Tess was upset and she left fairly quickly. She was acting very strange and Frank looked over at me.

I slowly moved towards the stairs and my short cloth skirt lifed as I took the first step. My bare flesh exposed and tilted my neck back and pouted at Frank.

"Our beds still warm..." I said sexually and swung my hair back.

I looked at my wife and smiled. I knew what she wanted when she was in this flirtitous and playful mood.

I watched her longs legs as walked towards me and took my hand. She slowly undid the buttons on her top and let it fall softly to the floor.

"We shall have to be quick," I said, "Tess and Tyler may return soon."

She gave me a wink and agreed with me before leading me up the stairs...

(continued from Market Square)

Tess and I arrived back at our house carrying the badly injured Elizabeth. I was unsure if she was going to make it but I tried to stay strong and positive for Tess' sake.

We rested her down on the couch and Tess poured her a glass of water. I had fond memories of this couch. Elizabeth and I had had many... 'close'... times here. But now it looked to be my dear wifes deathbed.

I wondered where Tyler could be. We needed him with us now. We had to stick together as a family.

As Tess tried to make Elizabeth drink some water, she began to stir and tried to speak...

"Frank dear...I need to tell you something." Fodo came running up and licked my hand, which hung limp off the couch, "Oh Fodo you poor thing, you must be terrified." I managed to speak out "Tess, you need to know too. Tyler must know, you all do."

The couch reminding me of good times, but know I felt I may die in this house.

The burns on my body stung with a numbing pain. "Come closer...and wait for Tyler...if not I may need to tell you soon...before I...go"

I held my wifes hand.
"Tell us what my dear?" I asked softly. It sounded important. I hated seeing her like this.

I helped her have another drink of water. She still wanted totell us something but I could see it was too hard for her.

"Rest my love," whispered, "you need to take it easy. Don't strain yourself. Whatever it is I'm sure you can tell us when you're well again."

"i have to get back out there," I said to my parents, "my friends need my help!"

I bent down to my mother and held her hand. It was very hot and she was sweating.

"Please mother, if there is something you need to tell us, won't you tell us now?" I asked, "then I can help my friends!"

In the distance we could hear gun fire.

"Yes come on Elizabeth!" I said, "hurry up and tell us what it is you want to say!"

I rolled my eyes. Sometime sit seemed as if Elizabeth just didn't want to speak and was being slow on purpose.

All the time with Frank I had to stop myself from telling him. And now when it fianlly come to tell him and Tess, I just couldn't do it. I tried to stall all I could to not tell them, but I realised that now was the time. I loved them both and it would kill me to tell them, but it had to be said. They had the right to know, I couldn't bare them not knowing anymore, and if I...die...then they will never know. I opened my mouth slowly and started to talk

I looked at his eyes, "Frank...Tess is not your daughter" I looked at Tess, "Frank's not your father..."

I staggered backwards, my knees almost giving way under me, my head spinning. What was she saying? She must be delirious! Yet when I looked into her eyes I could see that what she was saying must have been the truth.

Tess seemed devastated. She looked at a loss for words. Tears welled up in my eyes as I turned to Katherine.

"If I am not Tess and Tylers father..." I began, "then who is?"

I had done it, but now they wanted to know more. "You would not know him, its know one you know, I should of told you before I know, I know!" I paused as I thought, "He's dead now, so stop them thoughts of beating him!" I wrenched in pain as I tried to move. But it was no use, the burns were bad.