Structured
Chap 1
A/n: I dEcIdEd 2 GiVe U tHe FiRsT cHaP aS u HaVe WaItEd So LoNg!!!!!!! This Is SeT tEn YeArS aFtEr RaNdOm!!!!!!
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Tricia stood on landing, her coat on her back.
"You can't go to Danny's again! Mom'll be mad!" Tara whined, her blonde hair falling from her shoulders.
"I don't care what Mom thinks! I hate her! She spoils everything!" Tricia's green eyes flashed in anger, "I hate that baby too! He screams day and night! I hate him! I really hate them both!"
"You don't hate Mom or Teddy!" Tara yelled.
Tricia lifted her hand up, Tara winced as she knew what was coming, but in a twist of fate Tricia put her hand on the banister and ran down the stairs. Tara opened her blue eyes to find her sister had gone. Timmy appeared on the landing beside her.
"Is she gonna be in trouble or what?" he laughed.
"It's no laughing matter Timmy." Tara snapped at him.
"What's the time anyway?" Timmy asked as he looked longingly at the kitchen door which could just be seen from his spot on the landing.
"It's just gone eight. You're not to eat after eight, otherwise you'll never sleep." Tara warned.
"But it-it's cheese time! Tayla and Tigger said to get the cheese. Oh please Tara. We need cheese, like teeny weeny mice. You'd let the mice wouldn't you? Think of me as a big mouse, with dinky little whiskers and a button nose and I'm going to run past you now unseen, unnoticed." Timmy started down the stairs.
"If Mom finds out I had nothing to do with it." Tara shook her head and went into her bed room.
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The identical triplets stood on their dad, Jamie's front door. Their mom, Nicole sat waiting in their seven-seat mini-van. Lola stood behind Jamie on the front path, her six year old daughter Brianna beside her. Behind Nicole sat Connor, her three year old son, Jack, her seven year old son, J.P., her five year old son and Cassie, her two month old daughter. Beside her Josh sat in front seat. Nicole got out and walked over to Jamie.
"Hi, how's your week been?" she smiled widely.
"Pretty rough actually." Jamie sighed looking sideways at Lola, who had dark circles under her eyes.
"Daniel's funeral is tomorrow." Lola looked quickly to the doorway, where a dark haired boy with the same face shape has Dana.
He didn't look much better than she did.
"He was just your step-dad." The boy, who was fifteen, slammed the door, but he was standing outside with them, "He was MY dad, not yours, you didn't even love him!"
"Danny, I did love your dad, he was family." Lola tried to put her hand on his shoulder, but he moved away.
Danny ignored her as he spotted the blonde curly hired girl who always brightened up his day, "Trish!"
Tricia had a grin plastered on her face and her green eyes twinkled. Danny hugged her and led her inside.
"Don't bothering asking if she can come in then." Jamie muttered under his breath.
"Jamie leave it." Lola pleaded, "He's had a rough week, if it weren't for Tricia I doubt he'd have made it through."
"Say goodbye girls, I need to get Cassie and Connor to bed." Nicole changed the subject readily.
Milly, Molly and Melly hugged Brianna, Lola and Jamie and got into the back of the silver mini-van. Nicole hugged Jamie and Brianna and kissed Lola on the cheek before getting in the driving seat.
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"Taz?" Zoey yelled, "Where's Trish?"
Tara grimaced, "At Danny's. She'll be back for nine."
"Tara, it's gone nine." Zoey came into the pink room, which Tara shared with Tricia, "I'll phone Lola, and if she's not there-"
Just then the door slammed and a few seconds later Tricia sat on her bed.
"Where have you been?" Zoey snapped her blue eyes showed her fury.
"I was at Danny's. His da-" Tricia began.
"Save me the stories." Zoey turned on her heel and walked out.
"Did you tell him then?" Tara questioned.
"Tell him what?" Tricia queried innocently as she took out her nighty.
As she changed into it Tara stared at her disbelievingly.
"Stop looking at me perv." Tricia pushed Tara dead centre of her head.
Tara winced as she tried to avoid being slapped again. Tricia could be very violent.
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Betsy came home around half ten, Dana sat angrily on the sofa.
"What time do you call this?" she screamed outraged.
Jay put his hand on her arm, but this had no effect. Betsy stared into her caramel eyes with her own. Jay watched the tense scene too scared to breathe. Phoenix, his three year old sister came down the stairs. Jay scooped her up sharpish and ran up the stairs.
"You agreed you'd be back for nine, Phoenix's bedtime. You promised. You broke that promise." Dana said sternly, her eyes never leaving her daughter's.
Betsy slammed her bag on the seat and followed her brother up the stairs. Syndi and Serena tutted as she passed their room. Betsy threw herself onto her bed. She had to share a room with Phoenix and Phoenix couldn't sleep without her there. Jay was the only Reese child with a room as Crystal, their au pair, had a room and Dana and Logan had the last.
"Betsy, why does Mommy shout at you?" Phoenix asked her green eyes big.
Betsy didn't answer, Phoenix crawled into bed. Her Dora the explorer duvet closed round her.
"Night, night Betz." She mumbled before dropping off to sleep.
Jay walked in, "Betsy, Mom has enough stuff to do that doesn't include waiting for you until midnight, worrying about you."
Betsy stayed quiet. Jay sat on the bed beside her.
"Mom does love you, you know? She loves you more than you'll ever know." Jay continued as he stroked his twin's hair.
He leant in and kissed her cheek and suddenly realized she was asleep. He pulled her duvet tight round her shoulders and left.
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The next morning Tricia changed into a black long sleeved top, a black long skirt, black socks and her best black shoes.
"Why are you dressed like that?" Tayla laughed.
"Shut up Squirt!" Tricia snapped as she applied a thick layer of black mascara and ran a brush through her blonde curly hair.
"You look like you're going to a funeral." Tigger sniggered.
"That's coz I am." Tricia continued to pull the brush through her hair.
"You're not going to Danny's dad's?" Tara gasped at the sudden realization.
"I'm going for Danny." Tricia spoke softly as she stood up and headed down the stairs, "Bye Mom."
"Where are-" Zoey called, but it was no use Tricia was already gone.
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