Chapter 4
Molly and Elsie had both made it through their first week at Waterloo road and had settled in really well. It had been such a relief for Rachel that they'd managed to make such good friends.
"Auntie Rachel" Elsie shouted down the stairs
"Yes love"
"Have you washed my pyjamas?"
"Which ones?" Rachel asked coming upstairs into Elsie's bedroom
"My flowery ones"
"Oh I think they're in the ironing pile, can you not wear a different pair?"
"But I really wanted to wear those ones, they're my favourite"
"Okay I'll go and iron them for you" Rachel sighed
"Thank you"
Rachel ironed the pyjamas and helped Elsie to finish her packing before dropping her round to Emma's house
"Have a good time darling, and ring me if you have any problems, any at all"
"Okay bye Rach, love you"
"Love you too"
Rachel then drove home, stopping to get a chinese on the way, ready to have a nice Friday night in with Molly.
"I'm home"
"Hi" Molly said coming down the stairs
"You ready to eat now?"
"Yes please"
They ate their chinese at the table before going into the lounge and deciding on a to film to watch
"Could we maybe go shopping tomorrow?" Molly asked
"Yeah I don't see why not. Is there anything you need in particular?"
"I'd quite like something new to wear tomorrow night" Molly explained as she was going to a party
"Okay we can go in the morning before we pick your sister up. Don't think she's coming home until after lunch."
They had a nice evening together but they were both feeling quite tired so decided to have an early night.
It was about four in the morning when Rachel was awoken by the something vibrating on her chest of drawers. She didn't know what it was to start with but then she realised it was her phone ringing.
She had no idea why anyone would be ringing her at this time in the night so quickly jumped out of bed to answer it. She realised that it was Elsie.
"Elsie are you okay sweetheart?"
"I woke up because I had a bad dream and then I was really missing you so I couldn't get back to sleep" Elsie said and Rachel could tell by her voice that she was crying
"Oh love that must be horrible. Where are you now?"
"I went into the bathroom I didn't want to wake the others up"
"Were you having a good time up until your dream?"
"Yeah it was really fun thank you"
"Good, do you want me to come and pick you up? It's really no problem"
"No it's okay" Elsie said feeling better after talking to her Auntie
"Are you sure I hate to think of you all upset and wishing you were at home"
"I think I'll be able to get back to sleep now. I feel better after talking to you"
"Okay but if you can't just ring me again, okay?"
"Okay I will. See you tomorrow"
"Night night love love you lots"
"Love you too"
Elsie wiped away her tears before going back into her friend's bedroom and quickly falling asleep. Rachel went back to sleep too but she did feel a bit unsettled because she was worrying about Elsie.
The morning soon came around. Rachel sat up in bed and text Elsie wanting to make sure that she was okay. She hadn't been awake for long when there was a knock at her bedroom door
"Come in" Rachel said and Molly walked in
"You coming in for a cuddle?" Rachel asked pulling the quilt back in. Molly nodded before climbing into bed with her Auntie
"I can remember when you were little and you used to stay at my house, you used to love coming in for a cuddle in the morning. That's if you weren't already in here" Rachel said laughing
"I used to like coming to stay with you"
They stayed in bed for a while before deciding to get up and get ready for the day
"I'm going to jump into the shower I think and then I'll come down and make us some breakfast"
Once they were both ready they got into the car and drove to the shopping centre.
"Where do you want to start?" Rachel asked
"I don't know. I don't know what the nice shops are over here."
"True. I guess I'll have to take you to the places I think you'll like. Are you looking for a dress or what?"
"Yeah I think I want to get a dress"
"Okay let's start in topshop. They do some nice dresses especially for slim girls like you"
They picked out a few dresses and then went into the changing rooms to try them on. Molly tried on a few but wasn't having a lot of luck. However when she tried on the last one she knew it was the perfect one, she felt so nice in it.
"What do you think of this one?" Molly asked opening the curtain to shower her Auntie
"Wow Mols you look amazing. A bit grown up mind you"
"Can I get it then?"
"Yeah of course you can"
"I'll pay you back once I change my money, I just haven't done it yet"
"Don't worry about that darling. We'll go and change it in a minute though, not a lot of use to you in dollars"
"Thank you so much" Molly said going back into the changing room to get changed
They were about to go and pay for the dress when Rachel noticed Molly lingering by the underwear
"Everything alright?" Rachel asked
"Yeah. Err Rach could I maybe get a new bra?" Molly asked feeling slightly embarrassed
"Yeah course you can love. Did you want one in here or do you want to go somewhere else to look?"
"I like this one"
They did a bit more shopping before deciding to go for a coffee in M&S.
"You're very quiet love"
"I was just thinking. Rachel how old were you.. When you first kissed a boy?" Molly said her cheeks blushing a lot
"Oh gosh, I can't really remember. Probably a bit younger than you. Why?"
"I was just wondering"
"You sure?"
"Well it's just I kind of like this boy. And I thought that he was going to kiss me on Thursday but I walked off" Molly said her cheeks go even redder. She really wished she hadn't brought it up now
"You don't need to look so embarrassed love. Honestly I know what it's like to be your age and like a boy. Why did you walk off?"
"Because I've never kissed a boy and I was worried I wouldn't do it right" Molly admitted
"Oh love. You wouldn't do it wrong, trust me. I don't think it's possible. If the moment comes again just let it happen, trust me you won't regret it" Rachel said smiling
"Anyway where do you want to go next?" Rachel said changing the subject knowing that Molly was feeling quite uncomfortable
"I need a bit of new make up"
"Okay we'll head to boots then"
They ended up having a great time in boots trying on loads of different make up. However when they came to leave they did both look a bit silly. Luckily Rachel had some make up wipes in her bag so they went into the toilets to sort out their faces.
A little while later Rachel looked at her watch and realised she was late for picking up Elsie. They quickly rushed back to the car and drove to Gemma's house.
Rachel knocked on the door and Gemma's Mum opened the door. It wasn't long before Elsie too joined them at the door.
"Hiya love did you have a good time?"
"Yes thank you. I thought you'd forgotten to pick me up"
"Of course I hadn't forgotten you. You ready to get home now?"
They went back to the car and Elsie was being extremely quiet. Rachel noticed the dark circles under her eyes.
"You feeling a bit tired love?" Rachel asked and Elsie nodded
"Nice early night for you tonight then"
"Auntie Rachel please can I have a bath when we get in. We did massages last night but I really don't like the smell of this cream we used"
"Yeah I'll run it for you when we get home"
When they got in Rachel ran the bath for Elsie which she really enjoyed relaxing in because she really did feel quite tired after last night.
She got out the bath and wrapped a towel around her before walking back to her bedroom. She was standing in her bra and knickers when molly barged into her room
"Molly go away I'm getting changed" Elsie shouted
"Why are you wearing a bra?" Molly asked thinking her sister didn't really need to wear one as she hadn't started to develop yet
"Just leave me alone" Elsie said tears starting to form in her eyes
Rachel heard Elsie shouting so came to see what was going on.
"Girl's, what's happening in here then?"
"I was trying to get changed but Molly won't leave me alone"
"Come on Mol, out. Leave your sister to get changed in peace"
Molly followed her lounge downstairs and they both went into the lounge
"Why was Elsie wearing a bra?" Molly asked her Auntie "she doesn't need to wear one yet"
"Because she was starting to feel self-conscious so I said she could get some. Besides she has started to develop a bit. Not that it's any of your business anyway young lady"
"I was just saying"
"Okay well just be a bit more sensitive around your sister. Her body is starting to change a bit now so I'm sure she feels self-conscious about it enough without you interfering"
"Sorry"
After a little while Elsie still hadn't come downstairs so Rachel decided to go and check on her.
"Elsie is everything okay darling?" Rachel asked walking into Elsie's bedroom where she was lying on her bed
"Why does Molly have to be so annoying?"
"Oh sweetheart don't take any notice of her" Rachel said coming over and sitting on her bed with her "she just doesn't want to think that you're starting to grow up"
Rachel notice the tears rolling down her cheeks. She knew it was just because she was tired so was overreacting a bit to things today
"Why though?"
"Just because you're her little sister"
Rachel wiped the tears off of Elsie's cheeks before saying "you ready to come downstairs now?"
"Yeah"
"Come on then"
A couple of hours later the doorbell went so Rachel went to answer it. It was Madi as she was coming over to get ready with Molly.
"Hi Madi, come on in" Rachel said before shouting through to Molly who came rushing out to the hallway to see her friend. The two girls went up to Molly's bedroom to start getting ready.
Rachel took a pizza and a bunch of grapes up for the girl's whilst they were getting ready. She stopped at her bedroom door for a while without them noticing. The girls were getting on so well and it was hard to believe that they hadn't even known each other for a week yet. Rachel knocked on the door before walking in
"That's a bit of an odd combination" Molly said laughing
"Well I feel as though I've been feeding you rubbish all weekend"
"Oh. Well thank you." Molly said taking them both and putting them on her dressing table
A little while later they came downstairs both looking lovely.
"Wow girls you look amazing" Rachel said
"Thanks miss mason" Madi said
"Don't call me that when we're not at school, Rachel's fine"
"Okay thanks Rachel"
"Right have a good time tonight girls but please be good. I know there's going to be drink and boys and whatever there tonight but just be sensible"
"We will be, don't worry" Molly said
"Good, have you got the money for a taxi?"
"Yep in my bag"
"Okay be home by twelve. See you when you get home girls"
Rachel couldn't help but smile at get niece as she walked out of the door. Despite only being at Waterloo road a week her confidence seemed to have grown so much. In America she never used to go out to parties or anything, but now she really did seem to be coming out of her shell a bit.
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