18 April, Military Hospital, City K

Lexi jumped back, blushing, before somewhat burying her head into Matthew's chest for a few seconds.

She then heard Matthew say "Dominic, stop embarrassing your mother.."

"Daddy Matthew, you are in hospital and have no shame.."

Lexi, turned and said, "Where did you hear that young man?"

"Mummy, you and Uncle Andrew often said that to Uncles Chester and Phillip..:

Matthew lightly chuckled, and as Lexi pulled back in his arms she gave him a light tap, before turning to look at Dominic looking him directly in the eye and saying "Young man, you walk in on the two of us without knocking.."

"I knocked mummy, but you and Daddy Matthew did answer me, so I waited for a few minutes before I knocked again called out and entered.?Not my fault."

Lexi sat there stunned for a few seconds.?Had they been so wrapped up in their discussion, and the feeling of comfort and right of simply being together that they totally ignored the outside world.?That, for someone like Matthew was dangerous.

Sensing Lexi's thoughts Matthew whispered for her only to hear "I knew someone was out there, but the guards would never have let someone in that would be a risk.."

"Let me be scared by that again and I will make you pay.."

"Hopefully in the bedroom," interrupted Matthew, being quiet so Dominic would not hear.

Shaking her head, Lexi added "Shameless."?Looking at Dominic, Lexi said "Come and sit with us Dominic.?We need to talk about something important."

"Like when I will have a baby brother or sister."

Shocked, Matthew said "Dominic!"

"Well Daddy Matthew, do the two of you want me to be an only child??I want a baby sister or brother who I can protect as the big brother I will be."

"Dominic, that is not a discussion that you can be involved in."

"Do you think I am silly mummy.?I have friends at school who have baby sisters and brothers.?Something the two of you do away from me means that the baby gets in your belly mummy and when you go to hospital a few months later it comes out.?I just want you to know, unlike some friends who hate the idea of a baby sister or brother and complain all the time that will not be me."

In observing Dominic Matthew realised that he was serious.?He would not complain about Lexi falling pregnant with their child and would not feel pushed out of their family.?The question would be, would Lexi be willing?

Lexi, quietly said "Dominic, whether we have a baby will be a decision for your Daddy Matthew and me, not you.."

"But Mummy if I do not tell you I worry that you will think that I do not want you and Daddy Matthew to have what you and my daddy had when I was born.?No matter what my grandparents tell me, I know that you will always love me."

Taking a deep breath.?Richard's parents have no reason to tell Dominic that he will be excluded from their family.

Matthew, angry at Lexi's former in-laws, as calmly as possible said "Dominic, you have that correct.?You will be a key part of this family.?That will never change, regardless of whether you have one, two or more younger siblings or none.?Never think that I will treat you differently to any child your mummy and I might have."

"Daddy Matthew, Daddy's parents said that they know you and mummy will push me to the side when you have your own children, and that the best place would be for me to live with them.?But that does not sound right.?I want to live with mummy.?While Uncle Chester never said why you went away mummy after daddy died, he said that it was hard for you to deal with."

Lexi took a deep breath.?This was going to be hard.?"Dominic that is what I want to talk to you about.?We need you to listen to what we have to say."

"Mummy you are scaring me."

"Dominic, I do not believe that is your Mummy's intention.?Just sit and please listen to what she has to say."

"True Dominic.?I have not been totally honest with you about how the car accident that your daddy died in.?At that the time it happened, as you were only three weeks old and I was only eighteen.?I had finished school less than a year earlier.."

"Well mummy you forget we celebrated my birthday the other week, so I know how old you are.."

Sensing that Dominic was being cheeky Lexi smiled and added "And I know how old you are."

Hearing a laugh from Dominic, Lexi felt comfortable to start to tell him "Now, I need you to listen to me carefully.?But if you have questions stop and ask either your Daddy Matthew or I and we will do our best to answer you."

"Yes Mummy," responded Dominic in a serious tone nodding.

"I know you have been told bits and pieces of how everything ended up to your daddy being killed in the car accident, but I want to put it together for you.?You are old enough to know about this and you need to know as your Uncle Chester is not able to threaten the journalists any more to keep certain things out of the media.."

"Uncle Chester can do what he needs to do mummy.?I have seen him control those people who write stories about some of the singers and actors that he is responsible for."

"Your Uncle Chester is good Dominic, but he can not control everything for all time."

"But that should not be a worry, daddy died in a simple car accident."

Matthew, sensing that Lexi was struggling to start to tell Dominic as much of the truth he needed to know said "Dominic, somethings what seems simple is not that.?There is always something behind all of that, and that is what your mummy wants to talk to you about."

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