"Chris shh, please, you're scaring the baby," Jill said impatiently cradling the baby trying to calm him down.
"I don't care about you're ****ing baby or you for that matter, I'm sick of you Jill I really am, I can't live here anymore I'm sorry but I can't, we'll sort things out properly some other time in the future but I can't be doing with it all now," Chris shouted at her as he stormed out the house slamming the door behind him and climbing in the car, and drove to Karen's without thinking. He was going to have to buy his own place, or stay with someone temporarily, there was absolute no way he could stay with Jill any longer. He wanted to cut her out of his life totally, but he knew that was going to be impossible because of the children, and he knew that his decision was going to hurt them but he was left with no other choice - everything would work out eventually it was just a matter of time.
Whilst he was stuck at the traffic lights right before the turning into Karen's road, he text her and told her he was going over, to his surprise she replied straight away, with lots of kisses on the end of her own text. Chris didn't even get all the way to the front door before Karen opened it and walked down the gravel path towards him, and they hugged tightly, then hurried inside to escape the cool breeze, and the rain that had just started to slowly fall from the heavy grey clouds in the dull sky.
"I take it you spoke to her then... Tell me everything baby, I want to hear it all," Karen said whilst putting on the kettle and boiling them both a cup of coffee.
"I really don't get her I don't Karen, her behavior is unbelievable! The father of this baby, is a Canadian skater before she met me, it was apparently years ago at the World Champs, but I've never heard of him... and she's been seeing him since summer last year, when she told me she was going to visit her parents in America!"Chris said angrily, but releasing all his emotions to Karen who was very understanding.
"That is ridiculous... she was seeing him a whole year behind your back, got pregnant and then said absolutely nothing, and then she had a humongous go at you for staying one night at my house, which you told her about as soon as it happened, the morning after?!" Karen was now getting quite worked up herself she was feeling for Chris and could totally understand why he was so furious.
"I know... oh and you know how she told me she was 3 months? Turns out she was 7, and denied all knowledge of being any further along, I honestly don't know if she did know or not..." Chris said really not knowing what to do.
"What did you do then, after all this commotion?"
"Oh I just walked out, I'm going to have to find my own place to live, there's no way I can live there with her and this baby that I know isn't mine; I don't even know what's going on between her and this guy, it's so ridiculous. But I don't want to upset the kids, I know it's going to be hard for them, but how can I see them without Jill acting like this? What if she takes my kids away?"
"Chris, she's not going to take them away, she can't do that, it's not right, they love you so much Chris I know they do, and they wouldn't cope without you in their lives. And I really don't blame you for not wanting to be there, if you want you can stay here with me for a few months until you find your own place, come whenever you like," Karen said wondering how long he'd want to stay for, hoping he'd like to stay as long as possible. Maybe they'd get to a point in their relationship where they'd like to live together anyway...
"Really? I'd love that Karen, is it a good idea with the girls though? You need to ask them first I don't want to barge in you without them knowing..."
"Oh don't worry about them Chris, they'll be fine with it they have their own lives now they don't need to worry about mine, and it's my decision not theirs..." Karen said determined to win and persuade him it would be fine, because that's how much she wanted to live with him, even if it did only work out for a small amount of time, which she hoped it would last longer...
"Okay but I don't want to cause any disagreements..."
"It's mainly Laura that has a few problems with me seeing you anyway, Emma's absolutely fine with it, but I'm sure a few words with Laura and she'll be fine too, I'll get her to tell me exactly how she feels and we'll sort everything out," Karen promised and then passionately kissed Chris on the lips, sitting on his lap whilst he was sat on the kitchen chair; then he picked her up and carried her into the living room both of them sinking into the sofa and kissing intimately.
"Okay I think I'd better get going..." Chris said a few hours later while they were still snuggled up on the sofa.
"No, please don't leave, I'm begging you.... Just stay..." Karen pleaded in a soft voice.
"No I really have to go I can't stay tonight Karen... I'm not staying the night here until you've spoken to the girls, I'm not going to come between you and your girls," Chris protested.
"No I really want you to Chris! Why don't you go home and bring a few things over here and you can stay a few nights, just think you won't have to face Jill then!" Karen argued, not wanting to let Chris out of her sight.
"I'm sorry baby," he said kissing her. "I'm not staying until I know it's okay with the girls, it's the best way in the long run I promise you... Ring me later," he said slowly getting up out of the position they were in, nestled into each other. Karen got up behind him and followed him to the door, putting her hands round his waist and sharing one last passionate kiss before she would allow him to set foot outside.
"I'll ring you when I get home," he promised, secretly wishing he could stay but he knew it wouldn't be right and didn't want to upset anyone at this early stage.
Karen stood in the doorway leaning against the frame as Chris got into his car and reversed carefully out of the gravel driveway and cruising down the road; she didn't go in until the car disappeared right around the corner out of her sight. As she went back into the house shutting the door behind her she sighed heavily and went to the kitchen to boil the kettle. She guessed the girls had stayed out somewhere and she probably had texts from them both but she was in a total daze dreaming about Chris, when Laura entered the kitchen, it took Karen a few seconds to notice her standing there.
"Hi, mum..." she said and walked over to where she was sitting, and sat next to her giving her a warm hug and resting her head on Karen's shoulder as she spoke.
"Oh hi honey, how long have you been here, I thought you were staying out!" Karen replied returning the hug and placing a kiss on her daughter's head.
"No that was last night mum, I've been here a couple of hours, I just didn't want to disturb you and Chris; I've been in my bedroom catching up on coursework," Laura explained, surprising Karen with her sudden change of opinion over Chris.
"Okay so more like you've been on the laptop for hours on end chatting to all your friends on whatever, am I right?" Karen guessed accurately giving Laura a look but not expecting a reply. "And what made you change your mind about me and Chris, the other day you would have done anything to get him out the house it seemed... I kind of need to talk to you about that anyway..."
"Oh Emma spoke to me... She said I was being stupid," Laura said.
"Of course you weren't being stupid honey, I should have just told you the truth to begin with... but does this mean you're okay with me and him now?" Karen said hopefully.
"Erm yeah I guess..." she said still not quite sure. "What do you need to talk to me about then?"
"Well you know Chris is going through a hard time with Jill and all... well things have got even more complicated for him, you don't need to know all the details and besides it would take rather a long time to explain... anyway, I offered for him to stay here for a while until he finds his own place or whatever? I thought I'd check with you first but I'm really hoping you'll be okay with it because he really hasn't got anywhere else," Karen said quite quickly without taking many breaths.
"Of course that's okay... thanks for asking me first, but I guess you're not giving me much choice are you," Laura said laughing a little.
"Well no I'm not really, I would have just kept on asking you and hassling you until you said yes..." Karen said laughing back, and the whole situation almost sounded as if it should be in opposition, Laura asking Karen permission and not the other way round. "Thank you Laura, for understanding," she said giving her a hug and truly meaning what she said, she'd be totally lost without her girls.
"Okay so when is he staying?"
"Well he was going to stay from tonight onward for as long as it takes but I had to check with you first so, probably tomorrow night he needs to get away from that evil bitch of a wife of his as quick as possible," Karen said.
"Okay correct me if I'm wrong but I swear Jill hasn't done anything, Chris just asked for a divorce?" Laura wondered.
"Ah but you don't know the whole story... she's given birth to a baby that isn't Chris's and is expecting him to help her and all sorts, that's basically the gist of it obviously there is a lot more to it but there you go..."
"Oh mum I'm so sorry," Laura said realizing she'd been to judgmental before, and giving Karen a huge hug holding on tightly.
"Hey hey, what are you sorry for?"
"For being so judgmental before... I said all those awful things about you before I knew the whole situation, and I didn't realize how bad Jill was I just saw her as some innocent woman whom Chris was cheating on with you..."
"Oh no don't you be sorry, you didn't know the whole story it's not your fault darling," Karen assured and then she explained the whole full story to Laura assuming that would be the best way forward so she knew everything and wouldn't make anymore too snap judgments. After they'd spent some time together Karen went to go and ring Chris, totally forgetting he was supposed to be ringing her and had probably been trying for a while now, but her phone was no where to be seen.
"Hi Chris, you can come and stay tomorrow night and onward until whenever it suits you, I've spoken to Laura and everything is fine now," she said really quickly.
"Karen I've been worried sick about you! Why aren't you picking up your phone?!" Chris said with panic in his voice she could tell he was really worried, but he also breathed a sigh of relief to hear her voice again.
"Sorry, sorry! I don't even know where my phone is right now, probably left it in the car... me and Laura were having a bit of a heart to heart," Karen explained innocently. As she was waiting for a reply from Chris she could hear crackling in the background as if Chris was outside in the wind, possibly rain. "Chris are you there?"
"Yeah I'm here baby..." he said his voice trailing off a little.
"Where are you, I feel like I'm going to loose you?"
"I'm erm, outside... oh Karen I don't know what to do."
"Why are you outside??" Karen said peering outside at the dark evening sky and shivered at the thought.
"Jill threw me out, quite literally... and I think I've gone into a bit of a shock I've been standing outside my car for about 10 minutes now," Chris explained. "When I walked in she had most of my stuff packed up in a few bags and they were in the doorway, and she basically in a few words said she didn't want to see me again, but not using those words..." Chris said extremely disheartened.
"Oh Chris, I'm so sorry... Get in the car would you, at least it's a bit warmer eh?" Karen attempted to comfort him but wasn't really sure what to say in words. "Come back over, stay here, I can't have you homeless can I?!"
"Are you sure it's okay though? I don't want to intrude..." Chris said uneasily.
"Of course it's okay silly! And don't apologize! Just get over here quickly and we'll get you nice and warm and fed, and we can talk things through. I love you Chris."
"I love you too Karen... I will never stop loving you..."
"Laura, Chris is coming over now, Jill's kicked him out and he's nowhere to go," Karen said quickly hoping her daughter would understand.
"Okay, I'll get out your way then," she replied happily getting herself snacks and going up to her room turning her ipod up loud enough so Karen could hear it from downstairs.
Chris arrived at Karen's 15 anxious minutes later, on the doorstep with 3 small bags of his stuff which was all the clothes he owned, all that was missing was all his gadgets which he'd have to go back for at some stage, but he didn't care about those yet.
"Oh Chris come in quick," Karen said ushering him into the house and taking his bags, putting them into the spare bedroom and putting the kettle on again. The pair of them sat down in the lounge with a cappicino each, and Chris told Karen everything, she didn't really know what to say to him but she let him know she'd always be there for him and could always offer him help and support when it was needed... After a while of talking, their bodies got closer together their body heat projecting, keeping each other warm, their talking became soft whispers and their heads leant on each other's shoulders lovingly. Gradually the whispers got more and more hushed until they sat in a romantic silenced atmosphere, sat in front of the tv with the lights dimmed, Chris reached for the fluffy fleece beside him and gently pulled it over himself and Karen, wrapping it around both of them, and then he pulled Karen's feet onto his lap and began rubbing them softly.
Karen leant up and kissed Chris gently on the lips, staining his with her shiny glossy lipbalm, but he kissed her back. They spent another late evening just as the night before romantic and enjoying each other's company to the max. As it got later they both began to feel drousier after the long days skating which seemed to get a lot longer once they'd got together, Karen closed her heavy feeling eyes and leant more on Chris as she rested, and a while after Chris was slowly drifting off to sleep. They both slept for just over an hour whilst being nestled into each other and snuggled underneath the blanket with the television playing subtly in the background but neither of them paid any attention to it. Chris woke first and realised they were both still downstairs.
"Karen honey, wake up, come on let's go upstairs," he said softly, stroking the side of her face and removing the blanket from his body and tucking it loosely around Karen, and then picking her up and carrying her upstairs as she slept like a baby. He placed her carefully in the middle of her beautifully made four poster king sized bed, with a lovely thick airy duvet decorated with floral patterns, sequins and beads. She stirred as he left the room and he went to get ready for bed himself and turn everything off downstairs, as he passed Karen's bedroom she woke and saw him.
"Chris where are you going?" she asked still half asleep.
"I'm going to bed honey I love you," he said.
"Come here, get in my bed, I think it needs warming," she said waking up, and gesturing him to come in with her.
"Are you sure? I'll be fine in the spare bedroom."
"No I want you here with me, in my sight," she begged as he entered the room shutting the door behind him and turning off the light, climbing in beside her as she moved closer to him and their bodies interlocked as they slept soundly the whole night.
Sorry it's been so long since I updated! Will do more frequently from now on... :)
The next day Karen and Chris weren't needed at the rink until later in the day so they stayed cuddled up with each other in the spacious double bed for a few hours, treating themselves to much longer lie in than normal. They were both so relaxed in each other's company and the pair of them were extremely happy lying in one an others arms, warm and feeling loved.
"I could stay here all day lying in your arms Christopher Dean..." Karen said in a hushed voice wistfully.
"Me too, I love you Karen, I can't believe it's taken this long to get into a relationship but you really have no idea how happy it's made me..." Chris said thinking about how he'd felt over Karen for so many years.
"I know exactly how you feel Chris, we had this mutual feelings between us and neither of us said anything for that amount of time, it seems so silly..." Karen replied feeling exactly the same way.
"I would give anything to stay here all day with you..." Chris said kissing Karen intensely for a few seconds and tightening his hold around her body. They laid there together for a couple of hours, lightly dozing off now and then and in between just talking softly in a silent house with a lovely, peaceful, relaxed atmosphere.
"I suppose we'd better get up some time today..." Karen sighed as the clock turned to 10:30am and she sat up pulling her silky blonde hair out of her face and tying it up in a messy bun - Chris just watched her every move.
"Ah no, we don't have to go anywhere for at least another hour..." he said cheekily pulling her back down next to him tickling her body and kissing her playfully; she played back for a few minutes.
"No come on Chris we have to move some time, I feel lazy just staying in bed..." she protested ready to get up, getting agitated and fidgety just lying in bed, as blissful as it had felt to begin with.
"Ah no come on honey, you need to treat yourself once in a while..." he said sitting up himself and kissing her tenderly once more. "You never lie in."
"No that's because I'm so used to getting up at 6am I do it anyway even when I don't need to!" Karen said laughing, then kissing him back.
"Well that's just silly," he said laughing back and pulling her closer kissing her more and more as they sat in the middle of the bed with pillows and blankets scattered around them.
"You know you can have fun when you're not in bed as well... how do you fancy joining me in the shower?" Karen suggested flirtatiously and grabbed Chris's hand pulling him towards the en suite bathroom which was absolutely spotless with everything in a specific order. Chris very much approved of the idea and definitely took to the sound of it following Karen eagerly. Shutting the door behind them he started to undress Karen and then himself as they climbed into the shower which was about to get very steamy...
"Well there's something I never did with Jill..." Chris said about half an hour later, wrapping a towel around his waist with Karen leading him back to the bedroom wrapping a crisp white towel around her own body. Chris came up behind her, turned her around and pushed her backwards onto the bouncy mattress climbing on top of her and kissing her seductively and passionately.
More to come soon... any suggestions or requests that you'd like me to add in... please let me know!:) X
"I can't believe you never had a hot steamy shower with your own wife... not complaining though," Karen said still being very flirtacious and standing with the wardrobe doors open in front of rows of beautifully flattering outfits.
"We did have some good times don't get me wrong we did have some good times," Chris said casting his mind back to some fun family times, mainly enjoyable because of the time with the kids... "but Jill never really excited me, she was just there..."
"I don't know why you married her, the way you talk about her it's as if you never loved each other," Karen thought still trying to decide what to wear with the towel wrapped around her.
"Well there was once a time I did love her, but I don't know, let's just say the feelings didn't really last!" Chris said desperately trying to end the conversation whilst pulling on his clothes.
"Chris come and grab me something to wear please," Karen said standing with her hands on her hips. He went over shaking his head at Karen's lack of ability to make a simple decision... Little did Karen know Chris had always paid attention to Karen's trendy outfits she wore to training and couldn't keep her eyes off her when it came to the live shows of each series and she wore the beautiful stunning dresses that clung to her slim figure. Chris picked out Karen's favourite outfit for training: her black skating leggings which had a sparkly diamante swirling pattern down the left leg, and a peach-pink coral coloured top which was gathered up in the waist and the fabric went out from there. The colour suited her fantastically and Chris loved it on her.
"How did you know this is my favourite top?" Karen asked.
"Because I know everything," Chris said tapping his nose. He watched Karen get dressed as he lay on the bed and proceeded to watch her get ready, dry her hair and straighten it, then put her make up on, a touch of foundation, black mascara, soft smoky eyeliner and a layer of pink shiny lipgloss to finish off.
"You look stunning baby," he said mesmerised by her looks and getting up to pull her body towards him and kiss her softly on the lips. They then went downstairs and had some breakfast cooked by Chris, and had an incredibly lazy but relaxed morning before it was time to get to the rink and for once Jayne was even there on time when the pair of them arrived waiting to get to work.
