Maddie was feeling really good about herself when she got to the convention hall. She had taken time with her appearance and she knew that she looked great. Maddie saw that she was turning quite a few heads as he entered the Convention Center. She looked around the center but was unsure of where the pageant was being held. She approached a security guard for help. Maddie smiled at the young man and was rewarded with a dazzling grin and a look of appreciation in his eyes.

"Hi. I was wondering if you could help me."

"My pleasure." The guard took in Maddie's gorgeous face and stunning figure with a sweep of his eyes. She was a true beauty unlike the plastic dolls around the pageant. "What can I help you with?"

Maddie smiled back. It felt good to have a man other than her husband eye her with such pleasure. "Where can I find out where the beauty pageant is being held?"

The guard pointed in the right direction. "Right that way."

"Thank you." Maddie waved as she walked in the direction the guard had pointed. She knew David would be surprised to see her there; Maddie wanted to make amends by taking him to dinner. Maybe she was too jealous and flew off the handle too quickly but tonight she would be sure to make things right between them. David was just doing his job. Maddie asked some people she passed in the hallway if they could point her to where David might be and a few people told her to try the break room. She saw some of the young women walking around scantily dressed but she felt confident in herself and her body and knew deep down David truly loved her. She had faith in her husband.

Maddie found the break room and opened the door without knocking hoping to surprise him. David wasn't the only one surprised. Maddie couldn't believe the sight before her eyes. At first, she thought she was having a nightmare. Maddie blinked her eyes several times but the scene didn't change. David was being straddled by a voluptuous redhead who had her hands where no other woman's hands should be. His tie was off and his shirt was partially unbuttoned. Her husband's hands were around the woman's waist and he was asking her to "Come on." Maddie saw David's face. He sure wasn't happy to be caught. She heard the surprise and fear in his voice as he said her name. "Maddie?"

"Oh MY GOD! David Addison! I knew it. You told me nothing was going on. You lied to me." Maddie wanted to cry but wouldn't. She preferred to strangle David.

David knew that Maddie would take this the wrong way. He knew how bad it looked. But he wasn't doing anything wrong. David saw the look in Maddie's eyes; he was dismayed to see the anger but it was the hurt that he saw that punched him in the gut. He was the one who had put the hurt in her eyes and he hated himself for it. David stood up quickly and pushed Ginger off his lap.

"Maddie what are you doing here?" David approached her. "Baby I can explain."

"Don't you dare call me baby! You! You!" Maddie backed away from David. She was afraid if he got any closer she would put her hands around his neck and choke him to death. She was beyond furious. She felt like a fool. She felt mortified. Jealousy was also a strong emotion adding to her fury. "What am I doing here? Oh I'm sorry. Did I come at a bad time? I came here to show you I supported you and this is what I find. You and this red head! So did you get what you needed? Did you crack the case? I sure hope it was worth it.

"Maddie please. Give me a chance to explain. It's not the way it looked."

Ginger figured this woman must be David's wife. She didn't want to get in the middle of their fight. The angry blonde was blocking her way out the door so Ginger backed against a wall hoping David's wife wouldn't notice her.

Maddie and David stood facing each other.

David went to close the distance between him and Maddie but she backed away again.

"Maddie sweetheart. I cracked this case. I have proof."

Maddie gave David a look of disgust. "I'm very happy for you David. I'm glad you got what you were after. I just didn't realize fucking a red head was one of them"

"Listen I don't want her! I wasn't going to do anything with her. How can you think that?"

Maddie laughed but it was an ugly laugh not one of mirth. "How can I think that?" Maddie screamed. "Are you fucking kidding me? I come in here to find that slut…" Maddie nodded to Ginger who was frozen in fear. "On top of you with her hands down your pants."

Maddie set upon Ginger. "And you! You tramp. Keep your disgusting hands off of my husband or I will pull every red hair out of your head." Maddie's hand reached out for Ginger's hair but David pulled Maddie away from the young woman. Ginger ran past Maddie and out the door to freedom.

David wrapped his arms around Maddie and pinned her to his body with her back against him. Maddie was struggling to be let go. She was livid. "Let me go Addison! NOW!"

"Not until you calm down. God, I didn't do anything Maddie. Believe me." David felt Maddie's shoe connect with his shin. "Ouch!"

Maddie finally pulled herself out of David's arms. "No you believe me! Even if you are innocent as a newborn babe you still put yourself in this predicament!" Maddie pushed against David's chest pushing him against the wall. "I asked you not to take this case. I told you how I felt but you didn't care." Maddie began slapping his head.

David put his arms up in defense. "Stop it! Nothing happened. Stop! Listen to me please!"

"Listen to me Addison. Don't bother coming home. I want you out. Go fuck all the sluts you want. I don't care anymore. We're through!"

Maddie slapped David across the face and slammed out of the room before her tears could fall. She never thought she would regret ever meeting David but today she did. She regretted it all.

Maddie drove home with tears clouding her vision. When she pulled into the driveway of her home she couldn't even remember driving home. She tried to compose herself before she went into the house but her tears refused to stop. Finally, she went into the house where she found her mother sitting on the floor playing with the twins. She looked up when she heard the front door open. "Maddie? What are you doing home so soon?" Virginia stood up when she noticed the tears on Maddie's face. "What happened? Are you ok? Is David ok?"

Maddie threw herself on the chair. "Oh he's ok alright!" Maddie growled. "For now."

"What happened?"

"Oh well let's just say that I'm the one who got the surprise when I walked in on David and some redheaded slut on top of him."

Virginia was shocked. "Maddie? Not David. What did you see? Are you sure?"

Maddie sat up straight. "Yes I'm sure of what I saw but they weren't doing anything. Not yet anyway. David of course claims he is innocent." Maddie laughed wryly. "That it wasn't how it looked."

"Maybe he is." Virginia could not believe David would cheat on Maddie. "Maybe it wasn't."

"Mom even if he is innocent what enrages me the most is that I told him that I wasn't comfortable with him on this case and look what happens. He never listens!"

A few minutes later a wild-eyed David burst into the house. "Maddie please just listen!" He begged. He saw Virginia and stopped in his tracks. "Mom it isn't what it looked like. I swear on my mother's grave that I wasn't cheating on your daughter."

Virginia stared hard at David. "It isn't me you have to convince." She headed toward the door. "I think I will be going now. You two need to talk." She stared at both of them and then left closing the door softly behind her.

"I don't want to talk about this anymore David!" Maddie jumped up from the chair accidentally kicking out of the way the toys the twins were playing with. Alex and Mandy looked up at their mother curiously. They were used to their parents yelling at each other but this seemed different; it seemed scary.

"So that's it?" David ran his hands through his hair. "We're over. Our marriage is over?"

Maddie just stared at him with blue flint. "I can't think about any of that now. I can't stand to look at you! I loathe the sight of you!" Maddie screeched.

David approached his wife slowly. "Come on Maddie just let me talk."

Maddie glared at David like she wanted to kill him dead. "Oh I already know exactly what you're going to say."

"Oh you do huh?" David was getting a bit annoyed. Why wouldn't she just listen, he fumed inwardly?

"Oh poor David was accosted by that poor misunderstood young woman who threw him down on the couch and proceeded to climb on top of him and try to take advantage of him. How's that?" Maddie snapped in fury.

David hated when she thought she was right. "Ok yeah." He nodded his head rapidly. "But that is the way it happened."

"Oh and you couldn't push off that woman who is half of your size?"

"I was waiting until she did some more talking and then I was going to throw her off." David told her adamantly.

"Oh and would you have waited until your dick was in her to keep her talking!" Maddie picked up one of the twins blocks and threw it at David hitting him on the side of his head.

"Hey are you fucking kidding?" David told her as he raised his arms to avoid the blocks coming his way. He headed toward Maddie and almost tripped over Alex who started crying in fear. David out his hands down to see what Alex was crying about and felt a block hit him on the side of his eyebrow. "Ouch!" David screamed causing Mandy to join her brother.

David felt the blood trickling down into his eyes. "Stop it Maddie! Are you crazy?" David picked one of the twins discarded t-shirts and blotted at his eyebrow.

Maddie was in a rage. "Get out now!" She screamed. She was screaming. The babies were screaming. David put his hands over his head. "Stop! Look at the twins. They're terrified. Be a mom and stop scaring them!"

"Are you saying that I'm not a good mom now?" Maddie thought if he didn't get out of her sight she would surely kill him.

"I said no such thing. Stop putting words in my mouth." David bent down to comfort the twins who were sobbing loudly.

"Leave them alone! I swear to God if you don't leave now I won't be responsible for my actions!" Maddie growled menacingly.

David had seen Maddie like this a few other times and knew that until she calmed down she would not listen to reason. He stared at her with green angry eyes. "Fine! Let me get a few things and I'm outta here." David told her in fury. David raced upstairs threw some clothes in a suitcase took a couple of suits out of the closet and stomped down the stairs.

Maddie's heart was breaking when she saw David coming down the stairs carrying a suitcase and his suits but she was too angry to tell him not to go. She hated him!

David knelt down to kiss the twins, hoping to comfort them, then threw his wife a dirty look and slammed out of the house with a heavy heart and tears pricking his eyes. What a mess. Maybe he should never have taken the case but it was too late now he had to go to the people in charge of the pageant and turn in the crooked judges before tomorrow night's pageant took place. Then he would deal with his wife and marriage.

David dropped his stuff at his office at Blue Moon and made a phone call. He called the people who were in charge of the pageant and told them who he was and what he had uncovered. He then called Vicki and told her he was meeting with the pageant administrators the following morning. She agreed to meet him at Blue Moon, David reminded her not to forget the tape with the confession from Ginger. "Damn it" David thought to himself as he sat there and put his head in his hands.

The following day the case was wrapped up, the judges were charged with sexual harassment and fraud and Blue Moon's bank account was much fatter but David was miserable. He missed Maddie and the babies. Here he was on a Saturday afternoon lying on the couch in his office watching some stupid movie on TV instead of at home with his family. Was this case worth it? David didn't think it was now. Why couldn't Maddie just listen to him? Why was she so stubborn? David was knocked out of his reverie by the sound of the phone ringing. His heart began to beat faster. Maddie? He hoped it was his wife asking him to come home. David picked up the phone expectantly but was instantly disappointed. "Richie. What do you want?"

Richie called David and Maddie's house looking for his brother. He wanted to talk to David about the bar he was thinking of buying. He was surprised to hear Maddie tell him he wasn't home and she didn't know where he was. Richie could hear the tears in her voice. What the hell did David do now? Richie immediately called Blue Moon and was relieved when David picked up the phone. "Hey bro. What the hell is going on between you and that hot wife of yours now?" Richie wasn't one to mince words.

David sighed deeply as he flopped down on his office chair. He ran both hands through his already messed up hair. "I can't talk about it Rich."

Richie wanted to strangle David. "Listen to me little brother. Get your ass over here now. I won't let my only brother sleep in a cold office. Come here and we'll drink some beers and talk. The ball and chain is out shopping and getting her hair done with her friend."

David at first balked but Richie convinced him he had enough room and wouldn't take no for an answer. David drove to Richie's in a fog of pain. Here he should have been happy with the influx of cash in the bank account and breaking the case but he was totally depressed without his family.

Richie called Maddie to tell her David would be staying at his place if she needed him. Maddie thanked him and hung up. She was glad that David would be staying with Richie but she was just so angry that David had caused their family to be ripped apart. Although she loved her husband with all her heart how could they make it work if he didn't take any of her feelings into consideration? Maddie was sure that David had no intention of going with that slutty woman but just the thought that he had put himself into a situation like that made her see red. How could he? Maddie slumped on the couch. The twins were napping and she was lonely. Her mother had called earlier and wanted to know what was going on since she left last night but Maddie brushed her off. She was in no mood to rehash what had happened with David. Her mother always seemed to give David right and that bothered her. He wasn't right. Not this time! Why did he have to take that case? It all came down to that. Maddie felt tears behind her eyelids. Today was Saturday. When the babies napped she and David usually tried to slip in a quickie on days when they were home alone. So now instead of making love with her husband she was miserable and alone. Maddie shook her head and headed for the bathroom. Maybe a hot bath would help.

The next couple of days passed in a haze of hurt and anger for both Maddie and David. Over the long weekend David tried numerous times to call Maddie but he all he reached was their answering machine. He was worried so on Sunday afternoon he decided to take a ride over and see if everything was ok at the house. Maddie opened the door for him but didn't seem happy to see him. His heart shattered even more when he saw the hurt and devastation in Maddie's red-rimmed eyes.

"I just wanted to see if you and the babies were ok. You never answer the phone."

"We're fine." Maddie told him woodenly. She wanted to throw herself into his arms and ask him to stay but her wounded heart would not allow it.

David nodded. He wanted to beg her forgiveness but he knew it wouldn't do any good. "Can I see the babies?" David asked holding his breath. He was afraid she would refuse to let him in the house. Instead he saw her open the door to allow him to enter. She nodded to the living room and walked upstairs leaving him alone with the twins. David spent more than an hour playing with the twins. Both babies were happy when they saw David walk into the room. A smile lit up his face when he sat on the floor and both babies ran into his lap. He kissed and hugged them; tickled and loved them until they were laughing with joy. David thought back to the last time he saw them as they cried with fear over his fight with their mother. David didn't want his children to grow up in fear because he and Maddie couldn't get along. What a mess they had made of things David thought as he spent time with his children.

Maddie stayed in their bedroom as David visited with the babies. She laid down on the bed and put her pillow over her head. She wanted with all her heart to join in the happiness she heard coming from the living room but she couldn't. She hoped this hole in her heart would soon heal but for now she thought it was better she kept away from David. She was afraid if she went downstairs they would start to fight again and she didn't want the babies to see them argue and hurt one another. She hoped that she and David could stop hurting and fighting with one another or there was no hope for them as a couple. She wouldn't allow their fighting to harm her children in any way. It wasn't fair to them. After an hour Maddie went downstairs. She found David sitting on the couch watching the twins playing with their toys. Alex was riding his choo-choo train around the living room while Mandy was playing with the blocks. She loved to build tall towers then knock them down with glee. At first, David didn't notice Maddie's presence but when he looked he saw her eyes on him. He gave her a sideways grin but she didn't return his smile.

"I want to get the twins ready. We're going to my parents for dinner." Maddie told David. Maddie could see the hurt in David's eyes but it was his fault that she and the twins were going to her parent's house alone. If he hadn't insisted in taking that disgusting case none of this would be happening. She hardened her heart.

David was hurt. They usually went over to the Hayes for Sunday dinner as a family and now he was no longer welcome. "Ok ok." He stammered as he got up and bade the twins goodbye. He hugged and kissed his son and daughter then walked out the door without a word to Maddie. He was afraid if he opened his mouth he would start to cry or yell so he stayed silent and left. David felt as if he had left his heart behind as he drove over to Richie's.

David was even more upset when Maddie didn't even show up at work on Monday. Agnes told him that Maddie called and said she was not feeling well. Of course, Agnes knew something was up when David came into Blue Moon alone and seemed upset that Maddie wasn't in her office. And when Agnes got the phone call from Maddie she knew there was trouble in the Addison house. Being Agnes she headed to David's office to see what the hell was going on now!

David couldn't admit to Agnes the mess he had made with his life so he sugarcoated it by telling her it was just a small argument and everything was going to be fine. He knew that Agnes meant well but it really was none of her business. David went about his day in a very cranky mood.

Maddie wasn't fairing any better at home. She couldn't get herself to go to work that morning. She couldn't bear to see David. After a night of crying her eyes out and lack of sleep Maddie thought she looked like an old hag. Her eyes were swollen and her face was lined and she felt at least 100 years old. Instead she decided to spend the day tidying up the house and playing with the twins; but she knew she had made a mistake in staying home when she found herself annoyed by the twins' antics and wishing it was time for them to go to sleep.

The day passed at a snail's pace but finally it was time for the babies to be put to bed. Maddie bathed them and diapered and dressed Mandy while Alex played on the bathroom floor. She carried Mandy into the twins' room and placed Mandy in her crib while she attended to Alex. Maddie knew better than to leave Mandy free while she gave her attention to Alex. That girl could get herself into trouble at a blink of an eye so Maddie carried the struggling baby and plopped her in her crib. Mandy began to yell and fuss but Maddie ignored her. She would be done with her son in a few minutes and then she would turn to Mandy who was now screaming for her father. "Daddddeeeee!" Mandy screeched as she rattled the bars of her crib angrily.

"Stop that right now, young lady!" Maddie ordered but didn't turn around. She was just putting Alex in his crib when she turned around and saw Mandy lifting her leg to climb out of her crib. Maddie yelled at her daughter to stop but Mandy continued climbing out of the crib. Maddie saw the baby fall as if it was in slow motion but couldn't reach her daughter in time. Mandy fell out of the crib onto her head. Maddie rushed to her daughter who was lying still on the floor. She called her name but the baby remained motionless.

Maddie was filled with horror as she dialed 911 for an ambulance and then called David at Richie's.

When Richie told David Maddie was on the phone his heart was full of hope that she was calling to ask him to come home but when he heard the panic in her voice he felt chilled to the bone. At first he couldn't understand what she was saying but when he realized that Maddie was calling to tell him that Mandy had fallen and was hurt he felt his blood turn to ice. His first thought was to rush home but by the time he reached their house Maddie would be on her way to the hospital. "Stay on the phone with me Maddie until the ambulance gets there. Then ask them what hospital they are bringing the baby and I will meet you there." Maddie was sobbing on the other end of the phone. It seemed to take a millennium for the ambulance to arrive.

David felt helpless on the other end of the phone as he tried to comfort his wife. Finally, the ambulance arrived. They placed the unconscious child in the ambulance and allowed Maddie to ride with her daughter to the hospital. By this time, Alex was overtired and scared and began to wail alongside his mother.

David drove like a bat out of hell to get to the hospital. Richie wanted to drive him but he told Richie to stay and call Maddie's parents first so they could meet him at the hospital and take Alex home. David prayed as he drove that Mandy was not hurt badly.

Maddie stood out in the hallway of the emergency room holding a crying Alex. He could tell his mommy was upset and this made him upset. Maddie was whispering calming words to Alex to try to soothe him. She wondered if being a twin Alex could tell something was wrong with his sister. Maddie couldn't wait for David to arrive. She never needed her husband more than at this moment. She needed his strong arms around her. Whenever the nurses walked by Maddie asked them for news on Mandy but all they could tell her was that the doctors were with her.

"Maddie!" Maddie heard David call her name. There was such panic and desperation in his voice that it almost buckled her knees.

"David!' Maddie could hear the same panic and desperation echoed in her own voice. She saw David rushing down the hall toward her and was never as happy to see anyone in her life.

David enveloped Maddie and Alex into his arms. "Hey babe. I'm here It's OK I'm here. I got ya." David was trying to hide the fear he felt from Maddie. "She'll be ok."

"Oh David! Thank god you're here." Maddie held on to him for dear life holding Alex between them.

David looked down at Alex who looked up at David with teary blue eyes that matched his mother's. "Daddy."

"Hey how's daddy's boy doing?" David touched the boys head.

David held on the Maddie and looked down into her eyes which were filled with a wild panic. They just stood there for a few minutes holding onto each other. Alex was tired and cranky; he whimpered in Maddie's arms.

"I got here as fast as I could babe. Richie wanted to drive me but I asked him to stay and call your parents. Did you call them?"

"Oh no I didn't! Oh David I just was so worried about Mandy and I called 911 and then you. Then we got here and I haven't moved from this spot."

"Do you know anything yet sweetheart?"

"No just that the doctors are with her. Oh David our little girl. What if...?" Maddie choked back her sobs that tried to escape from her lips. She didn't want Alexander any more upset too.

"Shh don't ok? She's going to be ok." David had to keep Maddie calm as nervous and worried as he was inside right now he couldn't let her see it. He had to be strong.

"Maddie! Oh Maddie." Virginia came running over to Maddie with red rimmed eyes.

"Oh Mom" Maddie and her mom hugged. David took Alex from his wife and snuggled the boy against his chest. The warmth of his son and the baby smell were stemming his panic.

"What happened? Richie called us. He just said there was an accident with Mandy?"

Alexander Hayes showed up next and looked at David sternly. David wondered if his father-in-law knew what happened with him and the redhead.

"What happened to Amanda?" Alex asked David

David shook his head. "I don't know anything except she fell out of her crib. I was out on a um case."

Alex humphed to David then turned to Maddie. "Sweetheart what happened."

"Oh Daddy you know how Amanda has been lately. Like a little daredevil. She's into everything; climbing onto everything. She was trying to climb out of the crib while I was changing Alex. I tried to catch her but I was too slow and she fell out of her crib. Oh Daddy." Maddie grabbed onto her father's arm for support.

"It's OK Maddie we're here for you now." Alexander hugged his daughter tightly.

"Oh mom Alex is so tired and cranky. It's way past his bedtime. Could you take him home?"

"Oh no dear we are not leaving you here. We need to stay to make sure Mandy is OK." Virginia said firmly as she took the whining baby from Maddie and hugged him against her.

"Your mother is right. Our place is here." Alexander said nodding his head.

David stood there knowing how Maddie's parents must feel but he was her husband he wanted to comfort her and he needed her comfort too.

"Come on Maddie. David. Let's go into the waiting room over there and get out of this hallway. Alexander please tell the nurse where we will be. Come on Maddie let's go and sit and talk." Maddie followed her mom into the waiting room.

Alexander walked away to the nurses' station to find out if there was any news and to tell them where they would be if they were needed.

David was left standing in the hallway staring at the door that led to where the doctors were treating daughter. He felt so alone. He felt so helpless.

Just then David felt a hand on his shoulder. David turned around to see Richie.

"Yo Davey. What's going on? How's my niece? Where's Maddie?"

David pointed to the waiting room. "They're in there. Mandy is still being examined. No word on her condition. I don't know anything. I haven't had a chance to talk much to Maddie alone. Her parents are comforting her right now .God I don't know what to do." David ran his hands through his already messed up hair.

"Yo calm down bro. It's going to be OK. Let's go into the waiting room too."

They walked in to the waiting room; Maddie looked up at David. "Is there any news?"

"No, nothing yet." David shook his head.

"Hey sis what can I do for you? Don't you worry ok our Mandy is a tough little girl she'll be A-OK. I know it."

Maddie hugged Richie. "I hope so."

Virginia was sitting next to her husband who was holding a dozing Alex in her arms.

David wanted to talk to Maddie. "Hey can we talk privately?"

Maddie nodded her head. She followed David out of the room and down a side hallway .

Maddie stopped and started to cry and David pulled her into his arms.

"What happened Maddie? Tell me everything?" David held onto her. Maddie sobbed for a few minutes then calmed down a bit and started to tell David what happened.

"I just put Alexander in his crib. They both have been cranky these past few days. I don't know why and Amanda was crying and screaming and jumping up in down in her crib while I took care of Alexander. She was calling for you. She wanted to get out of the crib. I turned around and that's when I saw her little leg go over the railing. She was trying to climb out of her crib. Next thing I know she is falling. It happened so fast. I couldn't stop her I couldn't catch her. I feel like the world's worst mother."

"Oh no no Maddie! God you are a great mother. This wasn't your fault. We know Amanda has been like a little monkey lately. I've been calling her my little monkey you know and she just giggles." David let out a laugh to calm Maddie.

"Oh David our little girl was just lying there so still. Oh God how about if ..if..." Maddie broke down.

"No Maddie. Stop. She's a tough little one our girl. Hey she's tough just like her mom."

"Oh I don't feel so tough now. Not when I can't help our little girl."

David and Maddie looked up when they heard someone calling their names.

"Excuse me Mr. and Mrs. Addison?" A young doctor approached them with serious yet gentle brown eyes.

"Yes." Maddie and David answered together.

"How is she doctor?" David asked afraid of what he might hear.

"Your daughter suffered a head trauma when she fell out of her crib. She has a severe concussion and slight brain swelling which is causing her loss of consciousness. Right now that is all we know."

"But what are you doing to help her wake up?" Maddie asked in a voice barely above a whisper.

"There is nothing we can do. We can only monitor her. The next several hours are crucial. Hopefully, the swelling will go down and she will wake up on her own."

'And if she doesn't?" David's voice was shaky.

The doctor put his hand on David's shoulder in a comforting manner. "Let's cross that bridge if we come to it. Your daughter is a strong healthy little girl and a fighter."

The doctor nodded at David and Maddie. "Feel free to spend the night in Mandy's room." With that the doctor walked away.

"Oh David pray she wakes up soon. Do you think she will?"

David nodded. 'Sure she will." David grabbed Maddie's hand and led her to the waiting room. "Sweetheart come on let's go tell your parents and Richie what the doctor said."

Maddie and David walked back into the waiting room. Maddie's parents and Richie looked up.

"Any news?" Alex asked.

David reiterated what the doctor had told him and Maddie.

"I don't understand how they aren't doing anything to wake her up." Alex was beside himself.

"Now Alex please calm down. I'm sure the doctors know what they are doing."

"Calm down? That's my granddaughter in that room!"

"Alex please don't upset Maddie." Virginia whispered to her husband nodding her head toward their daughter who was clinging to David.

Alexander looked over at Maddie and saw the fear in her eyes.

Little Alex was still up and getting fussy. "Oh poor Alex really needs his sleep." Virginia said.

David turned to Richie. "Hey you think you could take Alex home to our house and put him to bed and stay there with him. I know Maddie needs her parents here. "

"Yeah whatever I can take care of him. I don't have a car seat though."

"I'll go down to your car with you and grab the car seat from my car."

"Sure. Anything I can do."

Maddie took Alexander from her mom and held him tightly for a moment. She looked at David who nodded his head; she kissed Alex on his head and handed him to Richie.

"Mommy loves you. You be a good boy and go to sleep we will be home real soon with your sister, Ok Alex? Mommy promises." Maddie started to get choked up.

Alex just yawned.

"I'll be right back." David gave Maddie a kiss on her head.

Maddie nodded.

David was holding his sleeping son close to his chest. He wanted to run away and forget this ever happened; but of course that wasn't a possibility. He had to be strong for his wife. Mechanically and without a word David transferred the car seat to his brother's car. He placed Alex gently into the car seat and just stood there looking at the sleeping boy.

"Don't you worry Dave. I'll take good care of Alex. You know how much I love the twins. I won't let you down."

"I know Rich. It's not you I'm worried about." David's voice was low and filled with pain. "This is all my fault you know. If I didn't take this stupid case I would have been home with Maddie taking care of our babies. I would have been there with Maddie helping with the twins. And this wouldn't have happened."

"Bro you don't know that it wouldn't have happened even with you there."

"Rich Maddie told me the babies were cranky; especially Mandy. Mandy was crying for me and I wasn't there. I wasn't there for my babies or my wife cause I was hell bent on cracking a case for big bucks and some ridiculous sense of morality."

"David. Stop. It's not your fault. I know that you took that case cause you wanted to help get those scumbags. OK maybe you went about it in the wrong way. OK well you did go about it in the wrong way."

David looked at his brother with a look that could kill. David knew he was wrong but he hated hearing Richie point it out.

"OK sorry bro I'm just stating the facts here. I think next time you will know better and let one of the single detectives take care of undercover business like that. Hell bro I would have been happy to help you out. I ain't married yet."

"Thanks Rich." David took a deep ragged breath. "Rich, Maddie is worried she going to lose Mandy. I know she's thinking of the other baby we lost. But this would be so much worse. Oh God. Maddie might not …..Oh God." David started to sob.

Richie felt terrible. Richie had only seen his brother break down a couple of times before and it always shook him to the core. "Hey David. Come on. It'll be ok. It will." Richie was at a loss how to comfort his brother. What could he say that would make it alright? Only Mandy waking up healthy and whole could do that. Richie began to pray. Richie put his arm on David. "Hey bro it's going to be OK. Mandy is part Addison. We are always OK. You knock us down we get right back up. And that gorgeous wife of your too is one strong lady too. Mandy has got great genes. She'll be OK. "

David wanted to believe it.

Richie held back his own tears. "Bro come on. Maddie needs you back upstairs. Pull yourself together and be strong for her."

David nodded and wiped the tears from his eyes. He looked in the car and saw Alex asleep and his heart clenched.

"Thanks Rich." David gulped. "You're right. She is one tough little girl."

"Yep. Come here." Richie hugged David. "Go on get back to Maddie and call me as soon as you know something." Richie slapped David on the back.

Maddie looked up when David returned to the waiting room. She could see the fear in David's eyes. She remembered that fear in his eyes when she lost their first baby. She couldn't think about if something happened to Amanda. She didn't think they could survive that together. She had to block that out of her mind. Her heart was breaking inside of her chest. She had to be strong. She had to.

David walked over to Maddie and sat in the chair next to her.

"Was everything OK with Alexander?" Maddie asked wondering what had taken him so long downstairs. Then she noticed David's eyes were red rimmed and he looked like he'd been crying. Her heart broke even more.

"Yeah he's fine. He fell asleep. Lucky little boy doesn't really know what's going on."

Maddie reached out to hold David's hand in her hand. He looked at her and was happy to feelher delicate hand in his. He held tightly to her hand.

Maddie and David sat quietly together just holding on to each other's hands and praying silently. Virginia and Alex sat across the room. They saw how Maddie and David clung together and the fear on their faces which probably mirrored their own fear. The waiting room was empty except for the four of them. Alex took his wife's hand in his and squeezed it reassuringly. Virginia squeezed his back in return and lay her head on her husband's shoulder and closed her eyes in prayer.

After what seemed like hours but was in reality only a half hour or so, a nurse walked into the waiting area and approached David and Maddie.

She looked down at the frightened couple. "Just want to let you know your daughter is in her room now. You can go and stay with her if you would like."

"Oh we would like." David told the nurse standing up and pulling Maddie out of her seat by her hand.

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"Thank you nurse." Maddie said.

The nurse saw the older couple rise to their feet. She turned to Maddie and David. "I'm sorry but only the parents are allowed to stay overnight. Your parents are welcome to stay over in the waiting room if they would like too."

"Mom really you and Dad should go home. There's nothing you can do sitting here in the waiting room. Knowing that David and I can be with Amanda now makes me feel a bit better."

"Oh Maddie are you sure I just can't bear to leave you now. You're still my little girl."

"Yes your mother is right you need our support."

"Dad, I need to support David and he needs to support me right now. Why don't you go to our house. You can help Richie out with Alexander. I would feel more comfortable if you are there when Alex wakes up."

"Ok dear we will do that." Virginia nodded even though she hated to leave.

Maddie's dad hated to leave the hospital but he knew that they would be more useful taking care of Alex. "Fine but listen Maddie you call us no matter what time it is with news. I doubt we will be able to sleep." Alexander pulled his daughter in for a hug and held her tight. "You give my little granddaughter kisses from her Pop OK sweetheart."

"OK daddy, thank you."

Virginia hugged Maddie. "Oh Maddie." Virginia was on the verge of tears.

"Oh mom I love you both so much."

"We love you too dear." Virginia said as she pulled away and looked over at David. He was standing quietly with his head down. She knew he felt like it was probably his fault. But she knew it wasn't his or Maddie's fault. It was a freak accident. Mandy would be fine. She had to believe it. She reached out to David and took his hand. "And we love you too David."

David nodded. "Thanks mom. Same here." He tried to smile

Maddie and David walked down the hall to the room their daughter was in. They both walked in quietly and saw her lying still in a big crib with monitors hooked up to her.

She looked so tiny laying there not like their strong and feisty little girl.

"Oh David look at her." Maddie sobbed as she grabbed on to his arm.

"It looks worse than it is." David tried to reassure her but he was scared to death.

David and Maddie approached Mandy on silent feet. They stood by the crib looking down at their daughter. Her face was white as a sheet. David put his arms around Maddie's shoulders. He took a deep breath.

"Hey Mandy girl. Daddy and mommy are here. We love you and want you to wake up baby. Your brother is at home and is missing you taking all his toys." David swallowed a sob. "Come on Mandy wake up honey. Please."

Maddie turned and buried her face into David chest and started to cry. David wrapped his arms around her and held her tight. He still couldn't believe this was really happening to them. It seemed like a nightmare that he wanted to wake up from immediately. He felt useless and powerless. He wished he could change places with his small daughter.

David tried to comfort his wife. "Shh it's going to fine babe. I promise you." David tilted Maddie's head up to look at him . He wiped away the tears that wouldn't stop falling from Maddie's big blue eyes. "Hey you need to be strong so when Mandy wakes up so she doesn't see you crying. That would scare her."

Maddie nodded; she rested her head against David's hard chest. He tightened his arms around her and held her close as they both stood by the crib and watched their daughter.

David looked around the room. In addition to the crib, there were two comfortable chairs next to the crib and what looked like a pull out chair on the other side of the room. There was also a television and a small desk which was adorned with a vase of flowers. David pulled Maddie down into one of the chairs and he sat on the other. He put his head in his hands with a sigh as he listened to Maddie try to coax Mandy awake. He didn't think he had ever prayed harder in his entire life.

As the time went on Maddie and David took turns talking to their daughter and stroking her tiny hand through the bars of the crib.

David moved his chair so he was almost on top of Maddie. They needed to be close to one another. Maddie never let go of David's hand. They were each other's life line.

During the night a nurse would visit from time to time. She would check the monitors hooked up to the tiny patient; say a word or two to her parents and leave.

David could see how tired Maddie was. He pulled her on to his lap and wrapped his arms and legs around her. "Try and sleep for a while honey. I'm here for Mandy."

Maddie shook her head as she snuggled into David's arms. "I can't sleep David."

David combed his fingers through Maddie's hair. He bent his head to kiss her blonde hair. "Then just close your eyes baby."

Maddie closed her eyes and laid her head against David's chest. She felt his heart beating and that somehow comforted her.

David looked down at Maddie and a sudden surge of remorse ripped through his body. "Maddie. I am so sorry." How could he have ever been so stubborn that he had almost sacrificed this woman he loved more than his life for a case? What was he thinking?

Maddie opened her eyes and looked up at David. "David what happened to Mandy is not your fault."

David shook his head. "No. I meant about..well the case and what you saw and.."

Maddie put her finger against David's lips. "This isn't the time."

David gently pushed her hand away from his mouth. "Yes it is. Nothing happened with that woman Maddie. I love you more than my life. I was just so wrong to put myself in that situation. I thought I could handle it. I mean I did handle it but not in the right way. I should never have let that woman near me."

"No you shouldn't have." Maddie agreed. "I know David you weren't cheating but the idea of another woman with her hands on you just kills me. Think how you would feel if another man had his hands all over me even if it was just for a case."

The muscle in David's cheek clenched tightly. "I would kill him."

"See what I mean. Please David I love you. You have to take into account my feelings."

David nodded. "I promise baby. When Mandy goes home can I come home too?" David asked with tears in his eyes.

Maddie put her arms around his neck and pulled his face down to hers. "I want you home David. I can't live without the identical pair of green eyes that drive me crazy but that I love with all my heart, body and soul."

David covered her mouth with his. All of a sudden they heard a tiny voice calling. "Mommy!"

Maddie and David sat up straight and looked toward the crib. Mandy was looking around in fear and trying to pull the tubes from her arms. The little girl began to cry. David and Maddie began to laugh and cry in joy.

"Amanda, Mandy!" Maddie cried out in joy. "David go call a nurse!"

David raced out of the room as Maddie tried to calm Mandy down. The little girl was crying in fear.

David and Maddie stood by silently as the doctor examined Mandy. He looked over the little girl closely and then turned toward her parents. "She looks fine to me. The x-rays and cat scan show a concussion but no brain swelling. She's going to be just fine." The doctor smiled at the nervous couple. He was happy when he reported good news.

"Oh thank God." David burst out as he hugged Maddie. A huge smile covered his face.

Maddie had a similar smile adoring her face. "When can we take her home?"

"I'd say in a couple of days. I want to make sure her concussion is completely healed before she can go back to her normal baby activities of making messes and climbing out of cribs." The doctor told them with a smile.

"The first thing I'm going to do is buy a couple of toddler beds with rails on the sides." David told the doctor seriously.

The doctor nodded. "Good idea. I'll be back later to check up on her." The doctor left leaving a happy Maddie and David with Mandy.

"Let me go and call my parents and Richie." Maddie told David. "They must be so worried." Maddie left to go and call her parents.

David bent over the crib. He picked Mandy up and sat on the chair with the baby on his lap. She was lightly medicated and was half asleep. "You know how much you scared us baby girl." David hugged the baby close to his chest. Mandy was gazing up at her father with sleepy green eyes. David still felt a thrill when he looked into her eyes which were identical to his own. "We love you Mandy girl. Don't scare us like that again. Alex is home waiting for you. He misses his sister."

Maddie phoned her parents and Richie who were overjoyed to hear the news. Virginia broke down in tears with the relief she felt. Maddie told her mother she would be home to shower and pick up a change of clothes but she would be sleeping at the hospital with Mandy. She asked her mother if she minded staying around to help David out and watch Alex. Virginia agreed. Maddie's parents and Richie told her they would visit Mandy later that day.

Maddie stopped at the door to Mandy's room when she heard David singing to their daughter. A grin covered her face when she peeked in the room and saw Mandy looking up at her father sleepily with a smirk on her little face. David was singing Barry Manilow's 'Mandy.' David often sang this song to his daughter as he danced her around in his arms. Today he was just content to hold her in his arms as he sang to her.

"Oh Mandy you kissed me and stopped me from shaking and I need youuuuuu." David sang softly to his baby daughter. This song was a favorite that David often sang to Mandy when he wanted to calm her down or put her to sleep. It was their special song. David was filled with love as he looked down into Mandy's sweet face. How close had they come to never seeing her smile again? David pushed that thought out of his head as he kissed Mandy on her cheek. Mandy reached out with her chubby hand and grabbed David's fingers in hers. She opened her mouth wide and placed what was her idea of a wet kiss on her father's cheek. David laughed as he hugged the baby close to his body.

Maddie was filled with happiness when she walked into the room and heard David singing Mandy's favorite song to her. Maddie smiled at her husband as she walked into the room and flopped into the chair next to his.

"Of course everyone was overjoyed with the good news." Maddie told David. "I asked my mother to call the office and tell Agnes what happened."

David nodded. "Maybe I'll go in tomorrow but today I want to spend with you and Mandy." David looked into Maddie's tired blue eyes. Babe, go home. Take a nice hot bath and try to get some sleep. Me and my girl are good here."

"Yeah I think I will go home soon and take a shower and get a change of clothes and visit with Alexander for a bit but I can't sleep. I'm too wired from the excitement of this little one waking up. I'll nap later on the pull out bed."

Maddie reached out to touch Mandy's hand and Mandy squeezed her mother's fingers and giggled with delight. David and Maddie looked at each other so glad to hear the giggles coming from their daughter again. They both laughed with her.

Maddie left David to go home and change. David held his sleeping daughter in his arms while he watched television. He was tired but he felt great. Mandy was going to be fine and that was all that mattered.

The next couple of days Maddie spent most of her days at the hospital while David went back to work. David came to the hospital before going to Blue Moon so Maddie could go home shower, change and spend some much needed time with Alex. The little boy was out of sorts not understanding why his sister wasn't around and why his mother wasn't there to put him to bed. He was too young to understand the situation so everyone was trying hard to keep things as normal as possible for him.

When Maddie returned to the hospital, David would go to the agency and try to concentrate on cases and paperwork. The staff understanding the situation took on most of David and Maddie's work.

Usually, David would stay at the hospital until Mandy was ready for bed then he would rush home to be with Alex and put him to bed. Maddie stayed and slept in the pull out sofa chair by Amanda's bed. Mandy had many visitors in her short stay at the hospital. Virginia and Alex came by every morning while Richie watched Alex and then Richie and his girlfriend would stop by in the afternoon to keep Maddie company. Even the staff of Blue Moon made an appearance bringing balloons and stuffed animals for Mandy. The baby was beyond thrilled when Agnes and Bert showed up with a big red bear almost the same size as the little girl. Mandy loved the bear and wouldn't let it out of her sight. She seemed to name it Aggie, which Agnes proudly thought was short for her name.

Finally, the days passed and Mandy was able to go home. Maddie looked into the back seat at a squirming little girl in her car seat. It felt so good to know they were almost home. David looked into the rear view mirror when he saw Mandy kicking her feet and giggling. He looked over at Maddie who was turned in her seat watching Mandy with the biggest smile on her face.

"Look at her Maddie she doesn't even remember what happened or where she was for the last few days. I'm so glad. She's our happy little Mandy girl."

"Oh David I'm so glad she is coming home with us. Now can put this behind us and hopefully it won't ever happen again."

"Hey babe, they're babies, and soon they will get bigger and they will fall off their bike and skin their knee or get hurt playing a sport. Hey I know I got my share of bumps and bruises and cuts too when I was young. It's called being a parent going through all this stuff. We do our best but sometimes things like this happen. Mandy is OK. We are OK. Yes it was the scariest few days of my life but she's perfect." David said as he took Maddie's hand and kissed it.

"I know you're right that they will get cuts and bruises but hopefully our trips to the ER are over. It was the scariest few days of my life too. God how I love our babies David. I never thought I could love anyone as much as I love you and the twins." Maddie grabbed David's hand.

"Same here babe. I love you and the twins more than my life. I hope you know that. I'm so glad you forgave me." David squeezed her hand in his.

"Let's not talk about this now." Maddie turned to look at David with eyes full of love. "I can't wait to fall into bed tonight and have you hold me close. I've missed you."

"I've missed you too babe so much." David leaned over and covered Maddie's mouth with his. God how he loved this woman!

Virginia ran to the door when she heard a car pull into the driveway. David honked the horn to alert everyone that they were home.

"Oh they're here! Mandy is home Alex! Come on come see your sister."

Virginia opened the door and was greeted by David carrying Amanda in his arms.

"Oh come to Grandma sweetheart." Virginia took Mandy from David's arms. Maddie walked in behind him and was so happy to have everyone home again. She breathed a sigh of relief as she shut the door behind her.

When Mandy saw Alex she wriggled out of Virginia's arms Virginia put Mandy down before the little girl fell from her arms. Immediately the twins ran to each other. Both babies had huge smiles on their face when they saw each other. Mandy swatted Alex on his arm and Alex pushed Mandy down but they were laughing and screaming with joy as they roughhoused with one another.

Everyone laughed at the twin's antics. Virginia and Maddie went into the kitchen to prepare lunch while the men played with the twins. Mandy was back to taking Alex's toys but he didn't seem to mind today.

Everyone enjoyed the lunch of cold cuts and salads. The twins ate pieces of cold cuts and bread. Maddie was happy to see Mandy eating with relish. It was a very happy day at the Addison household.

A little while later Maddie's parents and Richie and his girlfriend left. Maddie and David were exhausted. It had been a long, tiring week. Maddie sat down on the couch next to David; she put her head on his shoulder and yawned.

"Hey babe you tired." David asked rubbing her back.

"Yeah but a good tired."

David nodded. "Yeah me too. Today was a good day."

"Yes it was." Maddie put her hand on David's thigh as they watched the twins who were sitting on the floor watching TV together and laughing.

Later that day, David made French Toast for dinner. It was a specialty of his that Maddie and the twins had grown to love. He used thick slabs of sour dough bread; lots of brown sugar and cinnamon and heated up the maple syrup to pour on top. After dinner the sticky twins were given a bath and put to bed in their new toddler beds. The beds had been set up by Richie and Maddie's dad that morning before Maddie and David arrived with Mandy. The beds were low to the ground but were surrounded by safety rails so the babies couldn't climb out of them. Maddie felt much better knowing Mandy wouldn't be climbing out of any more cribs.

Luckily, the twins seemed to love their new beds with the sheets decorated with their favorite characters. They both settled down and were asleep before Maddie even finished their bedtime story. The couple smiled at each other as they walked out of the twin's room.

Maddie was brushing her hair when she felt strong arms surrounding her waist and pulling her against a hard body. She leaned her body back into David with a sigh. "David."

"Maddie." He kissed the top of her blonde head. "Hey why don't we call it an early night too. We haven't had a good night's sleep in almost a week."

"Fine but I just want to check on them before we go to bed." Maddie headed to the twin's room with David following her close behind. They looked at the sleeping twins with their hands clasped together.

"I know how you feel but they're fine. Everything will be fine. Come on let's get ready for bed." David pulled Maddie out of the room and into theirs.

"OK." Maddie turned and smiled up at David. They both leaned in to kiss each other.

David wrapped his arms around Maddie and held her tightly against him.

Maddie and David snuggled together in bed. They felt like the last week had lasted an eternity; first with their fighting over the case and then Mandy's accident.

Maddie wrapped her arms around David's neck and her legs around his legs. She placed her face in the space between his chin and neck. David bent down and kissed the top of her head.

"I love you Maddie. I'm sorry about everything. Sorry that I was too pigheaded to realize that you were spot on about that case. I should never have taken it. It was wrong of me. I just want you to know that there's a tape that proved I did nothing wrong."

Maddie kissed his chin. "David I believe you did nothing wrong but yes you were wrong to take the case. That case was for a single man not a married man with two small children! You put yourself in a bad position and didn't take into consideration how I felt and that is what hurt the most."

"I know baby." David pulled her closer. "Forgive me?"

Maddie nodded. "I love you too much not to Mr. Addison."

David smiled down at her. "Lucky me." David quipped. "And I love you too Mrs. Addison." They drifted off to sleep wrapped in one another's arms.

The following day David went off the work in a great mood; Mandy was home, his marriage was back on track and all was well with the world. David kissed Maddie goodbye and whispered in her ear what he planned for them that night. He left her with a smile covering her face and her heart beating hard in her chest; with just his words he could still turn her on completely.

Maddie spent the morning playing with the twins. Maddie was grateful that her mom had done most of the housekeeping chores while she was watching Alex and she had left the house immaculate. Her mother did a better job than the cleaning woman who came in twice a month. Maddie made herself a cup of coffee and was just settling in to watch a movie with the twins when the doorbell rang. Maddie couldn't imagine who it was. She knew her mom was having lunch with her friends and everyone else she knew was working. Maddie walked to the door and looked through the peephole. When she saw the beautiful blonde on the other side of the door she was surprised and confused. Maddie opened the door for her visitor. "Vicki Andrews. How are you?"

"Hi Maddie, I hope I'm not intruding but I was in the area visiting with a client and wanted to come by and see how your daughter was doing. I hope you don't mind." Vicki said nervously hoping she was doing the right thing.

"Oh that's very kind of you. Please come in Vicki. Please excuse the toys all over the floor." Maddie laughed.

The twins were curious as to who was at the door. They were peeking around the corner and giggling.

"Well hello there. I'm Vicki." Vicki crouched down to the twin's level.

The twins giggled and ran into the other room and hid behind the couch. Vicki laughed. They were adorable.

"Oh what a gorgeous home you have here Maddie."

"Oh thank you." Maddie laughed. "Now it's a baby play zone."

Vicki watched the twins watching her. She saw David's eyes staring back at her in the little girl. Vicki looked at Maddie then at the boy and saw identical blue eyes. "It's remarkable."

"What is?" Maddie wanted to know.

"Your daughter has David's identical green eyes and your son has yours. They are beautiful children."

"Thank you."

The two women sat in silence for a few moments.

"Would you like a cup of coffee? Tea?" Maddie asked Vicki.

"No, I'm fine." Vicki approached the twins who were peeking out from behind the couch. "I wonder who I can give these toys to?" She teased taking two wrapped packages from her tote bag. "I thought there were children in this house."

The twins giggled and ran over to her happily. Vicki laughed as bent down and gave each twin a gift. The babies tore off the wrapping paper to find identical teddy bears except that one was blue and one was pink.

"Oh you didn't have to do that. Thank you so much." Maddie looked at the twins. "Say thank you to Vicki." Maddie knew the twins were too young to express their thanks verbally but she figured it wasn't too soon to start instilling them with manners. The twins hugged their bears and smiled at Vicki.

Vicki sat on the couch. "How is Mandy doing? She looks fine!"

Maddie nodded. "Thank God she is. She gave us quite a scare."

"When David called to tell me what had happened I felt terrible." Vicki stared at Maddie. Maddie started to feel uncomfortable with the woman's probing look. "I also felt terrible about asking David to take that case."

Maddie sat silently and waited to hear where Vicki had to say. The only clue she was listening to Vicki was a slight tilt of her head

"I never thought that it would go that far. When I saw the tape and realized what had happened I knew that I was wrong to ask a married man to go undercover on a case like that. I would hate if my fiancée was put in that position. David felt obligated to me and thought he was doing something moral and right for those girls." Vicky shook her head. "I'm sorry Maddie. I know I caused trouble."

"A tape?" Maddie remembered David mentioning a tape but she didn't think anything more of it.

Vicki nodded. "I installed hidden cameras to see exactly what was going on." Vicki stared into Maddie's eyes. "David is one of the best detectives I have had the pleasure to work with. He cracked this case wide open." Vicki took something out of her bag and handed it to Maddie.

Maddie looked at it. The tape.

"Watch it if you want. David is a good man. He was just naïve to how far these girls would go to acquire votes. And so was I."

"Oh Vicki I just don't know." Maddie wanted to see the tape but she wasn't sure how David would feel. Would he think she didn't believe him? But David did mention he wanted her to see the tape.

"I'm really glad David helped solve the case and helped those girls. Would I want him to do it again?" Maddie shook her head. "Uh no!" She laughed.

Vicki stood up. "Anyway, I'm glad I stopped by." Vicki took Maddie's hand. "I hope you know I have no designs on your husband. I love my fiancée and we're getting married in a few months." Vicki grinned. "We're both lucky women to have found wonderful men. I would love to have dinner some night. Just the four of us."

"That sounds great. I would really like that." Maddie was glad Vicki had stopped by. She realized that Vicki was not a threat to her marriage. That was a huge burden lifted off her chest.

Vicki left a short time later. Maddie put the twins down for their naps and popped the tape into the VCR. She watched the tape and saw that David was totally innocent but seeing that woman trying to seduce him made her see red. She would love to pull every hair out of that red head. Maddie calmed down and found herself laughing. She really needed to curb her temper.

Maddie was anxious for David to come home. She couldn't wait to talk to him and tell him how wrong she was to doubt him. She was putting the final touches on dinner when she heard his key in the lock. She smiled happily as she stirred the macaroni and cheese. She had become a decent cook but was happy that David's tastes were more or less the same as the twins. He was such a boy, she thought lovingly as she saw him come into the kitchen. He had already taken off his tie and taken off his blazer. She grinned at him.

"Mmmm. Something smells good. What's for dinner?" David asked as he kissed the twins.

"Macaroni and cheese and a salad."

David reached into the salad bowl and grabbed a tomato and cucumber and tossed it in his mouth.

"David don't throw food in your mouth in front of the twins! Sometimes I think you are as much of a child as they are!"

"Yeah well you still love me."

"Yeah you bet I do." Maddie laughed.

David walked over to Maddie and pulled her roughly into his arms; his mouth devoured hers with a deep passionate kiss that took her breath away and buckled her knees. Maddie felt excited and a deep red blush was creeping over her body. She missed David's lovemaking.

"Mmm. Addison not in front of the babies." Maddie pulled away reluctantly.

"What I can't kiss my wife? Be a good girl and get me my dinner and maybe I'll give you a special big treat later."

"You promise?" Maddie said her voice low.

"You bet." David voice was lower.

"I love your big treat." Maddie purred.

"I know you do." David winked. "Do I have time for a quick shower?" He asked as he unbuttoned his shirt.

"A very quick one." Maddie told him as she stirred the macaroni.

David helped Maddie serve the twins their macaroni and cheese. They sat back to enjoy their meal as they watched the babies. They were getting adept at feeding themselves. Mandy also stopped flinging her food. Maddie just took her spoon away and fed her like a baby every time she threw her food. Eventually, Mandy got the message and began to eat her food not throw it.

Maddie and David ate and talked about their day. Maddie told David about Vicki's visit.

"I told you nothing happened." David told her forking macaroni into his mouth hungrily.

"I know." Maddie told him. "I told you David it was the idea that you didn't take my feelings into consideration that was what hurt me the most."

"Ok. I know. I will listen to you and consider your feelings from now on." He smirked broadly. "I'll try my best anyway." He leaned over the table and took Maddie's hand in his. "You have to try and make those feelings clear to me babe. I'm no mind reader. And please talk to me not scream or over react."

At first Maddie was annoyed but then she realized David was right. She squeezed his hand. "I'll try too."

Once the twins were in bed Maddie took a quick shower and changed into her blue satin nightshirt. She tiptoed downstairs. David was sitting in the recliner watching TV. She sneaked behind him and put her hands over his eyes. "Guess who?"

"Hopefully the hot blonde I have my sights set on making wild love with tonight."

Maddie giggled like a schoolgirl as she felt David's strong arms pulling her on his lap. "David!"

David ran his hand up Maddie's bare arm to the back of her neck where his fingers lingered lovingly on that spot. He felt Maddie shiver. "You cold babe?" He whispered into her ear. "Or hot?"

Maddie ran her hand through David's hair. "What do you think lover?"

David chuckled. He nodded to the table next to his chair. "I made you a nice cold glass of iced tea just the way you like it babe. Sweet and over ice. That should cool you down." He teased as he picked up his bottle of beer and took a long pull.

"I was thinking something a little harder." Maddie purred. David almost choked on his beer. His manhood was rock hard.

"Maybe this can help." David took the ice cold bottle of beer began to rub it over Maddie's body. He started at her neck then down into her nightshirt to her breasts lingering over her nipples.

Maddie moaned. The feel of the ice cold bottle against her sensitive nipples was making her squirm on David's lap. The feel of his hardness under her was making her body throb and ache for David's touch. "David. David. David." Maddie felt the hard bottle move between her legs. David nudged her legs open and rubbed the beer bottle over her damp panties. Maddie loved the sensation of the cold temperature and the hard bottle rubbing between her legs. Her hips began to move with the David's movements.

David saw how hot Maddie was getting. He loved how he could turn her on. "Feels good baby." David placed the bottle back on the table and reached into Maddie's ice tea and retrieved a few ice cubes. "I'm gonna see how hot you are. I want to see you melt this ice."

David stood up and led Maddie to the couch. He lay down beside her; he peeled off Maddie's nightshirt and pulled off her sodden panties. David's tongue fluttered over Maddie's erect nipples. Maddie was lost in the sensations David was evoking in her. David placed his hand with the ice cubes on Maddie's steamy loins. He began to stroke her with the ice cubes. David chuckled as the ice began to melt in his hand. "See how hot you are babe. You're melting the ice."

Maddie couldn't hold back any longer. The feel of the ice stroking her between her legs, David's tongue licking her nipples and his voice urging her on sent her spiraling into a mind shattering orgasm that had her screaming out David's name over and over again. After what seemed like an eternity Maddie's orgasm subsided. She opened her eyes to see David's crooked grin and his hand holding an almost melted ice cube in front of her face. "Hot stuff." He smirked.

Maddie smiled into David's eyes. "Only for you." She opened her legs and guided David's hardness into her.

Maddie gasped as David plunged into her. The heat from his erection along with the ice cube he had snuck inside her was mind blowing.

"Oh baby you feel so good. So hot." David crooned into her ear as he settled himself inside her. The feeling of her hot insides along with the cold ice cube made the experience even more pleasurable for him.

"Oh God David!" Maddie wrapped her legs around David's waist and rested her feet against his butt pushing him further into her.

"Oh yeah that's it baby. God what you do to me. You make me so hot for you. Only you. Tell me Maddie did the ice make you hot baby? Did you enjoy it?" David purred as he moved his hips up and down trying to give her as much pleasure possible.

"Yes, yes, yes" Maddie moaned loudly as she held him in place with her legs and feet never letting him pull far out of her.

"Come baby I want you to come for me again. I can feel it Maddie you're close babe.

I'm almost there sweetheart. Come with me." David was whispering in Maddie's ear his hands were running all over her body.

Maddie felt the quivering start deep in her loins; she loved the feel of his manhood filling her, his hips thrusting against her swollen nub, his hands all over her body but it was his velvety smooth voice that was her undoing bringing her over the edge again and again until she was numb.

"David, David, David." Maddie cried out. His name was a mantra on her lips. One she said over and over.

"Oh God Maddie." David followed right behind her with a last thrust as he spilled himself inside of her; her name roared from his mouth.

The lovers held onto each other as the lasts waves of their passion subsided. They looked deep into each other's eyes.

"I love you David." Maddie whispered.

"I love you too babe so much." David said as he slowly pulled out of her body and her warm embrace. He sat up on the couch and pulled Maddie up with him and into his lap.

Maddie rested her head against his chest her fingers playing with the damp hairs on his chest.

David sighed deeply. "Who would have thought that that ice queen who walked into my office all those years ago had lava running through her veins."

Maddie ran her hands up and down David's legs stopping just short of his semi hard member. "Only for you David. You make my lava flow." She finally put her hand on David who stiffened in response to the hot hand stroking him.

David nibbled on that spot that drove her wild. "And I love how you are open to trying new things."

"I love everything we do as long as we do them together." Maddie shivered thinking about how David could get her to do anything he wanted.

David licked her ear. "Maybe tomorrow you can suck on some ice while sucking something else."

Maddie began to kiss David's neck as she hand continued to stroke him slowly

David chuckled. "See what you did babe? I'm rock hard again. I need to be inside of you."

"I need you too David." Maddie said as she leaned up to meet David's hungry mouth.

David lay down on the couch. "I want you on top." David ordered in a demanding voice against her mouth. Maddie pulled away from his mouth and looked into his eyes. The hot smoldering look he gave her nearly pushed her over the edge. She smiled sexily as she held David's hardness in her hand as she slowly lowered herself on top of it until it was buried deep inside of her.

David groaned her name as he pushed his hips up to meet her demanding thrusts. He put his hands around Maddie's waist but let her take the lead. She worked her hips up and down slowly at first then picked up speed until they David thought his member would go right through her. Finally, they erupted into shattering orgasms that had them gasping for breath as their cries were muffled by deep, soul searching kisses.

"Wow!" David told her wide eyed. "Damn babe that was great."

"I know." Maddie laid her body over David's . Her mouth was whispering into his ear.

David's hands were stroking and squeezing Maddie's curvy butt. After a few minutes David pushed them to their feet. "How bout we finish this in our bed my sexy wanton woman." David pulled Maddie against his once again hard penis. His hands were on her tight butt pushing her against him.

"Whatever you want."

"I want you." David purred in his caramel voice. "Just you."

"You better fella." Maddie purred back taking his hand and pulling him up the stairs.

"Or what?" David let himself be led up the stairs. He liked the view of Maddie's curvaceous backside in front of him.

They got to the top of the stairs. Maddie let go of his hand and turned abruptly around with her hands on her hips and her eyes shooting fire but David could see the smile tugging at the corner of her mouth. "Do you really want to find out?"

David grabbed Maddie into his arms. "No. Please. Never!" He laughed picking her up and carrying her into their bedroom to finish what they started.