Billy was staring deep into Darlene's eye as he sat down Kate's bags. He had no words for Darlene. What could he tell her? The truth that she had been a replacement for the past few months in his heart for his niece. It was a downright sickening thing to know that you felt that way. But to say it? He could already feel the bitter taste coming into his mouth. It was disgusting to admit it. He refused to tell her that. She could figure out on her own all she wanted but he was never going to hurt her like that. He couldn't, he wouldn't do that to her. She was too precious to him to do that to. She just was not precious in the way that she wanted to be.<br/><br/>He crossed the room and came over to her. He moved within inches of her. There was a stirring of desire for the body that had accompanied him for these past three months. His body tingled as he could smell Darlene scent and nearly feel the heat coming off her body. His mind drifting to the countless times they had made love. He felt like he could nearly imagine her naked body standing there before him. But then he shook his head. He moved ever closer so that their bodies were nearly pressed up against each other. His arms came around her back and he pulled her close.<br/><br/>"Darlene, I am sorry if I am distant for a little while. I just have to get used to things going on now that Kate is back." he said to her with his lips inches from hers. He could feel her breath on his lips as he got closer and closer to hers. He came within inches of kissing her before he heard Kate's voice in the hallway. He backed away from her in one quick motion, his hands went away from her body and he was no longer within range to hold or kiss her. He was not going to let Kate see him with Darlene like that. It was going to be detrimental to making her feel wanted and needed. A thing that he had to establish unlike last time.<br/><br/>"Kate, we can go to the mall tomorrow, I think it will be best to just settle in at home for the night. I will make whatever you want for dinner. And we can just have a family night. Darlene, you will stick around right?" His eyes darted from Kate to Darlene as he said these words. He was trying to appease them both. He was absolutely trying his hardest, but he knew that in all of this there was going to be someone that was left unappeased.<br/><br/>He felt powerless in that effect. He was not going to be able to make them both happy. He was just going to have to do as much damage control as he could. It was all he could do. But Billy was going to his best to make them both happy.