He had seen them many times before, but for the past week they had been getting worse.

It all started after the fire. Dave was beginning to get so overwhelmed by the guilt, he had seemed to have forgotten to take his medications. Without his medications, he would go bizarre. He would get angry, and he would start seeing the visions again.

He would start seeing the visions of his dead wife, Lila and his dead daughter, Paige. The two most important people in his life. They had been taken away from him by Mike Delfino, and that's why Dave swore to get revenge. He didn't believe that someone could get away with the murder of two innocent people, especially since they were Dave's family.

Dave had woke up that night to the sound of something downstairs. He slowly rose from his bed, not wanting to wake up a sleeping Edie. He followed the voices, and they lead him down the stairs. He adjusted his bathrobe, to make himself more comfortable.

He walked into the kitchen, and he saw them sitting there. Lilia and Paige were sitting at the table, smiling up at him. Dave smiled back. His little girl was so beautiful. She had Dave's blonde hair and stunning blue eyes.

Lila sat there as well, beautiful and bright. Dave took his seat at the head of the table. "I miss you both…" Dave said, with a small smile.

The two of them smiled back up at him, but not saying anything. Dave turned to look at his daughter, Paige. She was wearing a blue and white polka dotted dress. She had blue bows in her hair, and her curls were perfect.

Dave felt a slight bit of tears well up in his eyes, as he looked down at his daughter. He felt so much pride to have had such a beautiful child in his life. "My little girl…you look so grown up…" Dave stated.

The little girl opened her mouth, and let out a small giggle. Dave reached out, as if to touch her hair but he felt nothing. He watched as his hand fell through the vision, and he let out another soft sob.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry….but I promise you…we will be together again, one day. I'm going to make everything better…." Dave stated.

It was then Dave felt someone grab his wrist, and he turned angrily. He snapped his wrist away from the person, and saw Edie standing there. Dave looked back at the table, but Lilia and Paige were gone.

Dave put on a smile. "Edie…" Dave said. Edie shook her head. "What…who were you talking to?" she asked. Dave shook his head. "No one…" Dave replied. "Dave, I heard you…" Edie said.

Dave shook his head. "Nobody…it was no one…" he said, before brushing past Edie and heading for the stairs. He needed his medication and he needed it now, before he spun even more out of control and lost focus of everything he needed to accomplish.

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"Haha! Gotcha!" Mike said, splashing Astera with the soapy dish water. Astera made a face and stuck out her tongue. "That's disgusting you dirty fool…" she replied. Mike smiled. "I'm going to go take the trash out now, okay? Were are having a full out battle when I get back…" Mike said, pointing at her.

"I'll be waiting to beat you," Astera called after him.

Mike stepped outside, smiling to himself. He began to head towards the trash cans, and that's when something caught his eye. He saw Dave Williams walking down the street with a suitcase in his hand.

Dave also looked completely stressed, and was looking at the ground. Mike hated to see a friend like this.

"Hey Dave!" Mike called out to him.

Dave slowly brought his gaze to meet Mike's. "Oh, hey Mike…" Dave replied.

"What's going on buddy?" Mike asked. Dave sighed. "Edie kicked me out. We kind of had a…squabble last night. It led to an argument this morning, and she told me that I had until tonight to leave…" Dave said, with a sigh.

"Well, where are you going?" Mike inquired. "Probably to some hotel. Edie will probably call a lawyer in the morning," Dave replied.

Mike thought for a second. "Hey, how about you stay with me and Astera?" Mike suggested.

That was when it hit Dave. Living with Mike and Astera would be the perfect time to get closer to revenge on Mike. Mike could be in his sight just about twenty-four hours a day.

"Well, I wouldn't want to impose…" Dave trailed.

"Astera and I owe you a lot. You saved my life remember?" Mike asked. Dave shrugged. "Yea, well…" he paused to chuckle. "I guess you do," he finished.

Mike stepped forward and took his suitcase for him. "Come on, let's get inside…" Mike said, putting his hand on Dave's shoulder.

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Dave laid down on the twin sized bed, but he couldn't fall asleep. He felt guilty for not telling Edie about his wife and child in the first place. He had told Edie about his wife, but not about his child.

Dave struggled to fall asleep as he remembered the conversation from earlier this morning….

Dave walked down the steps and saw Edie sitting on the couch. Dave sighed, before putting on a smile, hoping for the best. "Hey, how was your night?" he asked. Maybe Edie had forgotten about everything.

"Didn't sleep much…" Edie replied. Okay, maybe she did remember. "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that…" Dave replied, looking away. Edie turned to look at him. "Who were you talking to? Tell me the truth…Dave…" Edie snapped.

Dave sighed for a second. "I wasn't talking to anyone," he said, looking at her. "You don't just talk to people that aren't there. Who were you talking to?" Edie repeated.

Dave sighed. He had to tell her eventually, or else she would probably somehow find out on her own. He approached her. "Before we got married…I was married before…" Dave trailed.

Edie help up her hand, to tell him to stop talking. "Whoa…excuse me?" she asked. "Edie, she is dead now…" Dave continued. Edie gaped, and turned her gaze away from him. She couldn't believe that Dave had been married once before and never told her about it.

She had told him almost everything. About her affairs, two ex-husbands, her attempted suicide, and her problems with her son. How could Dave not tell her about a marriage before?

Edie turned to face him again. "You have until tonight…to get all of your things…and get out of my house…" Edie stated. Dave struggled to find the right words. He needed to stay to carry out his plan.

"Edie, look-"

"No…" Edie said, standing up and walking away…

Dave felt extremely guilty for not telling Edie in the first place. But in some ways, this was a good opportunity. He was now living in Mike's house. Everything was now at his disposal.

He heard a knock on the door, and he lifted his head.

He saw Astera step through the doorway, before shutting the door. She turned to face him, her expression soft.

When he fist came into Mike's house, Astera had been at the sink. She had turned to see him, and her eyes widened slightly. She had probably thought Dave was going to expose their relationship or something.

Then her eyes had landed on his suitcase, and she looked completely lost. Mike had read her look and had said: "Complications"

Astera slowly walked to the edge of Dave's bed, and he sat up against the headboard. She at down on the side of it, and showed Dave a small smile.

"Hi," she said. Dave returned the smile. "Hey," he replied.

"I'm sorry to hear about what happened…Mike told me that you and Edie had a fight…" Astera stated. Dave looked away, and Astera shook her head. "I just don't understand why Edie would get rid of a great guy like you…" she said, reaching out and grabbing his hand.

Dave squeezed her hand, and turned to look at Astera. "It's because I lied to her…" Dave stated. Astera blinked in shock. "Oh…" was all she could say.

Dave wrapped his arm around her shoulders, and his other hand around her legs. He pulled her closer to him, and she was snuggled up against him. His one hand slid to around her waist, and his other arm was wrapped around her shoulders, his hand rubbing her bicep.

She looked up at him, unsure of what to do. He needed comfort, so she just let him hold her. He continued to stare out, looking at the wall across from them.

"I told her that I was married before I married her…but my wife died…" Dave stated. Astera blinked in shock again, but didn't respond otherwise.

"So she kicked me out…because I never told her before…" Dave said, looking down at his feet.

Astera sat up slightly, and Dave turned to look at her. "You shouldn't of had to, Dave…" Astera stated. Dave raised an eyebrow at her. "What?" he asked.

"If it was something that hurt you to talk about…why talk about it? If Edie told you her past freely, doesn't mean you had to tell her yours if you didn't want to talk about it. If you're not ready…then you're not ready…" Astera stated.

"Wait…you don't care that I was married before?" Dave questioned. "Dave, of course not. You're married now and I'm still with you…" Astera said, pointedly.

"But…you don't care that I once shared something special with another woman?" Dave asked. Astera shook her head. "No," she replied.

Something right then made Dave look at Astera differently now. Everything really was different with her. Not just easy either. He really honestly did feel relaxed by being with her, and holding her in his arms.

Astera continued to gaze into his eyes, as he gazed into hers. Something right then made Dave pull her closer and kiss her.

It wasn't a lustful kiss. It wasn't a kiss of passion or want.

It was just a soft, sweet, gentle kiss.

Astera placed her hand on the side of Dave's face, before wrapping it around Dave's neck. Dave pulled her closer to him by her waist.

After a minute or two, they pulled apart, their lips brushing. "You should probably get back to your room. I don't want Mike saying anything to you that you don't want him to say or see…" Dave said, before letting her go and lying down on his bed.

Astera stared at him, before pulling the covers around her. Dave looked at her, confused.

"Mike wouldn't come into a room with a closed door, Dave. He's a polite man…" she said. She turned to face Dave, before laying down with him. She placed her head on his chest, and she felt his arm slowly slide around her shoulders.

She turned to look up at him. "Even if he does…who cares?" she asked. Dave smiled at her, before kissing her forehead.

"Goodnight Astera,"

"Goodnight Dave,"

After Astera said those words, he felt as if there was something different about the situation. He felt as if he and Astera were husband and wife, getting ready to go to bed.

He looked down at Astera, who was snuggled up against him. Something told him that he was beginning to get more than attached to Astera.

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Bree peered out her windows, and smiled. "Mrs. McClusky is finally home!" she said, excited. Orson smiled slightly. "It is about time. She had been gone forever…" he stated, before walking into the other room.

Ria looked over at Bree. "Who is Mrs. McClusky?" she asked.

Bree looked at her. "Oh, an old neighbor…" she said.

"Yes, remember the last time we saw her was at her surprise 70th birthday party? She started saying all those psycho things about Dave?" Orson asked, as the two of them walked into the kitchen.

Ria lifted her head at the mention of 'psycho' and 'Dave'. She smiled to herself. She now had an idea to make Astera miserable.

Astera and Dave were together a lot, and if Ria had Astera convinced that there was something wrong with Dave then Astera would be distraught. More victory for Ria!

Ria looked across the street. She wouldn't go bother the woman alone at night. She would wait until the morning. She would go find out what she could from Mrs. McClusky, and then plot the rest of her day afterwards.

She needed to get rid of Astera before she got rid of Carlos. Ria considered Astera a test run. She would feel much more confident handling Carlos after she already did one.

Ria smiled. Edie was never home during the day. If she found something in Dave's house to prove him psycho, as Mrs. McClusky said then she would have proof. The proof would drive Astera crazy.

Astera deserved to go crazy. Astera and Carlos both deserved to be gone…for good.