A/N: still going strong! Still loving these two! Enjoy!
It had been a week since the ordeal with the rosary and Frankie had well and truly rested, Andrew came and went whilst she rested. Frankie made her peace with his family who had no idea what happened and were confused why they would say the things they did. Andrew brought Teagan to see her, then he would come and stay longer just the two of them. Frankie stayed in the room just relaxing, she caught up on sleep and the baby seemed a lot happier. His family had come back from the hotel and moved back in with them for another two weeks.
Frankie decided she couldn't lay about anymore and got up, going in the shower. She was showering when she felt two hands on her hips. She jumped scared and Andrew smiled, she turned to him and laid against his chest. He stroked her arms and hips as he joined her showering, he kissed her neck and she wrapped her arms around him, he sighed happily and held her to him. The baby kicked and he felt it against his stomach.
"Hey mister!" He bent down and kissed her stomach. "If I want to kiss your mummy is that ok?" He waited a few seconds and arm appeared. "I'll never get over how weird that looks."
"I'll never get over how much he moves, he's definitely gonna be trouble."
"Well I wonder who he gets that from?"
"Hmmm definitely not me!" She laughed and he kissed her belly again coming back up and kissing her lips passionately.
"Baby?" He asked smacking her butt. "Hmm?" She replied looking at him.
"Are you up for a barbecue tonight? It's a beautiful day and the temperature is soaring. Maybe a little bit of a party, I can come stay in here with you if you still need to rest?"
"No baby I'm getting up and yes I would love a barbecue. It's about time we had some good times."
"Okay sounds good." He smiled happily and picked her up spinning her around. Frankie laughed and he dropped her down, he made out with her and helped her to finish showering and she helped him. When they were both clean she got out and he helped her get dressed.
She put on some hot pants and a flowery off the shoulder top. Drying her growing hair and straightening it whilst he got dressed. She put some sandals on and Andrew did them up around her ankle for her, when he finished he stood up and admired her.
"Baby I'm married to a goddess."
"And I'm married to my king, my god."
"Come here you sexy lady." He grabbed her and cuddled her, stroking her back and grabbing her butt. "God you're hot."
"And I'm all yours…" she smirked.
"Yes you are." He smiled happily. Taking her hand he pulled her back out into the kitchen, lounge and then outside.
"Here she is whale ass!" Liam joked.
"Very funny!" Frankie laughed.
"Nah I'm just kidding, sexiest woman in the USA."
"Err!" Tia said.
"After you baby." He said laying back in his deck chair.
"Good save…" she laughed looking at Frankie and smiling. Frankie laughed. Teagan came over with Bruno biting her butt playfully.
"Mama!" She wined and Andrew laughed.
"Bruno!" Frankie said getting up and going over. Bruno jumped around excitedly and Teagan threw his ball. He ran after it and she laughed clapping. Frankie dusted off Teagan's butt and went and sat back down.
"Can't believe she's going to be 3 tomorrow." Connie said, Andrew nodded.
"They grow up quick." Liam said. Frankie suddenly sat up.
"Shit!" She said and Teagan repeated it. Andrew told her off and Frankie jumped up, running to the kitchen and looking for her phone.
"Baby?" Andrew said coming in worried. Frankie found her phone and dialled in a number.
"Simon!" Frankie said when the person answered. "I'm so sorry I'll be there in like 15 minutes tops…okay….no problem….bye." She hung up. "Can you drive me into town?"
"Sure but who's Simon?"
"He's a baker he's made Teagan's birthday cake I completely forgot."
"Oh crap. Yeah let's go." He grabbed his car keys and they dashed out to the car. Getting in they drove to the shop just in time before he locked up. Frankie dashed inside and paid him with a really good tip.
"It's stunning Simon she'll love it thank you." She said and took it out to the car. She held the cake and showed Andrew.
"Wow that's amazing!" Andrew said, she smiled. "She's gonna love it I know."
"That's if we get it home in one piece." He laughed driving off.
"We'll be extra careful." Frankie turned the radio on to Britney Spears. Frankie sung along as Andrew drove them home. Once they got there Andrew took the cake in and Frankie followed him.
"Where have you two been?" Connie asked grabbing a beer.
"Look!" Frankie jumped up and down excited.
"Oh my god! Liam, Tia!"
They all came in and looked at the cake.
"Wow that's amazing! I've got to take a picture wait!" Tia said grabbing her phone and snapping a few photos.
Frankie smiled she couldn't wait to show Teagan. Everyone eventually went back outside and Frankie joined them.
The majority of the day they sat around talking and listening to music, Frankie really like Tia, she was a good laugh and she thought her and Liam really suited each other.
"Mama." Teagan came over and held her arms up. "Milk!" Teagan demanded and Frankie sat her on her knee.
"I'll rev up the barbecue baby." Andrew said and Frankie went inside and got Teagan a bottle.
"Why don't you watch some cartoons baby?" Frankie said and put her on the sofa, putting the tv on for her. Snowy jumped off her perch and jumped over, sitting with her paws in Teagan's lap, she rested her head down on her as Teagan multitasked stroking her ears, drinking her bottle and watching the cartoons.
Frankie went and walked over to Andrew, she put her hands around his waist as he was setting up. He stopped and turned to her, "you okay baby?"
"Just wanted a cuddle."
"Always got time for that." He smiled and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her softly. He stroked her back and swayed with her for a few minutes.
"You need any help?" She asked letting him go. He shook his head and kissed her forehead before carrying on with what he was doing.
"Go sit down baby, take it easy. Do you need anything?"
"No I'm good thank you." She smiled and watched him a second before going back to her seat. Andrew eventually set the barbecue up and got the food cooking, within a little while he flipped some burgers, sausages and a few other things off the pit and Frankie brought the salad to the patio table as they all sat down to eat. Teagan had fallen asleep but Frankie didn't want her sleeping too much so she got up and went over to her.
"Sweet girl…" she said and Teagan cried at being woken up, she was tired and she didn't want to be fussed. Frankie picked her up and tried to comfort her but she cried insistently.
"Teagan, enough." Frankie said trying to calm her down.
"Want me to take over?" Connie said and Frankie shook her head.
"No I got it thank you."
"Here give her to me I'm brilliant with kids." Tia said and walked over to Frankie practically pulling her from her arms. "Tia…" Frankie said and Teagan started crying even more reaching out for Frankie.
"Tia stop just give me her." Frankie said, Teagan cried harder. "Teagan, no! Stop it!" Tia said as Teagan wriggled to get free and accidentally caught Tia across the jaw. Andrew jumped up as Tia dropped Teagan.
"Stupid little bitch!" Tia said and went to kick Teagan when Andrew shoved her hard. Frankie gasped and ran to Teagan who was sobbing. Tia fell back to her butt and Andrew grabbed Teagan.
"Give her to me." Frankie said panicking and Andrew handed her to Frankie. Frankie panicked and checked her over. "Oh my god, oh my god…" Frankie was full on panicking. Andrew was about to kick the shit out of Tia when his immediate attention was drawn to Frankie and Teagan. He took them into his office shutting the door.
"It's ok Frankie calm down!" Andrew said and sat them down in the big comfy sofa seat. He checked Teagan over but apart from a little red mark on her head where she bumped it she was fine.
"She's fine baby, it's okay." Andrew said, Frankie held her so tightly to her she closed her eyes and rocked her. "Shhh Teagan." She said softly as Teagan cried.
Andrew sat in front of Frankie and wrapped his arms around both of them, cuddling her as she panicked. He kissed Frankie's head and held the both of them. Teagan calmed down slowly sandwiched between Andrew's chest and Frankie's, she sniffled and rubbed her eyes. Slowly she fell back to sleep and Frankie stroked her head slowly.
"See? She's fine. Babies are squishy for a reason…" he smiled and kissed Frankie softly.
"I don't want her near our daughter Andrew, I've lost all respect for her and trust."
"Okay baby, I agree one hundred percent, I don't even want her in the house anymore."
Frankie stroked Teagan's head and looked up at Andrew. "Thank you."
"What for?" He said kissing her softly.
"Saving us." She said.
"Nobody hurts my girls." He said and got up, he pulled her up and opened the door to the office walking out.
"Is she okay?" Connie said worriedly coming over.
"She's fine." Andrew said, "where is she?"
"Liam is just chasing her down the road."
"I can't believe he's going after her!" Andrew said and went to go. Connie stopped him.
"Oh no he grabbed her stuff and chucked it out and is now running her off the property." Just as she said it Liam came through the door and walked over to Frankie.
"Is she alright?!"
"She's fine thankfully." Frankie said protecting her.
"Nobody touches my niece and gets away with it!" Liam said pumped up.
"How's she going to get home?" Connie asked.
"I couldn't give a shit fucking bitch!" Liam said and started pacing.
"Calm down bro. Thank you." Andrew said stopping him and shaking his hand.
Liam calmed and eventually the group went back outside to their food, luckily it was still warm but Andrew heated it all back up on the barbecue anyway. Once he did they all sat down and Frankie sat next to Andrew.
He kissed Teagan's head and began to eat. Frankie kept hold of Teagan and ate her food. As the night drew in the music played all the old Irish songs and Liam and Andrew and Connie were all pissed out their skulls singing. Frankie had put Teagan to bed and rejoined the group with her orange juice.
"I've got this one!" Liam said, "mammy!"
"Far away!" Connie shouted.
"Sad to say I must be on me way so buy me beer and whiskey cos I'm going far away!"
"Far away!" Connie and Andrew shouted.
"I'd like to think of me returning when I can to the greatest little boozer and to Sally Maclennane!" Liam did an Irish jig and Frankie laughed as they all sang Irish songs.
"So it's no, no never! Never no more, will I play the wild rover no never no more!" They all sang, the sunset long ago and it was early in the hours of the morning, Connie had gone to bed, but she stayed with Liam and Andrew, sitting on Andrew's lap she dozed off.
"She'd be no good on a night out in Dublin!" Liam said laughing.
Andrew stroked her hair out of her eyes and kissed the top of her head softly. "Probably drink both of us under the table lad." Andrew said.
"Ahh, she's a firecracker when she be on one."
"She's definitely passionate when she truly believes in something."
Liam stared at the both of them for a long minute. "I wish I could find a girl like her, if she weren't married to you I'd scoop her up in a heartbeat. She's perfect."
"Yeah she is." He paused and wrapped his arm around her shoulder pulling her closer and kissing her again softly. "I tell you something bro, I absolutely adore her, I mean really fucking adore her. I'd never be able to live with myself if anything ever happened to her, honestly I'd die. She means so much to me, her and Teagan and our son…. I couldn't love them any more than I do, I don't know what I did but I really fell lucky with her."
"Sure that you did bro…fancy a threesome?"
Andrew laughed and shook his head. "With my own brother that would just be too weird!"
"Ah c'mon we'd be looking at her not each other, I reckon she'd be begging for it."
"Ask her in the morning see what she says and stand well back!" Andrew laughed, he wouldn't share Frankie with anyone, that was his precious gem.
"Well she fell lucky with you too…"
"Wow are you complementing me bro?"
"In a manly way yeah!" He laughed.
"Of course." Andrew laughed. They sat in silence for a minute.
"I wish it had been me…" Liam said.
"What?" Andrew asked confused.
"Sean." Liam said simply. "Should have been me, I'm the fucking useless one, you two were always the apples of mammy's eyes. I was always the screw loose."
"Liam she loves you as much as she loves me and Sean, she just wishes you'd settle down and not be so pissed off all the time."
"I can't seem to find a woman who fits us, every woman I pick is psycho."
Andrew thought about it for a moment and then remembered how good a matchmaker Frankie was. "Maybe Frankie can hook you up with someone, she's awesome at it."
"I dunno I wouldn't want to you know ask her…"
"Let me ask her. I'll wait till the morning and I'll ask her for you, but Liam if she does hook you up with someone you've got to make sure you treat them like properly and settle down, remember she's your woman and you'd move heaven and earth for her not the other way round!"
"Yes mammy!" Liam laughed.
"Anyway I'm going to bed." Andrew said and lifted Frankie's chin. Slowly he leant in and kissed her, stroking her face. She stirred and sat up.
"Bedtime baby." He said and stood up with her, his legs dead from having her sat on them. Liam got up and Frankie wrapped her arms around Andrew as they walked he cuddled her and they came inside locking up.
Andrew led Frankie up to their bedroom and inside locking the door. Frankie stripped off to her panties and Andrew stripped to his boxers. "You'll be cold, put a T-shirt on."
"I'll be wearing you." She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck kissing him, he stroked her hips and smirked. "Oh it's like that is it?"
"Oh yeah bad boy." She laughed and he grabbed her pulling her down onto the bed, with that they made love, eventually winding up tangled in each others arms across the bed, falling asleep.
The next morning Andrew woke up and looked at Frankie sleeping peacefully in front of him, her back to his chest. He kissed her neck and stroked her belly. She roused and looked over her shoulder at him, he kissed her softly and she replied it.
"Morning my Queen." Andrew said sitting up. "Oh my god my head."
Frankie sat up and got up straddling his lap. She ran her fingers through his hair and he looked up at her kissing her neck. She wrapped her arm around his neck and kissing his jawline, caressing his neck.
"Mmm…" he whispered and closed his eyes. She kissed up his face and across his forehead, down his nose and to his lips. "You're so sexy." He said stroking her beautiful body.
She rocked against him and teased him, he pushed against her grabbing her butt playfully and turning her onto her back. She giggled as he came over her, leaning down and making out with her.
"Baby?" He asked stroking her hair back a little.
"Yeah?" She replied stroking his face. He kissed her hand and looked down at her.
"How do you feel like playing matchmaker again for Liam?"
"Liam?" She laughed, "god no, I don't think I know anyone who'd be interested in him." Andrew sat up and sat on the edge of the bed, Frankie sat up and looked at him. "Sorry baby I didn't mean that the way it came across, I just mean, well, he's complicated."
"I know but he wants to settle down and he's not doing a very good job picking women, I thought you could work your magic like you did with Linda and Christian."
She thought about it but she really didn't know anyone. "I'll try." She said and touched his arm. He smiled and kissed her.
"That'll do, he just wants someone like you."
"Oh boy." She laughed and looked at him, "no pressure then…I'm not making promises Andrew."
"Do what you can baby, that's all I'm asking. Last night he said it should have been him that died not Sean, that he wasn't as loved as me and Sean."
"Oh no that's not true, your mom loves you all equally."
"I know but he's getting down about not finding someone to settle down with."
"Well baby I'll try… I'm not gonna promise I can hook him up though."
"I know you'll do your best." He kissed her and pulled her up with him going to the shower.
A little later after Teagan opened her presents and everything settled down, Frankie went into Andrew's office and started making some phone calls to old friends but nobody was interested.
Frankie sighed and said bye to the last friend in her book. She was all out of ideas when Andrew came in.
"Hey, how's it going?"
"I err…" she stumbled.
"That good?"
"Well nobody's out for the feels right now baby…"
"I'll pretend I understood that, anyway we need to go to the shop and get some buns for the barbecue the ones we had are gone."
"Okay, I'll go baby."
"I'll drive you, I don't want you walking."
"Well I already have fankles." She said getting up and showing him as she walked over.
"Fankles?"
"Fat ankles, fankles."
"Ahh." He laughed going out the room with her. Going out to the car they got in and Andrew dropped her outside the small private shop in the town. Going inside she looked around for a few minutes when she heard a noise from behind her.
"Go away!"
"You're a pretty little thing aren't you." A familiar voice said, Frankie thought for a minute then remembered the man when she was out getting the bin in. Frankie rounded the isle and a older woman maybe in her early forties slim with glasses and red curly hair short and wearing a summery top with ripped jeans, stood facing off with the creepy man.
Frankie could tell she was a shy woman and didn't want to be bothered with him. She clutched a book to her chest and kept stepping back as he stepped closer. Frankie snook back and text Andrew telling her about the man and that she needed him.
She went back around the corner and made herself visible. "Back off!" Frankie said.
"Ahh I remember you!" The guy said and smirked. "I've been watching you." He smiled.
"Just leave her alone you freak." Frankie said seriously. Frankie walked over to the woman and stood between her and the man. The guy put his hands on Frankie's breasts and grabbed them hard. She forced his hands away. "Get off me you sick fuck!" She said.
"Or what huh?" He laughed and Andrew grabbed his jacket dragging him outside the shop and throwing him to the floor. Frankie ran out of the store dragging the woman with her, they watched as Andrew kicked the living shit out of him.
"Touch my wife again and you'll be eating your dick!" Andrew said, the guy stood no chance. He laid in the dirt and spat up blood. Andrew turned back to Frankie and came back to her, are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine, are you okay?" She asked the woman.
"Yeah I'm fine." She said shyly, quickly going back in the shop.
"I'll be right out baby thank you." She said and kissed him. He kissed her back and went back to the car. Frankie went back inside and found the woman.
"Hey sorry are you really okay? Did he hurt you?" Frankie asked her.
"No I'm fine thank you." She said quickly.
"Hey." Frankie said softly and touched her arm gently. "Honestly are you okay?"
The woman sighed and looked at her as she put some cereal in her basket. "He's been following me around all week, he's scaring me I'm worried if I go home he'll follow me."
"Well why don't you hang around somewhere safe for a while? Just make sure he's not following you."
"Where? The university is closed and my library is being renovated."
"Are you a student?"
"I'm a teacher believe it or not."
"Wow I never would have guessed." Frankie said for someone so shy.
"Listen I know you don't know me but my husband and my family are having a barbecue, hence the bread!" She grabbed the rolls and buns. "It's my daughters third birthday. Anyway we would love to have you join us. I mean my husband is a former priest and he's Irish and his family is visiting from Ireland, well his mum and brother."
"I don't know…" the woman said, "I don't even know your names."
"I'm Frankie Kiernan and the guy out there was my husband Andrew Kiernan. I promise we're normal people not some weirdo murderers."
The woman giggled sweetly and sighed. "I'm Zara Thomas." She held out her hand. Frankie shook it and smiled.
"Oh I'm pregnant by the way I'm not just really fat." Frankie laughed as they went to the counter to pay for their goods. Once they'd paid she led Zara outside and to the car, the evil guy was lurking and Andrew got out the car walking to Frankie and Zara. "Everything okay?" Andrew asked walking them back to the car.
"Yeah, Zara this is Andrew, Andrew this is Zara Thomas she's joining us for dinner if that's ok?"
"Sure." Andrew smiled shaking her hand. They all got into the car and Andrew deliberately drove a different direction to throw the guy off. Before turning to rejoin the road he needed later up.
"So Zara what do you do for work?" Andrew asked.
"I'm a teacher at Bakewell University. I teach first year students English Literature."
"Wow that's quite a job, I almost took English Literature but opted for science instead."
"It's a tough subject." Zara said and chuckled. "It matters not what some is born, but what they grow to be." Zara said.
"Is that Shakespeare?" Frankie asked, Andrew and Zara laughed.
"It's Harry Potter baby." Andrew said.
"Oh!" She laughed.
Zara giggled and looked to Andrew and Frankie. "You two have an awesome dynamic."
"Well that's because I'm the smart one!" Frankie said proudly.
"Of course you are baby." Andrew smiled tapping her leg. Zara giggled again.
Pulling up on the driveway they all got out and went inside. "Wow what an amazing home." Zara said and jumped when Bruno came over excited.
"Oh do you like dogs and cats?" Frankie asked.
"I love them!" She bent down and stroked Bruno, fussing him. He licked her and Zara smiled.
"Well that's Bruno, Snowy the cat is around here somewhere." Frankie said and led her into the room.
"This is Connie Kiernan, the mammy, Connie this is Zara Thomas, we met at the store." Frankie laughed and Connie shook her hand.
"It's grand to meet ya."Connie said.
"Likewise." Zara replied, just then Liam wandered in and Zara froze, Liam did too.
"Errr…" Frankie started looking at them both as they stared at each other. "Err… Liam is Andrews brother, Liam this is Zara Thomas."
Liam was gobsmacked at her beauty and went over. "Erm hi, nice to meet you." He shook her hand.
Zara was likewise surprised and she felt suddenly shy and like a delicate flower. "Umm hello." She replied blushing.
Frankie jumped in and stopped a situation escalating. "Well Zara that's our daughter Teagan and that's the whole family. Why don't you come sit down outside and we'll get you a drink."
"I'll have a beer." Liam and Zara said at the same time. Zara blushed again and giggled nervously.
"No problem! Liam why don't you show Zara the lake?"
"I'll come…" Andrew was about to say when Frankie grabbed him and put her hand over his mouth. Zara and Liam didn't even notice and followed each other out into the garden.
Frankie quickly ran and put some romantic music on softly. When they were by the lake Frankie kissed Andrew excitedly.
"What the?!" He said smothered.
"Love at first sight." Frankie said, pointing. "That's us minus the stigmata."
"Frankie…" Andrew laughed. "There's no way, absolutely no way, they are so different from each other he wouldn't ever go for a woman like that in a million years."
"Just watch and see, I'm never usually wrong and I have a good feeling about this."
"He does seem smitten with her Andrew and it looks like the feelings mutual." Connie agreed.
"Well let's see what happens then." Andrew nodded. Frankie grabbed the beers and they all went back outside.
The day passed by quickly but Liam and Zara couldn't stop laughing, they spoke about the things they liked and what they didn't, their personalities were so similar, where she was smart he was sassy, they complimented each other so well.
They were all having an amazing time laughing and eating, drinking and dancing. Zara really came out of her shell, she opened up about her life a little more, but the thing she really dreaded most was about to be revealed.
Frankie got up and went around the corner of the house to get the ball for Teagan. When she did she saw the man from earlier storming across the driveway. Teagan came to Frankie and Frankie grabbed her. She ran back to Andrew.
"Oh my god Andrew!" She said scared. Everyone jumped up and Andrew took her arms.
"Baby what's wrong?" He asked her, he could see she was scared.
"That man's here!" She said and held Teagan close, just as she said it he came around the corner and made a beeline for Zara.
Zara got up scared and hid behind Liam, Liam instantly protected her and went towards the guy.
"Get out my way!" The guy said. Liam held him back, Andrew went to go when for Frankie it clicked and she suddenly feared she knew why he was here. She held Andrew's arm to stop him, he looked at her and she shook her head.
"Who do you think you are?!" Liam said shoving him backwards.
"I'm her husband!" The guy said and Frankie covered her mouth correct in her assumption.
Liam stared at him and Zara stepped out. "He's right, Liam he's my husband."
Liam looked at her and she looked down sadly. "I'm sorry I tried to tell you but we were having such a good time I…" she trailed.
"This prick is your husband? Wow you could do a lot better than that!" He said remarkably not as hurt as everyone thought he would be. The guy rounded Liam and grabbed Zara by the hair, dragging her away.
Liam grabbed him and put his hand round the guys throat until he let her go. "Do you know if you ever touch her again I'll fucking kill you!"
"She's my property!" He said as Liam tossed him backwards. Frankie gave Connie Teagan and ran over to Zara.
"Zara you don't have to go with him…no woman should be in a relationship and be afraid!"
Zara was clearly terrified of him as she regressed into herself like she was in the shop, completely terrified. Zara looked at her and saw her kindness and love and to Liam who wanted to protect her, but they couldn't make her stay.
"You can stay here, we'll protect you from him!" Frankie said and Zara looked to her husband.
"You better come home bitch! Get here now you ugly dog!" He spat bitterly. Liam was seconds from loosing the plot and Frankie looked at Zara.
"Do it for Liam, let him be your safety." She said softly, there wasn't a person on earth who couldn't see they'd instantly fallen for each other.
"If you don't come home right now I'll fucking kill you bitch!"
"She's not going anywhere!" Liam said angrily when he felt a hand slip into his, he looked down at Zara and she smiled resting her head on his arm and holding him for his protection, he was her big strong hero.
Frankie smiled and walked over to Zara putting her hand on her shoulder.
"Looks like she's not going to take your bullshit anymore you freak so why don't you fuck off!"
"Uck off!" Teagan said and everyone looked at her. Connie smirked. "That's my girl." She laughed.
Whilst they looked away the guy ran at Zara but Liam grabbed her and moved her away suddenly. Unfortunately for Frankie she was left open and the guy went for her instead, he grabbed her shirt and pulled out a knife swinging her around so her back was to his chest, his arm around her neck whilst he held the knife out.
"Fucking move and she's dead, both of them!" He pushed the knife at her bump. She fought with him and he struggled to keep hold of her.
Andrew's heart jumped into his chest as he watched on in horror. "Let her go! She's pregnant for fucks sakes!"
"She's my trade, you want her, I'll have this one! I'm sure I could have her in ways you never could!" He smirked.
Just then sirens in the distance drew everyone's attention as they all watched police cars draw up the driveway. Cops got out and pointed their guns at him and Frankie. He was backed up against the lake and surrounded he shouted angrily but nobody listened, cops shouted for him to let her go.
One cop lined up a rifle and waited for a clean shot. There was a lot of shouting when suddenly he drew the knife back and turned towards the water swinging the knife down the bullet shot out just as he was doing so and he and Frankie fell into the lake.
Andrew ran over and ran into the lake desperate to get to Frankie. She struggled but broke free of his arm. She turned terrified as Andrew grabbed her and wrapped his arms around her.
"It's me!" He said and she calmed as he pulled her out of the water to the verge and looked at her. "Are you hurt, where does it hurt?" He panicked checking her over.
"Baby I'm fine!" She said and put her arms around his neck. He grabbed hold of her and held her close to him. "Oh my god…."
"I'm ok…"
"Oh god I thought he'd got you…"
Frankie wrapped herself into him and he held her protectively. Cops came over and dragged him from the river.
"One fatality." He said on his radio. "Are you ok miss?" He knelt down and asked Frankie.
"I'm fine, just cold." She said. He smiled and nodded. Zara walked over as they dragged his body out and stared. She had tears in her eyes, not because he was dead because he'd been a bastard to her since they got married but because she was finally free of him.
Liam walked over and slipped his hand in hers. She cuddled up to him and he wrapped his arms around her. Would you like to err…stay the night? I mean not with me if you don't want to!" He stumbled.
She laughed and looked up at him. "Let's go I've had enough." He leant down slowly and kissed her softly, their lips turned into a passionate kiss and Zara jumped up on him.
"Well I think that's enough for us, come on Teagan, we need to have a talk about your language." Connie said taking her inside. The cops took the guys body and had a word with the group before they all left too.
Andrew helped Frankie up and smiled. "Let's get you dry." He said and cuddled her. "And me." He added. They all went inside and locked up.
"Frankie?" Zara said walking with Liam. "Umm…" she walked over to her and whispered in her ear. Frankie smiled and nodded.
"Come on." She took her hand and led her upstairs. "We'll be right back." Frankie said and Liam looked to Andrew confused.
Frankie went to her draw and opened it up, pulling out a fresh clean pair of shorts and cami top. "Will this be ok?"
"That's fine thank you." Zara said taking them and sighing deeply.
"Zara, don't feel like you have to sleep with Liam, we've plenty of spare rooms…"
"I know but I… I don't know what it is about him, he makes me feel so protected and happy, he's so gentle and charming and… and… am I moving too fast?"
"I don't think so, I think you've been craving attention like this since forever, maybe Liam can help you to come out of your shell and be that bright, beautiful lady you were before your husband came. But do what feels comfortable for you, if you want to slow down just tell him, he's a good guy Zara and he's desperate to give his heart to someone but he'll understand."
"You're right I know you are…" Zara said and nodded. "Thank you Frankie. Oh do you have a condom? Just incase."
Frankie laughed out loud and looked down. "I don't, we don't use them, I'm on the pill when I'm not pregnant but I'm sure Liam has one." Frankie giggled.
Zara nodded and went to leave. "Here goes nothing." Zara laughed and left the room. Frankie sighed and went to the bathroom, she stripped off her wet clothes, ringing them out before tossing them down.
Once she was naked she got in the shower and sat on the floor leaning back against the wall, just letting the warm water run over her. She closed her eyes and drifted off, rubbing her bump slowly. Andrew came in and saw her, he stripped off and got in the shower, he ran his hands down her thighs leaning in to kiss her.
She stirred and smiled at him pulling his head back to hers for another kiss. He didn't fight her he kissed her lovingly, making out with her for a while, feeling her arms over her shoulders and down her sides.
"I love you." She said softly kissing the bridge of his nose. He replied with a kiss to her forehead.
"I love you too beautiful." He smiled and stroked her thighs as he sat between her legs.
"I'm exhausted I don't know about you." Frankie said.
"I'm ok but I can imagine you've had enough." Andrew cupped her chin. "Come to me baby."
She shuffled forward and wrapped her legs around him. He sat her on his lap and held her back. "That's better."
"Much better." She smiled wrapping her arms around his neck. They kissed passionately and he ran his hands up and down her body, she laid her head on his shoulder and he rubbed her back slowly.
They sat like that for a little while just holding each other and touching each other. Andrew eventually got her to her feet and they both cleaned up and got out the shower. He rubbed her and she rubbed him with the towels, afterwards he took her hand and led her back to the bedroom.
Laying her down on the bed he came down between her thighs and kissed her thighs slowly, up her legs and down over her mound. Slowly he began to tease her and play with her pussy.
She moaned for him and rocked her hips against him. The pleasure seemed to last forever until it was his turn and she pushed him to his back and started playing with his hardening member. He let out a gasp as he pushed into her mouth going with her rhythm.
After a suitable time he growled a little desperate for her, he pulled her up and she straddled his member not wasting time she thrust herself down into it and they began to writhe in pleasure. He played with her growing tits and she rubbed his chest as she rode him harder and harder. He pulled out and came behind her, bending her over and pushing into her from behind, he was incredibly horny and she loved it.
They moved with each other but she was feeling interested. She came and after she came down from her pleasure she turned towards him and put her leg over his. She grabbed his stiffness and looked at it as she stroked its length, she laid against his chest and looked up at him. They made out as she continued to stroke him.
"Do you like it?" She said as her strokes became more intense and she moaned his name. "Am I your sexy little woman?"
"Oh baby don't stop." He moaned and rested his head against hers watching her hand on him.
"It's so big baby, so hard." She whispered to his ear, he moaned hard kissing her neck and playing with her breasts.
"Oh baby,, Frankie, I love it, fuck!" He kissed her hard and she looked into his eyes as he thrust in and out of her teasing grip, he moaned and breathed hard as he shot his seed all over her thighs and love. He felt his heart pounding as he collapsed against her kissing her everywhere he could.
After a few minutes Frankie cleaned herself and him and returned to his arms, he put his arm under her head as laid against his chest. His other arm tucked behind his own head as he stared up at the ceiling. Frankie looked down at his member and played with it softly. He liked it and stroked her shoulder.
Frankie kissed his chest softly as she laid with him, she traced soft butterfly kisses all over his chest. He lightly stroked her side with his fingers closing his eyes, lost in the moment.
"Andrew?" Frankie asked.
"Yes baby?" He murmured.
"Am I smart enough for you?"
He shifted a little and nodded. "Of course."
"I mean I don't know any interesting facts and I can't tell you how the coffee machines make coffee but, I think maybe I'm good at something?"
"Definitely…" Andrew said falling asleep. Frankie sighed and sat up. She wasn't jealous but the way Zara and Andrew connected so easily made her feel so stupid. She was just a dumb blonde she thought.
Getting up she pulled on some panties and one of Andrew's T-shirts and sat on the bed, looking at one of Andrew's books. She picked it up and she couldn't even read the title.
"Fal..is…sific…" Frankie tried but she couldn't say the word. Andrew sat up and kissed her shoulder. "Come to bed baby."
"Andrew how do you say this word?" She pointed. He looked and said it. "Falsification." He paused curious and looked to her as he pulled on his boxer and a T-shirt. "Why?"
"No reason." Frankie said and opened the book to a random page. She tried to read it but she hadn't got a clue how to say the words. He got up and sat behind her with his legs either side of her and his arms around her belly. He rested his head on her shoulder and watched as she tried to read the book.
"Images often appear in…" she tried to say the word but she couldn't. She shut the book and put it down.
"Hey…" he said and kissed her shoulder. "Try again."
"No I'm too stupid for big words like that." She said and laughed a little. "Give me the big book of ABC's… I should about manage that."
"Hey! Don't put yourself down Frankie, you're better than that." He got up and picked the book up. Turning to a page with a big word on he showed it to her. "What does that say?"
"Ex…peri.." she sighed and looked at him.
"Go on baby you got it try again."
"Experi…menitilist."
"Mentalist…" he said and said it with her. "Experimentalist."
"Experimentalist." She repeated and he smiled, he kissed her head and shut the book putting it down.
"Baby you're very smart in everything you do. So you struggle reading big words? That's what you've got me for and I'll always help you, you know that…"
"But…" she sighed and shook her head.
"What?" He asked her.
"Well you and Zara have so much in common and me and your brother were kind of on the same level and well… it feels like you should be married to Zara not me."
"Baby…" he turned her to him and took her hands. "I may have things to talk about with Zara but I tell you what? They're boring! Okay we could talk science and literature but then what? I can't listen to her talk about styling our daughters hair and clothes. I can't watch her tell me a funny story and laugh so much she can't finish it or even tell me 10 interesting facts about zebras."
Frankie laughed a little and he continued, "I have more in common with you and I find you a lot more interesting than anybody I know or work with. Baby you're amazing in your own way, you make me laugh till my sides hurt, you make love to me in ways that are so incredibly sexy and you do little things that make me feel loved and wanted. I love you Frankie and I don't want you to be like Zara, I married you just the way you are."
She smiled lovingly and cuddled him. "Thank you." She whispered and kissed him.
"You're welcome, now come back to bed. I want a snuggle whilst we sleep with my baby…both of you."
She crawled into bed next to him and snuggled up as tight as possible, he turned the light off and cuddled up to her stroking her arm. They laid in silence for a moment when Frankie said;
"Zara asked me if I could give her a condom earlier…" Frankie said and waited Andrew burst out laughing.
"We'll I guess we know what they're up to!" Andrew said.
"I gave her one of those extra small ones we have." Frankie smirked. Andrew sat up gobsmacked. Frankie burst out laughing and he grabbed her pinning her down. "I'll show you extra small."
She laughed as they play fought with each other until they wound up tangled in each others arms.
"I let them borrow the lube too." Frankie laughed and he went for her again laughing himself. He fell against her chest and she cuddled him close.
"I'm not tired anymore." Frankie said.
"Well I wonder why?!"
"Hey you keep me busy." Frankie smiled.
He climbed up over the top of her looking down at her, "are you ready for it?"
"For what?" She laughed.
"The ride of your life." He said proudly.
"It's more like a carousel but if you have to…" she chuckled as he grabbed her arms and kissed her passionately.
"Okay I'm tired now." He laughed and dropped next to her.
"Aww poor baby…I bet Liam goes all night…he's older than you right?"
"That's it!" He got up and looked down at her. "Get them clothes off we're doing it." He said as he took his clothes off. "I'm not being out-sexed by my older brother!"
She took her clothes off and spread her arms. "Come and get me big boy!"
After a while and after they both climaxed Andrew fell off her and panted, Frankie looked at him and cuddled up to him. "Wow that was amazing baby."
"You were great, damn your sexy." Andrew replied.
Frankie rolled to him and stroked his thigh softly, kissing his chest, trailing her kisses all over his body. Reaching down she started stroking him again and kissed him. He jumped as she touched his extra sensitive member.
"Baby?" He asked worried and she smirked.
"Only joking you can sleep now." She smiled and he breathed a sigh of relief.
The next morning Frankie showered after Andrew and waited till he was out the shower, scrolling through her phone. He went downstairs and when she was dressed she came down. Walking down the steps Teagan came straight to her. "Mamamama!"
"Hello beautiful little princess."
"Mama so beautiful." Teagan said and Frankie smiled looking at Andrew who was smiling. "Did daddy tell you to say that?"
"Yep!" She said happily getting down and running off. Frankie wandered over to him in the kitchen and slapped his butt. "Morning sexy man." She wrapped her arms around his neck. He smirked and kissed her grabbing her butt and brushing her hair from her eyes.
"Morning sexy woman. Thank you for last night." He said and held her close.
"Oh no thank you mister, you made sure I was very satisfied."
"Ditto sexy." He said and kissed her lovingly.
Connie came in from outside and rolled her eyes. "Am I the only one who didn't have a shag last night?"
Andrew choked on his coffee and Frankie patted him on the back. Both ended up laughing, Frankie looked around. "Where are the two lovebirds this morning?"
"At her place all day sorting things out there and having some private time." Connie said sighing. "Frankie you think you could find me a man to shag?"
Frankie about choked this time and looked to Andrew. "She's joking…I think!"
"Well there might be a toy boy out there who likes the mature woman."
"Mammy!" Andrew shuddered.
"Well you didn't just jump out me fanny boyo!"
Frankie laughed hard! She was laughing so much she had tears rolling down her cheeks. "Oh my god I can't breathe!" Frankie said.
Andrew was laughing too and Connie just laughed and shook her head.
Frankie got some cereal and put some Michael Bublé on and went and sat with Connie and Andrew outside. "Oh Michael I adore him." Connie said singing along with him.
"He's one man I wouldn't throw out of bed for snoring!" Frankie sighed.
"Do I exist?" He asked them.
"I'd throw you out of bed for anything, then I'd join you." She laughed and he laughed too.
"I used to say to Andrew's father, if you're going to fart you can sleep in the spare room."
"Did he?" Frankie asked.
"All the time!"
"Did you make him go?"
"Nah." She laughed.
"Ow!" Frankie suddenly dropped her bowl of cereal and sat forward. The cereal spilt over the table and Frankie stood up, holding her bump and taking deep breaths. "Ow god!" She breathed hard.
Andrew stood up and came to her quickly. "Baby are you okay?" He asked.
"Ow…" she couldn't catch her breath, she moved away from the table and her legs gave way, she fell into Andrew's arms.
"Frankie?!" Andrew panicked, falling to the floor with her. "What's wrong?" He asked and held her in his arms.
Frankie held her stomach and took a few deep breaths. "I'm ok help me up." She said and got up with Andrew's help. She walked into the house and went to the kitchen, leaning on the counter.
"Baby I'm worried about you, what's going on?"
"I'm okay I just need a minute please…" she said and suddenly flung herself into his arms crying. He held her to him as she wrapped her arms around his neck, crying into his shoulder.
"That's it I'm taking you to the hospital."
"No please I'm ok I just need to lay down…" she said and went to let go of him.
"No hold me. I'm not letting you go."
"Is it just stomach pains?" Connie asked.
"Yeah like I think he's kicking me in the ribs, it's just hurting way more than usual."
"He's probably hitting a nerve." Connie said and rubbed her back. "Ow!" Frankie jumped and Connie stopped.
"Sorry." Connie said and backed off she didn't want to hurt her anymore than she already was.
"I need to lay down…" Frankie said and walked towards the guest room downstairs. Andrew held her around the waist as she walked and came with her to the bed. She sat down on the bed.
"Will you rub my stomach?" She asked him, he nodded and kicked off his shoes, getting on the bed behind her he put his legs either side of her and came up as close as he could. Wrapping his arms around her waist he gently massaged her baby bump, the way he stroked it and very gently pressed it was so soothing she fell back against him and moaned softly.
"That feel better?" He asked.
"Yeah, please don't stop." She moaned and and put her hands over his closing her eyes.
"You realise your moans are turning me on?" He laughed a little and said quietly.
"I'll moan harder." She smiled and he kissed her neck. He carried on rubbing her belly gently until she stopped him. She turned a little to him, "thank you I feel better now."
"That's ok beautiful. You ready to finish your cereal?"
"What's left of it." She laughed and stood up, pulling him up. He turned her around and rubbed her belly a little more swaying with her slowly as he kissed her neck.
"Mmm… I'll be all over you if you don't slow down." She whispered. He laughed a little and cuddled her. "I wish you'd stop scaring me, I don't want you hurting in any way baby."
"Sorry." She said softly and turned to him, he lifted her chin and kissed her sweetly. "Precious lady, you don't have to ever be sorry."
"Well…I'm sorry anyway." She smiled and rested her head on his chest.
The next two weeks passed as quickly as they could, Liam and Zara were inseparable until the day had come for Connie and Liam to go home. Zara was beside herself and didn't want him to go, they'd truly fallen for each other.
Zara sighed and wiped her eyes as she sat down at the breakfast bar. "If I could get time off work I'd come with you but I can't." She said to Liam who was sat beside her.
"Babe it's ok, I know you want to, I want you to but you've got things here to sort out and I need to start my divorce proceedings."
"I know." She kissed him as Frankie walked into the kitchen. Frankie smiled and put the dish in the sink. "You two are so cute together." Frankie said with affection. They broke the kiss and laughed. Zara put her glasses on and Liam played with her curly auburn hair.
"Mommy." Teagan said and held her arms up. Frankie picked her up and held her on her hip. "What can I do for you angel?"
"Mommy drink."
"Juice?" Frankie said and got her sippy cup. She poured some baby juice out the fridge into the bottle and gave it to her, Teagan took it happily and sat on Frankie drinking it.
"When will I see you again?" Zara asked Liam.
"I'm coming back for two weeks in a few months, but I promise I will call you every day."
"You best." She smiled and kissed him softly.
Frankie couldn't imagine being separated from Andrew for months at a time. She wished it was different for them but it was always going to happen falling in love with someone from a different country.
Frankie put Teagan down and sighed going to Andrew who was working in his office. She knocked the door and he was on the phone when she walked in. She looked around at his books, paperwork and notes, it was an organised mess.
Andrew put the phone down and Frankie came over to him and sat in his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he rubbed her belly softly. "You okay baby?"
She sighed and looked at him. "I really feel sorry for your brother and Zara, can you imagine if we were separated for months at a time?"
"I'd probably get some work done." Andrew laughed and she rolled her eyes.
"Baby I'm serious what are we going to do about it?"
"What can I do about it? It's up to him what he wants to do, we can't force them together."
"I think he wants her to go with him but she wants him to come here…it's so awkward out there it's like watching Romeo and Juliet in live action."
"Leave them to it Frankie you know what he's like if you get involved in his love life."
"Yeah we don't want a repeat of that." Frankie sighed and kissed him. "I know you want them to be happy but let him do it on his own otherwise it'll be hell to pay."
"Okay baby." She smiled and kissed him. Getting up she walked out. The day drew on and the time came for them to leave.
"Goodbye angel see you again soon." Connie said to Teagan who was crying on Andrew's shoulder.
"Bye love." She hugged Andrew and Frankie as did Liam. They both got in the car after Liam fought to tear himself away from Zara.
Zara sobbed and waved as they drove off. Frankie and Andrew waved. Teagan sobbed as well on Andrew's shoulder. Frankie took Zara's shoulders and turned them towards Andrew. "You can cry on Andrew if you'd like?"
Zara walked over to Andrew and landed on his shoulder sobbing in chorus with Teagan, Andrew glared at Frankie and she laughed a little.
"Will you come in for more coffee Zara?"
"No, I've got to grade papers but I'll nip by maybe tomorrow." She said as she pulled away from Andrew and he patted her on the back.
"You're so like your brother I may have to make love to you just for comfort." Zara laughed, Frankie looked wide eyed at Andrew who looked mortified.
Zara walked over to her car and got in, she waved as she drove off and Frankie sighed as she walked back in with Andrew, shutting the door and leaning on it.
"Privacy at last!" Frankie said flashing her bra to Andrew. Andrew laughed and put Teagan down to watch cartoons with Bruno.
Frankie went to the kitchen and started cleaning up. Andrew came across and cuddled her from behind as she washed up. "I'm gonna go do some work baby, will you be ok?"
"Yeah I've got loads to do." She sighed and smiled at him over her shoulder.
He kissed her softly a couple of times and then left to his office. Frankie spring cleaned the whole of the downstairs and took all the bed sheets off. She emptied all the bins and took the rubbish out, she fed Teagan her afternoon snack and started on their dinner.
Whilst it was cooking she cleaned the upstairs watching Teagan from the hallway above the stairs. By the time she'd finished cleaning dinner was about ready, she started on the salad.
She winced as a pain shot through her stomach and she had to catch herself on the counter. She breathed hard and bent down laying her head on the counter she closed her eyes as the baby kicked her ribs.
"Oh my god…" she said, she tried to stand up but he was stretching and moving. What to him was nothing to Frankie was painful. "Owwww fuck!" Frankie shouted and gripped the counter.
Andrew heard her and came out his office, he took his glasses off and tossed them down as he ran over to her. "Frankie are you okay baby?"
"The baby is moving so much, not big movements but he keeps kicking my ribs and stretching his arms so it presses against me down there."
"Well he's going to come out fighting that's for sure." Andrew smiled and rubbed her back. "Can I help?"
"Can you calm him down?" Frankie asked and he smiled. "That's one thing I'm good at."
"Baby go back to your work I'll be ok."
"I'm nearly done just a few bits left to tidy up."
"Go then and finish I'll be ok." She said smiling at him.
"It can wait baby I'm your husband first then work remember?"
"I know but you have things to do I can wait."
"Frankie stop resisting me I'm trying to help you!"
"I'm fine just leave me alone!"
"Fine! Just don't come asking me for help!" He said angrily.
"Don't worry I won't!" She said angrily back.
He went into his office and she stood up straight going back to cooking. The lasagne she'd made was ready on the stove top cooling, the salad was done and she dished up dinner and put it on the dinner table. She felt bad about snapping at Andrew and she went to his office.
"Andrew?" She knocked sadly and she went in with her head hanging low. He looked up from his desk, his heart melting, he felt guilty too.
"Dinners ready and I'm sorry I snapped at you." She crossed her arms over her chest and looked anywhere but at him.
He got up and went to her, wrapping his arms around her and holding her close to him. She grabbed him and held him tight. She shed a few tears, she hated arguing with him, he hated it too and he hated seeing her cry. He pulled back and kissed her tears lifting her chin and kissing her softly.
"I'm sorry too baby I snapped and I didn't mean to." He said and brushed her hair back out of her eyes. "I'm just trying to help you baby."
"I know sometimes when I'm in pain you know I get angry and lash out, l don't mean it….please don't be angry with me." She pulled him tight to her and cried a little more.
He stroked her hair and kissed her all over, kissing her head down her neck, across her jaw and to her lips. She rested her forehead against his and he dried her tears. "Don't cry my beautiful lady please, it breaks my heart."
"Sorry." She dried her eyes and took his hands, kissing them and resting her cheek against them. "Don't ever be sorry baby, you're too amazing to have ever hurt me enough to be sorry."
"I love you." She whispered griping his hands. He took his hands and turned her around, wrapping his arms around her chest he held her close to him, kissing her neck.
"What about dinner?" He smiled and she took his hand leading him to the dinner table. Frankie grabbed Teagan and put her in her high chair and started feeding her bits of lasagne.
"Baby?" Frankie asked him.
"Yeah?" He smiled and took her hand gently.
"I was thinking about baby names. What do you think about Oscar? Oscar Sean Marcus Kiernan."
Andrew looked at her and teared up at Sean's name. "Sorry." He said and swallowed the lump in his throat. Frankie gripped his hand tight and she got up kneeling down beside him. "I'm sorry baby don't cry."
He swallowed hard again and turned to her. "I love the names I think their beautiful."
She reached up and kissed him passionately their lips locked in a kiss that was bound by eternity.