Thank you so much for all the reviews, please keep them coming. It's really great to hear people's views about the reveal, here is the immediate aftermath. If you were wondering why Roxy is involved basically I never put her in my old fic Dreams and I doubt I'll involve her in 'Shock' either, but with this fic, it seemed right to. Please enjoy the immediate aftermath of the reveal, and please tell me how to improve!
Amy started crying, a few seconds after Danielle's statement. Three different faces of shock were pulled in that second. Danielle's shock of finding out who her mother was, although she knew deep inside that she didn't want to know. It's been forced upon her, and although Danielle found out accidentally, she knew then why her mother had told her off for snooping that time when she was twelve. She didn't want to hear it. She wasn't ready, her mum had died not long a go, yet she now has someone to replace her?
Ronnie's face of shock was a picture, because no-one, not even Roxy had seen her pull it before. It was the realisation that none of her planning time meant anything, because her daughter now knows the truth. Ronnie wasn't even able to explain it properly, she had only told the basics to Roxy, and now that's all her daughter knew. Ronnie was guilty, she knew that Danielle deserved to know a better way rather than overhearing a conversation. It wasn't fair on her daughter at all. Those three months had been wasted.
Roxy was just in couldn't believe it. Danielle was Ronnie's daughter. Kind, quiet Danielle who would give the time of day to anybody. It just didn't make sense, they are so not alike. Danielle was although quiet, bubbly to Stacey and always up for a good time. Ronnie however was cold and isolated, except for these past three months. Another shock for Roxy was that Archie had lied to her own daughter. Rox always thought that her dad was amazing, but now it's just sheer anger. From having Amy and Sean stealing her for a few days back at new year, she knew exactly what it was like to not have her daughter around her. Roxy finally understood Ronnie's coldness for nineteen years, yet her dad made Ronnie feel this way, because of his lies. She then went back into reality on hearing Amy's cries and tried to calm her down.
Ronnie looked up at Danielle, she didn't know what to say to her, as the plan had been ruined. But it was not Danielle's fault. Ronnie should of told Roxy sooner, really as soon as she had found out. The blame lies with Ronnie, but looking at the petite woman in front of her. Ronnie couldn't help but smile. Her daughter knew, maybe her daughter wanted her?
Danielle finally looked at Ronnie, and their eyes locked together, like they had always meant to be. But something wasn't quite right. Something didn't quite make sense. Danielle then decided, she needed to get away. To work out what to do next, she needed to ask Stacey on what to do, Stacey had always thought of the right answers, and with that, Danielle turned around and ran straight to the door. She put on her shoes that Ronnie had left neatly by the door, and slammed the door behind, making Amy's wails even louder.
Ronnie had then just realised that her daughter had gone, one magical moment with her, and she was gone. Danielle had left, and she didn't know why. But she knew the best thing was to leave her be, she knew Danielle well enough by now, enough to know that Danielle would go to Stacey's. But Ronnie couldn't get over the shock that her daughter had gone, and this time on her own accord. 'She doesn't want me?' Ronnie sighed, thinking that could have been the only reason why her daughter had left so quickly after knowing the truth. And tears started to form in Ronnie's eyes. The last time Ronnie had cried was when she thought her baby had died, but that was only in secret. Ronnie never cries in public, but she couldn't help but cry at this point. Roxy patted her on the shoulder 'She didn't know did she?' Roxy questioned, calming both Amy and Ronnie down was such a difficult job, but Roxy managed to do so. She stood up and put Amy in her pram. She then sat back down to Ronnie and gave her the biggest hug she had ever given. Ronnie needed her now, now more than ever.
'She's gone, there isn't anything I can do. I wanted to tell her properly. I didn't want her to guess,' Ronnie whispered, she didn't want to make noise. She didn't know why, but Ronnie knew that wasn't a good idea to scream the flat down, 'I had her, and now I've lost her, again. It's all my own fault, I deserve everything I get,' the tears now began to fall down her face, and Ronnie let them do so. Everything was out in the open, nothing for Ronnie to hide anymore. It was meant to be happy, and it wasn't. A hard concept for Ronnie to understand, it hasn't gone the way she wanted it to.
Roxy repeated 'She didn't know,' trying to understand that she had found out the same time as Ronnie's daughter. This wasn't right, Ronnie should of told Roxy as soon as she had found out. She had set these thoughts aside for now as Roxy knew the best thing to do was to be there for Ronnie. After all, Ronnie had brought Roxy up, it was about time Roxy do something in return. Ronnie clutched her locket, it was about the best thing she could do right now. Running after Danielle would cause many arguments, and Ronnie didn't want Danielle to be in pain. The locket is the one thing that has kept Ronnie going for so long. It will always be there.
Danielle ran, she ran to the Slater's, headache still prominent. Ronnie ended up not giving up Danielle the coffee. She was out of breath by the time she ended up there, and Stacey opened the door and gave her a big hug. Before Danielle knew it, she was crying, crying because she was confused. She was in need of a friend and Stacey has been the best friend Danielle had ever had. The idea hadn't even sunk in yet. Ronnie Mitchell was her mum? No, her mum was someone who had brought her up, who had died way before she should of done. Danielle had to keep reminding herself of Lizzie. She had two mums? She tried to remember the phone call to the adoption agency, instinctively telling them to tell her birth mum her name, but she didn't want to know who her birth mum was. To Danielle, the 'locket mum' was someone imaginary, not real. This was all confusing. Thank god Stacey was there.
'Hey Dan, everything is ok, everything will be ok,' Stacey soothed Danielle, slowly closing the door. Closing all of the outside door, 'Hey, what's all this crying about, it isn't all that bad you know, having Ronnie as a mum. Getting free drink..' Stacey said, and in mid sentence, Danielle immediately pulled out of the hug. Stacey was confused, what had she said now? All she had meant to do was make Danielle laugh, but she couldn't even say the rest of the sentence 's at the R'n'R's,' before Danielle interrupted.
'You knew?' Danielle questioned, figuring out why Stacey had left Danielle with Ronnie last night. The final piece in Danielle's mind had fitted, but its still hadn't made Danielle happy, it wasn't something she wanted to here. 'How long have you known Stacey, HOW LONG?' Danielle was practically shouting at her friend right now. Danielle's head was spinning, the hang over certainly wasn't helping this situation. So Roxy didn't know, but Stacey did? Stacey was her best friend, how come she hadn't told her before? All these questions needed answering, and Stacey needed to answer them now.
What hole has Stacey gotton herself into with Danielle? Will Ronnie and Danielle be able to talk through everything? If you review, you might be able to find out. Thanks for reading. Abbi x
