Shattered Glass

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Loved it! And Jamie is soo cute

Can we have a photo of Jamie

Update soon

[Louise_2983]

Can we have a photo of Jamie

Erm you do know he's fictional don't you? ;)

Unless Mrs Lasance would donate a photo of 5 year old Todd you'll just have to use this wonderful thing called your imagination!

Thanks for the lovely comments guys.

[Taniya_K]

^ LMAO

Aw, 5 year old Todd... He would have been adorable. And, somehow, a tad bit different to how I imagine Jamie. Though that's cos he's half Belle too... somehow!

Thought this was an update, even though I remember you said you don't update twice in the same day Oh well, can't wait for more!

xoxo

[Inactive User]

HAHA We can image Jamie as the mini Aden verison

[**Julie**]

Loved the chapter. Jamie is so cute!

Update soon.

[bikinikill]

swooon.

Great work Louise. Love it.

[Adelle_fan1000]

I read this last night but i forgot to comment

Great update.. i love jamie alot!

[Zetti]

Aww Jamie has to be the cutest!

Racy fluff hehee.. say no more.

Hope you update soonish x

[Louise_2983]

Chapter 39

“Happy birthday Daddy!” Jamie exclaimed bounding out of his bedroom and thrusting a tiny black box wrapped in white ribbon into her father’s hands.

“Thank you” Aden smiled looking down at the present that had obviously been wrapped by Belle.

“But is this all I get?” he teased softly.

“After all those presents your Mummy got?”

“I’ve been at all your birthdays Daddy so I only owe you one present!” the five year old explained climbing up onto the sofa next to his father.

“You don’t owe me anything mate” he smiled, pressing a kiss on his forehead.

“I was just teasing”

“It’s a bigger present than it looks Daddy and I drawed you a picture too” he smiled sweetly passing over the colourful sheet of paper he had been clutching.

“This is very good Jamie” Aden smiled as he absorbed all the details on the page.

“But it’s just us, where’s your Mummy?”

“I don’t know” he shrugged quietly.

“She could be inside or out with Matilda, it doesn’t matter where she is Daddy it’s just a picture. I love Mummy lots and lots but I just drawed me and you because she wasn’t here for a long time and I

still love you just as much as I did before Mummy came back”

“I love you just as much too Jamie” he smiled, hugging his son close as he melted a little.

“More even”

“Now open your present!” the five year old ordered tapping his tiny index finger against the gift box impatiently.

“Shouldn’t we wait for your Mummy?” Aden asked, his fingertips gently brushing the think white ribbon.

“Where is she?”

“Right here” Belle smiled as she exited the bathroom and leant over the sofa behind them.

“Open it Daddy! Open it!”

“Ok! Ok!” he laughed tugging at the ribbon and lifting the lid from the box as soon as he was able.

“It’s a key” he stated the obvious as he peered into the box, his eyes widening in shock.

“Did you seriously buy me a car?”

“You better look out of the window and see hadn’t you?” Belle smiled as he jumped up faster than she’d seen him move before and pushed back the blinds.

“Oh my god Belle” he half laughed as he absorbed every minute detail of the bright red sports car parked in the driveway. His gaze lingered over the beautiful bodywork as he let out a low whistle.

“Is it really mine?”

“Yep” she nodded, resting her hands on his shoulders and pressing a kiss against his back.

“I haven’t got a clue about cars but Ric said it’s pretty much every guys dream car and he managed to help me get a good deal on it so...”

“Belle, even a good deal on one of those things is too much”

“You’re worth every penny” she smiled as he twisted his head to kiss her.

“Just drive carefully ok? Especially if this little guy is in the car with you”

“Do you like your present Daddy?” Jamie asked jumping up and down excitedly.

“I picked the colour”

“Well you made a good choice mate I love it” he told him, dropping a kiss on his son’s forehead as Belle let go of his shoulders and ran her fingers through Jamie’s bright blond hair.

“Will you drive me to school? Because when I told Ben about the car he didn’t believe me!”

“Of course I’ll drive you to school mate but you have to be good and wear your seatbelt”

“I will”

“Properly, no holding it across you and pretending it’s fastened!” Aden told his son knowingly.

“Properly I promise Daddy!” he exclaimed grabbing hold of Aden’s hand and tugging him towards the door.

“Now let’s go, I don’t want to be late!” he ordered and Belle giggled at the fact that her son was concerned about being on time for school for probably the very first time in his life.

“Bye Mummy!” he shouted already half way out the door.

“Bye sweetie, have a good day” she laughed as Aden called back to her.

“I might be a while, I’m going to head to the gym and then I may as well make the most of my day off and go for a drive, see what she can really do”

“Be careful!” Belle called after his with a chuckle as Jamie tugged on his hand once more and they both disappeared from view.

“He liked the car then?” Annie smiled as she came downstairs and placed her breakfast dishes in the sink.

“Not as much as Jamie did I don’t think” Belle giggled.

“Belle, I need to tell you something” Annie replied solemnly and worry instantly surged through Belle. She’d been so focused on Aden and Jamie lately had she missed that there was something wrong

with Annie?

“Are you ok?”

“Yes I’m fine, don’t look so worried. It’s just that I’m...well I’m moving out”

“Moving out? What? Annie you don’t have to” she sighed regretfully.

“I’m sorry if we’ve kind of taken over here lately but this is your home too, we don’t want to push you out”

“It’s fine. I’m 22 I was always going to move out sooner or later and now Geoff and I have a share in The Diner it makes sense for me to move into the flat over it. It’s furnished and ready for me to

move in so I’m going to go today, you guys need some space to enjoy being a family. I’m really happy things have worked out for you Belle”

“Even though he’s still married?”

“Well I guess he was married to you first” Annie shrugged and Belle knew how much it must have took for her to say that.

“Thank you” she smiled pulling Annie into a hug.

“But this is your home, it always will be and if you ever want to come back then you just say ok? Because as far as I’m concerned you’ll always be my little sister Annie Campbell” she told her sincerely,

raising her hand to wipe away the tears dripping down Annie’s cheek, her charm bracelet sliding down her arm with a tinkle as she did so.

“I always wanted a sister Belle” Annie smiled as she too lifted a hand to brush the tears away.

“If I’m honest I probably wouldn’t have picked you but now I wouldn’t change things for the world”

***

“Aden, did Annie leave her blue jumper in here?” she asked barging into the bathroom where Aden was relaxing in the bath without even bothering to knock and beginning to rifle frantically though the

pile of clothes on the wooden chair in the corner.

“A knock would be nice!”

“Please” she laughed to herself holding a blue jumper up to the light to establish if it was hers or Annie’s.

“I’ve seen it all before and I wasn’t very impressed then either”

“Ouch!” he pouted slightly before grinning seductively.

“That’s not what you said last night”

“That’s the lighting in our bedroom” she grinned mischievously as she discarded the jumper realising that it actually belonged to Jamie.

“It makes everything look better”

“Didn’t Annie move out already?” he glared at her, flicking a clump of the bubbles protecting his modesty towards her.

“Stop it!” she giggled as the gloop hit her in the neck and began to slide down her soft skin.

“Yes she moved out, you waved her off Aden! I really didn’t think your observational skills were lacking that much!”

“And she left a jumper?” he chuckled.

“Only Annie could realise that out of all her things she’d left a single jumper behind”

“Leave her alone, I think it was one Jai bought her before they broke up when he went travelling. You know she’s not over that!” she scolded him suddenly becoming defensive over her surrogate sister.

“Ah yeah” he replied sheepishly.

“So have you found it?”

“Nope” she shrugged.

“It’s not here so I’ll leave you to your bath with your very feminine bubbles” she teased, dipping a hand in the water and flicking a handful of bubbles into his face.

“There’s nothing wrong with a guy having a bubble bath!” he protested once he’d stopped spluttering although his words still tasted foamy.

“I had a really intense workout this morning, I’m aching all over” he told her with a pout as he rubbed a sponge over his toned chest causing the camouflage of foamy bubbles to part like the Red Sea.

“Oh poor baby” she feigned sympathy.

“Not pushing yourself too much because you’re worried about hitting 30 are you?”

“I’m 28!” he instantly replied.

“Ooooh hit a nerve there didn’t I?” she chuckled softly perching on the edge of the bath.

“Don’t worry I’ll still love you when you’re an old man”

“You won’t still be around then if you carry on being this mean to the birthday boy” he teased.

“It’s not too late to take the car back you know” she taunted him.

“Please don’t, I think I’m in love” he half swooned.

“With me I hope!”

“Of course babe” he grinned mischievously.

“Although she is fast, in great shape and I don’t have to tell her I love her afterwards”

“We’ll get her to give birth to your baby than shall we?” she snapped, pretending to be offended.

“Now that’s where she falls short” he smiled softly, pulling himself forward so his upper body emerged from the water and he could press a kiss tenderly against her soft lips.

“Mother of my children, I love you”

“Glad to hear it” she whispered softly, kissing him back before he slid back into his previous position.

“I wouldn’t get this fat for just anyone you know” she sighed rubbing a hand across her bump.

“You’re not fat you’r-“

“If you say showin’ and glowin’ you’ll need the car to live in never mind fall in love with!” she threatened, any malice being eroded by the soft giggle escaping from her.

“You’re beautiful” he told her sincerely, his gaze holding hers for longer than necessary as she felt a shiver run down her spine.

“You’re not so bad yourself” she winked seductively.

“I knew you only came in here to catch a glimpse of my hot bod” he chuckled.

“Please! Get over yourself Jefferies!” she laughed as if he had suggested the most ludicrous thing in the world.

“That excuse about Annie’s jumper was so feeble! I bet there is no jumper is there?!”

“Of course there’s a jumper! But she might have mentioned something about leaving it in the lounge now I come to think of it...”

“I knew it!” he laughed triumphantly.

“So now you’re here how about you sponge my back for me?”

“Nice try but I’ve got a surprise party to prepare” she rejected his offer despite the fact that the sight of his tanned muscles glistening under the soapy water was driving her insane.

“Who for?” he winked.

“Excellent, keep that up” she chuckled beginning to stand up before he leant forward again and pulled her back down onto the edge of the bath.

“Come on!” he sighed wrapping his arms around her.

“Aden, you’re getting me all wet!”

“And we don’t want you to catch cold do we?” he whispered feigning concern as his foam covered hands worked their way to the hem of her top.

“I think we should get rid of these clothes quickly”

"Aden!”

“Come on, we have the house all to ourselves for once and it’s my birthday” he pouted.

“And we’ll celebrate later” she laughed.

“Nu-uh” he shook his head mischievously before pulling her into the bath on top of him, still fully clothed.

“Aden!” she yelped with a giggle, as water gushed over the side of the bath, before he silenced her with a passionate kiss.

***

“Wow!” he let out a low wolf whistle as she entered the room, his mouth slightly agape as his gaze wandered over her body, lingering on her shapely curves before resting on her bump.

“Let me guess” she sighed rubbing a hand over her ample tummy. At 23 weeks pregnant she wasn’t feeling her most attractive.

“You didn’t realise they made tents in such a fetching colour?”

“Stop it” he chuckled hugging her close and letting his hand rest over the ruched middle of her indigo dress which both flattered her pregnant figure and clung in all the right places.

“You look very hot” he nodded appreciatively his eyes flitting over her beautiful features which were complimented perfectly by her expertly applied barely there make-up. Her lips were painted with a

tiny slick of nude gloss and his eyes were inexplicably attracted to the tiny dip in her lower lip where a small gloop of lip stain had settled.

He licked his lips hungrily before placing a warm, gentle kiss in the nape of her neck.

“I feel like it’s my birthday”

“It is your birthday” she giggled pushing him away and slipping on her red Louboutin heels, her one concession to her designer LA days that had remained in her wardrobe.

“Ok now it’s Christmas too” he swooned his hungry eyes lighting up in appreciation of the sexy tilt the shoes forced her tanned legs into.

“Can I unwrap my present now?” he grinned cheekily, this time taking her lips with his own and kissing her passionately.

“No unwrapping anything!” she laughed as she pushed him away although his fingers were still tracing her hemline ready to sneak under as soon she let her guard down.

“Oh come on, no one will notice if we’re a little late”

“You’re insatiable!” she giggled as her eyes wandered towards the clothes she had been wearing earlier that day now drying on the radiator.

“You love it!” he grinned kissing her once more.

“True” she nodded with a smile.

“But right now your son is waiting for you to give you the best surprise party ever and he may spontaneously combust if we’re late”

“I don’t want my boy to combust I guess” he sighed in frustration as she wrapped an arm around him and pressed a gentle kiss against his lips.

“And remember you don’t know a thing”

“About what?”

“Very good” she laughed sliding a flat palm down his chest which was covered in an expensive black shirt which she found incredibly sexy.

“Oiy you!” he laughed pulling her hand away.

“If you’re not going to follow through don’t tease me!”

“Ok” she chuckled.

“Guilty as charged, let’s go”

“One minute”

“Aden, you’re not going to convince me”

“You’re so full of yourself Belle” he grinned as he crossed the room.

“I just need to feed Mickey Mouse Jefferies and Just Belle here” he told her as he sprinkled fish food into the tank.

“Oh” she whispered almost disappointed.

“Later” he winked suggestively before taking her hand and pulling her out of the door.

***

“So how long have you known?” Nicole giggled as Roman handed Aden a beer.

“Here you go mate"

“Thanks” Aden nodded as he accepted the beverage and glanced at Nicole.

“What are you talking about? It was a total surprise”

“Shut up!” Nicole laughed again her head tilted back in amusement.

“Come off it mate” Roman joined in the laughter.

“I haven’t seen such bad acting since you had to tall Jamie you didn’t like looking at naked women!”

“He doesn’t!” Belle laughed as she came up beside them and slid her arm through Aden’s.

“Of course not babe” he grinned pressing a tender kiss to her lips.

“Get a room you two!” Nicole gagged.

“You’re just jealous because you’re not kissing Geoff anymore Aunt Nicole aren’t you?” Aden teased as Nicole’s cheeks blushed an intense shade of scarlet.

“Shut up!”

“Five year olds have such great powers of observation don’t you think?” he laughed with a wink at Belle.

“Definitely” she nodded smirking in Nicole’s direction.

“But he didn’t realise I already knew did he?”

“I knew it!” Nicole danced triumphantly.

“Jamie let it slip last week but he’d die if he realised” Belle sighed as her son suddenly hurtled towards them.

“Daddy! Daddy!” he called excitedly.

“Do you like your surprise party? I helped lots!”

“Oh I’m sure you did mate” he grinned as he scooped his son up into his arms.

“In fact I bet you organised the whole thing whilst your lazy Mummy here just let you didn’t you?”

“Well I did most of it” he shrugged so sweetly that Belle didn’t even object.

“But Mummy’s a very good helper and Uncle Roman always makes yummy food”

“I think I’ll put that quote on the bottom of the menus at The Diner” Roman grinned as he chugged down his drink.

“If it’s got the Jamie Jefferies seal of approval they’ll come for miles to eat there” Nicole grinned brushing a kiss against his cheek.

“Aunt Nic! Stop it!” he giggled as she kissed him again.

“I can’t help it, you’re just too adorable sweetie. I could eat you”

“Please don’t!” he yelped in horror holding out his arms for Belle to save him.

“Nicole’s not going to eat you sweetie don’t worry” she laughed taking his hands as Aden lowered him to the ground so Belle didn’t have to lift him in her condition.

“Now how about that dance you promised me?” she grinned pulling him out onto the dance floor and beginning to dance wackily as they held hands.

“Good birthday?” Nicole asked Aden as he gazed intently at Belle and their son as they danced happily together. The scene tugged gently on his heart strings as Jamie grinned so brightly he could

have supplied lighting to the entire of Summer Bay that night.

“The best” he smiled without tearing his gaze away from his family.

“A bit different from last year huh?”

“Yeah marrying Kirsty on my birthday wasn’t exactly my best idea was it?”

“Or marrying her full stop”

“So I made a mistake but I rectified it and there’s no lasting damage I hope...at least there doesn’t seem to be” he grinned as Jamie held out his tiny arm so Belle could twirl around him.

“You know she’s here don’t you?”

“Kirsty?”

“Yep, maybe she thinks it’s an anniversary party”

“Belle invited her I think, she’s trying to keep things amicable”

“Belle being civil?” Nicole scoffed with a wink.

“Wonders will never cease!”

***

“Hello you” she grinned snaking her arms around his neck as she exited the bathroom to find him in the corridor outside.

“Hey yourself” he smiled kissing her gently.

“I’m Belle” she told him with a soft smile.

“And my boyfriend slash ex-husband slash soulmate really wouldn’t like it if he saw you doing that”

“Why do you think I followed you out here?” he laughed as he pressed his lips to hers once more.

“He’ll never know”

“Oh but I’d know and I love him way too much for that” she grinned wrapping her arms tighter and pulling him closer.

“Well he’s a lucky guy”

“He sure is” Belle whispered softly.

“I just hope he knows it”

“He definitely knows it” he murmured his hands sliding to the small of her back as he pressed her body against his and kissed her passionately.

“Jamie’s going to be exhausted tonight, he’ll sleep like a baby” she grinned seductively as she thought of just how much energy her son had used up that evening.

“Oh so you think you can sneak out without this boyfriend dash husband dash love of your life noticing?”

“I’ll use the window, it’s been lacking in action lately”

“Excellent” he grinned licking his lips in anticipation.

“Because the sight of you in that dress has been driving me crazy all night!”

“If you like the dress” she whispered softly as she thought of the black lacy lingerie she was wearing beneath.

“Then wait until you see what I’m wearing under it”

“Can’t wait” he smiled leaning in for another kiss but before their lips could barely brush together a tiny voice snapped them back to reality.

“Mummy! Daddy! There you are! It’s time for Daddy to blow out his candles and wish for me to get a dog!”

“You’ve already got goldfish mate” Aden chuckled as Belle led him back inside by the hand.

“And you’ve already got me Daddy but you still want another baby!”

“Very good point mate” Aden laughed at his son’s wisdom.

“But dogs poop and bark and keep you up all night and...hold on a minute” he turned to Belle with a chuckle.

“Remind me why we’re having a baby again?”

“Because sometimes they’re as perfect as me?” Jamie asked with a cheeky grin.

“Now I remember” Aden smiled pressing a kiss to his son’s head as they walked back into the party as a family.

***

“He’s fast asleep” Aden smiled as he entered the bedroom, closing the door softly behind him.

“I knew he would be. So did you have a good night?”

“Oh I had an excellent night and it’s about to get even better, you see a really hot brunette promised to climb through my window tonight”

“I better make myself scarce then” she laughed pressing a kiss to his lips.

“Hold on it wasn’t your wife was it?”

“Definitely not. Don’t you think it was kind of weird that she came?”

“No not really” she shrugged.

“I did invite her, she probably just didn’t want to seem rude. And you are Ollie’s stepfather it was good that he was there”

“Yeah I talked to him, let him know I was still there if he needed me. I’m not just going to turn my back on him”

“And that is why I love you” she whispered with a smile as he kissed her passionately.

“What’s that?” he questioned, his eyes wandering over to the bed as they broke apart.

“I don’t know but it looks like it’s for the birthday boy” she replied as he picked up the box which was identical to the one Jamie had presented to him that morning.

“You already got me a present. An amazing present!”

“Nothing to do with me” she protested as he read the gift tag aloud.

“To Daddy, Happy Birthday, Love you lots, Baby Girl Jefferies” he grinned sweetly as he pulled the top of the box.

“She must have put that there when I wasn’t looking, she’s so sneaky!” Belle chuckled as he carefully lifted the long silver chain from the gift box and examined the inscription on the reverse of the dog

tags hanging from it.

“Jamie Jefferies” he whispered to himself, his fingertips tracing the engraved letters against the cold metal.

“17.04.2012” he finished before turning over the second dog tag to find a rectangular, pale pink post it stuck to it with Belle’s familiar script scrawled over it in blue ink.

“Left blank for your own inscription” he chuckled.

“Great name there Belle” he grinned as he rubbed her bump affectionately and lowered his head to whisper to the baby.

“Don’t you agree Blank for your own inscription?” he questioned her bump, the reverberations of his voice causing her tummy to tingle.

“I already asked her, she loves it” Belle grinned sarcastically, her hand sliding over the one he had rested over her bump.

“She’ll have the most unique name in the playground”

“Oh definitely” he nodded before looping the chain around his neck.

“I love them, thank you baby girl” he whispered pressing a kiss to her tummy.

“And I’ll love them even more when you’re here and your name and birthday are on the back too”

“No more children though ok?” Belle laughed.

“Because they cost a fortune”

“The children or the dog tags?”

“Both!” she giggled as he reached into his pocket.

“I’ve got something for you too”

“Aden! That’s the oldest line in the book, what are you 14?” she exclaimed pushing him playfully in the chest.

“You don’t want these back then?” he whispered softly as he held out his hand and her gaze fell on the tiny objects resting in his palm.

“Oh my gosh, you kept them all this time” she whispered as tears began to cloud over her eyes.

“Of course I did, they cost a bomb too” he chuckled softly taking her wrist delicately between his hands and attaching the charms back into place.

“You know” she smiled softly.

“They’re just two entwined silver letter but I think they really do represent us. They can be together or pulled apart but either way they always end up right back where they belong, even if it does take

a little bit of time”

“I love you” he stated softly as he jingled the interlaced A and B charms with his fingertips and she kissed him softly.

“I love you too, so much Aden”

“I don’t believe you” he told her simply.

“What?!” she exclaimed in horror.

“Bu-“

“You’re just going to have to show me” he grinned pulling her into a passionate kiss and she instantly succumbed.

His hands roamed through her hair and down her body as she clawed at his collar and kissed him fervently. She let out a satisfied moan as he placed a string of warm, greedy kisses down her neck and

across her collar bone, her nails digging sharply into his muscular back as his lips worked their magic.

“God I love you” he whispered and she felt his plump lips form the words against the soft skin below her neck as she pushed him away.

“Hold that thought, I’ll be two minutes!” she ordered rushing to the bathroom only to find then that she didn’t need to go.

She moved to the sink to freshen up a little, pulling the clips from her hair and shaking it loose around her shoulders as she smiled happily to herself. She twisted the tap too quickly just as a gush of

water shocked her and landed in a pool on the cold floor tiles.

“Aden!” she whimpered, holding onto the rim of the sink and trying not to panic.

“Ahh want to try the bath again huh?” he grinned as he came up behind her.

“Or is it the shower this time?”

“Aden” she repeated barely audibly as she began to panic.

“What is it babe?” he questioned, concern immediately flooding over his features.

“My waters just broke”

[LAURZY!]

Her waters broke!!! Oh my days....

LOVED IT!

It was all just so AOL, i have a daft grin on my face now haha

Jamie as per is just the most adorable child ever

Aden in a bath what a thought!!!

Brilliant update once again Louise, really looking frward to reading more! i hope everything's ok with the bubs!!!