It has been one month since Linda and Mick had their night away at the hotel. With no contact over the last month the two do not know where each other's minds are at. Mick sat at the bar staring at his phone when it vibrates and a text message appears and Mick opens it and looks at it:
'Hello, Sorry for not messaging you for
a while or seen you. Had a lot of stuff going
on. Hope you understand. Miss seeing you and
I need to talk to you ASAP. L x'
Mick looks at his phone smiling seeing the message is from Linda and types back:
'Hello stranger. Do not apologise, I've ended stuff with Rosie just to let you know so come round whenever you like. My family are all here but we can just grab the living room and speak. Hope everything is alright sweetheart and miss ya. Mick x'
Linda lifts up her phone smiling slightly at Mick texts back. 'Mum I'm going out! I'll be back soon, just need to erm...see a mate!' She says while getting her heels on and running out the pub and jumps in the cab heading to the Queen Vic.
Mick waits on Linda and smiles to himself while playing with the coaster. Linda walks in slowly with Mick lifting his head up slowly smiling softly, 'Trace. Look after the bar baby. Upstairs yeah? You alright?' Linda looks at Mick and swallows while nods smiling lightly, 'Y-Yeah...'
They both make their way upstairs. Just as Mick's family comes out the kitchen with Shirley coming out with her other son. Dean. Dark hair. Brown eyes. Linda takes grip of Mick's hand, while her palms sweat. Her heart races while she feels a lump in her throat. Dean's eyes look at her. He smirks slightly and nods, 'Mick. Lady.' He says while walking downstairs with Shirley. Mick looks at Linda removing his hand slowly, 'What was that about?' He says concerned as Linda is covered in fear and she looks up at Mick. Mick looks at Linda and remembers what she said.
'Dean.' Runs through his head and then comes out his mouth, 'Dean...' He says while looking down the stairs in the kitchen then at Linda, 'Baby was that him?' Linda looks at Mick with tears running down her face slowly and nods slowly while Mick quickly wraps his arm around her taking her in the living room slamming the door, causing Linda to jump.
'I..I'm sorry..' Mick says while tears fall from his eyes and Linda looks at him, 'You didn't know...I didn't even know until now what he actually looked like properly..'
'I should've known! I'm putting you in danger!'
Linda looks at Mick, 'Mick...I-I feel safe with you. But I can't be here...not when he's here.' Mick looks at Linda and nods slowly sitting down next to her and wraps his arm around her while her head rests on him, 'I'll sort him out Linda...he's not getting away with it.' Linda looks up at Mick and sniffs, 'Please don't...I don't want you to get sent down because of what he done to me...'
'I don't care if I get sent down! I want to protect you!'
Linda looks at Mick, 'But I need you! If you get sent down you'll never be around. You'll be in there and what will I tell our kid!' She says angered a bit and swallows as she lets it out.
Mick looks at Linda confused when she mentions their kid, 'What...'
Linda stands up slowly, 'Nothing...I better just go home...' Mick knows exactly what she has said and looks at her as she gets up,
'Your pregnant?'
Linda looks at Mick slowly sniffing.
'And you didn't think to tell me we were having a child!?' He says in a angry tone not meaning to be angered.
'I-I was going to tell you...I was. But I didn't want to ruin you and Rosie!'
'Bit too late for that Linda! We were ruined as soon as I got into bed with you! Now we're having a child!'
Linda looks at Mick and sobs slowly holding herself, 'I'm...I'm sorry. I'll get rid of it...I'll leave...'
Mick looks at Linda as his anger is taken away and did not mean anything negative and swallows,
'Linda I didn't mean...This child...It's definitely mine?'
'Well who else's would it be!? I don't sleep around!'
Mick comes towards Linda and holds her shoulders, 'Alright...Alright...Well we are going to deal with this ok. I love you. You love me. Right?'
Linda nods, 'Yeah...'
'Well that's it then. We will have this baby because it's one of us. And Dean. I won't have him set foot in this pub ever again you hear me!? I will never ever put you in danger ok?'
Linda's tears rush down her face while looking up at Mick nodding slowly, 'I'm sorry...I wanted to tell you but I didn't want you to think of me like that.'
Mick holds Linda's face wiping her tears,
'Hey...don't be silly. I'll never think of you like that. You're my girl yeah? And nothing will change what I think and feel about you...' followed with a Mick's lips pressing on Linda's head.
A few hours later.
Mick downstairs pulling Dean aside, leaving Linda upstairs.
'Oi.' Mick says while pulling Dean round the corner of the bar. Dean looks at Mick, 'She told you then? About our one night stand?'
Mick's anger builds up and his teeth grit and tightens his hands on Dean.
'You listen to me alright. You are going to leave this pub. And if you want to leave this pub alive, you're going to never come back and I never want to see your smug face around here. You hear me!?'
Dean looks at Mick and swallows and nodding, 'Let me say goodbye to mum yeah. Not fair on her.'
Mick looks at Dean, 'No. You are going to leave now. You've left before and you can leave again. And don't come back. Otherwise I will kill ya. Do you hear me!?' Mick says while gripping at Dean's throat and Dean starts to chock slowly while Mick throws him out the door and he walks upstairs to Linda.
Linda watching out the window at the sunset and people's laughter echoing across the square. Mick sees her at the window smiling softly and coming behind her, wrapping his arms around her and resting his head on her neck,
'It's all going to be ok...'
Linda turns her head a bit looking at Mick,
'Mick...I told you...'
'And I listened. I did. He's gone.'
Linda nods slowly looking back out the window looking at Dean walking to the tube station feeling safe in Mick's arms and holds his arms,
'Thank you...'
'Don't thank me. I would do anything. Anything for you ok?'
Linda let's off a smile softly while holding your arms firmly,
'And this baby is going to have the best muvva and pops ever yeah? We are going to give it everything we did not have. And live the most perfect and beautiful life. I promise you. I will give you the world.' Mick says while turning Linda round and bringing her into a hug and Linda nods smiling and says,
'I have never felt happier or safer with you. And I am so grateful for you. And I cannot wait to have this baby, and spend the rest of my life with you and our kids.'
'Ah me too...kids? Pushing it a bit now ain't ya?'
Linda looks up slowly, 'Oh...Sorry I...'
Mick laughs slowly while pressing Linda's lips with his finger,
'Shhh...I'm kidding. We will have millions of children. All running about. Then looking after us when we are old and grey haired!'
Linda laughs while kissing Mick's lips then pulls away,
'I love you...'
Mick smiles and curls her hair around her ear,
'I love you...'
Mick then slowly goes down to Linda's stomach and kisses it a lot,
'And I love you!'
The couple both giggle and cuddle up for the rest of the night.
