In case yer wondering who writes what... the chapters with odd numbers are me and even numbers are Nat :)
The rest of the family had seated themselves in the cafe, happily taking the opportunity to take a break, have a drink and catch up on some food. Thabo however had merely picked at his food, downing his drink in one go. He was extremely restless, his eyes darting from one door to the other searching for any sign of Evan. He was worried. No one else has been there had they when he'd said all that stuff to Alice and Thabo was worried.
"Thabo." Liv said catching his attention. He turned to face her and looked down as she placed her hand on his knee. "Stop worrying."
"I can't help it Liv! You weren't there... it was awful! Alice is so good to us all... she doesn't deserve the way he's treated her." Thabo replied passionately, finally admitting his turmoil.
"Alice is tough." Liv reassured him, "She'll be alright."
"She's not super woman though Liv!" Thabo argued, he sighed and took Liv's hands. "I just... I care about her ok... I care about everyone in this family as they mean a lot to you. This isn't deserved and... Danny and Alice certainly don't deserve this."
Liv nodded before resting her head on his shoulder. Thabo was right... but Evan did seem different. She wondered what the story was. She didn't have long to wait either.
Dupe say Evan and rushed over to him. Evan smiled sheepishly and nodded at Dupe who nodded back.
"You make it work boy. Alice is a good woman doing this for you." Dupe told him before walking back. Evan took the information in, squeezed Merry's hand and then walked forward to where the rest of the family sat. Almost immediately he was met by Liv.
"Ok. Spill." Liv ordered, preventing Thabo from opening his mouth to Evan.
"Look... here's not the place to go into nitty gritty detail. I'll tell you that later but basically... Merry is going to be staying at Leopards Den... and I'm going to make... amends." Evan blurted.
"Amends?" Rosie asked.
"Yes... look, I got to go... get started." Evan murmured before walking off. Merry waved awkwardly at the family.
Rosie shook her head, "Come on guys, let's get back to Alice and dad."
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Rosie walked faster than the rest of the family and reached the door to her father's room first. She placed her hand on the door but for some reason stopped to look through the window. She froze and looked on with a soft expression ; Alice was asleep upon her father's arm, clutching his hand. Despite all the wires, and them being in a hospital, they still looked sweet and as though they fit together.
"What you waiting for?" Dupe asked as he finally approached.
"I don't want to disturb them..." Rosie admitted.
"Danny... Alice... what he awake?" Thabo asked.
"No... look." Rosie whispered moving so the rest of the family could take a look. They all smiled before looking at one another. Unsure of what to do next.
"She can't stay here all night." Liv reasoned, "She just can't."
"No. I agree." Dupe replied, "She has Daniel to think about."
"15 minutes." Rosie murmured, looking once more at her stepmother, "Just give her fifteen minutes."
Everyone nodded in agreeance and sat down outside his room.