Their family

  When Barnabas left Angelique's office, the room was in same condition as it's owner.
The guardian kept Barnabas suspicious, and came right away to knock on Angelique's office door.
"Miss Bouchard! Miss Bouchard, is everything alright?"
When there was no answer, he break down the door, quickly yelling for others to come help.
 "She is unconscious." The guardian said, gently trying to pick her up from floor.
"Stop it! You're breaking her." One of the workers said, noticing deep cracks on her arms, no doubt continued down her sides.
 The guardian watched his broken boss and stand up looking angry.
"Find that Collins man and bring him back. Dead or alive, but make sure he suffers!"
Others looked uncertain.
"This is what we owe to her! We all have given our promises. Now do it!"
One of the older workers nodded, "Yes, lets go. He cannot be too far."
As all the workers were gone, guardian kneel back down to Angelique.
"Miss Bouchard, can you hear me? Wake up."
 For one terrifying moment he thought his boss was truly dead, until he heard her heart beating strong and calm, and she opened her eyes.
 "Miss Bouchard, men is going after Barnabas Collins. They will take their revenge for you"
Angelique smiled a bit, "Good boy."
"Can you get up?"
Angelique took deep breath, "Just a minute.. I lay here for while, I'll be fine."
 Guardian looked around the room. "It seems he is completely mad." He noticed deep scratching marks on walls, thinking that she must have try to fight back.
Angelique could sense his anger towards Barnabas, and compassion towards her. Maybe he was even jealous.
 "How did you know everything wasn't right?" She asked, watching him carefully.
"I saw him leaving, I had feeling that he's done something he shouldn't... Something to harm you*
Angelique looked into his eyes, finding his green-blue eyes to tell the truth.
She knew he liked her, but had he secretly fall for her, she wasn't sure.
He was fine looking man with his well trained body and blond ponytail. For some, he was Prince Charming.
She had never thought of him much, unless it was for the work.
 She stand up, leaning against the wall in her weakened state and he was right away offering his help.
"Miss Bouchard, can I get you something?"
"No.. I'm fine soon. I just need some rest."
He helped her to sit down on her chair, watching her ever beautiful face. "You're healing well"
"I know." Just now Angelique got an idea, to use his love for her against Barnabas.  "Thomas, tell me.. Is there anything you won't do for me? Of course you'd get paid well."
He shake his head, "No, I'd do anything you ask me to."
"Really?"
"Yes."
His eyes showed no hesitation, he was willing to do anything. But was it for his feelings towards her, or was it his will to have successful career, she couldn't tell yet.
 After sitting there for while, Angelique felt well enough to get back to her feet and walked to the door. "Make sure my office is cleaned and fixed until tomorrow morning."
"Yes. I see it's done."
"Good." She nodded and turned to leave.
"Miss Bouchard!"
She looked at him over her shoulder, "Yes?"
"You are not going to see him, are you? Barnabas Collins.."
Angelique narrowed her eyes, "I guess it's none of your business."
"Your safety is my business! He is dangerous for you"
Angelique stared at him for while. He obviously knew he was in trouble for arguing with her.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have.. It is not my business out side of work.. Of course."
"It isn't. And I can take care of myself."
"Yes, you can. Very well."
"Do you have some special reason to look after me so much, Thomas?"
He looked down, "Yes."
She smiled a bit. "What is it?"
"I.. I care about you."
She turned back and go to him, placing her finger under his chin to make him look at her. She could hear his heart beating faster when she touched him. "You care about me?" She asked, looking innocent.
He swallowed, nodding a bit. "I do."
Angelique smiled for his troubled state, obvious desire for her but fear to do something that might make her kick him out of Angel Bay and refuse to ever see him again.
 "Miss Bouchard, I know it's-"
She placed her finger to his lips, "Shh.. " She stepped closer so her body nearly touched his, testing his self control, she loved to tease him.
  "Miss Bouchard, we have him!" The voice called from hallway and she turned around, quickly walking out of the room to go to see what her workers had done to Barnabas.
 When she saw them, she froze. "Did you idiots kill him?"
"No Miss Bouchard. He is unconscious."
"Chain him, and throw him into my car, I know perfect place for him."  She said and go back to her office to get her handbag.
Thomas was still there, obviously waiting for her.
"Angie.."
"Not now, I have something far more important to take care of." Angelique said and flashed sweet smile to him, "Good night."
She left the room, knowing she had to deal with him later.
 "He is chained, still unconscious" Her workers said as she was about to get into her car.
"Good. Write me reports of tonights happenings, I will see that each of you get proper payment of tonights work." She said and started her car, driving back to her house.
  When she stopped in front of her house, she pulled Barnabas out of the car and inside her house, chaining him into her bed. That was when he opened his eyes.
"What on earth are you doing to me!" He yelled.
"Easy, my love. This is just simple payback from what you did to me." Angelique smiled.
Barnabas looked disgusted, "I hate you"
She placed her finger to his lips, "Shh my love. Now you're all mine." She kissed his lips and whispered, "You'll be my little pet, in my bed, all eternity"
He looked at her eyes wide, "Never... Let me go! I want away!"
"No. You stay here and hope that I'm kind enough to give you some blood every now and then."
He growled, "Let me go Witch!"
"No. " She said and left the room, hearing how he uselessly tried to break free from his chains.  
 She go to her kitchen, taking glass of wine and sit down, soon sinking into her own thoughts.

 .... "No! Please don't!" she cried, trying to fight back.
"This is how your masters are commanded, now stay still so I don't have to force you"
"No! Let me go!"
The doctor tied her to the table, "This will only hurt for a minute."
Tears cascading down her face, Angelique was forced to watch as the doctor cut her stomach, pulling out tiny creature that was meant to be her child. She heard as the doctor wondered how the child was grown so incredibly fast to human form and she could help but ask, "Please.. Let me see it.."
The doctor clearly took pity on her at this point. Drown into her sorrow and pain.
"Well.. Very well. You may hold her while I take care of your wound." He said heavily, releasing her from ties.
"Her?.. It's a girl.."
"Yes.. It is a girl." He said, giving blood covered tiny child into her arms.
She held the child gently in her arms, tears falling down her cheeks like waterfall, she softly wipe blood from the child's tiny face, caressing it gently. She didn't care of the pain the wound caused her, the pain she felt in her heart was much greater.
 Doctor cleared his throat. "It's done.. It's time to.. Get rid of it."
Angelique looked up to him with her teary eyes. "Not yet..  Please.."
Doctor sighed, "I don't do this out of my own will to cause you such pain. I'd much rather help women to give birth of their living children and watch them cry tears of joy when they get to see their child first time. My wife lost our first child. It was born dead. I know, your pain has no limits right now. And I won't want to be the one to tear this child from your arms. But trust me, it's much easier for you that I take it, than that you should burn it by yourself.. You will have the ashes. I promise. You can have her with you. and you can do whatever you want with her ashes."
 Angelique looked at her daughter, kissing its forehead.. "I love you... I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. " She whispered to its small ear.
 The doctor blinked fer times, tear falling down his cheek as well and he took the child from Angelique and heard Angelique break into hopeless cry.
 As he left the room, Angelique heard him calling the nurse to go to her, giving her options. She didn't care what option they were talking about, she only knew that her own dear child was gone.
  The nurse, kind looking older lady, came into the room.
"I am very sorry for your loss Miss." She said, gently wiping Angelique's tears. "I can't say I know how you feel, and my Sorry won't mean anything in you sorrow, but I pray you will one day recover enough to go on."
Angelique looked at the nurse and her kind eyes before breaking to cry against her shoulder.
The nurse rub her back gently, allowing her to cry her pain out.
 After for while nurse took huge box and placed it to Angelique's bed.
"Here is some little box's, and you may freely choose what kind of box you want to your child."
As nurse started to show her different kind of little box's, Angelique's tears started dry and she watched emotionless all the option she had.
  Finally she saw beautiful wood box which had pretty rose prints around edges.
"That." She said with weak voice.
"It is beautiful choice." Nurse nodded and took the box to the doctor to place ashes in there.
  It didn't take very long until the doctor came to the room, giving Angelique the box.
"Perhaps I should not be saying this... But.."
"But what?" Angelique asked, looking at him sharply.
"She opened her eyes once... She had brown eyes."
Angelique closed her eyes, tears falling down her cheeks. "She had her father's eyes..." She held the box against her chest, crying helplessly.
 The doctor watched her suffering compassionately, "I.. will leave you now to rest. If you need anything, just call. Nurse will be near to your room and bring you medicine to ease the pain, in wound.. "
Angelique didn't say anything, she simply held the box and cried....

 Tear fell down her cheek as she blinked her eyes, waking up from her memories.
She drink her glass empty and go back to bedroom.
"Angelique! Release me!" Barnabas growled.
Angelique held out her hand to silence him, "Not now Barnabas." She said with broken voice that made Barnabas look curious. "What happened to you? You nearly look like, woman with humanity."
Angelique took old little box from her bedside table and held it against her chest, tears falling down her cheeks.
 Barnabas blinked, obviously surprised. "Angelique?" He asked with more gentle voice. Her sorrow was real, and he sensed it.
 She opened her teary eyes to look at him. "You remember... The letter you found."
"Yes."
"The child.. I told you about... One I.. I lost." Her body was shaking as tears cascaded down her cheeks.
Barnabas watched her carefully, now feeling sorry for her. She still missed the child and her pain of losing it, was real.
 His eyes wandered down to the box she was holding against her chest. "It this... Our child?"
She winced with his words to call it their child.
"It is.." She said weakly.
Barnabas sighed heavily. "Free me Angelique. I shall not leave. You may bind me to this room, but allow me to hold our child. Please."
She looked the box and nodded a bit. "Fine..."
 The chains loosened around him and he pulled his arms free. "Come here, I wish to hold you too."
Angelique lay down next to him, resting her head against his shoulder as he wrap his arm around her.
He tried to take small box from her hands, but she held it too tightly. "I don't take it from you.. Let go Angelique, it's right here next to you."
She slowly let it go, letting Barnabas hold it. He placed it against his chest, took hold of Angelique's hand and placed it on top of the box, covering her hand with him own.
 For little moment, they were a family.
She break into hopeless cry against his shoulder as he held her tightly, not letting go either one of them.
In time Angelique fell asleep after crying hours, and as he watched her sleep, tears drying on her beautiful face, and the small box they both held so lovingly, bloody tears run down his pale cheeks.
 "Only if I would have known...."