Danny and Alice were in the surgery. He had operated and was now stitching someone dog.

"My stitching is better!" Alice murmured although there was no humour present in her tone. He put the animal in the recovery area in a cage to sleep off the aesthetic. He washed his hands. Wrote down what he used on the clipboard, under supplies list.

"I'm not used to having to keep track of what we need. You certainly spoiled me at work." he said evading the issue.

"Danny I wanna talk about Lex…"

"Well I don't ok! She made her feelings clear and yes I'm supposed to be the adult but it hurts! And that isn't me saying I don't love her. that's me saying I DO! It's me admitting I'm human. Just give me a day or two please. What she said last night, I can't take any more of that right now. It wasn't that she said it. She said to me before. All teenage girls say it. What got me was she looked and sounded like she meant it! There's only so much one person can take and I have never pretended to be perfect. I'm far from it. So I'd appreciate if we could leave that subject for another time. Thank you!" his tone was final.

"Ok." Alice said softly.

"I was thinking.." he said changing the subject. "That you shouldn't settle for the first name you come to for little man. I mean there are hundreds of names out there."

"But I like Dee Jay." she said.

"I know but there's other names too, like Kieran Lee I love that name. I like Bailey Austin too. His initials will be BAT. Or if you wanna keep Dee Jay how about Dylan Jack? Or even Alex Rylee?"

"I don't like those." she said in her own final tone. She knew exactly what he was doing. He considered himself a failure as a father so he didn't want his name associated with his son.

"Danny I know you think this stuff with Lexi is somehow your fault but it's not. It isn't anyone's. Plus a first born son should have his daddies name, it's tradition."

Lexi walked into the hospital. She had heard the whole conversation and she was foaming that they had spoke, albeit smally behind her back.

"So what would I have been called then mum?" she asked meanly.

Alice paled. Danny was furious.

"You would have been called Daniel!" Alice told her.

"LIAR!" she spat.

"Get out of here Lexi!" danny fumed.

"it's a legitimate question! Plus you don't tell me what to do. Your not my father remember!" Lexi yelled.

Danny exhaled a controlled breath. "Think again kid. According to your birth certificate I AM your father. And as your father I'm telling you to get out of her RIGHT NOW!"

Lexi stormed out of the hospital door. Danny pulled Alice into his arms.

"It's about time we told her about him. You know specifics. Name. what he looks like. We got our group picture from the end of school too. Maybe if we tell her something. Anything she'll calm down. She's just so angry about being lied to maybe the truth will help her out."

Danny nodded. "I'll do it. I'm not having you anywhere near it. I don't even want you thinking about him. If she doesn't like it then she'll have to lump it. Now I seem to remember a visit from the midwife today."

"Yeah I just came down for a kiss. And not that touch you gave me when you got up a proper I love you Mrs Trevanion kiss!" she kissed him passionately. "Love you Danny. Ethan, Lexi and Daniel does too." she said pointedly putting emphasis on the name Daniel.

"I'll be up in 5 I just need to clear up in here." he said.

(X)

Lexi stormed toward the house. How dare they talk about her behind her back! God it was so blatant that Danny didn't care! She didn't know what was worse. The talking behind her back or him changing the subject to his ACTUAL child. God she was so mixed up here a sharp pain in her head made her pause. "OW!" she hissed. She held her head tightly walking in the direction of the house. Somehow she stumbled up the stairs. Still never letting go of his head. In the kitchen she fumbled with the fridge door. Tried to pull it open. There was a white blinding light in front of her eyes. She managed to get it open and grabbed the juice bottle. She tried to pour herself a cup full but it ended spilling on the bench. With some juice in her cup she put the juice away and took her cup over to the kitchen table. Then sat down. Eased herself down. She made a pillow out of her arms rested her head on it. Breathing heavily willing away the pain in her skull. Time passed she wasn't sure how much, she heard her mothers soft footsteps with unfamiliar ones. Probably with the midwife. Then she heard Danny's determined stride. Did they have to make so much noise? She kept her breathing normal and felt her headache eventually start to fade. Until she heard her name. It came back with a vengeance.

"Lexi." Alice said.

She suppressed a groan.

"Yes." she replied. She had a smart comment to accompany but she couldn't be bothered at the moment.

"I want you to lay off your dad."

"He's not my dad." Lexi said muffled.

"Will you look at me when I'm talking to you?" Alice asked softly.

"In a minute mum." she said tiredly.

Alice exhaled. Thinking she was being difficult. "Look he loves you, we both do and your hurting him unnecessarily."

That wasn't her intention at all. Then again what had she expected for him not to be bothered about the nasty things she spewed at him? She felt a wave of something wash over her. She didn't know what it was. It made her want to close her eyes.

"Lexi he's gonna bring you some stuff. Well actually a picture. He's gonna tell you about the man who made you." Alice didn't even want to use to word father in the same sentance as him!

"I wanna meet him!" Lexi declared groggily although it was muffled due to her head still being on her arms.

She heard her mothers gasp then. "No. I won't allow him to be near you!"

Lexi looked up finally. She was really pale. Her skin looked almost translucent.

Alice frowned when she saw her. "Lexi baby are you feeling ok?" Alice got up and went next to her. She was worried. She didn't look well at all!

Lexi jumped from her chair. Thinking her mum was trying to distract her.

"I…" he eyes turned glassy. She frowned. "I…I wanna…me…" she took a step back trying to steady herself. Then looking for support. She wobbled then just collapsed.

"Danny!" Alice yelled.

She was beside Lexi. "Lexi?" she said softly.

Danny ran in and saw Lexi on the floor.

"I dunno what's wrong she was sat on the chair. She looked ill. I went to check her and she jumped away from the collapsed. God Danny what is wrong with her? She's been weird her health up and down these last few weeks. I've been meaning to see her but with everything that has happened!"

Danny looked Lexi over. Physically she looked fine. If not a tad pale. Well a lot pale actually.

"Look Alice honey calm down. The heat probably got to her. She's still adjusting to a new climate. It can take a while. Or maybe she moved quick and got a head rush! Go phone the doctor she'll be fine. I'll move her to her room where she'll be more comfortable."

Danny had been trying to reassure Alice, but he knew she wasn't convinced. How could he convince her when she couldn't convince herself? Something was wrong here, very wrong!

He picked Lexi up and carried her to her room. Alice was on the phone to thee doctor.

Lexi began to stir when Danny laid her gently on the bed. Her eyes came open slowly.

"Daddy?" she asked.

He nodded. "I'm here baby." he caressed her face.

"What happened?" she asked. Se tried to sit up but the room spun. She felt a wave of vertigo hit her.

"Baby lie down mum's getting the doctor."

"I'm sorry dad I love you!" she said and lay back down.

"I love you too sweetie. Don't you worry about anything ok!" he kissed her head softly. Alice stood at the door tears in her eyes.

The doctor who came was the same one who had seen her after her virus. She explained to him how she had been feeling recently and how her symptoms had gradually got worse over the period of time. He walked into the kitchen looking grim. Danny was there looking for her medical book. The doctor looked extremely grim. Alice was sat with Lexi in her room.

"So doc?" Danny asked.

"Doctors don't like to throw around diagnosis until we are sure."

"But?" Danny asked.

"Look Mr Trevanion Lexi's illness could be a number of things. Or one very BIG thing."

"What?"

"Look I didn't want to say this in front of your wife as I may be wrong, and I'd hate to worry her over nothing. It ties in with my previous visit, regarding her immune system." he said softly.

"But you think your right?" Danny asked.

"I'm fairly certain!" he said bleakly.

"What is it then?"

The doctor looked at him seriously. "Leukaemia."

Danny paled. "You mean like cancer?" he sounded strangled.

"It's a type of it."

Danny collapsed onto a chair. "Oh God!" he whispered.

"I'll have these blood samples marked as urgent. Time is of the essence right now. I sincerely hope I am wrong."

Danny nodded robotically.

"I'll be in touch!" the doctor said.

Alice and Lexi walked into the kitchen. He sat there in complete denial. No way! Not his little girl! Not that! Not cancer!

"Hey Danny." Alice said.

He didn't hear her.

Lexi sat opposite him. "The doctor took so much blood, bloody vampire!"

He didn't hear Lexi either. All he could hear was cancer. Leukaemia! God what if she need a bone marrow transplant? He knew enough to know that blood relatives are most likely to match, mother…..father. SHIT! Her most likely match was a sibling, or her father!" he looked up.

"We need to get Josh down here right away!" he said.

Alice paled.

"Who's Josh?" then Lexi twigged.

Oh God she remembered calling him dad when she first woke up was he so adamant getting him down coz she called him dad? Did he hate her that much?

"But…" Lexi started.

"This isn't up for discussion!" he said and walked away on shaking legs. He telephoned James asked him to try and get in touch with a Joshua Templey age 32. That's if he still lived in Bristol. He told him it was urgent. He then started making some calls of his own.

A/N and that explains the title of my story. r u surprised? i tried not 2 give 2 much away bt i had 2 giv her symptoms. awww poor lex :/

review please :) x