That was a bit unfair he thought but " it's not my fault she's so bloody sexy"
The day passed as normal and he picked the kids up as planned and took the car home leaving Jac free to have a couple of glasses of wine when she met jonny later. He texted her
- good luck this evening. Go easy on him!
Love F x
Jac freshened up her make up and brushed her hair through. Checking her phone she opened his text. "Go easy on him" she snorted. "Unlikely"
Jac had ordered a glass of red wine and sat down before Jonny arrived . The bar was fairly quiet with just a few festive revellers this early in the night.
"Hi" Jonny said sitting down
"Hi"
"So let's talk about the plan. You know that Emma wants to stay at home because she's worried Santa might not know to go to a different house? Cute"
"Yes i heard her explaining to the toy elephant she has at mine that she might not be able to see her at Christmas"
" ok what are your thoughts?"
" you know Jac, when I saw her in the midst of family life last weekend, it broke my heart that she doesn't have that with me. Mel is kind to her but sometimes wants to treat her like a doll
She should stay at yours" he said sadly
" oh ok" Jac was expecting more of a fight.
"Is everything ok Jonny" Jac couldn't believe she was asking
"Fletch is a good bloke"
" erm yeah he is"
"It's a shame we couldn't have given Emma that kind of life"
"We would have never worked. You remember we nearly killed each other when we tried briefly right? We're both too quick tempered Jonny"
They were sharing a bottle of wine now
" ok so how do you manage Fletch and 5 kids "
She took a sip of wine as she considered
" I don't know. It just works. I feel surrounded by love. He makes me want to try to actually experience emotions" Jac said going red with embarrassment
" wow" said jonny "you've got it bad Naylor "
" what about you and Mel" Jac was proud of herself for not calling her barbie
" we're ok. She's a bit younger. We haven't spoken about kids or future. She knew I had Emma in my life right from the start although, as you know I didn't have them meet until me and Mel were more serious"
Jac mused she didn't know what shape her future would take other than the certainty that Fletch would be in it
They finished the bottle and ordered another. They reminisced about ex staff members, gossip which turned out to be true or not
" do you still keep in touch with Mo" asked Jac
" I do. She's very happy with Derwood and baby hector. I heard you were involved with Mo giving birth again"
Jac smiled " hands down best wedding ever" she repeated the sentiment that she had stated on the day of Mr T's marriage to Inga
" Jonny why don't you come round to ours on Christmas morning?" Jac couldn't believe she was offering " and Mel obviously" Jac tried to not show the gritted teeth
" oh she's skiing in France with her family. If you're sure it'll be ok for me to do that. Will Fletch be ok with it?"
" absolutely"
Jac caught a cab home and tried to enter the house quietly. It was much later than she had anticipated. Fletch was asleep in front of the tv
She regarded him as he dozed and was hit by the overwhelming love she felt for him.
Slowly he opened his eyes
"Hi"
"Hi. Sorry I'm late"
" it's fine Jac you did text"
" guess what, Jonny's coming over on Christmas morning"
Fletch laughed out loud " you DO have a heart. My work is done"
