Brax was blown away as he watched Frankie walk into Angelo's she was wearing a yellow and gold summer dress with gold thong sandals. Her hair was now down and straight, her fringe sat just on top on her eye lashes, she was wearing a gold bangle bracelet and a gold necklace. Frankie smiled as she sat on the bar stool in front of Brax "Earth to Brax" she giggled as she waved her hand in front of his face.
"Sorry I was miles away" he replied as he shook his head a little and looked at her.
"No kidding" Frankie teased "So are you gonna show me your specials or what?" she added with a mischievous smile.
"Yeah I'll get Jack to bring them out, did you want a drink while you wait?" Brax wondered.
"Er…just a sparkling water thanks" Brax frowned at Frankie.
"Water? Really?" Brax asked he was a bit shocked. Frankie was always such a heavy drinker.
"Yeah I'm watching my figure" Frankie replied casually.
"No need I'm watching it for you" A smug voice replied from behind them. Frankie laughed when she turned round and saw Heath pulling up a stool next to her.
"Oh my god, really that's the best you've got" Frankie giggled she noticed Heath's cheeks were a little flushed.
"You know me stick to what I know, you look hot by the way" Heath said as he looked Frankie up and down.
"Stop Heath Please" Frankie laughed before moving closer to him "Listen me and you hooking up after here is a sure thing baby, so please no more lines" she whispered seductively.
Heath couldn't wipe the smile off his face after Frankie had told him this. "So how come you came to town?" Heath asked the question that had been bugging him since he first spotted Frankie.
"I told you Casey called me" Frankie replied as she took a sip of her water. Brax had now returned with a bottle of beer for Heath.
"What about Phil doesn't he mind you have just dropped everything to come here?" Brax interrupted.
"No why would he, me and Phil have just finished divorce proceedings. I am officially a single woman now" Frankie smiled.
"Shit, what happened?" Heath exclaimed as he looked a Frankie.
"He was having an affair with his secretary" Frankie replied causing Brax and Heath both to grin.
"What that's it? Frankie it's not like you have ever been faithful in your marriage" Brax teased.
"Yes we know that but he doesn't" Frankie giggled "Besides if he's stupid enough to own up to it then that's up to him, he deserves everything he gets"
"What about Darcy?" Heath wondered what would happen to the little girl Frankie was raising as her own.
"Darcy's my niece, I'm her legal guardian. Darcy will stay with me and visit Phil if she wants. Not that I can see that happening, you know how Darce feels about Phil" Frankie explained. She was getting a little uncomfortable talking about the divorce so she decided to change the subject.
Frankie watched Brax walk away to serve a customer before leaning forwards and whispering to Heath "So do you wanna get out of here?" Heath just nodded. Frankie grabbed her bag off the bar and followed Heath quickly out of Angelo's to her car.
"Hey what about your lunch?" Brax yelled after her.
"I'll come back later" Frankie smiled. When she and Heath got outside Frankie threw Heath the car keys.
"You serious" Heath beamed at the thought of driving Frankie's Porsche.
"Yep, take us somewhere secluded" she smiled cheekily "I could do with some out door fun"
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After an hour of driving around Heath finally pulled up in a deserted car-park just at the side of National Park. Frankie leant over to the drivers seat and kissed Heath passionately "You sure about this?" Heath asked, Frankie just nodded and got out of the car, Heath laughed when he watched Frankie lift herself up onto the bonnet of the car. He got out of the car and walked towards her.
Frankie was already reaching into Heath's shorts as he pulled her towards him "You naughty girl" he whispered as he lifted up her dress. Frankie reached up behind Heath's neck and pulled him into her, before kissing him.
-x-
Heath gave Frankie a gentle kiss on her forehead when they had finished "That was so good, god I've missed you baby" she smiled before kissing him on the lips.
It wasn't until she looked at her watch that she realised what the time was "Shit, I have to go and fetch Darcy" she cried as she hopped off the bonnet of the car and rearranged her dress. Heath and Frankie got back into the car and headed for Mangrove River, Frankie dropped Heath off at home before going to collect Darcy.
-x-
Frankie waited in the playground for Darcy to come out, and as usual she came out with a huge smile "Auntie Ceeny" she cried as she rushed into Frankie's arms almost bowling her over.
"Hey baby, did you have a good day?" Frankie smiled as she took Darcy's lunchbox and walked towards the car.
"Yeh, I won the spelling competition" Darcy grinned proudly.
"Oh wow Darce that's awesome" Frankie was also proud of her "Tell you what why don't we go out for dinner tonight to celebrate" Frankie suggested.
"Can I have ice-cream for desert?" Darcy replied sheepishly.
"You can have whatever you want honey, but I need to call in at work first ok?" Frankie smiled, Darcy nodded.
-x-
"Hi Francine I thought you weren't coming in until tomorrow" the woman at the front desk greeted Frankie.
"I know but I had to collect some files for the Jenkins case" Frankie replied "Darce, wait here with Sylvia, I won't be a minute" Frankie said as she disappeared through a double set of doors. Darcy sat on the small sofa in the reception area she smiled when she saw Sylvia put a small bowl of sweets on the desk. Darcy got up quickly and got herself a sweet before returning to the sofa.
"Ah Francine just the person I wanted to see" A female voice announced from behind her.
"Oh hi Morag" Frankie smiled politely "What can I help you with?"
"I have drawn up a contract of partnership for you and Phil, if you could just read through it and sign it" Morag smiled as she handed Frankie the documents.
"Sure, is it what we discussed?" Frankie wondered as she took the paperwork.
"Yes, you will be the Majority shareholder"
"Brilliant, well I'll take this home and have a look; can I bring it back tomorrow?" Francine asked as she also gathered a few more files from her desk.
"Yes of course, mind you we do face the task of getting Phil to agree to these terms" Morag reminded Frankie of what she was facing.
"Believe me my ex-husband won't cause us any problems" Frankie reassured Morag "Ooh EX-Husband that sounds good" she added with a grin.
"Well I'll see you tomorrow Francine" Morag said before leaving Frankie's office.
After gathering all the files she needed Frankie made her way out of the office and back into reception, she giggled when she saw Darcy trying to hide the sweets she had been eating. "Right come on baby lets go and get some dinner" Frankie smiled as she carried her box of files to the car and put them in the back seat "That's if you have any room left for dinner" she added with a warm smile.
Thoughts please, would love to hear what you are thinking about this so far. I have so many ideas for this story and am looking forward to uncovering a few secrets in my next few chapters.
Coming soon in the next few chapters-
Why is Frankie's niece living with her?
Why won't Frankie go in the sea anymore?
Who does Frankie make a connection with and what is she hiding?