Later that Night.
Alice and Danny eventually got to bed after a hectic day. They lay in bed discussed Lexi among other things, kissed a lot then drifted asleep in the warmth and comfort of each others arms. After an hour of being asleep though….
Alice was soundly asleep. Breathing softly. Her arm draped around Danny's waist. Her head rested against his back. Danny is also asleep. His hand rested over Alice's. sweating trickling down his forehead, his dream was nice. He was smiling. Alice was at hospital. It was Amie's birth. She was seconds old and placed on Alice's chest. Arms and legs flying. Her face all red. Then they took her. Cleaned her up he was sat beside Alice who was exhausted but happy. They had no idea what the babies gender was. Wanted a surprise.
"We got a little girl." he said in awe. He had never seen his child being born before. It was just wow. Amazing. She way place in his arms. So tiny even though she was born on time. She yawned and opened her eyes, looked up at him with these intense blue eyes and he fell in love with his daughter. Alice looked down at her. They were alone in the room.
"Our baby girl." he whispered.
She had baby Trevanion written on her identification tag. They hadn't been able to decide on a name. They had been certain that she was actually a boy and were going to call her Bailey Owen Trevanion.
"So what she gonna be called?" Alice asked.
He handed Alice their daughter. Reluctant to let her go.
"We didn't really think much on girls names did we? Even though we knew there was a chance she was a she." he said. "She needs a little girls name like Bethany."
She shook her head. "Amanda." she suggested.
He shook his head. "Amie?"
"Amie Amanda." they said together smiling.
It felt like 5 seconds later they were taking her home. Alice was carrying her into the house. As soon as he walked in it wasn't their house anymore. He was walking onto a plane feeling sick. Was being strapped into a seat with chains. Even though he was telling them he wanted off. The plane was shuddering and jerking. There was a dead weight around his waist! The plane nose dived. Was breathing heavily. Felt impact. Burning people all around him he was trapped! He wrenched himself free from something which had him pinned.
"Baby." he murmured.
Picked her up. Time to get off. But he could barely move. He was thrashing all over the bed at this point. He couldn't get out the door but he saw the roof had been ripped off. Balanced on a chair and tried to climb out. Dead burned people hung on his legs weighing him down. He kicked at them.
"STOP!" he shouted clearly.
"You'll die Danny!" the burned people taunted him. They were disfigured and made him sick. He was being shook and he hit out at the figure. He pulled himself out of the plane. Fell out the other side. He was falling and falling. Felt a jarring impact.
(X)
Alice was asleep. She felt Danny stiffen by her side, heard him mumbling. Get off. Want to get off! He repeated. He was breathing heavily. His legs moving. Hips wiggling like he was struggling and straining against something. His face was hid in his pillow.
"No not again!" he said grabbed her arm and flung it away from his body.
"Baby!" he murmured. "Save you promise."
Alice knew what was wrong. He was jerking. "No burning people!" he whispered. "So sorry!" tears coming from his eyes. "Can't get out!" he was thrashing all over the bed.
"STOP!" he shouted. "Leave me please!" he pleaded. His arms over his face covering his eyes.
"Danny honey it's a nightmare." she whispered shaking him.
"Bastard!" he snarled. His arm flew towards her head. She hit the bed a second before his arm connected.
He was rolling and before she could stop him he was rolling off the bed and on the floor. She was out of bed in a second but he was already out of the room and in the bathroom being violently sick. She heard a tap running. He walked back in their room. Saw her sat on the bed. He ran his hand through his hear.
"You ok honey?
He ignored her. Climbed in his side of the bed. Lay down with his back to her.
"Danny?" she asked.
He ignored her again.
"Do you…" she started.
"NO!" he said in a cold voice.
She lay beside him. Hugged him close. Letting him know she was there for him. He turned over and kissed her heatedly. She knew what he was doing. She responded. He needed physical closeness. She gave him what he needed.
(X)
Danny woke up again. Fell from bed again. Similar dream but not the same this time. He ran to the bathroom but he wasn't ill this time. Rubbed his face tiredly. Splashed water on his face then walked back to his bedroom. Passed the clock in the hallway. 4 o'clock. He'd been asleep for 28 minutes. It was the 3rd time the nightmare had hit. It was always practically the same. A nice memory then the plane. Burning people holding him down while a bright red hot orange fire came to engulf him. Or he fell into an inferno. The sight of the fires made him ill. Alice met him out in the hallway.
"You ok Danny?"
"O yeah I'm freaking fabulous!" he said sarcastically. "I'm sorry honey I don't mean to take it out on you." ran his hands through his hair.
"How much sleep you had?" she asked.
"I dunno." he admitted.
"Are you dreaming about the plane?"
"No." he lied. "I have no memory of the plane."
"Doesn't mean you won't dream it."
"I don't ok!" he said.
"What then?"
"Nothing." he hissed.
"Danny." she pleaded.
"C'mon, we'll go back to bed. You can grab a few hours before the kids get up." he took her back in their room and hugged her tightly. It took an hour but she eventually fell back asleep. He lay awake holding her. The best thing that had ever happened to him. He'd say his kids but she gave them to him so without her he wouldn't have them. No SHE was the best thing in his life. And he loved her beyond words. He kissed her. "I love you." he said softly. And climbed from their bed. Padded in bare feet to the kitchen. Brewed some strong coffee. Drank a full cup of it. Decided to look on the internet for some sort of stimulant to keep him awake. If he needed it. He checked that it could be bought in a pharmacy and that most importantly it was legal and not something he was gonna get addicted to. Nodded and wrote the name down. Walked back to the kitchen had another cup of coffee and made a start of breakfast.
Amie walked into the room.
"Did you sleep good daddy?" she asked sitting down.
"Not really starlight."
Amie frowned. "Why did you call me that daddy?"
"Well Lexi has a nickname called sunshine when she was little and Daniel is Dee jay and Ethan is eth. So I thought my baby girl needs a nickname too. Then I was thinking and was like well she's as bright as the stars and if I had a star for every time she made me smile then I would have the entire sky in my hand!" he said seriously. "Then thought yeah my Amie is as special as the stars." he leaned in. "Only better coz there's only one of you!"
Amie smiled. "Aw daddy!" she got up and hugged him. And kissed his cheek. "I got the bestest daddy in the whole universe and I'm really glad that you're here with me and not in heaven like mummy said!"
"So am I coz I get the spend time with my starlight." he smiled. "So what do you want for breakfast?"
"Just toast and milk."
"That was what you had yesterday too. Do you not eat much breakfast?"
She shook her head.
"Your like me. I don't each much breakfast either."
She smiled at the similarity.
Daniel walked into the kitchen. His hair looking like he stuck his fingers in a electrical socket.
"Morning son."
"Good morning…dad."
Danny smiled. He loved the pause it was so cute.
Amie nibbled her toast and nodded. Thinking her talk in the truck yesterday had worked.
"What do you want for breakfast?"
Not bothered." Daniel yawned.
"I kinda don't know what you like son." Danny said guilty.
Yesterday Daniel would have made a big deal of that. "Can you make scrambled eggs?"
"Can I make scrambled eggs? I make the best scrambled eggs in the whole of Africa. I made them for your mum years ago." he cracked open a couple of eggs. "I don't really think much of them. I pinch them off your mums plate to annoy her though." he smiled.
Daniel rolled his eyes. "Dad?"
"Yeah Daniel." Danny replied making his eggs.
"Where's Lexi and Ethan?"
He froze. Considered going and waking Alice to ask her what to say.
Danny put Daniels eggs on a plate. "Well here's the thing kids. Lexi had an accident at work not last night but the night before. She's in hospital."
Amie's eyes widened. "Is she gonna die?" her eyes glistened.
"No sweetie. She's awake and talking to people. She'll get better."
"What's wrong with her?" Daniel asked concerned.
"A broken leg and a cut on her head."
Daniel nodded. Danny didn't see the need in scaring them with unnecessary details.
"Can we go see her?" He asked.
"Maybe after school." Danny checked his watch. 8 o'clock.
"When your finished get dressed for school ok."
The nodded. Danny had more coffee. Daniel finished his breakfast.
"You make eggs the way I like them." he smiled.
Danny nodded. He and Daniel were making slow progress now he was sure that his mother didn't want a replacement Danny. Danny ruffled his hair.
"Aw c'mon!" Daniel said. Ran his hands through his hair trying to put it right.
"Let me guess. Controlled messiness." Danny asked.
"How did you know?"
"I invented it." Danny replied smiling.
"I suppose I can live with that similarity seeing as you invented it."
"It's easier than trying to control it. My hair always does what it wants."
"Mine too." Daniel admitted. "I'd better get my uniform on for school."
Danny walked into his old room. Not his and Alice's the one he had used alone. Got dressed in there. He planned on seeing Lexi later. Had a plan to prove who he was. He knew 3 things only she and he would know. Well 1 of them he was certain Alice knew and one he was kinda sure she knew. After he dropped the kids off he was going to see her. He'd gave her a day to get used to the idea he was around and now he needed to see her. He missed her!
A/N awwww poor danny he remebers everything but gets the nightmares to go with it. but those are determined words. he was making sure lex remembers him will he succeed tho?