Damian Gray's pov:

My mummy cries a lot. These past few months she hasn't been doing so well. I don't know why. Mummy or daddy won't tell me what's happened. I just remember seeing her hurting so much one day and my daddy brought her to the doctors. He said she had a bad tummy, kind of like what I've had, but something only grown-ups have. Even after she was at the doctor she cries from time to time. For some reason mummy is still hurting and daddy is not telling why.

He's hurting too. I see it even when he thinks I don't. He tries to keep my mind off it...or maybe his, but he's faking it. We try to play hide-and-seek sometimes when Uncle Alec is busy, but he always forgets the rules. The rules are simple in hide-and-seek, right? I go and hide and then he comes looking for me. If he doesn't find me, he loses...except sometimes he seems to forget.

More and more these past months he has and it always leaves me in a grumpy mood, to which he always apologizes for. I know he doesn't mean to be that way. He loves me, and I love him. He and mum are just going through a hard time he tells me. Mummy on the other hand just stays in hers and daddy's room not saying much. Sometimes I enter and I sit there drawing. She doesn't say much, neither do I...I just draw and sometimes she watches me, other times she doesn't.

- Damian Gray Hanson! You, my man, are in trouble for not showing up for breakfast downstairs. You have definitely failed to beat your record...

I am sitting on the edge of my bed, facing the window as I see Uncle Alec standing in the doorway. He always makes me smile.

- You have the immaculate record of 18 seconds from this room, down to the kitchen. Why aren't you getting ready to kick it down to 15?

He asks as he walks up and sits down next to me on the bed. I look up at him smiling before I turn my attention back towards the window and see the green grass light up under the sunlight.

- I was just thinking about something...

I look down on my hands, fiddling with a piece of Lego in my hand.

- Damian Gray, I don't know if I like the sound of you thinking about something this early in the morning. You make me look stupid and goofy...

Alec answers right away and I laugh slightly...

- I don't have to be thinking to make you look stupid...you never find me...

I answer as he places a hand on top of my head and rubs my hair, which is covered by something jelly-ish to keep it a certain way. Goofy Uncle Alec always forgets that and it always makes me laugh.

- Hey, that's not fair! You're smarter than I ever will be and on top of that, you cheat. You hide in the most impossible places for me to get to...

He protests as he tries to wipe off that gluey stuff that my dad has put in my hair. I always watch him as he does it. He's such a tool and that makes him funny to watch most times.

- How about you tell me the real reason why're not in the kitchen. Robbie and I waited an entire hour...

I look up at him curiously. Even though I'm just four, I can tell when Alec lies. I only just woke up thirty minutes ago so it doesn't make much sense...

- Okay, fine, seven minutes, but that's more than enough for me, you know? Your Uncle Alex doesn't like waiting and your Uncle Robbie doesn't like his food getting cold...

I chuckle lightly as I look down on my hands again. The piece of Lego still rolling from one hand to the other. I guess he senses that my mood is changing slightly after his goofing around.

- Alright, kid, spill it. What are you thinking about?

I stay quiet for a moment. I don't know if I'm supposed to say this. I don't know if I am supposed to see any of the things that I've seen. I can trust Uncle Alec, I know I can, but I still wonder if I should say anything...

- Listen, buddy, you can trust me with whatever you want to, even trash-talk about people you don't like...even about your parents. I am not telling them a thing that you tell me...unless I have to...

He says.

- I know...

I answer after a while as I almost feel it in my chest and I know it's right to say it. My mum has always said that if I feel it in my chest that it is right to talk about it, then I can.

- Mum and dad are hurting, aren't they?

I ask as I look up at him. Alec's smile disappears for a moment. He takes a deep breath before he tries to be brave and give me an encouraging smile.

- Yes...they're not doing so well these days. It's got nothing to do with you, you know that, right? They love you more than anything in the world. Things have just been...difficult, lately. They'll be okay soon though, I promise.

I look down on my dangling feet for a moment. I don't reach down to the floor yet. I'm not that tall.

- Does mum still have her tummy-ache?

I turn my head back up towards him. I can tell he's not quite sure what to say.

- Yeah, there's still some of that...when the time is right they'll tell you.

He answers.

- When? It's been months already. We were gonna go on a picnic together...

I answer and look up at him.

- I don't know for sure, buddy, if they don't suck it up in time, Robbie and I'll take you, how is that?

He offers and I smile slightly.

- Okay...

- That's my man. Now, how about you get down to the kitchen to Robbie while I share a few words with your daddy. Robbie has made your favorite breakfast...

He leaves the sentence hanging. I know what's coming and we say at the same time...

- Scrambled eggs!

Alec's pov:

Watching that boy smile as he jumps down from the bed and storms out to the sound of scrambled eggs, is one of the few things bringing a smile to my face these days. I mean one of the few things other than Robbie of course. Though the loss of Damian lingered in me for quite a while, the moment I met Robbie, I knew I had what it took to move on and be happy because I know Damian would've wanted that.

The only thorn in my happiness with Robbie and little Damian Gray, is Blake and Kate's lack of communication with each other. 'Little Gray' had been running around like a child was supposed to...at first. Lately he's started to notice the tension between his parents and I don't like it. He's just a kid. He's not supposed to worry about his own parents. They're supposed to be the grown-ups.

As I get out of Damian's room, I see the door to Blake's office close further down the corridor and I decide to make my over there and have some words with him. Without knocking, I walk straight through the door to the surprise of some of the people in the corridor.

- Beta? You do know that even you have to knock on the door, right?

Blake looks up from the desk as I close the door behind me. He leans back on the chair.

- Why don't we cut the formalities for ten minutes and just talk like Blake and Alec?

I ask as he looks up at me. I guess he can see the certain look on my face and sighs deeply before accepting it. I can tell he's actually somewhat relieved...

- What's on your mind, Alec?

I walk over to the chair on the opposite side to Blake and sit down.

- Your boy, Damian Gray, is starting to notice the tension between you and Kate. He's started with the questions like why are you hurt, why are you not talking, when is everything going back to normal etc. I'm in an impossible position because neither of you are letting me tell him anything before you have. I'm here with a heads-up: the bubble is about to burst.

He looks at me directly.

- Alec, don't you dare say a word. Kate and I will bring it up when we're both ready...

- And when is that, Blake? It's been five months without a single word about it. No wonder the kid's starting to wonder what's going on with the both of you. You're both acting like ghosts of your true selves and the pack is bound to notice that if your four year old son can...

I point out sitting forward. He leans against the desk with his elbows and runs his hands through his more grown out hair. I know the past five months have been hard on the both of them. Some would say harder for Kate than Blake, but the helplessness hasn't done much good for him either. Kate wants to fight this battle on her own and lately Blake has let her.

They live in the same house, lead the same pack, sleep in the same bed, but they hardly share a damn word with each other. They even have a son and they don't seem to remember that he sees all of this. They're trying to live together, but at the same apart.

- You know I tried to help her through it. I tried to get to her with talking and comforting her, but she shut me out...

He answers.

- But you stoppedtrying. If you truly loved her and felt her pain like I'm sure you did through the bond, you wouldn't have stopped...

His eyes glare up at me before he gets up and walks around the table. I get up as well, but I don't back off. Even with his eyes shifting back and forth from black to blue, I stand put as he stops right in front of me.

- How dare you doubt my love for her, Alec? We might be going through some things right now, but I don't love her any less than before. She's the mother of my child for God's sake!

Also, I should mention his temper has changed slightly during these past five months. Usually he's been able to contain himself, but these days, not so much.

- I have never doubted your love for her or your son, Blake. The thing is: you did give up trying. You and Kate have barely spoken two words in the past five months to each other and the after-effects of that are starting to show, first through your son. Later, it will be the entire pack.

I answer as there's a knock on the door.

- What!

He snaps towards the door as one of the guards puts his head through the door.

- T-There's been a discovery in the woods that require your attention, Alpha...

He barely dares to say as Blake takes a deep breath.

- I'll be there in a few minutes...

He answers as the man closes the door on his Alpha-command. He's been using it a lot more lately. At first he didn't like forcing his will on others, but with the frustration building up inside of him, visible to those that look for it, he's leaned on it more and more.

- Blake, look, I know it hasn't been easy for any of you. I'm not trying to minimalize it or anything, but I'm starting to worry about the two of you and little Damian Gray. You or Kate haven't been the same, apart or together, since you-know-what. I know you both love each other, but I don't see it like I used to and I guess Damian Gray is starting to wonder about it too...

Blake sighs deeply as he takes a few steps away from me before sitting back down. I can see how desperate he is in his entire stature. He looks towards the window where the sun's rays are barely shining through. I can see he's a lot calmer than earlier. It always starts out like this. He has a bad night's sleep and then he has outbursts of anger in the morning before calming down.

- I don't know what to do, Alec. I want to be with her...I want to hold her, kiss her, make sure she's alright, but she won't let me. She wants to do this on her own, but the fact is I need to do this with her. I am this close to just tipping over the edge keeping all of this locked down...

He admits in a shaky voice. I nod silently before I walk around the table and sit down in front of him as he slightly turns his chair in my direction.

- Then why don't you let me handle things in the pack? I'll check out that discovery, if I see the need to, I'll mind-link you, if not, work with Kate. I know it's easier said than done, but you two have to find your way back to each other. If this continues, you will get weaker as Alpha and the rest of the pack will suffer for it.

He nods weakly before he walks over to the window and sits down by the window-frame. I look over at him for a moment before I walk towards the door and let him have some space. Just as I'm making my way down the hall, I see Kate appear, keeping her head down slightly as she walks past me. She's been nothing less than a ghost these past couple of months.

I just hope that it all ends soon. I just hope that I don't have to do Blake's duties for long. He's the Alpha, Kate is the Luna. The sooner they can make things work, the better, for them and for the rest of us...

A/N: So here we go! The sequel that I wasn't even sure was going to happen! Anyways, hope you enjoy. Sorry for making your hearts bleed in future chapters, but it has to be done. I'm always a sucker for happy endings though so hold on tight ;) Also, check out the pic of the 'little Damian Gray'. Isn't he the cutest?! <3 :')