Danny drove carefully. Mrs Elliott looked at him in the rear view mirror. She then glanced at Alice worriedly. They shared a silent message. Something was wrong with Alice! Alice was in the passenger seat. Pale. Withdrawn. Her face was tight. Her eyes looked bleak. She refused to talk to him though. Her arms were wrapped around her stomach tightly. Even so often she looked down and rub it. The hospital had told her to go on bed rest for the next 8 weeks. They told her if she did anything strenuous or was stressed out she's most definitely go into premature labour. She's promised to sit as much as she could and of course she'd try not to stress but there was no way she was lying in a bed at home while her little girl was in hospital. He and her mother had tried to convince her but she'd said staunchly no way. It didn't matter to her that he and her mother were worried, Alice being Alice was doing what she wanted and screw everyone else!

"Ethan told me about Tristan." Danny said to her.

Alice looked at him and frowned. Then nodded, she was silent throughout their ride home. No doubt Josh had threatened Ethan too.

"I'll kill him! After what he did to Lexi, then you. And Ethan! He was covered in blood!"

Alice nodded.

"Alice talk to me honey please!"

"Sorry." she said weakly.

Now he felt bad for trying to make her talk.

"If your blaming yourself don't. It wasn't your fault!"

Alice ignored him. She had more pressing things on her mind. Let how to stay away from Josh. She was worried, she knew how his sick mind worked. She was worried he'd use his bone marrow against her. What if he refused to donate unless she…. Did stuff for him, with him. How the hell could she refuse with her daughters welfare, her daughters LIFE at stake! Just the thought of being anywhere near him made her skin crawl and she felt bile rise in her throat. So she did what she always did when extreme stress and strain was upon her. She retreated into herself. Tried to make herself invisible.

"I'm not blaming myself Danny. I'm fine. Don't worry." she said mechanically.

"Alice honey you don't sound ok. He didn't try anything?"

"No I'm just thinking about Lexi. She starts her treatment today!" she put a final tone to her voice indicating she was willing to talk any more. The car held an oppressive silence which grew even thicker as the ride wore on. Alice was relived when the car pulled to s atop outside the house until she noticed who was sat on the step beside Lexi talking all the breath whooshed out her lungs and she felt sick.

"Hey Alice." Ethan said. He'd been sat on the veranda but when he saw her face change at the sight of Josh he stood up and winked. She then heard what Josh said to Lexi.

"Yeah your mum at school. Beat up your dad's ex girlfriend so many times! And she was cheeky to teachers too especially Mr Simmons!"

Lexi smiled and nodded. She looked like she was having fun. She spotted her mum climb from the car. She ran to her and hugged her tight. She then patted Dee Jay.

"Hey Lex, I'm gonna go for a lie down yeah." Alice walked passed Josh not looking at him.

"Ok mum." Lexi turned to Danny "You ok?"

He nodded. "I'm fine baby." he ruffled her hair.

"God will you never learn. Don't touch the masterpiece!" she warned.

He made a face at her. She made one back. She went to turn away. Danny waited till she turned then grabbed her around the waist and spun her around quickly. She squealed and laughed. He put her down on her feet and then kissed her cheek. "Love you sunshine." he said then walked towards the hospital.

She looked at Josh. A smile plastered to her features. She loved it when Danny did that. The thing that was good about it was she never expected it. And he was the only one who could do it as she was taller than the other people in their family. "I'm gonna see mum, then I have stuff to do for hospital bye Josh." she walked away leaving Ethan and Josh on the porch.

Ethan stood up and walked towards him. Checked to make sure Lexi was out of ear shot. The coast was clear. Walked up to Josh's face. "Your lucky Alice and the baby are fine!"

"Do you need another going over?" Josh asked.

"That was nothing. You used a weapon. You can't match me in a fair fight. I know what to expect from you now though. Weapons and hitting people from behind, I never make the same mistake twice. And you know why Danny doesn't know yet!"

Josh grabbed Ethan's shirt. "I'm warning you stay away from me!"

Ethan grabbed a fistful of Josh's shirt and threw him against the support pole on the veranda. "And I'm warning you stay away from Alice, and if I could swing it Lexi too. Danny is a far better man than you!"

"Eth?" Lexi asked. Her heard footsteps walking towards the door.

Ethan released Josh and looked at him darkly. Then looked at Lexi.

"O you still here Josh?" she asked when she walked outside.

"I'm just going, I just wanted to ask is it ok for me to visit you in hospital?"

Lexi shrugged.

"What about…" Josh started.

"Keep her the hell away from me, unless you want me to break my other hand too!"

Lexi then looked at Ethan. Josh saw the looks that passed between them full of emotion. Lexi looked at Ethan like he hung the moon and stars. Ethan looked at her with the goofy look on his face. If Ethan messed with him anymore he knew what he was gonna do! Actually he might do it just for the hell of it. He couldn't split Danny and Alice. Next best thing break their daughters heart. And the boys too. He knew Lexi wasn't his. Sheila was deluding herself. He was looking forward to having her in Bristol 16 and at his mercy though!

The kids walked inside which brought him to Part 2 and 3 of his plan! Part 2 is to basically make Trevanion crack up. He was doing a pretty good job so far but he is about to step it up a gear. Hopefully if he pushed him a little further he'd lose it and go over the edge. He felt a deep and healthy despisement for Danny and Alice. Danny because he had what he always wanted with Alice. And Alice for not wanting him in the first place. But he always got what he wanted, in the end! The hatred he felt boiled in his blood with a fire and he was going to destroy them! Part 3 was he and alice were gonna have a little chat. He was gonna find out how desperate she was to save her daughters life. How much it was worth to her. The thing was getting her to agree before the results came back. Unless he refused to give a sample unless she did something. He smiled as his plan evolved. First thing first though fun with Trevanion. He strode down to the hospital.

A/N little filler chappie. Ooo wot is josh gonna do, and most of all will danny react?