...Perfect Catch...

Chapter 1 – Welcome to the family!

Ronnie's in the bathroom putting her make-up when there's an annoying banging on the bathroom. She knew it would just be her immature younger sister wanting to be in the bathroom and wanting to pinch her make-up. Roxy just continues banging on the door, screaming and shouting like a baby, until a deep voice emerged.

"Veronica Mitchell you better get out that bathroom for your sister or I swear to god I'll...", Archie shouted angrily as he approached the bathroom

At this point Ronnie knew she had to open the door and let daddy's little angel in the bathroom. She put her mascara in her make-up bag, picked it up and opened the door with a smile.

"At last I been out here hours. I need to get ready for school. Move will ya", Roxy nagged on as she walked into the bathroom searching for Ronnie's make-up, "Ron can I borrow you're make-up".

"After that little tantrum", Ronnie replied, "No!"

"Dad tell her", Roxy whinged

"Veronica lend your sister your make-up", Archie demanded

"But it's mine", Ronnie replied angrily

"I don't care, whatever Roxanne wants, she gets. Isn't that right princess", Archie replied

Ronnie handed her make-up bag over with as little effort as possible as Roxy replied with a 'haha I always get what I want' smile. Roxy slammed the door shut as Ronnie walked into her bedroom closely followed by her dad.

"What am I not allowed any privacy now", Ronnie said in a mood

Archie raises his voice, "If you ever treat your little sister that way again you'll get a good seeing to"

"Like what you done to mum", snapped Ronnie

Archie raises his hand and quickly lowers it as he hears Roxy approaching.

"I forgot my brush", Roxy said as she walked past into the bedroom and picked up the hairbrush before vacating back into the bathroom.

Just as Archie is about to pick up where he left off before being disturbed the telephone rang, "I'll deal with you later", he said deeply glaring at Ronnie before leaving the room. As soon as he leaves the room and slams the door Ronnie falls back on her bed and screams into her pillow letting out all her frustration.

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Over at 28 Albert Square the atmosphere was totally different. Jim, Reenie, Carol, Max and Jack are sitting round the table having breakfast, passing the cereal around and talking about the usual what you doing today, have a good day early morning talk. Jim and Reenie are the first to finish their breakfast and leave for work, closely followed by Carol leaving Jack and Max to get ready.

"So what time you start college", asked Max

"Half nine" replied Jack, "Can't believe I have to re-sit bloody Business studies, waste of time I'm telling ya, I'll just fail it over and over again"

"And I thought I was the screw up and failure in the family", Max said

"You are and always will be", Jack answered back cheekily while ironing his favourite white top, "Face it Max no-one is gunna take you seriously, you cheat on every one of your girlfriends and you've got one of them pregnant"

"I haven't cheated on Tanya yet", Max replied angrily, "And I don't intend on cheating on her, she's the one mate I can just feel it"

"Does she know about the baby", Jack said as he put his top on and folded up the iron board.

"Yeah she does and she don't mind", Max replied, "Anyways I don't see you with a girlfriend"

"It's called playing the field mate, I can have any girl I want, just got to turn on the Jack Branning charm"

"Yeah but they don't stay around long do they", Max snapped back.

"Yeah well at least I don't go for girls 2 years younger than my-self" Jack said furiously before walking out the house and slamming the door. Max just started laughing knowing he won the first round of the day.

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Back over the road Roxy has finally come out of the bathroom after spending half an hour perfecting her-self with her sister's make-up. Ronnie notices that the bathroom's free and quickly runs in and picks up her make-up bag before shoving into her college bag and heading downstairs.

"Doesn't your sister look lovely in her new uniform", Archie asked Ronnie as she walked in the sitting room.

"Yeah. Great.", Ronnie said as she looked Roxy up and down

"Well I better be off, don't want to be late for my first day at my new school" Roxy said as she kissed her dad on the cheek and left the house.

"I won't be in until 7, so you've gotta look after your sister tonight" demanded Archie as he picked up his car keys.

"But dad I was gunna go ice-skating with Ruby after college, I haven't seen her since we moved and I'm sick of being landing looking after her while you go and have a little fling", Ronnie argued back.

"First of all, you will be looking after your sister", Archie said raising his voice after every word, "Second of all, you're social life is not as important as mine and third of all, I am not having a fling I'm busy working so you and you're sister can have all these things"

"I never get anything", Ronnie shouted back, "Ever since mum died its Roxanne this, Roxanne that. That's push Veronica in a corner and beat her up cos' now mum's gone you need a punch bag"

Archie went to hit Ronnie but was distracted as his phone rang. He picked up his stuff and walked to the front, "I'll deal with you later" he said glaring at Ronnie before slamming the door.

As soon as Ronnie heard him speed away in his car, he slumped down on the settee and began crying pulling out a picture of her mum out of her purse. 10 minutes later Ronnie composed her-self, quickly re-done her make-up and left the house making her way to college.