Pawned Virtue - #wattys2015 BK4 TPBS - Completed 1st draft

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"Pay up bad boy." Keiran wiggled his fingerss with his palm upright at Lucas.

"I swear you're cheating!" Lucas growled out as he handed over yet another ten dollar note.

"Nope" Keiran almost sang with a grin "I'm just brainier than you."

Lucas narrowed his eyes and shook his head. He was being beaten by a punk kid at a game of scrabble!

"You're cheating!"

Keiran laughed heartily and saw Tara walk into the room and gulped.

"Oh um... hey Sis! Whatcha up to?"

Tara's eyes narrowed on the table.

"Ke! You promised. How much?"

Lucas looked from his wife to her best friend in complete confusion as Keiran sheepishly ran his hand over the back of his neck.

"Well I... um... well..."

Lucas gasped.

"You did cheat!"

"I did not!" Keiran retorted. "You're just dumb."

"Keiran" Tara's hands were now on her hips as she frowned at him "did you tell him?"

Keiran's face went red as again he wore a sheepish expression.

"Give it back."

"But I got it..."

"Without telling him that you're state scrabble champion!"

"You're what?" Lucas cried out  "You little shít! No wonder there's words I never bloody heard of!"

He got up and moved from the table to kiss Tara's cheek.

"Thank you baby" he turned back to Keiran and swooped down to pick up the money he'd lost "I'll take that!"

"But..." Keiran closed his mouth as Tara scowled at him.

Lucas forced himself not to smile.

"I'll go make some coffee. You get to pack up Keiran."

Lucas left the room with his wife still scowling.

"I know. I know. You don't have to say anything. I was wrong. Blah blah blah."

Tara giggled.

"Oh feel free to rip off someone who isn't my husband or family."

Keiran grinned at her.

"I am good aren't I?"

"The best" she giggled again.

"Soooooo" Keiran drawled out "Mrs Tara Porter... how's married life treating you?"

Lucas stopped outside the door.

"Well... it's different."

Huh?

"What do you mean by that?!"

Good question!

"Well," she pulled out a chair "it's nice"

Nice? It's fúcking amazing!

"So you're happy now? With Lucas I mean?"

Don't ask her that!

"Yeh" she smiled softly "yeh I am."

Thank you Keiran!

"So what now? Do you see Lucas in your life forever?"

She better!

"Well. I wasn't sure. I mean you know that... but I..." she broke off.

WHAT? WHAT? BUT I... WHAT?

"I can't imagine life without him. He's sorta there."

What the hell does that mean?

"Explain" Keiran demanded. "It's obvious how you feel about him. You know that right?"

"Yeh I do. You keep telling me" she laughed.

"So?"

Yeh... so?

"Well. I guess I kinda like the idea of him being around."

"Bull shít. You love having him around" Keiran threw back at her.

Good to know!

"Soooo? Do you think you'll ever... well... you know.. have sex with him?"

Lucas had to stop himself from collapsing. He didn't know if he wanted to hear her answer.

He couldn't move!

"We're taking things really really slow right now and..." she paused again.

His breath hitched... AND?

"I like that. I like when he cuddles me and when he kisses me."

Lucas grinned.

"What about touching you? Are you ok with that?"

Lucas stopped grinning.

"Ummm.. well..."

Lucas stopped breathing.

"I sorta do" she replied with a scrunched up nose and a face that started to redden.

Keiran nudged her side as he sat down.

"Look at you blushing! You like it!"

Please say you do baby... please

"Yeh Ke. I do. I like what we've done so far. It's not too fast you know?"

Oh baby we have all the time in the world.

"Well you know, I need a few nephews and nieces so you'll have to..."

"Keiran!" Tara blushed shamefully and dropped her head in her hands.

"What? I'm just saying!" His hands went up in a sign of submission.

"Well don't cause..."

"Hey girl. I'm teasing. I would like some babies to spoil... oh and a little girl to call princess and paint nails and have tea parties..."

Tara started to laugh.

Lucas grinned at the image of a little Tara.

Beautiful!

"So.... Do you think so Sis? Do you think that one day you'll have kids with that sexy ârsed husband of yours?"

Tara sat quiet and Lucas stood with his hands clenched and his body rigid.

"Yes Keiran. I think I will."

Lucas walked from where he was standing to find himself back in the kitchen. His eyes filled with tears.

I love my wife.