3 days had passed. Lexi was ill and depressed. For someone who hadn't suffered morning sickness at all. She was ill now. Couldn't keep anything down. Ethan had asked how she was. She snapped that he didn't care. That she and her baby were fine. He replied that he was glad her and HER baby were fine. Then walked away. She'd barely made it to her room before bursting into tears. Now she was lain awake at 11 o'clock at night unable to sleep. She got up in her shorts and t-shirt walked to the kitchen to make some warm milk. The house was quiet. She was alone with her thoughts, her headache which was never ending and her stomach which was warning her if she took one sip of that milk then she was gonna pay. She hadn't eaten any tea earlier so her stomach was telling her it wanted food. Everything she had made her ill.

"What do you want then lil miss?" Lexi asked her stomach. "It's toast or crumpets." the baby kicked at the crumpets.

"Is that a yes?" she rubbed her. "I see you like the sound of those crumpets. Me too."

She walked to the cupboard and pulled out the crumpets.

"Now you keep these down huh?" she said softly. "You should coz you picked em."

She poured her warm milk onto a cup. The smell wafted up and assaulted her nose. She covered her mouth, closed her eyes and breathed slowly.

"You ok?" a voice asked.

She nodded. "I'm ok Ethan."

"You having problems eating?" he asked worriedly.

"I'm ok Ethan." she repeated.

Her crumpets popped and she put a tiny amount of butter on them. Felt her stomach tie itself into knots.

She went to take a drink of milk. Let it wet her lips at first. Licked it off. Her stomach rolled. The smell of the melted butter on the crumpets was her undoing. Her hand flew to her mouth and dashed to the bathroom. Ethan followed her and held her hair away from her face as she was ill. She flopped back onto the floor. Arm across her stomach her eyes closed. He handed her a cold glass of water and a cold compress. He sat beside her and held it to her head. He sat back when she took a mouthful of water and swished it around her mouth. She exhaled tiredly. She went to get up and he helped her up. Put his arm around her waist. She leaned into him. Bone weary.

"C'mon I'll sort something." he whispered. Sat her down in the kitchen. She rested her head on one hand. He went into a cupboard. Opened a tin and poured it into a pan. Stirred.

"When was the last time you had a proper meal?" he asked.

She shrugged. "She's a little fussy at the minute." To be honest Lexi thought the baby was punishing for pushing her daddy away. But she of course kept that to herself.

He smiled a little. "How you sleeping?"

"Ok." code for not a lot.

He nodded. Grabbed a bowl. Poured the contents of the pan into it. Looked in the cupboards. Damn no ginger. You put it in water and it eased sickness.

He grabbed another glass of water and took the bowl and took them to her.

"You don't have to take care of me Ethan." she told him tiredly.

"I…" he stopped. "I'm 50 percent responsible for your condition so I do have to take care of you."

She looked in the bowl. "Chicken soup?"

"It's nice. You'll be fine."

"I hate chicken soup!" she complained. Then smelled. Her stomach growled appreciatively. He grinned. She picked up the spoon and sipped a spoonful tentatively. It eased her stomach almost instantly and before she knew it the whole bowl was gone.

"So we need more chicken soup." he murmured.

"Thank you Ethan." she said softly.

"I gotta keep you healthy till my little lady is here." he looked at her stomach. "She IS mine isn't she."

"I promise you Ethan she really is."

He nodded.

"I'd better be going to bed. I'm at work tomorrow. Not on early's at least."

"Goodnight to you both."

"Night Ethan. From us both."

(X)

Danny lay in bed. Battling to keep his eyes open. Blinked constantly. Alice lay breathing softly by his side. He longed for sleep. He was gonna close his eyes. He thought drowsily. Just for on minute and then he'd be fine. It wouldn't hurt…..

His dream was different this time. He almost cried in relief. He was walking off the plane. At Jo'burg airport. He was gonna be fine! He was going home thank God. He walked away. Something made him look back. He saw his family go through the terminal doors. He ran back towards the terminal but the door was locked and he couldn't get passed. He pleaded with the staff telling them not to take off. To tell the pilot not to take off. They did nothing. The plane went down the run way slowly. Rose up in the air then suddenly went into a nose dive. He saw the impact and watched the plane burst into a ball of flames.

"NO!" he shouted sitting up. Jerked awake. His hands rushed to his face.

"Huh?" Alice asked sleepily. Looked around. Saw Danny sat up awake.

"I'm sorry honey. It's ok." he lay back down beside her.

"Bad dream?" she asked automatically.

He nodded. "You sleep honey."

She pretended. Lay awake in the darkness. Waited till he was asleep. She knew it would happen eventually. When she was sure she turned over and gathered him close.

"Danny." she whispered. "Your not on any plane. Your at home in bed with your wife. Your fine. I'm fine. Everyone is fine. I love you. I have you. Your safe. I won't let any harm come to you, I promise. Just sleep easy honey. I'll protect you."

She kissed him softly and snuggled into him.

He exhaled and she felt the tension in his body ease and he slept.

(X)

Alice rose from the bed at 6. Danny was stretched out on his stomach. She didn't want to disturb him. This was the first full night sleep he had in months.

"Alice." he murmured. Felt her leaving him.

"It's ok honey go back to sleep."

She leant over and kissed him. He responded in his sleep.

She pulled back. "I love you."

"love you." he replied sleepily and then was out again. She smiled at him lovingly. Then went about her business.

(X)

Danny came awake slowly. He was on his stomach a pillow bunched under his head. He stretched. Feeling more relaxed then he ever remembered. He smiled as his dream came to him. He and Alice having fun together. God he loved her. Somehow last night she'd knew when a nightmare was starting and she calmed him he heard her soft voice. Telling him he was at home. Not on a plane. That he was safe. She was taking care of him. In his dream she'd came. Took him off the plane. Kicked people's asses when they tried to stop her. Then they left the airport and they had fun. Laughing at the beach. Or just sitting holding hands. The woman in question crept into their room.

"Well hello sleepyhead. Your looking handsome this morning!" she closed their door sat on the bed. "How'd you sleep?" she leaned in and kissed him.

"Really well." he admitted turning over and sitting up. Pulled her in for a proper kiss instead of the chaste touch of lips she gave him.

When he finished kissing her he rubbed his hands over his hair and smoothed it down.

She grunted in frustration and messed it back up. "Me like! Your cuter with messy hair."

He jumped up and tried to mess her hair up.

"Ha-ha my hairs in a bobble!" she stuck her tongue out at him.

He pulled her to him again. Kissed her softly. She melted he pulled her bobble out and then messed her hair up.

"Argh!" she squealed then giggled.

"War!" she declared and dived on him. She was straddling him leaning over and was messing his hair up. Laughing manically.

"I gotta great view from down here!" he murmured and went to lift her top up.

"Argh!" she squealed again and dived back off him.

She was kneeling at the foot of the bed. "Truce?" she asked.

He got up to his knees. "Never!" he said and soon they were rolling on the bed having a messy hair war. They eventually called a truce and lay on the bed on their sides looking at each other.

"We're worse than the kids!" she declared and kissed him once.

"What have you done to your hair?" he asked in mock disgust. "It's a mess. I just woke up, what's your excuse?" he joked. Kissed her once too.

"My adorable husband is a cracker!"

His laughed rumbled. She lay her head against his chest wrapped her arms around his waist. "Finally you got a decent nights sleep honey."

"I did thanks to you. How did you do it?"

"I stayed awake and anytime I thought you were going to a dark place I hugged you tight and talked you through it. You had nothing to worry about."

"You stayed awake for me?" he asked.

"Just a couple of hours." she said stifling a yawn.

He lowered his head and kissed her with so much love that it overflowed from her body between them. "Have I told you how amazing you are? And how lucky I am to have you and how much I love you?"

"Not today but you would have eventually." she laughed.

"Well you are amazing and I am so unbelievably lucky to have you and I'm crazy in love with you and always will be!"

"Tonight will be a problem though." she told him.

His eyes went cloudy. "I think your right. I need to confide in someone but I dunno if it's something I'll be able to tell you."

"I'm stronger than I look Danny."

"I know but it's…..very graphic!"

"Hey I can handle it honey."

"People were burned Alice and decapitated. And crushed." he said seriously.

Alice was shocked but worked on keeping her face impassive. "Danny honey what on earth did you go through?"

He inhaled a large breath.

A/N the danice cuteness is back awww me love danice cuteness :D next chapter is gonna be hard for danny tho .

and lex and ethan are at least speaking now soooo...