Just to let you know there will be no new chapter now until next Tuesday as I am off Trevor-sitting for my sister. Hope you can wait until next week.

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Scott's conscious was troubling him. He needed someone to talk to, so he wrapped Holly up and carried her through the snow to the Chandler mansion. If there was one person in the world who would know the right thing to do was his father.

Lucinda let him in and Scott wandered into the parlour to find a familiar face sat on the couch reading a newspaper. For just a second he thought it was his father, but then he noticed the suit and the lack of laughter lines around his cheeks.

"Uncle Adam." said Scott, lifting Holly into a more comfortable position on his hip. "I was looking for my dad."

"Oh." said Adam, folding his paper. "He's gone with Marion to Llanview."

Scott's face fell.

"Do you know when they'll be back?"

"Not 'til late."

Adam noticed the troubled expression on his nephews face.

"Is there anything I can do?"

Scott shook his head. Uncle Adam was the exact opposite to his twin brother; his was not a conscious to listen to.

Adam was got up from the couch and approached, before Scott could make his excuses and leave. Adam's focus was on the baby in Scott's arms.

"How is my little grand-niece?" He asked.

Scott turned to his daughter and realising the heat in the room began to undress her from her bulky snow-suit.

"She's doing great." said Scott. "She's very forgiving for the lack of my expertise."

"Children are a blessing." said Adam. "Have you applied for custody yet?"

"I'm sorry?" said Scott thrown by his uncle's question.

"Given your girlfriend's mental state don't you think it would be prudent to secure custody of your daughter? You aren't married, there is nothing legal binding you together. If she comes out of hospital a changed woman and wants nothing to do with you are you willing to let her just take the child from you?"

"That won't happen!" said Scott.

"Won't it?" said Adam, "The mother's wishes always come first. I know that to my cost."

"You manipulated anything and everything to keep you children."

Adam sniffed,

"Because I had no choice. Family comes firsts – that is the Chandler rule."

"Not 'money comes first'?" Scott asked, half-jokingly.

Adam took the jibe in good humour.

"Money is what keeps the family together."

Scott laughed out loud at that.

"Now I'm not sure that's true."

Adam laughed too.

"You may be right…" said Adam. "But I'm not wrong about family. If you don't protect your rights now as Holly's father then you risk losing her in the future."

Adam patted his arm as he exited the room,

"Think about it."

Scott was left stunned. He had come here for advice to solve his problem with his attraction to Cara… and now his Uncle had left him with even more to worry about.

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