Daniel awoke around 4am and Alice crept out of bed to get a bottle from the kitchen. As she opened the fridge door she heard a voice behind her.

"Tea?"

Alice gasped before dropping the bottle in her hand as it hit the floor with a loud clatter.

"What the!"

She spun around to see Thabo sat there a bag of frozen peas on his black eye.

"Thabo! What the bloody hell are ya doin?" Alice whispered hoarsely.

"Sorry! Was just offering you a tea!"

Alice exhaled.

"I mean what are you doing up at 4 in the morning?" Alice said picking up the bottle and placing it in the sink.

"I could ask you the same..." he replied flipping the frozen peas over and placing them back on his eye.

"I have a baby!"

"I have a sore eye."

Alice placed the new bottle on the side and walked over to him. She sat in the chair opposite and lifted his chin gently before turning his face to the light. She squinted slightly as the purple-green bruise had formed a nice ring around Thabo's Right eye and across the bridge of his nose accompanied with a small deep crimson cut.

"It's nasty."

"Feels it..." he grumbled. "Tell me...has he always been that crazy?"

Alice bit her lip.

"I'm sure its nothing personal...he was a bit off with me too."

"A bit off? Rosie told me what he said he was out of order Alice! We're part of the family too aren't we?"

"Well yea...but..."

"Then we've got just as much right as he has..."

Alice bit her lip sheepishly before getting up and walking to the sideboard to finish of Daniels bottle.

"Sorry for snapping." Thabo said a little later.

"Its fine...i don't know whats got into Evan...but im sure it will all be sorted soon."

"It better...Cos i wanna marry Olivia and i'm going to...with that nutters blessing or not."

"Come on stop it..."Alice said as she heard a cry from the bedroom. "I should get on...night Thabo...just remember...take it easy yea?"

He nodded and flung the peas back in the freezer before skulking off to bed. Alice finished the bottle and walked to their room.

Little did either of them know that the whole conversation had been overheard...