It was the day the two Canadians, along with Matt, had to go into court.
Neither party had thought to ask Danielle what she thought about the
situation. In fact, Dan hardly knew what was going on around her, as Adam
and Jay choose not to tell her. Danielle was fed up with nobody telling her
anything, trying to wrap her up in cotton wool. It had been like that, in
her opinion, since her Mum had died. If it had been left up to Adam and Jay
she'd of never met her father and would have been let to carry on thinking
that he didn't want anything to do with her, which wasn't the case. She
wanted to get to know Matt but at the same time she didn't want to tell
Adam or Jay encase it hurt their feelings. They had always been there for
her and treated her like their daughter and she was grateful for this but
at the same time she wanted the opportunity to get to know her real Dad.
After all, Matt was a part of her.
Adam and Jay were in the kitchen discussing the upcoming court appearance when Danielle climbed down the stairs and walked into the kitchen. Instantly they stopped talking. Danielle knew their conversation involved her but chose not to say anything.
"Sleep well?" Adam asked, pouring Danielle a glass of orange juice.
Danielle sat on the wooden stool in front of the table. She took a sip of orange juice. "Yeh," she replied, helping herself to some cereal.
"Do you mind going to Rebecca's today?" Adam asked. Rebecca was a friend of Adam and Jay. "Me and Uncle Jay have to go out."
"Sure," Danielle replied. She began shovelling some cereal around in the bowl with her spoon. "Where are you going?"
"Erm …" Adam thought quickly. How was he meant to tell her he and Jay were going to court to fight over her? "We've just got something to do," he replied, looking nervously at Jay.
Dan nodded. She knew there was something they weren't telling her. She ate her breakfast in silence while Adam read the morning's paper and Jay stared into space. Once she had finished eating she hopped of the stool and put the bowl in the sink. "You know, you don't have to wrap me up in cotton wool," she said to the two men sitting at the table, before walking out of the room and back to her bedroom.
Adam and Jay exchanged confused looks.
.::Later that day::.
.::At Rebecca's::.
Danielle sat in the large living room along with Rebecca. 'I wonder if she knows what's going on?' Danielle wondered, curiously watching the brunette.
"Are you OK?" Rebecca asked, seeing Danielle looking at her with interest. "I know it must be boring for you here," she smiled sweetly. "How are things at home?" she asked trying to make conversation.
"Oh, it's ok. Uncle Adam and Uncle Jay are just being their weird, normal selves," she told her. 'Should I ask her what they're hiding from me?' she wondered. "It feels like ever since Mum went they've been trying to wrap me up in cotton wool and protect me even more then they had before. Especially Uncle Adam," she thought out loud.
"What makes you think that?" Rebecca asked although she had an idea.
"Just things like this morning. When I woke up and went downstairs for breakfast, as soon as I walked into the room they stopped talking. Then when Uncle Adam asked if I minded coming here because they had to go out, he wouldn't tell me where they had to go," she replied. "And I haven't seen Matt in ages. Mum said that if I wanted to get to know him then I could and I would like too, I just haven't seen him. When I went on the road with Uncle Adam and Uncle Jay I went back with him, Jeff and Amy to their dressing room but since then I haven't seen him. It's like he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore," Danielle looked down at the floor, worried about what Rebecca might think.
'Poor kid,' Rebecca thought. "Have you tried talking to them about it?" she asked, even though the answer was pretty clear.
"No, I wouldn't know what to say and they've been so good to me, especially since Mum .. well … you know …. I don't want to hurt their feelings," she rubbed her eye as a tear built up.
"Aww, sweetie," Rebecca said hugging the little girl. 'Gees, Adam and Jay have really gone and done it this time,' she thought. "Would you like to see Matt?"
Danielle nodded. "But I don't think he wants to see me," she replied glumly.
"That's not true. How could anyone not want to see you?" she reassured.
Adam and Jay were in the kitchen discussing the upcoming court appearance when Danielle climbed down the stairs and walked into the kitchen. Instantly they stopped talking. Danielle knew their conversation involved her but chose not to say anything.
"Sleep well?" Adam asked, pouring Danielle a glass of orange juice.
Danielle sat on the wooden stool in front of the table. She took a sip of orange juice. "Yeh," she replied, helping herself to some cereal.
"Do you mind going to Rebecca's today?" Adam asked. Rebecca was a friend of Adam and Jay. "Me and Uncle Jay have to go out."
"Sure," Danielle replied. She began shovelling some cereal around in the bowl with her spoon. "Where are you going?"
"Erm …" Adam thought quickly. How was he meant to tell her he and Jay were going to court to fight over her? "We've just got something to do," he replied, looking nervously at Jay.
Dan nodded. She knew there was something they weren't telling her. She ate her breakfast in silence while Adam read the morning's paper and Jay stared into space. Once she had finished eating she hopped of the stool and put the bowl in the sink. "You know, you don't have to wrap me up in cotton wool," she said to the two men sitting at the table, before walking out of the room and back to her bedroom.
Adam and Jay exchanged confused looks.
.::Later that day::.
.::At Rebecca's::.
Danielle sat in the large living room along with Rebecca. 'I wonder if she knows what's going on?' Danielle wondered, curiously watching the brunette.
"Are you OK?" Rebecca asked, seeing Danielle looking at her with interest. "I know it must be boring for you here," she smiled sweetly. "How are things at home?" she asked trying to make conversation.
"Oh, it's ok. Uncle Adam and Uncle Jay are just being their weird, normal selves," she told her. 'Should I ask her what they're hiding from me?' she wondered. "It feels like ever since Mum went they've been trying to wrap me up in cotton wool and protect me even more then they had before. Especially Uncle Adam," she thought out loud.
"What makes you think that?" Rebecca asked although she had an idea.
"Just things like this morning. When I woke up and went downstairs for breakfast, as soon as I walked into the room they stopped talking. Then when Uncle Adam asked if I minded coming here because they had to go out, he wouldn't tell me where they had to go," she replied. "And I haven't seen Matt in ages. Mum said that if I wanted to get to know him then I could and I would like too, I just haven't seen him. When I went on the road with Uncle Adam and Uncle Jay I went back with him, Jeff and Amy to their dressing room but since then I haven't seen him. It's like he doesn't want anything to do with me anymore," Danielle looked down at the floor, worried about what Rebecca might think.
'Poor kid,' Rebecca thought. "Have you tried talking to them about it?" she asked, even though the answer was pretty clear.
"No, I wouldn't know what to say and they've been so good to me, especially since Mum .. well … you know …. I don't want to hurt their feelings," she rubbed her eye as a tear built up.
"Aww, sweetie," Rebecca said hugging the little girl. 'Gees, Adam and Jay have really gone and done it this time,' she thought. "Would you like to see Matt?"
Danielle nodded. "But I don't think he wants to see me," she replied glumly.
"That's not true. How could anyone not want to see you?" she reassured.