Liv's POV

(It's early morning the next day, Georgina and Caroline have gone out and Charlotte has still not woken up. Only Liv and Alice are up and about)

Gran and Georgina had gone early this morning; they'd literally just been leaving as Alice and I dragged ourselves down the stairs still half asleep. It was kind of weird waking up at 'Alice' time and seeing people still tired and trying to wake up with little success. I smiled, it was a good kind of weird though! Well for me, it was more satisfaction! Thabo would never believe his eyes!

Now at seven forty five I was dressed, hair done, make up on and wide awake – a true first. Alice too was dressed, her hair done and make up complete and she was now on with the chores she faced throughout our stay here in England. Already I'd heard her on the phone to the veterinary council here in the UK and also to the bank. She'd filled out paperwork and had piles off envelopes ready to post.

At the minute Alice was busy ironing – although she did seem slightly calmer than she did when she was arguing with the bank. God, remind me never ever to annoy Alice! She was petrifying angry! I looked across to Alice and she smiled before pulling out one of her many shirts.

"You want anything in particular ironing?" Alice asked me as she began to iron. I racked my brains trying to go through the clothes I had.

"No not really... though you don't have to do my ironing Alice..." I pestered. I was 18, I should be doing my own ironing not asking Alice to do it or allowing her to either.

"Liv." Alice said sternly. "I want to do your ironing... if I didn't want to do it I wouldn't do it. And yes before you start I know your 18 and fully capable." Alice added as an afterthought. I laughed at her and walked over to where she was.

"Thanks..." I mumbled as I began pair the socks together. "So, how are you?" I asked her.

"Fine..." She paused and looked at me and I could only offer her my 'get real' look. Alice's fine was code for the English version of not good. "Ok... I miss Danny but you know he's on his way... 4 days now..." She let her voice trail off as she drifted into a land of her own. "Anyway." She exclaimed snapping out of her trance. "What about you?"

"Yeh I'm good, missing Thabo. You know, I was thinking... maybe getting in touch with a few of my friends?" I suggested hoping she'd agree. Alice had agreed, well insisted on taking me down to Bristol to see Evan as soon as she could legally drive in England.

"Good idea, you could see them when we got to see Evan." Alice smiled as she handed me a pair of trousers to fold. I did so and smirked. I caught her eyes and immediately I realised she knew that I'd been asking her a sly question.

At that moment, a knock came at the door. It was sudden. Quite heavy too. Alice looked up from the pile of ironing she'd just placed on the board. I groaned and put the folded trousers down.

"I'm going!" I murmured.

"Thanks!" Alice called as I walked off, down the very long and expensive hallway towards the enormous oversized door. I unlocked it before opening it.

Then my mouth dropped... my heart leapt to my throat...

"I'm dreaming." I whispered.

"Well no, no you're not!" Thabo answered. I laughed and flung my arms around him as tightly as I could. He too chuckled and wrapped his arms back around me. It was at such a point I noticed a lurking Danny.

"Da..!" I began but he quickly placed his finger to his lips. "Danny..." I whispered and rushed forward to hug him. I'd missed him a lot. After all he was my dad in every sense of the word and I loved him a hell of a lot more than my real father.

"Where's Alice?" Danny questioned at a whisper after our greeting.

"Ironing!" I replied quietly.

"Try and get her to the door... Hide Thabo somewhere... and say something to get her here without her knowing it's me." Danny murmured.

"Like what?" I hissed, "Superman is at the door?"

"Say the guy wants you or something!" Danny replied, "Just do it before she comes investigating!"

I sighed and ushered Thabo inside, I quickly kissed him before hiding him in the kitchen.

"Alice!" I called.

"What?" She shouted back as I walked into the room.

"Guy wants you, well he said is your mum or dad in... insulted but he wants you and only you!" I laughed mimicking Danny's northern accent in a deep tone, I signalled to the door with my thumb and Alice just sighed and walked off. I smirked and went to stand with Thabo in the kitchen... have a proper catch up after all who'd wanna be anywhere Danny and Alice's?

Alice's POV

As I walked to the door I wondered who on earth it could be? I mean, who would want me? Why wouldn't they deal with Liv? I mean she's 18, looks 18 and well any postman would give her something. Maybe it was someone like a gas man or something and Georgina had forgotten. I decided this was probably the most likely scenario and so after quickly sorting my hair I opened the door.

...

Those green eyes... th-that... I gasped. Simply staring straight ahead. This was a dream. This had to be a dream. But as I blinked as number of times and he didn't disappear, I finally found my voice.

"Danny..." I whispered flinging my arms around him. He laughed and took me into his own arms. I let my tears cascade like a waterfall down my face, my emotion was clear for anyone to see. I sobbed silently into his chest, clinging to him for dear life as though letting go off him may make him disappear. I felt love bursting from every seam. My husband, my beautiful husband was here. He was back with me... and I never wanted him to leave my side again.

Danny's POV

Seeing my blue eyed angel again was possibly one of most beautiful things in the world. I knew I'd missed her, god, I'd missed her like crazy, every little thing about her but it wasn't until I saw her I understood just how much I'd missed her. I couldn't imagine a life without her. Never.

I held her as tightly but as tenderly as I could. She had been sobbing quietly into my chest but it felt as though she'd stopped now. A few tears had also escaped my own eyes. I was finally back in the arms of my wife. My gorgeous Alice.

I pulled my arms from her and moved my hand to cradle her face gently.

"Oh Alice... my beautiful, beautiful Alice." I whispered. Her lip quivered slightly and so I leant down and kissed her deeply. We both lingered for a long time enjoying the sweetness of our embrace. "I've missed you so much." I murmured.

"I've missed you like crazy too." She admitted smiling softly up at me.

"I love you." I told her stroking away a few tears that had fallen from her eyes with my thumbs.

"I love you too." She replied. We both looked at one another before bowing our heads together and kissing passionately. I held her as close to me as I possibly could as her arms snaked around my neck. I closed my eyes tightly, squeezing away tears.

As we pulled away, I rested both my hands on her rather large bump. I smiled, our baby was still inside Alice, growing. Alice placed her hands on top of mine before looking down.

"Daddy's home..." She whispered before lifting her gaze to smile softly at me – and it felt as though my heart might stop.