Running Back To You. Chapter 24.
Title: Running Back To You.
Author: pure_ecstasy6
Pairing: Andy/Miranda.
Rating: 17+
Summary: Andy has a secret that she is hiding from Miranda. What will Miranda say when she finds out what Andy has done that has her on the run?
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. This is written for fun.
Beta: Thanks to worst_liar_ever for going over this chapter.
Feedback: Comments are brilliant so please tell me what you think.
Previous Chapter: community.livejournal.com/dvlwears_prada/1621183.html
~*~
"There you go, you're all set!" Andy said once she finished putting all the safety gear on Cassidy.
"Thanks Andy." Cassidy replied and stood a little wobbly from where she'd been sitting.
"No probs." Andy replied and kept her hold on the girls hand as Cassidy found her footing on the skates.
Caroline had already gotten the hang of it and was skating around the back porch like a pro.
Andy walked around with Cassidy for a little bit, but it wasn't long until she was able to do it on her own.
The brunette went over to the table, which they had pushed to the back of the porch, where Miranda was sitting and sat down. She took Miranda's hand and gave the older woman a small smile before she turned to watch the girls skating, just in time to see Caroline fall over in a heap.
Miranda cringed and covered her eyes with a hand. "I can't believe I'm allowing this." she muttered before she opened her eyes and looked at Caroline who stood up and had a huge grin on her face.
"I'm okay!" Caroline said.
Andy squeezed Miranda's hand. The back porch was fairly small so Andy was certain the girls wouldn't be able to injure themselves too much. "The worst they'll do is get a couple bruises." Andy said softly.
"Yes, but what about when they get back home." Miranda replied. She closed her eyes not wanting to imagine what injuries they might get when skating without Andrea by their sides.
Andy hadn't really thought about that. She gave her lover a sheepish smile. "I'm sorry, i didn't really think it through. Caroline mentioned she wished she could skate and I just wanted to get these for her." she said. "Maybe they'll move onto the next big thing by the time they get home and these will be thrown into their closet never to be seen again." she added.
"Somehow I don't see that happening." Miranda replied. She turned to her lover. "How did you buy them? I mean, you don't have much money and I don't like it when you go into town too much." Miranda said.
"I used most of the money I have on the skates." Andy replied.
"You didn't have to do that." Miranda said.
"But I wanted to, Miranda. I love seeing the girls happy and I knew these would make them happy." Andy replied. "As for how did I get them, I went on the net and purchased them and got them sent to a mail box I got to be able to get them at the post office in town." Andy replied.
"Miranda," Andy said when it looked like the woman was going to say something about her going into town too much. "I've been there so many times. Most of the store owners don't seem to pay attention to the news because nobody has looked at me twice. It's perfectly fine for me to go there once or twice a week." she said and took Miranda's hand again. "If I didn't think it was, do you really think I would keep going there?" she said with a raised eyebrow.
"I know, darling, I worry for you." Miranda said. She squeezed Andy's hand. "Just.." she sighed. "Be careful."
"I always am." Andy replied and gave Miranda a smile.
Miranda nodded, patted Andy's hand with her free hand and then stood. "Who wants breakfast?" she said looking over to her girls.
"Me. I'm starving!" Caroline replied.
"So am I." Cassidy said.
"Me three." Andy said with a grin.
Miranda nodded and walked towards the door.
"Can we have waffles?" Cassidy asked.
"Yeah, with jam and lots of cream!" Caroline added.
"Of course, sweetheart's." Miranda replied, smiled at her girls, before disappearing inside.
"You girls having fun?" Andy asked as she watched them.
"Yeah! I love it!" Caroline replied and skated over to Andy where she gave the brunette woman a tight hug.
"I'm glad." Andy replied and hugged Caroline back.
"I can't wait to get home and show my friends how cool they are." Caroline said. "They're going to be jealous when they see how great I am on them."
Andy smiled. "I bet they will be."
"You can go inside with Mummy if you want, we're fine out here on our own." Cassidy said.
"You sure?" Andy asked.
Caroline nodded. "Yup."
"Alright then, call out if you need us." Andy replied before she stood and walked inside the cabin. She padded into the kitchen where she saw Miranda putting some waffles on a plate. Andy, not being able to help herself, picking one up and took a bite. "Mmm, you cook brilliantly." she said. "It surprises me actually. You're someone who doesn't eat much carbs, but you know how to cook brilliant waffles." she said with a laugh.
"Well, I'm a mother so I need to be able to do these things." Miranda replied. She leaned back into Andrea when her lover wrapped her arms around her waist.
Andy kissed the back of Miranda's neck. "You're a great mother." she whispered.
Miranda smiled at Andrea's kind words. "Thank you, darling."
Once she finished cooking breakfast the girls came inside and they sat at the table and ate and talked about what they wanted to do for the day.
~*~
That Night.
After a fun filled day of exploring outside, going down to the river again, going for a swim and then coming back inside and playing the Wii, found the three Priestly women sitting at the table as they waited for Andy who was in the kitchen.
"What's taking you so long Andy?" Caroline asked.
"Hold on one more second." Andy said, as she lighted the candles on the girls' cakes.
Once all the candles were lighted Andy walked out from the kitchen.
The girls squealed in delight when they saw Andy who held two cakes in each hand.
"We have a cake each?" Cassidy asked.
"Yup." Andy said with a grin. "Hope you like them!" she said when she set each down in front of both girls.
Cassidy looked down at hers and saw that hers had pink icing and was covered in sprinkles.
Caroline's had chocolate icing with white chocolate flakes sprinkled over it.
"Thank you, Andy!" They both said and jumped up and crushed her in a hug.
Miranda sat stock still at the table as she stared at the two cakes and then to her girls and Andrea who were hugging. She knew that her lover had made a cake for the girls, but to see two cakes was a shock. It warmed her heart knowing that Andrea did this for her girls.
"Wait, I need to get my flip video camera!" Cassidy said and raced into the lounge where she had last had it. "We need to save this moment." she added.
"Just try to keep me out of it." Andy said. Never knowing who might see the video.
"No one besides us will see it, Andy." Cassidy replied, knowing the rule of not telling anyone about Andy.
They didn't sing happy birthday but the girls blew out their candles and Andy told them to make a wish as she recorded the moment on Cassidy's video camera and smiled as she watched her prescious girls blow the candles and she felt tears spring to her eyes. Never had she shared such a great family moment with anyone like this.
It was a moment she would never forget.
~*~
"Are they finally asleep?" Andy asked as she looked up at Miranda from the tv as Miranda walked into the lounge.
Miranda nodded. "I've never seen them so excited before." she took Andy's hand. "Thank you." she murmured.
"What for?" Andy asked.
"For the cakes, and the girls birthday presents." Miranda replied.
Andy shook her head. "It was nothing, really."
"No, what you've done means so much to me and the girls." Miranda replied.
Andy smiled and leaned forward to kiss Miranda. "I was happy to do it."
"The looks on their faces when you bought out their own cakes," Miranda shook her head. "I can't remember the last time I saw those looks. They haven't had their own cake since they were much younger." Miranda said. "I'd always get Emily to purchase a big cake for them."
Andy ran her hand through Miranda's hair.
"I sometimes hate myself for all the time I've put towards Runway and the little time I have spent with them at home." Miranda continued before Andy could say anything.
"They know that you love them dearly, Miranda, that's all that matters." Andy replied.
Miranda sighed and laid her head on Andrea's chest. "As I was saying, I just want you to know how grateful I am to you for with what you've done for them since coming into our lives."
Andy smiled, but remained silent. No words needed to be said in this moment as they held each other close.
"I've been meaning to give you these." Miranda said a couple minutes later, pulling out two keys from the pocket of her robe and giving them to Andy.
Andy looked down at them. "What are they for?" she asked.
"I just.. if you get into a situation where you need to run again they're the keys to my home in Paris and my childhood home in the East End of London." Miranda said.
Andy was a little speechless. "Miranda, you don't need to do this."
"No, but I do." Miranda said. She cupped Andrea's face with both hands. "I love you Andrea and I can't bare the thought of not being with you." she kissed her softly. "Just take them for me." she whispered.
Andy sighed and rest her forehead against Miranda's. "I don't know what to say." she admitted. "You've done so much for me."
"Just say that you will take them and use either home if needed." Miranda replied. She looked deep into Andrea's eyes. "No one would ever think to look for you in either places."
"Okay, I'll take them." Andy replied. "But, I'm not going to have to use them. I plan on staying here." she kissed Miranda again. "You're stuck with me."
Miranda smiled. "That suits me fine, darling."
~*~
TBC...
Author: pure_ecstasy6
Pairing: Andy/Miranda.
Rating: 17+
Summary: Andy has a secret that she is hiding from Miranda. What will Miranda say when she finds out what Andy has done that has her on the run?
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. This is written for fun.
Beta: Thanks to worst_liar_ever for going over this chapter.
Feedback: Comments are brilliant so please tell me what you think.
Previous Chapter: community.livejournal.com/dvlwears_prada/1621183.html
~*~
"There you go, you're all set!" Andy said once she finished putting all the safety gear on Cassidy.
"Thanks Andy." Cassidy replied and stood a little wobbly from where she'd been sitting.
"No probs." Andy replied and kept her hold on the girls hand as Cassidy found her footing on the skates.
Caroline had already gotten the hang of it and was skating around the back porch like a pro.
Andy walked around with Cassidy for a little bit, but it wasn't long until she was able to do it on her own.
The brunette went over to the table, which they had pushed to the back of the porch, where Miranda was sitting and sat down. She took Miranda's hand and gave the older woman a small smile before she turned to watch the girls skating, just in time to see Caroline fall over in a heap.
Miranda cringed and covered her eyes with a hand. "I can't believe I'm allowing this." she muttered before she opened her eyes and looked at Caroline who stood up and had a huge grin on her face.
"I'm okay!" Caroline said.
Andy squeezed Miranda's hand. The back porch was fairly small so Andy was certain the girls wouldn't be able to injure themselves too much. "The worst they'll do is get a couple bruises." Andy said softly.
"Yes, but what about when they get back home." Miranda replied. She closed her eyes not wanting to imagine what injuries they might get when skating without Andrea by their sides.
Andy hadn't really thought about that. She gave her lover a sheepish smile. "I'm sorry, i didn't really think it through. Caroline mentioned she wished she could skate and I just wanted to get these for her." she said. "Maybe they'll move onto the next big thing by the time they get home and these will be thrown into their closet never to be seen again." she added.
"Somehow I don't see that happening." Miranda replied. She turned to her lover. "How did you buy them? I mean, you don't have much money and I don't like it when you go into town too much." Miranda said.
"I used most of the money I have on the skates." Andy replied.
"You didn't have to do that." Miranda said.
"But I wanted to, Miranda. I love seeing the girls happy and I knew these would make them happy." Andy replied. "As for how did I get them, I went on the net and purchased them and got them sent to a mail box I got to be able to get them at the post office in town." Andy replied.
"Miranda," Andy said when it looked like the woman was going to say something about her going into town too much. "I've been there so many times. Most of the store owners don't seem to pay attention to the news because nobody has looked at me twice. It's perfectly fine for me to go there once or twice a week." she said and took Miranda's hand again. "If I didn't think it was, do you really think I would keep going there?" she said with a raised eyebrow.
"I know, darling, I worry for you." Miranda said. She squeezed Andy's hand. "Just.." she sighed. "Be careful."
"I always am." Andy replied and gave Miranda a smile.
Miranda nodded, patted Andy's hand with her free hand and then stood. "Who wants breakfast?" she said looking over to her girls.
"Me. I'm starving!" Caroline replied.
"So am I." Cassidy said.
"Me three." Andy said with a grin.
Miranda nodded and walked towards the door.
"Can we have waffles?" Cassidy asked.
"Yeah, with jam and lots of cream!" Caroline added.
"Of course, sweetheart's." Miranda replied, smiled at her girls, before disappearing inside.
"You girls having fun?" Andy asked as she watched them.
"Yeah! I love it!" Caroline replied and skated over to Andy where she gave the brunette woman a tight hug.
"I'm glad." Andy replied and hugged Caroline back.
"I can't wait to get home and show my friends how cool they are." Caroline said. "They're going to be jealous when they see how great I am on them."
Andy smiled. "I bet they will be."
"You can go inside with Mummy if you want, we're fine out here on our own." Cassidy said.
"You sure?" Andy asked.
Caroline nodded. "Yup."
"Alright then, call out if you need us." Andy replied before she stood and walked inside the cabin. She padded into the kitchen where she saw Miranda putting some waffles on a plate. Andy, not being able to help herself, picking one up and took a bite. "Mmm, you cook brilliantly." she said. "It surprises me actually. You're someone who doesn't eat much carbs, but you know how to cook brilliant waffles." she said with a laugh.
"Well, I'm a mother so I need to be able to do these things." Miranda replied. She leaned back into Andrea when her lover wrapped her arms around her waist.
Andy kissed the back of Miranda's neck. "You're a great mother." she whispered.
Miranda smiled at Andrea's kind words. "Thank you, darling."
Once she finished cooking breakfast the girls came inside and they sat at the table and ate and talked about what they wanted to do for the day.
~*~
That Night.
After a fun filled day of exploring outside, going down to the river again, going for a swim and then coming back inside and playing the Wii, found the three Priestly women sitting at the table as they waited for Andy who was in the kitchen.
"What's taking you so long Andy?" Caroline asked.
"Hold on one more second." Andy said, as she lighted the candles on the girls' cakes.
Once all the candles were lighted Andy walked out from the kitchen.
The girls squealed in delight when they saw Andy who held two cakes in each hand.
"We have a cake each?" Cassidy asked.
"Yup." Andy said with a grin. "Hope you like them!" she said when she set each down in front of both girls.
Cassidy looked down at hers and saw that hers had pink icing and was covered in sprinkles.
Caroline's had chocolate icing with white chocolate flakes sprinkled over it.
"Thank you, Andy!" They both said and jumped up and crushed her in a hug.
Miranda sat stock still at the table as she stared at the two cakes and then to her girls and Andrea who were hugging. She knew that her lover had made a cake for the girls, but to see two cakes was a shock. It warmed her heart knowing that Andrea did this for her girls.
"Wait, I need to get my flip video camera!" Cassidy said and raced into the lounge where she had last had it. "We need to save this moment." she added.
"Just try to keep me out of it." Andy said. Never knowing who might see the video.
"No one besides us will see it, Andy." Cassidy replied, knowing the rule of not telling anyone about Andy.
They didn't sing happy birthday but the girls blew out their candles and Andy told them to make a wish as she recorded the moment on Cassidy's video camera and smiled as she watched her prescious girls blow the candles and she felt tears spring to her eyes. Never had she shared such a great family moment with anyone like this.
It was a moment she would never forget.
~*~
"Are they finally asleep?" Andy asked as she looked up at Miranda from the tv as Miranda walked into the lounge.
Miranda nodded. "I've never seen them so excited before." she took Andy's hand. "Thank you." she murmured.
"What for?" Andy asked.
"For the cakes, and the girls birthday presents." Miranda replied.
Andy shook her head. "It was nothing, really."
"No, what you've done means so much to me and the girls." Miranda replied.
Andy smiled and leaned forward to kiss Miranda. "I was happy to do it."
"The looks on their faces when you bought out their own cakes," Miranda shook her head. "I can't remember the last time I saw those looks. They haven't had their own cake since they were much younger." Miranda said. "I'd always get Emily to purchase a big cake for them."
Andy ran her hand through Miranda's hair.
"I sometimes hate myself for all the time I've put towards Runway and the little time I have spent with them at home." Miranda continued before Andy could say anything.
"They know that you love them dearly, Miranda, that's all that matters." Andy replied.
Miranda sighed and laid her head on Andrea's chest. "As I was saying, I just want you to know how grateful I am to you for with what you've done for them since coming into our lives."
Andy smiled, but remained silent. No words needed to be said in this moment as they held each other close.
"I've been meaning to give you these." Miranda said a couple minutes later, pulling out two keys from the pocket of her robe and giving them to Andy.
Andy looked down at them. "What are they for?" she asked.
"I just.. if you get into a situation where you need to run again they're the keys to my home in Paris and my childhood home in the East End of London." Miranda said.
Andy was a little speechless. "Miranda, you don't need to do this."
"No, but I do." Miranda said. She cupped Andrea's face with both hands. "I love you Andrea and I can't bare the thought of not being with you." she kissed her softly. "Just take them for me." she whispered.
Andy sighed and rest her forehead against Miranda's. "I don't know what to say." she admitted. "You've done so much for me."
"Just say that you will take them and use either home if needed." Miranda replied. She looked deep into Andrea's eyes. "No one would ever think to look for you in either places."
"Okay, I'll take them." Andy replied. "But, I'm not going to have to use them. I plan on staying here." she kissed Miranda again. "You're stuck with me."
Miranda smiled. "That suits me fine, darling."
~*~
TBC...