The room falls quiet. "Right, well you two are watching the kids. Me and Anaya are going out." I look at Analise confused. "Where?" We had no plans. "Shopping, Lingerie shopping." Marcus laughs, as I shake my head. "Not a chance, we got banned last time remember." She is crazy. "Oh, shush little pup, you will love it, you know you will." Nodding I laugh. "Yeah, a love, hate, kinda thing, where are we getting banned from today?" She smiles looking at Marcus. "If we're really naughty, we're getting banned from your own business. I mean, surely if I make you scream enough, they will throw us out, owner or not?" Is she crazy? I look at Marcus, his face full of humour. "I doubt you will get kicked or banned Analise, they know she owns the place, or part owns. If you do though, I guess me and Demitri will do that deal we lost tonight." Analise smiles even more. "Why would you do that? Don't give her permission." I lau

The week passes by slowly as we wait for results, but slowly we see Marcus again, the real Marcus when Lucy isn't around, when she is, he acts on edge, agitated and angry. It seems to be working, with Alex and Luna out me and Marcus argue just for Lucy's sake, and I can see it hurts Marcus to shout at me. "Right Kitty, Joel should be here in about two hours, kids are at Jacksons out of the way, hopefully, today is the end of it all." Nodding I smile, it has been a week, a week of him not touching me other than a hug. Standing I finish washing the plates, Marcus stood behind me. "Well, no kids Master, and you're back to your usual self." He nods smiling at me, but I can see it on his face, the decline coming yet again. "Before you say no Master, please? Just try?" I step forward, my arms wrapping around him. "It isn't that I don't want to Kitty, there is nothing I want more. But the thought of not hearing you again, and possibly going further or hurtin

"So, you went along with it?" I nod to him."I did, because it stopped the questions, the ones who knew, like Demitri's family asked questions and I hated it. They asked to see her pictures, everything, and I hated it. I wanted her to myself. At the funeral I was a mess, Demitri didn't come near me, he was a mess and stood with his parents. He didn't say anything, just stayed quiet. I knew she had left him and that was why, yet I still feel he was relieved, me losing the baby was not just Shaun's way out. Something tells me Demitri felt like he had to stay, with me being pregnant, because as soon as I wasn't, he was gone. Then he disappeared, that was when things got worse.""You ran and hid?" I laugh shaking my head."No, I stayed in the hometown, I started drinking, a lot. I would wake up and drink, I would fall asleep drinking. My dad would beg me to stop, but the drink after about a week had no effect, not on my thoughts, so I looked for something else. I found something else, and

I look towards Demitri worried as he leaves. "He will be fine, I will get him to come with me and Jackson for a drink, but we need to talk Kitty, and I need to apologise." I look at Marcus. "No, you shouldn't apologise, I need to for how I acted." What I did to Luna was wrong. "No Kitty, Jackson smacked me and made me realise I was being unfair. I was upset over Teddy and me not being there. I hated myself because you clearly didn't feel like you could tell me about Evie, and I wasn't exactly there for you with Teddy when I should have been." "Fact is Kitty, I didn't realise you had told Jackson everything, I thought it was just a general chat about it like it has been with me, nothing too in-depth. Had I known I would have understood, but having said that, it hurts knowing you spoke to Jackson fully before me." I go to reply, his hand raising. "But I get it, I told Jackson that and he explained, so I get it. He understands, he could listen wi

Waking up Analise is no longer in the bed, sitting up I look around me, my eyes sore from crying. Marcus walks in smiling. "She's awake." He walks in with the tray of food, leaning over he kisses me and places it next to me. "Luna explained about last night, so while you slept all morning I kept them off school, but we have something for you." Luna walks in, Alex with her as they hand me something, my hands take the bag and pull out the frame looking at the picture of Evie. "You mentioned it so we thought we would help." Nodding I smile, it is amazing how much one picture has made Luna feel better. I look at them, and that is it. "I will be right back." Jumping out of bed I grab the box, walking downstairs Demitri is sitting alone. Sitting next to him I hand him the box. "Take a couple of pictures Demitri, and the teddy, for you." He looks at me confused. "I have the pictures I have the blanket she was wrapped in. So, you take some pic