After asking a lot of people whether they had seen Janet he eventually found her outside sitting with Cassandra, both of them snuggled under their jackets. Hearing him approach Cassandra turned round and smiled, then after kissing her mother on the forehead she walked over to Daniel.

"Mom I'm gonna see if I can find Sam okay. Take care of her." She then whispered to Daniel before she gave him a small hug and walked off.

Daniel walked over to Janet.

"This seat taken?" he whispered to her.

She looked up at him and smiled. Had she forgiven him?

"Sure, though if you're coming here hoping for another argument I'm really not up to it Daniel."

"You know something, me either." He told her then sitting down by her side. "Look I'm sorry about what happened before, I didn't mean for you to get upset like that."

"Daniel I know you didn't. It was just you telling me not to go through with this...it felt like you were telling me not to help her and I guess that made me angry."

"I would never tell you not to help our child Janet. What I was trying to say in my own bumbling way is that... god Janet I don't want to lose you. I couldn't bear it if there were complications or if something went wrong and left me with even the slightest chance of losing you. I've never felt as strongly about anyone since Shauri as I do about you and knowing that while you're doing something so brave and compassionate, there's a chance something could go wrong...I've just realised I love you Janet Fraiser and I'm not ready to let you go."

"You don't have to..." she whispered stroking his face. "Daniel I know this is scary, but you have to understand that I need to do this. I can't let her die."

"I know you can't." He replied. "But do you understand where I'm coming from too?"

Janet smiled.

"I understand that you love me." She replied softly looking straight into his eyes and seeing that it was true.

"Yes I do." He replied smiling.

"Daniel when we argued in the infirmary it broke my heart. I need you okay, now more than I ever have. This is our child and I just... I need your support here because if I don't have that I don't know if I can do this. Can't you see that I love you too, so much that watching you every day, thinking you didn't feel the same made my heart ache. I can't do this alone Daniel, and you're the only one who can get me through this because I love you, and because she's ours." She told him breaking down.

Daniel wrapped his arms around her.

"And you don't have to." He replied. "Because I'm here now, no matter what. I was being selfish before, just thinking how I couldn't bear to lose you. But now I can see how much this means to you, and believe me I don't want Kelly to die because I'm the one stopping you from doing this. She's a beautiful kid."

"You saw the photo?"

Daniel nodded.

"Let's just say I gave myself a good talking to." He told her making her laugh.

"You think we'll ever have that one day?" she asked him tenderly, snuggling up to him, her head on his chest.

"All I know is that I don't intend letting you go Janet Fraiser. Not for the rest of my life."

Janet smiled.

"Really?" She asked tears in her eyes.

"Really." He replied kissing her on her nose, then her forehead.

"I'm afraid you're stuck with me now."

"I can think of worse things." She replied then leaning in to kiss him.

"Now lets get you inside. You're shivering." He told her, taking off his own jacket and wrapping it around her shoulders then helping her up. "I am so proud of you." He told her kissing her on the head.

"I'm so scared." She replied as Daniel once again took her in his arms.

"Don't be scared sweetheart. I'm here now, by your side...always."

"Finally." Came a voice behind them and a lot of giggling.

The pair turned around to see Cassandra standing on the grass watching them.

Janet walked over to her.

"Are you okay with this sweetie?" Janet then asked.

For a moment Cassandra stood quietly while Daniel walked over to Janet and put an arm around her.

"Mom of course I'm okay with it. Daniel's a great guy and I can think of worse things than one day having him as a step father. He makes you happy mom, and that's okay with me."

"Thank you honey." Janet told her enveloping her in a hug.

"Well are you part of the family or what?" Cassandra asked Daniel beckoning him to come over, then as he did pulling him into the hug.

"I know you'll take care of her." Cassandra whispered to Daniel.

"I'll take care of you too." He replied.

"Promise?" she asked.

"I promise." He told Cassandra. "Because you're my family too now, and you always will be." He added.