"Jessica wait!" Danny stands up but Jessica doesn't stop.

She walks into their bedroom and Danny follows her.

"Jessica, please talk to me."

"No Danny, you've made it perfectly clear.. You don't want to be around me anymore, I get it.. Just go!" Jessica's voice becomes deep and shaky.

"No that's not what I mean!  I just-"

"I don't need to hear any explanations, Daniel.  Please just leave me alone right now."

"Jessica we need to talk about this!"

"I just don't know why you want to leave.  I mean, fine you don't want to be around me, but what about your children?"

"Jessica that's not what I said!"

"It's not their fault!
I-I just don't know what I did.. I mean, I know my body isn't the way it was when we first met, but Jesus Christ I've had five kids!"

"Jessica, your body is beautiful!  You carried our babies in your belly, and went through hell to get them them here.  Your body is the most beautiful creation I've ever laid my eyes on."

"Then why are you being so selfish?!"

Danny sighs and says, "I don't know.. I just thought I'd go to LA.. Clear my head, and.. Shit, I don't know!"

"Well Daniel.  Did you ever once think of me?  Did you ever think of your kids?  You want to leave me alone with our children because you need some Me time.  Okay.  How about me?  Hm?  You don't think I need some Me Time?  Oh but I'm the mommy, and the mommy has to keep it together every minute of the goddamn day, isn't that right, Daniel?  Well I can't do it by myself!  These children are our responsibility, and I can't rely on someone else to help me with OUR responsibilities!  I mean, do you not feel any guilt at all leaving us two weeks early this sudden?"

"I do..
Fuck.." He says letting out a deep breath.

"It's just that there's been tension between us.. You're never happy with me anymore.  Ever!  We don't even have sex!"

"Wait.  Is that what this is about?
Are you leaving because you're not getting any?"

"Of course not!"

"I'm sorry if I pushed out three babies in one year, and had complications after my birth with the twins! I'm sorry that I'm still not comfortable with a fucking dick up my vagina, and I'm sorry that I don't feel in the sexy mood because I'm too busy taking care of Our five children! And nursing three of them!!
I'm sorry that sex isn't high on my list of priorities right now."

"Jessica, it's not about sex. I-"

"Then what is it?!
Are you cheating on me again?!"

"No Jessica! I would never-"

"Don't say never, cause you've done it once before!"

"And I've told you that I hate myself for what I did to you. I'll never forgive myself for what I put you through. I will never ever hurt you that way again."

"But why do you want to leave me?" She looks at Danny with sadness in her eyes.

Danny see's her tears and his heart breaks.

"I don't want to leave you.. I love you, baby."

"I'm just so confused." Jessica says with tears rolling down her cheeks.

Danny walks closer to her and wraps his arms around her.

"I want you to be happy, Daniel." Her voice was muffled.

"You make me happy, Jessie."

"Then why do you want to leave me?  None of this makes sense!"

"I don't want to leave you. I wanted to remove myself from everything because lately I feel that I can't do anything right."

"Well boo hoo, Danny!
You may not be perfect, but no one is."

"You are."

"No I'm not." She nods.

"To me you are."

Jessica looks down.
Danny lifts her chin up with his finger and wipes her cheeks.

"Don't go.." She says in a low voice as if she's not wanting to actually say it.

"I just thought it'd be best."

"I don't want you to.  I want you to be happy with us.   I know I can't force you to be happy, but-"

"I am happy.  I'm just.. I just didn't think you were."

"Danny, the reason I've been so angry with you is because I'm stressed."

"But why?"

"I feel like I'm constantly being pulled in so many different directions, I can't even be there for all of my kids and that kills me.  I've neglected Sofia and Jackson lately, and it makes me feel like a horrible mother."

"Jessica, you are an amazing mother.
It's hard right now with the babies constantly needing you, but it will get easier.. I know I need to help out a lot more than I do."

"Yes you do." Jessica cracks a small smile it him.

Danny chuckles and pulls her in for another hug.

"Come here!"

Jessica lays on his chest and inhales deeply.

"I don't wanna fight anymore.. Let's just make the best of our time before you really have to leave for Los Angeles."

"That sounds good.
I'm sorry for starting this mess."

"It's fine.
It's a difficult time right now.  My hormone are crazy right now, my body feels like it doesn't even belong to me... I don't even know where my brain is."

Danny laughs and Jessica chuckles.

"It's true!  I can't think!  These babies are sucking away my ability to think!"

"You're too cute." Danny laughs.

***

Jessica and Danny spent the next few hours together at the house talking things over, and really communicating unlike what they've been doing.

Dorothy and Albert were picking the kids up from school today and taking them out to eat.

When they got home, the kids ran to Jessica.

"I missed you mommy!" Sofia kisses her cheek.

"Awe, I missed you too!  How was your y'all's day?"

"Good!" Jackson smiles up at her.

"Good!" Jessica giggles and bends over to kiss him.

"Thank you for picking them up." Jessica tells her parents.

"No problem.  We had fun!" Dorothy smiles.

Jessica's parents were only there a couple minutes before they left.

Danny came out and smiled at the kids.

"Hey kids, how was school?"

"You're here?!" Jackson's eyes widen.

"Yeah.. You two come sit over here." Danny says sitting on the couch.

"No!  I don't like it when you make mommy cry!  You told me that you wouldn't hurt her again!  You promised and you did it anyway!  You lied to me daddy, and you hurt mommy's feelings!" Sofia says with tears in her eyes.

"Princess-"

"No!  Why do you want to leave her?  Why do you need a break from her?
She's nice and she's pretty, and she loves us daddy.  Mommy takes such good care of us!"

"Sweetheart, I love your mother."

"I don't believe you!"

"Sweetie, daddy and I talked it over and everything's okay!" Jessica rubs Sofia's back.

"Mommy, he's just gonna make you sad again, he always does!"

Danny felt horrible that his daughter felt this way.  He knows he screws up a lot and that he has a tendency to be selfish, but hearing his own daughter say these things made him feel a hundred times worse than he already felt.

"Princess.  I love your mother with all my heart.  Daddy just messes up sometimes.  I'm lucky that mommy chooses to forgive me.  I promise you that I will show you and mommy.. And your brothers and sister just how much I love her."

"It better be good." Sofia says with a serious look on her face.

Jessica giggles and Danny smiles.

"I promise it'll be great."