She smiled, but as soon as it had appeared it had dropped.

"I'm not marrying you just so we have a more stable family." Sandra bluntly told him and got up to walk away, before she spoke again. "I'm going to take Alexis to pick up her stuff and then take her to the foster carer, here's my key, take it and get another one cut. I'll be in at around 7ish, so will you be moved in by that time?"

"Yeah I should be." She turned to kiss him just to show things were still okay between them even though she'd just so bluntly refused to marry him.

"Okay, I'll see you later. I'll get a bottle of wine and I'll pick up a takeaway once I've dropped Alexis off so we can celebrate."

"Sounds good, anyway I'm gunna go say bye to Alexis and then I'll go get a key cut and begin moving my stuff in."

They walked back into the office hand in hand and in to her little office to where Alexis was sitting chatting happily away to Esther and Brian.

"Come here angel." Gerry spoke to Alexis. "Come give daddy a hug. Be good for whoever you're staying with and I'll see you again tomorrow."

"I will be good daddy. I love you daddy." Alexis told him as he kissed her cheek.

Then Gerry left.

"Come on sweetie, we're going to pick up your stuff." Sandra took her hand and they walked out to her car like this. People were giving Sandra strange looks but she really couldn't care less. "Jump in." Sandra said to Alexis as she opened the door to her sports car.

Alexis beamed as Sandra drove. Sandra looked around to Alexis who had her sunglasses on, they didn't fit her face and were massive, but Alexis seemed happy enough. Her smile dropped as the car came to a stop.

"Come on, I won't let them hurt you. Just keep hold of my hand and it'll be fine."

As they arrived at the door, Sandra tried to stay calm before she knocked but she was about to face the man who had been hitting her daughter.

"Mr Hawkins, we're here to pick up Alexis' stuff." Sandra told the man who answered the door. As soon as the door opened Sandra felt Alexis squeeze her hand tighter, so she looked down to give her a reassuring grin before they both stepped in. "So where's your room sweetie?"

"Down there." Alexis pulled Sandra into her room. It was a small box room, the walls were pink and a purple fluffy rug lay on the wooden flooring. Around the room she had some posters on the wall of singers she liked. In one corner stood a wardrobe with clothes hanging out, toys cluttered the floor as there just wasn't enough room to store it all.

"Okay, let me ring your daddy and I'll get him to come and bring some cases to store this stuff. Actually, what out of this do you actually want?" Alexis looked up at her.

"Just my DVD's and posters." Alexis told her mum.

"What about clothes or toys?"

"None of my clothes fit, just my pyjamas and my toys are all broken. When fake daddy started drinking I never got anything new." Sandra pulled Alexis into a hug.

"I'm sorry darling, for leaving you when you were a baby. For leaving you with these monsters." Sandra told her and tears fell from her eyes.

"It's okay mummy. I still love you."

"I love you too princess. Now lets pack up your DVD's, posters and pyjamas and I promise as soon as you come and live with me and daddy, I'll take you shopping and we'll buy you lots of new clothes, toys and we'll decorate the room you'll have in our house however you want it." Alexis smiled something she had barely stopped doing since she'd find out who her real parents were.

Soon they had finished packing her stuff up and were back in the car and on the move again.

"Fancy an ice cream?" Sandra asked her as she didn't want to drop her off at the foster carers.

"Yeah!" Alexis shrieked.

"Okay." Sandra pulled over the car in front of an ice cream parlour. "What flavour do you want angel?"

"Chocolate!"

"A chocolate ice cream please." Sandra asked the man behind the counter.

The time flew by and soon they were at the foster carers and it was time for Sandra to say good bye.

"Okay angel, I love you and I promise you me and your daddy will come and see you tomorrow and then soon enough you can move in with us."

"Bye mummy, I love you."

Sandra had cried the whole way home, but she had managed to stop crying enough to get the wine and takeaway she'd promised Gerry.

It felt weird knocking on her own front door but she wasn't hanging around on the doorstep for too long.

"You all moved in?" Sandra asked him, when they'd finished their pizza and were curled up on the sofa.

"Yeah, but I've left my clothes cases on the landing as I didn't know where you wanted me."

"In with me silly." Sandra giggled as she kissed him. She put her hand out as she pulled away. "Come on."

He followed up to her room. "Get your cases and I'll make some room for you and then I'll reward you."

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Beth xx