For those of you out there that haven't read the new chapter in my other story...
I apologise for thelong time gap in updating my stories..life got in the way
Disclaimer as Norm
THE NEW FAMILY HOME
The news had been broken to Emily on the flight home.
Expecting angst, sulks and tantrums, both adults had been surprised by her reaction – two simple questions seemed to clinch the deal:
"Is my room gona be bigger?"
"Yeah, it is luv – and it's en suite"
"I don't suppose …."
"Yeah, it has a pool"
"Oh that is sooooo cooool, I can have pool parties and sleepovers…."
"Just so long as there is no alcohol at the pool parties and no males at the sleepovers…"
Emily was already composing a text to inform her friends of the exciting new development in her social life so her father's warnings and rules were completely lost.
The matter of Sophie joining the family was to be broached when they were in the new house – one shock at a time…
xXx
Emily was like a whirlwind, diving in and out of doors, along corridors, up and down the stairs all the while making appreciative noises accompanied by the occasional word…cool…wicked….soooo bad…..
Gillian was taking it all in much more quietly.
The house had been built originally in an old English style, bricks, high ceilings, ceiling roses and picture rails.
Large, tall windows with shutters were in most downstairs rooms, double aspect allowing daylight to come flooding in.
The family room was massive and led through to a dining room which in turn led to the huge kitchen.
One section was set up for family breakfasts and a large square island sat in the middle of the main kitchen working area.
There was a perfect blend of old and modern and virtually the whole end wall was patio doors that led out to the substantial garden and pool area.
"Have you been upstairs yet?"
Cami's familiar cheery voice floated behind her.
"No, not yet. I am assuming you have though, want to give me the guided tour"
"Oh wow yes, Gilly this place is amazing come on…"
Gill found herself grinning as she was grabbed by the hand and raced up the stairs.
She realised that she had really missed the effervescence of this young woman that had more or less become her best friend in such a short space of time.
"Master bedroom first I think" It was said with a wicked grin on her face as she opened a door and ushered Gill inside.
The room was substantial but what caught her attention, and breath, was the double king size four poster bed that occupied the middle of the room.
"Think you might be able to make a few more babies in that?"
"Well we can certainly have fun trying"
Cal's low husky voice answered for her as they both spun round to see him leaning idly against the door frame.
"If you're hoping for a football team I think you might be disappointed – where's Vincent?"
"He's safe with his sister who is showing him round his new room"
Gill walked over and kissed him.
"You've had an awful lot of work done in here since I last saw it"
"Needed doing luv, certain amount of modernisation was required, but I think it's been done sympathetically"
"Oh it has" Cami jumped in "there is still so much old charma in this house you can almost taste it, but, just to make sure I had a friend of mine – a white witch – come in and check the place out, and she says there is not even the slightest hint of any bad vibes here. All good spirits, all the way…This is a happy house"
"You had a wot!"
"A white…"
"Yeah I got that bit you hippy lunatic, I asked you to supervise the move of all the property and crap from the old house to here while we were away – I don't remember however asking you to let a ghost hunter go sneaking round"
"Well excuse me Mr. Cynic – and she's a white witch not a 'ghost hunter'…I was just trying to look out for your spiritual well being…"
"Oh shut up"
"Cal! I'm sure Cami was only trying to do what she thought was best for us…"
"Exactly….you know sex is much better in a house that has been cleansed and blessed by a white…."
"REALLY…let's check out your theory shall we…"
Cami squealed as Cal ruby tackled her backwards onto the bed and started on what he knew were her most ticklish areas.
Gillian was standing there chuckling at the childlike play when Tim came up behind her.
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything" He too watched with amusement as Cal continued to torment his wife.
"Oh nothing serious Tim. Shall we leave the children to play while you show me round the rest of the upstairs.
"It would be my pleasure Mrs Lightman"
xXx
They found Emily in a beautiful room decorated predominantly in tones of blue.
Vincent was in a large wooden 'vintage' style crib trying desperately to hit the soft toys that hung above him.
Emily grinned up at them as they entered.
"He's getting so much more co-ordinated now I think he will actually get one of those one day soon"
"Do you like your new room Em?"
"It's amazing Gill, can't wait to start putting all my stuff in there, and I'm gonna have so much space left that I can go buy a whole lot more…..Is dad picking on Cami again? I can hear her screaming….those two act just like a pair of kids when they are together"
She gave Gill a quick hug and a peck on the cheek as she left the room stopping briefly to throw a disapproving scowl in the direction of the master bedroom before proceeding back to her own.
Tim burst out laughing as soon as she had closed her door.
"I guess I'd better go rescue my woman and get going, you guys must be shattered by now and I am gonna have my work cut out for me tonight"
Puzzled by the later half of his sentence Gill had to ask.
"Why do you say that?"
"Oh didn't you know? Cami is always that much randier when she'd been around your husband for any length of time…and then I have to bear the brunt of it"
His voice was full of fake 'hard done by' victim.
Gillian burst into laughter and the musical tones finally brought a roughed up looking Cal out of the bedroom door.
"Oi…You're not trying to chat up my wife are you?"
Tim threw his hands up. "God no…the one I have is hard enough to handle, I really couldn't manage another"
Cami stumbled out of the door looking equally dishevelled and threw herself into her husband's arms.
"Take me away from this monster"
The laughing and friendly banter lasted all the way to the front door when the young couple finally left.
xXx
The peace was wonderful after all chaos of the day.
Cal pulled Gill closer still against him as they lay in the crisp new sheets of their new bed.
"Wots up luv?"
"Nothing sweetheart, all this..the house, seeing Cami and Tim again, you have done so much planning and work. I should be a little angry that you have kept it all hidden from me, but I love you too much at the moment to even try"
After a protracted deep and sensual kiss, Cal pulled her face up from where she had buried it in his chest.
"Still..you need to tell me wots up sweetheart"
"I saw her room, it's so beautiful…" the tears slowly spilled over.
"When will they bring her Cal? When Can I hold her – touch her?"
"Soon luv, just a couple of days. I know it's hard but we need to be just a little bit more settled, and we have to tell Em tomorrow"
"I feel so awful, I have two such beautiful children already..something I thought I would never have…yet all I can think about is…"
"It's not awful, it's completely natural. Try and get some sleep now darling, we've still got a lot to do tomorrow and after that…she'll be here…Sophie will be back in your arms and this time it's forever"
Gillian drifted slowly to sleep with that one word echoing in her head….'forever…forever'
