You Have It All Wrong Three
By SaraUK

 

Part 5
Chapter 17: Becky

    (The following part of the story covers Becky's time line of events that lead up to Chrissy running away at the end of part 4, and then what happens when they finally come face to face again after being apart for nearly eight weeks.)

 

    Mandy and Amy were busy sorting out the orders for the changing service when the phone for the shop started ringing, so Mandy went to answer it. They were one person down because Chrissy was at home taking care of Becky, as she was ill with some sort of bug.

    "Hello, Mystique's. Mandy speaking, how may I help you?" Mandy asked as she held the phone to her ear.

    "Mandy, it's your mother. You and Amy better get home fast; we've got a problem. You better get hold of Carl and the others too." Prue said down the phone.

    "Why mum, what's wrong? Has something happened to Becky?" Mandy asked with panic in her voice.

    "Just get home fast, and get the others to come here as well." Prue said, just before the phone went dead.

    Mandy thought she could here Becky sobbing in the background, but her mum wasn't going to say anything over the phone, so Mandy shouted Amy.

    "Amy! Help me lock up the shop now!" Mandy shouted, as she ran down to the front of the shop and locked the door, just before hitting the button to bring the front shutter down.

    "What's wrong Mandy?" Amy asked, as she saw Mandy locking up the front of the shop.

    "I don't know Amy, but mum just call and told us to get home right away, and I thought I could here Becky sobbing in the background.

    Amy ran off to the back room and closed down the computer and printer; she didn't need any other reason than the one Mandy just gave her. Amy wanted to be there to help with whatever the problem was.

    They soon had the shop locked up and Mandy had called everyone she could think of while Amy brought down the rear shutter over the back door. Mandy called Carl, while Amy called Amber, and then Ann, just in case Carl didn't go and find her. They were both at the hotel today.

    Mandy pulled onto the driveway at home and parked her car next to her mum's, Becky's car was parked the other side of her mum's car. Mandy and Amy had just got out when they saw Carl pull in to the driveway with Ann in the passenger seat, followed by Amber in her red mini. Brad and Frank were just behind her in Brad's big 4x4 truck.

    "What's going on Mandy?" Carl asked, as he ran over to where Mandy was standing just outside the house.

    "I don't know anymore than you do at the minute Carl. I just got a call from my mum telling me to get home right away, and I swear I could hear Becky sobbing in the background." Mandy said, as she opened the front door and ran into the house.

    They could hear Becky sobbing, and shouting at Prue in the kitchen, so they all followed Mandy as she ran to that room.

    Becky was sat at the kitchen table with Prue trying to stop her getting up. Becky was sobbing so much she was almost hysterical. Prue looked glad to see them all there at last.

    Mandy ran over to help her mum out but had to stop and look down when she felt a crunching sound under foot. When she looked down she saw bits of black plastic and glass all over the floor, and wondered what it was. She soon realised though, when she saw something that looked like part of a mobile phone over in the corner.

    "What's wrong mum? Where's Chrissy?" Mandy asked as she helped her try and calm Becky down.

    "That's the problem; we don't know where she is." Prue said, as she let Mandy take over hugging Becky.

    Amy and the others all looked at the remains of the mobile phone all over the floor and then they saw what was on the table. Sat there on the table were two rings and what looked like a pregnancy test. They all looked at each other with a puzzled look on their faces.

    It took another ten minutes before they had Becky under control enough to find out what had gone off. Becky was still sobbing, but Prue had given her something to help calm her down a little bit.

    "Can you please tell us what's going on then now, and what all this stuff is on the table?" Mandy asked, as she pointed at the rings and the pregnancy test.

    "Do you want to tell them Becky, or do you want me to tell them?" Prue asked, as she looked at Becky.

    "I think I better tell them." Becky said, as she lifted her head off Mandy's shoulder. "I'm pregnant." Becky said, but not looking very happy about it.

    "You're what!" Mandy shouted. "How…who's the…what the…" Mandy was to shocked to work out what to say to Becky, so she just shut up and looked around the table. All she got were the same looks back at her.

    "I think I better fill you all in on what's been going on for the past month or so." Prue said with a sigh.

    "I think you better mum." Mandy said looking a little upset with her and Becky.

    "It really all started back when Chrissy was on her real life test, but I didn't want to get her hopes up, so I kept quiet about any of it. I took some of Chrissy's sperm samples and had them frozen." Prue said looking worried.

    "Did Chrissy not know anything about this then mum?" Mandy asked.

    "No, and I thought it for the best, just in case Becky never wanted children, but when I saw the way she was with little Tiffany at Chrissy's school reunion. I thought it was time to have a talk with her and see if she was willing to have a go at getting pregnant using Chrissy's frozen sperm." Prue said, as she looked at Becky, who was starting to sob again now.

    "So you're pregnant with Chrissy's baby?" Mandy asked with a smile. All Becky did was nod, as she burst into sobs of tears again. "I can't see what the problem is then. I thought Chrissy would be happy to hear the news." Mandy said, as she pulled Becky back into a hug.

    "This is where the trouble starts." Prue said looking grim. "Becky decided that she wanted to keep it all from Chrissy until we knew for sure it had worked." Prue added with a sigh.

    "So the bug you had today was really morning sickness then?" Mandy asked.

    "Yes it was. Becky was supposed to come to me the minute she had any of the signs she was pregnant, but she went and brought her self a pregnancy test, then went and used it here at home this morning." Prue said with an even bigger sigh this time.

    "How did Chrissy take the news then? And where is she?" Mandy asked.

    "That's the problem; we have no idea where she is right now. After Becky did the test she called me, and I told her to come to my surgery, so she could confirm it before coming back here to break the news to Chrissy." Prue said. "The problem is, Chrissy ended up having an argument with Becky when she said she was going out. Then while Becky was with me, she found the pregnancy test and probably thought that Becky was sleeping with a man." Prue added with a tear in her eye,

    "What makes you think that, if you've not spoken to her?" Mandy asked, not believing for one minute that Chrissy would think that of Becky.

    "Becky found her wedding ring on her bedside table, next to the pregnancy test, and the photo of her and Becky was smashed on the bedroom floor. And when we got back here her house and shop keys had been posted through the letterbox." Prue pointed to the worktop where Becky had dropped the keys when they came in the house earlier.

    Mandy put her hand over her mouth, as it finally sank in that Chrissy had ran away before finding out the truth, and the signs all said she wasn't going to be coming back.

    Becky was still sobbing and talking. I'm sorry, I'm sorry… It's all my fault, I'm sorry…" Was all she kept saying over and over again.

    "Don't worry; we're going to find her." Carl said, as he got his phone out and made some calls.

    The other's all grabbed their mobiles and started calling around all the people Chrissy knew, in some hope that she might turn up their.

    Mandy called Mable, but she'd not seen Chrissy since they all went round for dinner a couple of nights ago.

    Amber called Sara to fill her in on why she'd had to leave in such a hurry, and asked Sara to call them if Chrissy turned up there.

    Carl had called the hotel and spoke to Cathy, just in case Chrissy called her, and needed to talk. Carl didn't want to tell Cathy the news of Becky being pregnant, but Cathy would need to know if Chrissy did turn up, or contact her.

    Everyone split up into pairs and went out driving around looking for her until nearly midnight, but there was no sign of Chrissy anywhere, and she'd not called, or contacted anyone they knew.

    Brad had even picked up the remains of Chrissy's mobile and managed to remove the sim card and put it in an old phone. They were then able to call Callum and ask him to let them know if Chrissy got in touch with them. Like with Cathy, they had to tell Callum what had happened, and how very important it was that he called them if he heard from her. Callum said he would, and hoped that everything turned out okay.

    Carl got Beth back to run the club for the time being, as Becky was in no fit state to do it.

    Mandy tried to get Becky to go to bed just after one in the morning, but she didn't want to move away from the phone, or the front door, just in case Chrissy called, or came home.

    "Becky, please come to bed." Mandy pleaded with her. "I have a phone in my room, and I don't think Chrissy would be out walking around at this time in the morning." Mandy added, as she looked at the time again.

    Becky finally agreed to got up to Mandy's room with her and the others all followed behind, and gave Becky and Mandy a hug at her bedroom door, before they all walked down to their bedroom.

    Mandy helped Becky get ready for bed, and then she got her in bed and cuddled up close, as Becky softly sobbed herself to sleep.

    Becky woke the next morning feeling sick again, and had to run to the bathroom in Mandy's room. The way she felt made what she hoped was just a bad dream from the day before all too real.

    "I'm sorry Chrissy. Please come home." Becky said, as she hung her head over the toilet. Becky looked up when she felt someone touch her shoulder. Her vision was blurry from crying, but she could see that Chrissy was home again and stood looking at her. "Chrissy! You're home!" Becky shouted.

    "I'm sorry Becky, but it's only me." Mandy said, as she got a tissue and wiped Becky's eyes for her. This was one of them times that Mandy didn't want to look like Chrissy.

    "No Mandy, I'm sorry for being so stupid that I've made Chrissy runaway." Becky said with a groan, as she felt sick again and hung her head over the toilet again.

    "I can understand why you did what you did Becky, but I thought the trouble you had the last time you kept things from Chrissy, would have taught you a lesson." Mandy said, referring to the trouble they had when Becky planned the surprise engagement for Chrissy, and she thought Becky was having an affair with Vic.

    "I just couldn't live with hurting her Mandy. I thought everything would have worked out once I told her."

    "You can't always protect Chrissy from things that may hurt her Becky, and this is one of the times you should have let her be apart of it from the start." Mandy added, as she sat down on the floor next to her and pulled her close in a hug.

    "All of you must hate me now for what I've done." Becky said, as she rested her head on Mandy's shoulder.

    "None of us hate you Becky." Mandy hugged Becky a little tighter as she said it. "We just wish Chrissy was here to enjoy what should be a happy time for you both." Mandy added.

    "No one wishes that more than me Mandy." Becky said with tears in her eyes again.

    "Come on Becky, we need to get some food inside you." Mandy said, as she got to her feet and then helped Becky to stand up.

    "I'm not hungry, but feel free to go and get something yourself." Becky said, as she made her way back over to the bed, and went to get back in.

    Mandy stopped her. "You're not getting back in bed, and you are going to have something to eat. You're eating for two now." Mandy pattered Becky's belly as she said it.

    Becky wanted to argue with Mandy, but knew only to well that she'd never win, so she just let out a sigh and then let Mandy drag her down to the kitchen. Amy, Ann, and Amber were already down there when they arrived.

    "How you feeling this morning Becky?" Amy asked, looking like she'd had very little sleep, just like Becky.

    "How do you think I feel Amy? My wife ran away because she thought I'd gone to bed with a man, and now I have no idea where she is." Becky sat at the table and put her head in her hands, as she started crying again.

    "I'm sorry Becky; it was a stupid question to ask." Amy said, as she looked around at the others with a worried look.

    "Don't worry about it Amy, she's just worried that we hate her for what she's done." Mandy said, as she took the seat next to Becky, and started rubbing her back.

    "We don't hate you Becky. We just want to see Chrissy back home again." Ann said, as she sat the other side of Becky and stroked her hair.

    "Come on Amy, help me do some toast for us all." Amber said, pulling Amy to her feet.

    Amber and Amy soon had the first round of toast on the table, so Mandy added a little butter and then put it in front of Becky. "There you go Becky, now eat up."

    Becky looked at Mandy, and was just about to speak when she saw the look Mandy had on her face. The look told her not to say a word and just eat the toast, so she did. "Thank you Mandy." Becky said, just before taking her first bite. Becky soon realised how hungry she was, and finished the first peace very quickly.

    Mandy was happy to see that Becky was eating something, even though she said she wasn't hungry upstairs in the bedroom.

    "Are you going into work today Mandy?" Amy asked, once they had all had some toast and a cup of tea.

    "I'd like to say no, and spend the day out looking for Chrissy, but we better go in, or we'll have a lot of very unhappy customers." Mandy said, not looking like she wanted to do anything but look for Chrissy.

    "Will you be okay here on your own Becky?" Mandy asked.

    "I'm going to get cleaned up and go out looking for Chrissy. I've got to find her, and set things straight with her." Becky said, as she got up and made her way up to her and Chrissy's room to get dressed.

    "Do you think it's wise to let Becky go out on her own in her present state of mind?" Amy asked.

    "I'll call Brad and ask him to go with her." Ann said. "That way we can all get back to work, and know that Becky will be safe." Ann added as she grabbed her mobile and called Brad.

    Mandy and the others were all ready for work and waiting to speak with Becky when she got back downstairs dressed and ready to go out looking for Chrissy.

    "I thought you would have left by now." Becky said when she saw them sitting at the kitchen table.

    "We wanted to make sure you were going to be okay before we left." Mandy said.

    "I have to be Mandy. I've got to find Chrissy." Becky said in a pleading voice. She thought that Mandy was going to try and talk her out of looking for Chrissy.

    "We know that you need to do something to find Chrissy, and we're not going to stop you Becky." Mandy smiled. "Ann called Brad, and he's going to come and pick you up, so he can help you look." Mandy added.

    Becky wanted to be angry with them, but she was also glad that she wouldn't be alone while she looked. "Thanks, it will be better if I let Brad drive me around. My mind isn't on trying to drive, and look for Chrissy."

    They all sat and kept Becky company until Brad turned up, then they all hugged Becky before leaving for work.

    "Where do you want to look first boss?" Brad asked, once they were both sat in his truck.

    "I've got no idea where to start looking Brad." Becky sighed. "Some wife I am… I can't even think where to start looking for her." Becky hung her head in shame.

    "Hay, don't talk like that Becky." Brad said, as he took hold of her hand. "Let's head into the city, and look around the shops. Chrissy will need to buy some new clothes to keep her going, so we might get lucky and find her in one of the shops." Brad added, as he started the truck and pulled out the driveway.

    "I'm glad one of use has a working brain today." Becky said with a week smile that looked empty of any emotion at all.

    "Don't worry boss, I won't tell anyone about it." Brad said with a grin, as he tried to lighten the mood a little.

    "Thanks Brad. Thanks for everything." Becky smiled again, but with a little more meaning behind it this time.

    "No need to thank me Becky. And don't worry; we're going to find her." Brad said in a firm voice, as he looked at Becky while they were stopped at a set of traffic lights.

    Becky let Brad driver around all day, as they looked in different shopping centres, but they never found Chrissy in any of them. They finally gave up just after five in the evening and headed back to Mandy's home.

    "Thanks for helping me look Brad, and I'm sorry for keeping you out all day." Becky sighed.

    "I'll pick you up again in the morning, and we can try again." Brad said, as he pulled into the driveway. "Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow." Brad added, as he parked the truck and got out.

    "I hope so Brad. I feel lost without her, and I know she's hurting, and I did it to her." Becky was close to tears again.

    Brad took Becky's front door key off her, when he saw her hand was shaking too much for her to put it in the keyhole. "I told you not to worry boss, we're going to find Chrissy and bring her back home to you." Brad smiled.

    Becky never said anything as she entered the house and checked the answer machine. No one had left any messages, so she went and sat on one of the sofas and curled up into a ball. Brad sat on another sofa, and just kept her company by being there until Mandy and Amy got home a little later.

    "I take it you didn't have any luck then Brad?" Mandy asked, as she saw Becky curled up asleep on the sofa.

    "No, not a single sighting of her all day. I managed to force her to stop looking long enough to have a sandwich for her lunch, but she didn't eat much of it." Brad said, as he got up off the sofa he was sat on.

    "Thanks for helping us do this Brad. I just didn't trust Becky out on her own." Mandy said, as she walked him to the front door, so he could go and get ready for work at the club.

    "I don't think she'd have come home until she found Chrissy, judging on how I had to force her to stop looking earlier." Brad said, as he got to the front door and opened it to leave. "I'll be back in the morning, so I can help her keep looking." Brad added, as he stepped out the house.

    "Thank you Brad." Mandy said, as she gave him a hug.

    "I want to see Chrissy back home, just as much as the rest of you do." Brad got in his truck and waved as he drove out the driveway again.

    Mandy returned to the living room where she'd left Becky sleeping on the sofa, and Amy sat on another one keeping an eye on her.

    "I'll go and sort out some dinner for us Mandy, and let you keep an eye on Becky." Amy said, as she went to the kitchen.

    "Okay Amy." Mandy said with a sigh. She knew that Amy was just as worried about Chrissy and where she might be, as Becky was. Amy was also upset about what she'd said to Becky that morning and how it upset Becky.

    Becky opened her eyes, and had to take a couple of seconds to realise where she was. Then she saw Mandy sat on the other sofa, and remembered. "Sorry, I must have fallen asleep." Becky said, as she looked around the room for Brad. "Has Brad left already?" Becky asked, as she rubbed her eyes, trying to wake up.

    "Yes, he needed to go and get ready for work at the club later." Mandy said, as she moved from the sofa she was sat on, so she could sit down next too Becky.

    "I better go and sort out dinner, so I can go and get ready for work as well then." Becky said, as she looked at the time.

    "Amy's already working on dinner, and you're not going any place tonight Becky." Mandy said in a firm voice.

    "I have to Mandy, what will Carl say?" Becky said looking worried.

    "It was Carl that told me to keep you at home again tonight." Mandy smiled. "He's worried about you and Chrissy."

    "I hope that Beth doesn't mind standing in for me? I'll have to give her a call tomorrow and make sure she's doing okay." Becky said. "I've not spoke with her in a couple of weeks; she was away at one of the other clubs."

    "Before you go talking to Beth, do you think you could go and have a word with Amy? She's been depressed all day, because of what she asked you this morning." Mandy looked sad as she said it.

    "I know she didn't mean anything by it Mandy."

    "She's just as worried about Chrissy as you are, but doesn't know what to do about it." Mandy sighed.

    "I'll go and talk to her then Mandy. I shouldn't have spoken to her like I did; I had no right to speak to Amy that way." Becky said, as she stood up and made her way to the kitchen.

    Amy was just closing the oven door when she heard someone enter the kitchen from the living room. She was surprised to see Becky walking towards her. "Hello Becky." Amy said, not knowing what else to say.

    Becky could see that Amy wanted to say more than just hello, but she didn't know how to word any of it. "Hi baby sister." Becky hugged her. "I'm sorry if I upset you this morning, but I wasn't thinking straight."

    "No, I'm the one that's sorry, for asking such a stupid question." Amy said, hugging Becky back, as she started crying on her shoulder. This soon set Becky off, and they hugged each other as they cried in the middle of the kitchen. "I'm sorry Becky; I should be braver, if only for you." Amy added, as she wiped her eyes with a tissue Becky handed her.

    "You don't have to be Amy; I know you're just as worried as I am about Chrissy." Becky said, as she led Amy over to the table, so they could sit down and talk while dinner cooked. "I feel like such a bad person for doing all this." Becky added, as she wiped her own eyes.

    "You're not a bad person Becky! It was just a matter of bad timing and worry." Amy said looking shocked at Becky. "You've been carrying the burden of this secret, just because you love Chrissy so much." Amy added as she hugged Becky again.

    Becky felt a little better getting a hug from Amy, and from the kind words she just told her. Amy was correct; she did love Chrissy with all her heart. That's why Becky was having so much trouble believing that she'd run off like she had.

    "Thanks Amy. I'm glad I have you and the others here to help me deal with this, I just wish it had all worked out like I wanted it too." Becky said, as she hugged Amy back.

    Mandy entered the kitchen, and was happy to see the two of them sat hugging at the kitchen table. She sat down next to Becky and kept Becky company while Amy went and carried on making dinner. Ann and Amber were soon home, and they all sat and ate dinner together, or more picked at it. None of them really felt like eating much. They all looked at the empty seat next to Becky and all of them missed Chrissy.

    Brad turned up the next morning to go looking for Chrissy with Becky, while Mandy was going with Carl to look for Chrissy in some other places. Ann was going with Brad and Becky to look for Chrissy. Amber was going to go looking for her with Amy, but Amy had an appointment with Prue first. Amy was glad it was Wednesday, and the shop wasn't open today.

    Becky spent all morning looking around shops and hotels all over London, but there was still no trace of Chrissy anywhere.

    Ann got a phone call on her mobile from Mandy, so they all met up for some lunch. Carl wanted to compare notes and work out a plan for the afternoon. Amy and Amber joined them at the restaurant Carl picked for them to all meet at, and they talked over lunch.

    "I'm beginning to doubt that Chrissy is even in London still." Carl said, as they sat eating.

    "If you all want to give up, then be my guest!" Becky snapped at Carl. "I'm going to keep looking until I find her." She added with tears in her eyes.

    "That's not what I'm saying Becky. I just think that walking all over London looking for her is a waist of time, and it's not doing you or any of us any good." Carl said.

    "I'm sorry Carl." Becky said, as she finally broke down and started crying. "I've got to do something; I can't just sit around and wait for her to come back." Becky added, as Amy pulled her closer for a hug.

    "Short of offering a reward for information that will lead to us finding her, I can't think of what else to do at this point." Carl said looking defeated.

    "We can't do that Carl." Mandy said looking shocked that Carl would even think of such a thing. "Someone would be bound to speak up and let the press know about her past, and that she wasn't born a female. Her life would be over, and we'd never see her again." Mandy added looking worried.

    "I know all that Mandy, and that's why I'd never do it. So it looks like were down to waiting for Chrissy to calm down enough to contact one of us, or her mum and dad." Carl said with a sigh.

    "I've been holding off contacting Chrissy's mum and dad, just in case she turned up, but it looks like I'll have to contact them now." Mandy said. "I think it might be best if you speak to them Becky. That way you can tell them about being pregnant. I don't think its right me telling them." Mandy added, as she held Becky's hand.

    "No, Chrissy should be telling them…I'll call them later when we get home again." Becky dried her eyes as she said it. "Not sure they'll ever speak to me again after I've told them what I did, but it will be better coming from me." Becky added in a flat tone.

    "Mandy, I think you should call your mum and have a chat with her." Amy said with a worried look on her face. "She's not doing to good herself about all this. She looked really depressed this morning when she gave me a check up." Amy added.

    "Frank was telling me last night that he's worried about her. He said she's not eating much, and doesn't look like she's been getting much sleep." Brad said.

    "I'll give her a call when we get home, and invite her round for some dinner tonight. Will you be able to cook for an extra body tonight Amy, Amber?" Mandy asked, as she looked at the two of them.

    "Sure, no problem Mandy." Amy said looking a little happier.

    They all finished their lunch, and then they had another look around, if only to keep Becky happy or as happy as she could be at the minute. There was still no sign of Chrissy anywhere, so they called it a day and all went back to Mandy's. Becky ran in and checked the answer machine, but there were still no messages.

    Becky grabbed the phone and went to the living room to call Chrissy's mum, and fill her in on what happened, and to get her to call if Chrissy showed up there.

    Mandy used her mobile to call her mum and ask her to come over to the house for some dinner, and told her to stop blaming herself. Prue agreed to come over for dinner, so Mandy was feeling a little better knowing that her mum was finally going to have a proper meal, and she would also see that everyone didn't blame her for any of this. They all just wanted Chrissy back.

    It was some time before Becky walked back into the kitchen, and they could all see that she'd been crying again.

    "How did it go?" Mandy asked, as she pulled Becky down into the empty seat next to her. "Does Holly still want to speak to you?" Mandy asked.

    "It went better than I thought it would, and yes Holly said I was being silly if I thought she'd stop talking to me now, she was going to have a grandchild to spoil." Becky said with a little giggle, but she was crying again as she said it.

    "That sounds just like Holly." Mandy giggled.

    "I told her everything, and she said she'd explain it to Chrissy the minute she hears from her. I just hope that's where she's going." Becky said.

    "I can't think of any place else she could go." Mandy said, as she tried to think of any place they might have forgotten about, but she was drawing a blank.

    Carl and Brad stopped for some dinner, and then they both get ready to leave, so they could go and get ready for work at the club. That would be really quick for Brad, but Carl had to change into Carla, and that took a lot longer to do.

    "Carl, I'll be back at the club tomorrow night, but I'd like to keep Beth around until we find Chrissy. Just in case I have to leave one night, I don't want to leave the club with no one looking after it." Becky said, just as Carl was about to leave.

    "Okay Becky, but are you sure this is what you want to do?" Carl asked looking worried.

    "What I want is Chrissy here with me safely at home, but until that happens, I need to keep busy." Becky pleaded.

    "Okay Becky, but don't feel like you have to come in." Carl said, as he pulled her into a hug. "The club is yours, even when you're too big to come in and manage it." Carl added with a grin, as he put a hand on Becky's belly.

    "Thanks Carl." Becky said, as she put one of her hands on her own belly, and thought about the little life now growing inside her.

    Prue had turned up and had dinner with them, but she'd gone to the living room rather than to the front door when Carl and Brad left. Becky went to the living room with Amy and Amber, so Ann and Mandy could say a proper goodbye to Carl and Brad.

    Becky fell onto the sofa next to Prue, and cuddled up to her. Amy and Amber sat on one of the other sofas and cuddled up to each other. Ann and Mandy went to the living room once Carl and Brad finally left, and sat down. Ann next to Amy and Mandy next to her mum.

    "How you feeling now mum?" Mandy asked, as she rested her head on her mum's shoulder and looked up at her.

    "How do you think I feel Mandy? I've broken the law, and look what happened." Prue said close to tears.

    "You haven't broken any laws mum; you're just being silly now." Mandy said in a dismissive way.

    "Yes I have!" Prue snapped. "I never should have taken Chrissy's sperm and froze it without her knowing. And I never should have impregnated Becky without Chrissy's okay first. This never would have happened then." Prue added, as she started crying.

    "Everything will be fine mum. We just need to tell Chrissy that she's the father when we find her." Mandy smiled. "I don't think you need to worry about Chrissy turning you over to the police." Mandy added with a silly look on her face.

    "I wouldn't blame her if she did." Prue sighed.

    Mandy and the others could see that Prue didn't want to be alone, so they all talked her into stopping the night, and she ended up spending the night sleeping between Mandy and Becky. This brought back memories of when Mandy would go and get in bed with her as a child. Prue had the best night's sleep she'd had since this whole thing went wrong the other day.

    Prue started spending more and more time with Mandy and the other girls at Mandy's house, as the weeks went on, and they still hadn't heard any word from Chrissy.

    Becky returned to work at the club, and it helped her to keep her mind off Chrissy to a point, but she would walk around the club looking at all the customers. Becky would wonder if Chrissy were hiding in plane sight, using a new disguise.

    Carl had hired a privet detective to try and find Chrissy, but after tracing her to the train station, and then a couple of different seaside places, her trail had gone cold. The privet detective was looking at her national insurance number to see if that was being used still, but that took time to sort out.

    It had been nearly seven weeks with no word from Chrissy, and the girls were all really worried about her now. They were all working, but none of it meant anything to them. It was just something they all did to get through each day, hoping that they would get some word from her.

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    Hope was helping Ann out at the hotel. Ann had set her to work sorting out the pay role and an account for one of Carl's other clubs. The club was called St. Trinian's, and she was checking the amount being paid to each person that worked there against their national insurance number to make sure they were being stopped the right amount of tax.

    She found herself looking at a National Insurance number that looked familiar to her, so she checked it against the name to see if it was someone she knew. Hope was shocked when she saw the person's name.

    Hope's mouth fell open when she saw the name. Christina Clarke. Hope grabbed her mobile and called Amy at the shop.

    "Hi Hope, is everything okay?" Amy asked when she saw Hope's name come up on her mobile phone.

    "Hi Amy. I think everything could be better than all right. I need you to do me a quick favour." Hope said sounding all excited.

    "Sure Hope, what is it you need me to do?" Amy asked.

    Hope explained to Amy how to open the accounts for the shop on the work computer, and then she told her how to get to the info she need about Chrissy and her National Insurance number. Amy was puzzled as to why Hope would need that, but she gave it to her anyway.

    "What do you need that for Hope? Have you thought of a new way to try and find Chrissy?" Amy asked with hope in her voice.

    "I just might have Amy, but I need to have a word with Carl first." Hope said sounding happy about it. "I'll talk to you later Amy, bye!" Hope said, just before ending the call.

    Amy said bye back, but Hope had already gone, so she put her phone back in her purse and then shrugged before getting back to work. It was hard work trying to keep the shop running smoothly with just Mandy and Amy there. They both missed having Chrissy there to organise everything.

    Hope grabbed the paperwork she needed and ran off to find Ann. She was in her office going through some figures on her computer when Hope burst into the room.

    "Ann! Do all the clubs that Carl owns have web sites?" Hope shouted.

    "Wow Hope, slow down, and take a deep breath." Ann said, as she jumped back in her seat with shock.

    "Sorry for making you jump Ann, but I really need to know if Carl's clubs all have their own web site or not?" Hope asked again.

    "Yes they do, why do you ask?" Ann looked puzzled as she asked it.

    "Can you do me a favour and get the site up for a club called St. Trinian's for me?" Hope asked, as she walked around the desk, so she was standing beside Ann looking at the screen.

    "Sure Hope, just give me a second to save off this data." Ann saved the job she was working on and then launched her browser and got the web site up for the St. Trinian's club, Hope was on about. "What are you looking for Hope?" Ann asked, as she clicked on the home page icon.

    Hope looked at the list of available options on the home page and saw one the sad gallery, so she told Ann to click on that. "Click on the gallery page Ann."

    "You planning a weekend away or something?" Ann asked, as she clicked on the gallery link.

    "Nope, but I think you, Becky and the others might be going though." Ann said, as she looked at the small pictures on the page. "Click on that picture for me Ann." Hope said, as she pointed at one of the pictures.

    Ann clicked on the picture and then looked at Ann for some sort of an answer. "What are you talking about Hope, and why would we want to go to a night club where the staff all dressed like school girls?"

    "Maybe because you know one of them." Hope said with a grin, as she put her hand on Ann's head and turned it towards the screen, as she pointed at one of the girls in the picture.

    Ann's mouth fell open and she sat looking at the girl standing in the middle of five other girls. All of them dressed like schoolgirls. The one Ann was looking at though was the spitting image of Chrissy.

    "It can't be. What the hell is Chrissy doing working there?" Ann asked, as she zoomed in closer. "That really is Chrissy. How did you find her Hope?" Ann asked all excited, as she grabbed her mobile and made a call to Carl.

    "Hi Ann, is everything okay down there?" Ann heard Carl say down the phone.

    "Yep, Very. I need you to come down to my office right away. Hope just found out where Chrissy is for us." Ann said.

    "I'll be right there." Carl said, just before ending the call.

    "Carl's coming straight down." Ann said, putting her phone back on the desk in front of her. "So how did you find her Hope?" Ann asked, as she kept looking at the picture of Chrissy on the screen in front of her.

    Hope explained how she realised that she knew the national insurance number, and then called Amy to double check it before coming to Ann with the info. Carl came running into the room with Vic close behind, both of them out of breath from running.

    "Where is she Ann?" Carl asked.

    "She's been working in one of your other clubs Carl all this time." Ann said, as she pointed at the screen.

    Carl and Vic both walked around Ann's desk so they could see what Ann was pointing at. They did pretty much the same thing Ann did, as they looked at the screen with their mouths open.

    "She's been working at St. Trinian's all this time, and we never realised it until now?" Carl asked, sounding a little shocked about it.

    "Hope found her for us. She's been filling in for another girl that's on holiday, and she new Chrissy's National Insurance number." Ann said, as she smiled at Hope.

    Carl grabbed Hope and kissed her on the cheek as he hugged her. "Hope you just earned yourself a large bonus for this." Carl said, as she put her back on the floor again.

    "I don't expect anything for this Carl. You've already done so much for me." Hope said, as she tried to straighten herself up again. "Just bring Chrissy back home to Becky, and I'll be happy with that." Hope added with a smile.

    "You can count on that Hope. We just need to do this right, or we could risk Chrissy running again before we have time to explain everything to her." Carl said, looking to be deep in thought.

    "I better give Becky a call and let her know we found Chrissy." Ann said, as she grabbed her mobile again.

    "No, don't call Becky. We'll go and tell her in person Ann." Carl said, as he stopped her making the call. "Vic, will you drive us there? I need to make a couple of calls on the way."

    Vic agreed to drive them to Mandy's house, and they were soon on their way. Ann had a good team working under her, so she knew they would be fine. They wanted Hope to go with them, so Becky could thank her, but she had to finish off the accounts and then go and pick Kat up from the day nursery.

    Carl's first call was to Dean at St. Trinian's, he wanted to make sure that Chrissy was still there before he did anything else. Carl scrolled down the numbers in his mobile until he found Dean's mobile number, then he called it.

    "Hello Carl, is everything okay?" Carl heard Dean say on the other end of the phone.

    "Hi Dean. Everything is fine, but I may have a problem with a member of staff at your club." Carl said sounding very serious.

    "A problem, in what way Carl, and with which one?" Dean asked sounding a little shocked.

    "One of the girls. A Christina Clarke."

    "Christina? You've got to be mistaken there Carl. She's one of the best waitress's I have working here. All the other staff love her to bits." Dean said, sounding even more shocked now he knew the person Carl was talking about. "What's the problem with her anyway?" Dean asked.

    "Look Dean, what I'm about to tell you has to stay between you and me for the time being. Under no circumstances are you to tell anyone about this at your end. Do you understand?" Carl asked.

    "You know you can trust me Carl." Dean said.

    "Christina is a close friend on mine, almost like a little sister really. There was some trouble, and she ran away before anyone could get it sorted out." Carl said.

    "Do you want me to have a word with her for you Carl?" Dean asked.

    "No! Just act like everything is okay for the time being. I'm going to get some people together and come down to your club, so I can sort it out in person." Carl said, with worry in his voice over Dean wanting to have a word with Chrissy for him.

    "Okay Carl, I can do that. When are you planning to be down here, and will you want to use the back room for the meeting?" Dean asked.

    "That would be great Dean. You could have Chrissy serve us, that way she won't feel like anything is wrong until it's too late." Carl said, liking the plan. "I'm going to get everyone together and head down in the next couple of hours." Carl added looking at his watch.

    "No problem Carl. I'll have one of the guy's standing by the back entrance for you later, so you won't risk bumping into Chrissy in the club." Dean said. "Just give me a call when you're getting close." Dean added.

    "Okay Dean, will do. Look forward to seeing you again, it's been to long." Carl said with a chuckle.

    "I just take the not seeing much of you as a sign I'm doing a good job for you down here." Dean chuckled back.

    "You do an amazing job down there Dean. I'm just sorry I don't take the time to call you and let you know about it."

    "Don't worry about it Carl. I hear the club in London takes up most your time these days, or should I say the young woman that lives in the area of the club." Dean said it in such a way, that he was fishing for truth in the gossip he'd been hearing lately.

    "Yes there is a woman in my life, and has been for some time now." Carl said looking a little red faced. "Chrissy is her sister, so as you can guess, we're all eager to get her back home again." Carl added.

    "Oh I see why you're so worried about Chrissy then now. I'll keep her safe for you then, until later."

    "Thanks Dean. I'll talk to you later in person. Bye Dean."

    "Okay, talk later. Bye, and drive safe." Dean said before ending the call.

    "Right, now I need to call Mandy and get her home." Carl said, as he found Mandy's mobile number on his phone and called her.

    "Hi baby, is everything okay?" Mandy asked Carl when she answered her phone.

    "Better than okay princess, we've found Chrissy." Carl said grinning at the phone, even though she couldn't see it. He had to move the phone away from his ear when Mandy started shouting and screaming on phone at him in celebration.

    "You found her! Where is she? Is she okay?" Mandy asked when she finally calmed down a little bit.

    "I'll explain it all to you when you get home; I'm on my way to your house with Vic and Ann right now. I need you to get home right away, so we can pack some bits and then go and get her." Carl said.

    "Where is she at the minute then Carl?" Mandy asked.

    "I'll tell you just as soon as you get home Mandy, so hurry up." Carl said in a calm but firm voice.

    "Okay, okay. Amy and I will be home as son as we can get there." Mandy said with a sigh, when she realised Carl wasn't going to say anymore about it over the phone. "See you soon. Bye." Mandy added, just before ending the call.

    Amy had run through to the front of the shop when she heard Mandy start shouting. Amy was worried until she saw the grin on Mandy's face, and then she just stood there waiting for Mandy to finish the phone conversation.

    "Carl's found Chrissy?" Amy asked looking hopeful.

    "Yes he has. We have to close up the shop and get home right away, so we can pack some bits up, so we can go and fetch her back." Mandy said, as she started running around closing the shop.

    Amy and Mandy soon had the shop closed and were heading home, so they could find out where Chrissy was.

    Vic pulled on to the driveway at Mandy's house, and then Ann let them in the house. They could hear the telly on in the living room, so they went to see if Becky was in there. They could see Becky asleep on one of the sofa's, she had her head resting on a photo album, which was open to a close up picture of Chrissy smiling on their wedding day. They also saw a pile of tissues on the floor just in front of the sofa.

    None of them had realised just how much Becky was missing Chrissy until now. She'd been putting a brave face on it all for the others, but when she was alone; Becky would sit and cry as she looked at pictures of Chrissy.

    Ann tried to take the photo album from under Becky's head, but she woke up as Ann was moving it. Becky looked confused to see Carl standing behind Ann, with Vic standing just to the side of him. Suddenly all the colour drained from Becky's face, as she thought she realised what they were there for.

    "Oh god no! Please no, don't tell me…" Becky said, as she started to shake and feel sick. Becky thought that they were there to tell her bad news about Chrissy.

    "Becky calm down, it's good news we've got to tell you." Ann said, as she sat down next to Becky and pulled her into a hug. "We've found Chrissy, and she's safe and sound." Ann added, as she slowly rocked back and forth with Becky wrapped in her arms.

    Becky suddenly pulled away from Ann, as she realised what Ann had just said to her. "You've found Chrissy?" Becky looked around the room at Carl and Vic as she asked it. "Is she with you now?" Becky asked, looking hopeful.

    "No, but we're all going to pack some bits and go fetch her." Ann smiled.

    Becky was just about to ask where from, but she was stopped by Mandy and Amy bursting into the living room.

    "Okay, I'm here now, so spill it! Where's my baby sister?" Mandy asked.

    "I'll be glad to, but first I need to ask Amy for a favour." Carl said, as he looked at Amy. "Could you fetch your laptop for me, so I can show you all something?" Carl asked.

    "Sure Carl. Just give me a second to fetch it from my room." Amy said, as she ran off to fetch it. She was soon back with her laptop.

    Carl let Ann sort out going to the St. Trinian's club web site, and then finding the picture of Chrissy and the other girl's all dressed in the school uniforms. Ann let Becky pull the laptop onto her knee so she could take a closer look at Chrissy standing there in her school uniform. Mandy and Amy had run behind the sofa, so they could look over Becky's shoulder.

    "That's my Chrissy!" Becky said, as she ran her fingers down the screen, she was lost in her own little world again, as she took in every little detail.

    Becky thought Chrissy looked like a right little troublemaker how she was dressed in the picture. With her hair in pigtails on both side of her head, and the fake freckles on her nose. Becky thought Chrissy looked really cute and sexy as well, but most of that could just be down to the fact she'd not seen Chrissy in so long.

    Carl explained what was going to happen, and then he let Mandy call Prue, so she could get ready and come along. Ann got hold of Brad, while Carl called Frank to se if he wanted to come and keep Prue company on the trip down there, and then after the meeting with Chrissy.

    Once everyone was packed and ready to leave, they set off to go and get things straightened out with Chrissy.

    The drive down seemed to take forever; they all wanted to see Chrissy again so badly it hurt. Becky would keep looking at her watch, and then looking out the window of the minibus at the road signs to see how many miles it was now.

    Brad was finally driving along the sea front, and then he was pulling down a side road and parking up behind the club that Chrissy was working at. Carl made a quick call and then they all got out and waited for someone to let them in the back entrance, so they could go straight to a privet function room that the club used for privet parties at the club.

    The man that opened the door must have been a bouncer, as he was really big and well built, but he still looked small next to Brad and Frank. The guy looked quite worried when he looked at Brad and Frank the girls thought. He showed them all to the room and then said that Dean would be along shortly.

    Everyone turned to look at the door when they heard it open. Becky was hoping to see Chrissy enter the room, but it was a well-dressed man that walked in.

    "Hello Dean. I'm sorry for all this trouble." Carl said, as he shuck the man's hand.

    "Don't worry about it Carl, you are the boss after all." Dean chuckled.

    "You know I don't run things like that Dean." Carl said with a frown.

    "I know you don't Carl, but it's still fun to tease you though." Dean said with a grin. "I'm sorry, but Chrissy is running a little late tonight. A couple of girls were late getting here, and Chrissy has been helping with the girls' makeup before we open." Dean added with a smile.

    "That sounds like Chrissy." Carl smiled.

    "I'll send her back here, just as soon as she's finished. I hope none of you plan to hurt her?" Dean asked, as he looked around the room at them all.

    "No, not unless you class being hugged to death as hurting someone." Carl asked with a grin.

    "Okay then. I'll talk some more later then, when you've got everything taken care of." Dean said, just before he left the room again.

    Becky and the girls walked around the room for a bit, but soon got board and then sat down at the large table in the middle of the room. Becky was just about ready to go and find Chrissy when the door opened, and they all saw Chrissy enter the room looking down at the tray and notepad.

    "Welcome to St. Trinian's, may I take yo…" Was all Chrissy got out as she found herself standing at the end of a large table, where she saw Becky, Mandy, Amy, Amber, Ann, Carl, Brad, Frank, and Prue all sat looking at her.

 

Chapter 18: You had it all wrong

    Becky and the others all sat looking at Chrissy, as she stood just inside the room dressed in her white blouse tied just under her chest to reveal her bare belly, and the little tie around her neck. The little navy blue tennis skirt that didn't quite cover the tops of the fishnet stockings she was wearing, and the black high-heeled shoes she had on her feet that gave a very sexy look.

    Chrissy just looked on in shock, that they could all be here. She slowly looked at them all, but she seemed to be looking for another person, as well that wasn't in the room with them. Chrissy's eyes locked on Becky, and the anger was plain to see in Chrissy's face. Part of her wanted to run from the room, but another part just wanted to find out why Becky cheated on her, then the rest of her was just frozen to the spot. The longer Chrissy stood there looking at Becky, the more the hole in her chest started to open until the pain was too much for Chrissy to take. She put her free hand to her chest, hoping it would stop it hurting, but it didn't. Remembering she was at work and had a job to do, Chrissy took a deep breath, even with the pain in her chest, and she tried to wipe all emotion from her face as she spoke again.

    "Welcome to St. Trinian's, what would you all like to drink?" Chrissy asked with a shaky voice, and a week smile that didn't look real at all.

    They all looked at Chrissy in shock when she said that, but Carl was the one that answered the question, due to Becky being too choked up at being face to face with Chrissy again. "We'd all like you to come and sit down, so we can talk to you about what happened."

    "I know what happened Carl; I saw the pregnancy test remember. And I do know how babies are made." Chrissy said with a sarcastic smile. "Now I'm working, so do you want any drinks or not?" Chrissy added with anger in her voice.

    Chrissy was using the pain she was feeling in her chest as a weapon, to stop them seeing how much this was really hurting her being there in front of them all.

    "You're not working anymore, so come and sit down." Carl said in a much firmer voice this time.

    "Oh great, and how much did it cost you to make Dean give me the night off then?" Chrissy asked with a snarl.

    "He's not giving you the night off, because you're not working here anymore." Carl said trying to keep his cool. He'd never seen this side of Chrissy before, and he didn't like it very much. None of the others had ever seen this side of Chrissy either, but they all thought the same thing as Carl, they didn't like it either.

    "Great! So you've paid him to give me the sack. Well in that case then, I'll be leaving now." Chrissy said, as she slammed the tray with the notepad on it down on the table, and turned to walk away.

    While Chrissy had been talking to Carl, Brad had got up and moved behind Chrissy to block the door, so when Chrissy turned to leave, it was blocked.

    "I'm sorry Chrissy, but you really need to sit and talk with Becky." Brad said, as he looked down at her.

    "Will you please get out of my way Brad." Chrissy said, as she tried to push him out the way of the door. Chrissy soon stopped though, when she heard Becky speak for the first time since she'd entered the room.

    "Chrissy, please let me explain everything to you before you leave." Becky said in a pleading voice on the edge of tears. "If you still want to leave after that, then I won't let anyone stop you." Becky added, as she waved her hand towards the table, for Chrissy to come and sit down.

    Becky was standing up when Chrissy turned to look at her as she spoke. Chrissy was expecting to see her with a large belly, but when she thought about it, Becky was only a couple of months into her pregnancy. Every time Chrissy looked at Becky, all she saw was some faceless man making love to her. This made the hole in her chest hurt even more.

    "I can't talk to you Becky; I can't even look at you anymore." Chrissy said, as she started to cry. "I just want to stop hurting. I want to run away from all the pain I feel." Chrissy sobbed as she gripped both hands to her aching chest.

    Chrissy was suddenly finding it hard to breathe, and the room was starting to spin, as she couldn't get enough air into her lungs. Then everything went black.

    Becky and the others all saw Chrissy having trouble breathing, and then she started to stager from side to side, just before she started to fall to the ground. Brad grabbed her before she fell and then carried her over to the table where the others were all standing now, looking worried for Chrissy.

    Brad lay her down on the table, and Prue was soon by her side looking her over. Mandy balled up her coat and used it as a pillow under Chrissy's head.

    "What's wrong with her mum?" Becky asked, as she looked down at Chrissy passed out on the table.

    "I think she had a panic attack, but she's breathing okay again now." Prue said with a sigh of relief. "If you go in my bag, you will find some smelling salts." Prue asked Mandy.

    Mandy grabbed her mum's bag, and was quickly passing a small bottle to her. "Will she be okay mum? The last time she had one of these, we had to get an Ambulance." Mandy said looking worried.

    "She should be fine, just as long as we can keep her calm enough until Becky has a chance to explain everything to her." Prue said looking a little worried. "I think we better sit her down on a chair, and let Becky hold her before I try and wake her up." Prue added, as she looked at Brad.

    "I think Amy, or Mandy would be a better choice. I'm not at the top of her most loved person list right now." Becky sighed.

    Mandy could see that Amy was dying to hug Chrissy, so she smiled at Amy and let her have the honour of being the one to hold Chrissy while they tried to wake her up.

    Amy was soon sitting on one chair while Chrissy was placed on the one next to her. Amy then wrapped her arms around Chrissy and let Prue rest Chrissy's head on Amy's shoulder. Prue then opened the smelling salts and placed it just under Chrissy's nose. It didn't take long for them all to see Chrissy's nose twitch, and then her eyes and forehead screw up tightly at the smell.

    Chrissy was floating in a black abyss, as she tired to work out what just happened to her. "Was I dreaming that I'd been talking to Becky and the others?" Chrissy asked herself. "Am I dreaming now?" She asked herself again. Chrissy could suddenly smell something attacking her nose, and the Abyss started to vanish, as she started to feel everything around her again. Chrissy opened her eyes and saw everyone looking at her with worry on their faces, but someone was holding her. Chrissy turned her head, and saw Amy's face just a couple of inches away from hers.

    "Hello big sister Chrissy." Amy said with a smile, as she hugged her a little tighter. "Please stay calm and let Becky speak to you sis, you have to trust me when I say that everything going to be okay." Amy added with some pleading in her voice.

    Chrissy was happy to sit and let Amy hug her for the time being, so she looked at Becky. "I don't feel like trying to move right now, so you may as well say what you've got to say."

    Becky took a deep breath and then sat down on the other side of the table facing Chrissy. Becky wanted some room between them both, so Chrissy wouldn't panic, or get upset anymore than she already was. She could see that Chrissy was still looking around the room, like she was looking for someone, but didn't know who it was she was looking for.

    "Who are you looking for Chrissy?" Becky finally asked.

    "I was just wondering if the baby's father was here or not. I'd like to see whom…" Chrissy couldn't finish saying it.

    "He's not in my life anymore Chrissy, but you are." Becky said in a calm voice.

    "You expect me to come back to you after you went to bed with some man." Chrissy said looking bitter.

    "I've never been to bed with any man Chrissy!" Becky snapped at her. "You're the only person I've ever loved, and the closest I ever came to being with a man of any sort." Becky added with tears in her eyes.

    "Then how did you get pregnant?" Chrissy asked looking confused.

    "That would be my fault. If you can really call it a fault." Prue said, as she sat next to Becky.

    "I don't understand." Chrissy said, as she looked at Prue.

    "Remember all them tests I did with you before you had the surgery to change your sex?" Prue asked.

    "Yes, pretty hard to forget things like that." Chrissy said.

    "Well I decided to take a gamble and freeze some of your sperm samples, and see if we could use them later, if you and Becky ever decided you wanted children." Prue said looking nervous.

    "Prue wanted to tell you everything from the start Chrissy, but I asked her not to." Becky suddenly said. "I didn't want to see you suffer the pain if it didn't work. Mum said it was a long shot in the first place, as you always had such a low sperm count." Becky added with tears running down her cheeks.

    "I spoke with some people and they all told me the best way to boost Becky's chances of getting pregnant, so Becky and I set to work trying to get her pregnant." Prue said with a sigh. "Becky and I were the only two to know about any of it out of the whole family." Prue added, as she looked around the room ashamed.

    Chrissy looked around the room and then back at Becky and Prue with a confused look on her face still.

    "I still don't think she understands what we're trying to say to her." Prue said, as she looked at Chrissy and then Becky again.

    "Chrissy?" Becky said, to get her attention. When Chrissy was looking right at her, Becky spoke again. "I'm pregnant with your child."

    Chrissy felt the hole in her chest close, and she felt her heart beating in her chest for the first time in what felt like forever. All the pain had gone as well, now all she felt was foolish for all the pain she'd put Becky through again.

    "I'm sorry Becky." Chrissy said, as she looked down at the table. "I just saw that test and thought you'd been sleeping with a man so you could have a child." Chrissy said, as she started sobbing again.

    "I don't care about any of that stuff Chrissy. I just want you to come home with me; I've missed you so much." Becky said, as she got up and ran around the table. Amy happily let Becky take over hugging Chrissy.

    Chrissy looked up when she felt someone else start hugging her. She started sobbing even more, as she threw her arms around Becky and hugged her like she'd never want to stop. They both looked in each other's eyes and then they started kissing.

    The others all started looking at each other and smiling, as they sat down at the table to wait for them both to stop kissing long enough, so Chrissy could explain how she ended up working her at this club.

    Chrissy and Becky finally stopped kissing, when they were both running short of air, then they just looked at each other for a long time. They both had to look at Mandy though, when they heard her doing a fake cough.

    "Hi sis." Chrissy said with a weak smile.

    "Don't hi sis me young lady." Mandy said looking a little angry with her. "Why the hell did you run away from all of us?" Mandy asked.

    "I don't really know anymore Mandy." Chrissy said, as she couldn't think of a good reason for why she'd run away from everyone and everything. "I think I just thought you would all be happy that Becky was having a baby, that my feelings wouldn't be an issue." Chrissy added, as some form of an answer. "I was also trying to run from the pain in my chest. It felt like someone had ripped my heart out when I saw the pregnancy test in the bathroom that day."

    "Speaking of that day, I have something to give you." Becky said, as she grabbed her bag and poached around inside until she found what she was looking for. "Will you let me put these back on you now?" Becky asked, as she held up the two rings Chrissy had removed and left next to the test on the bedside table.

    "Yes, if you still want me… I did run of and leave you holding the baby, so to speak." Chrissy smiled, as she put one of her hands on Becky's belly, and handed the other one to Becky so she could put the rings back on. "I'm sorry for not trusting you Becky. And for wanting to protect me from getting hurt if it hadn't worked… You should have told me though, I could have helped you get though it." Chrissy added, just before pulling Becky closer for another round of kissers.

 

    "How did you end up working here Chrissy?" Mandy asked when they finally stopped kissing again.

    Chrissy spent some time telling them all about how she'd booked into a hotel when she first got here, and then she just cried in her room for three days straight. Then how a woman called Jayden, that worked at the hotel had come to check on her, and forced her to have something to eat.

    "That still doesn't explain you working as a waitress here at the club though Chrissy." Mandy said.

    "Jayden started keeping an eye on me after that day, and I was just getting back from another failed day of job hunting, when she asked how I was doing. I told her about the trouble I was having finding a job, so she told me about this place." Chrissy said, as she pointed around the room, to indicate the club.

    "Are you still staying at the hotel then Chrissy?" Carl asked.

    "No, I've been staying with Jayden for the past six weeks." Chrissy said. "But only as room mates." Chrissy quickly added when she saw the worried look on Becky's face. "I have my own room and everything."

    Becky's face relaxed again knowing that Chrissy hadn't found anyone else. "I'm glad to hear that baby." Becky smiled as she stroked the side of Chrissy's face.

    "I'd like to meet this Jayden, so I can thank her for looking after you for us." Carl smiled.

    "You can meet her now if Dean will let her take a couple of minutes off work. She also works here at the club." Chrissy said.

    "She works here, and at a hotel?" Carl asked looking a little shocked. "She sounds like one busy woman." Carl added.

    "I'll go and ask dean if she can have some time to come back and meet you all. I just hope he'll let her." Chrissy said looking a little worried.

    "You stay and spend some time with Becky and the other's, I'll go and bring this Jayden back to meet us all." Carl smiled, as he got up and walked towards the door that led out into the club.

    "Please don't get her in trouble with the boss Carl." Chrissy pleaded with him.

    "That would be hard to do Chrissy. I am the boss." Carl chuckled, as he left the room.

    Chrissy was left with a puzzled look on her face, as she looked at Becky and then the others sat around the table. They were all grinning and giggling at her now.

    "You never knew did you baby?" Becky asked.

    "Knew what Becky?" Chrissy asked even more puzzled now.

    "This is one of Carl's club's, and that hotel you said you were staying in is also one of Carl's hotel's." Becky said with a smile. "You've been working for one of the people you were trying to get away from all this time." Becky giggled, just before kissing Chrissy again.

    "Is that how you found me then?" Chrissy asked when they stopped kissing.

    "Sort of. It was Hope that saw your National Insurance number, and then your name and put two and two together. She went to see Ann, and they both found a picture of you on the web site for the club. And well, here we are to take you home again." Becky smiled, as she hugged Chrissy a little tighter.

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    Carl had gone out into the main part of the club with Brad walking close behind him. Brad wanted to make sure Carl didn't have any trouble while he tracked down Dean. Carl saw Dean talking to one of the other girls that worked here at the club, so he walked over to find out which one was Jayden.

    "Hi Dean, the club looks pretty busy for a week night." Carl said, as he stood next to him looking around.

    "I better go and get on with my job Dean. I'll speak more about this later with you." The woman said to dean before walking away again.

    "Hi Carl, sorry about that. She's a little worried about Chrissy. Jayden was the one that brought her here for the job; they've become good friends I think." Dean said, as he watched Jayden walking away.

    "That's Jayden? She's the reason I've come out here to have a word with you. Can I borrow her for half an hour?" Carl asked.

    "Sure, I think I can spare her. She does seem more worried about Chrissy, than doing her job anyway." Dean chuckled, as he waved Jayden back over to them.

    Jayden saw Dean wave her back over and she looked a little worried when she saw the tall well-built man standing just behind the one talking to Dean. "What can I help you with Dean?" Jayden asked.

    "I need you to go with Carl here; he wants to have a word with you about something to do with Chrissy." Dean said.

    "What about Chrissy, Is she okay?" Jayden asked sounding worried.

    "Chrissy is fine Jayden, and we all want to thank you for all that you've done to help her these last eight weeks." Carl said in a calming voice. "I've okayed it with Dean for you to come back and have a talk with Becky and the other girls, so you can see just how fine Chrissy really is." Carl added, as he waved for her to follow Brad back to the function room where Chrissy and the others were sat talking.

    Jayden followed the large man, watching as the crowd of people parted as her walked towards them. Jayden thought they had some big guys here at the club, but none of them came close to being this big. She got an even bigger shock when she got in the back room and saw Frank standing just behind a woman sitting at the large table in the middle of the room. Jayden had to smile when she saw Chrissy sat cuddling with another woman. She'd never seen Chrissy look so happy in all of the last eight weeks that she's none her.

    "Hi Jayden, I'd like you to meet the family." Chrissy said, as she jumped up, pulling Becky to her feet as she did. "This is my wife Becky. Becky, I'd like you to meet Jayden." Chrissy pulled Becky over so she could see Jayden properly.

    "It's nice to meet you Becky. I'd like to say Chrissy had told me all about you, but she never spoke about what happened to her back home at all, well not much anyway." Jayden said, as she looked at just how beautiful Becky really was.

    "Chrissy had it all wrong, and ran away before I could tell her." Becky said with a sigh.

    "You had it all wrong." Jayden asked, as she looked at Chrissy with a puzzled look on her face. "So you're not pregnant then Becky?" Jayden asked.

    "Yes I'm pregnant, but Chrissy is the father, sort of anyway." Becky said, as she tried to work out just what to call Chrissy.

    "But I thought you said that you didn't have them anymore?" Jayden asked, as she pointed towards Chrissy's groin.

    "I don't and it's a long story, and pretty pointless now. All that matters is I'm going to be having a baby with my beautiful wife here." Chrissy said, as she turned Becky so they could kiss again.

    Jayden watched as the two of them kissed like she'd never seen two people kiss before, never mind it being two girls doing it. Jayden was snapped out of her staring when she heard a woman speaking to her.

    "Sorry about the floor show, but they have a lot of time to make up for." Mandy giggled from the side of her. "Hi, I'm Mandy, Chrissy's sister, and this is Ann, Amy, and Amber. We're all sort of Sister now days." Mandy smiled, as she pointed at each girl in turn. "And this is Brad, Frank Carl, and our mum Prue." Mandy pointed at them all in turn as well.

    "It's really nice to meet you all." Jayden said looking a little overwhelmed by it all.

    "We all want to thank you for taking such good care of Chrissy for us while she was down here hiding out." Mandy said, as she pulled Jayden into a hug.

    Jayden took the hug, and then she got hugs from the other girls as well, as they all thanked her for looking after Chrissy for them.

    "I feel like it was Chrissy taking care of me most the time." Jayden giggled, as she looked at Chrissy sat cuddled up to Becky again on one of the seats in the room. "She was always cleaning and cooking, I'll be sad to see her go, but she does look a lot happier now." Jayden smiled.

    "That sound's like our Chrissy." Amy smiled, as she looked at Becky and Chrissy cuddling as well. This is the Chrissy and Becky they all loved to see.

    Frank and Brad went with Carl, so they could sort out some drinks for the girls and themselves. This also gave the girls some time to chat without any men being around.

    "I'm glad it was all a misunderstanding Chrissy, and I'm glad that you're back with your wife again." Jayden smiled.

    "Will you be okay once I've returned home again Jayden?" Chrissy asked looking worried for her new friend.

    "Hey! Don't go worrying about me Chrissy, I coped before you got here, and I'm sure I'll get use to cooking for myself again soon enough." Jayden smiled. "It's all worth it, seeing you like this." Jayden added.

    "I hope you'll keep in touch and with me once I've returned home Jayden." Chrissy asked with some pleading in her voice. "You're welcome to come and visit, I know the others would love for you to come and see the club Becky runs for Carl." Chrissy added.

    "Of course I'll keep in touch with you Chrissy. And I'd love to come and visit with you." Jayden smiled. "What's the name of the club you run for Carl then Becky?" Jayden asked.

    "It's called, The Closet." Becky smiled.

    "Carl owns The Closet? Then he owns this club as well, and the hotel I work at!" Jayden said looking a little shocked. "I better see about getting back to work then, or I'll be looking for a new job." Jayden said, as she got up to return to work before Carl came back.

    "Don't worry about that Jayden. Carl wouldn't do anything to upset Chrissy." Becky said, as she stopped Jayden leaving the table.

    Carl, Frank, and Brad were soon walking back into the room with a couple of trays full of drinks. Carl could see the worried look on Jayden's face.

    "I see someone told Jayden who I am then." Carl said with a smile.

    "I'm sorry sir; I'll get back to work right away." Jayden said, standing up to leave again.

    "I've spoke with Dean, and he's giving you the rest of the night off, so please sit down and enjoy the drink I just brought you." Carl said, as he handed her a glass of cola.

    "Thank you sir." Jayden said still looking worried, as she took the glass off him with a shaky hand.

    "Please call me Carl, and it's the least we can do for the girl that kept our Chrissy safe." Carl smiled, as he saw how happy Becky was again.

    "Okay Carl. Thank you for the drink, and it was a pleasure helping Chrissy out. I just felt it was the right thing to do at the time." Jayden smiled.

    "Yes, Chrissy has a way of making people go above and beyond what they would normally do for someone." Carl smiled.

    Jayden sat for the next couple of hours learning more about Chrissy and her family, and they all found out some of the things Chrissy had been doing since she went missing. Which turned out to be nothing much at all, apart from working at the club, and taking care of Jayden and the flat they were sharing.

    "I'm looking forward to seeing Chrissy let her hair down, and have some fun." Jayden said at the end of the night, as Brad drove them all to the hotel, and he dropped Jayden off at the flat. Chrissy went in with her, so she could grab some things to change into the next day, and something to sleep in that night back at the hotel with Becky.

    "I'm sorry that I'll be leaving again soon Jayden, but I'm grateful for the time we spent together." Chrissy said, as she hugged Jayden.

    "Don't be sorry Chrissy. I can see how you and Becky were meant to be together, and I would never stand between that." Jayden said, as she hugged her back. "Now go and spend some time with your wife, and I'll see you tomorrow at the hotel. I'm working there tomorrow." Jayden added with a sigh.

    "I'll have a word with Carl and see if we can sort out some lunch or dinner before we leave for home again." Chrissy said.

    "I'd really like to do that before you leave Chrissy, but don't worry if you can't do it." Jayden smiled, as she helped Chrissy with her bag.

    Chrissy took the bag off Jayden at the front door to the flat. "We'll have that meal before I leave Jayden, even if I have to fake a tantrum to do it." Chrissy giggled, as she walked down the hallway.

    Jayden just smiled, and she finally got to see the real Chrissy. She found herself liking Chrissy even more now she'd seen her in the company of Becky and the others. Jayden closed the door to her flat, and went to bed.

    Brad was waiting at the front door to the house that Jayden's flat was in. He took the bag off Chrissy and then walked her to the minibus. Chrissy got in and cuddled up to Becky on one of the seats. Brad got in and sat next to Ann, as Frank was driving at the minute.

    Once at the hotel, Carl got the keys for everyone's rooms, and then had the bellboy help take the bags up to the rooms.

    Becky dropped her bag on the floor in their room, and she turned to face Chrissy and took her bag of her and threw it in the same spot. "I think you've been a naught little school girl." Becky said, as she pulled Chrissy over to the bed.

    "Please miss, I didn't mean it." Chrissy said with a grin, as she played along.

    "That may be so young lady, but I still need to punish you." Becky said, as she sat on the bed and then pulled Chrissy down across her lap. Becky felt Chrissy stiffen up, but she carried on playing her little game anyway.

    Becky pulled up Chrissy skirt, and then pulled down her panties and started to rub her hand across Chrissy's smooth bottom, but instead of spanking her, Becky ran her fingers between Chrissy's legs and started playing with her. Chrissy let out a little moan, as she let Becky bring her to an earth shattering orgasm.

    "Thank you Becky." Chrissy said, as Becky pulled her up off her knee and then helped her lay on the bed next to her. "Is it safe for me to return the favour?" Chrissy asked, as she rubbed Becky's belly.

    "I hope so Chrissy. I'd hate to think that you're the only one that's going to have any fun tonight." Becky said with a pout.

    Chrissy was soon returning the favour and Becky was moaning just like Chrissy did, if not a little louder.

    "God I've missed you so much baby." Becky said, as she pulled Chrissy back up off the bed so they could hug and kiss each other.

    They both finally got off the bed and went to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. Chrissy was soon cuddled up to Becky in bed, it felt strange to be in bed with someone again, but at the same time, it felt right as well.

 

To Be Continued Next week

 

Edited by ChrisW