Robert sat in a seedy hotel room, his life had taken such a turn for the worst. He was now having to work as an assassin to keep his loved ones alive. At night was always the worst, he kept thinking about getting to hold Holly the last time, all the passion the two had that night and morning. What their homecoming was going to be like. He barely mentioned her in hopes he could protect her but he knew that her life was in danger too. He couldn't help but wonder how she was doing.

Holly's Mother's New Home

Holly had set her mom up, she had had to spend a while here as her bump was a little more noticeable. She wore a lot of lose clothing but it would be noticeable when Tiff or Robin gave her a hug. She sat alone in the nursery she helped her mom set up. This was so hard, this wasn't how it was supposed to be. She raised her shirt and placed her hand on her growing belly. "Darling, I wish you could know all the love your father and I have for each other. I wish I could spend every minute building you up just like he did for me earlier on." Tears fell down her face.

She had gotten the baby a little wallaby. She wasn't going to be able to tell her about Robert but this was like having a little piece of him for her. She picked it up. "This is from your daddy, I won't be able to tell you much about him but just know he would have loved you more than life itself, just like I do."

Catherine walked into the room and saw Holly's state. "Maybe you shouldn't dwell so much on the past, the what ifs. We have a child to protect."

Holly couldn't help but feel anger at her response. She had covered her belly back up. "Mother, my life had turned into hell after being the sweetest time of my life. Our family let Robert believe I had died so he moved on. I finally had him back and this happened. I am allowed to have my feelings."

Catherine looked at her daughter, taking a seat near her. "You definitely are but I don't want you to think that you can do this on your own. Protecting the baby is going to have to be a job between the two of us."

Holly knew she had to keep everyone from knowing that Robert had a second child. "I know that mum, and I'm grateful. I'm going to try to be here as much as I can."

Catherine nodded, she knew her daughter wanted to be a mom but also knew she had to protect her. "You know I wish I could have been there for you growing up. In a way this feels like making up for it."

Those words hit hard. Was she not going to be there for her daughter? What would Robert think? How could she live with herself? At the end of the day the baby would be safe. That's all she could really hope for at this stage in her life.