Jess' POV
"Zo are you sure about this?" I ask seeing her out. "Olivia and Jayden can be quite a handful as it is."
"Hey, stop worrying. You and Kris need to spend some quality time together tonight, and we offered."
"Well a few hours, that's all..."
"Take as long as you want, we'll be fine I promise. It's not as if we're miles away, we're next door!"
"I know." I grin.
"Well what you doing out here? Get yourself inside to that husband of yours!"
Thanking her once more, I enter the house again, closing the door behind me.Kris has been upstairs for the last hour and a bit, god knows what he's doing up there but it gives me a chance to finish the cooking. Kris suggested going out tonight, but we did that last year and this year I wanted it to be a bit more special. There's a limit to the amount of things you can get up to in a posh restruant, but when we're at home then it's just going to be us. After another half hour, I decide to go up and check on him. He's been up there for hours now.
"What are you doing?"
"Making myself look good, what does it look like? He smiles.
"But we're staying in tonight."
"I know, but it doesn't hurt to make the effort does it? Anyway, it's a special occasion.Olivia and Jayden away?"
"Zoe's took them over half an hour ago, so we're running out of time here!"
"Oh I am sorry..." He walks over and kisses me passionately. "...Better make the most of it then."
"What? I've been cooking all day and i'll be damned if we don't eat tonight Kris Fisher!"
"We can eat later?"
"No way!" I laugh and kiss him back. "This can wait for later."
"Have I ever told you that you are such a tease?"
"Er yes..." I laugh dragging him downstairs. "You told me about an hour ago."
Leaving him at the table, I turn my attention back to the cooking and smile to myself at how perfect things are right now. I start to let my mind drift off to earlier times.
Flashback
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Me, Kris and Olivia are next door seeing how Zoe is doing with Katy. She's only a few weeks old but I can already tell she's going to be a little stunner. At the moment Kris, Zak and Olivia are outside in the back garden leaving me and Zoe with Katy.
"Zoe she's beautiful, she really is."
"I still can't believe it..."
"That's how I was with Olivia." I laugh.
"You must be so excited about this new baby. Kris said you didn't want to know the sex.."
"No, I want it to be a surprise.He's been amazing you know? So protective and caring, I can tell he's nervous though."
"Kris?" She smiles. "Nervous about what? He's already a perfect Dad to Olivia, he's great with her..."
"I just mean the whole birth, this is his first time so he's bound to be a little shakey."
"He'll be fine. Zak was the same, he actually passed out..."
"Oh my god, you're kidding?" I laugh with her.
"Nope, one minute we could see him the next...he was on the floor."
"Well I hope Kris doesn't go like that.."
"He won't." She replies.
"Oh he'll make jokes about it, I can see him now and as you'll know now the last thing you want to be doing in that situation is laughing at some bad jokes!"
"To be fair, Kris is good on the humour side of things."
"Yeah well there's a time and a place for that, and it's not when i'm in labour believe me."
"Well I think it'll be fun either way." She grins. "You want to hold her?"
"Oh, would you mind?"
"Of course not. You're Auntie Jess now..."
Smiling she hands Katy over and goes to the Bathroom, and after a few minutes Kris comes over and sits next to me. Resting his head on my shoulder gently.
"She's beautiful.." He whispers, letting her hold onto his finger.
"She likes you already."
"Well what's not to like? Seriously can't wait for our turn you know?"
"Me too."
"You are feeling ok aren't you?" He asks, putting his hand across my stomach.
"Yeah, fine."
"Good, well tell me if you start to feel..."
"Kris, i'm fine." I smile and kiss his cheek. "Stop worrying."
End of flashback
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It's an hour later and since then we've eaten, but Kris surprisingly pours more wine and agrees to sit at the table for a while longer. After a few minutes, he slips his hand into mine and we tangle our fingers together.He's since then presented me with my favourite flowers and a beautiful bracelet which i've already got on. To think this was the man I couldn't stand to be around at college, and now I can't stay away from is crazy.
Now he's just staring at me across the table, with a grin on his face but he looks deep in thought.
"What?" I laugh nervously.
"You." He pauses.. "You're incredible."
"What are you after?"
"Nothing." He adds, with a grin. "I'm allowed to pay compliments now and again, aren't I?"
"Hmm, well sometimes you worry me I must say."
"Thanks, Jess!"
"No, I don't mean like that.It's just strange seeing this side of you....even after all this time, I still expect to be called ice ma.."
"Well that can be arranged, Princess." He says, laughing as I shoot him a look.
"Don't even think about it."
"I wouldn't dare." Standing from the table he pulls me with him and kisses me gently. "Upstairs?"
"What about all..." I stop and nudge him playfully. "And is that all you think about?"
"Only with you."
"Well flattery won't get you anywhere you know?"
"Stop playing games!" He smirks, scooping me up into his arms. "It's not nice."
"Kris put me down now! I mean it, I don't trust you going up they stairs..."
"Flammin heck, I won't drop you!"
He climbs the stairs with me anyway, and he manages it despite me making it hard for him with the giggles. Gently kicking our bedroom door open with his foot we get inside and straight away I kiss him. Of course this makes it hard for him to get over to the bed, and after nearly dropping me he finally manages it. We don't part from each other once, and I carefully pull him on top of me as we allow passion to take over.
Leon Jackson <3 There can be miracles, when you believe...
Celtic FC-Lisbon 1967
Kris & Jess Forever ♥