We don't mind the gap ... pregnant Kelly with her partner
Brian, who is 16 years her junior
A
mum of 35 pregnant by her teenage lover says, “You can’t help who you fall in
love with”.
Kelly
Jones is expecting a girl with toyboy partner Brian Walton, who she met when he
was just 16. She was branded a paedophile and cradle snatcher on Facebook after
falling for the teenager, and has now spoken out to defend age-gap
relationships just two weeks after pervert teacher Jeremy Forrest was jailed
for abduction and having sex with an under-age girl.
But
Kelly insists her relationship is different from theirs — because she is an
older woman with a younger boy.
And she predicts the girl —
now 16 — will not wait for the release of 31-year-old Forrest from a five-year
sentence because she will find someone else.
Kelly
was introduced to Brian, now 19, after her sister — who worked as a classroom
assistant at his old school — heard a rumour that she was sleeping with him in
July 2010.
Kelly
then tracked him down on Facebook and messaged him to demand an explanation —
but it proved to be a mix-up over a different girl with the same name.
Brian then met Kelly to apologise for the confusion
— and a few days later they ended up in bed.
Kiss ...
Kelly and Brian
Kelly,
who has a daughter, aged 14 and a six-year-old son from previous relationships,
said:
When I messaged him on Facebook I
thought he seemed really cocky and arrogant — a typical 16-year-old boy. But
when I met up with him I was surprised how easy-going he was. It felt as if I’d
known him for a long time.
I definitely felt an attraction and
one thing led to another. It felt weird, knowing I was sleeping with a teenage
boy, but the sex was great. He was better in bed than men my own age.
He had lots more energy and he
really wanted to please me.
Brian said:
When I met Kelly I thought she was
easy to get on with. I felt I could talk to her about anything. When we slept
together it felt totally different to when I had been with girls my own age.
I felt really comfortable with
Kelly. With girls my age, you sleep with them and if you don’t see them again
it’s not a big deal.
But with Kelly I didn’t feel like
that. There was something there between us.
The couple started seeing each other
regularly and a few weeks later news of their relationship came out. Kelly,
from Holyhead in Anglesey, north Wales, received hate messages on her Facebook
page, where she was branded a paedophile.
The
strain of their 16-year age gap became too much and four months later she ended
the relationship.
Happy couple ... partners Kelly and Brian
Brian added said:
When Kelly ended it I was
distraught. It came as a complete shock and I didn’t expect to feel so sad. Being
a lad, you just get off with one girl then move on to another — but it wasn’t
like that with Kelly.
I didn’t want to be with anyone
else. I realised I’d fallen in love with her.
Two
weeks later the couple could no longer bear to be apart — despite the large age
gap — and got back together. Both their families grew to accept the
relationship and the nasty comments on Facebook stopped.
Kelly, who is due to
give birth in September, said:
I don’t care what anyone else thinks
about my relationship now. I know that he’s a teenager but it doesn’t feel
weird to me. It’s my life and I’m happy.
I could be with someone who is the
same age as me and I could be really miserable. I’m grateful that I’ve got a
wonderful relationship. The age is just not an issue any more.
Brian added:
Our age gap never bothered me. Kelly
doesn’t look her age and she doesn’t act it. She’s responsible but she’s also
fun to be around.
I don’t feel like I’m missing out as
a teenager. Kelly doesn’t stop me going out with the lads, but I find that now
I don’t really want to — it’s boring.
I feel excited about my future with
Kelly and the new baby. In the past I have worried about the future.