INT. ANDREWS HOUSE - NIGHT

Emma and Claire are sat on the sofa talking. Val walks in and sits down on the chair.

Val: You alright, you look down...

Emma: Yeah well...

Val: Look I know it was hard going trough all that, but it's over now...

Claire: That's not what's bothering us mom, it's the fact you never told us about your cancer...

Val: Yeah, well I didn't want to worry you see....it didn't seem to fair to give you the extra burden, what with the rape...and Nathan...

Emma: We had a right to know Mom!

Val: Believe me I wanted to tell you both, but I felt I could go it alone!

Claire: But you wouldn't have had to mom, we'd have been there for you...we still can be!

Val: The worst is over with, I just have a bit more treatment to go trough...

Claire: And we want to be there for you throughout it, together, as a family...come on...

Val walks over towards them and sits down on the sofa between them. They hold her hands and hug her.