Hey here's Chapter 21 'Morning'

9th April 2009 7:04 AM

Ronnie was already awake, she had been up for an hour or so already, the sofa was comfy enough but she wanted to wake up early to be able to spend her whole day with Danielle, she didn't want to waste all the valuable time she could have with her daughter, she quickly moved from the living room to the kitchen, she rummaged through the fridge for some milk, she had planned to make Danielle breakfast in bed, the only problem being she had no idea what drink Danielle would have, Ronnie herself liked to have a cup of tea in the morning, did Danielle like tea or coffee? Ronnie sighed to herself, all these small details that she didn't know yet, sure she would know them in time but she didn't want Danielle to be rushed in to all of this. Ronnie decided to settle with a cup of tea, she looked around for some cereal, she herself rarely ate cereal, and the only cereal in the cupboard was Cornflakes.

Ronnie suddenly realised, she had no idea if Danielle took sugar or not, that's if she even liked tea, she decided to go with no sugar so she could easily add some later, she grabbed a nearby brown tray used for meals, she placed the bowl of cornflakes on top and the cup of tea and carefully walked out of the kitchen in to Danielle's room.

Danielle slowly opened her eyes, she noticed the sun shining through the window on her face, she slowly sat up, just in time to see the door open and Ronnie walk in, "Hello sweetie" she smiled warmly, Danielle smiled back, "Hi mum" she said stretching, Ronnie placed the tray on the end of the bed, where Danielle's legs didn't reach, "Breakfast in bed" Ronnie smiled, she picked up the cup of tea, "I wasn't sure if you liked tea...or if you took sugar?" she said hopefully hoping she had made the right decision, "Oh, I like tea, I prefer it with no sugar to be honest" Danielle said, she noticed Ronnie laughed slightly, "Guess I got lucky with that guess then, you like cornflakes though?" she said, Danielle laughed, "you're good at guessing" Ronnie gave a long sigh of relief, Ronnie handed Danielle the tray, Danielle took it, "Thanks" she said, it had been a long time since she had someone bring her breakfast in bed, "did you sleep well?" Ronnie asked, Danielle nodded, having just ate a spoonful of Cornflakes, she swallowed quickly, "Yeah, this bed is comfy...I'm sorry if you didn't like the sofa..." she trailed off, still feeling guilty, "It's ok, as long as you had a nice sleep I'm happy" Ronnie smiled "Oh, Roxy and Stacey will visit today if you want" Ronnie recalled her conversation over the phone with Roxy yesterday, Danielle nodded, now drinking some of the cup of tea, "Yeah, I'd love to see them" Danielle said enthusiastically, Ronnie smiled and left Danielle to finish her breakfast.

The phone in the Vic rang for only a few seconds before Roxy ran to it to answer it; she picked up quickly and immediately started talking, "Hello? Ron?" she awaited a response but all she got was a gasp at the other end, slightly puzzled Roxy tried again, "Ronnie?" she asked again, "Roxy!" Ronnie laughed from the other end, "Since when are you awake at this time?" she laughed again, Roxy frowned, she was impatient enough without Ronnie joking around, "For your information Ron, I got up early especially for you" Ronnie frowned, "I got up because I knew you'd ring and tell me if Danielle agreed or not" Roxy sighed, Ronnie tried to not laugh, "Yeah, sorry. Thanks Rox" Roxy waited in silence for a few seconds, "Well?" she asked impatiently, Ronnie was obviously doing this on purpose, Roxy was actually excited to see Danielle as her niece for once, rather than a girl who she'd pass in the street, "Oh, Yes she agreed, she wants to see Stacey too...maybe you could bring Amy? She'd love to see her" Ronnie said at last, "Great! Yeah sure I'll bring Amy" Roxy half shouted excitedly, "Well look Ron I'll be round later yeah?" Roxy knew Amy needed some attention, "Yeah sure" Ronnie replied, "See ya then" Roxy said quickly and put the phone down. She walked away from the phone and went to go see Amy.

Ronnie placed her mobile on the shelf, she smiled to herself, Roxy and Danielle were going to get on just fine and Ronnie knew Danielle would love to spend a lot of time with Amy as well. While in mid thought Ronnie heard a noise behind her, she turned round and she saw Danielle was now dressed in blue t-shirt and jeans, she was holding the brown tray, "Nice breakfast?" Ronnie asked, Danielle smiled and nodded, "It was lovely, I'd love to get used to that" she laughed, Ronnie walked over to Danielle and took the tray out of her hands, "I'll take that for you, oh and Roxy said she'll be round later, she'll bring Stacey with her" Danielle's eyes lit up, "Great!" she smiled, Ronnie was heading to the kitchen, "Oh" she said and turned round, "She's bringing Amy as well" Ronnie turned back round taking the tray in to the kitchen, Danielle suddenly felt excited, seeing Amy was going to be great, she could finally have some time with her cousin.

Danielle took a seat on the sofa, she sat for a moment, lost in thought, just thinking about how much her life had changed, it seemed so long ago that she was preparing herself to tell Ronnie she was her daughter, yet now she was living with her, she felt like that huge part of her life missing was finally filled. She remained lost in thought until she heard Ronnie's voice, "You okay?" she walked over and sat next to Danielle, "Yeah, I've just been thinking you know...how much my life has changed..." Danielle tried to explain, Ronnie nodded, "I hope you're okay being here with me...if you find it uncomfortable..." Ronnie slowly trailed off, Danielle instantly shook her head, "No, not at all. I love being here, I just...I feel like there is a lot I need to do you know... I need to visit my dad...he needs to know and I need to...well I'm part of a new family now, I know them anyway but not as part of their family" Danielle felt so confused, since coming back she had thought so much about what she must do, it all seemed so impossible.

"Look Sweetie" Ronnie put her hand on Danielle's arm and held Danielle's face with the other one, she looked her in the eye, "we can visit your dad next week, I'll be with you, as for the rest of the family, they know you have been through a tough time, Roxy and I will help you, we can Take you over to the Vic some time, just a casual occasion for you to see the others" Danielle smiled weakly, "All you need to do is take it easy, how about you have a wash and rest, Roxy, Amy and Stacey are coming here, you don't need to leave until you're ready" Ronnie kissed Danielle on her head once more, "I love you" she smiled Danielle smiled back, "Thanks mum" Danielle was amazed at how more at ease she felt, Ronnie got up off the sofa, "If there is anything you want, just ask. The shower is free if you want a wash and you can watch whatever you want on TV" Ronnie walked out of the room and Danielle sat, once more in deep thought, this time thinking how great her life was.

8:34 AM

Danielle and Ronnie sat on the sofa watching TV, they had been watching news, it was weird for both of them, watching the news, they had been away for about a week and so had missed out on all the important news, "This recession will never end" Ronnie laughed, Danielle smiled, "I don't care to be honest" Ronnie said, Danielle looked at her slightly confused, "There are more important things in life" Ronnie smiled, looking at Danielle, they smiled to each other for a few seconds, suddenly there was a knock at the door, "That will be them" Ronnie said, "You wait here, I'll get them" Danielle nodded, "Can't wait to see my cousin!" she laughed, Ronnie laughed too, she got up and went to answer the door. Danielle sat on the sofa still, just waiting to finally see her cousin again.