We walk up the stairs with our arms wrapped around each other. The house is quiet now after all of the visitors over the past hours.
“Back to bed you anyway, a day of complete rest the doctors said”
“Bed, noooo I’m bored, you come to bed with me?” I whine like a child “No Lauren, if I come to bed with you I will want to fuck you”
“Good, I want you to fuck me, come on, there’s no one here, just you and me, let’s have an arvo sesh”
I drag him towards the bedroom as he shakes his head. “Really? An arvo sesh. Is that an Essex term?”
“I have no idea, why do you like it?”
“I love it, do you promise to call me Governor in that sexy accent of yours?”
“Too fuckin right I will Guvnu. Now get your strides off. I want some afternoon nookie”
As we come through the bedroom door my mobile starts to ring, it’s my GP’s surgery, shit my appointment. I make my apologies and reschedule for Saturday morning, the only slot they have left. Gabe tells me he is going fishing on Saturday morning with his dad and brothers but that’s no problem, I am more than capable of getting myself to the doctors.
We have a couple of hours back in bed and as we lay snoozing, the buzzer goes, Gabe gets up to answer while I pull on some clothes, he calls for me to come down. More visitors? He is waiting at the bottom of the stairs by the front door, looking very pleased with himself, he puts his hand out to me so I take it, he opens the front door, and there on the drive is my new car. Despite all of my previous protests, I am now super excited, it’s sort of a metallic white colour and just beautiful and then I spot the number plate, I had noticed all of Gabe’s family have personalised plates. Gabe’s Ute says WILDE 5, his BM says GWILDE, and now here’s My, well the company’s new car and the plates read, WILDES1. I look up at him, he raises his eyebrows, almost daring me to complain or comment.
“Wildes1. Really?”
“Well aren’t you?”
“Well yeah, I suppose so but did you really feel the need to state it on my car”
“Yes actually I did” he pulls me to him, “I want everyone to know your mine; I can’t marry you for at least a year, until you can get divorced, so at least this way everyone will know, you’re mine and we’re together, I can change it if you don’t like it”
“No, no, no, I love it, but back up a bit, what do you mean you can’t marry me yet?”
“Like I said, we can’t get married until you get divorced so until then” He shrugs “But who said anything about marriage? Nobody has even mentioned marriage before”
“Do you not want to marry me then Lauren?” He’s deadly serious, he doesn’t take his eyes from mine, I try not to show any emotion because he will see it instantly in my face and I really don’t know what my answer is.
“I, I don’t know Gabe. It’s not something that’s”…. before I can finish, he drops down onto one knee, in the middle of the drive.
“Lauren Marie Day, you have come into my life like a whirlwind, you have flipped my world, my thoughts and my heart upside down, you have woken something in me that I thought was long dead, you have brought me back to life, I love you more with every beat of my heart and I cannot and do not ever want to imagine my life without you in it, I want to be with you forever, please would you do me the honour of becoming my wife?”
END OF PART 1
SAVIOUR
PLAYLIST
Joe Jackson, Is she really going out with him.
The Clash, Should I stay or should I go.
Don Mclean, American Pie.
Bon Jovie, You give love a bad name.
The Pretenders, I go to sleep.
Dexys Midnight Runners, Geno
Crowded House, Better be home soon.
Adele, I found a boy.
Rita Ora, R. I. P.
Avicii, Levels
Silver Chair, Straight lines.
Black Eyed Peas, Dirty Bit.
Cold Play, The scientist.
Elton John & Kiki Dee, Don’t go breaking my heart.
Outkast, Hey Ya.
Birdy, Skinny love.
Adele, Chasing Pavements.
Simply Red, For your babies.
Maroon 5, This love.
Thank you for reading Saviour, my first ever attempt at writing, the follow up Resolution is now available at http://www.amazon.com/Resolution-Saviour-LesleyJones-ebook/dp/B00FLKZG3A/ref=pd_sim_kstore_1
My latest book Carnage will be available from the 14/02/14
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Acknowledgements
I am indebted to the following people, much more than they will ever know: My husband
Sorry for what I put you through babe...it’s just the way I roll.
My children
Again, I’m sorry for the missing socks and un washed clothes.
My Family
Thank you for your love, support & inspiration My #COS
I do not know where I would be without you girls; you have seriously kept me sane...ish
My ‘Oh My Ladies’
Thank you for the pictures the feedback and all of the naughtiness.
SARAH-JANE
Thank you for your words of advice and knowing me so well, despite the miles.