Shattered Glass

[Red Ranger 1]

I absolutely loved those flashbacks, they were just perfect and really showed what they both went through.The scene of Belle talking to Jamie about how she wanted to love him but couldn't was just so sad.Great chapter.

[Adelle_fan1000]

That was a great update Louise .. Love Jamie!!

Also loved the flashback it was sad and i like when Aden was talking to him on his own

[wrongturntaken]

Sorry i haven't commented before now, i've just been so busy!

Anyway, great chapter! I loved it! The bit with Jamie in the bathroom was adorable, and i loved the whole explanation of how he went running to Belle when he was crying, it was so sweet. But then so sad when it reminded them both of when he was a baby. Those flashbacks were soooooooo sad, you wrote them amazingly!

I'm glad Aden is trying harder now, can't wait to see what's going to happen next!!!!!!

Update soon!

[leah1234]

Update soon???

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[Louise_2983]

Chapter 38

Stretched out together on the sofa she snuggled close to him, her arms wrapped loosely around his waist as he gently rubbed in a circular motion over her tummy with the hand that wasn’t draped around her shoulders.

“This is nice” she whispered softly, her lips curving into a smile against his chest.

“Yeah it is” he replied and she could hear the hint of a smile in his voice.

“I love you” she smiled, her fingertips running gently over his broad, toned chest.

“Who wouldn’t?” he quipped back causing them to giggle together and for her to jab him forcefully in the side.

“Love you too” he laughed, pressing a tender kiss to her temple as she sighed happily.

“Belle?” he asked hesitantly.

“Mmmmm?”

“You know when we were talking about what happened between us that night and you said that all you could remember was how used you felt?”

“Aden, let’s not talk about that anymore” she sighed in frustration. She didn’t want anything to spoil this, she just wanted to move on.

“We have to, it’s important”

“No, no it’s not” she shook her head against his chest before tilting her head upwards slightly so that she could look at him.

“This is what’s important. Us. You, me, Jamie and our baby girl”

“I know that” he nodded, his hand becoming still over her tummy.

“But I need you to remember how you felt before that, before I freaked out and walked away”

“Why?”

“Because that’s what we have to concentrate on, to remember Belle, I don’t want our memories of the night our daughter was conceived to be tainted by my cowardice. We created a new life that night,

our baby girl and that’s amazing” he whispered his hand patting her bump gently.

“It is amazing” she smiled back, her flat palm sliding down his chest until her hand covered the one he had rested over her tummy. She interlaced their fingers and squeezed his hand gently.

“And I felt just like I do now. Like I’m going to explode because I love you so much and I’m so happy and everything is going to be ok because I’m with you”

“Everything is going to be ok” he squeezed her fingers reassuringly and brushed his lips tenderly over her forehead.

“More than ok” she smiled back up at him genuinely believing that they were finally at the point where they could be together and enjoy each other and everything would work out.

“Way more” she felt his head nod against the top of her own in agreement.

“So how did you feel?” she questioned quietly without looking at him.

“How are you going to remember the night we created our little girl?”

“As the night I could finally breathe again after 5 years” he replied without a hint of hesitation.

“I didn’t have to hold my breath anymore or be afraid to experience things, to feel, to hurt or to love. Because I had you again and no matter what happened, no matter what life threw at me, no matter

what I had to go through, I could deal with it so long as you were with me”

“I think that’s the second most beautiful thing anyone has ever said to me” she smiled up at him, her eyes misty as she bit back happy tears.

“Only the second? Damn I’m losing my touch” he grinned, lifting the hand resting over her shoulder to rub her soft cheek affectionately.

“Not really” she laughed.

“The first was I love you, Mummy”

“Ah” he smiled knowingly.

“Nothing’s ever going to beat that”

“No” she shook her head raising her body up a little to allow her to press her lips gently against his.

“I never thought things would be so perfect again” he whispered, his warm breath tickling her chin.

“It could be better” she shrugged cheekily.

“Oh is that right?” he laughed incredulously.

“Yep” she nodded twisting her head towards the end of the sofa.

“This gorgeous little man here could give me a cuddle too” she grinned holding out her hand to her son who had emerged from his bedroom, hair tousled by sleep, and was now watching them as he

hopped from one foot to the other.

A wide grin instantly spread across his beautiful face as he took hold of her hand and climbed up onto the sofa, most of his body on top of his father’s chest as he wrapped his tiny arms as far as he could around both of his parents.

“Now that’s perfect” she smiled softly, running her fingertips gently over her son’s pronounced cheekbones.

“It sure is” Aden smiled softly.

“All four of us together”

“Do you know what would make it more perfect Daddy?” Jamie asked sweetly in a tone that instantly gave away what he was going to say.

“We are not getting a dog Jamie we’ve been through this mate”

“Awwww!” he pouted, his lower lip quivering, tugging on Belle’s heartstrings and making her want to run to the nearest pet shop there and then even though it was gone 11pm.

“We can’t have a dog and a new baby” Aden explained softly.

“Dogs take time to train and it’s not safe with a baby around”

“Can we send back the baby and get a dog instead then?” Jamie questioned his expression completely serious.

“Then we can get a boy dog instead of a baby girl!”

“It’s a bit late for that sweetie” Belle chuckled taking his tiny hand and placing it over her growing bump.

“Your little sister’s already in my tummy remember”

“But she’s been in there forever and it’s still millions of sleeps until she’s going to come out! We could get a dog tomorrow and then I could play with him instead of having to wait for the baby to come

and then be big enough to play with me!”

“How about if I promise we’ll get a dog in the future, just not until the baby’s bigger?” Belle tried to compromise. It was killing her to say no as she looked into his big, doleful eyes.

“How much bigger?” he asked suspiciously.

“When the baby is big enough to go to nursery then we can definitely get a dog” she told him, hopeful that 3 years would be enough time for him to grow out of wanting a pet.

“Ok” he replied shocking his parents by his quick acceptance.

“But can I have that in writing please?” he asked as Belle threw her head back and let out a burst of laughter.

“Of course you can sweetie” she chuckled.

“And can I have a goldfish now instead? Because I’m a good boy Mummy and good boys are allowed to have pets”

“Oh we can definitely manage a goldfish Jamie in fact you can have two for being an extra good boy”

“TWO?!” he exclaimed, a beaming smile covering his tiny features as Aden chuckled.

“Can I call one Mickey please Mummy?”

“You can call them whatever you want sweetie”

“Then I will call one Mickey Mouse Jefferies the goldfish” he announced excitedly.

“You could call the other one Minnie?” she suggested as he pondered names.

“No” he shook his head seriously.

“I’m going to call them Mickey Mouse and Just Belle”

“Just Belle?” she smiled tears welling up in her eyes again.

“Yes because you’re my favouritest and you let me have a pet” he grinned sweetly at her, baring his sparkling white teeth.

“Knocked into third place on the favourites list by you and Mickey Mouse” Aden told Belle pretending to be offended.

“Don’t be silly Daddy!” Jamie sighed in frustration.

“I love you more than Mickey Mouse but I already called my fluffy blue bunny teddy Mr Jefferies after you and if I call one of the goldfish Mr Jefferies too then everyone will be confused!”

“Mr Jefferies?” Belle giggled.

“That’s what my teacher calls Daddy when she’s waving her eyelashes at him” Jamie whispered.

“Oh I see!” Belle laughed with a glance up at Aden.

“I think I’ll have to keep an eye on your teacher”

“It’s ok Mummy because Aunt Nicole says that’s what girls do when they’re trying to catch boys but you’ve already caught Daddy so Miss Turner can’t catch him too”

“No one can mate” Aden smiled, ruffling his son’s hair.

“I’m well and truly caught by your Mummy”

“Good because Miss Turner makes me do my alphabet and it makes me tired, I don’t want her to be here being bossy to me too”

“I’m the only person allowed to be bossy around here” Belle smiled, playing with his tiny hand which she still clutched.

“You’re not bossy Mummy” he smiled sweetly before adding on to his sentence.

“Most of the time”

“Well I’ll work on making it all the time” she giggled placing a kiss on his cheek and then another on Aden’s chest as she sighed happily.

“I love my favourite boys” she smiled softly.

“We love you too Mummy” Jamie whispered softly.

“Don’t we Daddy?”

“We sure do mate” Aden replied with a smile down at Belle.

“Mummy’s our favourite girl right?”

“Right!” the five year old grinned snuggling closer to his parents as they stole a quick kiss above his head.

***

“Aden” she sighed dramatically as she picked up yesterday’s t-shirt from its crumpled heap on the bedroom floor.

“You’ve only been back in here properly for one night and you’re already making a mess”

“You love it” she felt his lips curve into a grin against her shoulder as he came up behind her, wrapping his arms around her and resting his hands on top of her bump.

“No I do- yeah I do” she smiled unable to keep up the pretence as he peppered her neck with hungry kisses.

“Good morning beautiful” he whispered as his lips rested against her ear, his warm breath softly caressing her skin.

“Oh it’s a very good morning” she smiled rotating her body to face him and snaking her arms around his neck before pulling him into a passionate kiss. Things became heated quickly as she tugged

gently on the tufts of hair at the nape of his neck before tearing her lips away from his and leaving a trail of warm kisses from his throat to the top of his collarbone.

“Belle” he half objected as her hand slowly slid down his chest, her fingertips edging their way under his shirt and softly stroking his taught, bare skin.

“What?” she asked innocently with a seductive smile as she brushed her lips against his shoulder and her fingers slid south towards his waistband.

“I’ve only just got dressed” he laughed as she found the metal buckle of belt and deftly got to work undoing it.

“Then get undressed again” she grinned finding his lips with hers once more as she slid the soft leather through the metal buckle and turned her attention to undoing the cold, brass button of his jeans.

“I’ll help”

“You already seem to be doing that” he chuckled against her soft lips.

“And normally I wouldn’t object” he moaned as she kissed him softly and the sight of her in nothing but one of his white shirts teased him mercilessly.

“Then don’t” she sighed popping open the buttons of his crisp shirt and pressing warm hungry kisses against his toned chest.

“Jamie’s asleep next door!” he objected, prising their lips apart and gasping for breath.

“Then we’ll just have to be quiet” she smiled seductively, pushing the expensive shirt over his shoulders and pressing tiny butterfly kisses against his tanned skin.

“It could make it more exciting”

“He might wake up babe” he sighed unable to believe he was objecting.

“So we’re not going to do this again until our kids leave home?” she laughed, her hands still roaming over his impressive body.

“Of course we are”

“Well then” she whispered, her warm breath tickling his chest as she let her tongue trace soft swirls over his chest.

“Come on Aden you know you want to”

“That’s not really an issue” he laughed, his hands resting on the back of her head and caressing her hair gently.

“That’s never an issue trust me”

“I’ll be really quiet I promise” she sighed frustratedly.

“You’re not normally” he chuckled softly into her hair.

“Oh I’ll be quiet... like a Tiger in the jungle” she grinned turning one of his old lines on him.

“You know pregnancy puts me in the mood like all the time. You did this to me Aden, now you can remedy it!”

“Is that right?” he laughed lifting her lips to meet his and kissing her passionately, his hands sliding down her back and slipping under the hem of the soft shirt covering her as she let out a low, satisfied moan.

“Daddy!” they heard their son call out as the door they were pressed against rattled into Aden’s back.

Belle stepped backwards with a giggle as Aden quickly fastened up his loose clothing and opened the bedroom door.

“Yes mate?” he asked flustered and slightly annoyed at first before he scolded himself, it wasn’t Jamie’s fault. He didn’t even know what he’d interrupted.

“I’m hungry! And the Lucky Charms are too high up to reach now I’m not allowed to climb on chairs anymore!”

“Well we better get you breakfast if you’re hungry then mate” he grinned ruffling his son’s hair affectionately.

“I think your Mummy’s hungry too”

“She can have Luck Charms too” Jamie smiled sweetly as he climbed up to the table and Aden poured out his cereal.

“I don’t think it’s Lucky Charms she’s after mate” Aden laughed as he received a sharp slap on the arm from Belle.

“Well we have Coco Pops and Rice Krispies too Mummy” her son smiled up at her.

“You can have whatever you want!”

“How about a good morning kiss from my favourite boy?” she grinned.

“I thought we already did that?” Aden whispered seductively into her ear earning himself another slap before she lowered her head to meet her son’s puckered lips.

“Good morning Mummy” he smiled before shovelling in another spoonful of Lucky Charms.

“It sure is” she smiled ruffling his hair before he knelt up on the wooden chair and whispered into her ear.

“What are you two whispering about?” Aden called out suspiciously from the kitchen.

“Nothing at all” Belle instantly replied.

“Right Jamie?”

“Right” the five year old nodded.

“We’re not whispering about anything Daddy, especially not your surprise birthday party next week!”

He gasped loudly and his tiny hand shot up to cover his mouth as he instantly realised what he’d let slip.

“What was that son? I couldn’t hear you in here” Aden pretended not to have heard as Belle gave him a grateful look, it would kill Jamie if he thought he’d ruined the surprise. He was so excited about

the party Belle was worried he may spontaneously combust before the big night.

“Nothing Daddy!” he called out in relief before mouthing “Phew!” to Belle as she giggled,

“Mummy can we go and get my goldfish today?”

“We sure can” she smiled sitting down next to him and glancing up at Aden.

“And whilst we’re in Yabbie Creek, I’ll get this witnessed” she told them both as she pulled the forms she had left on the table the night before in front of her.

“What is it Mummy?”

“It’s a change of name deed sweetie so I can change my name”

“Don’t tell me you’ve been looking through the baby books and found something you like better than Belle?” Aden laughed, sitting down next to her.

“Lots of names I like better actually” she laughed.

“But it’s not my first name I’m changing” she told them handing the form over to Aden.

“Annabelle Susan Taylor-Jefferies” he smiled as he read aloud from the thin sheet of paper.

“I want to be a Jefferies again” she smiled softly.

“I want to have the same name as my two favourite people in the world and the baby when she comes along”

“I want that too” he grinned, pressing a kiss against her cheek.

“What do you say mate? Do you want your Mummy to be a Jefferies too?”

Jamie nodded his head excitedly before holding out an outstretched hand in a superhero movement and shouting loudly as Belle giggled.

“Team Jefferies against the world!”

[Taniya_K]

Aw, Jamie! Gosh, he's just the cutest thing ever!!!

Loved this chapter So sweet, esp the stuff that Aden said to Belle about the night the baby was conceived...

Racy fluff Hehe...

Cannot wait for more!

xoxo

[LAURZY!]

Jamie awwwww!

LOVED all the fluff esp the racy fluff.... just what we needed! haha

It was just brilliant! all of it was fantastic

Cannot wait to read more

[Red Ranger 1]

Well-written chapter, Jamie calling out for them at an...awkward moment was top comedy and I liked him asking for a dog instead of a baby.

[xknomex]

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww that has to be one of my favourite chapters so far!!!

They're finally happy, and there was fluff!!! and even Racy Fluff!!! hehe

BRILLIANT update!

update soon

xxx

[KaiyaBlake]

Sweetest Chapter

“I think your Mummy’s hungry too”

“She can have Luck Charms too” Jamie smiled sweetly as he climbed up to the table and Aden poured out his cereal.

“I don’t think it’s Lucky Charms she’s after mate” Aden laughed as he received a sharp slap on the arm from Belle.

The funniest

Loved it! Can't wait for more