Chapter 5
He could feel her breath on the back of his neck and her arms wrapped around his body tightly, holding onto him. He rolls over and scoops her up in his arms letting her lay her head on his chest as she continues to sleep, Chris looks at her and smiles. She was just as beautiful when she was asleep than she was when she was awake; Chris looks at the clock on the bedside table. It was nearly 6am and his parents wouldn't be up for a few hours yet, last night had gone better than he'd thought it would. Dinner was good and everyone made sure that Steph was involved in conversations and after dinner once a few of the family had gone home they watched a bit of TV and talked for a while. His parents didn't even seem that surprised when Chris sat there with Steph across his lap as they watched TV; it was almost like they expected it. Chris stretches and moves from under Steph, Blaze sits up and looks at Chris as soon as he sees he's awake.
"Morning boy, didn't keep we up did you" Chris laughs as Blaze jumps on the bed and yawns. He gets up and searches for his clothes but only manages to find his boxers and a t-shirt, he walks sleepily over to the bathroom; he runs the water and stares at his reflection in the mirror. He couldn't decide, beard or no beard. No beard he decided pulling out his shaving kit from the cupboard. This place was like his second home; he had everything here that he did at his house. Well almost everything anyway. Chris shaves and takes a shower before walking back into the main room with a towel wrapped round his waist.
"You look good when you've just got out of the shower" Steph mumbles pulling the duvet up to her chin and smiling at Chris, he walks over to her and sits on the edge of the bed and gives her a kiss.
"Thanks, you sleep ok?" Chris asks tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, she nods her head and rubs her eyes trying to get them to focus "Good, Steph I was thinking. Maybe I should explain to my parents what's going on"
"What do you mean? With us?" Steph lifts up the duvet inviting him back to bed; he drops the towel and climbs in next to her.
"No, I think they kinda guessed what's going on with us, I mean.what's going on with your dad" Chris notices Steph looks a bit upset after he mentioned what was going on back home, he runs his finger under her chin and tilts it up to look at him "I'm sorry to bring it up but you have nothing to worry about, nothing is going to happen to you as long as I'm here, I promise" Chris kisses her quickly before sliding out of the bed, he picks out some clothes for himself and gets dressed before and stands looking into the wardrobe for something that might fit Steph.
"I somehow doubt you have anything in my size Chris" Steph laughs pulling on one of his sweatshirts and walking over to where he is standing, she puts her arms around his waist and leans over his shoulder to look.
"We're not going anywhere, I'm sure you could manage without your designer labels until we go shopping" Chris pulls out one of his hockey jerseys and a pair of sweat pants for her to put on. "How about these?"
"They'll do fine, you're gunna have to take me shopping though" Steph says letting go of him and going to get dressed.
"I don't think my wallet agrees with that idea baby" Chris switches on the TV and slumps down onto the couch, Steph pulls on the clothes and looks at him. He looked so different than he normally did at work; he was wearing a pair of jeans and a hockey shirt with his hair down. His facial expressions were softer too, he was much more calm and quiet than he would have been if they were on the road doing some shows.
"Your wallet doesn't have to agree with anything" Steph picks up his bag and drops it next to him, she sits down and opens the front pouch pulling out the cards that her dad had given to Chris "Buy me an island is what he said" Steph laughs.
"You were listening in!" Chris shakes his head and laughs; he pulls her onto his lap and lets her cuddle up to him.
"Of course I was listening, I had to see who he was sending me off with" Steph puts them back in his bag and leans against him glancing at the TV as he flicks through the channels.
"CHRISSS LOOK OUTSIDE, IT'S BEEN SNOWING ALL NIGHT!" Megan yells as she runs down the stairs to the basement, Chris turns and looks over the top of the couch.
"Hey to you too" Chris says as Megan jumps up onto the arm of the chair and sits on his shoulder.
"There snow is everywhere, your dad said you can't go up to the cabin because the roads are all blocked up and it would be too dangerous so you get to stay here with meeee!" Megan laughs excitedly, she looks at Steph "What's SHE doing cuddling you!" Megan scowls pulling a face at Stephanie.
"Megan, be nice" Chris warns the little girl, Chris looks at Steph and rolls his eyes. Steph sits up letting Chris stand up, he moves Megan so she's sitting on his shoulders "I'll walk you home so you can get your gear on and how bout I drop by and pick you up in a little while and we go out in the snow?" Chris asks Megan as she clings on round his neck.
"Yeah, the lakes frozen too" Megan cheers, Chris puts her down and walks over to Stephanie. He leans down and kisses her, making Megan pull a face "Yuck!" Megan yells as Chris pulls away from Steph.
"Ok, ok lets go. Steph I'll be back in a minute, she only lives a few doors away" Chris says squeezing her hand and kissing it.
"Ok, see you in a minute" Steph didn't really want to have to stay behind but she didn't really have the clothes to be going outside in this weather and she didn't want to get in the way. Chris and Megan run up the stairs and out of the door. Chris pulls on his coat and helps Megan with hers, Ted grabs his arm as he heads for the door.
"Mind if I come too? Just thought we could have a little chat," Ted says grabbing his coat too, Chris knew it would probably be about Stephanie, or maybe about why they really where visiting. Chris would explain on the way to Megan's.
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"Sorry we didn't tell you before about what's going on but I guess I thought you guys wouldn't want to get involved if you knew what was going on, I can promise that neither of you or the rest of the family are in any danger. They don't even know we're here," Chris says walking along the road, Megan clinging to one of his hands and the other shoved in his pocket.
"I know we're not in danger, I'm more worried about you and Stephanie. Your in danger" Ted says looking at his son, he hadn't realized what Chris had really got himself in for getting involved with Steph "But when did this whole you and her thing happen?"
"That was after we left, I've liked her secretly for ages and it just kinda happened I guess. I helped her out and we got closer," Chris mumbles as they reach Megan's house. "I'll come by and get you in an hour or so ok" Chris says crouching down and hugging her.
"Ok, don't be late" Megan says before running into her house.
"So what are you planning to do?" Ted asks as they head home, everywhere was covered in snow and the children were already skating on the lake and playing hockey. Chris smiles as he watches them; he'd been the same when he was younger.
"I dunno really, we can't stay with you guys forever. Vince hopes it will all be sorted out soon; Steph's getting really homesick and misses her family. I just want to help her but don't know what to do" Chris sighs.
"All you can do is be there for her, you can stay with us as long as you want to. You have to go and buy her some clothes and everything she needs and you keep her safe, that's all you can do" Ted replies putting his arm across his shoulder "Keep her safe" Chris nods as they reach home.
He could feel her breath on the back of his neck and her arms wrapped around his body tightly, holding onto him. He rolls over and scoops her up in his arms letting her lay her head on his chest as she continues to sleep, Chris looks at her and smiles. She was just as beautiful when she was asleep than she was when she was awake; Chris looks at the clock on the bedside table. It was nearly 6am and his parents wouldn't be up for a few hours yet, last night had gone better than he'd thought it would. Dinner was good and everyone made sure that Steph was involved in conversations and after dinner once a few of the family had gone home they watched a bit of TV and talked for a while. His parents didn't even seem that surprised when Chris sat there with Steph across his lap as they watched TV; it was almost like they expected it. Chris stretches and moves from under Steph, Blaze sits up and looks at Chris as soon as he sees he's awake.
"Morning boy, didn't keep we up did you" Chris laughs as Blaze jumps on the bed and yawns. He gets up and searches for his clothes but only manages to find his boxers and a t-shirt, he walks sleepily over to the bathroom; he runs the water and stares at his reflection in the mirror. He couldn't decide, beard or no beard. No beard he decided pulling out his shaving kit from the cupboard. This place was like his second home; he had everything here that he did at his house. Well almost everything anyway. Chris shaves and takes a shower before walking back into the main room with a towel wrapped round his waist.
"You look good when you've just got out of the shower" Steph mumbles pulling the duvet up to her chin and smiling at Chris, he walks over to her and sits on the edge of the bed and gives her a kiss.
"Thanks, you sleep ok?" Chris asks tucking a strand of her hair behind her ear, she nods her head and rubs her eyes trying to get them to focus "Good, Steph I was thinking. Maybe I should explain to my parents what's going on"
"What do you mean? With us?" Steph lifts up the duvet inviting him back to bed; he drops the towel and climbs in next to her.
"No, I think they kinda guessed what's going on with us, I mean.what's going on with your dad" Chris notices Steph looks a bit upset after he mentioned what was going on back home, he runs his finger under her chin and tilts it up to look at him "I'm sorry to bring it up but you have nothing to worry about, nothing is going to happen to you as long as I'm here, I promise" Chris kisses her quickly before sliding out of the bed, he picks out some clothes for himself and gets dressed before and stands looking into the wardrobe for something that might fit Steph.
"I somehow doubt you have anything in my size Chris" Steph laughs pulling on one of his sweatshirts and walking over to where he is standing, she puts her arms around his waist and leans over his shoulder to look.
"We're not going anywhere, I'm sure you could manage without your designer labels until we go shopping" Chris pulls out one of his hockey jerseys and a pair of sweat pants for her to put on. "How about these?"
"They'll do fine, you're gunna have to take me shopping though" Steph says letting go of him and going to get dressed.
"I don't think my wallet agrees with that idea baby" Chris switches on the TV and slumps down onto the couch, Steph pulls on the clothes and looks at him. He looked so different than he normally did at work; he was wearing a pair of jeans and a hockey shirt with his hair down. His facial expressions were softer too, he was much more calm and quiet than he would have been if they were on the road doing some shows.
"Your wallet doesn't have to agree with anything" Steph picks up his bag and drops it next to him, she sits down and opens the front pouch pulling out the cards that her dad had given to Chris "Buy me an island is what he said" Steph laughs.
"You were listening in!" Chris shakes his head and laughs; he pulls her onto his lap and lets her cuddle up to him.
"Of course I was listening, I had to see who he was sending me off with" Steph puts them back in his bag and leans against him glancing at the TV as he flicks through the channels.
"CHRISSS LOOK OUTSIDE, IT'S BEEN SNOWING ALL NIGHT!" Megan yells as she runs down the stairs to the basement, Chris turns and looks over the top of the couch.
"Hey to you too" Chris says as Megan jumps up onto the arm of the chair and sits on his shoulder.
"There snow is everywhere, your dad said you can't go up to the cabin because the roads are all blocked up and it would be too dangerous so you get to stay here with meeee!" Megan laughs excitedly, she looks at Steph "What's SHE doing cuddling you!" Megan scowls pulling a face at Stephanie.
"Megan, be nice" Chris warns the little girl, Chris looks at Steph and rolls his eyes. Steph sits up letting Chris stand up, he moves Megan so she's sitting on his shoulders "I'll walk you home so you can get your gear on and how bout I drop by and pick you up in a little while and we go out in the snow?" Chris asks Megan as she clings on round his neck.
"Yeah, the lakes frozen too" Megan cheers, Chris puts her down and walks over to Stephanie. He leans down and kisses her, making Megan pull a face "Yuck!" Megan yells as Chris pulls away from Steph.
"Ok, ok lets go. Steph I'll be back in a minute, she only lives a few doors away" Chris says squeezing her hand and kissing it.
"Ok, see you in a minute" Steph didn't really want to have to stay behind but she didn't really have the clothes to be going outside in this weather and she didn't want to get in the way. Chris and Megan run up the stairs and out of the door. Chris pulls on his coat and helps Megan with hers, Ted grabs his arm as he heads for the door.
"Mind if I come too? Just thought we could have a little chat," Ted says grabbing his coat too, Chris knew it would probably be about Stephanie, or maybe about why they really where visiting. Chris would explain on the way to Megan's.
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"Sorry we didn't tell you before about what's going on but I guess I thought you guys wouldn't want to get involved if you knew what was going on, I can promise that neither of you or the rest of the family are in any danger. They don't even know we're here," Chris says walking along the road, Megan clinging to one of his hands and the other shoved in his pocket.
"I know we're not in danger, I'm more worried about you and Stephanie. Your in danger" Ted says looking at his son, he hadn't realized what Chris had really got himself in for getting involved with Steph "But when did this whole you and her thing happen?"
"That was after we left, I've liked her secretly for ages and it just kinda happened I guess. I helped her out and we got closer," Chris mumbles as they reach Megan's house. "I'll come by and get you in an hour or so ok" Chris says crouching down and hugging her.
"Ok, don't be late" Megan says before running into her house.
"So what are you planning to do?" Ted asks as they head home, everywhere was covered in snow and the children were already skating on the lake and playing hockey. Chris smiles as he watches them; he'd been the same when he was younger.
"I dunno really, we can't stay with you guys forever. Vince hopes it will all be sorted out soon; Steph's getting really homesick and misses her family. I just want to help her but don't know what to do" Chris sighs.
"All you can do is be there for her, you can stay with us as long as you want to. You have to go and buy her some clothes and everything she needs and you keep her safe, that's all you can do" Ted replies putting his arm across his shoulder "Keep her safe" Chris nods as they reach home.
