In the moment

Interior bait

The week after the news of their devastation was rough. Soph had finally been aloud home but needed weekly visits to antenatal for monitoring. She found it hard coming home, her scan photo still on the sideboard as she entered the house, she felt so empty despite still carrying one twin, it's something she'll never come to terms with.

Jacks was also finding it really hard to comfort Soph, she wouldn't connect with him on any level and continued to push him away. However despite her best efforts he wasn't going anywhere, he knew the grief would get easier over time and she would be back to herself eventually. But he missed her smile, the way she snorted when she laughed, her all round bubbly personality. She was a ghost of her self, but jack wanted to help her see passed this heart break and show her what the future was still giving her.

The media had also dug way to deep into sophs personal life. After the video of her leaving the baby shop was published online it wasn't long before everyone knew her name, the school she went to, where she worked but worst of all where she lived. There had also been pictures of mae posted, not all with her face blurred out. And then to put the nail in the coffin they managed to get hold of the restraining order she had against Adam.

Jack stood on the landing looking out of the hallway window that sits above the front door. He counted at least 20 news casters and paps before he finally made his way down the stair case. He'd hired temporary security at sophs house for the time being, but he still didn't feel like it was enough. Sophs drive way had no gates and the borders of her property were reckless, anyone could climb over into her garden. He wanted to move them into a safer environment, but he knew she wouldn't give up this house despite all the bad memories that came with it.

Before training last week jack had called and interior designer to help with the nursery. She was calling round today to size up the room and although he had mentioned it to Soph, she didn't give him any reaction. He half wanted to call it off with the idea of moving but he also wanted to do something nice for her. There was a knock at the door around 3pm, as he opened it he was greeted by what he could only describe as a goddess, she looked the spitting image of Daenerys Targaryen from game of thrones. Her waist length white hair drawn back into a claw clip, her face was flawless and as his eyes quickly darted up and down her pert body, he noticed the edges of her red lace bra visible along the neck of her unbuttoned shirt. His groin throbbed instantly at her attractiveness. 'Alright, you must be hannah' he waved her inside away from the camera lenses lurking at the end of the drive.
She holds her hand out on entry and shakes his hand politely 'I am and you must be Jack' she smiles still not letting go of his hand. 'This is a beautiful house, Victorian era?' She asks
Jacks looks at her completely perplexed by what she's said 'errr yeah, I dunno, think so' he squints his eyes trying to think 'ya wanna see the room?' He waves her towards the staircase
'Eager, I like it' she smirks at him. Jack can't help but regret his decision already, she made him feel uncomfortable to say the least. Maybe because if he'd met her under different circumstances he would have definitely fucked her before the job was done.

They walk into the nursery which large in size compared to most bedrooms. Hannah eyes up the furniture that had already been placed in the room. 'Do you have any kind of theme your wanting to go with?' She looks up from her measuring tap as she sizes the window.
'I was kind of thinking like a jungle theme yknow? We have an on going joke with monkeys, it would be nice to incorporate that' he looks over to her as he rests on the maes old cot that Soph had placed in the room.
She nods and jots down the references he'd pointed out 'so twins, do you have another cot to be built? Or will they be sharing?' She edges closer to him running her fingers along the cot frame.
He swollowed hard, it was still hurt to hear the reference of twins. He opens his eyes and looks at her shamefully parading her self in front of him. 'You know I don't think this is gonna work' he says to her shaking his head as he hears the creaks of the floor boards on the landing, soph must be awake from her nap.
She places her hand on his chest 'What do you mean?'
He swipes her hand away 'nor yav over stepped the line' he looks at her as she holds the wrist he'd just slapped off him 'I'd like you to leave please' he holds his hand out to the door for her to exit.
Just as she opens the door sophs stood the other side  'does someone want to tell me what's going on?' She barks as she shuffles into the nursery holding onto her bump.
She looks up at Jack her eyes still swollen from days of crying. 'I'd hired Hannah here to take a look at the nursery for some ideas but she was just leaving' he nods his head to the door again before following Hannah out.
Soph stands on the landing looking down at the front door as she leaves 'it was nice to meet you both, and congratulations again on the twins' she remarks before Jack closes the door behind her. He leans back against the wall closing his eyes, he hears sophs bedroom door slam and her tv volume go up to disguise her crying. He bangs his head back hard against the wall 'FUCK' he shouts when really all's he wanted to do was scream. How could he not just get one thing right, all's he felt like he'd done was upset Soph further.

He heads back upstairs looking back out the window at the paps photographing Hannah as she left. He knew they needed to move, he'd spent hours upon hours searching Rightmove for houses in the passed months. He knew he never wanted to live in his apartment forever and since meeting Soph it was a very rare occasion he went back there anyway, only to collect post or to grab clothes. He opened his app and had a quick flick through his saved properties before heading into sophs bedroom.

He opened the door to find her curled up on the bed, sobbing into her pillow. He grabs the tv remote and mutes it before sitting down next to her. She looks up at him before sitting up and embracing her arms around his neck. Jack squeezes her hard, the first time she'd let him hold her since everything that had happened. He strokes her hair and gives her his signature his on the head 'bab, I know you don't want to but can we talk?'