A/N: been struggling with writers block! Still struggling but hopefully it won't last long! Enjoy!
"Linda just text me. Their going out on their fourth date tonight she thinks he's gonna officially ask her to be his girlfriend." Frankie said as the car pulled up at home. Andrew looked at her surprised as he turned the engine off.
"I thought they were already a thing?"
"No! Andrew you know how it is! You have your pre thing where you like hang out and hold hands and stuff and then you become official like kissing and having sex and staying over, then you have boyfriend status."
"Did I miss all this whilst we were dating?"
"No we had it all whilst I was going through the stigmata we kinda went through the first stages and then skipped to hardcore sex which kind of outranks boyfriend status in the grand scheme of things."
"I'm lost." Andrew replied and they got out the car, Andrew got Teagan out and put her down. Frankie laughed and went to the boot. They grabbed the first load of bags and took them inside relaying between them both until the boot was empty, coming inside Frankie shut the door behind Bruno who followed Teagan and Andrew in.
"I don't think men think the same as women I mean for you and I we slept together without officially being a couple which kinda changes the odds."
"When was that?! Was I there?!" He asked and she laughed.
"Of course you were it was that night when Daniel came into my apartment."
"Oh you don't mean had sex you mean just slept."
"Yeah of course." She smiled, "though if I'd have had my way you'd have been mine before that."
"True." He laughed and they took off their jackets and shoes.
"What times your family getting here?"
"Around 8pm I'm going to take the baby stuff up to Teagan's room."
"Okay baby." She took the bags of food and put them on the kitchen counter. She started putting the groceries away and turned away from Teagan for a moment, suddenly there was a loud bang and Bruno yelped.
Frankie dropped the jar of pickles and the glass smashed around her feet. She turned back as Teagan screamed, running around the counter Teagan was laying on the floor blood coming from her mouth.
"Oh my god! Andrew!" She shouted panicking and running to Teagan. Andrew came running down the stairs and over to them. Frankie held Teagan to her and stood up. "She's bleeding!" Frankie said panicking. She ran her over to the dining table and sat her on it as Teagan sobbed. Blood was coming from her lip and mouth.
"What happened?!" Andrew asked worriedly.
"I don't know I had my back to her but Bruno yelled."
Andrew put his glasses on and they both examined her. "She's cut her lip!" Frankie said Andrew stuck his finger gently inside Teagan's mouth. "I think she's cut the inside of her cheek as well. She probably tripped over Bruno and face planted the floor."
"Oh my baby girl." Frankie picked her up and held her to her chest, Teagan sobbed and held onto Frankie as if her life depended on it. Andrew grabbed some tissues and cleaned up the blood a little holding pressure to it.
"Shall we take her to the ER?" Frankie asked.
"Might be best." Andrew said. Getting dressed they both piled into the car again and Frankie spoke to Teagan in her car seat the whole journey there. She sobbed endlessly until Frankie picked her back up at the ER.
Taking her in they had to wait a couple of hours to be seen and a couple more hours to get treatment. Thankfully it wasn't serious, the cuts were superficial and nothing too bad. They didn't need stitches but they gave them some gel to put in her mouth to soothe the cut and for her lips as well. "They'll scab but don't let her pick at it." The doctor said smiling and giving Teagan a sticker on her jumper.
"Wow!" Frankie said to Teagan and Teagan smiled happily. "Bye now!" She waved her little fingers.
Andrew smiled and picked her up, "say thank you Teagan." He said and Teagan said "thankie!"
They all laughed as they left the ER. "Oh and one more thing." The doctor said before they walked out. "I think someone should definitely have ice cream before bed tonight, Doctors recommendation."
"Sceam!" Teagan got excited and clapped her hands.
"Well she's definitely deserved it." Teagan had barely cried at all whilst in the ER.
They laughed and left the ER going back to the car. "Well I think I could go for an ice cream cone about now."
"Sounds good to me." Andrew smiled and put Teagan in the car before getting in himself. Finding the nearest ice cream shack Frankie went and grabbed the ice cream and brought it back to the car.
She fed Teagan her little tub of ice cream as they ate theirs. Frankie smiled as Teagan sat happily. "She's such a brave girl, clearly gets that from you."
"Well she's got your beauty." Andrew said smiling. Frankie and Andrew finished their ice creams and Teagan finished hers. "We should get home." Andrew said as his phone rang.
"Will you answer it baby?" He asked handing her his phone as he drove off.
"Hello Andrew Kiernan's personal secretary." Frankie smirked at him. He rolled his eyes and laughed, "since when does my bro have a personal secretary?"
"Since he married me Liam." She laughed.
"Well can his personal secretary answer the door?!"
"We're not there! Teagan had an accident and we had to rush out to the ER, you guys are early!"
"Plane was early." Liam said. "Where are you now?"
"Just on our way we'll be about twenty minutes."
"Hurry up it's cold!" Liam said.
"Yes we'll drive safely Liam!" Frankie replied.
"Fuck safety just hurry up! My girlfriends nipples are sticking out!"
"I'm sure Andrew will drive much quicker knowing that!" Frankie laughed Andrew floored it. "Andrew!" She slapped him and he laughed slowing down.
"Anyway I'm going, fuck you, bye!"
"Bye!" Frankie said sarcastically laughing.
A little while later they pulled up on the drive and got out. Andrew got Teagan out and Connie was all over her like a mother hen.
"What are they doing to my baby girl? Beating you up!" Connie said jokingly.
Frankie laughed and rounded the car to Andrew.
"Everyone this is Tia O'Connor. Baby this is Andrew my brother and his wife Frankie."
She shook both their hands smiling and saying hello. She was pretty but not over the top, she loved her makeup from the look of it but she was very beautiful. She seemed well mannered and offered to help Connie carry in the hoards of things she'd brought with her.
Frankie walked into the house and went across to the kitchen, the whole place smelled like vinegar. She sighed and got down to clean it up. She sat on the floor with a roll of tissues and slowly mopped it up, picking up the bits of glass and chucking them in the bin with the pickles.
Once she'd finished cleaning up she attempted to stand and got as far as her knees. She sat back on her legs and sighed. "Need a hand?" Tia asked.
"Oh no I'll get up somehow." Frankie laughed a little.
"Ah c'mon gal I got you." She held out her hands. Frankie smiled and took them, Tia pulled her to her feet and she thanked her.
"It's getting harder to get up." Frankie laughed.
"I know that feeling. When I was pregnant around 32 weeks I felt like a balloon, took me half an hour to get down or up."
"Oh you have children?" Frankie asked.
"Well…no, not living anyway. My baby was stillborn."
"Oh my god I'm sorry." Frankie said.
"Oh no it's okay, it happened, you never get over it though."
"I can bet." Frankie replied. "Do you have anymore?"
"No just that one. Would love more though."
"Do you mind me asking how old you are?" Frankie said.
"39." She replied.
"Not too late then!"
"Well…" she laughed and shook her head, "try finding someone who wants kids at this age."
"True…"
"What are you having do you know?"
"A boy." Frankie smiled rubbing her stomach.
"Ah one of each. You done after this?"
"Oh hell no, if I have my way Andrew will still be fathering children in his nineties." She laughed.
Tia laughed just as Andrew walked over. "What are you two laughing about?"
"We're just imagining you a father at ninety."
"Oh heck no, this is it we're done."
Frankie rolled her eyes and shook her head at Tia.
"I think Frankie may have the last say in this situation Andrew."
"Oh she already thinks she wears the trousers don't encourage her!"
"Hey I do!" Frankie retaliated. Andrew laughed and shook his head, getting a glass of water. Connie threw open the patio doors for a few minutes to let the stench of vinegar out, Frankie tied the bag up and took it outside. She went to put it in the bin but realised the bin was still by the kerb. Sighing she walked down the driveway with the bag and down to the road, walking up the road a little she grabbed the bin and threw the bag inside.
Turning around she started to pull the bin up the road when a guy walked round the corner of the road, walking towards Frankie. He looked quite good looking with dark hair and shaved sides, he was smoking a cigarette and as he got closer he started to smile at Frankie, as he got opposite her he stopped in her path.
"Hi there beautiful." He said and took a puff of his cigarette.
"Hey." She said simply going to walk around him. He stopped her.
"Where you off to in a hurry?"
"Nowhere just bringing my bin in." She said trying the other way round him, he stopped her again. "Now surely a little lady like you ain't got to dash off in a hurry, why don't you stay and talk to me for a while?"
"I'm busy excuse me." She said again attempting to go around him but he stopped her.
"I see your pregnant."
"Yes, very observant of you." She sighed.
"I like a sassy girl, what's about you and I go take in a movie and let daddy be coming home to mama?" He grabbed his crotch and shifted it, she rolled her eyes.
"No! I'm married and my family is waiting."
He started walking towards her and smirked. "Even better." He said evilly, he walked a little closer and Frankie got scared. She could feel her heart pounding when suddenly Andrews voice appeared from behind the man.
"Frankie? You okay?" He asked as he walked towards them, coming to a stop between her and the man. He didn't need an answer he could tell when Frankie was frightened.
"Just saying hello." The man said smiling. "Good night to y'all." He said and carried on walking up the road.
When he was gone a little Andrew turned back to Frankie and looked at her. "Are you okay?"
She nodded and wrapped her arms around him, he brought her to him and wrapped his arms around her, they cuddled for a minute before he grabbed the bin and followed her back up to where the bin was kept. She walked to him and folded her arms across her chest. He put his arms around her and kissed her head as they walked back to the house. "Baby are you sure you're okay? He didn't hurt you did he?"
"No baby, he just scared me." She looked over her shoulder a bit. "He's just weird."
"Hey it's okay I'm here." He said and pulled her into him. She smiled and wrapped her arm around him. He kissed her head and they walked back inside.
Frankie went and got a bottle for Teagan and went to Connie. "I think it's time this little madam went to bed. She's had enough excitement for one day and so have I, if you don't mind everyone I'm going to go to bed."
"Nah, off you go." Liam said.
"Night Frankie see you in the morn." Tia said.
"Night darling." Connie said. Frankie picked up Teagan. "Night, night Teagan."
"Night…" Teagan waved, "byeeee." Everyone waved and Frankie rounded the back of the sofa. Andrew got up and followed her to the stairs.
"Goodnight sweet princess." He kissed Teagan and handed Frankie the gel from her bag.
"If you don't mind I'm going for a long bath then bed baby I've had enough, my backs aching." Frankie asked him.
"Hey it's ok, you go relax and I'll be up later, warm that bed up for me ok?"
"I will." She smiled and kissed him. She went to walk up the stairs and Andrew called her. "Baby?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you." She smiled warmly and blew him a kiss. He grabbed it and put it against his heart.
"I love you too handsome." She waved a little and so did Teagan as they went upstairs. He watched her go until she was in Teagan's room and then he went back to his family.
Frankie got Teagan down easily, she was exhausted from all the hospital drama. Once she was asleep Frankie turned her nightlight on and her mobile and went out the room. She walked across the hall and grabbed her back leaning against the wall in the hall.
The group laughed below her and she winced walking to the bedroom. Once she was inside she went straight to the bathroom and ran a warm bath. She got undressed and tossed her clothes in the basket to be washed.
Lighting some candles she turned the main light off and climbed into the bath, sliding in amongst the bubbles. She took a deep breath and sighed, her back still ached.
She took the bandage off her hand and took the dressing off, tossing it in the garbage. The wound was clean and healing nicely and didn't need to be covered anymore.
She took a few deep breaths and laid there relaxing the pain eased and she was thankful. She laid there for a good hour and cleaned herself before getting out. She cleaned the bath and hung up her towel putting on her dressing gown.
Going into the bedroom she laid on top of the bed duvet and turned off the light. The more she laid there the more her back ached. She considered going back to the bath but decided against it. She just started to doze off when Andrew came in, locking the door behind him. He got stripped down to his boxers and looked over at Frankie on top of the bed. He came over and laid on top next to her.
He kissed her neck and head and she stirred. "Baby?" She asked him.
"Yeah?" He whispered back.
"Will you rub my lower back for me? I'm aching…"
"Of course." He said, "take this off." He said helping her out of it. She sat on the edge of the bed and he sat crossed legged behind her massaging her lower back.
"Mmm…" she said leaning back into him. He kept massaging her for a good while, she thanked him and he pulled her back under the covers with him. She turned to face him and he put one arm under her head and the other carried on massaging her back the best he could with one hand.
"Thank you baby feels so good." She said cuddling up to him. He held her, massaging her softly until she fell asleep in his arms. He kissed her softly and stroked her face just watching her sleep, she was the most precious thing, his whole world, he adored her.
"Sleep sweet angel." He kissed her softly so she wouldn't wake and gently caressed her back.
Frankie stirred a little while later around 2am and opened her eyes, Andrew had his arms around her and she snuggled closer. He stirred and looked down at her. "Sorry did I wake you?" She asked, he shook his head.
"No I was dozing on and off not really asleep."
She kissed his chest and stroked it under his T-shirt. He stroked her arm with his hand. He laid with her gently dozing whilst she sat staring into the dark bedroom. She leant up and gently turned his face towards her, kissing him a couple of times.
Rolling away she sat up and grabbed her joggers and slid them on, grabbing one of his T-shirts and pulling it on.
"Where are you going?" He asked.
"I need to go outside and get some fresh air maybe walk around, my backs all stiff."
"Baby come back to bed it's 2am I'll rub your back for you again."
"It's okay baby go back to sleep I'll just walk around for a bit, I love you." She said and disappeared out the bedroom door.
He laid there for a few moments dozing but after about fifteen minutes he couldn't settle, he was worried about Frankie. He got up and pulled some joggers on and his trainers and went out the room going downstairs. He looked around but he couldn't see Frankie inside or outside. The door was unlocked so he figured she must be out. He walked around a little looking around he couldn't see her anywhere.
He went to walk back to the house when he saw a small amount of light coming from the barn. His curiosity peaked and he walked slowly up towards it, pulling open the door he looked at her sat on an upturned barrel.
"Baby what are you doing?" He asked walking in, only a small amount of light came from the candle.
"Just sitting here." She said shrugging. He went over to her and came between her legs, touching her shoulders.
"Come back to bed baby it's too late to be out here by yourself."
"I'm okay you go baby." She said and he brought her to his chest.
"You're freezing cold." He said and rubbed her arms.
"I'm okay really you go back to bed." She said and kissed him. He kissed her back and ran his hands down her figure.
"I can't sleep without you, I need your sexy little booty to keep me occupied." He smirked and she laughed a little.
She stroked his arms and lifted his chin kissing his neck over his Adam's apple. He moaned a little in pleasure and rubbed her shoulders. Her hands came up to his cheeks as she returned to making out with him.
"You're turning me on baby." He whispered and looked at her. She smiled and ran her fingers through his hair.
"Well you could make love to me right now."
"Here?" He laughed and stroked her back.
"Why not?" She asked.
"I just don't envision a sexy atmosphere in here." He laughed.
"True." She sighed. "Baby?"
"Yes my love?" He replied looking into her eyes.
"Will you rub my stomach? This little boy won't stop moving, I'm so sore."
"Of course, but can we get out of here? This place gives me the creeps at night."
"Okay." She rolled her eyes. "A trade off I will accept. Can you help me down?" She asked and he lifted her up and dropped her down gently, she blew out the candle and they got out of the barn. He took her hand and linked their fingers as she walked back to the house with him.
Going inside he locked up and they went back to their bedroom locking the door behind them. Frankie got undressed and Andrew did too. They got into bed and Frankie laid on her back and he sat up on his arm laying next to her. He gently started to rub her baby belly, he could feel the baby kicking and stretching. He smiled lovingly at Frankie and kissed her belly.
As he stroked her bump she reached down and gently began to fondle him. He moaned moving his hips towards her hand. She got him out and stroked his full length, her eyes locking with his. Andrew's hand wandered from her belly down below her panties and pretty soon they were both touching each other and moaning softly.
Touching turned into full foreplay and then eventually he turned her away from him and pushed her leg forward so he could slide himself into her. Their sex was slow and passionate and he moved as deep as he could. His hand cupped her breast and fondled it as she moaned for him.
He kissed her shoulder as he lay against her back cupping her breast in his fingers, moving deeply inside her. She put her hand over his moaning his name over and over as he brought her to orgasm after orgasm.
He moved quicker his breath getting harder as they made love. He paused and started kissing her ear down her neck, she looked to him and he could see the desperate need in her eyes. "Don't stop." She said.
He placed a kiss on her shoulder and held it there as he moved again. She stopped him, turning to him she pushed him to his back and straddled his member. He smiled up at her as she slowly moved up and down on him. He played with her breasts, watching them bounce with her movements.
He sat up to her when she winced, her back was aching again. "Are you okay?" He asked stroking her back up and down, their movements temporarily halted.
"My stupid back." She sighed rocking against him slowly. He looked up at her and kissed her collar bone and down her breasts.
"Baby?" He said, supporting her back with his hands. "Lay down, let me do the work."
"Work?" She laughed a little.
"Well not work but you know what I mean, let me please you."
She stroked his face and he stared at her face, observing her stunning features.
"Let me finish you off." She said climbing back off of him. He stopped her.
"I want all of you, not just this part." He touched her lips. "Come to me." He said and pulled her as close to him as he could get her with the baby bump. Gently lowering her to the bed he put a pillow under her lower back and an extra one under her head.
"Wow this is really comfy." She giggled. He smiled lovingly and came down between her legs, softly pushing back inside her. She arched towards him and he came down over her as close as he could get. They kissed, making out lovingly as he rhythmically moved and took her beautiful body all the way to ecstasy, he too climaxed deep inside her, falling to her side he laid against her chest. His hand moving across her love up and down slowly just playing with her.
"Mmm." She sighed happily in pleasure. "Thank you baby, you're the best love maker ever." She laughed a little. He did too and got up on his elbow looking down at her.
"You make me so happy Frankie."
"You make me even happier baby." She said and turned to him. They cuddled close and he covered them with the blanket.
"Promise me you'll never leave me." Frankie said looking into his eyes.
"Never? What if I have to go to the toilet?"
"Take me with you." She laughed and he did too. "Please baby, don't ever leave me, where you go I go, forever?"
"Forever baby." He said and kissed her with as much love as he could possibly show in one passionate kiss. "I love you so much it hurts." She said with tears in her eyes.
"Oh baby." He laughed a little and wiped her tears. "I love you too so much."
"My angel." She whispered, stroking his face as she stared at him. "Where have you been all my life huh?"
"Waiting for you." He stroked her face as well and down her arm. "Now less tears my beautiful queen, you need your sleep. Come here." He gently laid her against his chest and they fell asleep in each others arms.
The next morning Frankie woke up and got dressed. Andrew was already up, she sighed and looked at herself in the mirror, she was getting bigger, she was 26 weeks but she felt like 38.
Going downstairs Frankie put on her boots and walked into the kitchen. "Morning." She said and everyone grumbled a reply. Everyone was sat around the dinner table eating breakfast., talking about something random.
Frankie went to the cupboard and took some painkillers, she had a terrible headache and backache still to boot. She didn't feel well so she was going for a walk to see if it would help. She grabbed a bottle of water and went over to the dinner table.
"Morning baby." Andrew said and they kissed gently. "Morning, baby I don't feel too good I'm going for a walk, I'll be back in a little while."
"Why what's wrong?" He asked getting up and walking away from the dinner table with her.
"I have a terrible headache and my backs sore and I just need some peace and quiet."
"Baby I'll come with you." He said.
"It's okay you stay here with your family I'll be fine honestly."
"No I don't want you out there alone if you don't feel well."
"I'll be fine please I just I need some peace and quiet, I'm not much company at the moment."
"Hey are you going for a walk, I'll go with you?" Tia asked walking over. "Hey Liam do you wanna go for a walk?"
"Where to?" He asked.
"I'll go for a walk!" Connie said. "I'm sure Teagan would love to go too."
"No really please I just…" Frankie said but the gang spoke over her. Frankie pulled away from the group as they talked about where they were going to walk to and taking a picnic and some music. She sighed and leant on her hands on the cupboard by the door. She just wanted some peace and quiet.
Liam started getting loud and Teagan screamed playfully. Frankie couldn't take it and she burst out crying, everyone hushed as they heard her and she ran out the front door.
Andrew looked at the group, "pregnancy hormones would you mind if Frankie and I just went alone? We could do with some space?"
Everyone nodded in agreement and Andrew put his trainers on. Quickly going out the front door. He saw Frankie standing over by the driveway. Jogging over to her he came up slowly and touched her shoulders. She let out a sob as she turned to him, he took her in his arms and held her to his chest, wrapping his arms around her.
"Hey it's okay." He said and swayed softly with her, rubbing her back.
"I'm sorry I don't know why I'm like this, I'm tired and my heads aching and my back and the baby keeps kicking me and I'm just a wreck…." She pulled back and wiped her eyes, he kissed her forehead.
"Everyone is staying home it's just you and me, come on I'll come with you, I'm not leaving you alone when you're like this baby."
She nodded and he kissed her sweetly. She replied the kiss and he cuddled her lovingly. "Sorry." She whispered.
"Don't be, everyone's entitled to a good cry every now and then. Even more so when you're pregnant." He paused to kiss her again. "Come on let's go for a walk just you and me." He smiled and took her hand, locking their fingers.
She followed him and he led her off down into the woods in the opposite direction of which they normally go. They passed the barn and headed into the wooded area. Frankie held pace with Andrew, it was more of a slow walk which she really enjoyed.
They walked for a good hour and a half only stopping a couple of times for Frankie. They came to the edge of a cliff with the water of the lake down below them. Andrew looked over the edge; "woah that's a long way down."
"Nah, I could jump it…" she backed up.
"Frankie! Don't you dare!" He said panicking.
"Baby I'm not going to do it." She laughed a little, he sighed and she ran at him. He grabbed her round the waist and held her with his eyes shut.
She laughed and looked at him. "I'm joking." She laughed a little more and he held her tight. "Andrew!" She turned in his grasp and lifted his head.
Kissing him passionately he relaxed and opened his eyes looking at her. "Don't scare me like that!" He said.
"Sorry." She replied and kissed him lovingly. He stroked her cheek and rested his head against hers.
"You'll give me a heart attack one of these days." He laughed and held her hand as they stood looking over the lake.
"It's so beautiful." She said softly, he looked at her and smiled, "just like you." He said.
"I don't think so." She laughed and got down to sit on the floor, she pushed her legs over the edge and swung them a little. He got down too and sat next to her. She rubbed her back and sighed. "Maybe a walk wasn't such a great idea with a bad back."
He rubbed her back slowly and watched the birds fly over the lake. They sat in silence just enjoying each others company. She winced a little as her headache sent a sharp pain in her temple. "You okay baby?" He asked.
"I'll be fine." She said and laid back on the grass. He laid down next to her and stroked her tummy. He held his hand over the bump feeling for the bumps. "I think he's gone to sleep." Frankie said looking at him.
"Awake all night and sleeps during the day, reminds me of you when I first met you." He laughed.
"Such a rebel." She laughed too.
"Oh Andrew…" she sighed heavily and rubbed her face. "…I'm tired, someone kept me up half the night." She smirked and poked him.
"I'm sorry…" He laughed a little and sat her up. "Come here I want you."
"Oh no not now baby, wait til we're home…"
"Not that!" He laughed and pulled her into him, wrapping his arms around her, she wrapped her arms around him and he kissed her head. They stayed there for a good half an hour when Frankie started to doze off on his shoulder. "Sorry." She said rubbing her eyes.
"Are you sleepy baby?"
"Yeah." She sighed and rested her head down on his lap. He stroked her arm as she curled up against his lap.
"Let's get you home and to bed." He said stroking her hip.
"I wanna stay here with you."
"You'll be a lot more comfortable in bed."
She sighed and sat up. He stood up and pulled her up to him. She wrapped her arms around him and he did her. "Beautiful angel." He said and lifted her chin. She leant up and kissed him slowly. "Marry me." He said smiling.
"I will, every day, every life."
"Will you marry me?" She asked.
"Nah." He said and laughed she hit him and stormed off, jokingly. He ran after her and grabbed her, she laughed and pouted.
"Of course I will silly, don't give me that face." He took her hand and stopped her walking. "I will, with every beat of my heart, every breath…" he touched her cheek and kissed her.
She replied and poked him, he jumped laughing and grabbed her tickling her.
"No! Mercy!" She begged laughing.
"Who's king?"
"Jesus!" Frankie laughed as he tickled her more.
"You are!" She cried laughing.
"Are what?" He asked pinning her arms above her head against a tree.
"The king, my handsome king."
"Better." He smirked and kissed her. He let her go and she wrapped her arms around his chest, laying her head against it. She moaned in pity.
"Oh baby." He cuddled her. "I got you."
She grabbed his butt and he smirked laughing. He grabbed hers and smacked it, she jumped. "Ouch!" She smacked his arm. He smacked her butt again and so on… until Frankie pouted and looked up at him with her 'lost kitten' eyes.
"Poor baby." He laughed and kissed her softly.
"Mean!" She said.
"Just playful I think."
"My butt hurts!"
"Took your mind off your headache though didn't it?"
"Actually….you're right it did!"
"See? I'm the master of science."
"The master of cunning and deviousness more like!" She smirked walking off. He ran after her and grabbed her from behind.
"Arghhh!" She screamed laughing. She play fought with him, he dragged her along as she fought to get away. Eventually she wriggled free and stopped pointing behind him, he fell for it and she took off running.
He ran after her and laughed as she got ahead of him. Frankie ran off the path and going into the wooded area. "Frankie!" He laughed as they ran. She ran deeper into the woods, into a really tall grassy area, they ran around in circles for a little before Andrew suddenly lost sight of her.
"Ahh!" Frankie screamed but it wasn't a normal scream, she wasn't playing she was scared. Andrew suddenly went into protector mode and shouted her.
"Frankie?!" Andrew shouted again worried. He ran around looking for her but he couldn't hear her or see her.
"Frankie?!" He said panicking. The more he looked the more lost he got, he had no idea in which direction he'd last seen her.
Frankie had hit her head whilst falling and knocked herself out for a few minutes, she gently started to come round and looked up at the gap above her head. The daylight shone through around her, she sat up slowly as the blood dripped from her head down her eyes. She sat on her butt and looked around, she was in some sort of pit, a sinkhole or cave or something.
"Andrew!" She shouted as loud as she could but she heard nothing. A few seconds later she heard his voice.
"Frankie?!"
"Andrew! I'm down here!" She shouted.
He followed her voice, coming out into what looked to have been a trap of some kind, maybe for a bear.
"Andrew!"
"Frankie!" He shouted down to her. "Baby are you ok?"
"I hit my head, I'm bleeding… but apart from that I'm ok."
"Ok baby stay right there I'm going to try and get you out…"
"I can't exactly go anywhere." She laughed, he went away to find something and she looked around. There was nothing but mud walls around her, she hated being down there it was like looking up from your own grave. She shuddered a little and sighed,
Walking around she paced a little, suddenly she felt sick and went to the corner and threw up, she felt dizzy and went back to the light, sitting down.
Andrew came back and looked down in the hole. "Frankie?!"
"I'm here." There was a good 20ft between them.
"I can't find anything to use, I'm going to have to think of something else, is there a way out from down there?"
"No baby it's all walls of mud."
"Shit." He sighed and looked around.
"Andrew I don't want to rush you or anything but I can't be down here if it gets dark… I can't, baby it'll kill me."
"Baby don't panic, I'm not going to leave you I'm right here just let me think."
"Well my headache is back!" She shouted.
"Oh baby…." He sighed looking down, he wanted to hold her. There was no way she was climbing out with her pregnant belly, even if she wasn't the walls were muddy and probably nothing to grip on.
"Have you got your phone on you?" He asked.
"No."
"Shit, neither have I." Andrew was looking into a bleak possibility, he didn't think he was going to get her out on his own, even if he could find something would he be able to pull her out? He had to go find help but he also couldn't leave her, he knew by the time he got back then got back here again, if he could even find it again it was so remote; it would be getting dark and that would make the situation worse, plus he'd have to wait for help as well. But right now he didn't see any other option, he felt sick leaving her.
"Baby?" He called.
"Yeah?" She called back.
"Baby I think I'm going to have to go and get help…" that was if he could find his way back.
"No! Andrew you can't leave me! Please baby please don't leave me!" She panicked and his heart broke.
"Baby I know you're scared but I can't pull you out with anything, I can't even find anything to use! Even if I could I'm going to need help, I don't think I will do it on my own… baby I'm sorry."
"No! Andrew! Please I'm begging you please don't leave me, please!"
"Baby I will be as quick as I can I'll run there and back. I'll leave a trail so I can find my way back to you."
Frankie started to panic badly and cry. "No Andrew please don't, please I'm begging you with everything I am, please I'll die down here please don't go please!" She got on her knees. "Baby please I'm begging…"
He sighed and looked around tears filled his eyes as he hated seeing her like this, begging him for her life but he didn't know what else to do. Looking off in the distance he saw what he thought was a cabin of some kind, he looked down at her and shouted. "I can see a cabin in the distance I'm going there to look for help. I'll be back I promise."
He got up and ran off before Frankie could say anything she got to her butt and sat back against the wall, she pulled her knees up as much as she could and sobbed, she was absolutely terrified.
Andrew made a mental note of her location as he ran, the cab was quite deep into the woods, he was lucky he caught a glimpse of it. As he drew closer he saw it wasn't a cabin but a medium sized shack what people would go in with their rifles and sit quiet waiting for deers. At least that's what he thought it was.
Getting there he went inside but it was empty, he cursed and kicked the door. He went outside and looked around and almost cried when he found a pickaxe and some rope, quite the bundle. He grabbed them and ran back in the direction of Frankie only hoping he'd be able to lift her.
Getting back he thankfully found her quite easily from his great memory skills. He bent down and shouted. "Frankie?!"
She appeared after a few seconds and he breathed a sigh of relief. "Andrew?" She sobbed, he felt his heart breaking, she was truly terrified.
"Baby it's ok I'm back I found some rope so I'm going to work out how to get you out ok? Just hold on a little longer for me."
"Please just don't leave me."
"I'm trying baby." He said and started looking at the rope and pickaxe. He figured if he could make some sort of pulley system he could do it but he didn't know how. First of all he tied the rope to a nearby tree, the rope had plenty of length on it so he knew it'd reach, he figured if he tied the rope to her in a certain way then tied it to the pickaxe he could leverage it against the tree and pull her up…he hoped.
He grabbed some rocks from nearby and dug them into the ground near the hole, he was going to try just hoisting her out first. He threw the rope down and told her how to tie to herself in a specific way, so she wouldn't hurt her bump or the baby inside. She followed his instructions and tied it as tight as she could.
He got everything ready and got into position. "Okay baby on three one, two….three!"
He pulled hard on the rope, she started to come off the ground he managed to get her half way up when his hands started to loose their grip. He quickly grabbed the pickaxe and swung it as hard as he could into the ground, wrapping the rope around it, it wedged up against the rocks and held her in mid air as he let go, he looked over the edge but she was still just out of reach.
He took a very quick moment to regain his composure and he hoisted her up again, using the pickaxe as leverage. The pickaxe strained and the rocks were coming free.
He quickly carried on until she was near the top, suddenly the pickaxe came free and he practically threw himself over the edge to grab her shoulders with her top, he only just managed and he grabbed her tight barely holding on. She cried out terrified but grabbed the rope and started pulling herself up it a tiny bit at a time, Andrew helped her over the edge and finally she was out.
He grabbed her and she grabbed him, she fell into his arms and chest and absolutely sobbed her heart out, she was absolutely terrified and shaking hard.
He wrapped his arms around her and held her to him as tight but as gently as he could. He cried a few tears too, so worried about her, "oh my god." He held her and whispered.
"Frankie shhh… I'm here baby, I've got you, you're safe now."
She couldn't be consoled she just sobbed hard into him and held onto him as if he were about to disappear forever.
"Shhh…it's okay you're safe now, I've got you." He kept telling her, he rubbed her back and eventually she started to calm down. He pulled her up properly so she straddled his lap, they wrapped each other in their arms properly and he kissed her all over. Stroking every bit of her he could touch.
"My sweet angel." He held her to him as hard as close as he could. "My sweet angel baby." He whispered and pulled back, they kissed passionately through Frankie's tears, Andrew kissed her cheeks leaving butterfly kisses.
After about ten minutes she finally calmed enough and he sat her back to look at her. "Oh my baby…" he wiped the blood off that wasn't dry and looked at her cut, luckily it had already coagulated and he didn't want to touch it and make it bleed again.
She shivered and he took his jacket off and wrapped it around her, she put it on and did it up. He stroked her face as tears still slipped seemingly endless. "Are you okay?" He asked and stroked her gently.
"I'm fine." She said sadly and looked away. He turned her head back towards him and dried her face again.
"Baby I'm sorry." He took her hands and kissed them. "If I had to go get help I would've had to, baby I would've come back you know I would, I love you."
"I know." She said crying. "It's not that." She paused and looked at him. "I'm just absolutely exhausted and scared and hurt and aching and I just want to go home and get into a warm bath and then bed. But I'll be okay, I just want to get away from here."
He stood up and pulled her up, taking her hand he led her back down to the path he'd found earlier and soon they were back on the trail and heading home. Frankie stopped half way and sat down. Andrew stopped and walked back to her. He knelt in front of her and leaned in to kiss her lovingly.
"Come on my sweet lady let's get you home." He said and took her hands. She got up and followed him, they made good time as it was getting sunset like in the sky and they approached the house. Everyone was sat outside and Frankie came along and sat down in a chair, Andrew sat next to her.
"What on earth happened to you two?" Liam asked, Teagan was napping on the sofa and Connie and Tia both looked confused.
"I got stuck in a hole and Andrew nearly killed himself winching my whale ass out." Frankie said sighing.
Liam burst out laughing and Tia did too.
"What?!" Connie laughed.
"We were walking and Frankie fell into this, bear pit or something and yeah it was a whole ordeal…"
"Whale ass!" Liam laughed again. Connie started laughing and joined in. "To be fair Frankie you've definitely put weight on with this pregnancy." Connie said.
Frankie looked at her. Then to Liam as he joined in. "Weight? She's looks like her ass swallowed a hippo!"
Tia laughed out loud. "It's not nice being pregnant you know!" Tia joined in. "Frankie can't help having saggy breasts, fat ankles and flappy legs!"
"She's like that game, flappy bird!"
Connie laughed "and with that god awful hair Frankie you look like you've come out of a freak show!"
Frankie got up going inside the house. Everyone went quiet and when they saw she was out of ear shot they all burst out laughing. "Pregnancy hormones leave her to it." Tia said. "She'll have her little temper tantrum then she'll come back."
Andrew couldn't believe how cruel his family were being about Frankie, this wasn't like them at all.
"What the hell is wrong with you all?" He said more angry than he'd ever been. "If this is how you're going to behave and talk about Frankie you can pack you're bags and go back to Ireland!"
"Woah steady on!" Liam said laughing. "Looks like Andrew's having pregnancy hormones too!" They all laughed and Andrew lost his temper well and truly.
"Say one more horrible thing about Frankie and I am not joking you can walk out that door right now." He said seriously. "I think you've forgot this isn't your home it's mine, Frankies and Teagan's home and you're our guests and family, if you're going to behave like this you can leave!"
"Oh calm down Andrew!" Connie said laughing. "You never used to be such a prude, Frankie has well and truly got you wrapped around her finger!"
"Yeah what happened to my brother? Ever since you married Frankie you've been such a dismal boring, moaner. All you do is run around after Frankie like a lost puppy.
Frankie came back over to the door to listen to what they were saying. "Frankie was the best thing to ever happen to me!"
"More like the worst I mean if your gonna give up your whole professional life at least do it for someone with half a brain, poor Teagan doesn't stand a chance with her as a mother!" Liam shredded Frankie.
"You know all she does is cry and whinge. You can never tell what kind of mood she's going to be in, one minute she's happy the next minute she's sad and blubbering like an idiot clinging onto you like a security blanket, it's getting ridiculous Andrew, what kind of example is she setting for Teagan?"
"And god help that poor kid inside her, let's hope that one survives her and her stupid drama filled life! Every time we come she's got to have you all for herself, you can't have fun with us because you're already too busy trying to decide what mood Frankie's in. That's before she was pregnant!"
"If I were you son, I would divorce her and get on with your life, find someone like Tia who you can hold a conversation with without it turning into a drama." Connie said, Andrew stared in disbelief. "To be honest Andrew this conversation has been a long time coming. I don't like Frankie and I think she's hurting Teagan's mental growth, she stunting that child. That little girl should be hitting milestones but she can barely stay awake all day! At 2 nearly 3 years old! She's warped her head! Get rid of her!"
"I'll save him the trouble." Frankie said from behind them all and they all turned to look. "I guess I'm not welcome in Andrew's home anymore."
Frankie turned and went and picked up Teagan off the sofa. Andrew was shocked into oblivion, he couldn't believe it. Frankie took Teagan and grabbed her bag from the front door rack. Andrew ran across to her and tried to stop her.
"Baby what are you doing? Don't go! I'm not saying this stuff they are!"
Frankie shook her head and with tears in her eyes she turned to him. "They're right I'm fucked up Andrew I've been telling you this all along, you deserve better." She leaned up and kissed him lovingly crying tears of pain. "I won't make you choose between me and your family that's not fair." She opened the front door and walked out. He followed her and grabbed her. "Baby you're not going anywhere, this is your home. They are though!" He grabbed her arm and went round the side of the house.
"I don't know what's gotten into all of you but it's disgusting. I don't even know who you are anymore. Mammy you of all people! I want you all to apologise to Frankie!"
"No bloody way!" Liam said and Connie agreed, Tia sat quietly observing.
"Then get your shit and get the fuck out of my house!" Andrew said angrily.
"You can't be serious Andrew!" Connie said.
"I'm deadly serious mammy, the way you've spoken about Frankie is absolutely disgusting and disrespectful to the woman I love, I wouldn't dream of talking like you have to any of you or about any of you, Frankie is my wife and she's also my best friend, nobody comes into our home and treats her like shit when I'm around and that's all of you included. And since you all seem to think so little of Teagan you can kiss goodbye to ever seeing your grandson, now like I've said before, pack your shit up and go back to Ireland because as far as I'm concerned you're no longer welcome in this house!"
Andrew took Frankie and Teagan and took them into his office, shutting the door he sat her down as she sobbed and apologised. "I'm sorry Andrew, don't loose your family over me baby please."
"Baby I'm fucking fuming with them but I'll deal with them later…" he bent down and knelt in front of her. "Don't you dare leave your home, ever, I love you my beautiful, sweet and caring wife and I promise you I'm not ever going to choose that kind of behaviour over you."
Frankie teared up even more so and he kissed her hands. "Stay here baby please? I'll be back soon." He said and got up, going out of his office and shutting the door behind him. Connie and everyone were still milling about outside.
"Well?" He said going over to them.
"Well what? I've come here for a holiday and I ain't leaving." Liam said.
"We're not leaving Andrew, so just get over it." Connie said. "Stop being such a pushover and see what she is! She's using you Andrew!"
"What the heck is wrong with you all? This isn't like you at all, we went out and came back to a totally different family."
"She definitely causes a lot of arguments that's for sure." Tia remarked, having been very quiet during all of this.
"Look, why don't you just send her to a hotel till we've gone and then you can finally see what life is like without her here." Liam said.
"She's my wife! My daughter and unborn child are part of her, what the hell is going on where has all this come from?! I really don't get it!"
"Maybe she should just go for a while so we can all sit down and talk?" Connie said.
"No! For the last time I am not sending her away anywhere! Look I've had enough of this, I don't get what the hell you're all playing at but it's mind blowingly sick and hurtful not just to Frankie but to me. I want you out of my house now! If you don't leave I'll throw your stuff out and call the cops."
"Oh fair enough if that's how you're going to be!" Connie said and got up going inside. Liam and Tia followed. Andrew walked in behind them as they all went to their rooms. He waited a moment hearing them moving their stuff around. About half an hour later they all came down packed up and Andrew opened the door for them.
"When you feel like apologising and talking about this like normal human beings we can come to some agreement. But as for now don't bother coming back!"
They all left out the front door and walked away to a taxi that was waiting. They got inside and Connie looked at Andrew. "Frankie's an evil bitch and you've chosen the wrong side, do not come crawling back to me when it all goes sour for you." She said evilly and got in the car, with that they all left and Andrew went back inside locking the door. It started to throw it down with rain as night drew in.
Andrew went and sat at the dining room table and put his face in his hands crying. Frankie heard them go and came out the room with Teagan still asleep in her arms. She stood watching him cry and felt so guilty.
"I'm sorry…" Frankie said softly. "You should have let me go."
"Please Frankie not now, I've had enough."
"Enough what? What have I done?"
"Just stop with the fucking dramatics Frankie, I just sent my family away for you what more do you want from me?"
She stared at him sadly. "I never wanted anything but your love Andrew, I'm sorry if you think I take more than that. I asked you to let me go and let your family stay but you wouldn't…I guess that's really all I bring to us, dramatics."
Andrew sat quietly and held his head in his hands Frankie felt awful, her back was killing and her heart ached. What had she done so wrong? Did Andrew even love her anymore? Walking past him she went upstairs, into their bedroom and shut the door. She let out a sob and walked across the room, grabbing a bag. This time things were as strained as they could be, maybe it was for the best? She shoved clothes for her and Teagan into the bag, grabbing a few bottles and stuffing them in.
Teagan slept as she picked her up and grabbed the bag. Walking out the room she walked down the stairs and he looked up at her.
"I'm sorry I ruined your life with all my problems and my drama and everything else. All I ever wanted was to be happy for you to be happy." She went to the door and opened it, he stood up and went to her.
His eyes were raw from crying, he was sobbing and she melted at that very moment. "Please don't go, you're my everything, you're all I have left, if you go I'm nothing anymore. Please Frankie don't leave me." He fell to his knees and sobbed, she had never seen him so hurt and upset over anything in her whole time knowing him. He was always so strong but yet here he was so fragile and broken, he needed her so badly and she adored him so much she couldn't leave, even if she was ruining his life.
She went and put Teagan on the sofa and dropped down her things and took her coat and shoes off. Getting down on the floor in front of him she wrapped her arms around his chest and brought him to her. "Come to me baby." She whispered and he did.
He laid in her arms and she held him whilst he sobbed his heart out. "Shhh…" she whispered and kissed his head, running her fingers through his hair. "I'm here baby, I'm not going anywhere. I love you so much."
She stroked his back slowly, kissing his head and letting him cry it out. "Shhh…" she whispered over and over. Eventually he slowed and just laid in her arms, holding onto her, afraid she'd leave him.
"Let's get off the floor." She said, pulling back and standing up with his help. She took his hand and led him to the sofa. Laying down opposite Teagan she laid first on her back and he came in next to her on his side wrapping his arms around her and laying his head on her chest. She pulled the blanket over them and one over Teagan and she held him. Stroking his back slowly he gently fell asleep against her, she was hurting as much as him but this time she had to be his protector, she wasn't going to let anyone ever hurt him again.
They laid there till the early hours of the next morning. The sun was rising and Teagan was fussing. At some point Teagan had crawled on top of Frankie and Frankie had both of them cuddled up to her. She sat up putting Teagan down on the floor. Teagan grumbled rubbing her eyes. Andrew was fast asleep and she had to climb over him trying not to wake him up.
She managed to do it by going over the sofa the other way and she put a pillow where she was so he had something to cuddle. She got up and picked Teagan up first taking her to the bathroom with her she changed her and washed her and had a shower herself.
She threw back all the clothes she'd packed determined to stick around, this was her home and her man and she was a good person no matter what anyone said. She got dressed and got Teagan dressed and went back out to the kitchen, Andrew was still sleeping it was 6am. Frankie let Bruno and Snowy out and put the fireplace on. It was a cold morning.
She put Teagan in her high chair and fed her breakfast, she put some cereal in a bowl for Andrew and made him a coffee, she took it to the dining table and went to the sofa, kneeling down she leant over him and kissed his cheek softly, stroking his hair back.
He opened his eyes and sat up quickly looking at her. "Hey it's okay I'm here baby." She said and came between his legs.
"What time is it?" He asked looking around.
"7am." She said and ran her hands over his shoulders down his arms to his hands.
"I've got to get up and get some work done." He said and she stopped him.
"Baby no, you're not working today you've had enough the last couple of days you need to relax." She brought her hands up to his face as he sighed and stroked his stubbly chin. "That's my scratchy beard." She leant up and kissed his stubble, rubbing noses with him.
He reached up and pushed her shoulders, pushing her away from him. "Baby?" She asked and he got up. She stood too and watched him as he stumbled his way up the stairs. "Baby I made you breakfast?"
"Later." He said and went into their bedroom shutting the door. She sighed and went to the dinner table. She picked up his cereal and coffee and took it away.
Over the next few days Andrew fell into a deep depression, he wasn't eating barely drinking and when he did drink he drank vodka neat. She started hiding the bottles but he would always find them, he didn't come out of their room and he didn't want Frankie near him, he'd pushed her so far away she was trying to help him but she couldn't, everything she did and said was wrong, she argued with him but she knew she shouldn't so she kept backing down.
He snapped at Teagan and frightened her so she cried. So now Frankie kept her downstairs or in her bedroom. Frankie tried everything she could think of but a week later and he was living in a pit that was their room. The blinds were constantly drawn and he lay in his own bottles and scraps of food that he barely touched, she couldn't even sleep with him and sex was so far out of the equation it didn't exist.
She knew she only had one option left but she wanted to try one last time to reach him. She went upstairs and knocked on their door, going in she went over to him as he lay on his stomach, his head on the pillow staring out into nothing. She knelt down beside the bed and slowly reached up, touching his face.
"My sweet baby." She whispered lovingly. She ran her fingers through his hair and she tried to kiss him but he pulled away. "Baby?" She asked and he turned his head away.
"Baby I know you don't want to see or hear me right now but I want you to know I love you, so much, and no matter what happens I always will."
She stroked his back and sat up next to him on the bed. "Baby please look at me." She asked but he didn't. "Baby…" she broke down crying and put her head on his back. The tears flowed quietly but her voice gave her away. She held his shoulders and put her arms around his chest. "Baby please, wherever you are come back to me, find me and hold onto me. I adore you my sweet handsome, gorgeous husband and I want us to be a family."
"Hah!" He spat angrily, "families are nothing! Get off me Frankie!" He shoved her back away from him and she fell off the bed to her butt. The bang made her back hurt and she winced in pain. He didn't even look, didn't move, didn't say sorry, nothing.
"Andrew?" She asked him, he didn't respond so she got up and went to him again. This time she went to the other side of the bed and knelt down. "Baby…I've tried everything, but I don't know if I'm really what you want. I think you need your family here and for that I need to be gone. Andrew please, I love you so much and I don't want to leave but I will if that's what it will take for you to get your family back in your life, for them to get you back to being you."
He never said anything, she desperately searched his eyes for some kind of love from him, she needed him and his touch and she couldn't do this without him. "Baby please?" She started to cry. "Baby I'm scared I'm loosing you, baby I don't know what to do, I'm not as smart and strong as you, I'm a fucking train wreck…baby…" she cried and rested her head on their blanket next to his hand. He still never said anything and she sobbed her heart out. She sat there sobbing for a few minutes and sighed getting up. She grabbed her bag and started putting things in it again, taking things like her passport and things for Teagan. Going over to the phone she picked it up and dialled in Connie's number.
"It's Frankie…. Andrew needs you badly I can't help him he's in a serious depression and I'm worried about him. Yes I'll be gone, okay bye." She hung up, they were still here staying in a hotel. She got her things together and sobbed as she came over to him, leaning down she kissed one last time with every ounce of love she had left in her. Her tears spoiling his beautiful cheeks. He didn't push her away but he also didn't react.
"Goodbye my love."
She got up and just as she went to walk away Andrew grabbed her hand. She looked back at him and he stared ahead not saying anything. He started pulling her towards the bed and she sat down on the edge. She sobbed as he ran his hand up her arm. "Frankie?" He said seeming like it was a strain.
"Yes baby?" She replied.
"Destroy the rosary in the barn!" He suddenly said. "Frankie destroy it quickly."
"What?!" She asked not understanding, then she remembered her mothers gift. "The one my mother sent me? Why?"
"Just….do…it…." He strained every word suddenly sitting up. He grabbed her round the neck and started choking her. She fought his grasp, but his hand was so strong. "Andrew stop it you're hurting me!"
"Die bitch!" He said evilly and tightened his grip. She walked backwards until she was against a wall and she reached around for something, she was starting to get the picture, something was wrong with that rosary and she had a feeling his depression, the way the others were behaving all had something to do with it.
She grabbed an ornamental wooden box and thrust it over his head, he staggered and let go she ran downstairs tripping down over the stair gate at the bottom, she grabbed Teagan out of her pen and ran to Andrew's office, she locked her inside with Bruno and Snowy and kept the key in a safe space on her.
Running across the room Andrew appeared again and grabbed her top, pulling her he threw her across the floor, she slid into the cupboard, he came over and grabbed her collar lifting her up with one hand he held her in the air, she swung her legs in the air and eventually kicked him in the chest, he again dropped her and she fell to the floor crawling behind the chair. He staggered but recovered easily, he started calling her name.
"Frankieeeee…."
She moved as he moved and scurried back behind the sofa and then the sofa into the kitchen hiding behind the counter top. His hands suddenly appeared above her on the surface but she held her breath and kept as close as she could to the cupboard.
He started to round the counter and she quickly moved down towards the hallway, she stopped and opened a draw as quietly as she could, she pulled out the box and took the rosary out, suddenly he ran towards her and she dived into the laundry room slamming the door shut and leaning against it. He banged hard on it and threw his weight into it, she managed to pull the washer half way against the door with her foot and a hand, he suddenly threw his weight into it and she went flying backwards, he fell on top of her and she protected her baby belly, using her hands to brace his fall.
He grunted and she kneed him in the nuts, he yelled in pain and she managed to squirm out back into the hallway and ran down to the drawers in the kitchen she started throwing things out of the drawers looking for the hammer. Finally she found it and she grabbed it just as he ran into the kitchen. Running she ran towards the patio doors but Liam blocked her exit. "Fuck!"
She turned around and ran jumping over the coffee table but Tia and Connie were at the front door she had nowhere left to go but upstairs. She ran up the stairs and ran to their room locking the door, she grabbed the lighter off the side and started running to the balcony, she climbed over the railing and started to clamber down until she was hanging, a reminder of the time before she broke her leg flashed in her mind briefly and she prayed the plate in her ankle would hold, she let go and fell to the ground, thankfully it wasn't that far.
"She's out here!" Tia shouted and Frankie got up bolting for the barn, getting inside she quickly ran to the back of the barn to a stone that sat back there. She grabbed the rosary out of her pocket and put it on the stone swinging back the hammer she stopped and thought about it, if the devil were possessing them why would he be worried if she destroyed a rosary?
"Fuck it." She said and as they burst in, she swung the hammer down on the rosary and the rosary smashed into a million pieces, Andrew, Connie, Tia and Liam all fell to the floor, something evil screamed in the air so loud it hurt all their ears including Frankie's. Frankie grabbed the pieces of the rosary and ran past them all.
"Frankie!" Andrew said staggering to his feet, he felt like he had dead legs. Frankie ran inside and grabbed the box her mother sent her the rosary in. She shoved the shards of rosary into the box and grabbed some newspapers. Running past Andrew she ran to the barrel away from the house that they used to burn things in, she chucked it all in there and grabbed a petrol can from the barn. She went back and threw it over it and lit her lighter throwing it in. The whole thing had burnable things in it anyway so the whole thing went up like a light. Frankie stepped away from it and collapsed to her knees.
Connie, Liam and Tia watched from the barn and Andrew ran over to Frankie. He dropped to his knees in front of her and she broke down sobbing falling into him. He grabbed her and wrapped his arms around her tightly, holding her as close to him as he could.
"Baby I'm sorry, it wasn't me, it was…I don't even know but I'm back now I'm here I'm…" Frankie was mentally exhausted, she had just been through a range of emotions in less than an hour. Despair, incredible sadness, heartache, fear, anger, desperation, horror, worry, shock…"
She didn't know where she was anymore and she wanted to be left alone. Half an hour ago she only knew Andrew as the man she couldn't save and now here he was back to normal, she was mentally fucked.
"Leave me alone." She said and got up running away and into the house, she got Teagan out of the office and took her into the downstairs guest room where she'd been sleeping.
Frankie held her daughter tight and sobbed she cuddled her close and Teagan hugged her back. "Don't cry mama me get dada…"
Teagan got down and ran over to the door, Andrew was just coming in and Teagan looked up at him. "Mama sad."
"Mammy…" Andrew said and Connie came over taking her. Andrew shut the door and locked it and walked slowly over to Frankie.
"Baby I'm sorry… I was trapped inside my own body, we all were… we could hear and see but we couldn't speak then I managed to work out what was going on…"
"An hour ago I thought I was never going to see you again, I thought you were completely lost in the darkness, that I had truly failed as a mother and a wife, I thought that everybody hated me and I was going to commit suicide and leave you our children. Now you're here acting all normal and everything's fucking fine! Everything is not fucking fine! I'm not fucking fine!" She screamed at him.
"I'm sorry… what else can I say baby? I didn't want to be that way trust me I saw you and heard everything you said and did and it killed me…baby…" he got close enough and he reached out and touched her softly, she fought him but he dived into her and wrapped his arms around her as she hit him. He held onto her tightly and she sobbed as hard as she could into him.
"Shhh baby I'm here, it's okay you don't have to be strong anymore I'm here I'll take it, I got you." He held her and she cried hard into him. "Shhh…" he whispered and stroked her back and head.
"Them bloody rosary's huh?" He laughed a little as did she. He felt her ease up a little and he let go of her slowly, drying her eyes.
"I'm exhausted Andrew, mentally and physically, I just need to sleep but I want you with me, will you sleep with me?"
"Baby of course." He said getting unchanged. He slipped off his clothes and left his boxers and t shirt on, she slipped down to her T-shirt and panties and they both got in the bed. She faced him and they scooted together as close as they could get, Frankie could barely hold it all together, she touched his face and finally she kissed him, he replied the kiss and she could feel the strain easing away from her. She pulled away and in desperation she reached around his neck with her arms and pulled herself to him, crying her eyes out.
"Hey…" he whispered and sat up, he pulled her up to him and she straddled his lap, he rested her head on his shoulder and held her rubbing her back.
"I would never let you leave baby no matter how depressed I was, I'm sorry you had to go through that baby I tried hard to fight it…."
"I know, I'm sorry….i just can't do this right now…" she went to get up but he stopped her.
"Kiss me." He said.
"Andrew…"
"Kiss me please."
She gave him a quick kiss and he shook his head. "Oh heck no I want my proper kiss." He smiled. She sighed and went wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning in she pressed her lips to his and they started to kiss, slowly at first and then deeper and more passionate. She felt her pain and sadness draining from her the more he took over her. The more their kiss lasted the more she needed him, the more her hands began to roam and she touched him, his arms and neck and head, her hands moving all over him like she'd been separated from him for months.
He kissed her neck and jawline, he held her so tenderly and caressed her so carefully, she was so delicate and fragile he was afraid he'd break her. He softly stroked her sides and her hips, down over her thighs. He ran his hands back under her T-shirt and softly played with her breasts, his fingers teasing her nipples.
She lost herself in his touch, he touched her in a way that nobody else could and he had a power over that was his alone. He gently pulled off her top and lowered her to the bed. Her heart pounded as she fell so in love with him, even more so than she already was.
Pulling off her panties he tossed them aside and looked at his beautiful work of art. He started kissing her thighs and working his kisses all around until he found her love, her hot mound. He played with her teasing and sucking and nibbling, licking and rubbing her until wave after wave of pleasure poured from her. It made him rock hard to do it and for her pleasure.
Working his way up over her he massaged her beautiful body, kissing her, teasing her before he came over her and slid himself suddenly into her, she wasn't ready and his member suddenly filled her completely. She lost it and orgasmed right then, he continued and moved in her as they had hot sex.
She moaned for him and he for her. "Oh baby just there…" she said arching her back as he pummelled her, taking what was his and his alone.
"Damn baby you're so fucking hot." He said as she writhed in pleasure under him making his member throb. He came down to her side, turning her away from him he pushed her leg up as he thrust into her again, she rocked on him, matching his deep thrusts with her own. They dripped with sweat as the hot sex drove them deeper and harder and more wild than ever. Thankfully they were at the end of a long hall and his family was all outside.
She moaned hard over and over as he took over her body in hot hard sex, their breathing matched and she came, suddenly and so hard she clamped down on him, shaking in pleasure, he couldn't hold it and the intense sensation rocked him as he exploded inside of her.
They both moaned hard as they released and slowly they came down, hot and writhing in each others love. She fell to the bed panting and shaking still from the intense pleasure he'd given her. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her neck, she turned her head to him and they kissed passionately, slowing until he whispered, "sleep baby." He said and she nodded. He wrapped her protectively in his arms and held her until they both fell to sleep.