Daniel dismounted in front of the brothel hell bent on giving that Elena Diaz a piece of his mind. Serena had told him about what had happened between the prostitute and his son-in-law, and Daniel was angrier than he'd ever been before. After seeing Elena he was going to have a talk with Luke as well, no one was going to hurt his baby girl and get away with it.

Daniel knocked and waited. A few moments later the door opened and the doctor found himself looking up into the eyes of the brothel's head of security. Dean looked down at the older man and recognized him immediately. He swore under his breath and cursed Elena silently.

"Can I help you?" Dean asked.

"I'd like to see Elena."

"Come on in." Dean motioned for the doctor to enter and led him into the parlor where Anjanette waited. The madam's shock showed in her face, and she turned to Dean questioningly.

"He's here to see Elena." Dean answered.

"Really?" Anjanette smiled. "Well, she is our most popular girl. That will be ten dollars Dr. Thomson and that price gives you an hour with our most popular girl."

"Ten Dollars?"

"Yes, well, you pay for what you get, and Elena is the best here and she really enjoys what she does."

Daniel frowned. "I'm sure she does, but I'm not here for her services. I'd like to speak to her."

Anjanette put a perfectly polished nail to her lips and sighed. "Well, you have to understand Dr. Thomson that Elena is a working girl and her time costs money. I don't care what you do while you're in her room, but you still must pay to get up there."

"I just want five minutes of her time."

The madam looked over at Dean. "What do you think? Two dollars sound about right?" Dean nodded silently, and Anjanette faced the doctor again, "Two dollars."

Daniel handed over the cash to the madam and followed Dean up the stairs. All in all this would be the best two dollars he ever spent. He waited as Dean knocked softly and heard Elena's soft voice call from inside. Dean swung open the door and motioned Daniel in.

"I'll be back in five minutes doc, don't get too comfortable."

Daniel narrowed his eyes at the young man. "Oh I won't." He entered the room and looked around. It wasn't as gaudy as he'd imagined and was rather pleasing to look at.

"I hardly ever get a mid afternoon customer but a girl can get used to this."

Daniel looked towards the changing screen where Elena's voice purred from and waited for her to make her entrance. She came out moments later, the smile on her face falling when she saw him.

"Well, first Luke and now you. I must say those Thomson women can't keep their men's attentions." She said mockingly. Elena then opened the satin robe she wore revealing a silk negligee and laid seductively across her bed. "What can I do for you doc?"

"Not what you're thinking that's for sure." Daniel began curtly.

"Your loss. So tell me why you're here then. Wait! Let me guess, this has something to do with your son-in-law taking in my favors?"

"I want you to stay away from Luke do you understand me?"

Elena sat up. "I did not invite Luke here, he came on his own. I will not turn men away from my door when that's how I make my living. Do you understand me?" Elena got up from the bed and stood in front of the doctor. "If your daughter can't keep a hold of her husband, and he comes looking for a little diversion do not blame me!"

The door swung open and Dean walked in. "Is everything okay in here?"

Elena turned to Dean. "Fine. Doctor Thomson was just leaving."

The muscled security man faced the doctor. "Let's go."

"Stay away from my family Miss Diaz." Daniel said as he left.

"Give Luke my love, and tell him there's always a warm bed waiting here for him." She taunted.

Daniel left the brothel in a worse mood than when he'd arrived, and he headed straight for the Pony Express station. Upon arriving there he sought out Luke and found him with Tyson by the corral. Luke saw Daniel and immediately was worried.

Luke met Daniel before he could reach him at the corral. "What happened? Is Meghan alright? Is it the baby?"

Daniel frowned. He hadn't expected this outpouring of concern from the younger man. "We have to talk Luke."

Luke closed his eyes against the sudden pain in his heart. "Don't sugar coat it Daniel. Just tell me what's happened."

"Meghan is fine."

Luke exhaled loudly. "And the baby? Is the baby alright? Did she have another one of those pains?"

Daniel nodded. "The baby is fine, I need to - What pains?"

"She didn't tell you?" Luke asked, at the older man's negative shake of his head, he continued. "Meg had a pain in her abdomen about a week ago, she said it was nothing."

Daniel frowned. "I'll have to tell Serena about it. It could've been caused by tension and she should check it out. It could also be something more serious so what I want you to do is make sure Meghan's not upset by anything or anyone. I want you to keep her in good spirits cause she's at a very vulnerable stage right now. Can you do that?"

Luke nodded. "Of course I can. If Meghan is alright then why are you here?"

"Because of Meghan. Why were you in the brothel, and why did my daughter find you in another woman's arms."

Luke saw the barely disguised anger underneath the calm facade of his father-in-law's face and knew he had to choose his next words carefully. "I was trying to get Corey out of there, and Elena pinned me against a table and kissed me. Meghan was there for the same reason and walked in just as Elena kissed me."

"And you did what when Elena kissed you?"

"I was going to push her away but Meg walked in, and Elena pushed away from me first." Luke ran a hand through his hair. "Look Daniel, I would never hurt Meg. I love her. I swore that to you when I asked for her hand."

"You also promised to wait until Meg was older before you had any children and look how that turned out. She's still a child herself." Daniel muttered.

Luke rolled his eyes and couldn't keep the annoyance out of his voice. "Meg is a grown woman and married as well. She wants this baby Daniel, and I want it too. Did you know that Meg offered to get rid of our child? She would've put her life on the line because she was so worried about what you and I would say when she told us she was pregnant. She didn't want either of us disappointed in her. She blamed the pregnancy on herself. Have you even told your daughter that you're happy for her?"

Daniel looked away. "She knows I'm happy for her."

"Does she?" Luke sighed. "You said the pain in Meg's abdomen could be because of tension. Well you can't blame it all on me. She misses you Daniel. She needs her father, especially now. She's confused and she has no one to turn to. If it weren't for Serena I think Meghan would go crazy. I need you to be there for her cause I can't be, not when I'm stuck here."

"How did we change the subject?" Daniel asked. "This is about you and Elena."

"Meg and I have talked about Elena already. Now stop beating, what was for Meghan and I, a dead horse and go see your daughter."

Daniel nodded silently. "This better be over Lucas. I don't want to hear about Meg being upset again."

Luke knew he was serious because he used the long form of his name and nodded solemnly. "Who told you Meg was upset?" He asked.

"Serena had lunch with her a couple of days ago and told me."

Luke nodded. He hadn't seen Meghan since their argument, but he'd assumed that everything between them had been settled, but now he wasn't so sure. He silently vowed to make it up to her. "Well, let me assure you Meghan is fine." He said to Daniel.

"She better be. And just to make sure, I'm off to see her. Maybe I'll take her out to supper tonight, just the two of us."

Luke smiled. "I'm sure she'd love that."