Shattered Glass

[leah1234]

update tonight???

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[Louise_2983]

Well this chapter officially makes the sequel longer than the original! And I still have some way to go yet. Thank you for sticking with me. Your lovely comments and support are always appreciated! x

Chapter 30

“Hey Jamie” she smiled as she sat down next to him at the kitchen table where he was busy colouring. Deja vu hit her like a brick, the last time she’d had something important to tell him, he’d been sat in that very spot doing exactly the same thing.

“Mummy!” he exclaimed, a beaming smile instantly appearing on his beautiful face as he knelt up on his chair, flung his arms around her and pressed his lips to her smooth cheek.

“I missed you” he told her sweetly as he sat back down properly.

“You only saw me yesterday sweetie”

“But I still missed you, I always miss you when you’re not here Mummy” he told her simply.

“Don’t you miss me?” he questioned, his eyes big and wounded.

“Oh sweetie of course I miss you! I don’t like it when I’m not with you Jamie”

“I don’t like it either, can’t you live with us all the time?! Please!”

“I wish it were that simple” she sighed, ruffling his hair affectionately.

“But where would I sleep?” she teased.

“You could sleep in my room, I would protect you from the monsters Mummy!”

“Oh I’m sure you would you did a very good job before. But I have my own house”

“Nanny Irene’s house?”

“Well it used to be” she nodded.

“But she left it to me”

“When she went to live with the angels?” he asked innocently.

“Yes sweetie”

“I miss Nanny Irene” he whispered.

“She was nice and funny and she made the best fish fingers!”

“I miss her too” Belle smiled sadly.

“But I can make you fish fingers if you like”

“They wouldn’t be the same” he told her matter of factly.

“Well I’ll just have to work on being nice and funny won’t I then?” she teased, reaching out to tickle him gently.

“You’re already nice and funny Mummy! I already told you that you’re my favouritest, now you’re just wishing for compliments!”

“I think you mean fishing Jamie” she giggled.

“That’s what I said!” he exclaimed as she took a deep breath.

“I’ve got something important to tell you Jamie”

“You’re not sick again are you?” he instantly responded, his face etched with worry.

“No sweetie, no! Don’t worry I’m not going anywhere” she told him soothingly but deep down worried that soon Aden might have to tell him that he was sick.

He didn’t deserve that. She didn’t want him to worry that he would lose Aden as well as her. Aden was the one person in the world he trusted implicitly and she never wanted that to change.

“Then what do you want to tell me? Are you buying me a dog?!!” he exclaimed in excitement.

“No Jamie, we’ve been through this”

“Oh well” he sighed dramatically.

“It was worth a try”

“And I admire your persistence!” She giggled.

“But what I needed to tell you was...is that I’m going to have a baby”

He sat in silence for a few seconds before turning to look at her, his expression twisted with confusion.

“A baby?” he whispered.

“Yes sweetie a baby”

“Are you just thinking about having a baby or are you going to have one for keeps?”

“For keeps” she smiled at his questioned as he jumped out of the chair and ran into the living room.

She followed him quickly and entered the lounge just in time to see Aden quickly snap shut his laptop to hide what he was reading from his son. But he didn’t close it quickly enough to stop her catching

sight of the words Testicular Cancer before the screen snapped into place.

Her heart shattered in double measure, both at Jamie’s rejection and the knowledge that Aden might be sick. She felt bile rise to the back of her throat as she struggled not to vomit, her hand shot to

her mouth and she managed to bite it back but the aching in the depths of her stomach would not go away.

“What ‘s wrong Jamie?” Aden asked as his son snuggled into him, hiding his face in the crook of his father’s arms so that Belle couldn’t look at him.

“Belle’s having a baby” he whispered sadly, his reversion to the use of her first name not lost on anyone in the room.

“But that’s not something to be upset about mate” Aden tried to reassure him as Belle inched closer to them, her heart still pounding.

“But then she won’t be my Mummy anymore because she’ll be the baby’s Mummy instead”

“Jamie” Belle sighed kneeling down in front of the sofa and placing her hand on his arm. He shrugged away from her and refused to turn to look at her.

“Sweetheart I will always be your Mummy. No matter what”

“Even when your other baby is here?” he whispered into Aden’s side.

“Even then Jamie”

“But won’t you be their Mummy then?” he asked, finally turning to face her. He had tears in his eyes and she just wanted to scoop him up in her arms and never let him go. She resisted through fear of

rejection.

“Yes I will but I’ll still be your Mummy, nothing will ever change that Jamie. I’ll just have two children to love”

“So does that mean you’ll only love me half as much?” he questioned anxiously.

“No Sweetheart, nothing could ever make me love you any less I promise. I will still love you just as much”

“To infinity and beyond?” he whispered hopefully.

“Even more than that” she grinned as she saw his face soften slightly.

“But what about the baby?”

“Well I’ll love them too but that won’t stop me loving you. You’ll always be my number one boy I promise, cross my heart” she smiled, moving her hand over her heart.

A cute grin spread over his face but in a flash it was gone again.

“But what if it’s a boy? I won’t be your number one boy then because he’ll get to live with you all the time and I just have to miss you!”

She took a deep breath and prayed inwardly that he wouldn’t react badly to her next revelation.

“Well sweetie you will still be my number one boy because you’re going to have a sister”

“A sister?!” he exclaimed in horror.

“A sister” she nodded with a nervous smile.

“The baby’s a girl”

“But I don’t like girls!” he half cried.

“But this will be different because she’ll be your little sister and she’s going to need her big brother to love her and protect her and to play with her. I think you’ll be a great big brother Jamie. The best in

fact”

“The best?” he questioned with a smile.

“The bestest” she grinned hoping he was beginning to come round.

“But I still don’t like girls” he sighed dramatically, half hiding his face behind Aden’s arm again.

“But you’ll like your sister. You like me and Nicole and Sophie don’t you?”

“Yeah” he nodded slowly.

“But that’s different. I love you and Aunt Nicole and Sophie. You’re my family people. I don’t like other girls. They’re icky.”

“But the baby will be part of your family too sweetie, a big part. And she’s going to need you to look up to”

“Will I be taller than her?” he asked excitedly.

“Most probably” Belle chuckled at his sudden change of tone.

“But I meant that you’ll have to show her how to do things and how things work. You’re going to be very important to her. Just like you’re important to me and Daddy. And I hope she’ll be important to

you too. But you have to try, you can’t just not like her because she’s a girl.”

“I’ll try” he shrugged.

“But I’m not going to promise anything”

“Well I am Jamie” she smiled sitting down next to Aden and squeezing her son tenderly.

“I promise I’m always going to love you very much and nothing’s going to change that sweetie”

“Good” he whispered softly before looking up at her expectantly.

“Mummy?”

“Mmmm?” she murmured.

“Is the baby girl in your tummy now?”

“Yes she is, do you want to see a picture?” she asked and when he nodded in response she reached for her handbag resting on the coffee table.

“I thought you were just eating too much naughty food” he told her quietly.

“I didn’t know you were getting fatter because you had a baby in your tummy!”

Belle laughed as she pulled out the scan and Aden finally joined in the conversation.

“Seems our 5 year old is more observant than I am” he laughed. He hadn’t noticed her bump at all until it had been staring him in the face under a sign labelled MATERNITY. It couldn’t have been more

obvious then.

“It doesn’t look like a baby” Jamie mumbled in disappointment as he stared at the scan.

“It looks like our TV when it’s all fuzzy!”

“That’s exactly what Matilda said” Belle chuckled to Aden.

“I always knew she had the logic of a 5 year old!”

“Mummy are you sure you have a baby in your tummy and you didn’t eat the TV?” he asked accusingly.

“It’s definitely a baby sweetie, why would I eat the TV?”

“Well last night Aunt Nicole said she was going home for a TV dinner for one as usual!”

“Sweetie she didn’t mean she was going to eat the TV, it’s just a type of meal you can buy from the supermarket that you put in the microwave”

“So Sophie will still get to watch cartoons?”

“Yes of course she will”

“That’s good, I was worried!” he exclaimed dramatically.

“Mummy?” he suddenly questioned again.

“Yes Jamie?”

“How did you get a baby in your tummy? Did you kiss someone like Ben’s Mummy and Daddy did?”

“Erm...” she squirmed and looked to Aden for support but was greeted with a smirk and a simple shrug of the shoulders.

“Well yes sweetie I did”

“How does kissing put a baby in your tummy?”

“Well it’s a special kind of kissing that grown ups can do Jamie, when they love each other and sometimes it makes a baby”

“Is kissing nice when you’re a grown up?” he asked, his face screwed up in horror.

“Because I think it’s icky! I don’t want to kiss girls!”

“You will when you’re older, trust me” she grinned.

“So it’s nice?” he asked again, pressing her for a direct answer.

“Yeah it’s nice” she smiled looking up at Aden.

“When you love the person”

“And what if you don’t?”

“Well then it can still be nice sometimes but it can get messy”

“I don’t like kissing” he told her, sticking his tongue out as he pulled a face.

“Who did you kiss Mummy?”

Belle shifted nervously as her brain worked overtime in an attempt to form a response.

“That doesn’t matter Jamie”

“But you must have kissed someone to get a baby in your tummy! It wasn’t Geoff was it?” he asked in horror.

“No! Why would you think that?!”

“All the girls like Geoff” he told her simply.

“Aunt Nicole, Melody...”

“Well I’m not going to kiss Geoff, he’s like my brother”

“Like I’m going to be the baby’s brother?”

“Exactly sweetheart, although Geoff’s not really my brother”

“But I’ll really be the baby’s brother?”

“Yes, you will” she confirmed as he learnt forward and pressed his lips against her bump.

“Hello baby” he half shouted against her.

“I’m your big brother”

He watched her bump in silence for a few moments as Belle giggled before looking up at her.

“I don’t like her she’s ignoring me!”

“She’s not ignoring you Jamie, she won’t be able to talk to you until she’s a lot bigger and definitely not before she comes out of my tummy”

“When will she come out of your tummy?” he asked and she smiled grateful he seemed to have moved on from the topic of the father.

“Not for a while yet”

“How many sleeps?”

“A lot of sleeps, she has to grow inside of me so she’s healthy when she gets here”

“That’s rubbish!” he announced in disappointment.

“Can’t she hurry up?”

“You didn’t like her a minute ago” Aden laughed.

“Now you want her to arrive quicker?”

“Well I can’t show her how to do things if she’s in Mummy’s tummy! She can’t look up at me, she can’t look at me because her eyes can’t see through Mummy’s big belly!”

“Oiy cheeky!” she laughed.

“It’s not that big! Not yet anyway!”

“Are you going to get really, really fat?”

“More than likely yes” she sighed deeply as he reached up and kissed her cheek.

“It’s ok Mummy, I’ll still love you”

***

“Belle! Wait up!” he called, causing her to stop and turn around to face him. Poised halfway in the doorway as though she was undecided as to whether she actually wanted to enter.

“Aden! What are you doing here?!”

“I know it probably seems strange but I was in The Diner and Colleen was telling everybody and anybody how it was such a shame that you were going to this on your own and well I couldn’t let you”

“She was saying it was my own fault for sleeping around wasn’t she?”

“Well not in those exact words but...she means well” he chuckled.

“Yeah right. But Aden, it’s fine really”

“No it’s not”

“I can’t expect you to come to birthing classes with me!”

“I’m not offering to. Well except this one. I’m guessing you’ll have found yourself a birthing partner by the next one or Matilda will have changed her mind”

“Not much chance of the second one” Belle mumbled under her breath as she recalled the look of sheer horror which had graced Matilda’s face when she’d mentioned it earlier.

“So for this one I’m here, you shouldn’t be doing this alone”

“I’m fine! I’m a big girl Aden, I can deal with this myself”

“Belle, you didn’t want to even go to these things when you were having Jamie!”

“Well the thought of a dozen pregnant women gushing about breathing exercises and alternative pain relief like sticking needles in your eyes to distract yourself does kind of freak me out I’ll admit!”

“Then why are you here?” he chuckled, leaning against the doorframe.

“Because I want a natural birth and I want to be prepared”

“To stick needles in your eyes?” he smirked, one eyebrow arched above the other.

“If necessary” she sighed.

“I can’t let it happen again Aden. I’ll do everything I can to make sure it doesn’t”

“We better go in then” he told her gesturing for her to lead the way. She didn’t need to explain any more he knew exactly what she meant and exactly why she wanted to avoid it happening again. He was still feeling the painful repercussions 5 years later and he knew that she was too.

They entered the room filled with other pregnant women, all at varying stages of gestation, and took a seat. Before they’d even had chance to get their bearings the instructor had started the class and

invited all the new comers to introduce themselves.

They listened half heartedly as women poured out their life stories and chuckled when one woman announced she was a great believer in acupuncture and Aden whispered a snide comment about her

being one of the “Sticking needles in your eyes brigade” in Belle’s ear.

“Well I’m Belle and I’m having a baby” she announced when it got to her.

“They never would have guessed!” Aden chuckled, earning himself a slap on the arm.

“Anything else you want to tell us Belle?” the instructor prompted with a chuckle.

“No” Belle shook her head.

“I didn’t come here for a bonding session. I came here to learn how to get through a natural birth and no offence but none of you are going to be there in the delivery suite so I really don’t care what

your names are or how many kids you’ve got!”

“Belle!” Aden scolded before apologising to the rest of the group.

“Sorry she’s just nervous”

“Don’t apologise for me Aden! I am here!”

“Yes we’ve noticed” he grinned as a wave of laughter went around the circle they were sat in.

“What about you Aden? Why don’t you tell us something? Have you and Belle got any other children?”

“Well yes, we’ve got a son” he squirmed uncomfortably.

“But I’m not the father, the baby’s not mine”

Belle’s heart dropped into the pit of her stomach at how quick he’d been to correct the assumption that he was the father. When she’d been carrying Angelo’s baby and someone had made that mistake

he’d kept quiet and now he didn’t care that she was having someone else’s baby. Even though she wasn’t.

“Sorry” the instructor blushed a vivid shade of red.

“I just assumed. That’s very understanding of you, trying to make your marriage work”

“We’re not married!” Belle blurted out before Aden could.

“Sorry I just assumed, what with the wedding ring and all”

“Please!” Belle cried out.

“As if I’d have given him that pathetic piece of tin! I do have some taste!”

“Belle!” Aden hissed.

“Well please! What did you give her cubic zirconia?! It’s cheap and tacky and dangerous considering how it tore into my cheek that time you hit me!”

“Belle shut up!” he ordered as a gasp of shock flowed from every mouth in the room.

“It was an accident!” both Aden and Belle exclaimed suddenly realising what she’d said.

“I know that’s probably what they all say” she laughed heartily.

“But it really was honest. I wouldn’t be sat here with him if it hadn’t been. Seriously, I’m not stupid. I realise I’m probably not making the best impression here but I’m just a skank, I’m not stupid hon-“

“Belle! Shut up!” Aden ordered again clamping a hand over her mouth and she duly obliged.

“Sorry” she muttered sheepishly as he removed his hand.

“It’s like he said I’m just really nervous and sharing information isn’t a good idea, I always go too far!”

“Clearly” the instructor grimaced.

“Let’s move on and go onto some bonding exercises shall we? Now if you all swap husbands/partners with the person next to you”

“What?!” Belle exclaimed loudly.

“Problem Belle?”

“Yes! If I don’t feel comfortable with telling you a little bit of information about myself do you really think I’m going to feel comfortable with partner swapping?! You’ll be asking me to put my car keys in

the middle next!”

“Belle, if you don’t feel comfortable then maybe it would be for the best if you left...”

***

“I can’t believe you got us thrown out of birthing class!” Aden chuckled heartily as they walked towards the car park.

“Erm yes you can! It was never really going to be me was it? All that huffy puffy, hold hands and breathe clap trap!”

“No, you’d rather demand all the drugs possible and scream at the guy who impregnated you that it’s all his fault and you’re never letting him near you again!”

“Exactly!” she chuckled.

“I just want it to be ok Aden” she whispered suddenly solemn.

“I guess I’ll just have to rely on the instruction videos and hope for the best”

“I’m sure you’ll be fine and if not I’ll kidnap you again how does that sound?”

“Aww you’d do that for me?” she pretended to be touched.

“No” he shook his head seriously.

“But I’d do it for Jamie, I’m not going to let you leave him again especially when...”

“Oh god Aden I’m sorry, just dumping all my problems on you when you’ve got your own to deal with”

“It’s fine”

“No it’s not. How are you feeling? When do you get the results?”

“Tomorrow but I just...you haven’t told anyone have you?”

“No of course not!”

“Matilda?”

“I haven’t told anyone!”

“What about Geoff? Because I know he’s got that whole man of the church thing going on but Nicole still manages to worm information out of him! All she has to do is flutter her eyelashes!”

“I haven’t told anyone I swear! Don’t you trust me?!” she exclaimed, hurt that he obviously didn’t.

“Of course I do” he sighed deeply as they reached their cars.

“Sorry, I just don’t want it getting back to Kirsty”

“You haven’t told her?!!”

“No”

“Aden, she’s your wife!”

“Legally maybe” he sighed.

“Look Aden, do you just want to go somewhere and talk about this it can’t be good for you bottling it up like this”

“No it’s fine” he replied adamantly opening the car door and climbing in.

“Aden, it’s not fine I want to help”

“Just leave it Belle” he ordered before turning the key in the ignition and driving away at great speed.

[leah1234]

I think I almost cried laughing during the birthing class... Priceless belle

I loved jamie's reaction to the baby and it's a girl aaw

Aden definitely should talk to belle or anyone

I really hope she tells Aden soon or I'm going to blow my mind!!!!!!!!

Update soon

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[Taniya_K]

Jamie! I missed him... even for the 24hours since he was in the last chapter

I'm glad that he's accepting his role as a big brother, but boy he is funny! Loved almost every word that came out of his mouth!

Poor Aden. I really, really, really hope it doesn't turn out to be cancer. If it does though *shudders* I hope everything works out for the better.

That birthing class was hilarious! Belle was just THat was a lot of info to share, and I can't believe they got kicked out either!!! But how sweet of Aden was it that he went with her? If that, and the fact he told her about the lump, doesn't show her that he'd be there for her and the baby, then I dunno what does! Even the ending about Kirsty being his wife 'only legally' seemed like he was stretching out for an excuse.

Cannot wait for more!

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[LAURZY!]

Awww Jamie! that was the cutest scene ever!

I loved that he shouted at her stomach then claimed she was ignoring him!! lmao

Aden i hope his results are ok!

LMFAO at the birthing class, i was crying with laughter throughout it! i loved that Aden went with her though..

Absolutely brilliant! cannot wait to read more...

[xknomex]

Yay Jamieness!!

Those Birthing classes were just BRILLIANT!! soooo funny! Although I really want Belle to tell Aden that the baby is his!

:( Aden... he has to be okay.

Cant wait for the next update!

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[KaiyaBlake]

Funniest Chapter

Glad Jamie isnn't really upset about her having a baby!

Hope Aden's okay though , pleaseeeeeee..

Great Chapter, Can't wait for more

[bailey4]

This chapter was soooo funny. Now thats the feisty and funny Belle i love! Awesome.

[Red Ranger 1]

Liked that.Jamie didn't take the news well at first but he soon came round.Belle making a scene at the birthing class was very amusing.Aden really isn't very good at talking to people, is he?I get the feeling even Belle wouldn't know if she hadn't seen him at the hospital.Looking forward to more.

[jenpen08]

Aww Jamie was sweet!

Loved the birthing class sooo funny!!

Aden ! I do hope he is okay!!

Cannot wait for the next update!!