Here's a new chapter of Smithfield of Dreams.
Thanks to all those fantastic reviewers!
I own Holly and Lucas. Carmi belongs to Kennedy's Friday Night Delight.
Enjoy the chapter...
Matt left the two women to sleep another couple of hours until baby Lucas decided that he was due another feed. Carmi immediately got up and lifted the baby from his crib. Holly rolled over and rubbed her eyes as the daylight crept through the window. The Boston native swung her legs out of the bed and walked over to the window, seeing that Mike's car was still where it had been last night. He and John must still be asleep in there.
Holly's phone rang and she half expected it to be Mike. Glancing at the screen, she saw that it was Wayne's number that had flashed up. She didn't want him to say he told her so. She answered the call to see what he wanted while Carmi gently rocked the baby and placed a kiss on his head. Wayne was letting Holly know about his ongoing search for a place in Boston for the new family to live in. Once they had finished the discussion, Holly said her goodbyes and hung up the call. Lucas was whining a little.
"Hush now, mommy's here." Holly sighed as she walked over to take the baby from Carmi.
"He's not usually like this." Carmi frowned.
"Maybe he misses his dad." Holly shrugged.
"He looks like Mike." Carmi sighed as she stroked the wisps of hair on Lucas' head.
"I know." Holly sighed and placed a kiss on the baby's cheek.
"Aunt Carmi is going to make us all some breakfast." Carmi smiled and went downstairs.
Outside in the car, John and Mike were just waking up. The Ohio native rubbed his neck as he sat up in the backseat and frowned at the fact that John had claimed the entire blanket for himself. The Shaman of Sexy yawned and opened the car door to get some fresh air. Mike grabbed the blanket and wrapped it around himself. John turned to look at him and frowned confusedly.
"What? I'm cold!" Mike pouted.
"We need to get back into the house." John stated.
"How will we do that?" Mike asked him.
"Can you climb up a drainpipe?" John asked him.
"What?" Mike frowned confusedly.
"On second thoughts, no. We need to win over the girls." John nodded.
"Well normally, I would buy flowers or something romantic." Mike shrugged.
"Great, let's do that." John nodded.
"Except my wallet is still inside the house." Mike frowned.
"Well done Mike." John sighed.
"I'm sorry John, I wasn't planning on getting thrown out last night!" Mike replied sarcastically.
"I'll work on Carmi. I know she's crack once I get all romantic with her." John said, running a hand through his hair.
"That's if she lets you anywhere near her." Mike added.
In the kitchen, Matt and Shannon were sitting having breakfast with Holly and Carmi. Lucas had been fed and winded and was now resting in the travel crib. A knock on the door startled the four people around the table. Shannon stood up first and went over to the door. He unlocked it and opened the door a fraction to see who it was that had knocked. It was John.
"Can I speak to Carmi please?" John was heard to ask.
"Carmi. John wants to talk to you." Shannon yelled.
"Tell him I'm busy." She replied.
"She's busy." Shannon told John.
"It's only going to take a minute." John told Shannon.
"He says…" Shannon began, before he was cut off.
"I'm not speaking to him." Carmi replied.
"Tell her I love her." John said.
"John says he loves you." Shannon relayed the message.
"It doesn't mean anything." Carmi replied calmly.
"Sweets! Please let me see you!" John yelled past the blonde man.
"No! And you can tell Mike that Holly won't see him either." Carmi yelled back at him.
John reluctantly left and went back to Mike's car. Carmi cleared away the breakfast dishes while Holly went upstairs to get changed. Shannon and Matt were well aware that Carmi had been affected by John's pleas. However much she tried to deny it, she wanted him back. The two men at the table could already tell that Carmi would take John back before Holly had even talked to Mike. They couldn't really argue with the baby, because at the end of the day she would still do as she pleased.
"What is that?" Matt frowned as a slip of paper came under the door.
"That's John's handwriting." Carmi said as she took the paper and read what was written.
"Is that some kind of love poem?" Matt wrinkled his nose in disgust.
"It's so sweet." Carmi sighed.
"Oh, not another one!" Matt shook his head as a second piece of paper slid under the door.
"This one's Mike's writing." Carmi confirmed.
"What does it say?" Matt asked.
"Tell Holly to look out of the window." Carmi replied.
"I'll go up and tell her." Shannon nodded.
"What are you doing?" Shannon frowned as he approached the guest room.
"Packing. What does it look like?" Holly replied.
"Where are you going?" Shannon asked her.
"Back home to Boston." Holly replied.
"No you're not." Shannon walked into the room.
"Why not?" the brunette frowned.
"Because you're a guest and you've done nothing wrong." The blonde replied.
"Why do I feel like this is all my fault?" Holly looked up with tears in her blue eyes.
"It's not your fault." Shannon assured her as he pulled her into a hug.
"You know I got a phone call earlier?" Holly sniffed back tears.
"Yeah…" the blonde nodded.
"It was my friend Wayne. He's a realtor and he found this cute apartment in Boston for us to live in as a family. But how can we be a family when Mike doesn't even trust me?" the brunette sobbed.
"Do you love him?" Shannon asked her.
"Of course I do. And I won't cheat on him." Holly added.
"Even though he's so annoying sometimes?" Shannon asked.
"Yes! I could have any guy, but I only want that big mouthed idiot!" Holly laughed and cried.
"Anyway, you're not leaving." Shannon told her.
"Why not?" Holly sighed.
"Look out of the window." The blonde chuckled.
"What the…" Holly was speechless the moment she saw what was outside.
Mike had assembled some bits of wood to spell out the word 'sorry' on the ground. He stood beside his creation and waved up at the window. Holly opened the window.
"Holly, I love you!" Mike yelled up at her.
"You think that a few bits of wood make up for what you said?" Holly yelled back.
"I know, but it's a start." Mike shrugged.
"Until the next time you accuse me of cheating?" Holly raised a brow.
"Let me in and I'll prove to you how sorry I am." Mike pleaded.
"What if I make you spend another night in the car?" the Boston native asked him.
"I'll still be missing you and Lucas." Mike replied.
"You have John for company." Holly shrugged.
"I can't hug and kiss John!" Mike replied in all seriousness.
Holly shook her head and closed the window. She and Shannon made their way downstairs to find Matt with a frown on his face. The reason became clear as they turned a corner and found John and Carmi making out furiously. "I knew it!" Shannon sighed and shook his head. The baby Hurricane shrugged and continued her make out session. Shannon whispered to Holly.
"You better let Mike in."
"I guess so." The brunette nodded and smiled.
"Holly? Talk to me!" Mike yelled at the window.
"Down here." She said as she opened the front door.
"Holly! I love you!" Mike grinned as he dashed over and picked her up.
"This isn't over yet." She warned him.
"What does that mean?" the Ohio native pouted a little.
"You sleep on the couch. No kisses or you know what. Plus you have to do your share of night feeds with Lucas." Holly replied.
"But…" Mike frowned.
"Take it or leave it." Holly folded her arms.
"Ok then." Mike sighed as he walked into the warmth of the house.
What do you think?
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How long before Mike's allowed back in Holly's bed?
Should Carmi and John talk about the baby issue?
