Continuing from chapter three.
Nikki answered her phone after seeing it was Lorraine, "Hello." she smiled happily down the phone.
"Hey." Lorraine smiled back, holding Lily-Mae's hand as they headed towards the exit.
"Everything okay?" Nikki asked. "
Yeah, everything's great."
"So why will I be happy then?"
"Well Lily thinks your pretty.." Lorraine smiled down the phone.
"Mummy can we go in gift shop? Pleaseeee?" Lily begged Lorraine tugging on her jacket.
"Yes go on.." Lorraine nodded following her daughter.
"Awh does she?" Nikki questioned smiling as she stopped doing the paperwork.
"Yeah, she asked to see a picture of her 'other mummy' so I found the picture of us I took when we went out with everyone at the end of term for a drink before we got together and she said you are very pretty" Lorraine explained.
"Awh tell her I said thanks and she's pretty too because if she's anything like you Lorraine she will be a little stunner" Nikki replied.
Lorraine blushed as she searched the shop for Lily. She spotted her over by the books.
"You'll find out tonight." Lorraine smiled heading over to Lily-Mae, "We should be home within an hour."
"I'm just finishing up and I'll be over in just over an hour." Nikki smiled, excited to see her beautiful girlfriend again. "Alright, take car, love you, bye." Lorraine then hung up.
"Can I have this book and cuddly toy please?" Lily-Mae questioned excitedly.
Lorraine nodded, "Of course you can darling, anything else?"
Lily's bight blue eyes began to scan the shop.
"Erm..no thank you mummy" Lily-Mae smiled being polite as it was how she was brought up.
"Okay then lets go and pay the lady for them and head home yeah? You'll get to me Nikki soon sweetheart" Lorraine informed her daughter as she nodded in reply to paying the lady behind the till.
"Mummy Nikki?" Lily-Mae asked.
"Yes darling you'll get to meet mummy Nikki" Lorraine nodded. They paid for the items and went out the gates to the car.
"Mummy?" Lily-Mae asked looking down as Lorraine strapped her into the seat.
"Yes angel?" Lorraine asked sensing something was up with her daughter. "What's wrong?" Lorraine asked crouching down to Lily's level.
"Will mummy Nikki like me?" Lily asked looking sad.
"Of course she will princess, she told me on the phone she's looking forward to meeting you tonight." Lorraine promised.
Lily-Mae nodded holding her famous bear close.
Lorraine started driving, "She's lovely, eventually we'll be a proper family." she smiled.
Her daughter nodded looking out the window watching the scenery flash by as they headed home, "Can I go in the pool when we're home?"
"When Nikki's here, she loves the pool." Lorraine smiled, secretly not wanting to be left in charge of her daughter in the water in case anything happened as she knew she wasn't confident.
"Okay!" Lily-Mae grinned.
Then soon arrived home. Lorraine got out the car and went round to Lily's side as she helped her out. Lily ran to the door and Lorraine followed getting her keys out and opening the door.
"Mummy?" Lily asked running inside.
"Yeah?" Lorraine asked taking her shoes and jacket off as she hung it up.
"Can we make some cupcakes for when mummy Nikki comes round?" Lily questioned to her mum hoping they could bake some cakes because she loved baking cakes.
Lorraine chuckled, "What a lovely idea." she smiled putting her stuff down once inside.
Lily-Mae grinned running into the kitchen, Lorraine following. Lorraine helped her wash her hands and washed her own before getting the ingredients out, "What flavour?"
"Chocolate chip!" Lily giggled.
Lorraine giggled too. Lorraine helped Lily put the right amounts of ingredients into the bowl and had her stood on a chair. "Woopsies!" Lily-Mae giggled having accidently covered her mother in flour.
Lorraine gasped as Lily couldn't stop giggling. "You better run missy" Lorraine smirked.
Lily got down off the step and started running around the house as she found somewhere to hide, Lorraine ran after her. "I'm coming to tickle you miss cheeky!" Lorraine called giggling as she looked for Lily.
Lily couldn't stop giggling which meant Lorraine was able to find her daughter. "Boo! Found you!" Lorraine smirked as she found her daughter hiding behind the couch chair in the lounge as she tickled her. "Ahhh, mummy, stop" Lily giggled as Lorraine tickled her.
Lily giggled, wriggling around. Lorraine stopped and looked at her, "Remind me not to wear my expensive dresses when cooking with you." she laughed. Lily just giggled.
"Come on you, lets put the cupcakes in the oven before Nikki arrives." Together mother and daughter returned to the kitchen and finished off prepping the cupcakes for the oven.
Nikki was on her way home to collect some more clothes. She got a bag out the bottom of her wardrobe and filled it with some clothes for tomorrow and sunday, along with her swim wear, shoes, toiletries and then clean underwear. She zipped the bag up and changed out of her work clothes.
Nikki decided on wearing skinny jeans, a baggy top and her converse. 'Hey babe, anything you want me to bring from home? Any dvd's or cd's?xxx' Nikki typed out sending the text to Lorraine. She walked downstairs as she put her phone, charger and purse into her bag she was taking to Lorraine's. Just as she was about to leave she opened the door and was startled by a fimilar face on the doorstep.
"What are you doing here?" Nikki looked at the female in front of her, it was her ex; Gemma.
"Hello to you too, going somewhere?" Gemma asked.
"Yes, if its anything to do with you?"
"I just wanted to know if we could talk.". Nikki sighed, "I don't really have time at the moment.".
Gemma looked at her, she hadn't changed, "You've got someone else haven't you?"
"What's it got to do with you whether I do or not? We were over years ago! I deserve happiness!" Nikki snapped. There was a sudden down pour of rain. "Ugh..come in" Nikki moaned being nice as she wouldn't like being left in the rain herself so didn't want someone else left out in the rain. 'What harm could it do?' She thought to herself as she moved out the way letting Gemma inside her house.
Gemma stepped in taking her coat and shoes off. "Cuppa?" Nikki asked dumping her back down in the hall way.
"Yes please" Gemma nodded.
Nikki went into the kitchen with her phone and texted Lorraine. 'Be round soon, I have a visitor ' she tapped and sent as she boiled the kettle.
Lorraine looked at the text, atleast it gave her time to finish the cakes with Lily-Mae and get changed.
Nikki made two cups of tea and took them into the lounge sitting on the sofa. "Thanks." Gemma said taking a sip of her tea, she looked at Nikki, "Take me back...I've worked out its you I want."
"And it's taken you five bloody years to work that out, no. No I've moved on."
"So there is someone else..." Yes and she treats me with the respect I deserve." Nikki said, getting slightly flustered.
"Treats you with respect? I treated you with respect!" Gemma replied holding her cuppa.
"Did you hell! You abused me! Always looking down at me, throwing me around forcing me to do things!" Nikki snapped as she felt tears well in her eyes. She breathed in and out deeply as she didn't want to cry and look weak In front of Gemma.
Gemma was a lot taller than Nikki although Nikki was quite tall herself and Gemma was more curvy and heavier than Nikki in weight.
"Leave please, now." Nikki said as confidently as she could standing up, knowing not to get herself cornered.
Gemma scoffed, "I'll be back and I'll win you back." she warned before heading out, having an idea on how to get Nikki dumped since she was friends with Sonya.
Nikki stood there taking a few deep breaths and composing herself. She ran a hand roughly through her almost black hair and headed out with her things. Her car wheels crunched against the gravel drive before she spun off down the road to Lorraine's.
Mummy? Where's mummy Nikki? She late!" Lily-Mae moaned as Lorraine was going upstairs with her daughter to change.
"She'll be here soon angel, she said she had a visitor before she left so she'll be here soon, now help mummy pick something nice to wear to impress Nikki?" Lorraine suggested going into her bedroom. She found Nikki's knickers on the floor from the night before. She picked them up and put them in her washing basket before Lily saw.
"Mummy has lots of clothes." Lily-Mae giggled. Lorraine laughed watching Lily pick out some things. Lily-Mae picked out a tight black skirt and a low cut cream and black blouse, "This!"
"Alright then, if that's what you want me to wear I will...go into your bedroom for a minute while Mummy gets changed." Lorraine smiled.
Lily nodded running off to her bedroom allowing Lorraine to change.
Nikki had just arrived as Lorraine and her daughter had got downstairs, she tapped on the door. Lorraine rushed to answer it while Lily hid behind her mum, suddenly becoming shy.
Nikki was drenched from the rain. "Hey" Lorraine smiled happy to see Nikki.
"Alright?" Nikki asked stepping inside as they locked lips for a kiss.
"Yes thanks, Lily, come on, don't hide, you can meet Nikki now" Lorraine smiled looking down to see her daughter hiding. "You're not shy! You're far from it!" Lorraine laughed as she picked Lily up. Lily went shy again and buried her head into Lorraine's shoulder.
"I guess she can't have the toy I bought for her then" Nikki said smiling to Lorraine.
Lily's head shot up from Lorraine's shoulder. "Toy?" Lily questioned.
"Yeah, I bought you a toy." Nikki smiled softly.
Lily-Mae looked round at Nikki, looking at her nervously.
"Like I said Lorraine, she is a little stunner like her Mum." Nikki smiled causing Lorraine's cheeks to flush rosy and Lily-Mae to giggle. Lily held her arms out to Nikki.
Nikki nervously took Lily out of Lorraine's arms and held her. "Your a little cutie." Nikki smiled hugging her before putting her down and giving her the toy she'd got her, "Yay! Thank you Mummy Nikki." Lily grinned.
Nikki couldn't believe what Lily had called her, she smiled, "Mummy Nikki, aww."
"Shall we go and see if the surprise for Nikki is ready babe?" Lorraine asked Lily-Mae.
"Yeah" Lily-Mae cheered. "Surprise?" Nikki questioned.
"Yes we made you surprise" Lily giggled "You can't see yet though so you need to go in there" Lily added pushing Nikki backwards into the lounge while they went to check on the cupcakes.
Lily ran into the kitchen with her new toy as Lorraine giggled.
"So yeah..that's Lily" Lorraine smiled to Nikki wrapping her arms around her lover who she hadn't seen all day except from this morning.
"She's cute, just like her mum." Nikki smiled rubbing noses with Lorraine.
Lorraine blushed, "I'm glad your getting along, I've been worrying all day. I was hoping you'd spend the weekend with us."
"I'd love too." Nikki smiled.
"Mummy!" Lily shouted from the kitchen. Lorraine rolled her eyes parting from Nikki, "We'll have some us time when she's in bed." she promised heading into the kitchen, "Yes Angel?"
"They're ready!" she giggled pointing to the cupcakes.
"Come on then." Lorraine smiled taking some into the lounge on a plate. "Look what we made for you." Lily giggled.
Nikki gasped. "Oh wow, they look lovely, are they for me?" Nikki asked Lily as Lily went and sat on Nikki's lap.
"Yep, and me and mummy, we can share them" Lily explained with her arm around Nikki hanging it over her neck across her shoulder. "But yours is the biggest one" Lily told Nikki looking at her. The cupcakes looked professional with icing and all sorts. They were quite bit ones as well but one was bigger than the other.
"Oh no, I think you should have biggest one, I only want a little one" Nikki smiled to Lily.
Lily giggled, "Have one now." she encouraged.
Nikki politely took one, "Thank you Lily." she smiled sitting down. Lorraine took one leaving the biggest one for Lily. She went and sat next to her girlfriend, resting her head on her shoulder.
Lily smiled, settling down to eat hers, "Mummy when can I go in the pool?"
"I think you've had enough excitement for today, me and Nik will come in with you tomorrow." Lorraine smiled, "If that's alright with you Nik?"
Nikki nodded, "That's absolutely fine." she smiled, stroking Lorraine's silky hair.
"Awh! Okay!" Lily moaned pulling a sad face.
Lorraine got some of the icing off the cupcake with her finger and tapped Lily's nose making her nose have icing on.
"Hey!" Lily moaned with her hand on her hips being cheeky as she looked at her mum. "
What?" Lorraine asked with a serious face as she pretended she didn't do anything.
"Not allowed to do that! You have to eat it! My nose all sticky now!" Lily moaned trying to get her tongue to reach her nose as she tried to lick the icing off.
Lorraine and Nikki couldn't help but giggle. Lily giggled running towards her with her sticky fingers. "Don't you dare..." Lorraine laughed, very protective over her standard of her appearance.
Lily Mae pouted, "You put icing on my nose."
Lorraine picked her daughter up, sitting her on her lap.
Nikki smiled watching, "She's really like you Lorraine, even down to attitude." she teased.
Lorraine pulled a shocked face before laughing.
"I think its time we had tea don't you?" Lorraine questioned her daughter looking at the time as it was 5:30.
"Yeah" Lily nodded smiling to her mum.
"What do you want?" Lorraine asked her daughter stroking her hair out her face.
"Chicken nuggets and chips" Lily grinned. With her dad she always had chicken nuggets and chips at lunch and tea time.
"No babe you can't have chicken nuggets and chips again, we had that at lunch, you need something light like toast" Lorraine told Lily.
"No, nuggets and chips!" Lily pouted.
"No Lily, toast or a sandwich" Lorraine told her daughter firmly.
Lily started crying as she ran off into the conservatory joined onto Lorraine's kitchen.
"Sorry, I'll be back, I really need to speak to her." Lorraine told Nikki.
"It's alright, I'll make us some sandwiches." Nikki said getting up.
"You don't have to do that..."
"It's alright I don't mind." Nikki smiled.
"You star." Lorraine smiled kissing Nikki's cheeks before going after Lily, "Lily." she said gently holding her arms out.
Lily looked away, "I wanna go back to Daddy. He let me have chicken nuggets and chips for lunch and tea." she cried.
"It's not healthy though darling, Daddy did a lot of things wrong. I'm going to care for you properly."
No he right..you wrong..me always have them" Lily cried "Go away don't want you..want mummy Nikki"
Lorraine felt rather hurt that her daughter said that. "Fine but mummy Nikki will agree with me" Lorraine sighed walking out and into the kitchen. "She wants you, she wants mummy Nikki" Lorraine sighed deeply feeling like she wasn't fit enough to be a mother.
"Oh..alright" Nikki nodded walked passed Lorraine and going to see Lily. "What's wrong sweetie?" Nikki asked Lily putting her arm around little Lily.
"Mummy won't let me have chicken nuggets and chips." Lily cried.
"Only because it's not healthy. You need to have the right mix of foods." Nikki whispered.
Lily just cried. "Come on you, have a sandwich then we'll let Mummy Lorraine put you to bed, your tired." Nikki picked her up and bought her into the kitchen.
Lorraine was leant against the work top feeling like a useless Mum.
"Now you need to go give your Mum a cuddle." Nikki whispered. Lily nodded going over to Lorraine
"I sowwy mummy" Lily said looking up at her mum with bloodshot eyes from crying.
Lorraine picked her up. "Its ok princess, but daddy was naughty for letting you always have nuggets and chips, its not healthy baba, if you eat some healthy food too you will be like me and Nikki when you're older and have a nice figure" Lorraine smiled "like you do now".
She tried to her daughter as best she could as Nikki had made them her own personal sandwich filler mix of vegetables.
Lily nodded, "Can I have chicken nuggets tomorrow?"
Lorraine nodded, "For one meal yes."
"Okay Mummy."
Nikki put the sandwiches on the table and poured three glasses of water. Lorraine sat Lily at the table before sitting next to Nikki, "thanks." she smiled. Nikki smiled rubbing Lorraine's leg under the table. Lily was less than impressed with the sandwiches as she picked at them, yawning.
"Think the zoo tired her out." Nikki chuckled.
"The amount of jumping up and down she did, I'm not surprised" Lorraine giggled slightly. "Do you not like the sandwiches baba?" Lorraine asked her daughter eating them as she enjoyed them even though she'd never had them before.
Lily shook her head, "Can I have toast instead?" She asked her mum looking up slightly scared of the answer.
"Yes sweetie, do you want Nikki to make you some?" Lorraine asked finishing the sandwiches.
Lily nodded. Nikki smiled and went to make Lily some toast, soon coming back with some and giving it to Lily. "Thank you Mummy Nikki!" Lily smiled tucking straight into her toast, she'd really taken to Nikki.
"An early night for you then Lils." Lorraine smiled going to her daughter, "Bath, then bed.".
Lily frowned at the mention of bath. Nikki was clearing the plates and glasses. "Nik, help yourself to a bottle of wine and pour us a couple of glasses." Lorraine smiled aiming to relax once Lily was in bed.
Nikki went to choose a bottle as Lorraine went upstairs with Lily.
Nikki looked through the various bottles of wine in the cupboard as she chose a bottle of red and cracked it open pouring two glasses.
"Mummy? Why do I have to have a bath?" Lily asked as Lorraine was running the bath and getting some clean pjs out for Lily ready for after her bath as well as a towel for her and her bath toys from her suitcase. She was still holding onto her teddy.
"Because if you don't have a bath you'll smell like..poo" Lorraine told her daughter giggling slightly.
Lily frowned, but decided not to pay her mother up and got in but was soon splashing Lorraine with water. "I'm sure there's more water over me then there is you." Lorraine laughed.
Lily just giggled cheekily.
Lorraine smiled washing Lily's hair for her. She was soon out the bath, dried and in her pyjamas. "I want Mummy Nikki to come tuck me in too!" Lily protested.
Lorraine went to the top of the stairs, "Nik Lily wants you." she shouted.
Nikki came upstairs, "Lorraine you're rather...wet." she laughed.
Lorraine chuckled, "Yeah, um, let's not go there..."
Nikki giggled slightly. Lily got in her bed as Lorraine tucked her in and crouched down beside her as Nikki sat on Lily's bed.
"Mummy?" Lily asked looking at Lorraine.
"Yes sweetpea?" Lorraine answered stroaking her daughters cheek.
"When are you and mummy Nikki going to get married like daddy and Sarah did?" Lily asked her mum.
Lorraine looked at Nikki stunned and not sure what to answer to that question. "Because I want to wear a pretty dress again and mummy wear one" Lily grinned happily looking at her mum and Nikki.
Nikki felt a little awkward. "Not for a while yet darling, we haven't known each other long enough." Lorraine said kissing her daughters forehead, "Get some sleep Lil, night night."
"Night Lily." Nikki smiled. "Night."
Lily smiled snuggling down in bed with her beloved bear.
Lorraine and Nikki headed downstairs, "I'm sorry about that Nik..."
"It's alright, she's only young." Nikki smiled heading into the lounge with her wine.
