Saved By The Firefighter
Chapter 77

Davey's Point of View

Waking up next to Kathline on a morning has to be my second favourite thing. The first, well, making her come, the flush on her cheeks, her slightly parted lips, as I bring her to ecstasy. Yeah, that is definitely my favourite thing in the world. I turn over, as she begins

to stir, wrapping my arm around her waist.

"MAM, DAVEY!" Andy shouts from his bedroom.

I smile, as Kathline groans slightly, the little lad is sleeping through the night again, which is a huge blessing.

"Hey Buddy, Mam is still sleepy, how about you and I go downstairs and make some Mickey Mouse waffles." I smile.

Yeah, I bought him a new waffle maker, and he loves it. Sue me!

I jump out of bed, pulling on a pair of jogging bottoms, and head into Andy's room, helping him out of bed. He doesn't need the wheelchair now, but still needs some help getting up and downstairs with his cast on, as he still requires crutches.

"I will come," Kathline shouts through, her voice groggy from sleep.

"Nope, you stay there and get a few moments of peace, I will shout up to you when they're ready." I shout back at her, whilst taking hold of Andy's small hand and leading him out of his bedroom.

s**t, when did I become dad goals? Well, I cannot complain about it, because I am really happy to do all of this s**t for both her and Andy.

I help Andy down the stairs, sitting him on a chair at the kitchen table, grabbing a mixing bowl, with the flour, eggs, milk, and sugar, then measure the ingredients as Andy begins to give them his magic whisk. He soon gets board and hands the bowl of lumpy batter

to me.

"That looks great kiddo." I smile, taking the bowl from him, heading into the back countertop, where I whip like hell to get the lumps out, adding more milk.

Heating up the Mickey Mouse waffle plate, I pour the batter in, closing the lid, as I take a couple of bananas to the table, along with knife.

"Okay, so you peal, I will chop, do you want any other fruit on them this morning?" I ask.

"Strawberries please." Andy smiles, as he happily peals the bananas for me.

s**t, never would I thought doing this with a kid could bring me such peace and happiness, his s***m doner doesn't know how much he is missing out on with this amazing kid.

Although I love spending time with Andy, I must admit, I am looking forward to Wednesday night, having Kathline all to myself at the hotel. The only downside is I am at work on Thursday morning, the beginning of my four-dayshifts, so I will have to be out of there by five in the morning at the latest, but Kathline knows this, so we're taking both her car and mine, so she can relax and check out later. That was the night I had planned to finally make love to her, but given we have managed a few times now, I am planning to have the conversation about potentially moving in here, see what her thoughts are about that. If she agrees, then I already have Cal and his kids lined up to rent out my house, for the same rate he is paying for the one he is in. It will cover my mortgage, and that is all I want, so it will be a win-win situation, so long as Kathline agrees to my plans.

With the breakfast cooked, I run upstairs to rouse her again, only to find her up, and fully dressed, a wide, bright smile on her face.

"Hey, breakfast is ready." I grin at her.

"Hum, I could get used to this." She smiles.

Yeah, that is what I want her to feel, because it bodes well for our conversation on Wednesday.

"I was thinking, maybe we could go out today, but it is thunderstorms all day, so how about heading to the cinema?" I ask her.

"Yeah, but Andy has his physio this afternoon, so maybe after tea, let him have a later night." Kathline grins as she follows me downstairs.

"Not sure if they are playing anything child-friendly at that time," I state, but I am sure we will find something.

"The new Top Gun is playing, he loves aeroplanes, plus he is excited for the air show on Saturday and Sunday." Kathline smiles.

"Yeah, that could work. I am sorry I am on shift for the whole of the air show this year." I sigh, for once wanting to join the hoards of people that walk up-and-down the sea front watching the aircrafts put on their display.

"Yeah, but you will still be there, maybe if you get a break we can pop by and say hello." Kathline smiles, making everything feel just a little bit better.

We eat our breakfast together, spending time in our PJs before all having showers, and getting ready for Andy's physio at the hospital.

"Hey, I will book the VIP box then, if Andy wants to move around a bit because of his leg, he can play a little whilst the film is on with his toys not disturbing anyone." I smile.

"Good thinking bat man." Kathline grins as I book the seats on the website.

"Here, take my card, I will pay for the seats." Kathline smiles. Passing me her bank card.

"Nope, I already done it, my treat." I grin at her.

"You know I earn a fair whack of money; you should let me pay for some stuff," she huffs slightly.

"Okay, well if you are going to be all missish about it, you can get the popcorn." I smile, realising she wanted to contribute to the cost. Not that I mind spending my money on the pair of them, in fact I quite enjoy it, but if it makes her feel better, then I am happy to compromise. "Deal." She grins triumphantly at me.

We spend most of the morning relaxing, Andy watching his cartoons, as Kathline and I snuggle up on the sofa, but soon, it is time to head to the hospital with the little man.

"Okay Andy, we have to go for your appointment with the physio." Kathline smiles at him.

His eyes instantly fill with tears, he hates the physio, stating it hurts. I grab hold of him in my arms, placing him on my knee.

"Hey buddy, I know it hurts, but if you do all the exercises, and try your hardest, Mammy and I will take you to the cinema afterwards." I tell him, using bribery and corruption.

I used to despise parents who did this with their kids, but now I kind of have one, yeah, I get it!

I get Andy into Kathline's car and strapped in, as she walks round to the driver's side, and we set off the short distance to the Sunderland Royal Hospital.

I watch on, feeling helpless, as Andy tries his hardest to do the exercises. My heart feels like it is going to break apart seeing how he is struggling.

"Good Job Andy, keep going," Kathline encourages her little man, whilst I am not ashamed to admit, I just sit swallowing down the lump in my throat.

If that woman who worked for Josie's Arsehole turns out to be the arsonist, I hope she rots in hell.

Finally, the session ends, and Andy hobbles towards us, tears in his big brown eyes. I scoop him up in my arms, telling him how proud I am of him. "Can I go to the cinema now?" he asks, emotion clear in his little voice.

"Oh definitely, but first we have to go get some tea. Have you ever had a Nando's before?" I smile at him.

He nods his little head excitedly, and I grin over to Kathline who laughs and nods her head in agreement.

Parking the car in the carpark opposite the cinema that is on top of the casino, and just round the corner to Nando's we help Andy get out, and I pass him his crutches, as we hobble towards the lift. As we exit, we head round the corner to get some food. "So, are you going to be all manly and get the extra hot?" Kathline teases me.

"Nope, I am going to get the lemon and herb, then ask them to put the extra hot flag in it." I laugh as Kathline giggles at me.

We order our food, sitting down eating the delicious chicken, just like any other family, and I sigh with contentment. This is what I want, but officially, living together, being the family everyone thinks we are.

Andy almost bounces with excitement as we make our way to the second floor of the Cinema Arms ladened with popcorn, nachos, and of course an ice cream sundae for Andy. We head into the VIP box which over looks the rest of the cinema, set behind a glass screen. There is nobody else booked in which means we are the only three in the twelve seated box and settle down waiting for the film to begin.

I pull out Andy's aeroplanes and place them on the ledge as the lights go down and the adverts begin when I spot Joanne walking up the aisle in the cinema below, the boss behind her carrying large drinks and a mountain of food. My mouth hangs open, Ben is going to flip his mind.

I watch on as they settle into their seats, both smiling and giggling together, as the boss puts his arm around her shoulders.

Yep, definitely a date, seriously, Ben is going to have f*****g kittens when this gets out.

I move back to my seat, and whisper to Kathline.

"The Boss is here, with Joanne."

"Oh wow, do you think Ben knows?" she whispers back, as the film begins.

"The Boss is still walking, so I guess not." I chuckle.

Ben is very protective of his mother, and after her last relationship, I really don't blame him.

We settle down, only I am not watching the film, but watching the Boss and Joanne, as they eat their food, then about half an hour in, he leans in and begins to snog her brains out.

I nudge Kathline pointing to where they are eating each other's faces as she peaks over and grins.

Their kissing gets hot and heavy, and I sit, eyes wide, as the boss puts his hand down her top and grabs a handful of her breast.

"s**t, he is groping her," I whisper.

"Stop watching them." Kathline shakes her head at me.

"Damn, they are all over each other, it is like watching your mam and dad make out, make it stop Kathline." I protest with a shudder. Kathline giggles at me shaking her head, as Andy puts his head on her lap, he is clearly exhausted from his physio, as she looks at me. "He has dropped off to sleep." She smiles stroking his hair.

I look down to see what is happening below, call it morbid curiosity, and wish I had not, as the boss has his hand halfway up Joanne's dress. F*****g hell!

"Kathline!" I protest again as I watch in shock, at the soft porn that is happening below.

"Behave, are you jealous?" She giggles at me.

Hell, yeah. I have to admit, I kind of am jealous. I would love nothing more than to get freaky with Kathline in the cinema, but with Andy fast asleep on her lap, there is zero chance of that happening. But still, I would not change this for the world. Finally, the credits roll, and the lights turn on, and I stretch up to see Joanne pulling her skirt down, and readjust herself as the boss, licks his fingers.

The dirty old bastard!

He then takes hold of her hand and leads her out of the cinema, both of them smiling like the cat who got the cream. Well, that cat of a boss clearly got some cream on his fingers... eww, feeling a tad sick. "Seriously, Ben will flip out when he finds out," I state.

"You are not going to tell him, leave them be," Kathline warns and I just nod, yeah as much as I would love to see Ben find out and go ape s**t, I really do not want to be the one to tell him.

We walk out the cinema, me carrying Andy in my arms as he is still sleeping, when we cross the small road towards the carpark, I freeze.

f*****g Liv's t**t of a boyfriend is walking out of the casino, his hands in his pockets looking like he had lost a tenner and found a quid, which in reality he has probably lost a hell of a lot more and not found a penny piece. "WHAT THE f**k IS HE DOING ALL THE WAY UP HERE!"