Danny was floating - I wonder if I'm dead, with Alice. Danny thought. His heart shattered more. If I'm dead where's the angels? The pearly gates? I wonder, I suddenly feel a heavy load fall on his chest

"Urgh" Heaven should not feel like this.

Suddenly the load is removed and he heard someone saying his name.

"Danny, Danny, wake up you" there was a pause "you shambolic man, your not leaving me."

Danny suddenly realised he recognised that voice it's the voice of an angel. His eyes fluttered open and he's suddenly looking at the bluest eyes he'd ever seen.

"Alice, Alice?" he grabbed her hands to make sure she's real.

"How're, What, He told me, Oh thank God."

Danny grabbed her and hugged her tight, she winced.

"Look Danny, can you move? We need to get to hospital!"

He saw Alice cringe and she clutched her stomach.

Suddenly a vehicle appeared and screeched to a halt. Dupe and Evan jumped out looking worried.

"Dupe, can you and Evan put Van Heerdan in the cage, in the back of his truck, then get on the radio to Mara tell them to get an ambulance and the police here straight away. I'll explain everything later!" Dupe and Evan got started sorting everything. Alice was bent double on her knees, clutching her stomach tears streaming down her face, Danny hugged her.

"Oh God Danny I'm so sorry, you didn't know and we've lo.. It's go.."

She was crying so hard she couldn't get her words out. She groaned again.

"Look Alice we'll talk later just concentrate on trying to get through the pain ok."

Alice didn't want to wait another minute but a police car came screaming around the corner. 2 officers jumped out and surveyed the scene.

Danny was sat looking like a human punching bag, Van Heerdan was lying in the back of a locked cage and Alice she's on her knees sobbing. The officers come over and help me up, "Please just look after my wife, I'll be fine."

As the police help her up she grabbed her stomach and moaned.

"Alice?" I said, her eyes glazed over and she went limp.

"Look she's been through a lot, can we just get her in your car and get to hospital!" It didn't matter that he was speaking to police officers like that Alice was all that mattered.

He was sat in the police car, the sirens were blaring, Alice's head rested on my knee. Her breathing is shallow and thready. What's wrong with her? Could it be a severe head injury, or an intercranial bleed. His brain whirled with possibilities. She was a fighter, she wasn't leaving me I know she's not leaving me. Dupe and Evan had waited with Van Heerdan until another police car arrived. He'd reluctantly told Dupe to keep pressure oh his wound, only because Danny wanted to kill him himself!

We arrived at the hospital, they had a gurney and a wheelchair waiting. They lifted Alice onto the gurney and rushed her inside the building, they tried to make Danny sit in the wheelchair but he refused. They asked me how long she'd been unconscious,

"No more than 10 minutes," He told them. "I'm not leaving my wife!" he shouted them when they try to usher me away.

"Look Mr Trevanion , she'll be fine just come with us, let us check you over. You won't be long."

He looked at Alice again, "I won't be long darling, I'll be right back." he blew her a kiss as she was surrounded by doctors. He then reluctantly left the room.

15 Minutes Later

Danny went in search of Alice, he was all clean, the blood cleaned off and his ribs had been bandaged. 4 cracked ribs, no apparent internal bleeding. No serious head injury either. He was lucky, they had completed the tests in record time, He needed to get back to Alice. Everytime he asked a nurse or doctor how she was they either ignored me or evaded the question. He was nearly at the end of his tether. He asked at the reception where she was, they asked him to wait one moment. Danny stood tapping his feet, He wasn't usually this impatient. He smiled, he'd been around Alice too long or maybe not long enough.

"She's down the hallway Mr Trevanion, room number 3, the doctor is still with her." she smiled at me.

"Thanks."

He strode down the hallway towards her room. A man walked from the room.

"Hello, Mr Trevanion I presume."

"Yes, Dr?"

"I'm Doctor Burns." Danny shook his hand.

"How's my wife Doctor Burns?"

"She's fine, great actually, her injuries are superficial. We've stitched her head and she should be able to go home later today."

Danny sighed in relief, "I wonder why she fainted then?" he shook my head in wonder.

The doctor who had started to walk away replied, "Oh it's perfectly normal for woman in her condition to faint, she'll be fine as soon as you get her home."

"Thank you Dr Burns." Danny smiled at him then quietly opened the door to Alice's room.

Alice was lying in bed with her eyes closed, there were tears lines down her face where she'd obviously cried. She was mumbling something and her hand was rested on her stomach. She then smiled, looked down at her hand and said,

"I love you junior, thank God your ok."

Danny was in shock. He choked out, "Junior?"

She jumped and finally looked up and seen me, then she looked at anywhere but at Danny.

"Junior?" he repeated. I was still waiting for the shock to recede.

"Well Danny I've tried to tell you many times but we always got interrupted. I'm pregnant Danny, 9 weeks."

"Oh wow," he walked towards her.

"No Danny, I love this baby and I know you don't want any more children, but he is sooooo important to me.

"He?"

"Well I imagine it's a boy, with your eyes and smile." she smiled at him.

"Look Alice I know what I said, but I didn't mean it, I'll always mourn that baby but now I have a second chance with you, with our child. I nearly lost you today, I THOUGHT I'd lost you today words can't explain how I felt when I seen you lying there…..not moving." he shuddered. "I'm never letting you go EVER!"

Alice was too choked up to speak, she just swallowed and nodded her eyes glistening.

Danny sat on her bed and take her into my arms, "Everything makes sense now, the mood swings, oversleeping. Your condition as the doctor put it."

"I'm sorry I never told you earlier Danny, I happy your alright," she placed his hand on her still flat stomach. "That your both alright." she then put her hand over his. The baby now lay sheltered by his parents hands.

"Me too love, come on let's see if we can take you home."