It had been a Year a whole 2 Years since they had been together and to to say the least they often wondered how they had mad it through it always felt like there were objects blocking their way to a happy normal life, like the time rita had been held hostage in the on-call room who was having minor treatment for a cut to the head al because he felt that he wasn't getting the right treatment and that rita especially was out to kill him, Connie had never been so worried in her life but trying hard not to show it due to their relationship not being public yet but boy when rita escaped unharmed they didn't care who saw them. Then along came Grace who couldn't for the life of her get her head around the idea that her mum "LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN" and the countless times she had hid out in her room and sulked about it they had lost count, it caused so much strain they didn't know if it was a good thing to do for them and Grace but they worked through it after Grace had found that it was actually "Cool" and that Rita loved One Direction as much as she did much to Connie's annoyance who was always forced to join in, and lastly the struggle of getting their beautiful Madeline here into the world, it had been a struggle to find a sperm donor and for Rita enduring 9 Months of excitement and hell all rolled into one but finally they were a family her, Connie, Madeline and Grace.