Alice watched as Danny completed notes on the animals. He was wandering around the animal hospital with a clipboard and pen, scribbling down notes on each sick animal that was recovering in the numerous pens and cages. A monkey was sat in the sink for some bizarre reason and in the pens, a giraffe had made friends with an injured warthog who was in the pen next door. Alice shook her head, moments like this made her realise just why she loved being a vet and just why she loved South Africa.

"Danny, I think you should make peace with Ed." Alice spoke up as he placed his clipboard down. She watched him as he silently made his way to the sink, picking up the monkey and placing it back in its cage to eat it's food. "Danny..."

"I heard." Danny said finally.

"Well don't ignore me then, it's ignorant." Alice scolded moving towards him.

"How do I go about it?" Danny asked her, "I can't stand him."

"Yes you can. You can't work with him but you don't hate him Danny. You're both just point scoring... look, I'm not his biggest fan, but he's out of here today. Why not reconcile before a war with Mara re-emerges?"

"He should apologize."

"He will."

"No he won't." Danny argued, "He's too proud."

"Sounds like another man I know!" Alice exclaimed, "You know, you and Ed, you're more alike than you think!"

"Opposites attract Alice." Danny sighed, "Just as the similar reject."

"Exactly, if we're talking about magnets." Alice told him, "Look, we'll both go. We can make our peace with the Lynches then enjoy the rest of our life's... Leopards Den will be ours and well it won't be long til we have a baby..."

Danny grinned at the latter part of her sentence. He couldn't wait for the day their baby finally arrived, he just could not wait to meet them. He wondered if their baby would look like him, look like Alice or an equal mixture of them both? The most simple question, boy or girl? He sighed and nodded.

"Fine..." Danny agreed, "But I can't physically go until I've had a kiss off my wife."

"Physically stuck are we?" Alice asked amused,

"Physically." Danny confirmed before making a show of being unable to move. Alice rolled her eyes before walking forward and kissing him passionately. He grinned as she pulled away, springing up, grabbing her hand and walking bouncily away, Alice in tow.

"Not so stuck now." Alice muttered.

"Duh, you released me!" Danny laughed.

(x)

It didn't take them long to come across Ed and Fiona who were packing in their room. Alice knocked on the door gently, her hand still cocooned with Danny's. Ed and Fiona both turned, moving together automatically.

"We just came to..." Danny stumbled, "Well... look Ed, I don't want this bad atmosphere between us to linger. I was wondering if we could make our peace?"

"You mean... kiss and make up?" Ed asked.

"Without the kiss." Danny corrected with a smile.

"Look, the last thing either of us need is a war. Let's be together. We've all said things and done things we shouldn't have... but let's just put it behind us. It's been stressful and well... why create more stress when we can dissolve right here?" Alice asked.

"Ok." Fiona smiled, "I accept, and so does he."

"I do?"

"You do." Fiona told Ed. He nodded and offered his hand to Danny who shook it as Fiona and Alice also shook hands before the pairs swapped, Alice shaking Ed's hand, Danny shaking Fiona's.

"Join us for a drink later." Danny offered Ed, "One last one before you leave."

"Sure thing." Ed smiled with a nod. "I apologize too..."

Danny and Alice grinned before walking away hand in hand. Alice smiled, stopping Danny as they reached the kitchen.

"Thank you... see wasn't that hard eh?" Alice spoke in soft tones, looking up at her husband with nothing but love shining from her eyes.

"No... don't suppose it was. Thanks for making me do that." Danny whispered before grabbing both her hands and kissing her cheek, "You're the best."

Alice simply smiled.

(x)

Fatani winked as he handed Alice her orange juice after giving everyone else a bottle of beer. She looked at it for a moment in disgust before shrugging and sipping it gently.

"I actually never thought I'd miss alcohol this much... though it doesn't help when you have a family far too fond of the stuff or the local bar owner as a close family friend!" Alice chuckled as she leant on the bar talking to Fatani.

"You do live with Dup... definite downside." Fatani commented, "And you are Glaswegian."

"What are you saying?" Alice laughed.

"Well apparently you're pretty good at drinking people under the table." Fatani reminded her, she grimaced before smiling sweetly, "You can't deny it! You told me! Drunk on your birthday come to think of it..."

"And it's true!" Danny chuckled as he came up behind her, placing his empty bottle on the boor as Fatani opened him another one. "When we saw your friend, Beth, first thing she remembered was how crazy a party animal you were!"

"You two are making me out to be an alcoholic, crazed woman!"

"Alcoholic... maybe not." Danny commented.

"The crazed woman?" Fatani asked,

"Definitely." Both men laughed as Alice hit them both good heartedly on the arm.

"Well that's that, not your friend." She pointed to Fatani, "And you..." She began pointing at Danny, "Can forget any kisses."

Fatani winked at Danny and reached under the bar, he quickly through a small plant at Danny who caught it with a wink before running after Alice.

"What if you had no choice!" Danny breathed.

"Of course I have choice." Alice announced turning around to face him, she then noticed the wicked look in his eyes and looked up. She rolled her eyes, a grin splitting as she shook her head gently, "Mistletoe?"

Danny nodded. Alice shook her head before placing her hands on either side of his face and pulling his head down to hers. The entire bar began to jeer and laugh as the pair kissed passionately. Alice finally pulled away giving him nothing more than a cheeky wink.