A/N so i haven't updated in a while, which by the way i am really sorry for. But if your reading this it means you've stuck with me so thanks very much i'll try and update soon x

A cold empty bed. Alone in a cold empty bed.

Danny lay in bed it was so big when only he was in it. Usually it occupied the whole family, himself, Lindsay, Crissy and the twins all snuggled together but that definitely wasn't happening. When they had arrived home Crissy went straight into her room, he decided it was easier to leave her for tonight and try to get through to her in the morning, with the help of Angell of course. The twins just sat watching TV and playing before he bathed and put them to bed. He tried to get his own feelings in order because if he knew how he felt he may be able to talk to the kids more clearly. All he got was numb, that was how he felt numb. Sure there was anger, pain, grief, confusion but most of all simply numb.

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Lindsay woke to the sounds of cries. Once her eyes had focused she realised what had happened, she no longer was pregnant but once again her baby was in the hands of Rikki.

"It's a girl" Rikki smiled bringing Lindsay's full attention to her. "A perfect little girl, oh my she is beautiful."

Rikki was sitting in a large chair holding a bundle that Lindsay knew was her baby girl in her arms.

"Wh-whats her name?" Lindsay asked holding back her tears.

"I'm not sure yet, to be honest I planned for you to have a boy, if you did I would have called him Daniel, but now I am stuck, what do I call her?" Rikki smiled placing a kiss on the tiny baby's head. This made Lindsay's skin crawl.

"Can I name her please" RIkki's head shot up at Lindsay's remark

"What?"

"Can I name her, if I cannot be her mother please let me name her."

"I suppose it couldn't hurt" Lindsay was amazed Rikki had said yes.

"May I see her, I don't want to give her a name that wouldn't suit her" As Rikki stood up and walked toward Lindsay she felt her heart speed up, she could see her daughter. She was perfect as Rikki had said, almost the spitting image of Crissy when she was first born. As her thoughts drifted to Crissy Lindsay's tears that she had held back flowed down her cheeks all at once. Why was this happening? Again, all she wanted was to be with Danny and their children not here. Why was it that Rikki was going to be allowed to mother her children and she wasn't? What had she ever done so wrong?

"Ava" Lindsay whispered looking into the baby's small eyes "Ava Rebecca"

Rikki smiled, she liked Lindsay's choice in name "Ok, Ava it is" she looked down at the small bundle "You like Ava, its perfect just like my baby girl. Oh" Rikki walked over into the kitchen and returned a moment later holding what looked like a photograph in her hand. " I have this for you" she dropped it down in front of Lindsay so she could see it. The photograph was the family Danny, Lindsay and the three children. Crissy was holding a baby Louie and Danny was holding Grace while his other arm was round Lindsay pulling her in close. Flack had taken the photo on Labour Day weekend when everybody had gone to central park for the lab's annual picnic. It was one of her favourite pictures, once again the tears fell from her eyes.

"Do you have to cry so much?" Rikki snarled

"You've taken me from my family. You made me lie to Danny and now he hates me, god knows what my children think of me, you cut my baby out of my stomach and you want me to stop crying!" Lindsay shouted waking Ava who instantly started wailing

"Look what you've done" Rikki tried to settle Ava but she wasn't having any luck as the baby continued to wail.

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Angell lay in Flack's arms, they wanted to stay like that for ever but they knew that wasn't going to happen in a hurry.

" The boys are going to be up soon" Jess remarked, snuggling further into Don's well toned chest.

"Hmmm, do you think they could do us breakfast in bed?"

"Don" Jess giggled hitting his chest. The couple were disturbed by the sound of their sons running into their bedroom. "Good morning boys, are you okay?" Jess noticed a sad look on her eldest son Kyle's face

"Your not going to leave us like Aunt Lindsay has are you?" He asked quietly

"Come here hunny" Kyle moved into his mothers outstretched arms. "Mommy and Daddy love you very much and we are never going to leave you" She planted a kiss onto the top of his head as Donny clambered into his fathers arms and the family shared a silent but beautiful moment.

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"Crissy come on" Danny called to his eldest daughter, Grace and Louie were tumbling over the floor fighting over a toy, while Danny was trying to calm them. He was having a terrible morning he had had the children before while Lindsay worked but this time he was more stressed and Crissy was still in a foul mood with him. She had shut herself away in her room and refused to come out and they had to leave to get her to school in ten minutes. It was time for plan B, he grabbed his phone off the surface and quickly dialled Angell's number

"Angell"

"Hey, its Danny"

"Hey Messer, what can I do for you?"

"Look I know this isn't your forte" he sighed, as Gracie began to cry, the fight between her and Louie had probably got out of hand "But I am having a complete disaster here can you come over and help. I wouldn't ask but I am desperate"

"Say no more super-jess is on her way." And with that she hung up the phone.

Danny found Grace curled up on he favourite pillow tears falling down her little cheeks

"Hey baby girl, you gonna give daddy a hug?" Danny outstretched his arms for is daughter to climb

into

"Where's Crissy?" She asked. "Has she been bad, is that why she no out of her room"

"No baby, Crissy just misses Mommy that's all" He tried to explain it simply

"Where is Mommy? When's she coming home?"

Grace had this look on her face that no parent could possibly say no too but luckily the door bell rang at the perfect time

"Come on then lets go see who that is." He stood up holding his young daughter in his arms and walked toward the door. Once opening it Danny was relived to see Angell standing with a sympathetic smile on her face

"Stella's on her way over, go out for a few hours, have some Danny time and sort your head out, we can talk later."

Danny smiled thankfully "If they get too much, or you get called in don't hesitate to call, I'll be straight back."

"We'll be fine wont we honey" Jess smiled taking Grace from her father's arms.

"Bye Daddy" Grace said simply cuddling into Angell.

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Half an hour later Stella, Angell and the twins were in the lounge watching television, they hadn't bothered to take the children to school, it wouldn't have done any good. Crissy still hadn't left her bedroom and neither Jess or Stella really knew what to say to her

"Right this is it, she has to talk" Angell said standing up "Whether she likes it or not, I need to know"

"Jess, you can't go in there, interrogation techniques blazing, she isn't going to open up to that."

"She's six, she needs help" Jess turned on her heel and walked toward Crissy's room.

"We all need a help sometimes tough." Stella sighed.