Bianca was alarmed to see Reese so close and sat up suddenly to try and create some distance between them.

"Reese." she gasped slowly getting her bearings.

Reese blinked and leant back. She was clearly hoping for a different reaction from Bianca.

Bianca briefly turned and glanced towards the front of the boat. Through the misted up windows she could see the outline of Marissa, Reggie and the kids pointing and laughing at something on the distance. It looked like they were having fun. BUt they were also a long way away.

"You've been sleeping for a while, I thought you might be feeling cold." Reese stammered.

Bianca looked down and noticed that a cover had been put over her.

She looked to Reese again.

"Sorry." she said giving her ex-wife a small smile. "It's just, you startled me."

Reese grinned back and then she blinked, her eyes drifting to Bianca's shoulder.

Bianca reached up a hand to see what Reese was staring at. Her fingers brushed the bump of scar tissue on her neck.

Reese shifted slightly, leaning away.

"I had no idea you were so ill." she said, looking down guiltily. "I heard about Erica… but…"

"…I didn't make the news." finished Bianca. "And I'm not ill, I'm weak. It will just take me a while to get my strength back."

"But your leg…"

"My leg is something I'm learning to live with." said Bianca with a sigh.

Reese sighed too.

They shared a look and some of the old spark was there.

Reese grew more confident and took a seat besides Bianca on the couch.

"I can't get over how much the girls have grown. And Gabby, she's living up to her name isn't she? She won't stop talking."

"She's just happy to see you." said Bianca, relaxing slightly at Reese's conversational tone.

"And Miranda; she's so sensible."

"She always has been." said Bianca, and then added sadly "And she's been through a lot over this last year. We are trying to stop her worrying so much. Having AJ around certain helps!"

Reese nodded guiltily.

"I have missed them. The house was so quiet when you left."

Bianca looked up and met Reese's eyes.

"Reese…" warned Bianca.

"No." said Reese, leaning forward and laying a pleading hand on Bianca's arm. "I need to say this."

Bianca looked down at the hand and then back up to Reese.

Reese reluctantly pulled back.

"Please." she begged.

Bianca swallowed nervously, but she let her continue.

"I miss you." said Reese. "I've missed so much… our children's lives. They've changed so much in just a few years. And you. You were always the best thing that ever happened to me… my sunshine. "

Reese smiled forlornly, Bianca smile was more tense, she had recognised the words from their wedding vows.

"I've changed too." said Bianca slowly.

Reese leant closer again taking both of Bianca's hands in her own.

"You called me you soul mate. You said we would always be together! What changed?"

Bianca pulled her hands away again.

"You know what changed." said Bianca firmly. "I found out you broke your vows before you had even made them! When we got back together it was a mistake."

"No!" said Reese firmly.

"We put in so much work to patch up our relationship, for the sake of what we used to feel, for the sake of our kids. But something patched is always something that is broken."

"No, I love you." said Reese fiercely, "I promised to love you for the rest of my life!"

"Then where were you. You were never home."

"I had to work."

"You had to work." echoed Bianca, resentment in her tone.

"You know my work is important to me. It meant I could provide for you."

"I didn't need to you to provide for me I needed you to be there!" said Bianca, "You promised me… you swore that you would be there our last holiday… for the girls... but you stayed in Lyon. You didn't even try."

"The builders had problems with the windows…"

"And that couldn't have waited one weekend."

Reese's smile had faltered as the bitter argument from their last days together reared it's ugly head.

Reese stared hard at Bianca.

"You gave up on me." said Reese. "One stupid kiss and you gave up."

"It was more than the kiss." said Bianca.

Reese stared intently at Bianca.

"And what about this kiss." she said lunging forward, grasping Bianca's shoulder and pressing her mouth to Bianca's desperately.

Bianca was so shocked that it took her a moment to react, and then she frantically tried to push Reese off of her.

"Stop it." she cried turning her face away, but Reese wasn't letting go.

"I still love you." Reese sobbed desperately, pressing more frantic kisses onto Bianca's cheek and neck.

"This isn't love." Bianca cried.

"Mommy!" called a startled voice.

Reese and Bianca both turned to see Miranda and Maggie standing there staring at them in shock.

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