niles settled down in the other chair, and wrapped himself in a blanket.

"Sarah help me…"

"Follow your heart." He thought he heard her say.

"It was just the wind." Niles muttered to himself.

"I watch over you Niles, you watch over your angel." Niles smiled and closed his eyes.

"Thank you. I will." he whispered before falling asleep.