A/N: I just can't stop! Enjoy!

Frankie stared out the window of the car as Andrew drove them home. He took her hand and held it, locking their fingers.

She looked down at her stomach and undid her shirt, temporarily letting go of his hand. The upside down cross scar was just sitting there. "So this is gonna look good in the summer."

"Good thing I'm not a priest anymore." He chuckled a little moaning in pain from his ribs.

"Can you imagine if priests had summer party's and the row this would cause."

"Daniel would have a field day." He thought back to him. "We're home!"

He turned up the driveway and Frankie covered up, they pulled up the driveway and came to a stop outside the house. Both got out the car and Andrew grabbed his bag.

Taking Frankie's hand he smiled as he pulled her into the empty house.

"Where's everyone?" She asked.

"I told them to go out for the day, so we could have some time for ourselves."

"You gem." She laughed a little and he took her hand shutting the front door he pulled her up the stairs and into their bedroom. He shut the door and locked it, "now we can cuddle, make love, cuddle some more and so on…"

He put his arms around her and she wrapped her arms around his neck, he put some music on to help her relax and swayed softly with her. She held him close to her and closed her eyes his body ached for her and her for his. They both managed to separate long enough to pull each others clothes off and start a loving slowly sexual experience.

He took her and she took him they made love long into the morning more than once. When they were exhausted they lay on the bed next to each other, he had his fingers locked with her hands, he brought their locked hands up to his lips and kissed her hand.

Post sex was always the best with Frankie, she glowed when she was sexual with him and it just made him want her more. She turned towards him and rested her inner thigh atop his leg. He turned towards her and stroked her thigh she shivered at his touch and he brought the blanket over her, bringing her to his chest he held her there and gently stroked her cooling body.

"Ready for round 2?" She asked him he laughed and stroked her face. "I need a minute."

"Aww are we getting old?" She joked.

"I am…" he laughed weakly.

The radio was playing some chill out music and a song came on that just fit the situation perfectly. She straddled his waist and mouthed the words to him.

"There was a time I was blind I was so confused, run away just to hide it all from you. But baby you knew me better than I knew myself….and I'm thanking you for knowing what a girl wants what a girl needs."

He watched her smiling at her words. She leant down and kissed him when she finished. Her naked body was incredible he loved watching her breasts move as she danced to the next song, he loved the feeling of her 'love' against his groin.

He touched the upside down cross scar on her stomach and she took his hand pressing it flat to it. "Andrew?" She asked.

He kissed her stomach and laid back looking to her. "Will you bless me ?"

"Why?" He asked and she touched the cross on her stomach. "I can't make it go away." He half laughed, "I'm not a magician."

"I just feel unholy with it on…" she rubbed at it.

"You were holy before?" He laughed and she got off him, walking to the floor length mirror. She looked at herself and rubbed at the scar, I feel like he's still here… like he's…waiting…" she said staring at the scar. He got up and went to her, putting his arms around her from behind he gently stroked her stomach, kissing her neck.

"Please just bless me and…"

"Frankie I can bless you if it makes you feel better but I'm not a priest anymore, in the grand scheme of things my words carry very little value if anything…" he looked at her and kissed her softly.

"What do I have to do?" She asked him, he laughed and smirked, "first you have to get on your knees."

She followed his instructions and knelt. "Now close your eyes and open your mouth slightly."

She opened her eyes and stood up slapping his arm. "Andrew!"

"What?!" He laughed.

"You know what!" She went and sat on the bed. He went and sat next to her laughing. "Okay, okay I'm sorry." He chuckled and took her hands.

"You really do need to be on your knees though." He chuckled.

She got down and he took her hands reading a passage from his Bible. "Frankie do you believe in the father, the son and the Holy Spirit?"

"Yes." She nodded looking up at him.

"Then may the Lord bless you and the Lord keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you, may the Lord lift up his face to you and give you peace." When he finished he put his hands on Frankie's shoulders and said the Lord's Prayer. "Go in peace." He said when he finished and put his hand on her shoulder again, she screamed and fell back.

He was shocked and he went to her suddenly, "Frankie?!" He asked panicked and she started laughing. He lowered his head, laughing.

"For gods sake Frankie ! I thought you were having a fit!" She laughed and stood up doing a little victory dance. He got up and grabbed her. She laughed and broke free, running out the bedroom he ran after her and caught up with her in the kitchen, he started to tickle her and she fell into him laughing. "Mercy." She called through fits of laughter.

He grabbed her around the waist and swung her around, setting her down on the counter. "Did I scare you?" She smirked, he grabbed her hips and pulled her close to him. "Does this scare you?"

"That little thing?" She laughed and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Do I need to show you how little it is?"

"Yes." She said leaning in to kiss him, he kissed her back passionately. They touched each other frantically as the front door started to open. Frankie stopped and looked up. "Oh shit Andrew!" He was too lost in her to care. "Andrew your family is back!" That got his senses working!

"Oh Christ!" He grabbed her hand and pulled her off the counter as he tried to creep back towards the stairs… they didn't make it and the door swung open.

Frankie pulled him and dragged him down the hall to the laundry room. She shut the door and leant against it. He looked at her worried. "What are you doing?" He asked panicked. She looked at him, "we never would have made it your way!"

"At least they'd have only seen your butt!"

"Err your butt you mean!"

"I was pulling you!"

"Ladies first!" She said flatly. He laughed and shook his head. "Are you as turned on as I am?" She asked him.

He pushed her back against the door and started kissing her naked body all over, his hands roaming, she felt him all over their hands each going to the others groin as they both moaned quietly.

Andrew was just about to go in when he heard footsteps. She looked quickly in the washer and dryer there was a pair of wet hot pants and one of Teagan's socks.

"For gods sake! Does everyone have to be so efficient?!" Frankie asked. "Ooo a penny, look." He took the penny and tossed it away. "Their coming in here!"

The door pushed open, Andrew covered his man parts and Frankie turned to look out the window. A cold wet nose poked through the door and Bruno sat down looking at them.

Frankie turned and went to Bruno, "Bruno fetch clothes. Bruno fetch!" Andrew rolled his eyes and looked at her. "You can't be serious!"

"You never know! He's smarter than he looks." Bruno turned around and left walking back down the hall, she stuck her head out slowly and watched as he went past the potted plant in the hallway and cocked his leg. "Bruno no!" She hissed quietly.

"He's cocking his leg on that plant again!"

"I'll kill him!" Andrew said.

"I've got an idea!" She said looking at him. "You go out there and take the hit and I'll stay here and wait for you to bring me some clothes."

"What?! I can't have everyone seeing Tarzan swinging through the jungle!" He whispered.

"Well I can't exactly go out there I'd …wait what?" She started to laugh quietly. "Tell me you don't call him Tarzan!"

"Well would you prefer free willy?"

"I'd prefer something more manly like… Big Ben!"

He rolled his eyes, "can we stop discussing pet names for my penis and start worrying about how we're going to wangle our way out of this one?"

"If you were a real man you'd go out and get me some clothes!" She whispered.

"If you were a real woman you wouldn't have brought us down here in the first place!" He retorted.

She looked at him shocked, "if you were a real man you wouldn't have let me!"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!" She whispered.

He pushed her back into the door and lifted her up on to him, she moaned hard as he found her and started thrusting. "You're just a naughty girl!" He moaned quietly as they had sex.

"I'm your naughty girl!" She moaned into his chest, it made him go harder. They had probably the best sex of their lives until they both climaxed. The thought of getting caught drove them both wild.

He held her to him panting hard but as quietly as he could, she breathed into the crook of his neck and shook a little. "You okay?" He asked stroking her back.

"That was intense." She looked up at him, he kissed her passionately, "god I love you." She whispered hard.

He fondled her one more time before grabbing her hand and pulling her out the room and down the hall everyone was outside so they dashed upstairs and back to safety.

He pulled her into the room and shut the door making out with her. "Andrew.." she said trying to stop him. "Andrew."

"Don't stop me baby." He started kissing her but she wasn't replying. He turned his head and his mother stood there shocked.

Frankie ran to their bathroom shutting the door. Andrew stretched and looked at her. "Mammy! Welcome back…" he grabbed a empty box and covered his man bits.

"Don't worry I've seen it all before!" She said and walked over. "I hope you two are using protection!" She opened the door and walked out, as soon as the door shut he could hear her cackling all the way down the hall. He dropped the box and walked to the bathroom going in and shutting the door, locking it.

"I'll never live it down!"

Frankie was showering and laughed he came into the shower and put his arms around her kissing her neck. She turned to him and he enjoyed the feeling of their wet soapy body's against each other. He wrapped her in his arms and rested his head on top of hers. She cuddled into his chest and sighed not wanting to let him go. She kissed his chest and up to his lips, he kissed her back and held it, gently biting her bottom lip as he pulled back. "Ow!" She laughed touching her lip, he leaned in and kissed it better for her.

They finished up in the shower and both got dressed, Andrew waited for Frankie as she got her makeup on and he took her hand, putting his arm around her shoulder, she put her arm around his waist as they came downstairs.

"Here he is limp biscuit!" Liam laughed to himself he glared at his mammy. She shrugged.

"Mind you I'd pay money to see her hot ass!" Liam added. Frankie blushed hiding in Andrew's chest. He cuddled her to him. "Alright jokes over! Yes we had sex is that what everybody wanted to know!?"

"No but we know now!" Charlotte perked up.

"It's okay it's perfectly natural!" Connie said. "In the bedroom not running around the house!" Liam laughed out loud. "Alright come on get it all out your system!"

"Mama…" Teagan toddled over and Frankie picked her up. "Hello my beautiful lady, did you miss mama?"

"Buno!" She said excitedly.

"That reminds me…Bruno!" She called him over, he went and hid behind Connie.

"Oh no I saw you mister you're in big trouble!"

Bruno whined and laid down. "No chicken pieces! For a week!" He whined and howled. "Buno!" Teagan said fighting to be put down so she could go to him. Once she did she fell on top of him and pulled his ear. Frankie laughed and kissed Andrew as they separated.

The next two weeks flew by and were the best days they'd had in a while. One of the best holidays with Andrew's family. Pretty soon they'd gone and Andrew was back at work and Frankie was back to being a mom full time.

"Mamamamama…" Teagan said as Frankie carried her down the stairs. "Dadadadadada…" she changed when she saw Andrew.

"Morning beautiful." He kissed Teagan before Frankie put her down in her play pen.

"Andrew?" She said ominously.

"No." He said not looking up.

"You don't know what I was going to say yet!"

"It's still a no." He smirked. "Go on…"

"I was thinking…"

"Steady on…"

"Haha funny." She said flatly. "I was thinking of dyeing my hair red."

He looked up at her slowly. "I'll just start calling you Samantha if you do." She remembered she was a red head. "Good point." She went silent for a minute.

"Pink? I don't mean shocking pink like fades of pink."

"No." He said looking over the rim of his glasses.

"Is there a colour you think would look good?"

"Yes, blonde." He smiled happily.

She sighed, "why am I even asking you?"

"Teagan has her jabs today so I'll be leaving in a little bit, do you need anything from town?" She asked.

"Oh will you pick up my suit from the dry cleaners?" He took out his wallet and handed her the ticket. "What do you need your suit for?"

"I've been invited to a dinner party with some of the greatest minds of Europe."

"Ooo can I come?" She asked leaning over the counter batting her eyelashes. "Err, no." He smiled.

"Why?" She asked dejected.

"It's a specific party, just for men."

"Oh my god it's a bachelor party and you're going to a stripper club!" She said shocked.

"How did you…?" He stopped himself and she smirked.

"I didn't but I do now. Like the greatest minds in Europe would want to talk to you." She laughed.

"You're cunning." He muttered.

"I learnt from the best." She blew him a kiss.

"So you're okay with me going to a stripper club?"

"Hell no, that's why you're gonna ring and tell them you're not going." She said straight faced but then laughed. He held his breath for a moment but then breathed relief.

"As long as you look but don't touch and you don't spend too much money, I'm fine with it. I'm not exactly the hottest woman in the world but I don't want you spending money on other women or you know, I trust you."

He came around the counter and took her face in his hands kissing her lovingly. "You're the most beautiful woman in the world to me. I don't have eyes for anyone else. And I promise you can trust me."

"That's ok then." She smiled kissing him again lovingly. "Do you trust me?" She asked.

"No." He said flatly walking back around the counter.

"What?!"

"Only because I know the next statement will involve you dyeing your hair some ungodly colour, aside from that, yes, I do trust you."

"Andrew you know me too well." She laughed.

A little while later Frankie pulled her coat on and wrapped Teagan up warm. "Apparently there's a snow storm coming in over the weekend… are you still going if it does?" Frankie asked walking over to him.

"We'll play it by ear but yeah I think so."

"Okay I've got everything." She checked his ticket was in her pocket and she put her gloves on. "I'm going, I'll see you later baby." She leant over and kissed him lovingly.

"Be safe baby." He said and smacked her butt as she turned away. She rolled her eyes and left with Teagan.

Half an hour later and Frankie walked down the road. It was wet as it had been sleeting all day. The path was right next to a dip on the road and Teagan decided to drop her bottle out the pushchair.

Frankie went around and picked up the bottle just as she was doing so a bunch of young lads went by in a car at full pelt and splashed her, luckily Teagan had the rain cover on mostly so she was covered. Frankie shouted after them calling them every name she could think of.

The car did a u turn twice and pulled up along side her as she was walking again. "What's the matter baby why don't you come sit on papas dick."

The young lad laughed and tapped his crotch.

"You need to grow one first buddy." Frankie said leaning over. His friends all hissed him and laughed. He went bright beetroot red and flipped her off as he drove away.

Frankie walked for another half an hour, she was never going to dry off. The weather was sleeting again and she looked at the dark grey skies. She really thought about getting a taxi but she wanted to loose her baby belly so she was walking everywhere.

Getting halfway down the road the same car sped past and again covered her in water. She was really super pissed off by this point and waited but they didn't u turn this time. She sighed and walked off eventually making it into town.

She was drenched to the point she was dripping by the time she got to the drs she looked like she'd been dragged through a hedge backwards.

She pushed the door and brought Teagan into the doctors office. Walking over to the desk the receptionist looked her up and down, "is it still raining?" She asked.

Frankie seethed but tried to remain calm. "Teagan Kiernan, to see Doctor Fredrick's." She said between gritted teeth.

She tapped away on her computer and told Frankie to stand in the corner. The seats were all material.

Frankie took her coat off and took Teagan out of the pushchair, she was happily clapping. Once she got called in she walked into the room and the nurse told her to wait to one side.

The doctor came in a few minutes later and looked her up and down. "Mrs Kiernan I presume?"

She nodded and they went through all the usual questions, eventually it came time to give Teagan her injections and the doctor pricked her a couple of times with the needle, of course she screamed the building down. Frankie held her but because she was soaking wet she held her away from her. "Teagan, shhh…." Frankie tried to calm her but she wasn't having it.

The doctor left and Frankie took Teagan back to the pushchair. She put her in it and rocked her trying to get her to calm down. She tried her with toys and a bottle but she just screamed the whole time. Frankie sighed and put her coat back on, putting the rain cover over the pushchair she left hoping the walk would calm her down.

She got to the grocery store and tried again to calm Teagan, eventually she cried herself to sleep and Frankie hated it that she couldn't just hold her but she'd be soaking wet. Going into the grocery supermarket she squelched as she walked and looked down, her boots had a hole on the top of them and she had water in one of her boots. "Just wonderful!" She sighed and went to go to the clothing section to see about buying some dry clothes and boots she could change into.

"Don't even think about it." A security guard came between her and the clothing section. She looked around before looking at him with a curious look. "I beg your pardon?"

"How about you take your thieving somewhere else!"

"What thieving?" She asked.

"Clearly you're a tramp look at the state of you, we don't accept your kind in here so why don't you just leave!"

"I'm not some thief! I've never stolen anything, I'm soaking wet, I want to buy some clothes!" By now there was an audience of shoppers growing and she felt so belittled.

"Well we don't want your business! Go on! Out!" He said hauling her arm, she gripped the pushchair fighting him but the pushchairs wheel got caught on the clothing stand and snapped off. The whole clothing stand toppled onto the pushchair and Frankie swore, ripping her arm away from the security guard she went to the pushchair and grabbed her bag, then grabbing Teagan out she abandoned the broken pushchair and stormed out the shop.

The security guard followed her out tossing the pushchair in the trash bin. "And don't come back!" He hollered and she stormed down the street with Teagan, tears in her eyes she was so embarrassed.

Walking down to the dry cleaners she went inside and through tears she asked for his suit. They asked for the ticket and she put her hand in her pocket and pulled out a completely soaked illegible piece of paper. "No…" she tried to dry it but it was falling to bits. "I'm his wife he wants me to pick up his suit is there anything you can do?"

"No I'm sorry." She started, "we need the ticket or some ID of the person who dropped it off we make a note of their licence number so…" the woman trailed as Frankie shook her head and stormed out, she'd had enough.

She decided to just go home she was shivering and Teagan was fussing. She had no choice but to hold Teagan to her she couldn't carry her at arms length the whole way home.

Just as she reached the same dip in the road as before she heard the same crappy engine noise as before and she prayed they would just leave her alone.

"Oi slut!" He shouted from the window. "Suck on this!" He tossed a bottle of beer out the window at her, she shielded Teagan and the bottle caught her on her face splitting her lip a little.

Now she'd had enough she sat down on the nearest bench as she walked past the park and sobbed. People were so cruel especially kids. "Mama." Teagan said cuddling up to her happily.

She cuddled Teagan as she held her sleeve to her lip to stop the bleeding. Getting up she carried on walking, shivering the whole way back as the temperature plummeted. A good half an hour later and she was back home. She pushed open the door and closed it behind her.

"So yeah there's definitely one there?" Andrew asked on the phone from the kitchen, she walked in a little and he turned his head to look at her. "Bill I will call you back." He hung up and tossed the phone down. "Baby what the hell…?" He rushed over and looked at her face. "What happened?" She broke down crying and he took her in his arms she was soaking wet.

"You're soaking." He said and helped her out of her coat, hanging it up in the hall. She repeated back to him the whole events leading up to now as they made their way upstairs, into their bedroom and into their bathroom.

"I'm calling the cops first thing in the morning." He said angrily, "I'm not having them throw bottles at my wife!" He was so angry.

Frankie sighed and sat on the edge of the tub as Andrew ran the water just a little to wash Teagan. He helped Frankie out of her wet clothes and got her into the shower whilst he sorted Teagan and changed himself into some joggers and a T-shirt. She had a warm shower and cleaned herself up, she got out and put some clean warm pyjamas on.

He'd dressed Teagan and he took Frankie's hand and took her downstairs putting the fire on for them all, lighting some candles he put Teagan in her playpen and sat on the sofa. He took Frankie's hand and she straddled his lap, resting her head on his shoulder. He stroked her back lovingly, kissing her shoulders and neck.

"My sexy wife." He whispered his hands caressing her hips. She kissed his neck but her lip was hurting and she winced in pain. He pulled her back and looked at it, he leant in and kissed it softly, she winced a little and he whispered, "sorry baby."

She rested down against him and he softly held her, stroking her back soothingly. He'd kill anyone who hurt her his perfect angel, why couldn't the world see how perfect she was?

He kissed her head softly and gently held her. She just needed him in that moment all she wanted to feel was safe and warm and he gave her that and more. "Are you hungry baby?" He asked and she shook her head. "You should eat, you need to keep your strength up."

She lifted her head and looked at him. "I just want you."

"Baby…" he gently kissed her again. "I know and you've got me now you need to eat." He stood up and took her hand leading her to the kitchen. "Plus Teagan needs dinner."

He took out some pork chops from the fridge and some other ingredients and started to prepare everything. She helped him and when she could she got in a few cuddles too.

A little while later and dinner was ready. Frankie mashed some up for Teagan and got her in her high chair at the dinner table. She fed Teagan but barely ate anything herself. "Hey.." Andrew stopped her and gave her the fork. "Eat."

She pushed the food around on her plate and sighed. "I'm never going to loose all this flab if I eat this."

"Flab? What flab?" She leant back and showed him. "That's not flab that's weak muscles because you're not eating properly and exercising your abs."

"I'm fat Andrew you can just say it."

"Frankie…" he sighed.

"So not only am I fat I have stretch marks, this stupid scar and a fat lip." She put her head on the table and hit it a couple of times. "Ow…" she said resting her forehead on the table.

He pushed his chair out and turned to her pulling her chair towards him. She lifted her head and looked at him. "What are you doing?"

"Frankie listen to me. You are not fat, you have stretch marks because you had a baby inside you. A scar because of some evil demon and a fat lip because of some stupid idiot kids. The scars will heal and the stretch marks tell everyone that you are a mother their your battle scars and you should wear them proudly. Listen I find you incredibly sexy, even if I didn't I love you for who you are, the size of a house or the thinness of paper you'll always be my Frankie because it's what's inside here that attracts me to you. I love you Frankie I always have and I always will, for better or worse remember? Now I know you don't feel good about yourself but sitting here and starving yourself isn't the answer, that's not the fighter and funny woman that I married. So pull them big girlie panties up and get that dinner inside you." He said and kissed her softly.

If there was one thing Andrew was good at it was making Frankie feel better about herself and he always knew the right things to say. She smiled and thanked him before turning back and eating her dinner.

Once dinner was done, Frankie took the plates to the kitchen and washed up. Andrew came up behind her and slipped his arms around her waist kissing her neck. "Scratchy beard…" she giggled. The stubble was growing on him.

"I really do need to shave." He said and rubbed his stubble. She carried on washing up and his hands wandered around the front of her body. He reached up and cupped her breasts under her T-shirt, she moaned a little and tried to carry on washing the pots.

"Andrew…" she started and looked back at him. "Don't get me turned on again." He pouted and went back to just cuddling her. Kissing the back of her neck.

Teagan started to cry and Bruno whinged, scratching at the door. "Will you put Teagan to bed please?" It was way past her bedtime.

"Of course." He kissed her neck one last time and went to Teagan scooping her up and taking her upstairs. Bruno still whinged so Frankie dried her hands and went over to the door to let him out. She stepped out onto the porch and watched the rainy sleet come down.

Sitting up on the railing she pulled her knees up a little and wrapped her arms around them, leaning back against the post. The moon came through the rain clouds a little and shone down on the lake. She thought about her dad and hoped he wasn't suffering anymore. That he was in heaven with her grandparents.

She wondered where her mum was right now and whether she was happy, she wished she could speak to her. She wished they both could meet their grandchild.

"You okay?" Andrew asked from the doorway.

"Just thinking about my parents."

"I'm sorry baby." He came over and stood next to her. She sighed and looked out to the lake again. "They never even got to meet Teagan. I know my mom would love her, my dad would have wanted me to teach her all the things he taught me… trouble is, is I didn't really pay attention when he was teaching me so I can't remember anything…" she laughed a little before falling silent. "I'm starting to forget what his voice sounded like…" she wiped away a tear quickly and sighed.

He brought her legs down and stood between them wrapping his arms around her he kissed her cheeks of the tears that fell, his hand's stroking her arms. "Don't cry." He whispered and looked into her eyes.

She smiled through tears, "you go I'll be there soon." She said he shook his head. "I'm not going bed without you."

"It's ok honestly you go I'll be fine." She tried to kiss him but her lip was too sore. "Ok but don't be long baby I want you in my arms in five minutes."

She smiled and watched him go, turning back towards the lake. Bruno followed Andrew in and to his post by Teagan's crib.

Andrew waited for Frankie in bed but he fell asleep in the process. He stirred around 3am and felt the bed beside him…he couldn't find Frankie. He opened his eyes and sat up. Surely she wasn't still out there, he thought.

Getting up he checked Teagan before going down the stairs, the porch light was motion censored and he couldn't see her but as he approached he did, he shook his head, she was fast asleep and probably frozen stiff.

He went out to her and touched her cold arm. "Frankie…" he whispered. She was incredibly cold to touch. "Baby…" he whispered again and she stirred. "I'll go you go back to sleep." She said and he chuckled a little. "Baby, I told you to come in, you're frozen solid."

He turned her to him again and put his arms around her waist. He lifted her butt up onto his waist and held her up, she wasn't heavy at all. He loved the feeling of her against his chest and he wished he could stay in that moment forever.

Carrying her inside he put her down on the sofa and went to lock the door. When he went back she'd curled up on the sofa and he sighed. He wasn't sleeping alone tonight. He grabbed a blanket and flicked the fireplace on, going back to her he whispered. "Let me slide in." He came onto the sofa when she moved and he pulled her on top of him. She rested her head on his chest and he covered her with the blanket.

Kissing the top of her head he gently stroked her arms she was so cold. God he loved her so much. She ran her hand down his arm and linked their fingers together kissing his hand. He smiled lovingly and held her with his other arm. Together they both fell asleep.

The next morning and Frankie woke to Bruno barking frantically. Frankie lifted her head off of Andrew's chest and shoved Bruno away but he barked again insistently. She opened her eyes and looked at him. "Why can't I just have a lay in?" She asked him. He barked more frantically running back and forth from the stairs to her.

She looked up at him when he was near the stairs and she saw Teagan at the top of the stairs. "Oh my god Andrew! Teagan!" Andrew's eyes flew open and Frankie jumped up accidentally kneeing him in the balls. He yelled in pain grabbing his nuts and rolled off the sofa.

Frankie ran like she was on fire, running up the stairs she shouted at Teagan, "no Teagan!" Teagan walked towards her and Frankie reached out grabbing her, in the process Bruno came up behind her and as she stood she fell backwards. "Frankie!" Andrew said getting up slowly, his nuts hurt so bad. Frankie held Teagan out in front of her as she fell backwards Bruno gently bit Teagan's butt and Frankie felt her slip free as she fell backwards down the stairs landing at the bottom and knocking herself out.

Andrew ran over and up the stairs, Bruno was standing guard over Teagan on the stairs, still gripping her diaper in his mouth.

"Good boy!" Andrew said picking up a crying Teagan. "Shh it's okay…" he said cuddling her to his chest. "Shh Teagan." He walked down the stairs and went to Frankie. "Baby…" he shook her. "Frankie." He shook her again. Her head was bleeding and he ran to the kitchen to grab a towel. He put pressure on it and still winced in pain from his nuts. "Shhh Teagan enough." He said to her sternly but not angrily.

"Frankie…" he tried to wake her but she was out cold.

Teagan calmed a little and he went quickly to the playpen but she screamed bloody murder when he did. He held her again and saw Frankie sitting up, he ran over with Teagan to her. "Baby are you okay?"

"What?" She asked confused. The towel fell off her head and she looked at it covered in blood in her lap. "Frankie, are you okay, talk to me."

Frankie didn't answer him, she tried to get up but stumbled back to the floor. "Steady!" He said trying to help her but Teagan started screaming again, he was torn between them. "Teagan shhh…" he said sternly, Teagan decided to throw a full on fit.

In the meantime Frankie stumbled her way to standing and reached for the front door. Andrew took Teagan to the playpen before he could set her down she projectile vomited milk onto the floor. "Great!" He said quickly running to grab a dishcloth and tissues. She rubbed her eyes crying. "Baby it's okay…" he soothed her back.

Frankie walked out the front door and stumbled her way down the path. Everything felt funny and she felt sick. She turned to the bedding and vomited. She stumbled backwards and grabbed the porch rail. Her head was swimming. In her daze she walked down into the woods. Stumbling around in her pyjamas like she was extremely drunk.

"That's a good girl…" he said as she started to settle he finished cleaning and went to check on Frankie, the front door was wide open.

"Oh no…" he wanted to run after her but he had to think of Teagan, he ran out and looked around but he couldn't see her. "Frankie?!" He shouted. He felt bad he couldn't be everywhere at once. He needed someone here and he couldn't think of anyone who could get here quickly. More to the point anyone he could trust with Teagan. Beverly and co were gone for the winter. "Frankie?!" He shouted worried. "Bruno!" He shouted and Bruno came out. "Go to mummy!" He said and pointed, Bruno sniffed the air a little and sat down. "Bruno go!" He pointed again.

Bruno ran off towards the woods and he figured Frankie had gone that way. Running inside he grabbed his phone and dialled in a number. The phone rang and rang and rang and eventually the person answered. "Davie where are you?" One of the builders he'd got friendly with.

"Just on my way to work my friend."

"Anywhere near me?" He asked hopeful.

"About ten minutes away boss."

"Can you come here as soon as you can I've a situation going on and I desperately need someone's help. I'll pay you double whatever you earn in a day."

"My cars turning itself in your direction boss. Be there shortly."

Davey pulled up a few minutes later and Andrew ran to him giving him Teagan. "Frankie's hit her head and wandered off I'll be back as soon as I can , she'll be fine just play with her!" He said as he ran off, Davey looked dumbfounded at Teagan and she at him.

"Great. Babysitting."

Frankie had no idea where she was and she'd thrown up again. Bruno found her and stayed beside her, she didn't even know he was there. Frankie felt absolutely pissed out of her mind. Like she was coming off a drug fuelled bender.

Andrew ran as fast as he could shouting for Bruno. Eventually he heard Bruno barking when he came upon them. "Frankie!" He ran as fast as he could and came in front of her. She'd clearly been sick and he pushed her hair back to look at her head wound. It was pretty deep but it had stopped bleeding. "Frankie talk to me." He shook her a little.

"I think I want to go home now." She said and her knees gave way. He grabbed her and held her up, she was completely spaced out. "Oh baby…" he softly kissed her head and brought her to him. She stood up again and looked at him. "Where am I, dad?"

"Frankie it's me, Andrew." He said and touched her face. She fell against him and slowly dropped down. He went with her and gripped the tops of her arms. "Baby?"

"Kiss me." She said, looking at him. He furrowed his brow.

"Kiss me!" She said more demanding.

He gave her a little kiss and she looked at him, "is that it? Kiss me properly!"

"Frankie!" He said worried. She thrust her lips into his passionately, making out with him hard. She started to undo the string on his joggers and reached inside grabbing him. He inhaled quickly and stopped her. "No." He said sharply. "Frankie you're not well."

"Why do you keep calling me Frankie?" She asked as her eyes rolled back and she passed out into his arms. Andrew picked her up into his arms and carried her home.

After thanking Davey and paying him he shut the door, locking it. He put Teagan down for a nap and went to Frankie on the sofa. He dressed her head wound and cleaned her up, changing her clothes. Bruno came and sat next to him and he stroked him.

Frankie inhaled sharply and sat bolt upright. She jumped up knocking Andrew off the sofa and crawled backwards across the floor for a second till she connected with the wall. "Frankie!" Andrew said and got up going to her. It took her a few minutes but she held her head in pain. "Where's Teagan?" She panicked and went to get up, he stopped her and grabbed her arms. "She's okay baby you caught her she's fine."

Frankie breathed heavily and put her head in her hands. He lifted her head and took her hands away. "How do you feel?"

"I feel…sick." She said and leant back. "My head hurts." She said touching her head, he stopped her. "Leave it baby you gave it a good whack and you lost it for a little while there but you should be fine."

"Okay Doctor. Kiernan."

He smiled and kissed her softly. "Come here beautiful." He wrapped his arms around her and cuddled her softly. "You scare the heck out of me baby."

"How are you're balls?" She asked apologetically.

"Well let's put it this way, I hope you didn't want anymore children." He smirked.

"I'm sorry." She reached down and gently grasped them massaging them for him. He moaned softly and took her hand kissing it and putting it to his cheek, he leant his head in her hand. She leant in and kissed him softly. "Ow." She said her lip started to bleed. "Sorry she said wiping her blood off his lips.

He kissed her finger and pulled her up. He took her to the kitchen and lifted her up onto the counter. Going to the freezer he got some ice and wrapped it in a towel. Walking back to her he gently put it against her lip and held it.

"Ow." She sighed, he took the towel away and kissed her sore bit and then put the ice back. He stood between her legs and his other hand caressed her thigh. She had silk pyjama shorts and T-shirt on.

She brought her hands up to his sides. "Pout for me." He said and she did so. "Better." He smiled. Putting on his glasses he pulled the ice away and got the butterfly stitches back out. He concentrated as he gently butterflied her cut lip shut. "We'll have to lay off the kissing for a while whilst this heals."

"Can I get one last kiss then?" She asked. He leant in to kiss her but she stopped him. "Wait… kiss me like it's the last time you'll ever see me again, like I'm about to get on a train and we'll be separated forever…" she puckered her lips bit the kiss never came.

"You wouldn't kiss me?" She asked sadly.

"I'm getting into the moment shh!" He said. In a moment Frankie will never forget Andrew closed his eyes and leant in starting the kiss slowly he gently moved his lips so hers parted and he could make way for his tongue, he then deepened the intensity and passion of the kiss and made it last and last, when he finally pulled back his lips stayed glued to hers, unable to bare the separation. Finally his lips pulled away and he gently licked her lip softly with his tongue. He pulled back and smiled.

She was lost in heaven… she sat there with her lips pursed like goldfish. She opened her eyes and saw him chuckle. "Wow." She said. "Why don't you kiss me like that all the time?" She said sad.

"That's my special Frankie's goodbye kiss." He laughed.

"Okay wait do it again."

"No." He laughed. "I have to be in the moment I'm not in the moment anymore!"

"Oh.." she sounded dejected and he carried on fixing up her lip as she sat there, thinking about the kiss. "All done." He said smiling and leant against the counter his hands either side of her. "Thank you." She said and was about to jump down when he stopped her and pulled her back. "I'm not finished." He whispered and kissed her neck lovingly. "Mmm…" she moaned and touched his face his kisses started working their way down her body.

She grabbed his shoulders and stopped him. "Wait." She said and leant forwards. "Are you okay?" He asked rubbing her shoulders. "No." She said softly her head was spinning and she wanted to get off.

"I've got a headache." She said and apologised. "Hey it's okay." He whispered and gently massaged her shoulders, he lifted her up and took her back to the sofa. "I'm sorry." She whispered gently to him. "Let me please you."

"No baby." He sat down with her in his lap and cuddled her to him. "I want you but I can wait, I'm still a bit… tender down there anyway." He smirked and brushed the hair from her face. "Come here." He said and held his arms around her.

He kissed her head and she ran her hand down his arm to his hand linking their fingers. "I love you." She whispered resting her head on his shoulder. "I love you more." He said softly and kissed her hand.

A couple of days passed and Frankie was feeling a lot better. Her lip had gone down and her head wasn't as bad as first thought. She had a bit of bruising but she'd been lucky. Teagan sat playing with her toys in her playpen and Frankie sat at the breakfast bar reading a magazine and eating an apple. Andrew came in the front door and she looked over her shoulder at him.

"Did you get it?"

"Eventually, yes."

"Well you had better luck than I did."

"Yeah I had a moan about that she was very apologetic."

"Well at least you got your suit now you can go out and enjoy yourself." She smiled at him. He put the suit down and came over to her putting his arms around her and kissing her softly.

"Thank you for being amazing about this, not many wives would."

"Baby I trust you and I know you wouldn't do anything, just promise me you won't go mad and throw money around, there's a lot of bad people out there."

"Baby I'm not even going to drink that much. You know me I'm not a massive fan."

"Just be careful, please." She kissed him and he stroked her hair back. "I've got a beautiful wife to come home to, I've got a beautiful baby girl who's the spitting image of her mother to come home to…I promise I'm coming home."

"You better." She ran her fingers through his hair. "You want me to cut your hair for you before you go?"

He looked at the mirror across the room and nodded. "Make me look sexy."

"Impossible you're already too god damn sexy." She smirked and he grabbed her hips thrusting himself against her. "Oh big boy is back." She laughed and he grinned against her. "Fancy a quickie?" He asked.

"With our daughter in the room?" She asked.

"We'll tell her it was her imagination when she's older."

"Hmm…" she laughed.

"Maybe later tonight afterwards?" He asked hopeful.

"As long as you're not blind drunk, otherwise it'll be a quickie for sure!"

"That's if I can get it in."

"Well yeah there is that." She laughed and grabbed his hands kissing them. "Hey you best get ready. You're meeting them at 6 right?"

"Yes!" He ran upstairs to the bathroom. Frankie went back to reading her magazine.

An hour or so later Frankie was sat with Teagan on the floor playing with her building blocks. Andrew came down the stairs and she wolf whistled him. "Wow you look good baby, very dapper!"

He smiled and went over to her, he bent down and kissed her passionately. "Wow you smell fantastic. Remind me to get you dressed up the next time we make love." She smirked. Andrew kissed Teagan's head and went to put his jacket on.

"Have a good time baby." Frankie said from the floor. He nodded and waved as he left the house. Frankie really didn't like the idea of him going but she knew it would be a good stress relief for him so she agreed to it but that's as far as it went.

Whilst he was gone Frankie played with Teagan and ordered a pizza. Once the pizza arrived Frankie put an animated film on and Teagan was glued. Picking up a slice of pizza she took a bite before giving Teagan some of her puréed dinner, she clapped happily and Frankie sighed she wished Andrew was here….

Andrew laughed as they entered the strip club. They had front row seats and the guys around him were going mad, slipping bills in between the women's butt cheeks and eventually they saw a good thing and gave the group of guys a private room.

A woman came up to Andrew and started dancing for him. She took off her bra and got up close and personal with him, she pushed her chest into his and started grinding against his manhood. Andrew stood up straight the way and pushed her off him. "No!" He said and he turned to his work colleagues, "I'm sorry I can't do this…" he said looking at them, "I'll speak to you later." He said and helped the woman up giving her a $10 bill. "That's it?" She slapped him across the face and chucked his money at him. Andrew shook his head and walked out…

Frankie sat on the floor in front of the sofa with Teagan she picked up another slice of pizza… her fourth one… "must not eat…" she shoved it all in her mouth getting it everywhere. Just as she did the door opened and Andrew walked in.

"An…r….ew….?" She tried her mouth full of pizza. He smiled and laughed at the state of her. He nodded and took off his jacket and shoes. She chewed what she could of the pizza and toppings and swallowed it, the rest she mopped up with tissues.

"What are you doing here?" She asked looking up at him. He came over and held his hand out to her. She cleaned herself a bit first and of all the pizza off her face swallowing the rest. Andrew flicked the radio on, Michael Bolton's 'said I loved you but I lied' came on and he pulled her to her feet.

"Will you dance with me?" He asked and she nodded kind of worried. She tentatively held his hand in hers, he wrapped his other arm around her and brought her to his chest, her other hand held his arm. She looked up at him as they swayed slowly.

"Are you okay?"

"Shh." He said listening to the words and mouthing them to her.

She rested her head against his chest and he wrapped his arms around her. She wrapped her arms around him and he closed his eyes holding on to her like he was afraid she would disappear.

They swayed like that for the whole song and when it finished he stopped and looked at her tilting her face up to him he kissed her lovingly and ran his fingers through her hair. "Andrew I'm worried are you okay? Are you drunk? Why aren't you with your friends?"

"Shhh." He smiled and kissed her lovingly again. "I'm fine I left because I realised I didn't want what they were pushing on me, I wanted a lap dance from my favourite girl, she's here."

Frankie blushed a little and looked away. He turned her head towards him. "Nobody touches me like that but you. And besides I've got such a beautiful wife and daughter here why would I ever want to be anywhere else?" He kissed her lovingly and she replied it, parting his lips to make way for her tongue. He laughed during the kiss and she looked at him curiously.

"I taste pizza." He smiled.

"Sorry I was err…hungry."

"Tastes good." He said going in for another kiss. She jumped up on his hips and he spun her around.

"Dada, mama." Teagan laughed.

"Andrew?" Frankie asked in his arms. He looked at her lovingly.

"When Teagan's in bed can we make love…on the stairs?" She asked, he laughed out loud and pulled Frankie down onto his lap on the sofa.

"On the stairs?" He asked curiously.

"Yeah it'll be different, like you could stand with your foot here and I'll be like blahhh…." She imitated laying on the stairs. He laughed out loud.

"How about I take you into that nice warm bedroom, I'll sit on the bed and you can give me a sexy little lap dance?" He stroked her thighs grinding himself against her.

"That sounds…sexy." She cupped his face in her hands and made out with him.

"Mama…" Teagan came over with her arms stopped kissing Andrew and looked to her, picking her up she got off Andrew and sat Teagan there. Kneeling down in front of him she rested her hands on his knees, playing with Teagan.

Andrew held Teagan in his lap and played with her, he held her arms and clapped for her and did little movements with her. Frankie sat back on her butt in a side sit position with her hand supporting her. She watched them play and laughed along with them.

After a little while Frankie's knees started to hurt and she got up, picking up the pizza and bits and pieces and taking them to the kitchen whilst they carried on playing.

She was washing up when she felt his arms around her. "Hey." She smiled over her shoulder. He caressed her hips and kissed her neck she closed her eyes for a moment loving the touch. "Dadada…" Teagan ran over to him and he let her go to pick Teagan up again, taking her to the floor in the lounge and playing with her.

Frankie finished washing up and the two were still playing. She smiled loving that Teagan was getting extra daddy time. So he wasn't distracted she went and got her boots on, putting on her jacket she walked across to the utility room and grabbed Bruno's lead. "Bruno!" She called him and he came to her. Andrew jumped up and came over to her. "Hey where you going?"

"Thought I'd take Bruno for a late night walk." She smiled.

"But..." he put his arms around her and pulled her close. "I want you here." She kissed him lovingly. "It's ok go have your daddy daughter time, she's loving having you home."

"Dadadada…" Teagan came to him.

"Baby…" he said sensually, pulling his hips to hers. He started to kiss her neck when Teagan grabbed his leg. "Argh!" He laughed picking her up. Frankie kissed him softly. "I'll be back later, don't wait up okay?" She smiled lovingly at him.

"Frankie don't go far, please." He asked and she nodded going to walk out the door, he grabbed her hand. "Hey…" he brought her to his lips and kissed it, putting on his cheek so he could lean his face into it. " …please be careful."

"I'll be fine!" She said and kissed him softly. "Go to bed!"

He held her hand as long as he could, watching her go with Bruno.

Frankie walked into the woods and let Bruno off the lead, he ran on ahead and Frankie strolled on behind. She had a million things racing around her brain, she walked a fair distance and Bruno loved it, he got a really good walk in.

They headed back and just as she came out the woods she noticed all the lights were off. She furrowed her brow and held Bruno on the lead. When she got to the door she unlocked it and went inside. She tried flipping the light on and nothing happened, the house was in complete darkness. She locked the door and took her jacket off, she could hear Bruno walking around and so she felt her way around for another light switch, trying that one. Still nothing . She called for Andrew but got no answer.

Looking to the basement door she thought about going down to try the breaker, but after her recent experience she was even more terrified of them. She managed to find a candle and lit it, she couldn't see much it was a small insignificant candle.

She walked over to the basement door and her hand reached out to it trembling like crazy, she turned the knob and the door came open. The stairs rounded at the bottom so she really couldn't see much at all even if she had a light. She took deep breaths as her shaky legs took one step at a time down further and further into the basement.

Reaching the bottom she tried to feel her way around and she was sure she could hear whispering. She banged into a few boxes and other items walking shakily deeper into the basement. She rounded a few more objects and finally found the breaker box. She quickly walked over to it and opened it up, she couldn't understand the different switches, they weren't the same as what she was used to.

A whisper came over her ear and she shuddered, then another… she felt like the darkness was surrounding her, she couldn't breathe, she was going into full meltdown mode, her heart pounded and she needed to get out. She started walking back and got lost in the maze, something grabbed her ankle and she screamed falling down to the floor. The candle went out and she couldn't see a thing, she backed up until she was against what she presumed was a wall.

"No!" She covered her head and cried. "No don't!" Suddenly a hand touched her leg as she flipped out, trying to get away.

"Baby! It's me!" Andrew said trying to calm her down. "Frankie it's ok!" He tried but she was terrified, he grabbed her wrists and somehow managed to put her arms around his neck.

"It's ok!" He said over and over trying to calm her down. She knew it was him from the cologne he was wearing earlier. She was absolutely trembling and he could feel it. "It's ok." He said as she relaxed into him a little. "Andrew somethings here!" She whispered in a hard voice.

"It's just me and you baby, I promise." He said and soothed her back. "I'm here." He whispered. "I need to go flip the breaker baby I'll be right back." He said and she grabbed his hand. "Please don't go…" she cried.

"I'll be right back I promise." He kissed her hand and she shakily let him go. Andrew went to the breaker and flipped the switches but nothing happened. He sighed and went back over to Frankie. "Well it's not the circuits, must be a power outage somewhere."

"Where's Teagan? She asked.

"I put her to bed, she was asleep anyway."

"Come on let's get out of here." He said and took her hand pulling her up. He led her to the stairs and came up behind her shutting the door behind them. "We need to light some candles…" he said feeling around for a lighter on the counter. He found one and went to the fireplace finding a candle and lighting it. Frankie went to the sofa and sat down putting her head in her hands. Bruno walked across the floor to her and she jumped.

"It's just Bruno." He said and sat down next to her. "Go to Teagan Bruno." Andrew pointed in the dim candlelight, they heard him walking off and going up the stairs.

Andrew turned to her and pushed back a strand of hair from her face. She looked at him apologetically and he smiled softly. "Come to me baby." He said and opened his arms to her. She kicked off her boots and leant against him, but he pulled her onto his lap so she was straddling him. "That's better my beautiful." He smiled and ran his hands up her arms. She was still trembling and he leaned in to kiss her long and lovingly. "My precious baby." He whispered. "I promise you I won't let anything happen to you okay?"

She nodded and rested her head down on his shoulder, gently stroking his sides. He kissed her sweetly on top of the head and she turned his head down to her so she could make out with him. Their kiss was deep and passionate, she could feel him tasting her as she was him. He ran his hands all over her body and let her lead. If she wanted to make love or not he didn't want to force it. She gripped his collar and deepened the kiss when they broke for air temporarily she whispered "take me." That was all the clues he needed and he reached for her breasts caressing them through her flimsy little top, they made out hard some more as they both felt each other.

He gently pulled her top up over her head and tossed it down touching her breasts through her bra, she pulled his shirt up and off and tossed it leaning down and kissing his chest, his muscles, his whole body and up his jaw back to his lips where they kissed again hard.

"Oh baby." She said as he touched her all over he moaned into her lips and they continued to get lost in each other. Pretty soon they were naked and making love. Straddled in his lap he held her and she him as they both worked each other towards a climax. Changing positions and doing different things to each other before they eventually climaxed together over and over.

She fell down on top of him and he breathed heavy as she did too. "Oh baby." He said and grabbed at her hips. She leant down kissing him, they kissed hard as they came down from their high.

"Andrew…" she moaned into his lips and he wrapped his arms around her, stroking her bare body slowly. "You're so god damn sexy." He whispered and kissed her more. They made out for a while as they calmed and he sighed into her as he held her against him, she shuddered and he flipped her onto her side wrapping his legs around hers. Pulling the blanket down over them she looked up and outside. "It's snowing." She said and wrapped herself up in him

He wrapped the massive blanket around them and stroked her back slowly, he stared at her features, her eyes and her face lovingly. "God you're incredible." He said and kissed her softly.

"You are too baby, you're so sexy, I love it when we make love." She kissed his chest.

"Me too…" he paused and turned her face to his so he could stare into her eyes. "I love you so incredibly much." He whispered.

"I love you too, my gorgeous husband. My protector, my everything."

"Sleep baby." He could see she was tired. Her eyes drifted shut and he did too, they fell asleep in each others arms so happy and content.