This chapter does get a bit suggestive... Just a warning!

That afternoon Rachel and Alicia had gone back to school, although to most parents after such a traumatic event their children wouldn't be made to go back to school. Rachel decided differently, as Miss Mason (Waterloo road still called her this so the children weren't confused) Alicia needed to come in because her grades were very bad, and as a mother she wanted to bring a sense of normality into her child's life.

The afternoon had gone quickly, when it was home time Adam went to his wife's office. There she had explained what had happened that morning and started to cry 'Adam I just want to protect her'

'Shh come on look at me you can only do your best and in my eyes you're doing a fantastic job'

With that he leaned in to kiss her, first softly, but the passion increased, they were both forcefully showing there live to each other

'Adam stop, not here we're at school' Rachel said reluctantly, her headmistress head was back on

'Well in that case mrs flint, I better take you home quickly'

'Adam shh, remember Alicia's home, and she's been through the mill today, what you're planning will have to wait for later' Rachel sensibly said, although she had a mischievous glint in her eye

'I'm sure it'll be worth the wait' Adam suggestively murmured whilst kissing his wife's neck

'Oh trust me it will be' Rachel turned round and kissed Adam again and then hugged him resting her head on his chest.

They didn't know how long they were stood like that but suddenly Rachel remembered she'd told Alicia to wait for her by the car
'Shit Adam, I told Alicia to wait by the car, oh no what if she's gone walkabouts again' Rachel ran out the office leaving her car keys and laptop.

Knowing his wife too well, Adam grabbed these items before locking the door behind them.

Alicia was sat on the car bonnet, smoking.

'Alicia Frances Mason get off my car now and put that disgusting thing out' shouted the headmistress

'Sorry mum, I just got a bit bored'

'That doesn't give you the right to sit on my car does it? Now smoking isn't allowed on school property either ok? Oh and what have I said.. It's miss Mason in school'

'Yeah but mum no one can hear us'

'miss mason, and think of it as practise Alicia'

'Fine MISS' Alicia had made the last word very sarcastic, she then threw her bags into the backseat, and then climbed over the her mum's place to get into the back of the car, she then relaxed knowing she was going home, a proper home for once.

When they got home, Alicia went to put her things in her room and went down to the kitchen where her mum was doing paperwork

'Mum do you ever stop working?'

Rachel looked up, and Adam laughed

'See I'm not the only one' Adam said to his wife

Rachel ignored both comments, but she couldn't help but smile

'Mum I was wondering if I could go out tonigh...'

'Nope'

'Why not?'

'What part of grounded do you not understand Alicia?'

'Yeah I know but I don't want to be the new kid and the head's daughter who doesn't have a social life... I actually want to make friends!'

Rachel could sympathise with the girl due to the situation
'How about we see if your behaviour improves and if it does, you can go out on the weekend - how does that sound?'

'Mum nothing is happening on the weekend, it's happening tonight' Alicia moaned to her mum, getting more frustrated

'Alicia the answer is no' sighed Rachel who was too tired to argue

Alicia went upstairs making a point to do it loudly, hoping her mother would hear how angry she was.

The rest of the evening went quickly, Alicia came out of room for dinner and then did her homework, with her mother helping her - it was like the incident before had never happened, and Rachel was going to keep it that way

At 10, Alicia was still in a good mood and went to bed, shortly followed by Rachel and Adam - as Rachel had indeed promised him something special. It was about midnight when Adam woke up hearing a scraping noise, however he shrugged it off and went back to sleep

The next person who woke was Rachel, due to adam's snoring - it was about 3 in the morning - she suddenly heard someone downstairs.

Rachel got up and put her head over the bannister to see if she could see anyone. Sure enough there was Alicia drunk trying to lock the front door with the spare key she must have found under the mat outside. She was giggling to herself until she noticed her mums figure at the top of the stairs

'Alicia Mason what the hell do you think you're doing?'

'Shit...busted' Alicia thought to herself, the alcohol started to take over and she exams angry again 'having fun what does it look like?'

'Get up these stairs NOW and we'll talk in the morning'

'No mum I want to talk now, some err thing has been on mind for a while now'
Alicia's speech was broken up with pauses as she kept needing to remind herself what she was going to say. By this point she had made it up the stairs and both mother and daughter were in her room.

'When you'd abandoned me, you let phil come and stay with you and you cared for him. Whilst all along you just couldn't be bothered with me... I don't like that' this is was Alicia had drunkenly concluded

'Alicia, phil's mum had gone' Rachel softly reasoned with her intoxicated daughter
'I NEVER HAD A MOTHER' screamed back the drunken girl 'and I don't have a father because my mother was a SLUT'

Before Rachel cod stop herself, she had slapped her daughter, for a few seconds they just looked at each other realising the hurt they had both caused each other and then mirroring what had happened this morning in the squat, they embraced Alicia's head on her mothers chest.

After a minute or two, Rachel helped Alcoa undress and put her in her pyjamas, Rachel decided she would sleep in Alicia's bed for the rest of the night in case her daughter needed her.

They both fell asleep, Rachel's arm round Alicia's body almost like a security blanket.

Despite what had happened that night, they both fell asleep peacefully.

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