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Car Share: It's All For You

Chapter 1

Today was December 10th. Tomorrow just so happened to be Kayleigh's 37th birthday. Two weeks in fact before Christmas. John was genuinely going out his way to make sure this would be one very memorable birthday, one which she will never forget. Forever FM's weather forecast person had predicted a 60-80% chance of light snow for today and from the looks of the weather that morning, it really did look as though the weather forecast was spot on, given that it was bloody freezing.

He knows he will need to make sure he is extremely careful when it came to staying tight-lipped about what he was planning for her. Make it look as though he had forgotten her birthday which was edging ever closer. Mandy and Steve were both in on the surprise. He had to get their reassurance that the two of them wouldn't give anything away to Kayleigh until he gave them the green light to. Secrecy had never always been such a strong point for him.

He picked her up regular as clockwork, like normally did 5 days a week and drop her around teatime. John was now the proud owner of a Red Mini Cooper S. It had more headroom and certainly more at the back, for when they decided to get frisky with each other anytime.

"Morning handsome." Kayleigh edged closer to him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. 'Hang on a minute!' John asks himself. He raises an eyebrow at his girlfriend's unwillingness to give him a proper 'Good Morning kiss' on the lips.

"What's up with you, lady? Have I put you off from kissing me, this morning?" John quickly assumes there's a logical reason for why she decided not to be too expressive with him as soon as she greeted him, the moment she got into the car.

"Not while Our Mandy and Steve are looking over at us." She tells him, nods her head to her right side, as if to gesture the fact she was trying as much as possible to avoid eye contact with her sister and brother-in-law, who were currently standing on the driveway, glancing over at the Red Mini Cooper. The two of them were probably debating between themselves what the hold up was.

"Thought you said Your Mandy was okay with me and you courting." John's use of the word 'courting' seemed to trigger something in Kayleigh's mind which caused her expression to go from 'Can we please now.' to 'Sod which noisy buggers are watching us. Let's kiss'.

"Courting. God I love you Johnathan Redmond...Come here..." Kayleigh's hands tug on his shirt collar and then guide him towards her.

"Eh what you doing...give over..." John takes a moment to glance over Kayleigh's shoulder, to see whether Mandy and Steve were still hanging around. Mandy wasn't but Steve was, who was now sticking two thumbs up at him as if to say 'Good on ya pal'.

"Aww, you know you love me too..." Kayleigh said, after she leans herself over towards him and whispers in his ear. She proves she's too quick for him, to try and steal a kiss from her away, by moving away from him. She's paused for a brief moment because she wants to see the meaningful look in his eyes that she always relished seeing whenever they shared an intimate moment. She had to restrain herself from doing something completely silly like flinging herself at him or straddling him in the driver's seat!

"You see there's the beautiful ginger woman I first fell in love with...while I were sitting next to her on my arse." John poked fun at himself, not the first time he had done this and he knows it most certainly would not be the last time he would be attempting this. Kayleigh's immense love for him was beyond a doubt bringing out the best in him and boy did he find himself warming to this feeling.

They shared a gentle but firm kiss before John turned his attention to starting the car up and then got them on their way a minute or so later.

"Oh, do we have to go into work today. I wish we could just throw a sickie and have a day out somewhere." Kayleigh wished the both of them could ditch work for the day and take themselves off for a fun day at Blackpool Pleasure Beach instead.

"Don't be saying that." John gave the same predictable answer he would normally answer with.

"What?" Kayleigh knows this wouldn't make things look good for them at work but she thinks it's a risk worth taking, depending on whether they could give the world's best sickie.

"Suggesting the two of us throwing a sickie on the same day, that's what." John didn't want to risk getting a lecture from Dave regarding the matter of putting personal relationship before career/work priorities.

"So." Kayleigh doesn't see what the problem is. News of their relationship had reached around the store within to weeks that Mr Redmond and Kayleigh were officially courting and from most of the reactions, their colleagues had seemed pretty fine with seeing the loved pair holding hands when they left work.

"How suss will that look. It's not going to take everyone long to speculate over what we and you are getting up to with each other." John could never feel properly comfortable, knowing his and Kayleigh's colleagues were talking about them behind their back. Good thing Kayleigh was always there, willing him not to let any noisy looks from his colleagues get to him.

"Perhaps another time then. I've got a couple of holidays I need to book with Cath Hilton. Hey, perhaps me and you could book a holiday somewhere." Kayleigh was desperate for the two of them to spend more time together. A holiday was only the answer, seeing as their family lives and John's busy work schedule prevented them from sharing some quality time together as a couple.

"A holiday? Oh aye, anywhere in mind?" John quizzes her with a curious expression across his face.

"Well...not really. I was hoping the two of us could agree on where could go for two weeks away...no family, no work, just as me and you lapping up the sunshine and get ourselves a nice tan " She goes silent for a moment or two while she gives this some considerable thought. She speaks again as the car stops at the traffic lights. " Well put it this way, I'm ruling Spain out."

"Why? Spain's a great country to go to on holiday." John is curious to find out why she's ruling out Spain.

"Oh John, have you not heard they've got loads of nudist beaches nowadays. I don't fancy us being told to strip off and explore ourselves on the beach while everyone's watching us." Kayleigh cringes at the horrible thought of tourists' eyes being on her and John while they would taking a romantic stroll hand-in-hand together.

"If you ask me, that sounds a bit like dogging." Remembering this very word, gave John a good reason to smile and the perfect reason to tease her. His smiling additionally turned into loud laughter. Although he too did not like the very idea of strolling across the sands of the beach displaying himself in all his glory. As he glanced over at Kayleigh alongside him, he literally could not resist smiling and laughing because of the cringe looks she was now pulling with her face.

"Johnathan, it's not funny." She jokingly gestures that she will squeeze his bicep if he carried on laughing. The car is soon back on the move again as the lights turn green at the traffic lights.

"Look I'm sorry love, I probably should have kept my big gob shut, shouldn't I? I say one thing and then I go and make myself sound like a right bloody arsehole" John tries to explain in an attempt not to embarrass her further. He glanced over at her, she was obviously blushing and because she was doing this, it didn't take him too long to work out that she must be finding it hard not to laugh her head off because he had surprisingly brought this up.

"You've got me blushing now...thinking of dogging...oh god, what am I like?" Kayleigh laughs to herself and shields her face with both hands, in an attempt not to put John off from driving the car.

Forever FM's daily Golden Hour year was a very easy guess for John again. "This was the year Ken and Deirdre remarried in Coronation Street, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles also got married. While Doctor Who returned our TV screens with Christopher Eccleston as The Doctor and Billie Piper as his companion, Rose Tyler. Can you guess the year?"

"2005..." John said without any hesitation whatsoever.

"One of these mornings I wish I could get one of these Golden Hour years right. My problem is I'm terrible at guessing." Kayleigh feels she could do much better and perhaps learn a handy tip or two from John, when it comes to making the right guess on answers to questions, while watching/listening to the likes of the Golden Hour and The Chase.

"Eh? You were only a year out the other morning, on the year Westlife had their first number 1 with Swear It Again." It was only last Wednesday, she very nearly got it right and John had to end up correcting her on what the answer was.

"You've still got a lot to teach me Johnathan. I can't wait to be a very good pupil for you." Kayleigh teases. She traces her finger down the side of his neck.

"So I have." John smiled thoughtfully to himself.

xxx

While on a smoking break outside, Elsie and Pamela, both ladies looked like they were a female Wrestling tag team due to their similar build, had spent most of it quizzing Kayleigh over what she thought John might be doing for her birthday party. Kayleigh couldn't give them an answer because she genuinely didn't know what to say. John hadn't given away anything to suggest he was planning a birthday party for her or planning to whisk her off for a romantic weekend away in the Lake District. She would seek to get a clue from him some way or another, bide her time for the next few days and then when they get a quiet moment, she will straight out ask him

John momentarily placed his hand on the edge of the roof of the car. When he saw Kayleigh coming out of the building and strolling towards him in what felt like in beautiful slow-motion, he removed it and held his arms out to give her a hug because he could tell right away from the look on her face something clearly wasn't right. "So how was your day, working in the clothes department?" He asked as she walked straight into his embrace.

"Hey get a room lovebirds!" One of the idiots from warehouse called over to them. His remark was completely ignored by John and Kayleigh.

"Oh, it was awful. Kept chatted up by this customer who wouldn't leave me alone. Well he climbed to be.a customer but I think he might actually be one of Rick's mates. Kept asking me for my number. I told him to piss off and he said would wait outside for me when I finish, you know to check, if I've changed my mind on giving him my number." Kayleigh shivers uncomfortably as she replays the encounter in her mind.

"I'll break his wrists, if Rick's mate shows his face on the premises again" Kayleigh was touched to see how protective he was becoming of her. He had never shown this side of himself before, so it came as a refreshing surprise to see him going into 'full protective boyfriend mode' when someone or something upset her.

"Don't John, you're much better than this. I'm sure he's only done this as a cheeky bet with Rick. If anyone needs a telling off it's Rick." Kayleigh knows what Donna's Rick can be like, crafty and arrogant, egging his mates on to woo Donna's colleagues, whether they were single or had a boyfriend.

"But he's got no bloody right, bet or no bet. You okay?" John was half fuming. How dare this smug-faced dickhead make a move on Kayleigh. Eventually the temper within him had thankfully began to calm down, the longer they comforted each other.

"I'm fine. I'd rather just forget about it, John." Kayleigh said as she released herself from his arms. She really did not want to say much else. After all John was her boss and the possibility of him taking things personally against a member of staff could land him in serious trouble. She had to make sure he wouldn't be hell bent on breaking Rick or his mate's wrists once he has a word with either one of them. They got inside the car and put their seat-belts on.

"Sorry Kayleigh. Rick is certainly earning himself a bad reputation. Don't know why Donna keeps putting up with him for." John thinks Donna can do better with a much nicer person than Rick. This same thought is also shared by Kayleigh.

"Me too, you know she should do the decent thing and call off the wedding to him, as far as I'm concerned. She would feel like she's got a weight off her shoulders." Kayleigh takes this very thought a step further.

"Look at us..." John says suddenly while he's meant to be concentrating on driving them out of the staff car park.

"Completing each other's sentences. I get what you mean Johnathan." Kayleigh giggles.

"Hoping someone we work with, goes and dumps her horrible fiance. Imagine if we said this to Donna's face. You know she would end up banning us from attending the wedding." Donna was a nice staff colleague but the matter of fact was Rick had been trouble right from the start.

Kayleigh licks her lips seductively as if she were rudely attempting to change the topic of conversation. Sadly this was not for the reason, John assumed it was. "I'm hungry..."

"Funny you said this...so am I. Why don't I get us both a takeaway. We can have it in the car before I drop you off at your Mandy's. What d'ya reckon?" John checks with her first to see if she was fine with him making a last minute stop off at a local takeaway shop.

"Just as long as you buy me a nice dessert." Kayleigh doesn't really fancy the idea of trying a pizza slice. The only food she wants to snack on right now is a muffin or a mouthwatering strawberry cheesecake.

"I will, if you ask nicely, lady." John delights in winding her up.

"Don't be cheeky." Kayleigh gasped frivolously.

"Why, can't I?" John asked, with an extremely amused expression.

"Because that's my job, that's why...My sexy bear.." Kayleigh told him straight.

xxx

Kayleigh was now waiting for John to return with their food from the Super Mario takeaway outlet. She didn't fancy going inside it because she hated the smell of greasy food lingering in the air. John's phone lit up on the driver's seat where he had left it. It was making one of those noises you get when you normally receive a text message. She decided to take a sneak peak at who the text message was from, probably his brother or his mum asking if he mind Ben and Sophie for a few hours or when is he coming over to the house. What she saw on the screen was something she didn't quite expect, something what can be described as a sucker punch to the heart. A text message from a woman named Kerry. Who the hell was Kerry?

She carefully read the message which looked somewhat suspicious. Her heart sank suddenly. Had John been cheating on her with this woman or was there a perfectly ordinary explanation for him to put into fine detail.

'Hi John, thanks for the catch-up the other night. It was lovely to see you. Hope we can meet up again sometime, when you got free time on your hands' Kerry x'

John eventually returned into the car 20 minutes later. He soon found himself being met with a frosty reception from Kayleigh, who looked at him with tear-stained cheeks. She had clearly been crying during his brief absence. The mood had now clearly changed dramatically. She saw him shifting awkwardly in his seat, the moment he saw the hurt look in her eyes and expression.

"I were going to offer you a slice of my apple pie but I've got the feeling now might not exactly be the right moment to joke around. Look Kayleigh, whatever you seen on my phone..." John's gut feeling told him she must have read the text messages on his phone from his old school friend. He knows if he told her Kerry's identity and why they had met up, Kayleigh would never in a million years believe him. He would be accused of being unfaithful. He was genuinely tempted to tell her but had to stop himself from letting the cat out the bag. He could not do this yet because it would mean his brilliant birthday surprise for her, will be well and truly ruined.

"John I'm going to ask you a question and I want you to be completely honest with me. Have you been seeing this 'Kerry' behind my back?" Kayleigh sighed and looked stressful as she sat up in her seat. Bracing herself for the inevitable answer that awaited her from the man whom she believed, 'thought the world of her'.

John's hand reached over to retrieve her left hand. His birthday surprise for her was on the verge of backfiring spectacularly. He had to get it back on track before he ended up saying something which he might land him in hot water. "Kayleigh..."

End of Chapter

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