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An unconscious Chris awoke in a back-alleyway somewhere near to the Dancing On Ice Studio's. He felt dizzy, and his ribs felt painful, not to mention the blood above his right eyebrow. He tried to stand-up, and with a struggle, and a lot of pain. - He had just about managed-to. He put his hand against the wall for a couple of seconds to try and stop his head spinning. Eventually, his vision cleared-up and Chris pulled-out his phone from his pocket. Which he was amazed that he still had. He even still had his wallet?! He didn't have a clue what had happened, he obviously hadn't been mugged, but Chris couldn't think straight right-now. It wasn't long until Chris had recieved Karen's voicemail, but he didn't want to panic Karen, so he rang Jayne instead, knowing that she would be calmer about the whole situation.
Jayne was still on the rink with Karen, Stephen and the Professionals when Chris rang. Realising that it was Chris that was ringing her, Jayne wondered why he hadn't rang Karen first, she knew that Karen had her phone with her because she had kept checking-it, because she was worried about Chris. Jayne skated-away from the group to answer the phone. "Hello....." Jayne trailed-off. "Heya Jayne....." Chris replied, obviously in pain. "Hey.....What's-up you sound awful?" Jayne asked, trying not to call Chris by his name in fear that she may alert Karen's attention to herself if she did-so. "I've been urm.....I've been beaten-up....." Chris trailed-off as he cried-out in pain. "Oh my gosh. Are you okay?" Jayne asked worriedly. "Errr.....Not really Jayne.....Anyway listen, I'm outside the Studio, can you escape?!" Chris asked Jayne. "Yeah of-course I can.....Should I bring Karen with me?" Jayne questioned an obviously hurt Chris. "NO! Karen can't know about this.....Not yet anyway....." Chris told Jayne as he cried out in pain again before he then put the phone-down.
Jayne skated-over to Karen and made her excuses for leaving the Studio as Stephen skated-over. "I've urm.....I've gotta pop-out for a bit....." Jayne told Karen. "Oh really? Where to?" Karen asked. "Urm, forgot my lunch didn't I? Phil's brought something over for me....." Jayne lied but Karen knew that. "Ha Ha. Oh Jayne I would've believed you if I hadn't of saw you bring your lunch-in this morning.....Now come-on where are you really going?" Karen asked hr very best-friend. "Oh come-on Karen, it's not like she knows where Chris is or anything is it? No-One knows where Chris has gotten too....." Stephen butted-in, purposely trying to wind Karen up. Jayne wasn't the only one who knew where Chris was....."Oh just shut-up will you Stephen?!" Karen shouted at hime firmly. Jayne sighed sadly. "I'm sorry Karen.....I DO know where Chris is....." Jayne revealed. "YOU WHAT?!" Karen responded angrily. "Listen Karen, sweets, the only reason I lied to you is because Chris asked-me to meet-him alone....." Jayne told Karen truthfully. "Well why doesn't he want to see me then?" Karen asked Jayne worriedly. Jayne sighed-again, she was going to have to tell karen the truth now. "Because he's been beaten-up....." Jayne revealed. "What?" Karen asked tearfully before turning-on Stephen and hitting his chest violently. "YOU DID THIS DIDN'T YOU?!!!!! Karen screamed at him and Jayne was forced to pull-her away. "Karen, come-on. Just leave-it for now. Chris won't be happy that I've brought you with me when he specifically asked-me not too, but I can hardly leave you in there. - Alone with Stephen now, can I?" Jayne told Karen as the pair of girls took their skates-off, replacing them with their shoes and then heading-utside to meet Chris.
"CHRIS!" Karen screamed as she ran towards him and then hugged-him tightly, before she then burst-in to floods of tears as she cried into his chest. "Hey don't cry, it's okay." Chris whispered to Karen as he hugged-her-back. "I'm sorry Chris." Jayne apologised as Chris gave-her an irritated look for bringing Karen out here with her. "You know how rubbish I am at lying. I tried.....But Karen rumbled-me straight-away.....Anyway, are you alright?" Jayne asked, watching a drop of blood drop down from Chris' eyebrow down to his cheek and then onto the shoulder of his hoodie. Jayne could see that Chris was close to tears as he shook his head. - He looked pale and unstable on his feet. "Alright, let's get you sat-down then ey?" Jayne suggested as Karen slowly pulled-away from Chris as both herself and Jayne helped Chris to walk-over to a nearby bench and sat-him down onto-it, sitting-down either-side of him as they did so. "Who did this to you sweetheart?" Karen asked as Jayne pulled-out a packet of tissues from her pocket and then got a couple of tissue's, scrunching them all-up together, before she then began to dab it against Chris' bleeding-head. "I don't know, I didn't see their face before they knocked-me-out....." Chris replied tearfully. "Could it have been Stephen?!" Karen asked bluntly, knowing that this was a strong-possibility. "I don't know Karen, I really don't know....." Chris said, holding his stomach again as the pain returned. "I think I'm gonna be sick....." He trailed-off as he leaned-over and looked-down towards the floor as his breathing grew-heavier. - He looked as white as a sheet-now. - Which was very-unlikely for Chris. "Chris, maybe we should get you to hospital ey?" Jayne suggested as she rubbed his back comfortingly. "No I'll be fine." Chris said, taking a deep-breath-in and then standing-up, he took a few-steps away from the girls before promptly collapsing to the floor in a heap. "CHRIS!" Karen shouted as both Karen and Jayne ran-over to his lifeless body. "I'll call an ambulance!" Jayne said as Karen checked that he was till breathing. - Which he was. And tried to see if she could wake Chris-up at-all.
I can't believe what you're doing to Chris!!!!! :0 and I agree love a bit of drama ;) I need to start reading this more often but I never seem to have time :/ love it anyway :) x
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Chris was rushed to hosptial by the Paramedics and lay in one of the beds with an oxygen mask over his face as they waited for him to regain consciousness. They had given-him a slightly more private room to avoid the attention of the press and to give Jayne and Karen some-time alone with Chris. It wasn't long until Chris was waking-up and both Karen and Jayne stood-up as he began to cough. Karen grabbed his hand and squeezed it gently as she waited for Chris to open his eyes. "Hiya Sweetheart." She said softly as his vision began to clear. Chris removed his Oxygen Mask and then coughed slightly before replying to Karen. "Heya." He responded weakly. "You had us worried there Chris." Jayne added-in and Chris smiled at her. "Thanks for looking-after me Jayne." Chris said, practically as a whisper as he took a hold of Jayne's hand. "And thanks for looking-after Karen. You know how worried she gets about me." Chris joked with Jayne as the Doctor appeared into Chris' room to begin his treatment. "Ah Christopher. Your awake! That's great. How are you feeling?!" The Doctor asked-him. "I feel like I wanna go to work....." Chris trailed-off and Karen tutted at him. "Chris....." She softly warned-him. The Doctor silently laughed at Chris. "Okay. - Well I don't think that's going to be possible or a little-while Christopher but....." "Please. Call-me Chris. I can't stand being called Christopher. It makes me feel like I'm in some-kind-of trouble." Chris interupted jokingly. "Alrighty then.....Chris it is then.....Well in that case. - You can call-me Julie.....Where's the most amount of pain coming-from Chris?" Julie asked-him. "Well everything seems to be hurting at the moment.....But my stomach seems to be the worst....." Chris trailed-off, obviously still in a great-amount of pain.
The Doctor then got to work-on Chris' Injuries. 3 X-Rays, 10 Stitches, and an eye-test later, the Doctor was finally satisifed with his treatment of Chris for the day, but had requested that he stayed-in over-night for observation. Chris had 3 broken-ribs, a nasty-cut just above his right-eye, and 2 dislocated fingers, put that with the previous shoulder-injury from his fall with Jayne the other-week, meant that Chris was on the strongest legally prescribed pain-killers under the sun. "It's been a while since I last-stayed-in hosptisl over-night.....I HATE these places....." Chris moaned and Jayne giggled at him. "Why are you moaning? The Nurses are prettier here then they are in Colorado....." She teased-him, and Chris laughed as-much as he could without causing himself any kind-of intense-pain. Karen gave a look of 'mock-dissapproval.' "Urm, excuse-me Jayne. But Chris won't be needing any pretty nurses to look-at, because I'm going to be here with you until you fall-asleep tonight, and then I'll be back ready for when you wake-up in the morning." Karen told Chris sweetly. "Thanks Kaz." Chris replied to Karen, taking her hand into his-own and softly kissing the back-of-it. "That's okay sweetheart." She responded to him with a gentle-smile spread-across her worry-filled facial-expressions.
The next-morning, Jayne arrived at the hosptial, to find Chris asleep in his bed, and Karen asleep in the chair next to him. She had obviously fallen-asleep and spent the night there with Chris. Jayne walked-over to Karen and gently shook her shoulder, deciding it was better to wake-Karen-up than Chris right-now. "Kaz." She whispered, not wanting to wake a peaceful-looking, sleeping Chris as she gave Karen's shoulder another shake, and this-time she woke-up. "What is it Jayne?" Karen asked-tiredly. "Is Chris okay?" She suddenly asked in a panic. "Chris is fine. He's just still asleep that's all and I didn't want to wake-him. But you should go-home and get some proper sleep Karen." Jayne suggested to her, worried about her over-tired-looking-friend. "No I'll be fine. I want to se stay here with Chris until he is discharged later-on this afternoon." Karen told Jayne bluntly. "Alright. Well as long-as your sure." Jayne replied and Karen nodded in response as the two-girls decided to wake-Chris-up together. Karen leaned-over his sleeping-form and placed a soft-kiss against his forehead. "Chris my love. It's time to wake-up sweetheart." Karen whispered quietly into his ear and he began to stir. "Hurry-Up lazy-guts." Jayne joked with him as he slowly opened his eyes. "Shut-Up Jayne." Chris joked as the light stung his eyes. "How are you feeling this morning my darling?" Karen asked-Chris as she gently stroked her hand over the top of his hair. "You're looking better now Chris. Less-pale than yesterday....." Jayne added-on sweetly. "Yeah I feel a bit better....." Chris trailed-off as he tried to sit-up bit his ribs were killing-him. "Take-it easy sweetie-pie." Karen whispered to him as he managed to break through the pain and sit-himself-up. "Can you remember anything about the attack yet Chris?" Jayne asked-him seriously. "Yeah.....I think Karen was right.....I think it might've been Stephen....." Chris trailed-off sadly and Karn just burst into floods of tears at the thought of her ex-husband beating-up Chris so viciously like-that. Did he really hate-him that much?!
Jayne ran-over to Karen and hugged her tightly as she tried to comfort-her. "Karen. Baby." Chris called as he took-a-hold of Karen's hand and squeezed-it tightly. - He hated seeing her cry like this. Karen then pulled-away from Jayen and then turned to face Chris directly in the eyes. "Yes sweetheart?" Karen questioned. "I Love You." Chris told-her sweetly. "I Love You Too Chris." Karen replied tearfully as she leaned-over him and then placed the softest-kiss against his lips and Chris returned the kiss with the same-amount of softness. Jayne watched-on and smiled at the cute-couple which was made-up of her two very-best-friends in the whole-wide-world.
Awwwwwww this is cute :') but I hope Chris gets better soon!!! Can I also add that I feel proud that I managed to read this update almost straight away ;D haha x
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Lots of Jayne & Chris in this chapter, but it's all-about Karen really!
Later that morning, Jayne had demanded that Karen went home to get some proper-rest before Chris came-home that afternoon. Chris had drifted-off to sleep anyway. But it wasn't long until Chris had awoken and Jayne, who was sat in the bedside chair reading a magazine, looked-up at Chris and smiled at him. "Hey You. How are you feeling?" Jayne asked-kindly. "Better actually, even-though my ribs are still killing-me....." Chris trailed-off quietly as he looked-around the room slightly. "Where's Karen?" He asked Jayne. "I've sent her home. She was knackered so I told-her to go-home and have a rest." Jayne replied. "And I promised-her that I'd look-after-you so you've gotta do what I say Mister." She added-on, playfully poking Chris' cheek as the Doctor, Julie, entered the room. "Good-Morning Chris. You'll looking-better this morning. Hiya Jayne." The Doctor greeted them both, obviously in a jolly-old-mood this-morning. "Yeah I feel-it....." Chris replied to Julie happily. "That's great. Well I have good and bad-news. The bad-news is only that you have to see-me again in 2 Weeks time to have the stitches in yout head taken-out. Which just leaves-me with the good-news which is that you are free to go-home. You can feel-free to come-back if you have any worries though. Is that okay?" Julie asked both Chris and Jayne. "That's great. Thank-You for sorting-him-out Julie.....I know he's not the best-patient in the world is he?" Jayne teased asshe helped Chris to stand-up from the bed for the first-time since he had been admitted into hospital this time yesterday afternoon. "Anytime." The Doctor replied happily as both Chris and Jayne left the hospital together.
Chris had a text from Karen waiting for him when he left the hosptial with Jayne.....
Karen: I luv u sweetheart. Behave 4 Jayne won't u? I'll c u this-afternoon hopefully. Luv u agen. xxxxx
"Was that from Karen?" Jayne asked as she spotted Chris replying to the text on his phone. "Yeah.....She's just telling-me to behave for you....." Chris chuckled which pained his ribs slightly but Jayne noticed the wide-smile that appeared across Chris' face all of a sudden the second they began to mention Karen. "How are things between you and Kaz at the moment?!" Jayne asked. "Well this whole thing with Stephen isn't helping at the moment.....But Karen's great.....I love her to pieces....." Chris revealed to Jayne sweetly. "Yeah I can see that you do.....Well I'm glad that you're happy Chris. I hated seeing you so down once everything had finished with Jill....." Jayne replied supportively. "Do you recon you'll take the next-step anytime soon and marry-her?" Jayne asked Chris as they sat in the back of the taxi together. Chris look-down in silence as Jayne asked-him that questioned, the smile was suddenly gone-from his face. "Oh I dunno Jayne....." He trailed-off. "Why ever not?!" Jayne asked, resting her hand comfortigly onto Chris' knee. "Well every marriage I've had in the past has just caused-me nothing but trouble.....And I don't want that to be the case with Karen.....We've all been best-friends since we were teenagers Jayne.....And I can't and won't risk loosing-that just because we couldn't hold a marriage together.....At-least if anything happens now then it's less-complicated and we've got a better chance of restoring that 30 Year-Friendship then we would do if we were to get married....." Chris explaiend to Jayne, confiding in her once-again, knowing that he could tell his best-and-closest-friend pretty-much anything, knowing that she would understand-him and where he was coming-from.
Jayne sighed. "Oh Chris. What are you like ey? Your love-life hasn't been easy for you has it?" Jayne replied sympathetically but almost in a jokey-way. Chris chuckled. "I know right....." He trailed-off a little-sadly thinking about the past girlfriends and wives, including Jill, the most-recent-ex-lover of his. "But you'll always have me, Chris. Don't forget that.....Even when you and Karen are growing old and wrinkly together.....Which I'm sure you two will-be because you're just that cute together.....Just remember that little-old Jayne will still be there for you....." Jayne replied jokingly to Chris, who she still considered as her 'blonde-prince' and she always would-do. "Thanks Jayne. That means a lot to know that....." Chris trailed-off happily as the pair then hugged-tightly. "OW!" Chris said as Jayne squeezd-him. - A little too tightly maybe?! "SORRY!" Jayne replied as she let-go of him, remembering that he was still injured and that he would-still-be very-fragile for a little-while to come-just-yet.
-- Edited by Bex123 on Thursday 13th of September 2012 11:05:56 PM
Haha I'm getting the hang of reading regular updates haha *celebratory dance* ;) and anyway I LOVE this and Chris you know you want to marry her so please don't deny it any longer!! And if Chris accidentally happens to read this then seriously get a ring on Karen's finger soon please!!! Haha! More soon anyways!!! :D xxx
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Chris and Jayne arrived back at Karen's the same-afternoon and they were all sat in Karen's living-room together. Chris had fallen-asleep, his head now resting on Karen's lap as herself and Jayne continued to natter-on. "Do you recon it was Stephen who did this to Chris, Kaz?!" Jayne asked, concerned for her two best-friends as she thought about the extent of Chris' injuries. "I wouldn't put-it past-him Jayne.....And Chris still has his mobile and wallet so it can't have been just a mugging....." Karen trailed-off sadly as she gently toyed with a sleeping Chris' hair. "Do you think you'll press-charges if it was him?" Jayne continued to question Karen. "Well that's up to Chris isn't it?! I mean.....Part of me wants Chris to for what he's done to him.....But the girls still absolutely adore their Dad, Jayne. How are they supposed to keep that close-relationship with him if he's in prison ey?!" Karen asked Jayne as a tear fell from her cheek. "Oh Kaz don't cry!" Jayne said sadly. "I would come and give you a hug but sleeping beauty there is in my way....." Jayne joked, knowing that referring to Chris as 'Sleeping-Beauty' would make Karen laugh, which it did indeed. "Sorry Jayne I'm being silly....." Karen trailed-off as she looked-down at Chris and smied at him sleeping contently, despite his injuries. "But I'm 90% sure that my very-own Prince Charming here will know what to do.....Chris always knows what to do....." Karen finished as Chris began to stir from his sleep.
"Are you two talking about me?" Chris croaked as he attempted to sit-up, but cried-out in pain as he did so. "Heyyy take-it easy sweetheart." Karen replied gently as she helped-him to sit-up. "Yeah. We were both just saying how grumpy you can be Chris! Jayne joked with Chris, in-reply to his earlier-question to them both. "Oh Thanks....." Chris replied sarcastically. "Now what were you really talking about?" Chris asked, noticing that Karen had red-eyes from where she had been crying. Karen frowned as she looked at Chris. "We were just wondering whether you're gonna press-charges on the guy who attacked you?" She asked-him seriously. "What? You mean, am I gonna send Stephen to prison? Then no.....No-Way am I doing that....." Chris replied confidently. "Soare you absoloutely sure that it was Stephen then Chris?" Jayne asked Chris. "Yeah.....Yeah I am.....But I'm not gonna press-charges against-him.....He's sacked obviously.....But you can just about imagine the headlines already can't you?! 'Ice-Champion Christopher Dean jails skating girlfriend Barber's ex.' No I'm not having that being played-out everywhere I go.....And I won't have you suffering anymore Karen.....You've been through enough....." Chris told her sweetly, and Karen shot him a small-smile as she leaned-up and kissed Chris on the cheek quickly. "Well thanks for thinking about-me Chris.....But don't feel that you have to do this for me.....You can send him down if you want-to sweetheart.....It's completely your choice. - Alright?" Karen double-checked with Chris. "Okay.....But I'm sure Karen.....I'm not gonna press-charges....." Chris revealed to both Karen and Jayne as tears filled-up in Karen's eyes and she then suddenly ran out of the room, crying. "Karen?!" Chris called worriedly. "Leave-her for a minute Chris." Jayne suggested. "She's got a lot on her plate at the moment.....Just give her a second to calm-down.....And then you can go and find-her and give her hug." Jayne advised Chris, who nodded-in response before carefully moving to sit-next to Jayne, but he was in a lot of pain still. "Yeah, that's probably not a bad-idea.....Thanks Jayne." Chris said as the friends hugged, this-time, Jayne was more careful not to hurt an injured Chris as they hugged each-other.
"So. Anymore thoughts about marrying Karen then Chris?" Jayne asked her best-friend as they released each-other from the hug. "Yeah I have actually.....I dunno Jayne.....I mean.....I love her and everything, but we're just so happy at the moment.....I don't wanna get married and then loose that happiness with her.....And I certainly don't wanna spend the rest of my life hating her if things weren't to work-out....." Chris trailed-off, neither of them knew that Karen was stood just behind the door listening-in on this conversation. "Chris thats' not gonna happen. Karen absolutely adores-you.....And to be honest we haven't really chatted about marriage but.....If you were to ask her then I can't see her saying no....." Jyane told Chris re-assuringly and Chris smiled at her. "Well that's good to know.....I guess I'm just nervous after what happened with Isabelle and Jill.....And of-course I'd have to check that Jack and Sam were alright with it first.....Not to mention Laura and Emma....." Just as Chris said that, Karen pushed the door open, she was still very-tearful, but she had a small-smile spread-across her vulnerable-looking-face. "Karen!" Chris said, happy that she was back, but unsure of how-much-of that she heard and how-much-of that she agreed with. "Hello. I'm sorry for running-out crying, it just all got to much for me and I didn't want you two to see me crying so I just ran-out.....It was the first thing that came into my head to do.....I feel like I don't know anything at the moment.....But I do know one-thing....." Karen began positively. "And what's that then baby?!" Chris asked Karen as he stood-up, whislt holding his stomach in pain, and then made his way over to Karen and placed his hands around her waist as she tenderly draped her arms around his neck. "That I love you more than I love life.....And that whatever makes you happy, makes me happy.....What I'm trying to say-is.....That there's no-rush.....If you want to get married, then great. Of-Course I'll marry-you.....But if it's too soon after Jill.....Then I totally understand." Karen told Chris truthfully, and Jayne smiled on as the pair passionately kissed each-other on the lips.
"I'm gonna head home-now." Jayne said, excusing herself from the romantic-scene unfolding infront of her very-eyes and then quietly slipping-out, not wishing to be a raspberry for the obivously loved-up couple.
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The next-morning, Karen had demanded that Chris was to stay at home all-day. - She had insisted to Chris that herself and Jayne would manage by themselves as today was another pro's rehearsal-day. "Please can I just come-in for an hour?!" Chris moaned as Karen helped him to lie-down on the sofa and then placed a pillow behind his head and a blanket over-him. "And what are you gonna do if you fall-over huh?" Karen questioned-him back as she crouched-down next to him and then placed her hand against his nearest cheek, gently rubbing it with the pad of her thumb. "You've gotta take-it easy for a couple of day sweetheart." Karen told-him softly. "I could take-it easy at the ice-rink?" Chris continued to plead with her. "NO." She said, more firmly this time. "Besides, I have a feeling that Stephen is gonna be in today to say his goodbyes....." Karen trailed-off sadly. "I thought we'd had him sacked.....He shouldn't be anywhere near the studios....." Chris replied angrily, but it only caused him more pain, especially in his ribs. "I know my darlin' and he has been sacked.....But believe-it or not Chris he does actually have friends at the rink....." Karen told-him, almost sarcastically. "Fine.....I still think I should be coming-in with you though......" Chris begged one-last-time. "Oh Haaa Haaa Chris. You're so very funny....." "But....." "NO!" Karen told-him firmly before she then sweetly smiled at him and then kissed his cheeks and then very-gently placing a kiss onto his lips as she handed him the TV Remote Control. "Now behave yourself today won't you? I'll cya later sweetheart." Karen said, kissing Chris once-more before she then headed-out of the front-door to the ice-rink for work. "Bye!" Chris called as she left. - He was very-unamused that he was being forced to stay at home all day because of a stupid beating-up by Karen's ex-husband, Stephen.
Karen had soon arrived at work and Jayne then immediately skated-over to her. "How's the wounded-soldier?" Jayne asked Karen as Karen put her skates-on. "Moaning that he has to stay at home all day today." Karen giggled. "No surprise there then....." Jayne replied jokingly. "No I suppose-not.....I should have expected-it from Chris really shouldn't I.....This is Christopher Dean that we are talking-about after all!" Karen responded before she then stepped-onto the ice-rink to greet the professionals, who were also family friends to her. As she did-so, Jayne sneakily text Chris.
Jayne: Fancy getting out of the house???!!! xxx
Chris: Of-Course I do. X
Jayne: Then go n buy an engagement ring 4 Karen! xxx
Chris: I'm not allowed 2 drive atm. X
Jayne: Then do it online???!!! Duh?! xxx
Chris: But then I wouldn't be getting-out of the house.....Object Defeated. X
Jayne: Alright Clever-Clogs. Well I miss you being here anyway. Want a visitor later-on?! xxx
Chris: Yes please. Karen is driving-me mad. She worries about-me 2 much. X
Jayne: Alright. I'll pop-over after training. And it's only becuz she loves u Chris. xxx
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Sorry it's been so long since the last-update. - Have been farrr to busy with stuff! Just a quick re-cap, a battered and bruised Chris has been home frm work all day and Jayne has been trying-to persuade him to ask Karen that very-important question!
Karen arrived-home after work to find Chris dozing away on the sofa. Karen smiled at him, he was such a peaceful sleeper. Jayne had told her that she would be popping-around later-on that evening. Chris appeared to be in the exact same position as Karen had left him in this morning. - However, Karen didn't realise that Chris had been out, until she spotted a small-square-shaped-box resting on the edge of the living-room table. Karen crept over to it, not wanting to wake Chris-up and opened the box-up. She was amazed to find the engagement ring sitting inside-it. Karen smiled widely and then looked-over at a sleeping Chris. She would have to pretend that she didn't know a thing when the time came-around for the proposal.
Karen got-up to text Jayne.
Karen: Did u know that Chris was goin 2 propose 2 me this evening? xxxxx
Jayne: Kinda.....I encouraged him 2 buy the ring anyway.....Y? XXX
Karen: Becuz I have just found the ring. It's gorgeous. Chris is fast-asleep. Bless-him. xxxxx
Jayne: Who leaves an engagement ring out on display? The plonker. XXX
Karen: Ah Well. Don't worry. I won't let-on that I know. xxxxx
Jayne: Good. I'm just heading-around now. C U Soon Kaz. XXX
Karen: Bye Jayne. xxxxx
Just as Karen finished texting Jayne, she spotted Chris about to stir from his sleep, so she ran into the kitchen to calm herself-down-slightl so she wouldn't give-anything away to Chris.
Chris woke-up and immediately spotted the box that the engagement ring was in sat-on the living-room table. He slowly reached-over and grabbed-it straight-away and then hid-it underneath the blanket that was covering-him. Karen re-entered the room just after he had done-so. "Hello sleepy-head." Karen said softly as she crouched-down infront of him. "Heyyy....." Chris croaked, tiredly. "How are those ribs of yours then sweetheart?!" She asked him softly as she supported-him whilst he sat-up. "Ow.....Urm.....Sore....." Chris said as he held his ribs in pain. "Awww. Well maybe this will make you feel better. Jayne is coming-over for tea later-on!" Karen told-him happily. "I knowww, I mean.....Is she?! Oh Right.....Great?!" Chris said, and Karen couldn't help but giggle at Chris trying to keep a secret from her. - A secret that she already knew. The doorbell then rang, and it was obvious that it was Jayne. "You better wake-up then Mister.....That'll be Jayne." Karen told Chris sweetly before she answered the door to not only Jayne but also her two kids, Jessica and Kieran. "Sorry, Phil's out with the work-lads tonight, which means that I've been left with the kids all-night." Jayne explained and Karen laughed at her fake sad-face. "Oh don't worry about-it." Karen replied in a friendly way as she let Jayne, Jessica, and Kieran in. "CHRRIIIISSS!" Jessica screamed with excitement as she ran-over to him and wrapped her arms tightly around-him as he painfully crouched-down to her level, slipping the box which held the engagement ring in-it, into his trousers pockets."Hey Jess!" Chris replied happily, but he barely had chance to say anything else as Kieran came-over and gave Chris a slightly-more gentler hug than Jessica had-done previouosly. "Are you alright Kieran mate?!" Chris asked-him sweetly as Kieran smiled at him. "Yeah.....Guess what?! I scored a hatrick playing for my school's football team!" Kieran told Chris excitedly. "Awww wow that's awesome mate!" Chris replied as Karen and Jayne watched-over from the front-door, which was now closed behind-them. Chris had always been great which Jayne's kids and vice-versa. Jessica had always absolutely admired Chris ever-since she was a baby, and Kieran had always bonded well with him too. And now Karen was getting-involved with Jayne's kids too, which was great for Jayne, knowing that she had two baby sitters on hand if she wanted a quiet-night-in with Phil.
Later that evening, Jayne wandered-over to Chris, whilst Karen was busy with the kids. "So are you EVER gonna get-around to proposing to her then, or not?!" Jayne asked-him cheekily. Karen had done an excellent job of hiding her knowledge and excitement about the ring from Chris. "Yeah, let-me just finish this....." Chris said, finishing-off his pint as if it gave-him the courage to do such a thing before linking arms with Jayne, as they liked to do when they were together, and then walking-over to Karen together. "You may have to help-me down onto one-knee.....My ribs are kiiling-me....." Chris muttered to Jayne who laughed at him before Chris tapped Karen on the shoulder and she turned-around to face-him with a 'totally in-love' smile on her face. "What's-Up my lovely?!" Karen asked Chris before Jayne then helped-him-down-onto one-knee. "Okay I'm gonna make this quick because this hurts like hell." Chris began with before producing the box and opening-it infront of Karen, revealing the ring to her. "But it's all worth-it for you." He added-on and Karen pretended to look-shocked. But she soon didn't have to pretend as the reality of the moment got the btter of her and she cried with happiness. "Karen Barber. - Will you marry-me?!" Chris asked excitedly. "YES!" Karen screamed hyperly as she forgot about Chris' injuries for a second or two as she launched-herself at Chris, wrapping her arms around his neck and causing him to fall-back to the floor in the process of doing-so as she landed-on-top of him and then kissed-him passionately. "That's great, but I'd rather not die before I get the chance to marry-you?!" Chris put-it jokingly, and Karen then suddenly realised how-much pain that must've caused Chris. "Oooh SORRY!" karen said, rolling-off-of Chris before laughing as she stood-up and then ran-over to Jayne, happily hugging-her as Jayne congratulated-her on her recent-engagement to Chris.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or mean to cause any harm! I'm just having-fun!
And I will just say now, in this fic, Stephen is kind-of the bad-guy but I'm sure he's not like that in real-life and as I said above, not meaning to cause any harm!
Before they knew-it, the next day had arrived and they were all back at work, ready to announce Karen and Chris' engagement to the rest of the crew. Karen had banned Chris from even going anywhere near his skates as he was still recovering from his fairly serious injuries, and she didn't want to see him in anymore pain than he was already. Chris and Karen sat together on the bench at the side of the rink, cuddled-up next to each-other, whispering sweet words into each-other's ears as they waited for Jayne to arrive. Typical Jayne, she was always late, and her two best-friends getting engaged didn't change that. - But both Chris and Karen had learnt to love her for it over the last 30 Years or so.....
Eventually, Jayne arrived and Karen got all of the skaters' attentions so that herself and Chris could reveal their big and exciting news to them all. "Right. Listen-up then guys!" Karen said, clapping her hands a few-times so that she could be heard above everyone-else. Everyone turned their bodies to face Karen as they waited for her to speak. It was a bit-odd for the skaters to hear Karen's voice first, usually Chris and Jayne began the session and then Karen would take-over later-on, so they were listen particularly hard this-morning. "Me and Karen have some exciting news....." Chris trailed-off as he allowed Karen to finish the explanation for him. "Yeah. Well.....Chris desn't know this, but when I got home yesterday evening.....I found a little-box on the side....." "You Knew?!" Chris asked in a mock-shocked kinda way. "Yes I Knew!" Karen replied with a giggle. "Serves you right for falling-asleep on the sofa doesn't it?!" She teased-him. "Anyway guys, basically. - To cut a long story short......CHRIS AND I ARE ENGAGED!" Karen squealed excitedly, making Chris jump a little as she did-so. Everyone clapped for the happy-couple and Jayne and Dan walked-on-over to Chris and Karen and hugged them both.
After all of the congratulating that went on for about 10 Minutes, the skaters soon all got to work on the ice. With a bit of help from Karen, and a few call-outs from Chris at the side-lines, Jayne soon got into the swing of things, allowing Karen and Chris to sneak-off together so that they could be alone for a little-while. As they walked along the streets together, Chris' arm protectively draped-around Karen's shoulders, and Karen's arm gently around Chris' waist, Karen couldn't help but smile at Chris. "What are you smiling at?!" Chris asked her happily. "You.....And your gorgeous face.....Even if you do have 10 Stiches above your eyebrow....." Karen told Chris sweetly as the stopped outside of Starbucks, Chris' favourite place in town, for a little-while. Chris leaned against the outside walls of Starbucks and carefully pulled Karen-in-towards-him, entwining her hands with his own and cutely playing with her fingers as he did-so. "Thank-You." Chris said randomly. "What for?" Karen asked-him in reply as she moved her hand-up to rest against his cheek. "For putting-up with me.....For agreeing to marry-me.....And for just being you really.....I guess?!" Chris told Karen sweetly but in a flirtatious kind-of-way as Karen smiled at him widely and then rewarded-him with a short-kiss on the lips. "You don't need to thank-me for any of those things sweetheart....." Karen said, before resting her head against Chris' chest as they shared a short but loving-cuddle in the cold winter-air.
"Well isn't that sweet?" Said a sarcastic but familiar-voice. Karen removed her head from Chris' chest and turned in the direction of the voice. She sighed as she came face-to-face with the man who she perhaps hated the most in the world at this very-moment. "Get Lost Stephen and I mean it!" Karen told-him firmly, standing between Stephen and Chris, not wanting Chris to get hurt again or do anything that he might regret later-on that day. This was the first-time that Chris had seen Stephen since Chris had been beaten-up. "Kaz. Leave-It." Chris told her softly as he gently put his hand around Karen's arm to hold-her back from doing anything to Stephen, such as slapping-him. "Yeah.....Kaz.....Leave-It!" Stephen replied sarcastically. "Look, what do you want from us?!" Chris asked Stephen firmly. "I want my job back.....And I would like my wife back aswell thanks Christopher!" Stephen said, turning nasty on Chris all of a sudden. "Stephen you know fully-well that Me and You are well and truly-over!" Karen said as she cuddled-back-into Chris. "Well what if that's not good enough for me?!" Stephen spat-out in a horrible tone of voice, which scared Karen a little as he took a step-closer to her. "Take another-step closer and you'll regret-it mate!" Chris warned Stephen as he held Karen closely. "And what are you gonna do ey? You can barely walk properly let-alone pack a decent punch!" Stephen continued with his evilness, purposely trying to wind-Chris-up and provoke a reaction from him, knowing that any physical reaction would cause Chris some serious-amount of pain. "Oh just Shut-Up will you Stephen, you're not worth my time....." Chris trailed-off, gritting his teeth in pure-anger.
"Not worth your time? Is that what you thought about Jill when you slept with MY WIFE?!" Stephen taunted. Chris went to punch Stephen, but Karen held-him-back, aswell the sharp-shooting-pain that was currently going-through his ribs. "Chris calm-down.....Whether you like-it or not. - Punching Stephen in the state you're in is only gonna cause more pain to you right-now than it ever-will to Stephen....." Karen told Chris softly before turning to Stephen with a harsh look on her face. "Look. Here's the deal Stephen.....You go now and never both-us again......Then we'll say no-more about what has happened between you and Chris in the past.....But if you ever purposely speak to us like that again.....Then Chris is gonna press-charges on you for physically assauliting-him! And you WILL go to prison for it. Do you understand that?!" Karen told Stephen, being deadly-serious and Stephen sighed in a huff before walking-off. They had won. This Time.....
"Are you okay sweetheart?!" Karen asked Chris as he looked-in-pain. "Yeah.....Yeah I will be once I get a Starbucks down-me....." Chris replied and the pair kissed each-other on the lips once-more before heading-into Starbucks together.
Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or mean to cause any harm! I'm just having-fun!
Karen and Chris eventually made-it back to the rink together, where Jayne was sat having a break with a cup of tea and a biscuit. "And where have you two been?" Jayne asked she spooted them walking back-in together. "Sorryyy Jayne. It's jjust that you seemed to be coping alright and me and Chris fancied some time-alone together." Karen explained to Jayne and she smiled at the couple sweetly. "Ohhh well isn't that sweet. Well I suppose that you're both forgiven." Jayne replied to them cheekily as she gave-them both a hug. "Did you have a nice time together?" She asked-them happily. "Yeah....." Karen trailed-off. "Until Stephen turned-up out of the blue....." Chris finished the sentence off for her. "Oh no. He didn't try and hurt you again did he Chris?!" Jayne asked Chris with a worried expression on her face. "Not this time no....." Chris responded with. "Well good. I'm glad. The quicker he accepts you two as a couple the quicker we can sort things-out between-us-all!" Jayne told both Chris and Karen with a positive-sounding-attitude to her voice.
It wasn't long until Dan and Jen arrived for training, and Chris did his best to help both Karen and Jayne choreograph their routine from the side-lines. Although you could-tell that he was desperate to get-out-there on the ice. Karen skated-over to him half-way through to check-up on him. "Are you okay my.....FIANCE!" Karen asked Chris excitably. "Can I pleassseee get back onto the ice?!" Chris begged-Karen in a child-like manner. "NO! Sorry sweet-cheeks." Karen told-him, firmly but cheekily as she pulled his cheeks around with her hands before kissing him on the forehead. Chris frowned and then groaned loudly. "But Kaaarrreeennn I'm so bored!" Chris moaned, continuing to act like a child around his bride-to-be. "Awww I know you are darlin' but there's not long to go now. You'll soon be the King of the ice again soon I promise-you!" Karen told-him sweetly as she sat-down next to Chris as Jayne skated-over to them as she left Dan and Jen to practice something for a couple of minutes before working on the next bit of the routine with them. "Prince actually!" Jayne butted-in as she stepped on the side of the rink. "You what?!" Karen asked Jayne softly with a light-giggle as she did-so. "Chris.....He's the Prince of the ice, not the King.....Blonde-King doesn't go aswell as Blonde Prince.....Does it Chris?!" Jayne asked-him sweetly. "Apparently not....." Chris replied. "But that's not the point.....The point is that I'm super bored and want to get on the ice already!" Chris whined once-again. Both Karen and Jayne looked-at-each-other simultaneously and then both rolled their eyes at Chris. "Ugh!" They both said together before they then both skated-back onto the ice together. - Leaving Chris to stew alone.
The end-of training had soon arrived and Karen, Jayne and Chris were all walking-out of the Studio's together. "How are you feeling then Chris?!" Jayne asked her skating-partner and best-friend as they headed-towards Karen and Jayne's cars. "I'm fine I just wanna get back onto the ice already!" Chris continued to moan. "Listen sweetheart, seeing as you're so desperate to skate-again, and I'm getting fed-up of your moaning. How about we get Sharon the Physio to have a look at you tomorrow and see what she thinks about you skating again ey?!" Karen suggested to Chris which put a smile onto his youthful-looking-face. "That sounds great Kaz." chris replied appreciatively before he then stopped Karen in her tracks by kissing her on the lips. Just as the three of them reached their cars together, Chris' phone-rang. "Oh.....3 Seconds Kaz.....It's Jack & Sam!" Chris revealed to both Jayne and Karen excitably as he answered the phone to his two-sons.
"Hello Boys!" Chris began with happily.
"HEY DAD!" Jack shouted down the phone.
"Hi Dad. Guess what? Mum said not to tell-you but I can't keep a secret so I'm gonna tell-you anyway!" Sam said, obviously full of beans and rather-hyper in America.
"Tell-me what Sam pal?!" Chris asked, worrying slightly now.
"ME & JACK ARE COMING-OVER TO ENGLAND!" Sam shouted hyperly.
"Awww that's awesome mate. When?!" Chris asked-his youngest-son happily.
"Next-Week apparently!" Jack replied to his Dad sweetly.
The conversation went on for about 30 Minutes as Chris passed the phone-over to both Karen and Jayne at Jack & Sam's request. As the phone-call ended, Chris had a big-smile on his face. "I get to see my boys next-week!" Chris said happily and both Karen and Jayne came-over and hugged Chris with happiness before Karen kissed-hm passionately on the lips.
