Shattered Glass

[Red Ranger 1]

Oh boy.That was really, really funny and also kinda sweet.(A comment that I do not make very often so I hope you appreciate it.)Had a grin on my face throughout all of it.Great chapter.

[Inactive User]

Hahaha soo funny and cute! Update soon

[xknomex]

Yay Drunk Belle is back!!!! BRILLIANT sooooo funny and so much fun to read!

LOVE the idea of Aden in the white towel just out the shower *sigh*

AOL that scene with Alyissa was sooo cute!!!

my favourite scene of the chapter had to be the Jaminess!!! he's just so....cute. brings a MASSIVE smile to my face everytime I read him!

Update soon

xxx

[KaiyaBlake]

Loved it

I forgot how funny Belle could be whilst under the influence

Can't wait for more

[Louise_2983]

Chapter 52

With a sigh she slowly closed the door to Jamie’s bedroom. His bed was empty and the house was silent. She wandered back into her own bedroom and smiled softly as she glimpsed at her beautiful daughter sleeping soundly. Idly she began to unfold the pile of tiny baby grows resting on the changing table just so that could fold them neatly again, giving her mind something to occupy itself with .

She grinned at the slogans which Nicole had stitched into the front of a number of them. "Dotty about Daddy” was one of her particular favourites but she couldn’t help but feel that “Don’t laugh but he’s my Dad” was a little cruel even for Nicole. She grinned as she read the slogan currently splashed across Alyssia’s front, as she folded the final romper suit back up and tapped her fingers against the edge of the changing table.

She was lost without them. It was silly she knew that. They’d only been gone a few hours and they were only going to be at Roman’s for one night but she just didn’t know what to do with herself without them there. She checked the digital display of the clock by the bed and sighed. 1am. She knew she should be getting a good night’s sleep before the wedding but her mind could only focus on Aden and Jamie and the fact that they weren’t there.

Debating whether to go to bed or not, she yawned loudly. Her tired body making the decision for her even though she knew she would struggle to sleep. As she turned to climb into bed however a large bang reverberated through the house and she jumped out of her skin as a male figure fell face first through the open window.

“Aden!” she yelped rushing to help him up off the floor.

“Are you ok?”

“I’m fine!” he bellowed as she tried to pull him up.

“It was just a little bump Belle, nothing to worry about!”

“Get up!” she laughed as he flopped back onto the floor and closed his eyes, as though he would settle there for the night if she didn’t object.

“Nah” he told her firmly, his eyes remaining shut as he reached up and pulled her down with him.

“You come down here instead!”

“Aden!” she giggled as she fell on top of him and he wrapped his strong arms around her.

“You love it!” he grinned, squeezing her tighter as she lifted her head to look up at him.

“Because everybody loves being suffocated!” she gasped as she tried to loosen his grip to enable her to both breathe and stand up. Preferably in that order.

“Well you always say I take your breath away babe!” he chuckled, pressing a kiss to her lips. He tasted of whisky and strong coffee someone had clearly poured down him in an unsuccessful attempt to

sober him up. At a guess she would say Nicole given that Roman had probably drunk just as much himself.

“Stop it!” she scolded, pushing herself upwards until he finally let go and she was able to get back on her feet.

“Aww babe!” he sulked.

“Aren’t you happy to see me?”

“I don’t want to see you right now!” she objected but she knew it was a lie. Even in his current intoxicated state she would rather have him with her than anywhere else but tradition dictated otherwise.

“Why not?” he asked jumping to his feet instantly and stumbling towards her.

“Would it be better if I didn’t have any clothes on?” he grinned suggestively before reaching down to grab the hem of his black t-shirt and beginning to pull it over his head.

“Aden stop it!” she giggled, reaching out in an attempt to force him to cover his toned, bare torso. She couldn’t help but steal a quick glimpse at his ripped physique as she did so.

“Come on babe, you know you want me!”

“No, I don’t!” she lied shaking her head.

“What?” he raised his eyebrows suggestively in her direction, his hand still grasping his t-shirt.

“You don’t know that you want me or you don’t want me?”

“You know this is not allowed Aden” she told him sternly as he let go of his shirt and pulled her close to him.

“It’s been six weeks today!” he protested checking the clock to ensure it was past midnight and his statement was correct.

“Oh so it’s six weeks now and not eight is it? Now you’re the one asking” she laughed as he pressed a trail of warm, hungry kisses down her throat and across her collar bone.

“It was always 6 weeks” he told her with a nod.

“I was just being cautious because I love you”

“Well you won’t be loving me tonight!” she chuckled sliding her hand under his chin and raising his head so she press a quick kiss to his bee stung lips.

“It’s because I don’t live up to that stripper isn’t it?” he sighed dramatically.

“I knew you enjoyed it more than you let on!”

“I didn’t!” she laughed at his obvious jealousy.

“Don’t try to deny it now!” he sulked.

“Well, I can do better than any stripper! Just watch!” he announced before beginning to hum a tune she could only just decipher as being one stripper’s normally use, and dance in a way he clearly

believed to be seductive as he struggled to remove his clothes. It wasn’t.

“Stop it!” she giggled loudly, grabbing hold of him and wrapping her arms around his neck so he’d stop.

“Admit it!” he cried as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

“I was much better”

“No you weren’t” she giggled softly.

“But I love you anyway, which is lucky for you otherwise I’d be telling everyone you just did that!”

“And I thought I’d got it nailed!” he sighed.

“I paid extra attention to the stripper tonight and everything!”

“Oh did you now?!” she exclaimed, her mouth agape.

“Now who’s jealous?” he grinned, kissing her neck softly.

“Don’t worry babe she wasn’t my type”

“What you mean she didn’t have a pulse?”

“Ha ha” he looked back at her unamused.

“She was all blonde hair and red lips and fake boobs”

“I really don’t want to know Aden”

“Neither did I” he whispered sincerely.

“I only want to know you”

“Awww!” she murmured before kissing him softly.

“You little liar! We’re still not doing that tonight!”

“Bel-“ he began to protest but was shot down by a stern look from her.

“You’re so drunk you won’t even remember and we’re getting married tomorrow you’re not even meant to be here, it’s bad luck!”

“I think we’ve had our fair share of bad luck don’t you babe?” he sighed softly.

“I don’t think me being here is going to make any difference”

“True” she nodded realising he was right.

“But it’s traditional”

“And nothing about us is traditional” he laughed before letting her go and stumbling towards the moses basket as though he had only just noticed it was there.

“And I want to see my best girl”

“Well I’m over here” Belle quipped as he walked away from her and perched himself next to the basket.

“Hey beautiful” he whispered to his sleeping daughter as he ran his fingertips over the slogan on her romper suit and read it aloud to no one in particular.

“I’m cute, Mummy’s cute, Daddy’s lucky” he read with a soft chuckle.

“I sure am gorgeous” he sighed, holding out an arm for Belle. Obliging she crossed the room and let him slip his arm around her waist as they gazed at their daughter together in awe.

“Where’s Jamie?”

“I left him with the stripper, he was just having too much fun to make him leave!” Aden quipped earning himself a slap around the head.

“Where do you think he is? Where he’s been all night, with Nicole. He was fast asleep when I left!”

“I’m surprised Nicole let you leave” Belle chuckled thinking about how regimental Nicole had been in declaring that Aden and Jamie mustn’t stay in The Beach House the night before the wedding.

“She didn’t, I snuck out” he grinned pulling her close to him.

“Makes me feel like a teenager again, it’s kind of a turn on”

“Aden! Stop it!”

“I can’t help it, you’re just too gorgeous to resist babe!”

“Then try harder!”

“Spoilsport” he grumbled in defeat exactly as Belle had done the night before.

“Why are you even here? Climbing through the window when you’ve got a key for the door?”

“More fun this way” he smiled softly.

“And I just wanted to see you and to kiss you”

“Kissing’s good” she grinned lifting her head to allow her lips to meet his and pressing a series of kisses against them before he pulled her closer into a more heated, passionate kiss.

“Kissing’s very good” he smirked as they broke apart.

“But I suppose I better get back before Sergeant Franklin realises that I’ve gone”

“No way!” she shook her head adamantly and closed the window to demonstrate she wasn’t going to let him leave.

“A minute ago you didn’t want me Belle, make your mind up woman!”

“Don’t call me woman!” she exclaimed pushing him away from her slightly.

“You can barely walk in a straight line, I’m not letting you wander the streets in the middle of the night, you might get hit by a bus or something!”

“Geez! And I though Nicole was a princess!” He exclaimed, rolling his eyes as he flopped backwards onto the bed.

“Buses don’t run in the middle of the night Belle! How long is it since you’ve used one exactly?!”

“Erm a while I guess” she confessed sheepishly.

“Ha! Princess Belle!” he chuckled as though it was the funniest thing he’d ever said.

“Shut up Aden or you’ll be getting acquainted with the sofa again tonight!”

“Can’t we just build a pillow wall instead?” he asked cheekily and she couldn’t help but let a tiny laugh escape over her lips.

“I just care about you” she sighed softly.

“I’d hate it if anything happened to you”

“Aww babe, come here” he whispered reaching out and pulling her onto the bed with him.

“I care about you too, in fact I might marry you tomorrow”

“Not if I see you coming first” she grinned mischievously as she wrapped her arm around his waist and rested her head against his chest.

“Charming” he sulked, pushing her hand away.

“I was just joking” she laughed softly.

“But there’s no might about it, I am definitely going to marry you tomorrow mister”

“And then you’ll be my mrs” he chuckled loudly.

“I’ll be your widow if you ever dare to call me that!” she threatened with a mean stare.

“As if I’d dare babe! Calling you Belle is pushing it some days!”

“Belle is fine” she declared pulling a face at him.

“Belle is more than fine” he grinned as he pressed a kiss to her temple.

“She’s absolutely gorgeous”

“Creep” she laughed quietly but snuggled closer to him anyway.

“You are sure about this though aren’t you?” he asked hesitantly.

“No second thoughts?”

“Why would I be having second thoughts?”

“Well it didn’t work out last time did it?” he shrugged with a sigh.

“Aden” she whispered, rubbing her fingertips in comforting circles over his broad chest.

“Yes I am having second thoughts and third and fourth thoughts too. But every single one of them is that I want to marry you. I love you...”

“I love you too but that doesn’t change what happened before”

Abruptly she pulled herself up into a sitting position and twisted herself to face him.

“You don’t want to marry me?” she whispered, her voice breaking slightly as her heart thumped rapidly against her chest.

“I didn’t say that”

“You didn’t have to, the look on your face says it all”

“Belle” he sighed, reaching up to push a strand of hair out of her face.

“Don’t” she snapped pushing his hand away.

“I asked you to marry me didn’t I?”

“Yeah but that doesn’t mean that you have to go through with it does it? For all I know you only asked me because of Jamie and Alyssia and I do-“

“Belle” he sat up and silenced her with a kiss, his hands gently cupping her face.

“I want to spend the rest of my life with you but if I’m honest then it doesn’t really matter to me if we get married or not because for a long time now whether you were my wife or my girlfriend or that

girl in the magazines I used to know once upon a time I’ve loved you. And no piece of paper or a ring is going to change any of that. I’ll love you no matter what. It’s like you told Jamie, nothing’s going

to change. Not even your name given that you pre-empted that one months ago” he smiled softly.

“I don’t know” Belle sighed softly.

“Maybe I’m old fashioned but I want to be your wife, I want to be able to introduce you as my husband”

“And you will” he told her confidently as she stood up and pulled him up with her.

“We are getting married tomorrow Belle”

“No” she shook her head sadly.

“Not if it’s not what you genuinely want”

“Bel-”

“So I think you should sleep on the sofa tonight whilst you think about it because I need you to be sure Aden”

“I am su-”

“No you’re not” she sighed pushing him out of the door.

“I didn’t mean that I wasn’t sure babe, I just meant that I know marriage isn’t the be all and end all. I still want this. I want you, you’re all I’ve ever wanted.”

“You’re all I’ve ever wanted too” she smiled softening towards him as he slipped his arms around her waist and kissed her tenderly.

“Glad to hear it” he mirrored her smile.

“Now lets get some sleep, we’ve got a big day tomorrow and I need to be up early if I’m going to get back before Major Franklin does bunk inspections!”

“She better not be inspecting anything to do with your bunk!” Belle squealed as he lifted her back onto the bed and lay down beside her.

“That’s my domain thank you” she announced as he kissed her softly.

“And you rule it well babe”

[Taniya_K]

Hehe, drunk Aden is funny! Bless him...!

So they're getting married tomorrow then? Or not? I hope they do, but I've got a feeling things won't be so smooth running!

Can't wait for more.

[LAURZY!]

LOVE drunk Aden hahaha

The beginning with just Belle was really sweet

Cant wait for the wedding - if it goes ahead of course!!

Great update! Cant wait to read more

[xknomex]

hahaha Drunk Aden...he's funny!!

hehe he climbed through her window...hehe..

are they getting married tomorrow? i hope they do...its going to be an eventful wedding methinks

AOL at the slogans on the clothes hehe..

Cant wait for the next update

xxx

[bradyell]

Genius Louise! Absolute Genius!!!!

Love drunk Aden

Belle is a stronger woman than me!

sod tradition or waiting 8 weeks, i'd have sooooooo taken him up on his offer!!!!

looking forward to the wedding!!

[MrsL]

I Luuuuuurrrrrrrvvvee drunk Aden Oh how funny and brilliant. How can Belle resist?

Falling though the window ha ha.

Thank you I loved it

I really hope that the ceremony goes well and not too much drama