Chapter 8: Moving in.
The next morning Peter woke up earlier than usual. He carefully slipped out of the bad being careful not to wake Kelly. He stood for a moment and admired her beauty as her chest lightly rose and fell as she slept peacefully. He sneaked out of the room and down to the kitchen. He sat at the table thinking about the day that lay ahead of him. He was worried. He had to go to his house and clear out all his things, he knew ti would be difficult and it was what he wanted but he couldn't bear the thought of what his children might think of him.
About half-an-hour later Kelly found him in the kitchen. He smiled at her as she entered the room. Seeing the expression on his face she walked over to him and ran her fingers sweetly through his hair before sitting on his lap.
"You're worried" she said.
"Is it that obvious?"
"No, I'm just incredibly perceptive" She smiled.
"I'm just thinking out the day" he said unconvincingly.
"Are you having second thoughts?" Kelly was concerned
"Nothing of the sort!" He replied slightly offended. "I'm just..."
"Worried about leaving your kids." She finished the sentence for him.
"Actually yeah!" He said raising his eye brows in surprise. "I'm just scared that they will hate me for leaving them."
"Honey, they will never hate you. You're their father. Plus you're way too loving and so adorable that it's impossible to hat you" she joked,
He laughed. "Thanks baby" He leaned up and placed a light kiss on her lips. "You always know how to make me feel better."
"That's what I'm here for. So you wanna go move in with me now?"
"I would love to. If you still want me."
"Oh believe me, i want you" she muttered as they headed upstairs to get dressed.
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An hour later they pulled up at Peter's house in Kelly's car. Peter hadn't picked up his car before now because he didn't want to go by his house at al. As they opened the door they were faced by 3 huge suitcases and a stack of boxes.
"Well i guess we don't need to pack!" Peter said astonished.
"Hmm wonder why she did that." Kelly remarked felling a little awkward standing in the house that Peter had shared with his wife.
"Probably so she knows exactly what I'm taking and so she could keep anything jointly owned that she wanted without me having any say" He answered. "Anyway, i don't care, lets just pack up the cars and get out of here."
Kelly loaded the last box into her car and then headed back into the house. When she arrived in the doorway she noticed Peter staring at a picture of his kids. She walked over to him and rubbed his back attempting to comfort him. Appreciating the gesture he reacted by slipping his arm around her shoulders and holding her close kissing her temple.
"You know they can come round and visit any time" She whispered to him. "The door is always open to them."
"Thank you" he said slightly happier.
"Infact you should invite the round for dinner when they get back and they can meet me properly and decide for themselves if they like me and how often they want to visit us."
He smiled "How could they not like you?" He asked before bending down and kissing her. "Let's go home."
Kelly couldn't help but smile at him for referring to it as "home". It made her feel like they were finally official.
"I'll follow you in my car" Peter shouted as she walked out the door.
Spinning around to take in the house for what could be the last time Peter let out a heavy sigh. "On to bigger and better things" He thought to himself. He locked the door and left his key under the mat as he would never have to use it again. He felt odd not owning house keys any more. The was the final farewell to a house that he had once loved.
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"Hey baby" he called as he entered Kelly's.
She appeared from the kitchen with a chilled beer in her hand. She took a sip and then handed the bottle over to him.
"I cleared plenty space in the closet for you" she said as she stroked his arm.
"Okay I'll empty my car and unpack everything" Peter said quite excited "What are you going to do ?"
"Erm, I'm gonna cook us a meal and set the table and we are going to enjoy our first dinner living together."
"Sounds wonderful" he said as he kissed he softly and headed to his car.
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Two hours later Peter was all unpacked, showered and changed. He headed down stairs and was met by Kelly. She was also changed and now wore a beautiful black dress which hugged her body tightly and emphasised her toned body. Him being the perfect gentleman linked his arm with hers and led her to the table before pulling out her chair and allowing her to sit down. The table was set with her best dishes and lit candles on the table made it more romantic. He placed a kiss on the top of her head and walked round to the opposite side of the table sitting down to face her. As they ate thy chatted about many things. Peter was highly impressed as their meal was cooked to perfection. After they had both finished Kelly reached across the table and took Peter's hand while she gazed into his gorgeous blue eyes.
"I have something for you" She said.
He watched her eyes twinkle in the candlelight as he waited for her to continue. She pulled out a small box and handed it to him. She watched as he slowly opened the box becoming increasingly curious. He was very pleasantly surprised when he opened the box to see two keys glistening before him.
"One is for the front door and one is for the patio doors" Kelly said "This is your home as well now".
Peter could feel himself getting emotional. His eyes were filling up. It all felt so real all of a sudden.
"Come here" he said trying to hide his emotional status. Soon Kelly was propped on his knee and as he looked up at her he whispered "I love you more than I've ever loved anyone."
"I love you more" She replied
"That's not possible" he said back before he pulled her face gently to his and kissed her so lovingly she sighed when he stopped.
"Why don't you go and put some music on and I'll put the plates in the kitchen" She suggested getting off his knee and heading to the kitchen.
She returned a few minutes later to silence.
"I thought you were putting music on"
"I did" he replied grinning "up in the bedroom."
"Ahh sneaky" she laughed as he escorted her up the stairs. When they reached they room Peter pressed play on the machine and whirled Kelly into a dance position.
At first Kelly didn't recognise the song he had chosen but then the title "I love the way you love me" came to her.
"Listen to the words" He whispered into her ear and he held her as close as possible.
"I like the feel of your name on my lips,
And i like the sound of your sweet gentle kiss.
The way that your fingers run through my hair,
And how your scent lingers even when you're not there.
And i like the way your eyes dance when you laugh,
And how you enjoy you two hour bath.
And how you convinced me to dance in the rain,
With everyone watching like we were insane.
But i love the way you love me.
Oh baby,
Strong and wild, slow and easy,
Heart and soul, so completely.
I love the way you love me.
And i like the sound of all r+b
Way you roll your eyes when I'm slightly off beat.
And i like the innocent way that you cry,
From sad movies you've seen thousands of times.
But i love the way that you love me.
Oh baby,
Strong and wild, slow and easy,
Heart and soul, so completely.
I love the way you love me."
Kelly pulled back slightly in his embrace so she could watch him as he mouthed the rest of the song to her, still swaying her side to side slowly.
"And i could list a million things,
I love to like about you,
But they all come down to one reason,
I could never live without you.
I love the way you love me,
Oh baby,
Strong and wild, slow and easy,
Heart and soul, so completely.
I love the way you love me."
As soon as the song finished he swept her up off her feet kissing her making sure their tongues tangled. Carrying her to the bed he began removing her dress. It had been the perfect night and the perfect beginning to their life living together.