Alice was sat in the kitchen silently going out of her mind. Danny attacked Evan? Then he went in his room? Now Ethan was in there? This all centred around Lexi that was the only thing she was certain of since everyone seemed content to keep her in the dark and send her crazy! What had happened? Had Evan hit her? Her face had looked bruised and her lip had been split. But then Lexi came out and said it wasn't him! Right Alice calm down your not to stress. It's not good for baby. Buy why are they keeping her in the dark. God Lexi is her daughter too and Danny had no right keeping stuff from her! God is she not part of the family too? She stood up and rubbed the bottom of her back. She got aches there every now and then. It seemed baby was fairly large for his age. No surprise Danny would dominate again! She was getting off subject here. Right Lexi! She walked down the corridor and heard Ethan fuming in Evans room.

"How about we tie him up and run over his head with your bike?" she heard Ethan say

Alice's jaw dropped. God he sounded like he wanted to do it too! She hadn't meant to listen now she wished she'd stayed in the kitchen!

"I just had the perfect idea!" Evan said.

She sooo didn't wanna hear this if it was anything like Ethan's idea! She walked away and knocked on Lexi's door.

"Come in." Danny answered.

Alice walked in. saw the first aid kit lying open on the night stand. The cotton wool streaked with blood. Alice felt sick. Then of course there was Lexi, who never cried and was never clingy. Clutching her father tightly. Although she wasn't crying now it was clear that she had been. Is she ill? Alice didn't know what to think! "What's going on?" she asked. They weren't fobbing her off anymore.

Danny was in absolute turmoil. Should he tell Alice what nearly happened to their daughter. Especially since it had happened to her too! He couldn't lie to her about it so what other option did he have?

"Hey Lex I'm gonna talk to mum ok." he kissed her head. "You want me to get Ethan to sit with you?"

She shook her head.

He took Alice's hand and took her to their room. If she fell apart and she was likely to he wanted her to do it in private! He sat her on the bed. Sat in front of her and held her hands. "Look Alice before we start I want you to know that nothing happened and Lexi is fine. Shaken but fine!"

"Danny your scaring me what happened?"

"Lexi she was…well.. Lexi was attacked in the bush!"

"Attacked by what?" Alice thought of the pens. They needed to be secured more.

Danny exhaled. "By Tristan."

Alice went pale. "Oh no no no no." her eyes filled and she started shaking. "Oh my poor baby. Oh god!" she felt bile rise and she bolted in the bathroom. She retched nosily as an image of Josh filled her brain. She clutched her stomach in pain. She breathed slowly as it passed. Danny was beside her through it all. Holding her.

"Nothing happened honey. Evan saved her. I got the wrong end of the stick with him. He's a good kid!"

"Oh God!" was all she could manage. "How is she?" she whispered shakily after a moment.

Danny handed her a glass of water. She took a drink swished it around her mouth and spat it in the toilet.

"THAT is where our main problems lie. She's shaken obviously. Confused. She thinks she deserves it. Led him on. I tried to explain to her but she doesn't believe me." his voice shook.

Alice stood up quickly. "Right I have to talk to her. She has to understand I can make her understand, can help her!"

"Alice calm down please all this stress isn't good for you!"

"She is not thinking like that for 5 more seconds." Alice pushed passed him and knocked on Lexi's door.

"Leave us alone Danny. You don't need to hear this!" she pushed the door closed behind her.

"I'm right out her if either of you need me!"

(X)

Lexi watched her mum walk into her room. She was hugging a pillow. Trying to chase away the fear which now resided deep in her bones.

"Lex your dad told me what happened. Or what nearly happened!"

Lexi nodded.

"This isn't…"

"Don't go there mum. Dad already tried and I explained to him and I'll explain it to you. I blatantly led him on. I lied to him about my age and I kissed him. The only thing I didn't do was ask him outright. But of course I could have been doing this with my posture with my eyes without even realising it. Some girls are a tease and I guess I'm one of them!"

"Lexi your only 15. You don't now what you want!"

"But the thing was I knew I liked him. That he was good looking. I knew I wanted to kiss him. Maybe I was offering him more and didn't even know it!"

"Just because you like a boy doesn't give him a right to force himself on you!"

"But I got him worked up that's my fault what was he supposed to do with all that…."

"God Lex for some men all they have to do is look at a woman and they are worked up!"

"But he told me…"

"I don't care what stuff he told you. It's all crap Lex!"

"How the hell do you know what I went through?" Lex asked angrily.

"I know more than you think. I was 15 too and believe it or not boys were there too!"

Lexi frowned.

"But still you can't understand. What just happened. I mean I know coz I saw the way he looked at me and looking back I know what I did to him!"

Alice considered lying to her. Maybe she read a book? Or it happened to a friend? It wouldn't be the same. Mum you can't understand it didn't happen to you! She heard lexis voice in her head. The only way of making her understand was by telling her the truth. All of it.

She took a deep breath. "Lexi I'm gonna tell you something here. I need you to do one thing for me. Please don't interrupt, coz if I stop I won't be able to get going again ok! I'm only telling you this so you understand ok!"

She then brought her knees up to her chin. Sat opposite Lexi on the bed. Her pose of choice when she thought of this time. She frowned thinking back. Lexi looked at her intently.

"I'll give you a little background, you know I moved from Glasgow to Bristol when I was 15. That's how I met Danny."

Lexi nodded.

"And you know the story of how I kicked his ass at football on our first day of school. How I knew we were meant to be from that moment! How I fell for him in that instant."

Lexi nodded again.

Alice was struggling. She barely thought of this stuff anymore. She had blanked the Josh bits. Actually thinking about them went against the protection order she'd made to help keep her sane. God all her thoughts and words were disjointed. They felt like they were coming out wrong.

"Well my dad didn't like Danny. Didn't like me much either. I ran away up to nanas when I was 15 yes I can read the question in your eyes. I got a ticket and went up to Glasgow alone. I found I could manipulate people pretty well. A gift I got from my dad. Of course I had to go home though. You have to understand Lex, all dads aren't like Danny. I dreaded going home, expected my dad to shout at me abit maybe even hit me! Not that I would have admitted I was scared I was too tough for that! Anyway I got home and walked in the house. I was shocked. The place was clean and then I found out we had houseguests. A woman and a boy from school. He was my age. I beat him at football too. I disliked him immediately. Despised him actually. He thought he was Gods gift. And remember by this point I was already in love with Danny! He invited himself into my room that night, I fought him off - barely."

Lexi's eyes widened.

"There's more - do you wanna hear it?"

Lexi looked in 2 minds then nodded.

"It gets worse."

Lexi nodded.

"Well this boy. Nothing happened but he went to school bragged to everyone including Danny. Of course Danny hit the roof and hit him numerous times. Did a number on him too!"

Lexi grinned Danny's cocky grin.

"Then Danny came to speak to me about the stuff this boy had said." she skipped over the nasty bits between her and Danny. "He convinced me to go to the police. They couldn't charge him. My word against his and his mums. Bitch lied for him! I hoped after going to the police it would end. But he was persistent. I was his challenge. I locked my bedroom door. He tried to come in every night. I as a nervous wreck! Eventually I was practically living at Danny's house. This went on for a while. He'd threaten me Danny would lose his temper and snap. Once he even hit me. God I thought he'd broke my jaw. Danny took that particularly hard. His guilt for that was immense! After that the boy backed off. I was shocked. He told me he loved me. Couldn't get me out of his head He was sorry. It seems he was genuinely attracted to me!" Alice shuddered. "He left me alone for a while. Life was good. Until I came home after spending a few days up Glasgow then at Danny's. My dad wasn't happy about some of the stuff I told nana. We had a altercation." she definitely skipped over the worst of these bits. "I came off worse, this boy he came in and was kind. Wanted to help me or so I thought. He got me a drink but he put something in it. I passed out woke up in my room."

"Oh mum he didn't." Lexi's eyes filled.

Alice nodded stiffly.

"See Lex I do understand you didn't led him on. Boys like him don't need to be led on. They are already like that. I hated him but he still did it to me. Don't think that anymore Lex. Tristan's evil! Same as the monster who did the same to me!"

"Did dad kill him when he found out?"

Here was the last piece of honesty. "You've often asked why they are no picture of you and Danny when you're a baby. I didn't tell him about the rape. I ran away to Glasgow. You didn't meet him till you were 4 years old."

"Mum, why are you referring to dad as Danny?" Lexi was scared. "You always refer to him as my dad. ALWAYS!"

"I have been!" Alice replied confused. Hadn't she?

"Mum he IS my dad isn't he?"

"Yes Lex of course he is!" her mothers reply didn't quite reach her eyes.

Lexi flung her pillow on the floor. Jumped from the bed and ran from the room to Danny.

"Are you my father?" she asked breathing heavily. Her eyes glistened.

Danny's jaw went loose with shock. Fear flashed across his features. "Oh course I am Lex!"

Lex had seen his face. "Oh god your not!"

"Lexi I am your dad!"

"Prove it!" she yelled. Alice walked into the kitchen. Danny was rubbing his face.

"You can't coz your not!"

"Lexi Danny is your father!"

Lexi looked between them. "Your liars - both of you!"

She stomped back towards her bedroom.

Alice looked at Danny, an apology in her eyes. "I didn't tell her Danny. She's a smart kid, she twigged. I referred to you as Danny and she worked it out!" Tears fell. "I'm so sorry Danny!"

"This isn't your fault honey. Once she gets over the shook she'll be fine! She knows we love her. She's angry coz we lied to her. C'mon honey calm down yeah everything will be ok."

Dee Jay kicked.

"See even he is agreeing with me. The Trevanion men are never wrong! You take yourself and baby for a lie down. I know that would have been exhausting for you. I'll sort everything out. If she wants to talk I'll come and get you."

"Danny you should hate me!" Alice said.

"Impossible!" he said and kissed her. He took her in their bedroom and lay her down. "You and Dee Jay sleep. I'll be through in an hour and you better be out." he said sternly but playfully.

"Your too good for me Danny but I love you too much to let you leave!"

He bent over. "We all know who's too good for who in this relationship. And for the record I love you too!"

He closed the door and went in the kitchen. God this was crazy and he had a feeling it was just gonna get worse!

A/N lexi knows the truth now. how will she react? will she be ok or kik off? next chappie up 2moro x :)