Playing With Fire ( BECKFREEN G!P)

Part 39

Marriage: I never knew it could be like this. We had only been married a few months, and every day, I loved Becky more. Separations were physically painful, my heart breaking on the few occasions we were separated. All that I was, I had given to her. I couldn't bear to think about the years without her. This was my life now, and I would never have to let go.

"Hello, Gracie." Rawi beamed as Grace reached out of my arms for her.

"Nan Na." Grace smiled, placing her little hands on Rawi's face.

"Freen, I swear I love this child more every time I see her."

"I think Grace feels the same way about you, Rawi." I smiled as we walked into the house. "Is Brad home?"

"No, dear. She's working." Rawi settled Grace on her hip. "Do you want a coffee?"

"Please." I had become so close to Rawi since moving into the cottage. Now that Becky and I were married, I looked at her as a second mom.

"When is Becky due back?" She asked, placing Grace on the floor. We both giggled when Grace raced towards me, stumbling and falling against my legs.

"In two weeks." I replied, picking Grace up.

"You are such a little monkey!" I beamed at my daughter.

"I am sure the time will fly. Becky hates being away from you both."

"I was thinking of surprising her with a visit."

"Oh Freen, she would love that. The only reason she couldn't take the two of you in the first place, was because Grace was so ill." Rawi placed a coffee next to me on the breakfast bar. "She seems a lot better now."

"Yeah, she had such a bad cold, my poor angel."

"Such a shame Grace had to come down with a temperature just before you were due to travel. I wasn't sure Becky would leave." Rawi's eyes twinkled.

Becky hated leaving Grace, she worried that she was so ill. I finally convinced her that the worst was over, so, with much grumbling and last minute care instructions, she finally agreed to go. Although she didn't like it, she still had her duties to the band.

Rawi and I sat in the garden watching Grace play with the in the mini gardening set Brad had bought her. She was wandering around with her pink little watering can, watering the flowers. It was so cute to watch.

"I did have my doubts about you, Freen." Rawi mused. "When Becky first mentioned you, I was worried, mostly because of your wealth, and then all that business with Alex Chen happened... I was scared for my son. I had never seen her so broken."

"We spent a long time destroying each other." I grimaced. "I know a lot of it was my fault - I should have realised what I had in the first place. Your son is an amazing man, Rawi, and a wonderful father. Even now, I don't feel worthy of her love, but I try to be worthy of her. She is my everything; without her I wouldn't have Grace... I'd have nothing"

"You complete her, Freen. Somehow, Becky always knew it was you."

"I love her more than anything. I never wanted to hurt her. Somehow, it just got so out of hand, hurting us both."

"You're here now, Freen, that is all that matters. Finally you can live your lives together." Rawi touched my face. "Thank you for loving her the way she needs to be loved. You keep her grounded."

"Hardly." I smirked. "Becky does have a little bit of an ego - we all know that." Rawi laughed with me. "But I trust her with my life. I know she would never hurt me."