Genya was on the bed,feeding her daughter,when she heard Alina weeping.From the sound of it,she was trying to hide but failing.

"Alina?"She gently pushed the badly locked door open,revealing a kneeling,crying,glowing mess.She was in her light bubble and she wasn't coming out of it soon.Luckily,the test was outside the bubble.She recognised the two red lines lying on the test.Throwing it in a draw,she grabbed Mal to pull her out.

When he arrived,he pushed his hands through the bubble,burning his wrists in the process.He held on to her warm body,and shouted her name.A few minutes later,the pair exited.Immediately,she knew she had told him.His face was a blur of emotion,and Genya felt for him.He was keenly aware of Alina's night visits to the king,and he was not comfortable to say the least.She layed a sympathetic hand on his shoulder as he left.When they got into the hall,she heard their fight,as did everyone with rooms down the hall.

At 4:00pm,Nikolai arrived to 'talk about it' with her.Saints know why he chose her,but she accepted his burst of emotion.

"I love her,she just doesn't really replicate that.I mean,if it's mine,that's...great,but still,it's strange and i don't want it destroying mine and Mal's friendship anymore than it already has."He sat forward,both elbows balancing on his knees,his hands cupping his face.Genya had always found him beautiful,but that kind of mystic,jaunty type that she didn't like.His personality was too proud for her.That's why David's shy,smiling personality was just her type.But she listened to him,her sympathy seeping through her face just as she wanted it to.

By 6:00pm,he left for dinner.She stayed in her room,more of a flat now,to feed her daughter,Danya.She poured herself a steaming cup of tea,as she relaxed on her couch,Danya resting on her chest.Her cat rubbed against her feet as she thought about today.Her pregnancy had been hard without David,but this was a whole different ordeal.Having a messy relationship triangle,if you could call it that.Most lines ended with dead ends,love one way only.

At 8:00pm,Alina tumbled into her room,less of a wreck than she'd last seen her.Her dark hair  was floating around her face in soft shining waves.She sat on the chair across from the fireplace and stared into the curls of the flame.Her eyes burnt a deep orange in the reflection of her mirror.Not turning to Genya,she whispered "I don't know what to do."Genya wanted to say that 'she'd figure it out' or 'it'll pass',but neither of them had had a proper mother to learn from.She simply sat there,her eyes glowing with understanding.Alina sat there for an hour,only a tear rolling down her cheek,before she left to her private room,taking Genya's stash of precious chocolate with her,only leaving a 'sorry' in return.