Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in the fic. It is fictional only and I do not mean to cause any offence or harm by it.
Rating: 13
It was a Monday morning early January and the weather was typical English weather dark, cloudy, raining and very, very cold. Karen heard the alarm go off that she’d set for 7am usually she would set it for 7:30am but she had a doctor’s appointment this morning before she had to head off to the Ellstree studios. She pushed the warm, silk covers away from her body feeling the sudden cold air on her skin forcing herself to get up and out the warm, snugly bed she wrapped her fluffy dressing gown around her slim and tiny figure.
In the kitchen Karen’s husband Stephen was sat at the table flicking through the paper and waiting for the kettle to boil. Stephen also was a coach on the show and would train the celebs who were up north. He had been up a whole hour earlier than Karen who had felt his absence beside her when he got up but.
“Morning baby, you were up early this morning?” Karen asked sitting down on Stephen’s lap wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing his lips.
“Yeah I just woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep you seemed quite happy so I didn’t want to wake you with my fidgeting” he said kissing her back but only half as passionate as she did.
“Oh, ok”
“You’re up earlier this morning?” he asked she had forgot to tell him she was going to the doctors that morning it had slipped her mind them all being so busy with Dancing On Ice and that, she had totally forgot until the previous night.
“Yeah I am I forgot to say that I’m going to the doctors this morning”
“What’s up you still not feeling well?”
“No, I think I have some virus like I did a few months ago so will go and get some antibiotics should be all better in a few days time” Stephen pulled her in a little closer to him and placed a kiss on the top of her head.
“Ok gorgeous… do you want a coffee before you go and get ready?” Stephen asked as Karen moved onto the chair next to his.
“Erm… no thanks I will just have some water please” he let the cold tap run for a few seconds before filling the glass with cool water and placing it on the table in-front of Karen kissing the top of her head again.
“Thanks, oh yeah I will also be home later today as I have to make up the hours I will be missing this morning”
“How much later?” he asked a little sad.
“A couple of hours”
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“I’m home, where are you baby I have something to tell you” Karen called Stephen walking into the kitchen to get some water. In the end she only had to stay an hour later as one of the couples couldn’t make it.
“Stephen…” she called again as there was no answer and usually he would be in the conservatory watching TV or reading the paper but he wasn’t there so she went to look in the living room maybe he will be in there she thought. He sure was in there and with company of Karen’s best friend Jayne.
“How… how could you” Karen stood in the door way in tears as she watched her husband and best friend kissing each other passionately hands wandering each other’s bodies. They continued they had even heard Karen come in through the front door, but their fun suddenly stopped when Karen without think pulled Jayne’s hair purposely then slapped her across the cheek leaving a very tidy and clear hand on her face.
“Bitch…” was Jayne’s reply to that things began getting nasty between both women.
“You’re the bitch love getting it on with my husband and you…” she couldn’t even look at Stephen.
“So how long has this been going on then, what else haven’t you told me about?” she continued floods of tears pouring down her cheeks now. Jayne and Stephen just looked at each other.
“I’ve been trying to tell you Karen but you keep being all loving and kissing and sweet and I couldn’t bring myself to tell you”
“So how long then?”
“A few months”
“Being?” Karen wanted to know every detail and wasn’t going to let either of them go anywhere until she’d heard.
“September” Jayne spoke quietly.
“September… September are you having me on because if you are this is not funny”
“No honestly we’re not, I’m sorry”
“I can’t believe you’ve done this to me Jayne you’re my best friend and Stephen you’re mum husband the two people I thought I could trust and tell all my worries too… obviously not I can’t believe you’ve been going behind my back for so long, have you… have you…” Karen couldn’t quite bring herself to say it “… have you been in that bed together” she said pointing up at the ceiling. Neither of them said anything just looked at each other and nodded.
“You make me sick, the pair of you… you make me so sick especially you Stephen you’ve made love to my best friend in our bed and got my pregnant during your little affair too, in that bed” Karen ran out the room to the bathroom throwing up. She wasn’t sure if it was hormones or the fact she was feeling physically sick at the thought of her best friend and her husband.
10 minutes later and Karen came back into the living room Jayne and Stephen were now chatting quietly cuddled up with one another.
“I thought you’d have gone by now Torvill” Karen hissed as she sat down in the chair furthest away from them.
“Don’t ignore me are you not even bothered that I’m carrying your child Stephen?” he moved his eyes to the floor not knowing what to say and to be honest he wasn’t bothered he had plans to start a new life with Jayne.
“No I’m not actually I don’t want nothing to do with it, I’m sorry but I’m starting a new life with Jayne and would like a divorce” Karen burst into tears again and ran up to the bedroom and locked herself in there.
What do you think shoud I carry this on? x
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She explained: 'Chris is happy because I am' "Make the most of your time and have no regrets."
Thank you for all the comments I will try and do an update later but I've got a lot of stuff I need to get finished this week before I go on study leave then for the next 5 months should be updating on a very regular basis maybe 2 updates some days! Xxx
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She explained: 'Chris is happy because I am' "Make the most of your time and have no regrets."
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in the fic. It is fictional only and I do not mean to cause any offence or harm by it.
Rating: 13
Karen collapsed onto the bed rubbing her eyes that were now all red and stinging so badly from crying so hard for over half an hour. She lay staring into space for a few moments then suddenly got up putting the bag over her shoulder that she’d packed shoving in a few clothes and things. She didn’t know where she was going or how long for so just packed enough for a few days for now then would come back and get the rest during the week, Stephen had made it very clear that there was no way of saving their marriage and that he was moving on starting a new life with Jayne and her kids.
A sudden panic hit Karen she didn’t want to be on her own bringing up a baby especially as she wasn’t getting any younger, it was hard enough in her 30’s bringing Emma and Laura up with Stephens help all the sleepless nights, constantly feeding and changing the baby and then having work the next day.
Throwing her coat on and a pair of heels matching what she was wearing really not practical for the weather outside but she didn’t really care. She ran down the stairs as best as she could in the heels, not wanting to enter the living room knowing full well that Jayne and Stephen would still be in there – together, but she had to go in there to get her phone charger which was plugged in by the TV. Not looking at either of them she got what she needed and left them.
“Oh don’t even bother to ask where I’m going and how I’m feeling I hate the pair of you I never want to see you again ever” Karen stopped in the doorway before she was about to leave sounding a little childish but she wanted them to both know how hurt they had made her.
“That will be bit of a problem when we work together Karen” Jayne snapped back sarcastically Karen just glared evilly at her saying nothing in reply.
“So where are you going and how are you feeling?” Stephen asked feeling a tiny bit guilty about how Karen had found out but glad that she had found out at the same time.
“I don’t know I will find somewhere, someone will want me feeling sorry for the pregnant woman whose child will grow up not knowing who its father is then I will have to tell that poor child the story of how its father didn’t want to know or have anything to do with it…” Karen was fuming and the tears were pouring down her stained cheeks again “sorry am I making you feel guilty now am I bad” she continued with a bitter tone not feeling bad at all what she was saying.
***
The plan was Karen would find a hotel just to stay in the night and she would sort out somewhere to stay until she’d found an apartment to rent out but, everywhere was full so the last resort was at the studios so she slept the night in her dressing room. When Karen woke she ran to the bathroom straight away throwing up – the morning sickness had started already at 11 weeks of the pregnancy. She emptied entire contents of the bag she’d packed and searched for something to wear it took her a while to decide what to wear changing 5 or 6 times even though she had very little clothes with her, she was just wasn’t liking what she saw in the mirror and having one of those days.
“Wow you look rough this morning a late night was it you and Stevie make some love?” Chris asked not meaning to upset her just mucking around with her.
“Well you would if you had the night I had” she snapped back focusing on tying the laced up on her skates.
“Ok don’t need to bite my head off about it I will remember not to speak to you again the morning after you’ve had sex with your husband its meant to put you in a good mood I thought… no pleasing some though I guess” he said laughing as he got to the end of what he was saying looking back up after tying the last skate to see Karen had burst into tears and ran off back to her dressing room.
“Karen wait I’m sorry I didn’t mean anything bad by it… where you going?” he called her but he was too late she’d disappeared around the corner out of sight. He felt so bad he didn’t mean to upset her he didn’t think it would they could usually joke around with each other like that and laugh it off together.
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She explained: 'Chris is happy because I am' "Make the most of your time and have no regrets."
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in the fic. It is fictional only and I do not mean to cause any offence or harm by it.
Rating: 13
Half way to her dressing room Karen suddenly stopped a she thought to herself that she over reacted just a little at Chris’s comments, she knew he was only mucking around with her and had no intention of upsetting her they would always have conversations like that and neither be offended before, she just put it down to the hormones kicking in already as well as the morning sickness and on top of that her best friend and husband having an affair. She stopped in her tracks wiped her tears away taking a deep breath and turned round walking back to apologise for her she had just ran out leaving Chris.
“I’m sorry, I’m just not feeling well I was sick this morning and still feel yuck I was being stupid and over reacted I didn’t mean to snap at you like that” she apologised shyly as she sat down to put her skates back on for a second time, this time intending on keeping them on a bit longer than 5 minutes.
“No, I shouldn’t have said what I did Karen I was in the wrong” he came off the ice and sat down next to Karen and watched as she done her skates up.
“Chris, don’t blame yourself you haven’t done nothing wrong we always have conversations like this and I’ve never reacted like that before, I was just being silly” she reassured him that is wasn’t his fault to why she was upset and smiled as she looked at him.
“Ok darling, you just take it easy today then if you’ve been sick and feeling yuck” Chris moved closer to Karen wrapping a comforting arm around her pulling her in for a hug “I hope you’re not contagious missy?” he joked with her he didn’t yet know that Karen was pregnant it was only Stephen and Jayne who knew about her pregnancy.
“No, I don’t think I am…” she let out a small giggle that was cute and sweet.
***
“You feeling alright you look a bit pale again?” Chris asked quite concerned to Karen sitting down on the bench taking wiping down her blades with a flannel and putting the blade guards on one at a time.
“Yeah I’m fine it’s probably just a virus like I had a few months ago I will be fine a couple of days” she didn’t want Chris finding out yet about her being pregnant yet she wasn’t sure if it was what she wanted now – bringing a child up on her own she meant not she didn’t want the child it was just the thought of bringing it up on her own was scary.
“Ok, if you’re sure but you promise me you will go a see a doctor if you get any worse of still like this next week?”
“Yes, yes”
“No sign of Jayne yet still, what an earth is she playing at its nearly mid day for god sakes and she’s still not replied neither is she picking her phone up” Chris said unaware what Jayne was up to Karen guessed where she was probably and if she was honest with herself she couldn’t give a damn if she turned up today or not.
“I don’t really care to be honest” she muttered Chris didn’t hear though.
“I’m going to get a Starbucks in a minute do you want anything or are you too ill for something from Starbucks?”
“…a hot chocolate please?” Karen had started in the last couple of weeks craving for a hot chocolate but never thought anything of it even though when carrying both Emma and Laura she used to crave for hot chocolate then as well.
“Ok, I’ll see what I can get I won’t be long you alright to stay here on your own?” Chris could sometimes be a little too over protective if either Jayne, Karen or his wife Jill was ill.
“Yes I’m fine… now go get my hot chocolate” she replied cheekily pointing in the direction of the door.
Sorry it's only a short update tonight x
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She explained: 'Chris is happy because I am' "Make the most of your time and have no regrets."
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in the fic. It is fictional only and I do not mean to cause any offence or harm by it.
Rating: 13
“Afternoon” Jayne said cheerfully to Karen who was sat on the bench at the side of the rink still. She didn’t look up when she heard Jayne’s voice, this annoyed Jayne so she went and sat next to Karen who got up and moved straight away.
“How can you come in here all cheery acting as if everything is fine between us because it is far from that” Karen didn’t breathe once when she finally did speak her eyes filled with tears. Suddenly she noticed Jayne was wearing one of Karen’s favourite hoodies guessing she’d stayed the night with Stephen. “Who said you could wear my hoodies, my favourite hoodies and you know it is?” Karen was fuming the hoodie in fact was one that Chris had brought her for birthday the previous year and she loved it, she had wanted the pink Hollister hoodie for ages and Stephen wouldn’t buy her it so Chris did he was always so thoughtful like that.
“Stephen, he said you wouldn’t mind as we always borrow each other’s clothes”
“Oh I should have known Stephen would have something to do with this. I doesn’t mean because you’re my husband’s new priority that you go helping yourself to my things do you hear me, I don’t want you touching or going anywhere near my things you just leave them and I will collect them in the week NOW GET THAT OFF” Karen was now shouting and crying heavily and the anger was showing in her face as Jayne, the person who she had always looked up to as her as the older sister she never had now had turned into and evil bitch.
“You know I find it strange how you have tones of hoodies and your favourite one out of them all is the one Chris brought you”
“What’s that meant to mean?”
“Well for all we know you and could be having an affair you two have been so much closer ever since he brought you this…” Jayne knew that there was nothing more than just friends between Karen and Chris but suddenly found it quite amusing to see the reaction of her winding Karen up.
“JUST GIVE ME THE HOODIE" Karen screamed before storming over to Jayne and trying to pull the hoodie off over Jayne’s head. Before either of them knew it, it had turned into a massive fight between the two women with bitchy comments, slapping and hair pulling.
Just as it was getting quite aggressive Chris walked in with the warm drinks in his hand alongside Matt Evers one of the pro skaters. Chris put the drinks on the side and both men ran over to separate the fight. Matt got hold of Jayne as Chris got hold of Karen who was struggling trying to break away the grip he had on her still shouting at Jayne who was refusing to take the hoodie off.
“YOU’VE GOT YOUR EVIL CLAWS INTO MY HUSBAND THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS GIVE ME THE HOODIE…” Chris pulled Karen closer into him trying to comfort her as she broke down in tears again he wasn’t aware either that Jayne had been secretly seeing Stephen.
“Jayne take the hoodie off now and give it too Karen I won’t ask again. I can’t believe what I just heard such a friend you are having an affair with your best friends husband”
“oh fine she can have the bloody hoodie it’s funny how it’s her favourite one you brought her it and you’re now defending her” Jayne said whilst taking the hoodie off and throwing it at Karen, who cuddled it into her chest closing her eyes and burying her head in it. She was like a child who had just lost her favourite teddy bear and just found it.
“And what is that supposed to mean I married and so is Karen there is nothing going on between us if you’re thinking”
“Here I got you this take it to your dressing room and try to calm down I will come and see you in a bit” Chris passed Karen the hot chocolate he’d brought her which was still steaming hot. She smiled at him and they cuddled before she went to her dressing room to calm down.
“Funny that as well you only got Karen and drink and no one else”
“Jayne when did you become such a bitch I think she deserves that hot chocolate after what you’ve done to her”
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She explained: 'Chris is happy because I am' "Make the most of your time and have no regrets."
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in the fic. It is fictional only and I do not mean to cause any offence or harm by it.
Rating: 13
There was a knock at Karen’s dressing room door. It was Chris coming to see if she was ok now that he had organised what everyone was doing training wise for the rest of the afternoon.
“Karen, it’s me darling, can I come in please?”
There was no answer until a few seconds later.
“Yeah hold on a minute” a northern voice replied shyly.
She wiped her eye’s dry trying to get rid of the evidence she’d been crying, but burst into tears realising she couldn’t hide the redness of her eyes, falling back onto the bed again she sobbed her heart out cuddling the hoodie again. The hoodie that Chris had brought her meant more to her than anyone could imagine, only Karen would understand why she loved it so much, it made her feel safe just like Chris did. Outside Chris could hear her crying and was getting very worried about her.
“Karen darling, are you alright in there?” there was no answer from Karen.
Chris entered her dressing room slowly realising that the door had been unlocked the whole time. He filled up with emotion as he saw Karen. She was now curled up in a tight ball in the middle of the bed with the hoodie over the top of her, covering her up as if she didn’t want anyone to see her.
“Oh Karen…” Chris said not really knowing what to say, he wasn’t sure if he said something it would upset her even more. Instead he picked her up in his arms and sat down with her on his lap, pulling her into him closely, holding her tightly, and making her aware he was there for her. Running his fingers carefully through her blonde, shiny hair making sure he didn’t tug it and hurt her, rubbing a hand up and down her back and gently rocking her side to side as she sat on his lap, like you do to comfort a new born baby.
They were like this in silence for the next 20 minutes, it was actually quite relaxing and Karen felt very safe, she didn’t want Chris to let go of her secretly and he didn’t want to let go of her either.
“I’m such a mess” Karen mumbled quietly just loud enough for Chris to hear her.
“It’s ok, you’re a beautiful mess” he replied looking down into her eye’s smiling at her, placing a kiss on the top of her head.
“Thank you”
“For what?”
“Cuddling me, making me feel safe, making me feel loved and needed…” her words were cut off by Chris placing a finger on her lips.
“That’s what friends are for” she buried her head into his chest again closing her eye’s just resting them. Chris looked around noticing she had a bag filled with stuff that she wouldn’t usually bring with her to training “Where are you staying at the moment?”
“Here…” she whispered.
“Here, you can’t stay here all on your own there is all sorts of bad people walking around out on the streets outside the studios, even with the security gates, pack your stuff and you are staying with me no arguing”
“But…”
“No buts, it will worry me to death you staying here on your own please”
“I can’t Chris, if I do that people will start talking and getting the wrong idea”
“Talking about what, a friend who is trying to help a friend through a tough time, let them talk all I want to know is that you’re happy and most of all safe “ Karen didn’t really like the thought of staying at the studios all night on her own, it had been pretty scary the previous night and she wasn’t able to sleep properly. She looked up and smiled at him.
*** When Karen arrived at Chris’s apartment after going back home to collect the rest of the stuff she considered as important, she was greeted on the door step with another warming hug, Chris then taking her stuff into the spare room for her. She could smell a roast dinner cooking as she entered the kitchen and saw the table was set out ready for them.
“Chris you didn’t have to do all of this, I would have been fine with something in the microwave”
“I don’t do microwave in this house” he laughed as he checked on the dinner handing Karen a small glass of wine – her favourite wine.
hope it's not getting boring x
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She explained: 'Chris is happy because I am' "Make the most of your time and have no regrets."
