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Ronnie and Danielle sat in silence whilst eating their sandwiches. They could both feel the tension rising but neither were sure how to break it, what to say, how to act. They were both afraid of doing something wrong. Danielle got up as Ronnie watched her intently.

"Where are you going baby?" She said as she too stood up, afraid it was all too much for Danielle and that her daughter wanted to leave.

"Just to the toilet Ronnie…" Ronnie nodded as Danielle walked away. She sat down when she saw Danielle go into the toilet and put her head in her hands. After their heart to heart earlier Ronnie had thought everything was fine, Danielle had opened up to her. Maybe she had pushed her a bit too far, forced her out of her comfort zone by bringing her out. Ronnie couldn't help but feel guilty about everything; it was her who had changed Danielle after all. Everything she said to her, everything she had done, how she had acted, she regretted everything. She knew Danielle still thought about what Ronnie said all the time but Danielle didn't know that Ronnie did too. Ronnie replayed everything in her head all the time, wishing she could have acted differently, she wished she had never said all those awful things to Danielle; it would have made it easier for Danielle to trust her.

In the toilet, Danielle was staring at herself in the mirror. She needed to get away from Ronnie, from the people in the café. She fiddled with the locket which she had around her neck as she opened the clasp and started at a fourteen year old Ronnie. She wished she could go back to when she dreamt about the Ronnie in her locket without any bad memories, dreaming about what could be. A tear escaped her eye as she thought back to when she had first decided to find her biologically mum, just after her adoptive mum had died. She had been so upset when Lizzie had died but knowing that she had another mum made her feel better, knowing that somebody may still care. She had Andy but he became slightly distant when Lizzie died and was closer to Gareth. Danielle had always been a mummy's girl. Danielle looked back up at the mirror studying her face, wishing she could look more like Ronnie. She wiped the tears away from her face, ready to face Ronnie again, hoping she would still look at her with love. Ronnie seemed to make everything better. Danielle opened the door and walked out the toilet, surprised at seeing Ronnie with her head in her hands. She approached her slowly.

"R..ron…ronnie, are you okay?"

Ronnie immediately looked up as she heard her baby's voice. She moved her hair away from her face.

"I'm fine baby, just thinking that's all" She smiled at Danielle hoping that her daughter would sit down. Danielle didn't; she just stood there looking around. "Do…do you want to go?" Danielle nodded; she could feel the stare of Ian Beale staring at her, as his words repeated in her head. You ruined a good night. Danielle knew she had ruined so many lives that night. Peggy's, her new life was gone. Archie, he had lost all of his family due to Danielle. Roxy had lost the dad she loved and Phil had finally learnt the truth about Suzy Branning. Ronnie got up, she hadn't finished and was still hungry but all she could think about was looking after Danielle, making her smile again. She put her arm around Danielle's waist and led her out of the café, scowling at Ian as they left. The air outside hit them, they had only being about thirty minutes but it had soon turned dark and cold. Ronnie pulled Danielle in closer to try and keep her warm as they walked slowly across the square. Danielle moved into Ronnie, loving how close her and Ronnie were, it seemed to make all the pain disappear. As they walked past the Vic, Danielle froze.

"Danielle…"Ronnie stopped as Danielle was frozen to the spot. She didn't understand why they had stopped but then realised where they were. They were stood where Ronnie had thrown Danielle out, exactly on the bit of tarmac that Danielle had laid on. Ronnie felt a lump in her throat rise as they just stood there, in each other's arms. "Danielle, I'm s..sorry. I should have taken you the other way." Ronnie cursed herself for bringing Danielle this way, it was quicker but the Vic held so many bad memories. Ronnie tried to pull Danielle away but Danielle stood firm, simply staring at the road. Ronnie wanted to go, standing where she had thrown her baby caused her more pain than she could imagine. She was supposed to protect her child and she threw her out, she felt sick recalling all the things she said that night. "Danielle… please, I'm so sorry. Let's go back to the flat, we can warm up and talk there if you want…"

Danielle didn't reply. She was going over and over the events at the wedding. Every time she went over that memory, she felt more pain. She just wanted it to go away, Ronnie was there holding her. She was supposed to make this pain go away but how could she when she had caused it. Who'd want a daughter like you? Danielle shuddered at that memory. That was one of the worst; it made her feel useless and showed how much Ronnie hated her at that point. Ronnie felt Danielle shudder,

"Please, sweetie, let's go."

"wh..why?"

"Why what sweetie?" Ronnie wasn't sure exactly what Danielle meant.

"Why me? Why did you hate me so much?" Danielle couldn't move her eyes from the spot on the road, she wanted to look at Ronnie but she didn't have the courage. Ronnie's stomach churned at her daughter's question. Why did Ronnie treat Danielle badly, and only Danielle? Ronnie felt ashamed but she didn't know why. Danielle was so innocent and kind, it was just easy for Ronnie to pick on her. Ronnie felt guilty at times but Ronnie thought she had being denied the one thing that mattered, her daughter, and had to take her anger out on someone and Danielle was always there, asking questions, asking for advice, following her around. How could Ronnie tell her daughter that? She felt sick just thinking about it, she couldn't think how Danielle would feel.

"I…I…I don't know Danielle" Ronnie whispered afraid of causing Danielle more pain. "You were, were just there…" Ronnie hung her head in shame, still having a tight clasp on Danielle. Danielle pulled away slightly at her mother's admission, she didn't really understand. How could Ronnie treat her so badly for just being there?

"I…I don't understand…"

"I'm so sorry Danielle, if I could take back everything I said, I would…" Ronnie let a tear slide down her face. "I never meant to hurt you, I never hated you, I…I…just…"

"I just wanted you, Ronnie. I just wanted my mum" Danielle burst into tears whilst still staring at the road. Ronnie pulled Danielle into a hug as she rubbed her hand up and down Danielle's back. Danielle cried into her mother's hair as Ronnie placed a kiss on Danielle's head.

"I'm so sorry, baby. All I've wanted all my life is you…" Ronnie and Danielle stood embraced in a hug as each tried to let their pain fade away. This was all they had both wanted for their entire lives, just to have each other.