These will be random little one shots what come to my head about the Beale twins. This came to me when Peter and Lauren were talking in last night's heartbreaking episode, when Peter said he always knew something was missing (Lucy) while he lived abroad with his Mum and Steven...
Peter could hear sounds coming from the living room. He knew he shouldn't, but he climbed out of bed carefully, with his security blanket and his favorite teddy, and headed down the stairs. He poked his head through the gap in the door, seeing his Mummy cradling a teddy.
'Mummy?' Peter's sudden appearance made Cindy jump. She quickly wiped her tears away and put the teddy bear down.
'Peter, darling. What are you doing up it's late?' she said, trying to hide the fact she had been crying.
'I heard noises' he said, gripping his blanket tightly. Cindy held her arms open to him and sat him on her lap.
'It's okay. Mummie's here' Cindy said, while Peter looked at the teddy. It was a teddy what looked familiar to him.
'Mummy? Whose teddy is that?' Peter asked. Cindy sniffled and wiped her tears.
'It's your sisters' Cindy told him, making him frown.
'Where is Lucy?' Peter asked, turning to look at his mummy.
'She's with Daddy at the minute. But she's coming over next week. And we're going to be a proper little family again. Okay?' Cindy told Peter, who smiled and nodded.
'Can we go to the beach tomorrow?' he asked, making Cindy smile. She nodded and stood up, Peter in her arms as she carried him back to bed, her mind on her daughter, who was a thousand miles away.
'Goodnight, darling' Cindy said, kissing her sons head. Peter smiled as his mummy walked out of the room and turned off his light. He snuggled under his covers, but he couldn't help thinking about why his sister wasn't with them...
A Year Later
Peter didn't really know what was happening. One minute he was playing on the swings with Steven, the next some big man had come and carried them to a car, holding a hand over their mouths. When they were strapped in, a ginger haired man had explained they were going to take them both to Daddy.
Right now, Peter sat in the car, watching cars whizz past at a hundred miles per hour. He looked over at his Dad, who was talking with Phil and Grant. He reached forward and tugged on his Daddy's jacket.
'Daddy?' Peter asked, watching as his Dad turned and smiled at him.
'Yes?'
'Does Lucy know me?' he asked. He may only be three, but he had spent a year of his life living with his Mum and Steven. Now, he was in the back of a car heading to his Daddy's house.
'Of course she does. She's been speaking about you and drawing pictures of all of us together. You watch, she'll run through the door and give you a big hug' Ian told Peter, who smiled and nodded...
Peter was sat on the sofa with Steven, both having fish fingers and chips with ketchup for their teas, while a cartoon played on the TV.
'Daddy? Where's Lucy and Nana?' Peter asked, dipping a chip in some ketchup and eating it.
'They're on their way' the door to the kitchen opened and Ian smiled. 'This must be them now' he said, getting to his feet and heading into the kitchen, closing the door. He smiled down at Lucy, who was sat on the floor, taking her shoes and coat, handing her coat to her Nana.
'Hi Daddy!' Lucy said, smiling at him. Ian smiled back
'Hi Lucy. Listen, I've got a present for you in there' he said, pointing to the door. Lucy's eyes lit up in delight.
'Really? What?' she asked
'Why don't you go and see?' Ian said, opening the door slowly...
Peter climbed down from the sofa and put his plate on the table. He didn't know what to do in this house. It was a lot smaller than his mummy's house and his new room was smaller. Just then, the door opened to reveal a little girl, a little girl who looked just like him.
'Peter?'
'Lucy!' he said, a smile on his face. He went to hug her, but she was one step ahead of him and soon had a face full of long blonde hair and arms round his neck. He hugged her back.
'I missed you! I've got lots and lots of toy for us to play with!' Lucy said, happily, before spotting Steven. She went to hug him, while Ian and Kathy smiled at the reunion. Peter, on the other hand, was smiling for a whole new reason. The gap in his life had been filled the second Lucy had hugged him. He may only be young, but he knew something was wrong when Lucy didn't go with him and Steven and mummy to Italy and now the empty feeling had disappeared. All thanks to one person.
Lucy.
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