A/N: still at it! Enjoy! Also if your not into the sexual side of their relationship I'd avoid this chapter lol!
Frankie zipped up the knee high boots her black fitted skirt snug to her frame, the white shirt hung open at the collar. Her black fitted jacket over the top made her look like a sex symbol. She put on her best makeup and put her hair up, with a few strands hanging down the side of her face. She picked up her bag and checked the floor length mirror in their bedroom.
Sighing she took a deep breath. Andrew knew she was going out but didn't know where. She didn't want to tell him because she knew he'd want to be there for her and she needed to do this on her own. She sprayed some perfume on herself and smoothed out her outfit. Walking out their bedroom she came down the stairs and smiled at Teagan across the room.
Andrew glanced up then took another look from the sofa, jumping up he jogged over to her and put his arms around her waist. "Wow baby you look amazing…"
"You think?" She asked looking at herself in the mirror as she put her earrings in. He kissed her neck and stroked her stomach, pressing himself against her butt. "Does that tell you anything?"
She smirked and turned her head to him he leant over and they made out a little. "You smell great where are you going dressed up like this?"
"Out." She smiled and walked over to the coat rack. "Why won't you tell me?" He pouted and she walked back after putting her coat on. "Because I don't want you to worry and you will." She kissed him lovingly, wiping his lips after she kissed him of her lipstick. Nothing heavy just a natural skin tone colour.
He sighed and gently touched her face with both hands. "Please just be careful and whatever it is… just let me know you're ok."
"Baby I will be fine and when I come back we can put Teagan down for a nap and get down to business, I don't dress up like this for just anyone you know, my man gets to see it all."
He kissed her hard and pushed her back into the sideboard. Grinding himself against her. "Baby…" she panted after the kiss and his touch. "Later." She smiled looking up at him. "I have to go."
He let her go begrudgingly and followed her to the door. A black car with a young man inside was waiting for her and she smiled at him, he got out and waited for her by the car. "I'll see you later." She kissed him softly and went to the car. Getting there she hugged the man he kissed her cheek, Andrew could already feel the pangs in his heart strings of jealousy and watched as he shut the car door after her and got in, driving off.
Andrew had breakfast and watched a bit of tv with Teagan and played with her for a while. Whilst she napped Andrew went out to get the post. The mailman waved to him as Andrew came down the drive.
Andrew got the mail as the driver pulled up. "Hey Andrew how you doing?" He asked concerned. "Good thanks how are you?"
"I'm good, hey, are you and Frankie still together?"
"Yeah of course why?"
"Just been into town and saw her at that little café by bill's auto, she was with a younger guy, looked like they was getting cozy if you ask me!" He said and Andrew simmered, he went back up to the house and messaged her;
"Hey where are you? Xx"
She replied; "just at the market xx"
What was she doing? Surely she wasn't having an affair! He thought, going over scenarios in his mind. He sat for a minute at the breakfast bar thinking about what he should do. He was going to tail her, see where she went but he didn't want to be invasive. He'd find out the truth when she got home for sure though.
The day dragged on and he kept texting Frankie but she either didn't reply or was vague about what she was up to. He only got more angry the more the night drew on. She said she'd be a couple of hours but that turned into a whole day. He'd made dinner for them but it had long gone cold so he threw it away angrily.
Eventually he put Teagan to bed and fell asleep on the couch. Around midnight the door quietly opened and she walked in, she sat on the stairs and started taking her boots off.
Andrew stirred and sat up, he heard her and seethed, she was definitely having an affair, he'd decided. He folded his arms across his chest and walked over to her.
"Hey." She looked up at him and smiled softly. She was incredibly glad to be home and even more excited to see him. She took her boots off and put them down on the stairs.
"Hey." He barely replied. "Where have you been?" He asked with some animosity.
"Oh ya know everywhere." She sighed and stood up, going to him she put her hands on his shoulders and leant in to kiss him. He turned his head away and backed off.
"What's wrong?" She asked worried. He didn't reply and she went to him again, taking his hands. He pulled them away and pushed her away from him. "Stop." He said simply.
"Have I done something to upset you? I'm sorry if I have… is it because I've been gone all day? I'm sorry…"
"Where have you been?" He asked simply.
"Everywhere! I've been shopping and looking around and such."
"Is that why you got your boyfriend to drive you around all day?" He asked bitterly.
"Boyfriend?" She asked dumbfounded. She went to him and touched his face going to kiss him, he pulled sharply away and looked at her.
"Don't know who's penis they've been around." She looked at him shocked.
"Andrew!" She said sharply back. "I've not been with any man in a bed!"
"You were seen getting all cozy with him in the café by bills auto!"
"Cozy? No that's not true!" She defended herself. "Andrew I've had a long day please baby…"
"Don't baby me anymore Frankie, you've been having an affair! You don't get to baby me! If you were unhappy in this relationship you should have said not been off fucking other men behind my back!"
"I haven't been!" She started to get angry.
"Is that why you dressed up like a slut today for him?" He pulled her shirt, shoving her away.
"A slut? Is that what you think I look like?" She asked shocked.
"Don't turn this into poor Frankie you're the one who broke our marriage vows! Take it and shove it." He threw his wedding ring at her. She felt the tears welling up in her eyes and she stood there staring at him.
"Oh don't start crying now Frankie, you've completely destroyed everything we ever had! First thing in the morning take your shit and fuck off with your boyfriend, have fun sucking him off!" Andrew barged past her and went to their bedroom slamming the door shut behind him.
Frankie couldn't be more heartbroken if she tried, she sobbed into her hands and sat on the stairs crying her heart out. After a few minutes she looked down and picked up his wedding ring. She cried more and got up going to her bag and pulling out some paperwork and a bag.
She was exhausted and she couldn't believe him. She walked the hall and as she entered the room he threw her suitcase at her, the zip popped open and all her clothes fell out around her feet.
She looked down at them and then back up at him, he sat on the bed angrily. "How could you Frankie? After everything I've done for you, this is how you repay me?"
"Will you let me speak?" She asked. "At least give me that."
"What? Going to gloat?"
"No I want to talk to you about today."
"I don't want to hear how good he was in bed Frankie!"
"Will you let me talk without interruption?!" She asked he gave her a wave of the hand.
"The guy you saw me with is Johnathan Loe Williams, my fathers attorney." Andrew scoffed and she continued. "He was a good friend of my fathers, he hugged me and kissed me because that's just how he is. Plus… he felt sorry for me having to go to court today to relive my final moments in the house before it burnt down. The people who are buying the land are suing me for deliberately destroying the house. But there we go as if I haven't had enough shit to go through. Anyway we were in the café hiding in the corner because the press had got wind of our location and I didn't want them catching up with us whilst we waited for the jury's verdict." She paused and tossed a piece of paper in front of him on the ground, it floated to a stop at his feet. "Anyway I won the suit and got a shit ton of money plus my fathers money from his will…" she pulled another piece of paper with a bank statement on…
"So I went to the bank and whilst I was there I transferred the whole final sum into your bank account as a pre anniversary gift to say thank you for everything you've given and brought me over the years and to feel like I didn't always use your money like I could somehow pay you back." She tossed the bank statement of the transfer of moneys from hers to his, in front of him.
"As it was our anniversary tomorrow I'd been planning a surprise, I went to book tickets at the travel shop for your family to come next weekend." She tossed the confirmation receipt in front of him.
"I'd also arranged with your family to stay an extra week on top of the two so we could have a week on a private beach in the Caribbean that I payed for with the money I got from my fathers will. As another gift from me to you for our anniversary." She tossed the holiday booking receipt in front of him.
"And finally I was going to give you this when we were on holiday but I got your mammy to send me your grandfathers pocket watch, I know you said you always love looking at it when you were a kid. But when I collected the parcel, the delivery company had damaged the box and the pocket watch so I spent all day running around trying to find someone who could fix it tonight, thankfully Johnathan knew someone who owed him a favour and he helped me to get it repaired professionally and of course I paid him as well for the trouble." She slid the box across the floor over to him.
"But I'm the slut having an affair? This is how I repay you? Was I supposed to be repaying you? I thought we were in a relationship? Anyway here's your ring and here's mine. Happy anniversary." She tossed them down on top of the paperwork and looked at the clothes. "You can bin the clothes I don't need blood money brought for me."
She left shutting the door behind her. He sat there gobsmacked for a minute feeling like absolute shit. He looked through everything and it was all a she had said, the money was in his account and he looked at the pocket watch he broke down crying and dropped it on the floor running out the room, "Frankie?!" He called frantically.
"Frankie?!" He shouted and ran down the stairs looking around. "Frankie?!" He looked at Bruno sat by the front door whining. "Stay!" He said and opened the door, shutting it behind him he ran out. He panicked when he couldn't see her, he looked to the lake and she wasn't there around the woods entrance, finally he ran down the driveway and saw her halfway up the road. "Frankie!" He shouted as he ran after her. She sobbed hearing him but she didn't stop.
He caught up with her and grabbed her arm turning her to him. "Baby…"
"You don't get to call me that anymore." She said and turned away sobbing her heart out. He grabbed her arm again. "Yes I do!" He said passionately, crying as well. "I'm sorry…" he begged and fell to his knees. "I'm sorry Frankie please… I…I don't know what came over me."
She looked at him and wiped tears from her face. "How could you ever think that I would have an affair? All you had to do was believe me when I said I wasn't and I would've told you where I was, but no I was off sucking some guys dick. I'm just a slut to you when I make myself look good, is that how you really feel?"
"I'm a fucking idiot. I just… I didn't know and jealousy got the better of me and I wanted a reason to be angry at you for not being home and I don't know… I'm sorry baby, please don't leave me…I love you so much…"
"You're not an idiot, I am for thinking you trusted me. Clearly it's okay for me to let you go to a strip club but for me to go out for the day looking pretty is unacceptable." She walked past him and walked back towards the house. He followed her trying to talk to her but she ignored him and walked back to the house, walking inside she took off her boots again and her jacket.
"You're staying?" He asked. She shrugged and went to sit down on the sofa. She crossed one leg over the other and sat with her head in her hands crying.
He came and sat in front of her. "I'm jealous because I love you and I think I'm not good enough for you, so I get angry with myself and start convincing myself you're doing something you wouldn't. I don't think you're a slut I say things I don't mean when I'm angry you know me… I adore you Frankie and I'm sorry I'm truly sorry baby. Please.." he gently reached up and took her hands. She fell against his shoulder and he came between her legs, wrapping his arms around her.
She sobbed hard and he did too. He held her tightly and pulled back slowly to lift her head, he kissed her tears one after the other, quickly going to her lips they kissed passionately their lips delving into each other, he grabbed her face gently and cupped it with his hands.
She pushed him onto the floor and came down on top of him. His hands grabbed at her clothes, he pushed off her jacket and ripped open her shirt pushing it off her shoulders, he grabbed her bra and she undid it. He ripped it off her, tossing her clothes aside.
She reached for him, thrusting her lips into his making out with him fiercely. He rolled over but the coffee table was in the way so he pushed it hard out of their way, it toppled over and smashed. They didn't stop, he was on top of her now and he grabbed her breasts sucking them hard, she moaned loudly and grabbed his shoulders as he pushed her skirt up, ripping her panties off, he unzipped himself and took out his throbbing member.
Without hesitation he thrust into her hard! She screamed with a hard moan, he grabbed her breasts as he thrust harder and harder. She sat up and they collided in passionate kissing, she pulled his top off and their chests collided as she ground into his hips, she moaned as she came over and over. He just did it harder falling back she came in top of him and fell to his chest he lifted her up slightly so he could thrust hard.
She cried out in passion screaming his name over and over. He couldn't take it and thrust hard over and over into her as he climaxed. She climaxed too and fell down onto his chest, they both breathed hard and he shuddered as more passion came and came.
She rested against his chest and listened to his heart pounding. She fucking loved him. They rested like that for a few moments just stroking each other, feeling each others bodies as if they were brand new.
She looked up at him and kissed him, he kissed her back and turned her over onto her back. Looking down at her he stroked her face gently. "You're incredible." He whispered. "Did I hurt you? I couldn't help myself."
"No." She shook her head, "it was intense I loved it."
He stared into her eyes, slowly leant down and kissed her lovingly. "Baby…"
"Shhh." She said putting her finger to his lips. He kissed it. "It's okay… I forgive you, if you forgive me?"
"For what?" He asked.
"Everything, not being here all day, saying hurtful words…" she trailed he shook his head and tears slipped down his cheeks.
He kissed her shoulder and held it as tears slowly slipped from his eyes and onto her shoulder. She reached up and ran her fingers through his hair, stroking the back of his head. "I don't deserve you baby." He said and sat up pulling her up to him.
She held her hands on his neck as he cried. "I fucked up I'm so sorry…" she brought his head back to her shoulder and stroked his back lovingly. "It's okay you didn't baby, we all get mad and do things we regret, that's why I came back. Gees if I'd have not it'd be very hypocritical of me for all the times I fucked up and you forgave me. Baby I love you and only you, I had to dress up for court, I had to be gone all day because of everything I said and I probably lied a couple of times but I wanted everything to be a surprise. But like everything in my life, it always goes tits up!" She looked down and then back at him. "Literally." She laughed and he did too.
"I promise you, you can trust me. I only want you inside me, with me and on me ever. No dick is as good as yours." He laughed out loud and looked at her kissing her through happy tears. "My angel." He grabbed her and held her to him.
"Surprise!" She laughed.
"Best surprise ever. I can't believe everything, I can't believe my granddads pocket watch. It's even more beautiful than I remember." He sat back and held her hands in his.
"Yeah the guy did an amazing job, cost a fortune but I don't care you're worth it. And the money… I kept a little bit so I don't have to use your money to buy groceries and toys for Teagan etcetera…"
"Baby that's a hell of a lot of money you've given me, I don't want it, I want you to keep it."
"It's not just mine, it's ours, our little island somewhere when we're old and grey and we want to be alone."
"Well I'll be old and grey, you'll be gorgeous as usual." He laughed and she did a little too. "We'll still be grey and guess what? The grandkids won't be able to find us!"
"Even better, just you and me forever."
"Forever my darling husband. Forever till the end of forever and a day."
"I don't want to be anywhere else baby." He replied.
"Now we've had our quickie, how about you make love to me a little less desperate this time?" She asked him. He laughed embarrassed. She kissed him softly and he stood up picking her up onto his hips. He carried her upstairs to their bedroom and shut the door beginning their slow hot sensual sexual encounter…..
The next morning Frankie woke and Andrew wasn't there. She stretched and slid out of bed, grabbing one of his T-shirts she noticed he'd put back all of her clothes and picked up his gifts, putting them on the side. His watch displayed beautifully next to his granddads picture.
She left the bedroom and her stomach sank as she saw Teagan at the top of the stairs again, luckily Bruno was blocking her path. "Good boy!" She fussed him all over and picked Teagan up. "Extra treats for you today." He barked and went down the stairs sitting outside the cupboard where they kept the treats. She laughed and put Teagan down in her playpen. She wondered where the coffee table was in fact she wondered where Andrew was.
"Bruno? Where's daddy?" She asked him and he barked.
"I know you want your bone first." She got a couple of bone treats out for him and gave them him one at a time. She bent down to him as Andrew came in the door. "Oh you're such a big boy now yes you are."
"Frankie?" Andrew asked looking around. She popped up from behind the counter. "Sorry we were just having some alone time…" Bruno jumped up with his front paws on the counter and Andrew laughed.
"Happy anniversary my beautiful wife." He said coming over to her and giving her a massive bunch of flowers. "2 years of hell." She said and laughed. "They're beautiful thank you baby, happy anniversary to you too."
He wrapped his arms around her and lifted her up by her butt onto the counter top. She squeaked in surprise and he laughed. "For you." He said pulling out a small gift wrapped box. She looked at it and smiled. "Aww baby… can I open it?"
"Of course my beautiful." He smiled and watched. She pulled the wrapping off and opened the box. "Oh my god…are they? Diamonds?" She asked.
He nodded and took it out the box for her. Picking up her hand he slipped it on her finger and kissed her hand. "It's an eternity ring. Because that's how long I will love you." It fit perfectly. She smiled lovingly and suddenly her face dropped. "Where's my wedding ring?" She asked about to jump off the counter when he stopped her, going in his pocket he pulled out the bands and he took hers. Again he picked up her hand and stopped as he went to put it on.
"I will love you and honour you all the days of our lives and forever after." He slipped the ring on and she admired them both next to each other. "So incredible, thank you so much baby." She kissed him lovingly, taking his ring she pushed it to his finger, "my lover, my husband, my life, for now and forever." She pushed his ring back on. He grabbed her butt again and picked her up twirling her around. She laughed and held onto him tightly.
"I got breakfast." He said and set her down. First he gave her the coffee which she sipped eagerly, then he gave her French toast and eggs. "You're spoiling me rotten." She laughed and took a bit of the French toast. "Mmm." She moaned in pleasure.
"That's not the best bit." He said and pulled out a little box. Opening it she saw the biggest slice of cheesecake she'd ever seen. "Oh my god…"
"Wait." He said grabbing a beer for them out the chiller. He put the two together. "Like lilacs and hedgehogs…" he said and wondered if she would click.
"Like beer and cheesecake." She said softly looking up at him with tears in her eyes. He put the items down and cupped her face, kissing her emotionally, both shedding a few tears. "Hey…" he stroked her cheek lovingly. "We made it." He said and rubbed her arms softly.
"Nearly didn't though…" she said.
"What do you mean?"
"I should've got the fifth."
"You shouldn't have got the first." He retorted.
"Mums fault for buying that damn rosary…." She trailed and picked up the beer and cheesecake. "Will you come share with me?"
"I'll get the bottle opener you get the forks." She nodded and was about to slip down when he stopped her. "Thank you for a wonderful marriage so far…I have never been so in love and felt so god damn alive in my whole life…I adore you Frankie and if you had got that fifth wound… I don't know if I'd have been able to live without you."
She put the cheesecake down and took the bottle away from him putting it down. Wrapping her arms around his neck she brought him to her and they kissed lovingly, the deep kind of kiss when there aren't enough words to describe how you feel. The kiss came to an end and he gently stroked her face. "I adore you Frankie and I'm sorry again…"
"Don't be, I adore you too and I always will, my handsome, smart, organic chemist." She laughed a little.
He did too and picked her up swinging her around gently and dropping her down. "Beer and cheesecake time." He laughed and she grabbed the cheesecake and forks whilst he grabbed the beer, some glasses and the bottle opener. She sat down at the table and he poured them a glass of beer each whilst she opened the cheesecake and they each took a forkful.
He fed her and she fed him. "Mmm…" she smiled happily. "It's good!" He agreed and they lifted their beer glasses clinking them. "Here's to the next 100 years with you." Andrew said and took a gulp as did she. "I can't remember the last time I had beer at 9am." Frankie laughed.
"Tastes different at this time of the day doesn't it?"
"It really does." She laughed and they each ploughed into the cheesecake and beer until it was all gone. Teagan called for Frankie so she got up and brought her to the table with them.
"So are you looking forward to our little getaway?" She smirked.
"Of course… time alone with just you and me."
"No work?" She asked.
"Absolutely none at all, just you and me and a week of sun and sex." He leaned in to kiss her but Teagan came in the way. "Dadadada."
"Oh I'm sorry little missy but you get a week with granny."
"Dadadada, mamamamama…" she babbled.
"Really?" He asked and looked to Frankie who was smiling at the pair of them. Teagan babbled some more and Andrew nodded, "yes she is the most beautiful mammy in the world isn't she?"
"And daddy is the most wonderful, caring daddy in all the world."
They leant in and kissed over the top of Teagan. He smiled and they sat playing with Teagan for a while.
After giving Teagan her breakfast and having playtime with mummy and daddy, Frankie gave her lunch whilst Andrew caught up on some work at the breakfast bar. After lunch Teagan sat watching cartoons on the tv and playing with Bruno's ears.
Frankie went to sit next to Andrew at the bar and smiled at him. She put her face in her hand leaning on the table and stared at him. He tried to concentrate for a few moments but she started touching his arm. He looked at her and smiled looking back at his laptop, she moved her hand down his side and to his hip, he looked at her again and leaned in to kiss her softly then looked back at his laptop.
She looked at him determinedly and moved her hand down his leg slowly, she had an idea. She scooted her chair closer to him and rested her head on his shoulder. He kissed her head and she waited for him to focus on his work again.
She checked on Teagan with a glance, she was busily watching the tv and playing with Bruno.
Stroking his thigh she ran her hand over his crotch, gently pressing on it. He shifted a little kissing her head again. She managed to fiddle his zip open without him noticing too much. Reaching in she slipped her hand down his boxers and found his member.
He suddenly looked at her and she stood behind him putting her other hand on his shoulder to keep him there, leaning her chin on his shoulder she started to stroke him lovingly, slow and steady to firm and fast whilst she whispered things in his ear.
He tried to turn to her but she wouldn't let him. "Shh, stay." She whispered. Her touch was like electric and he took it for as long as he could. "Frankie…" he shook with pleasure as it all came spilling out. He made noises he never knew he could as he covered her hand.
Within a few minutes she gently took her hand away and smiled lovingly at him. He breathed heavy as she went to wash up. After a few minutes she came back and sat next to him as he finished putting himself away. He turned to her and brought his hands to her face lovingly.
"You're wild." He moaned into her lips. She kissed him and stroked his thighs up to his hips. "You deserve it."
"I want you." He said kissing her neck, she laughed a little and pulled herself between his legs. He grabbed her butt and lifted her up onto his lap. They made out like there was no tomorrow when Teagan came over and vied for their attention, they both stopped kissing and rested their foreheads against each other. "Tonight." He said and stroked her back. "Yes my love." She kissed him again and he desperately searched her mouth and body until Teagan started to cry and Frankie sighed slipping off his lap. She picked their daughter up and smiled at her. "Can't mommy and daddy have a kiss?" She asked her Teagan calmed as soon as she was picked up and rubbed her eyes.
"I think it's time for a nap." Frankie said and took her to the sofa, grabbing a bottle on the way, she put her down and covered her with the blanket giving her the bottle. She eagerly took it and after about 15 minutes she was gone.
Frankie took the opportunity and went back to Andrew coming between his legs and between him and the laptop. He held her there whilst he finished what he was doing. She kissed his jaw down to the crook of his neck and ran her hands up his sides. She leant against him and he swore. "What's up?"
"I've got a phone call coming in from the director. I've got to take it, shouldn't be a minute shhh!" He said and answered the phone call on the laptop audio.
"Hey Bill…"
Frankie couldn't resist the opportunity to play with him and she ran her hand over his chest, running her hand up over his cheek turning his lips to hers.
"No I haven't seen it." He tried to focus but she was very good at distracting him.
She ran her fingers through his hair as she kissed his neck biting it a little and sucking. He moaned but stopped himself with a cough. "Sorry Bill got a bit of a sore chesty throat."
She undid the buttons on his shirt and kissed his chest, kissing his nipples and down his chest she undid his trousers again and pulled him free.
"No I think it's page 3!" He almost shouted when she took him out.
He tried to focus his hardest as she 'took' him. "I'll just open that document…err…that….document….in which folder….hmmmmm." He tried to not make any kind of noise he was loosing it though.
"I err…. I errr…document, yes DOCument…" He said as she went harder. He wanted her to stop so they could make love but he couldn't push her off him because of their position.
She also wasn't helping, he was getting close and she knew it. "Bill I've got a laptop issue can I call you back in a second? Okay bye." He definitely hung the phone up and rolled his head back moaning out loud, unfortunately this had an effect he wasn't expecting as he finished.
After he was done she stood up and leaned over him as he sat there completely mind blown. "Happy anniversary." She whispered and he sat up looking at her. She smirked and he kissed her passionately. "Baby I wanted you." He said sadly.
"I know. But you were busy and I couldn't resist." She laughed and he took her in his arms. "That's it." He grabbed her butt and lifted her up onto the counter, she held his shoulders and kissed his neck loving his touch on her chest.
He was just about to dive in when his laptop phone rang again. He sighed and put his hands on the counter defeatedly. She lifted his head and kissed him briefly as he put his ear piece back in and took the call. "Yeah…sorry…" Frankie sat there a moment and wished he didn't have to take the call, she wanted him but he was busy and she had to accept it.
He touched her leg through her ripped jeans and saw that she was sad, he carried on talking to the guy on the phone and Frankie got up, going to the bathroom to wash up and then she drifted slowly upstairs. Going to their bedroom she checked herself in the mirror and took her band out of her tied back hair. She grabbed the brush and ran it through it slowly she sighed leaving her hair down and sitting on the edge of the bed.
She flopped back onto the bed with her arms outstretched and stared up at the ceiling. Getting up she walked out the room and went downstairs, calling Bruno she went out to the patio quietly shutting the door behind her. There was snow on the ground and everything was white.
She walked a little around the grounds playing with Bruno, the lake was semi frozen and she stopped at the pier looking out over the lake, she stood there for a good few minutes when the snow started to come down heavily. Bruno chased his ball and chased it out onto the lake. "Come on Bruno." Frankie shouted as Bruno ran and ran after the ball. He was quite a distance away and she called him again. "Bruno come!" She said sternly, unsure if he should be out there.
Suddenly the ice gave way and the dog disappeared below the ice into the water. Frankie's heart jumped to her throat and she shouted him. "Bruno!" She watched as he tried to get out but the ice kept on breaking around him sending him back into the water.
Then Frankie did possibly the most stupid thing she could have done, she gingerly stepped onto the ice and started to make her way over to him. Her boots didn't grip the ice at all and she was sliding around all over the place, she quickly hurried across the ice as fast as she could hearing it crack underneath her weight.
"Bruno! I'm coming boy stay there!" She shouted and gingerly took more and more steps across the ice until she was half way across the girth of the lake. She tried to reach him but she couldn't get too close as the ice kept breaking. She looked around and panicked the only thing she could think of was her shirt, she ripped it off leaving her with just a cami and jeans and boots on. She tied a knot in the sleeve, holding the other sleeve she tossed the knotted sleeve towards Bruno and hoped he would know what to do, he was starting to struggle to keep up because of the cold and she was feeling the bitter cold snowflakes flurrying down hard. "Come Bruno!" She wafted the shirt, reeling it in again she tossed it back and Bruno grabbed it with his jaws locking on.
She hauled back on the shirt and she could feel him kicking his legs to try and get out of the water, "kick Bruno!" She shouted and pulled hard on the shirt. Some of the stitching ripped and she fell back onto her butt, the shock caused a bit of ice to crack under her. She knew she had to get Bruno out of the water now!
She dug the heel of her boots into the ice and pulled like she'd never pulled before, she felt his front paws come out of the water and getting up again she reached and grabbed him hauling the poor dog out the water, as he did so he suddenly came free of the ice and she fell backwards sending Bruno flying over her head and back towards land.
She fell again to the ice only this time it snapped and sent her flying into the water. She plunged in deep and the sudden cold hit her like a thousand electric shocks coursing through her body. It took her breath away and she fought against the current that was pushing her towards the undertow under the ice. She pushed through the surface and tried to get out but she couldn't she didn't have the strength after hauling Bruno out and being with next to nothing on.
"Bruno get daddy! Go!" She pointed at the house. "Go!" Eventually he ran as quickly as he could, he too was cold and wet and and suffering the hypothermia conditions. As he ran Frankie fought to hold on to the piece of ice she was gripped to, her hands and arms were going numb being exposed to the cold air, she grappled with the side of the ice and tried her best to hold on, kicking like mad.
Bruno panted as he got to the house and the patio door he'd hurt his paw on the ice so he was limping a little from the cut. He started barking like mad Andrew didn't take any notice of him at first, his phone call taking priority. Bruno barked and barked and barked whining and howling. Andrew was getting annoyed, "sorry bill I've got to sort the dog out one second I'll call you back." He took his ear piece out after hanging up and got up walking to the door. He opened the door and looked around, "where's mommy?" The snow came down thick and made it almost impossible for him to see out onto the lake. "Hey what happened to your paw buddy?" He said and grabbed Bruno's collar pulling him inside, Bruno growled fiercely and suddenly and Andrew let go.
Bruno ran out the door and stopped half way up the path barking madly. Andrew watched him and grabbed his jacket and boots putting it on and doing it up.
He followed Bruno a little ways away from the house but he couldn't see Frankie anywhere. Bruno ran out down to the pier and barked madly… suddenly a drift in the cloud of snow cleared and he could see what he only presumed was Frankie out in the middle of the lake, now he knew what Bruno wanted. "Frankie!" Andrew ran as hard and as fast as he could out onto the lake. "Frankie!" He shouted and slid to a stop a little distance from her, the ice was breaking and it was too dangerous to get any closer.
Frankie grappled with a corner of ice and struggled to keep herself from slipping into the undertow. "Andrew!" She called panicked, tears in her eyes. "Frankie hold on!" Andrew said trying to brave the broken ice. Every time he got near another piece of ice would break off and so he realised he would just have to chance it. He lurched forwards suddenly landing on the ice but grabbing Frankie's hand in the process.
The ice cracked badly under him and he struggled to stay on top of the ice. "Frankie don't let go okay?" He shouted and she tried as hard she could to hold his hand. The current was getting stronger and the undertow was sucking in Frankie harder.
Andrew started to slide back on the ice and for a moment it felt like he was making some headway, "he used both hands to now grip Frankie's hand and he shouted for her to help him by pushing herself out the water. She tried her hardest but she was exhausted from fighting the current, from fighting to get Bruno out…Frankie could feel her hand slipping and she looked at him. The ice under him cracked loudly, it was going to go at any minute. "Andrew…" she shouted. "I've got to let you go."
"No!" He shouted panicked and stared at her; "Frankie don't let go!"
"I'm going to end up pulling you in and that will kill both of us!"
"I won't fall in I'll…." He said as big chunk of ice ground under him and she looked at him lovingly. "No Frankie don't…" he pleaded sobbing. "Take care of Teagan… I love you baby I always have and I always will…"
"Frankie please don't…" he sobbed and she breathed hard. There was a moment of silence and he grabbed her hand again with his other and used every ounce of strength in him but the ice finally made the decision for them, he fell back when the ice cracked and lost Frankie's hand, the last he saw was her disappearing under the ice.
Andrew got up and ran along the ice trying to guess where she was underneath. The ice began to shatter under his weight and he soon found it becoming too thin…
Frankie bounced along under the water being smashed around against the underneath of the ice, the current was hard and fast and she tried to kick against it to slow herself down but she went under further…
Andrew looked around when he got as far as he could go, he couldn't see her anywhere. "Fuck!" He shouted and sobbed falling to his knees.
Frankie was smashed around a bit more up ahead she saw the root of a tree and she knew it was her only chance, her breath was almost gone and she couldn't fight anymore, she curled her fist and punched through the ice as she neared the root. The current dragged her arm through shards of glassy ice until she came to the root she reached out and grabbed ahold of it with every last ounce she had left.
Bruno who had been sat by the porch had seen Frankie pop out the water a little ways down and he barked loudly for Andrew running in her direction. Andrew followed him and saw her, he jumped to his feet and got off the ice back onto land, he ran down the shoreline and followed until he came to the tree, he ran and slid across the ice, it was very thin and he knew he didn't have long he thrust his hands under her shoulders and hauled her to him backing up across the ice that broke under foot, but he was too near the shore now.
He hauled her out and fell down on top of her as she fell against the muddy embankment. "Frankie?" He shouted and saw how blue she was.
"Please god no…" he cried and shook her. "Baby please…" he shook her again he rested his head down on her chest and he sobbed hard into her. "Frankie wake up please…"
"Please don't go… stay with me." He cried. "Teagan needs her mammy and I need my wife… I love you baby, I love you and I'll do anything please…" he sobbed when she didn't respond but a few seconds later she coughed up a load of water.
"Oh thank god…" he cried and kissed her cheeks, her head, her hands… she started to shiver as she brought up more and more water. He took his jacket off and put it over her. When she was done chucking up water he picked her up and pulled her so she sat straddled on his lap, he put the jacket around her shoulders and he held her to him tightly. "Oh god baby…" he cried into her shoulder and held her tighter. Kissing her neck and cheek and forehead he stroked her face with his hands and looked at her, she was too weak to really respond and he knew he had to get her warm slowly.
Getting up he picked her up in his arms and carried her to the house, Teagan was still asleep thank god, he kicked off his boots and locked the door as he quickly took Frankie upstairs to their bedroom and laid her on the bed. He ran downstairs and got Teagan bringing her up and putting her in her crib so she would be safe. Bruno limped and laid beside her whilst Andrew ran back to Frankie and into the bathroom he ran the tub full of mildly warm water till it was half full, he quickly went and got Frankie out of all of her wet clothes and shoes and took her naked frame to the bathroom gently placing her in the water. He put a warm compress on her head to warm her face slowly and sat by the tub leaning over and watching her.
Slowly he watched as her body warmed and he added a little more warmer water. She opened her eyes and looked at him, bringing her hand out of the tub she held it out to him and he took it.
He kissed her hand and cried into it. Holding her hand as tight but as comfortably as he could. She smiled weakly at him and took her hand putting it to his cheek and wiping the tears. "I'm sorry…" she whispered. He shook his head. "Don't be… I know you were trying to save me."
She coughed a little and he brushed her hair from her face lovingly. "Bruno fell in I tried to rescue him and…is he okay?"
"He's fine, an injured paw but… he'll be fine…"
"I'm cold…" she whispered and he poured some more hot water into the tub. "That better?" He asked lovingly. She nodded and he took her hand kissing it.
"I love you." She said drifting off. "I love you more." He whispered and stayed by her side, he ached to hold her and he got changed into some clean dry clothes. After a little while he got Frankie out the water, put her in some fluffy pyjamas and lifted her up taking her to bed. He scooted in and wrapped her in his arms behind her. He pulled the covers over them and kissed her neck lovingly down her jaw, down her shoulders and arm to her hand.
"I knew you were an angel, you came back to me so now I'm sure." He whispered and turned off the light, cuddling her as close to him as he could. Wrapping every limb he had around her, until they were both almost one and slowly they both fell asleep.
Frankie woke up in the middle of the night to a crying Teagan. She still felt incredibly weak but she didn't have the heart to wake Andrew. She gently unwrapped herself from him and slid out of the bed. Going down the hall her legs felt shaky and they gave way under her causing her to fall with a thud. She could feel her whole body shaking as the coolness of the house began to hit her.
Andrew's eyes shot open and he looked around when the thud woke him up. "Frankie?!" He panicked and got up looking and seeing her in the hall. He ran over to her and came down to her. "Baby what are you doing?"
"Teagan's crying…" she said.
"But you need to rest, baby, you need a proper sleep to recover no getting up." He said and went to pick her up she stopped him and he looked to her, "go sort Teagan I'll be fine."
"She can wait." He said and picked her up. Taking her back to bed he gently put her down and kissed her. "I'll be back soon." He said and kissed her again. She watched him go and sighed. She fell back to sleep for a little but woke when she felt Andrew getting back into bed. She turned to him and he whispered. "Sorry did I wake you?"
"No baby." She said and cuddled in close to him. He stroked her back down to her butt and moved her hips closer to his. He moved so she could rest her head on his chest and she did so, wrapping her arm around him and gently stroking his back too. "Don't ever do that to me again Frankie… I thought I'd lost you today."
"I'm sorry baby… I just did what I thought was right."
"I know but if you'd have died I'd have never been able to live with myself. Especially since you gave me so much yesterday and I gave you so little… I'm sorry about the phone calls…I wanted you as much as you did me but when you have people to answer to…" he said and looked away.
"Andrew why do you answer to people? You don't need them you can do your own research or pay people to do it for you."
He thought about it for a moment. "That way if you want to have sex with your wife whenever you want you can you just ignore their calls." She smirked and kissed him softly.
"You might be right there baby." He said, she could see the thoughts going around in his head. "You're so smart Andrew and they know it and they use it to their advantage, you're sharing all your data with them and it's data you've researched, not them."
"Okay you had me at sex any time you want." He laughed and caressed her hip. "You had me good today."
"Well you deserved it, I love watching you squirm under pressure." She giggled and thought back.
"I nearly lost it I must admit. One more stroke and I'd have been calling his name out." He laughed with her.
"Oh Andrew you make me laugh." She sighed. He reached up and caressed her face softly. "I think it's time for some Frankie loving." He said and she laughed.
She moved her hand down his chest as they kissed and he stopped her. "No…I don't want you to move a muscle except one or a few of course." He smirked. "My baby stay there, it's my turn to get some pleasure."
"Andrew you don't…"
"Shhh!" He said and laid her on her back. "First let's get you out of these clothes so I can look at your sexy body." He lifted her forward and helped her out of her pyjama top, tossing it aside. He kissed her breasts fondling and suckling on them, Kissing her body slowly he worked his way down, pulling off her pyjama bottoms. She laid bare for him, her body exposed to him in every way. "God you're fucking sexy." He said and kissed her thighs all around her area and then finally coming to the main spot. When he did she writhed in pleasure gripping the bedsheets, moaning hard as he made her explode time after time after time, bringing her to ecstasy more times than she could handle.
"Andrew please.. I need you." She begged and panted. He nodded and came to her lips, they kissed endlessly deep and passionate, desperate for each other. He was already semi but he edged himself on her and threw off his clothes.
"I want you to stay there and let me do the work okay?" He asked before doing anything. She nodded and begged for him. He looked into her eyes as she guided him to her, when he was there she inhaled sharply and her head went back.
"Baby oh god." She was already spilling and he made sure to give her plenty more before they both reached that point.
When it was done she felt him drop to her panting although he remained firmly in place, locked together. He didn't want to be out of her and he remained there as she stroked his back and hair, he kissed her breasts and fondled them as he lay his head between them.
He kissed her chest and she brought him up her so that they could make out and they did, she delved into his mouth and he hers. Rolling off her he still remained inside her as she lay on top of him. She moved a little and he held her down to his chest wrapping the blanket over them. They were safe and they were happy and that's all they wanted.