"New Love Found"
Disclaimer: See chapter 1. Everything else I own unless stated otherwise.
A/N: Takes place two weeks after previous chapter. Eric and Melanie left the morning after previous chapter. Thoughts are in italic and all voices on the phone besides Kira's are in bold and italic. In case anyone is wondering, "Pamper Land" is a Spa.
Chapter 14 – Girls' Day Out
Two weeks after meeting Eric and Melanie, Kira wanted to see Melanie again to spend time with her. She turned to ask Conner if he had Eric's and Melanie's number, but noticed that he wasn't in.
She got up off the couch with difficulty with the aid of her crutches in search of Pam and found her in the kitchen making something.
"Something smells good, Pam."
Pam jumped, startled and turned to Kira and said, "Kira, you startled me."
"Sorry, something smells good. What is it?"
"Homemade Lentil Soup. Conner's favourite."
"Mmmm. Where is Conner anyway?"
"He said that he was going to play soccer with his team-mates."
"OK. Do you have Eric and Melanie's number?"
"Sure."
"Thanks."
Kira then headed back through to the living room and once she was sitting back on the couch, she picked the phone and dialled the number that Pam had given her. After a few rings, the phone was picked up.
"Hello? McKnight Watson residence. Eric speaking."
"Hey Eric, its Kira."
"Hey Kira! How are you doing?"
"I'm fine. Is Mel there?"
"Sure. Hang on."
A few minutes later, Melanie came on the phone.
"Kira?"
"Hey Mel. How are you?"
"I'm fine. Yourself?"
"OK. Are you doing anything today?"
"No. Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to do something. We could get the other girls if you wished."
"Sounds good. We can make it a girl's day out."
"OK. Where do you want to meet and what do you want to do?"
"We could go to the pictures, shopping, the Spa and for a meal."
"OK. We can go to the pictures last; the Spa will be first, then shopping and then a meal."
"Sounds good." Why don't we all meet at your house? I know a good Spa that we can go to."
"Sure. Do you have a car big enough for all of us? I mean, there will be five of us plus you, that's six in total."
"Of course. Eric and I have two cars. I'll head to your house just now and I should be there in half an hour."
"OK. See you soon."
"See you."
With that, the two girls hung up. Kira then called Jade. The phone rang a few times before a male voice came on the line.
"Hello?"
"Hey Big Brother."
"Kira! Hey! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Bro. Is Jade there? I need to speak to her."
"No, she said she was going to get the girls and head over to see you. She said that they haven't seen you for two weeks."
"OK. Thanks Bro."
At that moment, the doorbell rang. Kira said to Neil, "That will probably be them now. Gotta go, Bro."
"OK. Kira?"
"Yeah Bro?"
"I don't say this often, but I love you, Little Sister."
"I love you too Big Brother."
Kira hung up the phone and waited on the couch for her friends to come in.
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Pam heard the doorbell ring and guessing that Kira was still on the phone went to answer it. When she opened the door, she saw all the girls, including Melanie standing there.
"Hey girls. Kira is in the living room. Go on through."
"Thank you Pam.
"No problem Jade."
The girls headed into the living room and saw Kira sitting on the couch.
"Hey guys."
"Hey Kira." The girls said in unison.
"Shall we tell the girls what we have planned then Kira?"
"Sure Mel. Girls, we plan to have a girls' day out, all of us."
"Cool. Where are we going?"
"Well Lea, Mel thought that we could go to the Spa, then shopping, after that, go for a meal and finally, the pictures."
"Let's go! This will be so much fun."
"OK Lea. Help me up someone, please."
Jade helped Kira up off the couch and they headed through to the kitchen to let Pam know.
"Hey Pam."
"Kira, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just letting you know that the girls and I are going out on a girls' day out. I've got my mobile with me. However, if it's off, then we'll either be at the Spa or the pictures."
"OK. I'll let Conner know. Would you like me to save some soup for you?"
"Please, and thank you, Pam."
"Any time. Now get going."
The girls headed to Melanie's car and got in. Melanie then drove to her favourite Spa.
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About twenty minutes later, they reached the Spa and Melanie parked the car and got out to help Kira get out of the car and they all headed inside.
They were greeted by a tall woman with blond hair. She smiled at them and said, "Welcome to Pamper Land. I'm the Manageress, Evelyn."
Melanie stepped forward and said, "I'm a regular here. My name is Melanie Watson and these are my friends."
"Of course. Melanie, nice to see you again. Follow me everyone please."
They did as they were asked and Evelyn led them to a private room where they could all be together.
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Meanwhile, back at Conner's, Conner entered the house an hour after the girls had left. He went into the living room and saw his mum watching TV.
"Hey Mum."
Pam turned round and saw Conner standing there and said, "Hey Son. How was Soccer?"
"Good. Where's Kira?"
"Out with Mel and the girls."
"Cool.
He sat down beside his mum and watched TV with her.
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After the girls trip to Pamper Land, they drove to the shopping mall feeling refreshed.
"That was just what I needed. Thanks Mel."
"You're welcome Kira. Now, let's get shopping!"
The girls all cheered.
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Half an hour later, the girls arrived at their favourite shopping mall. They got out and headed inside and Kira noticed Andrew and the rest of her friends who were formerly Trent's friends.
"Drew! Hi!"
"Kira! Looking good! What did you do to yourself?"
"I fell down the stairs and broke my leg."
"Ouch."
Andrew turned to the other girls and said, "Hey girls."
They replied in unison, "Hey Drew."
Kira turned to Melanie and said, "Mel, this is Andrew. Drew, this is Melanie, but call her Mel as she prefers that."
"OK." Andrew turned to Melanie and flashed a smile and said, "Hey there, Good Looking."
"Hi Andrew. I'm flattered you think I'm good looking, but I'm taken."
Kira laughed as she watched Andrew's face fall and said, "Drew, this is Conner's twin brother, Eric's, girlfriend."
"Shame. Oh well."
At that moment, Kira heard a familiar voice, one she had hoped never to hear again.
"Andy! Well, well well!"
Trent came over to them and noticed Kira. He looked smug.
"Well, well well! What do we have here?"
The girls all stood tense beside Kira. Melanie, not knowing why they were so tense, stood beside them.
"Trent. I had hoped I would never see your ugly face again."
Kira turned to Andrew and said, "Drew, you and the others get behind me." They nodded and did so.
"Is that a cast on your leg? Is your precious boyfriend beating you up?"
"Actually no. My FIANCE treats me right and has never laid a hand on me to hit me unlike you, Trent."
Trent was angry. "YOU MADE ME HIT YOU! I meant what I said, you're a slut!"
By this time, the others were angry. They were ready to say something, but Kira shook her head slightly at them.
Kira then said to Trent, "Why don't you say that to me again?"
Trent smirked and leant right in Kira's face and said, "You're a slut. You teased me and then backed off."
Kira smirked and then she lifted her good knee with difficulty and kneed Trent in the groin and he went down.
"Don't ever call me a slut again, or it will be much harder."
She turned to the others and said, "Let's continue with our girls' day out. Drew, guys, what are you planning on doing?"
"We're going swimming."
"OK. See you guys later then."
"OK."
With that, the group went their separate ways. The boys went to the swimming pool and the girls continued shopping.
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Meanwhile, over at Conner's, Conner and Pam were watching TV when the doorbell rang. Conner got up to answer the door. When he opened it, he saw his friends and Eric standing there.
"Hey guys, what brings you here?"
"Hey Con, we're bored waiting for the girls, so we thought that we would come and see you for a while."
"OK Neil. Come on in."
The boys entered and headed through to the living room and said hi to Pam. They sat down and watched TV with Conner and Pam and chatted to them.
Pam turned to them and asked, "How did you arrive? I see no cars."
Tommy replied, "We walked as we were at Neil's and Eric drove over to Neil's to get us as he knew that Mel was with Kira and he left the car there."
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Meanwhile, back at the mall, Melanie looked at her watch and said, "Girls, it is now 4pm. We'd better head for our meal now if we want to get to the pictures.
Everyone agreed and headed to a restaurant for their meal.
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Two hours later, they headed the pictures and looked at the films that were showing. They decided that they wanted to see two, so they checked the times and went in to see the first of their two films.
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At 10pm, the girls left the cinema and headed to the car. Melanie drove home.
Just then, Kira's mobile rang. She looked at the display and it read 'Conner'. She answered it.
"Hey Baby."
"Babe, where are you? The guys, including Eric are here and we're all worried. It's after 10pm.
"Chill Baby. We're heading home now. We were on a girls' day out. We've just left the cinema."
"OK. Head here. All of you."
With that, Conner hung up. Kira sighed and turned to the girls and said, "Well girls, we're in shit. All the guys are at my house, including Eric and are all worried about us. Conner said on the phone, 'Head here. All of you.' Meaning we have to head to my house, all of us."
Melanie sighed and said, "Great."
"I've got an idea."
Everyone turned to look at Sam who had a little smile on her face. Melanie stopped the car and turned to face her also.
"Go on Sam. What's your idea?"
"Well Lea…. We don't go to Kira's but we head right to Mel's and switch our phones off and crash there."
Everyone looked at each other and back at Sam. They nodded their agreement.
Kira sighed. The encounter with Trent just made her want to go home and be secured in Conner's arms where she felt safe.
"We can't you guys."
"Why not Kira?"
"Leanne, I just want to go home and be held in my fiancé's loving arms after the encounter with Trent. Besides that would just make them worse. If we did that, the parents would be involved. Knowing Neil as I do, he would phone my Mum and Dad on their honeymoon, which they don't come back from until next week. He would then call your parents, Jade."
Jade sighed. "You're right. Let's go to Kira's guys. It's the only way."
Everybody nodded and Melanie then drove to Kira and Conner's. Everybody in the car was dreading reaching the house.
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Ten minutes later, Melanie pulled up outside Kira's house, shut off the engine and helped Kira out of the car, whilst everyone else got out.
They headed inside and headed into the living room to find their respective other halves standing there glaring at them.
Kira just pushed past them and sat down on the couch with the girls all sitting beside her. They all muttered under their breath, "Let the Inquisition begin." The guys glared harder.
Conner decided to speak first.
"Kira, where were you? I was worried about you. I'm angry that you didn't phone to let me know where you were. Yes, my Mum told me that you were on a girls' day out, but it doesn't last until 10pm. If I didn't know better, I'd say you were with another guy."
At that accusation, Kira managed to get up from the couch with the aid of her crutches and stood in front of Conner glaring at him.
"It's just as well that you do know me then Conner. You know I'd never cheat on you. Neil would have told you that." She turned to the rest of the guys and said, "I know that you all think that about us, but tell me, have any of us cheated on any of you?"
They all shook their heads looking ashamed. Kira continued. "For everyone's information, we WERE on a girls' day out. We spent two hours in Pamper Land, spent two hours shopping, went for a meal around 4pm, then went to the pictures. There were two films on that we all wanted to see, so as soon as the first film finished, we went to watch the second film, which finished at 10pm."
She turned to Conner and said, "I'm going to Mel's for a while. I need to calm down and so do you."
She turned to the girls and said, "Let's go guys. We all need to calm down."
The girls stood up from the couch and turned to leave when Conner grabbed Kira's arm and said, "Kira I love you and I don't want you to leave like this. We can sort this out."
Kira looked up at Conner and what he saw in her eyes twisted at his heart and hurt him. He saw fear. He realised that her fear was from him holding her arm the way he was doing. He let go and Kira just sat back down on the couch and started crying.
The girls realised that Kira's encounter with Trent had left her more shaken than she had let on. They sat down on beside her on the floor and Sam sat on the couch and comforted her.
Melanie decided to ask Kira a question that had been bugging her all day.
"Kira?"
Kira looked up at Melanie and Melanie continued with what she was going to say.
"Kira, what did that guy that we met earlier mean when he said, 'Is that a cast on your leg? Is your precious boyfriend beating you up?' And you replied, 'Actually no. My FIANCE treats me right and has never laid a hand on me to hit me unlike you. Then he replied to you, 'You made me hit you.' What was the guy's name again?"
Kira took a deep breath and said, "His name is Trent. He's my ex."
At the mention of Trent's name, and what he said about Conner hitting Kira, the boys got angry.
Conner sat beside Kira on the arm of the couch and took her in his arms and hugged her and whispered in her ear, "Babe, I'm so sorry. You do know that I will never hurt you, don't you?"
Kira hugged Conner back and said, "It's OK Baby. I forgive you. Of course I know that you will never hurt me." She then pulled his head down for a kiss that reaffirmed their love for each other.
Sam got up from the couch and allowed Conner to sit on the couch beside Kira and Sam moved to the floor beside the rest of the girls and their other halves. Ethan took her in his arms and kissed her and hugged her telling her that he was sorry.
Melanie cleared her throat to let Kira know that she still hadn't answered her question and said, "Kira?" You still haven't answered my question. What did Trent mean?"
Kira felt better now that she was safe in Conner's arms and said, "Mel, what Trent meant was, that he used to beat me up and because of my leg being in a cast, he thought that I was being beaten up again, that I left one abusive boyfriend for another. He even punched me when I was trying to protect your little admirer, Drew. The punch was meant for him, but I jumped in front of him."
"How long were you with him?"
"2 years, but for the first 6 months, he was a perfect boyfriend. After that, he began beating me up and it lasted for a year and a half."
"That's just wrong! No guy should ever hit his girlfriend, wife or partner."
"I know. But now, I'm with Conner and I couldn't be happier."
Eric came across to Kira sitting on the couch. He knelt in front of her and said, "You've got a good catch with my twin. He will never hurt you the way that that jerk did. We were brought up to respect women." He then thought about something Kira said, and turned to Melanie and said, "Little admirer? Who is your admirer?"
Kira laughed and answered for Melanie. She looked down at Eric and said, "You don't need to worry Eric. It was just my mate Drew. He called her Good Looking and was shot down by Mel."
"Don't worry Eric. You're the only guy for me." Melanie then kissed him to prove it.
Pam then came through and said, "Guys, its past 11 o'clock. It's too late for anyone to go home at this time of night. Boys, you're in Eric's room. Girls, you're in Kira and Conner's room. You'll find spare sleeping bags in the cupboard. Ethan, Gary, Sam and Leanne, call your parents whilst Conner and Eric get out the sleeping bags.
Conner and Eric set about getting the sleeping bags and pillows whilst Ethan, Gary, Sam and Leanne called their parents to let them know that they were staying over at Pam's and their parents agreed.
Neil and Tommy helped Kira upstairs to her and Conner's bedroom and left the girls to help get her undressed.
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Ten minutes later, Kira was in bed on Conner's side. She smelt his pillow and inhaled the fragrance that was uniquely Conner.
Just then, the boys came into the room to kiss their other halves goodnight.
Conner came over to his and Kira's bed and pulled her into a passionate kiss that left her quite breathless.
She pulled him close and whispered in his ear, "I'm on your side of the bed, so I'll be thinking of and dreaming of you all night. I'm too used to sleeping beside you."
Conner chuckled and whispered, "Likewise. See you in the morning Babe."
He gave her another kiss and headed through to Eric's bedroom to go to bed and the rest of the girls got in their sleeping bags.
Within 5 minutes, everyone was asleep thinking of their other halves.
