Reese leapt away from Bianca at Miranda's cry, her face suddenly ashen. Miranda ran to Bianca and hugged her with all her might.

"Mommy!" she cried again.

"I'm okay sweetheart." said Bianca gently, kissing Miranda's brow as she spoke. Her eyes however were hard as she stared passed her, glaring at Reese. "Momma Reese was trying to show me how much she missed me. But I've explained that we have Marissa in our life now and she makes us all very happy and we love her very much. Don't we?"

Miranda sniffed and nodded her head.

At the same time Maggie marched forward and grabbed Reese's arm.

"Come with me!" she said firmly, leaving no room for argument.

But Reese was still staring hopelessly at Bianca.

"I'm sor…" she began to say, but blonde doctor's grip tightened on her arm.

"Now." Maggie hissed, barely keeping her anger in check.

Looking down, shocked and shamed by her actions Reese let herself be pulled away… but they were on a boat, where were they going to go?

…

There was a game of I Spy going on the front deck. Marissa had won the last round and everyone was now trying to guess her something beginning with P.

"Oh come on it's easy!" she cried laughing. She pointed at the shore. "It's there… It's right there!" And then she pointed behind her as well. "And it's there!"

"People?" called AJ.

"Nope."

"Pelican?" tried Ayesha.

"You don't get Pelicans in France." said Reggie with a laugh.

"Come it's all around us!" cried Marissa, waving her arms to encompass all the scenery, giving them a bigger clue.

Everyone looked around bemused.

Suddenly Camilla smirked and shook her head.

"I think that counts as cheating." she said, finally getting the word. "It's Paris."

"It's Paris." confirmed Marissa.

All the kids groaned.

Suddenly the door to the cabin opened.

Marissa looked over to see if Miranda had returned from checking up on her mom.

Instead it was Maggie and Reese who emerged.

"Bianca's awake, I think she could use some company." said Maggie cheerfully. "Why don't you go in and warm up and tell her everything she's missed?"

Reggie nodded, rubbing his hands together to warm them.

"It is getting chilly out here." he said. "Come on kids let's see if this boat has any hot chocolate."

Marissa however had noticed the way that Maggie was holding on to Reese's forearm and the tight expression on her face. At the same time Reese's expression was strangely cowed and ashamed.

Why?

Marissa was suddenly nervous and she charged through to the cabin to check on Bianca. At the other end of the boat she could see Bianca hugging Miranda. When their eyes met Marissa knew something bad had happened.

The kids all charged passed her as Marissa took a step backwards. She was going to give that Reese a piece of her mind! Instead Marissa bumped into Reggie.

"I'm going to kill her." muttered Marissa, trying to push past him but he held out an arm to halt her. He read the situation as quickly as Marissa had. Bianca looked very shaken as she sat with her arms around her eldest daughter. He had also witnessed Maggie dragging Reese roughly to the side of the boat, and hiss something at her in an angry whisper.

"Hold up." he said stepping in her path, on purpose this time.

"Reese has done something." snapped Marissa, trying to force a way past.

"Maggie is handling it." said Reggie, putting a gentle hand on Marissa's shoulder. "I think Bianca may need you more."

Marissa froze at his words and turned back to Bianca. She was now surrounded by noisy children and was smiling at their antics but her eyes remained troubled. Burying her anger, Marissa turned back and rushed quickly to where she was needed most.

"Whoa kids." she cried, pushing her way through the excited throng. "She's just woken up, give her some space. Maybe you should see if Reggie has found the hot chocolate instead."

Gabby looked confused but AJ was smart enough to see that something was wrong. He took his almost-little-sister's hand and led her and Ayesha back to Reggie and Camilla. Miranda wasn't going to leave her mommy's side.

Marissa slid onto the seat beside them and slipped an arm around Bianca's waist. Bianca smiled at her and rested her head on her shoulder.

"What happened?" Marissa asked quietly.

"You were right about Reese." Bianca sighed. "She isn't over me."

"Did she..?" Marissa asked, nervous about what had happened.

"She kissed me." said Bianca quietly.

Marissa tensed, her free hand balled into a fist… How dare she!

Bianca's own hand settled over her bunched up fist. Their eyes met and Marissa could see her silent plea for calm. Marissa let out a long breath trying to relax. Fighting her fury, Marissa pulled Bianca closer to her side, reaching further to pull Miranda close as well.

…

"What the hell were you thinking?" demanded Maggie as she pushed Reese back against the rail of the boat, finally releasing her grip.

Reese rubbed her arm where Maggie had been holding so tight. She looked down.

"I don't know." she muttered pathetically.

"Well you must have wanted something to happen?!"

"I… I wanted her to know how much I still loved her." Reese stammered.

"By forcing yourself on her?" said Maggie angrily.

Reese closed her eyes in despair.

"I know…"

"She's moved on." said Maggie.

"You don't think I don't see that!" sobbed Reese. "I thought we would be forever and now, to see how quickly she has found someone else… Do you know how hard it is to see someone take over my life like that… my family? To see that someone can make her happy, the way I should have..? To be the one alone and forgotten..?"

Maggie's face softened at Reese's broken-hearted declaration. There was a long moment where the only noise between them was Reese's sniffs as she tried to control her tears. Slowly Maggie reached out and touched Reese's arm gently.

"Yeah." she said, with a deep sigh. "I know exactly how you feel."

…