Kristine lay awake for the night, thinking. Thinking about Rosie and Hollister. It was all Kristine's fault that her baby sister was used in that way. If Kristine hadn't agreed to go on that trip none of this would have happened. But then again, if she hadn't gone then there would be no Dave and with Dave she was the happiest she had ever been. Kristine decided that the pros weighed out the cons.
Dave rolled over and looked at Kristine. He could see her wonderful mind working away. When Kristine was thinking about something important she had a natural 'I'm a professional' look on her face. She could only make that face when she was thinking and as Dave thought this was one of the sexiest faces ever he tried to simply stare at Kristine without disturbing her for as long as possible. Unfortunately on this occasion Dave didn't' disturb her. Instead Kristine finished thinking.
"Everything okay, Dave?" she whispered softly "please tell me if something's wrong"
"I'm fine darling" Dave promised, "You know I would tell you if anything was bothering me"
"Okay" Kristine whispered in the same soft tone "I love you"
"I love you too darling" Dave rubbed her cheeks "I could see you thinking, is everything okay?"
"Sure, I was just thinking about Rosie and Aimée-Leigh"
"She's a beautiful baby Krissie"
"I know Dave, I know"
"Why don't we have one?"
"Why?"
"It's prime time Kristine, we've got three years off and then when we go back it'll be nearly two"
"I just don't think we're ready Dave"
"Why not, you love me and I love you, I want to be a daddy and I know you want to be a mummy"
"Yeah, I do but are we ready as a couple? I don't want us to break up and leave the baby with a broken home"
"That won't happen Kriss!"
"How do you know? And anyway what about my parents? We're not married! They would never approve!"
"Let's get married then"
"I don't think they'd approve of that either"
"So?" Dave pulled Kristine's face to look at him "Kristine Kochanski you have spent your life doing things for your parents and making them happy. Now it's your turn to be happy and if they don't approve that's their problem. They don't approve of me and you're happy aren't you?"
"You know I am"
"So if in this instance going against you has made you happy why not do it again, why not become a mummy with me as the daddy, why not live your life the way you want too instead of living it the way they do, have a baby with me Kristine, give me a daughter or son, I know its exactly what you want and you know its exactly what I want, so why not?"
"I don't know, Dave, I'll think about it"
"You promise?"
"I promise"
Finally Kristine was able to go to sleep. She shut her eyes and let go of the guilt for Rosie. Dave kissed her forehead and closed his eyes too. They drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.
Five hours of dreams and subconscious wishes later Kristine's eyes widened, she rubbed them and yawned. Dave wasn't lying in the bed with her but suddenly the door flew open and Dave marched in with a tray full
"Oh, Dave" Kristine smiled "this is lovely"
He put the tray on her lap and her face dropped from surprise and gratitude to shock and horror. The plate was black. She picked up what was once a piece of bacon and watched it disintegrate in her fingers and the black dust fall back onto the plate. She looked back at Dave who still had a huge smug grin on his face and smiled half-heartedly back
"What's up?" he asked "everything okay?"
"Dave" Kristine laughed, "it's blackened, it's burnt, it's charcoal"
"I'm sorry, darling" Dave giggled back "I wanted to do something nice for you"
"It's okay" Kristine hugged him "it's the thought that counts"
Dave puked up the tray and carried it to the kitchen. He cleared what was left of the bin and grabbed a bowl from the cupboard
"It's okay, baby" Kristine emerged from the hall and rubbed her eyes "I'll get my breakfast"
"No, my love" Dave insisted, "you go and sit with Yvonne, I'll get your breakfast"
Kristine went into the living room and collapsed onto the sofa
"Everything okay?" Yvonne asked without looking up from her magazine
"Yeah" Kristine answered "this is the second breakfast he's made for me today" Kristine noticed the disinterest in Yvonne's voice "he burnt the first one"
"Really" Yvonne smiled half-heartedly
"Okay" Kristine sighed "Yvonne what's wrong, you're not yourself?"
"I want to spend some time with you" Yvonne started to cry, "you're my best friend and you never want to see me"
"I see you all the time, we live together"
"It's not the same, can we have a girls night out?"
"Okay" Kristine agreed straight away which came of a surprise to Yvonne "that's a wonderful idea, we'll go out tonight"
"Just us?"
"Just us!"
