✔ New Beginnings ✔

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seven teen

LISA'S P.O.V

'Steve, I'm taking a break. Get Sarah to cover me!' I yelled over the bar. He looked up and nodded. I sighed and walked over to Richie and the others. As soon as he saw me he smiled.

'Hey Baby' he greeted. I smiled and sat down on his lap, placing a kiss on his perfect lips. 'You look tired?'

'I am. Things have been really hard lately' i sighed and leaned against him. He wrapped his arms around me. The guys were talking about girl problem they were having. The bar was pretty busy tonight, but that was unusual. It was a well known place and it was just plain fun to be here.

'Oh really, like what?' Richie asked. I looked at him. That's one of the things i love about this man, he listens and he cares. Some thing that my ex husband never did. Plus, he doesn't care about my 3 teenagers, and i mean, come on. that's lucky. I smiled to myself. 'Seriously, whats up'

'Nothing, just problems at home, and working here. It's hard to deal with every thing, but it's worth it.' He stood up, moving me off his lap and grabbed my hand.

'Want to go some where and talk?' I nodded. 'Come on then'. He leads me out of the bar and over to the pier. It's really nice here at night. 'So, tell me, whats wrong?'

'Well, things have been really stressed at home. Katie and Emily aren't hanging together much any more, if at all. Emz always seems to be out of the house. Katie's upset ALL the time and wont talk to me about it. She just sits in her music room.' I explained. Richie's never met Emily or Katie, not yet any way.

'Well..' he moved to stand behind me and hugged up to me with his arms around my waist. 'Have you ever thought maybe..she misses her dad or brothers?' I really haven't. strange.

'No, she hates her dad for what he did. And she never got along with her brothers' I told him.

'Ok, well, maybe she missed England then, her friends and stuff?' I shook my head again.

'No, she was really happy about moving here, it's only been over the past week or so that she's been upset. She was unbelievably happy when we first moved here. I thought she had made some friends or some thing. But then, that night she and Emily stayed away, remember..the thunder storm?' He nodded. 'Well, when she came back, she was different. and not even Emily would tell me why. I feel like im not there for her any more' I admitted.

'Awww...baby, dont worry about it, she's probably just settling in that all' He tried to reassure me. I frowned.

'Richie, am i a bad mom?'

'WHAT!!! of course, you're not, why would you think that!?!' He sounded really shocked that would say such a thing. I shrugged. 'Dont be stupid babe. You're a good mom. Ok?' I nodded. 'Hey, I'm going up to Palm beach soon, Why dont you, Emily and Katie come. You will defiantly be the best mother then.'

I can't wait for the girls to meet him. He's gonna love them and they are defiantly gonna love him.  'Are you sure?'

'Yeah, of course.' he smiled. 

'I dont know Rich'' He looked at me.

'What are you that ashamed of me' he faked offence and pouting. It made me smile a lot.

'Of course not, dont be stupid. I love you and i can't wait for them to meet you, I just want to give it time...I dont want them meeting you early on in this relationship, getting attached and then...' I stopped myself before i went further. But Richie understood what i was saying.

'You think we wont last long?' he asked. I looked up and him, shocked. 'Well?'

'No!!. I think we will, well, hope we do' He smiled. I'm up for making this last if you are?'

'Oh, i am' I smiled and leaned up to kiss him again. 'So, we never spoke about it before, why did you and your ex husband break up?' he suddenly asked. I dont talk about it, it upsets me. But i trust Richie not to hurt me as HE did.

'Well, he had a 5 year long affair with my son's now ex girl friends mother' His mouth dropped open. 'Why did you and your wife break up?' I asked, trying to take the attention away from my failed marriage.

'I fell out of love with her. It wasn't fair to me or her to carry on with it. It was hard for her, well..both of us to accept but the truth was, nothing was there any more'. I nodded.

I'm sorry about that' He looked at me and smiled

I'm not, because if that didn't happen, I wouldn't have met you so, it looks like our ex's did do one good thing for us after all' I smiled and nodded.

'I guess they did' I looked down at my watch. 's**t, i have to get back to work'

'Ok, come on then' We walked back into the bar and i went back to work. Richie didn't go back to his friends though, he sat at the end of the bar all night, talking to me, waiting for me, and occasionally asking for a drink. He's like a lovely dimpled angel God has sent to look after me. And i love him so much.

We pulled up at my drive and Richie turned off the car. I looked at him. It had started raining, but only slightly. I took my belt off and turned my body to face him.

'So, are you gonna sleep here tonight?' I asked. Richie's been sleeping at mine a lot. He thought about it for a moment and nodded. I smiled and leaned over to kiss him before we got out of the car and headed to the door. There was a noise on the other side of the door. I quickly unlocked it and we headed inside.

'Katie? Emily?!' I yelled, but there wasn't an answer. I'm going to check on them, get a drink or some thing' He nodded and made his way to the kitchen. I headed up the stairs. I checked on Emily first, she was fast sleep in bed. I smiled and closed the door again and made my way down to Katie's room. I opened the door, she wasn't there. I sighed and closed the door and made my way down the stairs. As i passed Emily's door, I heard another BANG. I quickly opened the door, but she was still in bed sleep. Hum???. 

I closed the door once more, deciding, I didn't want to know what she was up to and made my way down the stairs. Richie was sitting at the bar having a beer.

'Hey, are they in bed?' he asked. I smiled.

I'm not sure, Katie isn't in her room, and Emily is, but i have a feeling she's up to some thing' he looked confused. I walked over to the fridge and grabbed myself a beer. Richie put his arm out to me. I walked over to him and got up on to his lap.

'aren't you worried about where Katie is?' he asked. but i shook my head 'Why, its nearly 4 am?'

'Yeah, and I know where she is' i hopped off his lap and grabbed his hand. 'Come here' I lead him through the kitchen and out the back door, around to the garage and opened it quietly. 'There she is' I was right, she was crashed out a sleep on the sofa she had against the wall, with her guitar still hung over her neck and magazines every where. I still dont understand how she made the room look so good. I also dont understand why it had...

'Jimmy was here bitches!' 

written on the wall, I guessed it was a joke between her and Emily or some thing.

It was a mess in here. Taking her guitar her and placing it on the floor, leaning against the sofa.

'Richie, can you pass me the blanket over there please' He nodded and walked over to it, picking it up and passing it to me. I put it over her.

'So, this is your daughter then?' he asked. I looked up at him and nodded. 'She looks just like you'  smiled again. I leaned over and kissed her forehead before we left the music room and headed back inside to bed.