Hi people thanks for the review loved them dearly here it is chapter 2 I think this story will have around 5 chapter in total so just though I would let you all know please review this chapter for me I take each review seriously. (Ok so I don't have a beta reader yet but not though lack of trying if anyone wants to beta for me email me at . Thanks killy.

When the Young child reached him. He gave her a huge hug and kissed as if he hadn't seen her in over a year, he then looked at her as if he were making a mental image.

The girl that stood in front of him had long golden blond hair much like his own colour with huge hazel eyes and a grin that could light up a room. She was a little bit taller than most kids her age but this was to her advantage. Her name was Lucy.

Lucy then ran straight into a modern large house, screaming at the top of her lungs.

"mommy, mommy. Daddy is here come see, look look"

A woman in her late 20's early 30's with long light brown hair which was tied in a lose ponytail, and whose height must have been around 5foot2inches, came rushing out the house and ran straight for John.

"John, your home oh come here quickly" she screamed with much affection in her voice.

"Pipa, god aren't you a sight for soar eyes" John said as he embraced her in a hug whilst swinging her round.

Once John had entered his home,

He took his bag into his and Pipa's room he reminist about past time here and realised just how much he missed this house when he was in space. After a while he went to his daughter and gave her a gift. John always gave Lucy a gift on his return home as he felt guilty about all the time he spent away from home. For the last year or so he had been giving her charms to put on her charm bracelet.

"here you go Luce. It can go right on with all your other charms."

"wow Daddy, is it a spaceship" said Lucy looking at it in an all upside down formation trying to figure out what way it should go exactly.

"well not quite kid, Have you ever heard of the thunderbirds"

"Bobby Duplo, says there just actors who just pretend to save people."

Pipa at this point burst out with a loud ha and the remark of "if only", followed by a gaze at John. Of course Pipa knew all about international Rescue as this was one of the many things John had told her in secrecy when they had first gone serious about there relationship. Pipa had kept this secret safe with her the only problem she had was the fact that only one of his family knew about her and Lucy. John had confided in Alan when he asked Pipa to marry him. Alan knew everything from her pregnancy to his secret life with the family. Alan knew so much that on leave he had often stopped by his Sister in law's house to visit. Although Alan annoyed him hugely dew to the fact that he was his tedious younger brother. He was still able to confide in him andtell him his darkest secret. This also gave him a chance, if need be to spend more time on earth rather than the tin can known as thunderbird 5.

"Well Lucy the thunderbirds are real and they save people everyday and I thought this was special so I gave it to you."

He then lent down and kissed his daughter on the top of her head.

"wow" was all Lucy said as her eyes grew twice as big as they had been.

John had begged Pipa to eat out that night just the two of them so they could catch up as talking over a vid-phone was just not personal enough for both of them. Pipa as much as she hated dropping Lucy on babysitters at the last moment had agreed and had begged her best friend to look after Luce for them.

Pipa's friend Tash came over to look after Lucy, she adored Lucy and loved to watch her so it wasn't any bother to her, even if it was last minute.

"And your sure you don't mind Tash cause me and John can go out another night it's just he isn't here for very long and well you know." he said with a sharp grin coming on to her lips.

"no you go and have your fun me and the kid will be fine I have DVD'sand bored games to keep us amused and I love the kid you know that. How often do you and John get the chance to spend a night alone together hardly ever cause normally he is well wherever the Hell he is with NASA."

"Thanks" she said to her friend as she put the finishing touches to her make-up.

In the next room John was having a quiet chat with his youngest brother Alan.

"So what did the kid think of the charm I made her"

"yeah she loved it although she did think that the thunderbirds were a bunch of actors."

"kids" Alan said with a quite smirk.

"so anyway what was the new password you put on the new satilite network, as I wanted to watch a bit of television whilst I have nothing better to do, as you know that there is hardly anything to do up here the now and don't you even dare say look at the stars or I shall have to strangle you next time I see you John Tracy."

John gave a chukle at how well his brother knew him even with his sarcastic comments he knew his brother Alan could always tell what he was thinking and hiding, for some odd reason he had a knack for it.

"I wasn't going to say anything and the passwords cucumber."

"cucumber? What on earth possessed you to have the password cucumber Johhny."

"I wasn't on earth I was in space if you remember correctly."

"Ha, smart ass," Said Alan in a mumble

Just then Pipa walked in the room and looked a John, in utter horror.

"your suppose to be on leave John, not working whilst my back is turned"

"Sorry Pip my fault" said Alan via vid-phone.

"hello Alan, I do hope you come and visit us next time you have some leave my friend Tash has became quite smitten with you."

"She'll have to fight Tin Tin if she wants Alan" said john in a humorous way.

Alan shot a look that could kill, towards his elder brother.

"well I better be off a race is about to start in the south of France and I would very much like to watch it, and I will most certainly come and visit you and Lucy next time I am on leave and as for you dear brother FAB."

"FAB Alan and take care".

At that Alan's face disappeared from the screen of the vid-phone.

"my my Pip don't you just look stunning I think we ought to just skip the meal and go straight to the hotel."

"JOHN" Pipa at this moment in time looked quite shocked but also had a queer look to her eyes.

"my dear husband if we go straight to the hotel we will miss desert and you know how much you like desert"

The meal itself had been pleasant and enjoyable both of them caught up with the affection of being in one and another's company. Then around 2 hourse or so later. It was off to a hotel for the night where they got closer than they had been for around 2 months.

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As the week went on John became so aware of the things he was missing out of young Lucy's life he was sad that he had missed when she had lost her first tooth her first A. this had upset him and by the time the week was over he desperately didn't want to leave but just had too he knew he had too. It was just out of the question to tell his father even though Pipa nagged him to death about it.

"John just tell your father it would take the burden off you so much."

"Pip you know my father would kill me and I just can't put you and Luce's life at risk. Say someone found out that you were linked to international rescue. I couldn't bear it, I mean if anything happened to you two I don't think I could live with myself."

"John you know I love you and it your decision".

"I love you too"

As john left his family home in Atlanta he headed back to Tracy island to continue his work for international rescue for the next 7 weeks before he would be able to see his precious family again.

Author's note

Next chapter will be up soon (don't know how soon though) so if you have read up to here enjoyed or hated please review I love getting them really I do.