Lexi woke up earlier than usual the next morning. Alice wasn't in the best of moods.
"C'mon Lex tell mummy what you want for breakfast." Alice asked. They were sat at the breakfast table.
"I want ice-cream!" Lexi said playfully.
O God she had her Danny head on this morning. She so didn't want to deal with this miniature Danny today.
"Alexis." Alice said.
"I want chocolate cake." she said grinning.
"Ok Lex, you can have toast!" Alice said and popped a couple in the toaster.
"Toast is boring!" she said moodily. Her eyes flashed.
God could she sound any more like her father with that tone?
"Well that's what your getting. I gave you a chance to pick and you were silly."
Lexi glared at her mother and crossed her arms in a huff.
Danny walked into the kitchen. Lexi ran to him. He picked her up.
"What's up sweetie?" he asked.
"Danny mummy is giving me toast for breakfast. Toast is boring!"
He walked over to a cupboard still holding her and pulled out a bowl filled it with sugar puffs then went to the fridge and poured in some milk. He then carried Lexi and the bowl over to the table and sat her down.
"There you go angel." he said and ruffled her hair. Lexi smiled and dug in.
The toaster popped the same time Alice's frayed temper snapped. He hadn't just did that had he? He so hadn't just went above her head!
She walked over and whispered to him angrily. "What the hell have you just done?"
She looked at Lexi who smiled at her victoriously. That angered her more. She was so pissed!
"I gave Lexi her breakfast. She didn't want toast!" he whispered back.
"You went against what I said Danny. You can't do that. Did you see the look she gave me? She played us off against each other and she won! If I tell her something I need to know that you'll back me, if you don't what's the point in having boundaries with her coz you do the opposite of everything I say! You probably did that deliberately after what I said last night!" she hissed.
"Is this where you say I have no right doing that coz I'm not her father?" he asked. His eyes sparked with suppressed frustration. "You don't wanna marry me but you'll gladly play happy family's pretending with me huh? Am I a convenient replacement father for until someone else comes along?"
"First of all I wouldn't say to you your not her father. Not in front of her. And second the rest I'll discuss when little ears are gone! I have no shouting or angry words around my daughter! she told him icily. "O and by the way I never said I wouldn't marry you I said that you wanted to get married for the wrong reasons. I love you Danny - of course I'd marry you just not for the reasons you gave though!" she said and walked away.
"Fine I'll just leave then shall I coz we both know what will happen if I stay!" he said and walked away. 10 minutes later the front door slammed.
"Mummy do you and Danny not love each other anymore?" Lexi asked softly.
"Eat your breakfast baby." she replied to her daughter softly.
Alice checked in Lexi's bag for her clothes. She was going to have to either wash what they had or go home. Well the latter was definitely what she wanted! She just didn't want to deal with him anymore. She knew she hated Bristol! Now Bristol represented all bad memories coz this was the last place she and Danny would be together as a couple. If they shared a daughter then they'd be combined as parents but she didn't know if them being a couple anymore was feasible, especially with Lexi. She didn't want her daughter to have a messed up head coz her parents argued all the time
"We're going home today Lexi." Alice said.
"We waiting for Danny to come home then going?" she asked.
"No baby. Danny is staying here with his mum. We're going home by ourselves." Alice replied.
"Is it my fault that you and Danny don't love each other anymore. Is it coz I was silly at breakfast."
"Aw baby mummy and Danny do love each other still but sometimes adults need to stay apart. It's not your fault though ok. We both love you loads." she said and kissed her head.
"Can we go to the park first before we go?" Lexi asked.
"Baby it's a long drive home." Alice said.
"Aw please you promised!" Lexi pleaded.
Alice relented. "After dinner then. Now lets go get ready and brush your hair ok. And we'll only be there for an hour!" she said.
(X)
Alice sat on the bench in the park watching her daughter play with another girl. Lexi had just walked over and asked her to play. She had no fear to do things like that. She was so confident! They were sat under the slide in their pretend house. Before the other little girl had arrived she'd pushed Lexi on the swings and helped her climb up the chain climbing frame. Of course Alice had been forgotten when this other little girl had shown up. She wasn't bothered she loved watching her while she played with other children. She glowed. Her eyes were animated and she looked happy. Maybe if she was pregnant this child would be a blessing so Lexi had someone at home to play with? She had to look on the bright side. It wasn't the baby's fault if she was pregnant. It was hers and Danny's fault and she knew that she'd love the baby. She'd just have to put off university for a few years or maybe go part time.
2 hours had passed and she didn't want to tell Lexi that they had to go but they did have a long drive and she didn't want a angry confrontation with Danny before she left.
"C'mon Lexi we need to go home!" Alice said.
"But mummy." Lexi pleaded.
"Ok 5 more minutes then we're going!" Alice relented.
10 minutes passed.
"Ok Lex we have to go now. Say goodbye to your friend." she said.
"Bye Alesha." Lexi said and smiled. She then held her mums hand and walked along the streets.
"When mum was younger she played football on that field with Shauna and Danny you know." she said pointing to a grassy field. She remembered the jealousy too when Shauna had kissed him. She wished she only had those problems now. At the time those problems had been the worst thing in her life. It was funny how life changes.
"Really?" lexi asked.
"We were all friends when we were 15 we played lots of games." Alice said remembering better times.
"15's big isn't it mummy." Lexi said.
"Compared to you yes it's very big!" she said. "Your friend was nice." Alice said and looked at her daughter.
"We played mummies and daddies and babies. She was the mammy and I was the baby. Can I tell you a secret?" she whispered.
"Of course baby." she said looking down at her.
"Promise you won't tell!" Lexi said.
Alice nodded solemnly.
"I pretended Danny was my daddy. I pretend he's my daddy when we play in the house. He'd make a good daddy wouldn't he?" lexi asked.
Alice got a lump in her throat. She really had deprived her daughter of something special. She looked at her. "Aw baby…." she started and walked into fairly short well built man.
Alice raised her head.
"Sor…" the word died on her tongue. She'd know those cold blue eyes anywhere. Her hand flew to her mouth. She felt sick. O no not again! She thought and her hand flew from her mouth to her flat stomach.
"Well hello Alice!" Josh said.
A/N josh wasn't originally going to be in this story but it just sorta fit. everything is about to cum crashin down on alice! keep readin :)