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Chapter 33

As the morning sunshine leaked into the room, bouncing gently off his blond tresses she smiled happily to herself with a contented sigh. It hadn’t been a dream after all. This was reality. She ran her fingers gently through his hair as he slept soundly next to her, before tracing delicate circles over his cheekbones with her fingertips.

As if sensing her gaze upon him he stirred sleepily before his eyelids fluttered open and his big, baby blue eyes were focused right on her.

“Good morning gorgeous” she smiled as he yawned, a clenched fist raised to cover his mouth.

“Good morning Mummy” he grinned back at her.

Her heart flipped. Every time he called her Mummy it was like the first time again. She didn’t think the novelty would ever wear off.

“What are you doing in here little man? You weren’t here when I went to sleep!” she laughed to show she wasn’t angry.

“Well it was magic Mummy” he told her, his expression so serious she wanted to giggle but resisted.

“Magic?”

“Yep, I went to sleep with my Spongebob blanket and I woke up in Mickey Mouse’s head! And it was all dark and creaky so I came in here to protect you in case it was bad magic!”

“Well that’s very sweet of you Jamie” she smiled softly her heart melting at how adorable her son was.

“But it wouldn’t be bad magic if it brought you to my house would it?”

“No, I guess not” he shrugged with a glance at the body to the other side of him.

“And it brought Daddy too”

“Yes it did” she half cringed as Aden opened his eyes and gazed back at both of them, his plump lips curving into a small smile.

They had been up half the night talking before they’d fallen to sleep in each other’s arms. Their agreement to wake up early and be there to explain to Jamie when he awoke had been thwarted by his

decision to nestle himself between them in the early hours of the morning.

“Mummy?”

“Yes sweetie?”

“Why is Daddy in your bed?” he asked looking expectantly from one parent to the other.

Aden let out a burst of laughter as Belle squirmed.

“Why don’t you ask him?” she smirked mischievously. Aden was the one who had turned up in the middle of the night so he could be the one to explain it.

“Daddy?” Jamie turned his body to face Aden as he glared back at Belle with a defeated grin.

“Erm...” Aden struggled to find the words as his son stared at him waiting for a satisfactory explanation.

“Well...”

“Spit it out Daddy!” Jamie ordered impatiently as Belle threw her head back with an amused giggle.

“Well you know that some children have Mummies and Daddies who are together right?”

“Right” the five year old nodded.

“And that for a long time me and your Mummy weren’t together?”

“Because Mummy was sick and then you were married to Kirsty” he replied as though it were all so simple.

“That’s right” Aden smiled softly.

“Well I’m not going to be married to Kirsty anymore”

“Why not?”

“Because I love your Mummy” Aden replied as he and Belle shared a grin over the top of their son’s head.

“I love my Mummy too” he grinned with a quick glance in Belle’s direction.

“And she loves you” Belle smiled happily as she wrapped an arm around him and Aden pulled them both close.

“You and Daddy”

“Does this mean that you’re going to kiss again?” Jamie asked, his expression a mixture of happiness and horror as though he couldn’t decide which emotion should prevail.

“Definitely” Aden grinned, leaning forward to place a quick kiss on Belle’s lips.

“Ewww!” Jamie giggled contradicting his face screwed up almost in disgust.

“Get used to it mate” Aden laughed, kissing Belle once more. It lasted longer this time and Belle let a flat palm slide over Jamie’s eyes to shield him.

“I can still hear kissing noises!” he cried in protest as his parents broke apart laughing and Belle dropped a kiss on her son’s forehead.

“Does this mean we’re going to live with Mummy all the time now?” he questioned, his blue eyes hopeful.

“Only if you want to Jamie” Belle smiled softly.

“Because your Daddy and I wouldn’t make a decision like that without consulting our number one boy first you know”

“So it’s up to me?” he asked excitedly.

“Completely” Aden replied utterly confident from his son’s expression that handing over supposed control to him was not going to see him back living with Kirsty ever again.

“Well I always wanted to live with Mummy all the time Daddy, you were just slow, slow, slow to catch up!”

“I sure was mate” Aden chuckled, his eyes sparkling as he ran his fingertips tenderly down Belle’s smooth cheek.

“But I’m all caught up now”

“And my wish came true” Jamie grinned.

“We’re not getting a dog!” Aden instantly objected.

“Not that wish Daddy silly! When I blew out my candles on my birthday I wished that Mummy could live with us all the time and now she is!”

“Magic” Belle grinned.

“I told you!” Jamie grinned back at her as he snuggled closer to both her and Aden.

“And now I can talk to you and cuddle you all the time Mummy and I don’t have to miss you anymore!”

“I missed you too” Aden told her with a smile, the sincerity in his eyes overwhelming.

“Well I’m not going anywhere so neither of you is ever going to have a reason to miss me again”

“Do you promise?” Jamie asked, looking up at her for reassurance.

“Cross my heart” she giggled, tenderly ruffling his already tousled hair.

“Mummy do you love Daddy too?”

“Very, very much” she smiled softly, her eyes meeting Aden’s and holding his gaze.

“More than you love me?”

“I don’t love anyone as much as I love you sweetie” she reassured him as Aden laughed.

“Thank you very much”

“Not even the baby?” Jamie questioned ignoring Aden’s response to Belle’s declaration.

“Well yes, I love the baby that much too. You’re both my children and that makes you the most important people in my life” she told him as she ran a hand affectionately over her tummy.

She still hadn’t told Aden about the baby. She knew she had to and she’d tried so many times during their talk the previous night but every time she’d opened her mouth to form the words he’d kissed

her or started talking about something else and she’d lost her nerve. She was worried about how he would react. Things were so perfect and she didn’t want anything to spoil that but she knew the

longer she left it the harder it would get.

“How many sleeps is it until she’s born now?” he asked impatiently.

“Still a lot of sleeps sweetie”

“Hurry up baby” he ordered placing a tiny hand on Belle’s tummy just as the baby gave a sharp kick to let them know she was awake.

“She kicked me!” he cried in horror.

“That’s just her way of saying hello sweetie because she can’t talk to you”

“Well it’s naughty!” he yelped hastily removing his hand.

“I don’t kick people to say hello!”

“And you better not start either” Aden laughed as Jamie moved closer to him in order to put distance between him and Belle’s bump.

“I don’t like her” he announced in a sulk.

“She’s mean and she gets to be with Mummy all the time because she’s in her tummy!”

“Oh but sweetheart” Belle whispered softly.

“She doesn’t get to talk to me or cuddle me like you do”

“Good, I don’t want anyone else to cuddle you. You’re my Mummy!” he told her wrapping his arms around her shoulders and clinging to her as though his life depending on it.

She didn’t mention that she was the baby’s Mummy too, she knew they had to take little steps towards him getting completely used to the idea of the baby and she didn’t want to push him too soon. Especially as she still had over 4 months to go.

“Daddy?” he murmured softly.

“Yes mate?”

“Where will Kirsty and Ollie live now you’re not going to be married to Kirsty anymore?”

“Well they still live in our house at the moment mate but I don’t know if they’ll stay there”

“Will they be lonely without us?” he asked his expression full of concern.

“I’m sure they’ll be fine” Aden tried to reassure him.

“You can still visit them Jamie” Belle smiled, “I’m sure they’d like that”

“I’d like that too” he smiled sweetly before his expression filled with worry once more.

“Mummy were you lonely without me and Daddy?”

“Maybe a little” she admitted, sugar coating the truth as she dropped a kiss on top of his head.

“But I’m not lonely now”

“I’m glad” he told her seriously.

“I don’t want you to be lonely Mummy”

“Then you better stay here with me forever and ever!” she teased, tickling him lightly.

“Don’t be silly Mummy!” he yelped as he squirmed.

“I have to grow up and live by myself one day!”

“Well just don’t grow up too fast ok?” she smiled.

“Ok Mummy” he replied as he glanced at the learn to tell the time watch fastened around his tiny wrist.

“Daddy?”

“Yes Jamie?”

“You know Aunt Nicole said she would pick me up for swimming when the little hand was on 10 and the big hand was on 12?”

“Yes”

“Well I’m late!” he announced in distress as he held up his wrist for Aden to see the time.

“S**t!”

A loud gasp filled the room.

“Daddy said a naughty word!”

“Sorry mate, I shouldn’t have said that. Don’t ever repeat that ok?”

“Ok but Aunt Nicole’s going to be MAD!”

“She sure is” Aden sighed picturing Nicole’s face when she had to hear everything from Kirsty instead of him.

“Go and get some of the clothes you left here to wear ok and I’ll come and help you get ready in a minute when I’ve called Nicole”

“Ok Daddy” he nodded, climbing out of the bed and running out of the room at great speed.

“She’s going to kill me” he laughed as he got out of bed, yesterday’s clothes crumpled and his hair stuck on end.

“Aden, we need to talk about the baby” she suddenly blurted out as Jamie’s voice echoed through the house as he called for his Daddy. She knew it was the most inappropriate moment but she couldn’t

help it.

He gazed at her intently before leaning down and capturing her lips with his own for a brief, tender kiss.

“ Belle, I’ll be there you should know that. I’ll love her like she’s my daughter and whatever you want to tell her about who her father is, or don’t want to tell her, I’ll support you”

“That’s the thing Ad-“

“DADDY!!” Jamie bellowed again, not liking being ignored.

“Coming mate” he called back before pressing another kiss to Belle’s lips.

“Aden, we need to talk. Just promise me you’ll come straight back here after you’ve dropped Jamie off?” she asked glad it was a Saturday and she wouldn’t have to wait the entire day for him to come

home from work.

“Where else would I go?” he replied with a smile before leaving the room to tend to their son.

***

“Where have you been?” she sighed, glancing up at the clock as he finally returned.

“Sorry I just went back to the house to get some of our things whilst Kirsty was at work”

“You promised me you’d come straight back here!”

“Aww did you miss me?” he grinned, nudging her playfully as he came to a stop where she stood by the table.

“Like a hole in the head” she quipped but she couldn’t stop a small smile creeping across her lips as he continued to nudge her.

“Last night you said you would do anything for ice cream. Does that include forgiving me?” he smiled as he swung a tub of cookie dough teasingly in front of her face.

“Did I ever tell you that I love you?” she grinned as she grabbed the ice cream and he pulled her into a heated kiss.

“You might have mentioned it once or twice” he smiled broadly as they pulled apart.

“I love you too Belle Taylor. I never stopped loving you”

“Can’t say I blame you” she chuckled, pulling away from him and depositing the already melting ice cream in the freezer.

“But you might not like me very much when you hear what I have to tell you”

“That sounds ominous” he replied, worry flashing across his expression as she walked towards him.

“It’s a good thing” she smiled weakly coming to a standstill before him and taking his hand in her own.

“At least I hope you’ll think it is”

“Belle, you’re scaring me now”

“Well I’m kind of scared myself” she confessed in a whisper.

“Belle, whatever it is just tell me. We’ll get through it together. That’s how this works from now on yeah?”

“Yeah” she nodded slowly.

“I hope so anyway”

“Belle, just tell me”

“I haven’t slept with Johnny in a really long time” she began as Aden laughed.

“In about 5 months huh?” he laughed nodding towards her bump before his expression changed to one brimming with jealousy.

“Are you trying to tell me he’s been back here recently?

“No” she shook her head.

“I wish it was that simple”

“Did you tell him about the baby? Does he want to be involved is that it?”

“No” she sighed, biting her lower lip anxiously until the colour drained out of it so that it was almost white.

“Belle?” he questioned again as she took a deep breath and prepared to just blurt it all out.

“The last time I slept with Johnny we were in L.A and it was about 9 months ago now. He doesn’t even know about the baby because she’s not his so I had no reason to tell him”

“But if she’s not Johnny’s then...?” his sentence trailed off as he connected the dots in his head.

“She’s yours” she told him quietly, pressing his hand against her tummy.

“You’re her father Aden” she whispered as the baby gave a soft series of kicks against their hands.

“See?” she smiled weakly as she tried to tell what he was thinking but his expression was blank as he looked down at her tummy.

“She knows you’re her Daddy”

He didn’t speak, choosing instead to gaze intently at her tummy as their daughter continued her active burst of movement.

“Aden say something please” she half begged, his silence scaring her more than if he’d screamed and shouted at her.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” he finally asked looking back up at her but leaving his hand in place on her tummy.

“Because you’re married and I didn’t want you to leave Kirsty because I was pregnant, I wanted you to leave her because you love me”

“So if I hadn’t left her you would never have told me?” he questioned accusingly.

“I was going to tell you today. I knew I couldn’t keep it from you any longer no matter what happened. When I thought you might have cancer it made me realise just what our daughter would be

missing if she didn’t have her Daddy”

“And what about what I would miss Belle? What I’ve already missed?” he suddenly snapped, anger flashing across his eyes.

“I’m sorry” she whispered knowing nothing she could say could make things better.

“I’ve missed scans and finding out that she’s a girl and you let me feel her kick all the time thinking she was Johnny’s! Do you have any idea how much I hated that? I resented her! I hated the fact that

you were carrying another man’s baby so much that it killed me to feel her kick! And all the time she was my daughter! My daughter and I couldn’t even enjoy feeling her kick for the first time!”

“I’m sorry” she murmured again, shaking her head slowly.

“I can’t believe you would do this” he shook his head back at her as he almost spat out the words in anger.

“You missed so much with Jamie, you know how that feels! How could you Belle?!”

“I wish I could take it back but I can’t” she whimpered as he took his hand from her tummy and turned away from her, his fingertips rubbing his temple in frustration.

“You were never going to tell me were you?”

“I was, I swear! You can ask Matilda if you don’t believe me”

“Oh and of course she’s going to back you up isn’t she?” he snarled as he turned back towards her.

“It’s the truth!”

“The truth?! Do you even know the meaning of the word?!” he bellowed so loud that she visibly jumped before moving backwards, away from him.

His expression instantly softened as he saw the fear in her eyes, he would never hurt her or their child and he didn’t want her to ever think that he would. Stressing her out wouldn’t help either of them

either.

“You lied to me Belle” he sighed.

“No I didn’t. I didn’t tell you but I didn’t lie Aden you just assumed”

“And you let me, that’s just as bad”

“I know, but I’m telling you now and I want this little girl to have her Daddy. I want you to be as close to her as you are to Jamie because the relationship you have with him is so beautiful Aden and I

could never deny our daughter that”

“I’m going to have a daughter” he suddenly whispered as though it had only just hit him. His lips curved into a tiny smile as she sighed hopefully.

“We’re going to have a daughter” she allowed herself to smile back at him.

“You, me, Jamie and this little girl...we’re going to be a proper family Aden”

“How can that ever happen if I don’t trust you Belle?” he questioned as his smile dissolved as quickly as it had formed.

“You can trust me” she half pleaded with him to believe her.

“I thought so. After everything I thought I could finally trust you again. That I could trust you with anything. With Jamie, with my secrets, with anything Belle. And all the time you were keeping this from

me. I can never get all those things I missed back and you know that!”

“I’m sorry, I can say it a thousand times but it won’t change anything!”

“Do you even want it to? Did you do this to make things even huh is that it?” he snapped.

“What are you talking about?”

“You missed so much with Jamie that you thought you’d make me miss out on part of our daughter’s life so you’d be closer to her is that it? It is isn’t it? God you’re pathetic Belle!”

“No that’s not it!” she protested angrily.

“I missed out on so much with Jamie but not for one second have I ever resented your relationship with him! I love how close you are Aden!”

“And you wanted that for yourself with the baby”

“No! That thought never even crossed my mind!”

“I don’t know if I can believe you Belle! I don’t know if I can trust you anymore!” he shouted venomously.

“How do I even know you’re telling the truth now? How do I know she’s really mine?! After all we both know you get around!”

“Get out!” she snapped back, fury rushing through her.

“Belle I did-“ he instantly tried to apologise, he couldn’t believe the words had even come out of his mouth but she wouldn’t let him finish.

“GET OUT!” she yelled adamantly warm tears beginning to well up in her eyes.

“Just get out before I throw you out!”

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Ah, I knew it! I knew it wouldn't last, and I knew that Aden would react like that. :( I just thought that he would finally come around, not make her throw him out.

I hope they can work it out! Half the things Aden said were so mean! He better get his butt into gear and sort things out! :angry:

Loved the beginning with Jamie and all. How can you not love Jamie!! :wub:

Cannot wait for more

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NNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

I knew he was going to get mad!!!!

I don't know what it was but I had a very sudden urge to cry when she was shouting at Aden to get out!!!

I hope that they can get through this!!!

I also loved the start when they woke up with Jamie in the bed_ I had always wondered what his birthday wish was and I'm glas that he wished for aden and belle to be together!!!!!

update soon

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LAURZY!

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Oh i knew he was gonna get mad! <_< shre cant throw him out - what about Jamie?!!!!

That beginning with Jamie was so sweet :wub:

Brill writing as per, cannot wait to read more!

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