They walked up to the school uniform section and after Eddie found trousers for Michael and he had tried them he put them in the basket, Eddie then picked up some socks and pants for his daughter, he put them in as well, followed by some vests, Rachel could see the disgust on Bella's face.
She walked up to Eddie and whispered in his ear "Eddie, I think your embarrassing your daughter, and I'm sorry, but she will get laughed at if she's wearing vests at high school"
"What, but Rachel, she's 10!
"Nearly 11, she's ready, trust me on this Eddie"
Rachel walked over to Michael with Becca and handed him a 20 pound note "Go across to WH Smith Michael take Becca with you, and get yourself a CD or something" Michael didn't have to be told twice, he took the money and the little girl and headed off.
Rachel took Eddies hand, and found Bella looking at some school cardigans. "Come on Bella" Rachel said, and she followed on, not sure where she was going.
"Where's Michael and Bella?" she asked.
"They are across the road at WH Smiths" Rachel said and Bella was confused, but she was soon in the lingerie department, and her face slightly red, but not as red as Eddies.
A Sales woman walked up to them "Can I help you" she asked looking at Rachel.
"Em, yes, we're just here for this one" she said pointing to Bella who was now deeply embarrassed but thrilled at the same time.
"Of course, why don't we get you measured up" the lady said and Bella looked to Rachel and Eddie, Eddie nodded, glad he had Rachel there with him.
"Do you want your Mum to come in with you" the sales assistant said
"I'm…" Rachel was about to say she wasn't her mum when Bella interrupted.
"Yes please" Bella said.
"OK, We'll we will go ahead in, and your Dad can wait over there" the lady said "Just need him to pay" she added, assuming that Rachel was her Mum.
Once the woman sized her up, and gave her in a few to try on, Bella was over the moon.
"I like all these" she said to Rachel with lots of differently coloured bras in her size.
"Ok, but you need some white Bella, can't go wearing those to school under you shirt can you" she giggle and Rachel picked up some plain white ones. Eddie came over and paid, then Bella ran ahead in front of them looking at lots of different things.
"Eddie, I', sorry, I've known her less than a week, and I'm interfering with your parenting methods, sorry, If I over stepped the mark"
"No, Rachel, I'm glad you did, I don't think I could have done that myself, I would just have avoided the issue till it became a problem" he said giving her a kiss.
"Gross" Bella and Michael said, he had just caught back up with them, and Becca squealed "Mummy kissed you, that means you're my Daddy" she shouted.
"Rebecca" Rachel said "What is that you have there?" she asked as she showed her the Dora the explorer magazine in her hand.
"Michael got me it" she said happily, they continued on their shopping trip, went to the shoe shop, where after what felt like an eternity Isabella found shoes that she like, that her Dad felt were appropriate. Becca got some nice new shoes too, and Michael found the most trainer like school shoe that Rachel would allow him to get away with for School without getting a detention.
Rachel then seen some nice boots, they were knee high and had a heel about a couple of inches high, after trying them on, she bought them also. They were about to go for Dinner, when the found these people had set up a trampoline with bungees attached for the kids. Bella was light enough to go and to Rachels amazement Becca was big enough to go on, both girls went on. Becca only went up a few feet, but to her it felt like she was right up in the sky, Bella was going up, very high, about 20 feet in fact, she was having a fantastic time.
They went for dinner before going back to Eddies for a while. Rachel, then went home, and got ready for bed, but she realised she had left something at Eddies.
Eddie had sent his kids to get ready for bed, he was working again, and Colin was coming round to watch them for the night.
Bella was ready for bed, she had packed her school things for tomorrow, and laid her new clothes out including her bra for tomorrow, she went downstairs to say good night.
"Daddy, good night" Bella said.
"Good night my baby girl" Eddie said.
"It feels strange, with Rachel not being here" Bella said and Eddie agreed with her.
"Dad, do you love Rachel" Bella asked.
"Yes love, I think I do" he said, and Bella smiled "Good" she thought, because she liked Rachel.
Eddie came home from Work at 6, he woke up his kids, and they got ready for school. Eddie noticed something in his bathroom, it was Rachel's toothbrush, he hoped she had another one, but just in case she didn't he took it downstairs.
"Michael, can you give Rachel a visit at school and give her this" Eddie said handing him her toothbrush,
"Dad, that's her toothbrush" Michael said "won't my mates wonder why I have her toothbrush" he said.
"Em no, because you'll go when they are not with you, you are a div" Bella said laughing.
Eddie drove the kids to School, he dropped Michael first and then Bella "Bye Daddy" she said as she left the car and ran over to Katie, she wanted to tell her all about her Dad's new girlfriend without actually saying who she was, because they had their day visit this week.
Rachel was sitting in her office when she heard someone at her Door "Come in" she called and was pleasantly surprised to see Michael. Although Michael wasn't sure what he should call her, he was in School, but it was just them, he thought he better play it safe.
"Hi Miss, em Dad, he asked me to give you this, you left it at ours" he said handing her the toothbrush.
"Well, it's a good job I have a spare" she said, she put it in her bag when all of a sudden, Bolton, Paul and Dom came into the office. Michael quickly got worried, that they would want to know why he was there, but Rachel had it sorted.
"All right young Man, I hope you learned your lesson and there will be no more bins on fire" Rachel said, and Michael sighed a huge sigh of relief.
"Yes Miss" he said before leaving the room in which the other 3 boys were going to be lectured about their behaviour outside school and how that brought a bad reputation to the school.