Danny's POV

To say I could kill Dupe right now was understatement... I purposely told him about the whole not telling Alice thing. It wasn't that I didn't want to, or that I wasn't going to; I'd just been waiting until I was with her. This was just what Alice didn't need.

"I... I was going to tell you." I stammered, my words coming out at a mixed pace.

"When?" Alice asked, her tone openly accusing and slightly hostile. I cringed before sighing and rubbing my face.

"When I got over there... Alice, I didn't want you worrying about me." I admitted. I didn't. She had more than enough on her plate without fretting over me. At the end of the day I'm fine, not hurt and safe.

The line was silent for a moment. Then I heard Alice sniff and I closed my eyes; I didn't want her to cry or get upset, and what made it worse was I couldn't wrap my arms around her, tell her it would all be ok and that everything was fine.

"Please don't cry Alice... please." I whispered.

"It's my job to worry about you..." She finally croaked. "Danny... what if they come looking for you? What if their friends come?"

"Alice, they won't... besides I'm out of here in no time!" I beamed as I looked at my cases which were now ready to go.

"Tell me about it..." Alice murmured.

"Alice..."

"Tell me!" She demanded cutting me off, her voice raised. I sighed, I wasn't going to argue with her. If this would make her happy then I'd do it.

"I went back for Dupe and they were there. I lied, said the police were coming and Dupe was going to radio through but they found it and we thought they smashed it up. They threw is in well, a hut thing and locked it up and Dupe got the radio back. He tried to fix it and half fixed it, and so we tried to radio through... got nothing back as Dupe didn't fix that bit. Anyway, they came back with guns, said they were leaving. Pointed them at me and Dupe then Thabo and Fatani arrived with the police." I drawled. I then stopped and waited for her response.

"Danny... what if they'd have shot you?" She enquired, her voice soft and shaking slightly with emotion.

"But they didn't." I said, "Alice, I told you I'd follow and I will."

"Hmm... fine, but no more going out and getting yourself in situations. I want you to behave like a perfect man." Alice laughed. I laughed along with her, she didn't have much to worry about. As we continued to chat for a bit longer I felt as though my heart may burst with the love that I felt for Alice. She was one in a million...

Georgina's POV

Alice had stormed off and then rang Danny, half an hour later and she was finally just coming into the living room once more. My youngest son had arrived too, Eric, and so the two were finally introduced to one another. Alice smiled at him and shook his hand. I rolled my eyes as Eric's own eyes bugged wide. He was woman mad!

As Alice sat down with Olivia and of course Charlotte who flung her arms around her mum, I began to observe her. She'd changed a lot since that feisty young woman who'd arrived at Leopards Den all those years ago. Of course she was older now, but she seemed so much more settled and relaxed. I smiled, she looked completely at ease, worry-free, loved and in love and further more she seemed happy.

She was one woman who had never ceased to amaze me and one of the most remarkable things about her was just how far she'd come. I remember the days when she trusted no one, sat alone with Charlotte on her own and only wanted to do her work. Then there were the days when she was obviously in love with Danny but too stubborn to admit it. The hugs they shared that lingered slightly, the smiles they had for one another. The good natured banter. Then there was the storm, the time in which Alice's true colours began to show I suppose. One thing that had been shining bright had been her love for Danny, and both finally admitted it and got together. I smiled to myself as I remembered them trying to keep it all a secret, like that would have ever worked out!

Back then Alice had been feisty and independent and although she loved Danny and did have all the willingness in the world to learn to trust him and she did indeed trust him more than I'm going to guess she had ever trusted anyone, Alice hadn't had any complete trust at all. She still had a past.

But now I could see what my sister meant about Alice. When we'd talked over the phone, Caroline had sometimes made a remark about Alice. A pleasant remark always but always one on how she'd progressed and changed. Apparently after she and Danny had a short break up, she came back with more trust in him than ever, and more in love than ever too and since then she'd only got better.

I'd gone over for their wedding and seeing the pair on that day had been a shock to the system. Alice was happy in her family role and more than happy to give everything including herself to Danny. It had become obvious how much she trusted everyone and also how important and special she was to all the family. Alice had mellowed and although her feisty attitude was still there, it wasn't quite as abrupt.

Now no one would even believe me if I described the old Alice. Who'd believe that the woman sat on my sofa, heavily pregnant, married to the man she adores, with one daughter hugging her tightly and with her arm wrapped around her step daughter, would have once been so independent, feisty and completely the opposite to who she was today.

"So who's for some tea?" I asked snapping out of my thoughts. A murmur of agreeance came from everyone and so I set off to the kitchen. It certainly was nice to see them all again and have this large and often lonely house full once more.