Chapter 2: - "Looking as you are"

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Special mention again to Kylie who has helped me so much with this fic! Love ya lots!

Sandy gently knocked on his wife's door and peeked his head scanning the room for Kirsten.
She was not at her desk so he walked into his office. He looked in the corner and found his wife sitting in the armchair with her face buried in her hands.
"Honey" Sandy asked concerned as he approached his wife
Kirsten quickly wiped her eyes and held her head up. "Hi sweetie, I wasn't expecting you for another while" Sandy knelt down beside her saying "they cancelled the meeting so I thought id surprise you"
Kirsten got up out of the chair and walked over and reached for her coat. She continued wiping her eyes and then asked Sandy "so where are we going for lunch"
"I thought we would go to the…. You know what honey I'm sorry but I'm not buying this whole I'm fine thing. What's up please talk to me baby I hate seeing you upset" Sandy reached for his wife's hand and pulled her down to him.
Kirsten tried to move away from Sandy but he wrapped his arms around her more. Kirsten continued to move about but eventually gave up and tears streamed down her face.
Sandy ran his hands through her hair and kissed her forehead, he wasn't going to pressurise Kirsten into talking, he was waiting for her to do so in her own time, but he refused to let his hold on her go.
"Sandy this is so stupid, I don't know why I'm so upset" Kirsten said slightly laughing
"Well honey you don't cry for nothing, the last time I saw you crying was watching The Lion King"
Kirsten chuckled at the memory and took a deep breath.
"It's just…. It's just…. Oh I don't know what it is I really don't?" Kirsten shook her head from side to side and Sandy reached over and wiped away the tears.
"I just feel recently that I'm not wanted"
Sandy kissed the top of Kirsten's head and said "Honey is this about your dad?"
"It's not just him Sandy; it's just in general. I mean all my life I've put up with him always criticizing everything I do, even when I was a little girl I remember getting 98 in a class test I studied so hard for, and all he could say was what happened to the other 2. It's pathetic really and I know how its not a big deal but its just any time I'm proud or happy about some sort of achievement he has a way of well making me feel like crap basically"
Sandy gently lifted Kirsten's head so she was facing him

"Sweetie, you have no idea how incredible you are. I couldn't live without you, I can't even imagine not waking up beside you. Seth well what can you say about him! Teenagers huh! He might not say it but I know he loves you. I can see it when he looks at you; with such admiration." He smiled and tugged at a stray strand of hair draping her face,

"When you accepted Ryan as your son, you hardly knew the boy but yet you welcomed him with open arms. Took a while but… what I'm trying to say is…" he paused trying to find the words, "You are a loving mother to Ryan, something he never had before. Even though he doesn't show it much you know he loves you. You've created chances for him Kirsten, given him the best opportunity of life. I know you are always going to take what your father says to heart, but also hear me today Kirsten, you are incredible, more than incredible. You are the best person in Newport Beach and don't let anyone ever tell you differently".
Kirsten reached up to her husband and kissed him deeply.
"I heard somewhere that you were prone to impressive speeches."
Sandy kissed Kirsten lightly on the lips again declaring, "I know! But I'm also a person who speaks the truth"
"Well thank you honey, you really have made my day" Kirsten kissed her husband again.
"I better go get some concealer on my face. Try and repair some of the damage" Kirsten said as she loosened herself from Sandy's grip and stood up
"That stuff works wonders" Sandy said as he stood up beside Kirsten
"Gee way to knock me back down again Sandy" Kirsten smirked
"Oh Honey you know I'm only joking! Besides you said so yourself when Seth had a zit you wanted to put some of that stuff on him, well before he ran out of the house"
"That's right! That was so funny! Seth was traumatised for days he kept repeating "I knew you always wanted a girl mother but this is just extremity"
Kirsten and Sandy laughed in unison and Kirsten grabbed hold of her hubby's hand and said, "lets go to lunch, ill buy since I wasted most of your lunch hour"
Sandy kissed his wife on the lips "Honey time spent with you is never wasted"
Kirsten poked Sandy in the stomach saying "Wow aren't we a man of many wise words today"
Sandy kissed his wife on the cheek again saying, "I told you all those days watching Dr Phil would pay off"
Kirsten laughed and both of them left the office hand in hand.