Everyone was sat in the living room at 8 the following morning.

"This better be worth getting me out of bed for!" Lexi said crabbily. Then yawned widely.

"It is baby." Alice told her.

Daniel sat beside Ethan who sat beside Lexi who was sat beside Amie. Every so often Lexi would lean against him and he would nudge her to wake her up.

"Can we get this show on the road?" Lexi asked. "Can I remind everybody of my 19 hour shift! And I've had about an hours sleep so I am seriously sleep deprived and getting angrier by the minute by people nudging me!" she said towards Ethan. Half playfully.

"Poor Lexi." Ethan said and kissed her head. She rested it on his shoulder. A few minutes later hew eyes were closed and her breathing slow.

"I'll be gone about 10 minutes. Let her sleep. God help you if you wake her up again. She'll likely to strangle you. Although you won't have to worry coz she'll fall asleep before you die."

Ethan chuckled. Then looked at Daniel.

"Are you ready to start your anger management later Daniel?"

"Yeah." he said.

(X)

Alice walked in the study the next morning. Found Danny fidgeting.

"Are you sure Alice. I mean really sure. It just seems out if the realm of possibility and I'm a pretty rational guy." he paused. "Am I a rational guy? God you know me better than I do!"

"I'm certain Danny. But I have the swabs ready to be sent off. I only need Lexi''s and Amie's" she took his and marked it clearly.

So here he was sat waiting to meet his kids. Possibly. Could they be his? I mean he wouldn't have forgot his own kids. That's just cruel!

"You ready to meet." Alice fumbled for the right word. Your kids. My kids. Or our kids? " the kids." she settled on.

He looked uncomfortable. "Not really."

"You don't have to." she said.

"I'm a soldier of the British army. Actually I'm not am I? this is so weird believing stuff about yourself that's not true." he quieted. "What I was about to say is if they are mine I've been away too long. And that's not fair. 5 years is too long."

He got up and walked towards the living room. Walked in and sat in a chair opposite the kids. He looked at them slowly.

The boy black hair blue eyes and his face was the double of him. His expression was one of boredom.

The young woman. Asleep. Undoubtedly him too. Her face was exactly him. The same shape. Same nose same eyes. Even her mouth was the same. Messy blond hair. She was like a female version of him. Far better looking than he could ever be though. She was gorgeous.

The young man beside her nudged her to wake her up.

"I'm awake." she mumbled. Rubbed her eyes. He looked at them. So she even had his eyes. Moss green, except hers were softer with her mothers sparkle.

The man sat beside her couldn't resemble him in the slightest but he felt a flicker of recognition.

The little girl. He couldn't help but think awwwww! She was absolutely tiny. She was all her mother. She had black hair and blue eyes. He saw his smile on her face though. It was adorable. Like her.

The young man nudged Lexi again.

"I'm awake!" she snapped. "Can we do this before I lapse into a coma!" her voice was irritated. She crossed her arms.

O yeah she was his daughter alright. He saw that face on himself often in the last 5 years. Frustration. He smiled at her sense of humour.

"Look kids." Alice started. "We have reason to believe that this man, is your dad."

The two young ones looked at him abit confused. But disinterested too.

"Look?" he said awkwardly.

The young woman who had just rubbed her face stood up. Extended her hand.

"Hello Peter." Lexi said.

He shook it. "Why?" he asked.

"I'm guessing you believe your Peter coz you wouldn't have left us. So Peter is your name isn't it?" she asked him softly.

He nodded.

She smiled his smile. He remembered that smile!

"Then that's what I'll call you!"

"Thank you." he told her. "For understanding.

"No problem." she stepped back. "Can I please go to bed now. I'm starting to forget what it looks like."

Alice nodded.

"Thank god!" she breathed.

Ethan got up and took Lexi's hand. Peters frown followed them.

"Some things never change. If I hadn't known before you just proved it to me." Alice whispered. To him.

Amie sat and studied him. "You look like Daniel." she said in her sweet voice.

He smiled.

Daniel glared at him.

"You may as well go. I'm the man of the house here!" Daniel told him coldly.

Danny glanced at Alice.

"Who needs someone who leaves their kids?" Daniel added.

"Daniel." Alice said softly.

"Well he did didn't he?" he shouted.

Alice whispered in his ear. Daniel left the room to go and clam down.

"Are me and Amy sisters?" Amie asked.

"No sweetie." Alice told her.

Amie looked confused. "But he's her daddy. And he's my daddy. Sp doesn't that make us sisters?"

"We need to make sure sweetie. Will you open your mouth for mum?"

"Why?"

"Coz I'm gonna take a swab. To prove he is your daddy."

"How?"

"Coz when mummies and daddies have babies. The baby looks like half of mum and half of dad. But in here." Alice patted her chest.

"So I look like daddy inside?"

Alice nodded.

"What about Lexi and Daniel and Ethan?"

"Yep. Well Daniel and Lexi look like daddy. Remember Ethan mum and dad are different but we take care of him."

Amie opened her mouth and Alice took the swab.

Amie walked up to Danny. "I bet I look like you in here!" she smiled at him and then walked away. Popped her head back in. "Can I play with Amy?"

They nodded.

"Should we have told them?" he asked.

"We, well I learned along time ago not to secrets from my family. They're good kids they'll be fine."

"Your that sure?" he asked.

She nodded.

"They're clever kids." he mused.

"Daniel is exceptionally clever. 2 classes ahead in school and getting moved up again. Amie understands things straight away. Lexi is a paramedic and Ethan is a child psychologist."

"Your obviously very proud of them."

"I am." she told him. "They're all my babies and for that reason I'm proud anything else they do or achieve is a bonus."

"I think I picked the right mum for my kids." he told her smiling.

"Thanks. I think." she replied.

"Was Lexi in hospital?"

"Yeah she was." Alice replied.

"She was knocked down by a car?" he asked.

"Danny?" Alice questioned.

"I keep having this weird dream. She's' stood in a road and a white car is going towards her and hits her. Then she's in hospital and the doctors are working on her trying to get her breathing."

"You're a bit mixed up. When Lexi was 15 she was nearly knocked down by a car but you saved her. You were knocked down not her. Scared the life outta me too. I couldn't get you breathing. Less than 6 months later she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblast Leukaemia."

His eyes shot to her. "Cancer?" he said panicked.

She sat beside him. "Don't worry, she's been in remission for 7 years now. Got her official all clear 4 years ago."

He exhaled slowly.

"We did almost lose her but she is a fighter."

"I should be apologising for abandoning you." he said guiltily.

"You believe it then." she said simply.

"Everything points to it. I can't believe I forgot my kids." he paused. "You." he touched her face. "How could I ever forget you?" he murmured. "Your so beautiful I feel like you should be permanently imprinted on my brain. Tattooed on my heart." he leaned in. Alice didn't move. He kissed once her softly.

She smiled at him. She felt like that was all she did recently. Smile at him.

"I'll get these swabs sent off. The results should arrive soon and we'll go back to normal."

"But what about Bristol? My life? Amy I've been her father for the last 5 years I won't abandon her!"

"But you'll abandon our kids?" Alice asked annoyed.

"We don't know that yet!"

"I know Danny!"

"Don't call me that I'm peter!"

"I've been calling you Danny all morning and you didn't notice. You were responding to it. Doesn't that tell you anything?"

"Your rushing me!" he warned.

"You asked to meet the kids. And excuse me but my 2 babies lost their dad before they were even out of nappies. And your talking about leaving them again. I don't thinks that's fair to them!" she fumed.

"Well I didn't ask for this. I knew I should have ignored that voice telling me to come here for a holiday! I'm going home!" he demanded.

"So you tell them your there dad just to leave them again. You doing this coz you missed the heartbroken look on their face last time?" she asked angrily.

"That's uncalled for!" he hissed. "Of course I don't wanna leave them. I have Amy to think about!"

"What about our Amie? Daniel? Lexi and Ethan? Or is your 'real' child more important than your found ones?" she asked sarcasm dripped from every word.

"I can't remember them!" he told her.

"That's not their fault. If you hadn't left that day then none of this would be happening!"

"So it's my fault?" he yelled.

"Yes!" she shouted back.

Lexi stormed in the living room. Saw her parents stood up. Gearing up for more shouting. She was pissed. "I am TRYING to sleep in there and you two are arguing! I mean god you have each other back and your arguing like kids. Shouldn't you be snuggled up on the sofa giggling or something. There is definite tension in this room. Resolve it and keep it down!" she shouted at them. "GOD!" she breathed.

"She is so your daughter." he drawled automatically. "She's right. You are familiar to me."

"You're a stranger to me!" Alice said.

"We could get to know each other." he prompted.

"How do you suggest we do that? You don't know who you are." Alice's voice raised an octave.

"They heard a thud. "Mum!" yelled a muffled voice.

Danny looked at Alice.

"Hello, my name is Alice Trevanion. My husband died 5 years ago in a plane crash."

He took her hand. "Hello I'm Danny Trevanion. Your husband is right here!" he pulled her to him for a blistering kiss.

As soon as their lips met all his previous doubts melted from his mind. Ok so he still didn't remember but this wouldn't be a bad life. He got to bring up 4 amazing kids. He'd adopt his Amy and he got to kiss this beautiful woman every night. He could just wake up one day and pretend he remembered. Stay here and live the rest of his life happy. He deepened the kiss. Alice responded eagerly. Now he did remember this. How it had felt with her and only her. He pulled away thinking it was going to escalate.

"What did you say?" Alice said breathlessly.

"That your husband is here. And I always will be too!" he twirled a strand of her hair around his finger. "I'm getting flashes of memory. Like when I kissed you there, we lose control a lot don't we?"

He was blagging it here.

"And Ethan had a hard time with his dad didn't he?"

"You remember that?" Alice asked.

"I dreamt it." he admitted. "Look whether I like it or not I AM Daniel Trevanion. At least I think I am. Those tests results are preliminary."

It gave him time to convince her to fall in love with him while they were waiting for the results to come back. He just didn't want to leave her. If he was a bad man for lying then that's the way it was.

"I'll telephone the FCA and tell them about you and Amy. They'll be able to tell us better if there was any way you could have got off the plane alive. AND "I think we should take this slow." she told him.

"Slow yeah." he agreed. "Is there anything I can around here?" he asked.

"I dunno. It's just been me for so long I don't know how to share jobs anymore."

He looked at her. "Sorry." he looked at the floor.

She knew that look in his eyes. He was hiding something! "Right what you planning?"

"Huh?"

"I know you Danny. Better than you know yourself. And your planning! We promised no secrets and no lies."

"I remember that." he whispered. "We're sat in a room. On a royal blue sofa. And I'm singing a song to you. Um I miss you this is all I wanna say I guess I miss you beautiful. And when I finish we promise not to argue or fight or keep secrets. Even though we were keeping a big secret from….Dammit!" he fumed. "Lost it!"

"God you REALLY are Danny aren't you?"

"it's starting to look like it."

"What were you planning?"

"How to make you fall in love with me so I could stay with you. I didn't wanna stay at first. I'm still conflicted now. To be honest when I first met you I thought you were insane. Still do in fact. But I like it here. Like being around you. Your easy."

She lifted her eyebrows. "Easy?" she asked.

"I meant like just good to be around. You know easy. But I can't leave Amy! She was, is the only thing I remember when I woke up in that new house. SHE was there. Not you."

"I understand Danny, I do. It just scares me to death that I'm gonna lose you again." she admitted. "I feel like if you leave again then I won't be able to survive!"

He smiled. "I can't promise I won't leave but I can promise that I will always find my way back to you. I did this time and any other time too."

He could be so sweet sometimes. He leaned in.

"SURPRISE! HONEY I'M HOME!" came a voice.

"Oh no!" Alice muttered.

A/N ok big tone shift at the end there but i was sik of the arguments and i wanted them to make up so... thanks 4 readin and reviewin x

and oh no who is visiting and who is callin alice honey (mara?) clue lol x