Chapter 1

It was a fresh day in the Roscoe household. Just like any other day, the sound of arguing crossed with laughter echoed through the house as the boys fought over who was doing what at the garage that day. Lindsey was settling Joe Junior, cradling him as she rocked from side to side, sending the youngster to sleep. She placed him back down into his moses basket before turning on the baby monitor and leaving the bedroom, walking down the stairs to join the others.

"God, you lot don't half make a racket! There's a baby in this household if you hadn't realised?" She said, ruffling Robbie's hair as she went over to make herself a coffee.

"Right, I'm off. Can't stand my presence can you? C'mon Jase, let's go." He said, grabbing his twin brothers arm as they left the house and headed to the garage.

Lindsey glanced over at Freddie who was sitting at the dining table, a small smile appearing on her face as her eyes met with his. The moment was stopped as Joe wandered into the kitchen, wrapping his arms around his fiancé and placing a kiss on her cheek.

"Morning babe. You alright?" He questioned, taking a piece of left over toast from Jason's plate.

"Um, yeah. You going to work today?" She asked, taking her cup from the side and taking a sip of her coffee as she looked over at Joe.

"Yeah, I'm just about to head off actually. Better not leave Rob in charge. I love you." He said with a chuckle, kissing her on the forehead before leaving the house, completely blanking Freddie as he left.

"I love you too." Lindsey replied faintly as she turned to look at Freddie.

Freddie saw the two together, the jealousy building up inside him. That should've been him, he should've been the one checking if she was alright, the one that wanted to hold her. Seeing as the house was no empty, Freddie got up and walked over to Lindsey as he wrapped his arms around her, she did the same as she wrapped her arms around his neck, standing on her tiptoes to reach his height.

"I'm glad they're gone. I've missed you." He said in a raspy voice, a slight smirk upon his face as he pulled her closer to him.

"Likewise." She replied with a smirk, pulling him into a soft yet passionate kiss, Freddie responding as he bent down a little to be closer to her.

Too busy caught up in the moment, neither of them heard the sound of the high heels that echoed through the house. Stood in the kitchen doorway, Mercedes McQueen. She'd been staying at the Roscoe's since the bust up with her family after Porshe's wedding. The brunette raised an eyebrow as she crossed her arms.

"Well well, what have we got here?" She said, looking at her best friend then at her ex with a stern look.

Freddie pulled away from Lindsey, his arms still wrapped around her waist as he turned to face Mercedes. Lindsey stayed still on the spot as she looked at her friend, completely forgetting that she was staying in the spare room.

What's good ol' Mercy gonna do?