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LOVE AND DREAMS
Gennie walked in to the café with Lucy and James in their pram Nikhil was already in the café Gennie sat down with him, they were meeting Katie and Declan in the café in a few minutes they were bringing Lola out for the first time since Katie had left the hospital two days ago. The whole village of course had now herd of Declan's near death experience or that is to say that is what everyone was now calling it, lead on of course by Betty and Perl who had "herd" he had been on the train and stopped the fire but had also "herd" that that he had been on the train and had died and come back to life. Gone had the actual story that Declan simply had not got on the train no Betty and Perl, where convinced and nobody could convince them otherwise that one of the two events in their head had happened. The funny thing was no one really knew where Betty and Perl had "herd" these roomers they just kind of had and where eager to see Declan and Katie to find out, luckily Brenda had told them there was a sale at the garden shop in Hotton with free cake so Betty and Perl had gone there.
"Is it safe?" asked Gennie as she sat down
"Yeah ya mum has sent them to town to some cake sale with free plants or something" Nikhil told Gennie,
"There is a sale on the Garden centre in Hotton and there is free cake" said Brenda.
"Good" said Gennie
"How on earth did they get the idea that Declan put the fire out?" asked Nikhil,
"Probley the same place they got the idea that he died and came back to life" said Gennie.
"I think all that mashed Tea has mashed their brains maybe I should lay off the Tea today and have coffee" said Nikhil
"Well thank you very much" said Brenda,
"I meant the Tea they make Brenda well i" said Nikhil.
Gennie rolled her eyes "Nikhil you are in danger of putting your foot in your mouth so if I were you id shut up" said Gennie
"Sorry" said Nikhil,
"You will be" said Gennie.
"What I meant was well I was joking wasn't I" said Nikhil
"Nikhil I told you to shut it" said Gennie,
"I had better get back to work" said Brenda.
"Ok bye Brenda" said Nikhil pulling a face at Gennie when he thought she wasn't looking
Gennie looked at a sleeping Lucy and James she covered them up it was raining outside again and cold "and I saw that Nikhil" said Gennie,
"What?" asked Nikhil trying to sound innocent.
"You know" said Gennie
Ruby brought Gennie some chocolate cake and a coffee "here you go Gennie" she said,
"Thanks Ruby" said Gennie.
"What time are Katie and Declan getting here" said Nikhil
"Now" said Gennie,
"Hey Gennie" said Katie hugging Gennie.
"Hi Katie" said Gennie
"What no Betty and Perl?" asked Declan,
"Nah Mum sent them to the garden centre in Hotton for a plant sale and free cakes" said Gennie.
"Thank Goodness" said Declan "I was dreading trying to persuade them that I was not on the train"
"We have already tried" said Gennie,
"Yeah" said Nikhil "they will not listen".
"Where did they even get it all" said Nikhil
"well you know the carriage which was destroyed the one where people were killed well that was the carriage I would have been in, I had it all boked well Nicola booked it and she told Betty and Perl which must have started all the roomers" said Declan,
"I just don't even want to think about it" said Katie.
"Well if it helps I don't think anyone really listens to them much" said Gennie
"I know but I really wish they would find something else to talk about already" said Katie,
"They will soon enough" said Declan.
"I know but they will not leave us alone until then" said Katie
"I have told them to leave you alone" said Edna,
"Thanks Edna" said Katie.
"She is beautiful" said Edna looking into Lola's pram Lola was fast asleep on her tummy
"I know isn't she" said Katie,
"What is her name" asked Edna.
"Lola" answered Katie
"That is a beautiful name" said Edna,
"I can't believe she is two weeks old already" said Katie.
"How old are James and Lucy" Edna asked Gennie
"Four and a half months" Gennie answered,
"Wow already" said Edna "doesn't time fly".
"I know" said Gennie "Nikhil and I were saying that the other day"
"How is Totsie Edna?" asked Nikhil,
"A lot better thanks to you" answered Edna.
"I am glad she is better" said Nikhil
"Yea me too I was really worried thank goodness you found her Noah has a lot to answer for" said Edna,
"I know first he takes our children just because he is jealous then he just takes Totsie because you told Charity what he did to your garden" said Gennie.
"Jai says that he is grounded for two weeks" said Nikhil
"Well I do not want him anywhere near our children ever" said Gennie,
"I know sweetheart I don't want him near our children and he will never be near them darling I promise" said Nikhil.
"Good" said Gennie
"I don't blame you Gennie" said Edna "that young man needs to learn some lesions he is getting out of control" said Edna,
"Jai says he caught him watching Outnumbered again apparently he said he does not have to keep the promise he made Gennie anymore" said Nikhil.
"Well maybe Charity should take away his DVD's" said Edna
"Yeah and get a parental lock on the telly so he can only watch what Jai and Charity choose" said Declan,
"Priya doesn't help encouraging him" said Nikhil.
"Well that is nice" said a voice
"What are you doing here pryia you are ment to be trying to get a job" said Nikhil,
"They all start too early it is not natrral to be up that early" said Pryia she went to pick Lucy up out her pram.
"Don't even think about it she is asleep and you upset her last time you saw her when you instead on wearing that flaming mask and blowing that hawn" said Gennie
"It was only a bear mash it was ment to be cute" said Pryia,
"Yea well it is not cute when you are four months it is scary" snapped Gennie.
"Well I am sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrey" said Pryia sulkily
"Pryia just leave them alone" said Nikhil "and don't sit down I have arranged you an interview in town so you need to go",
"Where?" asked Pryia.
"Some offices and they send you on a course so you are going and I will know if you do not" said Nikhil
Priya looked horrified but she realised she was beaten on this one if she did not go she would never hear the end of it so she walked sulkily out of the shop, just as Charity and Noah came in Noah stomped over to the counter Charity followed him she had a foul look on her face she took Noah by the arm.
"I told you to go sit down" she told him
"Stupid twat" muttered Noah,
"Young man I think you are in enough trouble to be saying that" said Edna.
"It's nothing to do with you you stupid old witch" said Noah
"Noah" said Charity " go sit down or you will be grounded for a month and you are already grounded for two weeks" said Charity angrily
"I would just like to know where herd that word" said Edna disapprovingly,
"I go it from Ben in Outnumbered I love Outnumbered it is brilliant and I don't have that stupid toss piece to stop me now" Noah said grinning at Gennie and pointing.
"You just leave Gennie alone you little brat" said Nikhil angrily
"Noah I told you to SIT DOWN" said Charity,
"That is enough shouting in my café" said Brenda "and anyway if he is grounded why is he out?".
"Because mind your own business and serve me" said Charity
"I will serve you when you get some manors" said Brenda,
"No wonder young Noah has no manors" said Edna.
"oh for petes sake if you must know Jai has disappeared so I had to bring him he was driving me crazy I had to get out" snapped Charity "are you going to serve me of not"
"Not" said Brenda firmly,
"What are you doing in here he is ment to be grounded" said Jai coming in to the café.
"He was driving me mad at home" said Charity "and now Brenda won't serve me"
"Noah has called Edna a witch Gennie a toss piece and Charity a twat while he was here" said Nikhil,
"is that so?" said Jai "well Noah you have just earned yourself another two weeks you are now grounded for one month now have you said sorry to Edna, I told you to when you see her".
"No and I'm not going to" said Noah
"Do you want to make it five weeks Noah?" said Jai,
"Fine sorry you are an old witch" said Noah.
"Five weeks Noah" said Jai "now march out of here and home"
"Fine" said Noah he went over to Lucy and James's pram "WAKE UP" he shouted,
"Six weeks" said Jai.
"You evil little" said Gennie angrily she picked Lucy up out of the pram while Nikhil got James both twins where crying again in fright
"Get him out of here before I" said Nikhil,
"You little brat you woke Lola" said Katie angrily she took Lola out her pram and cuddled her.
"I don't care she is a freak" said Noah
"Seven weeks" said Jai,
"Your baby is nasty" said Noah.
"Two months" said Jai "now out of here" he turned to Charity "are you coming" he asked
"No I am going to the pub" said Charity,
"Fine" said Jai.
Katie was crying now Declan had his arm round her he glared angrily at Jai and Noah Jai looked embarrassed Charity looked mad they walked out Noah muttering as they went Jai putting his punishment up more and more,
"It's ok my darling don't you get yourself upset" said Declan he kissed Katie and Lola on their heads.
Gennie was hugging Lucy close she was settling now so was James "did nasty Noah wake my beautiful baby girl" said Gennie rocking her
"You ok sweetheart?" asked Nikhil,
"Yea" said Gennie "Lucy is ok now".
"Well that young man is well and truly out of control and it is no wonder with a mother like that" said Edna
"Quite" said Gennie she kissed Lucy's hair and put her back in the pram she had gone back to sleep now,
"Jai doesn't know what to do with him" said Nikhil he kissed James who was also back asleep and put him back in the pram.
"He wants his legs slapped" said Brenda "never did Gennie any harm when she was naughty alough she was never that naughty she wouldn't have dared and….."
"Muuuuuuuuuuuum" said Gennie rolling her eyes Nikhil laughed "and you can shut up too" she told him,
"We had better go it is nearly time for Lola's feed" said Katie.
"But you haven't been here long and you haven't had anything" said Gennie
"There is a bottle in the bag I packed one" said Declan,
"Ok" said Katie she went into bag and found bottle.
"I will get that warmed up for you" said Brenda "then I will take your order"
"Great thanks Brenda" said Katie,
"Hey have you herd?" asked Gennie.
"What?" asked Katie
"David and Alisha" said Gennie,
"What about them?" asked Katie.
"Well you know before she went to prison Alisha told David she loved him but he did not love her?" said Gennie
"Yeah" said Katie,
"Well now he does it took him all time she was in prison and all this time she has been out to realise it but he does he told her in The Woolpack yesterday" Gennie told her.
"Wow that is great" said Katie
Brenda returned with the heated up bottle she gave it to Katie who thanked her and got a towel and put it over her shoulder, she got Lola out of her pram and rocked her in her arm supporting her head carefully she gave her the bottle Lola sucked hungrily. Declan looked proudly at his daughter and Katie he smiled he loved them both so much, Brenda took their order returning a few minutes later to give it to them. For the rest of the afternoon they sat around and chatted about things ordering what they wanted when they wanted it, when it was about four o clock Brenda came to tell them Betty and Perl where on their way back so they said their goodbyes and went home.
It was Saturday morning Nikhil had woken up early he looked at the clock on his bedside table it said six o clock Lucy and James would be awake soon wanting their morning feed, Nikhil lalyed down again and sighed happlyley to himself. He smiled he propped him and stared at Gennie who was sleeping beside him he smiled even more, he loved to watch her sleep she was so beautiful her beautiful brown hair in perfect condition not even a little messy. Not that he would be bothered if her hair did look messy, in his eyes she looked beautiful even when her hair was messy which was not very often. Nikhil felt he was the luckiest man in the whole world, not only did he have the most beautiful wife in the world but also the most beautiful children in the world he loved them all so much and was fearlessly protective of them all. They were his world and he loved them all more than anything in the world, he was so proud of Gennie she was going to start her own business fixing wedding dresses and doing hair and make up for weddings she had decided this a couple of days ago when someone had suggested it. The only problem was Nikhil knew that he had lost the best ever PA Sharma and Sharma had ever had, he did not know if they would get another as good instead of going back to work when Gennie's maternity leave ended she was going to help them find a new PA then start her business. Gennie had been planning on asking for a loan at the bank to start off with it, but Nikhil was having none of it he insisted he would pay for anything she needed telling her he loved her and was proud of her and wanted her to be happy because he really really did and was. Gennie stirred and woke up she smiled up at Nikhil he kissed her gently, she wrapped her arms round his neck and they kissed for a few minutes.
"Morning Beautiful" smiled Nikhil
"Morning gorgeous" Gennie smiled back,
"How do you look so beautiful on a morning"?" asked Nikhil.
"How do you look so gorgeous? Gennie asked back she smiled and kissed him
"I love you Gennie Sharma" said Nikhil,
"I love you too Nikhil Sharma" said Gennie.
"Lucy and James will be awake soon" said Nikhil
"What time is it? Asked Gennie,
"About quarter past six" answered Nikhil.
"I think i can hear Lucy" said Gennie
"Let's go see if they are awake" said Nikhil,
"Yeah let's" said Gennie.
They went to the Nursery Lucy and James where awake in their cots Gennie went to get James he smiled up at her and Nikhil got Lucy who smiled up at him, they took them downstairs and put them in their playpen Nikhil went to get two bottles out the fridge and warmed them up they fed them and Nikhil got their baby baths. Gennie filled the baths with warm water and Johnsons baby bath she put the baths on the table and they got Lucy and James ready for their morning baths.
"I really love bathing them" smiled Gennie she put some baby bath on a sponge and sponged Lucy's tummy Lucy giggled she loved being bathed "you like this don't you beautiful girl" she said to Lucy
"I know me too" said Nikhil he smiled at James "what do you think gorgeous boy" he said James giggled
"There's your answer they really love it too" said Gennie.
"Yeah they do don't you gorgeous boy" said Nikhil "you got the baby bath?"
"Yeah here" said Gennie she passed Nikhil the baby bath "there's that beautiful smile" Gennie told Lucy,
"Great thanks" said Nikhil "let's get you clean Gorgeous boy" he added.
"Where is the baby shampoo?" asked Gennie
"Down there" said Nikhil he got the shampoo with his foot and flipped it up and caught it,
Gennie giggled "I love how you can do that" she said taking the shampoo off him Lucy giggled too " and I think this one loves it too don't you beautiful girl" Gennie said.
"I have been able to do it since I was a kid" said Nikhil "I am going to teach you to do it when you are older gorgeous boy and your sister"
"Yeah your dad said he said he taught you too" said Gennie,
"Yeah he Shure did he is looking forward to looking after them later" said Nikhil.
"What time is he coming?" asked Gennie "you are going to see Grandpa later" Gennie told Lucy
"Not Shure" said Nikhil "he doesn't know if he is picking Mum up before or after he picks Lucy and James up,
"Your Mum?" asked Gennie she got Lucy out the bath and wrapped her in her towel.
"Of course" answered Nikhil he got James out the bath and wrapped him in his towel "what is your Granny like" he said to James
"Typical" said Gennie "let's get you dried and dressed beautiful girl" she added,
"I know" agreed Nikhil "hey let's do a home movie of them this morning we can play games with them and video it" he picked put James's nappy on and got his t shirt and baby jeans.
"Yeah great Idea" said Gennie she got Lucy's flowery dress and put it on her
"What do you thing to that gorgeous boy" she asked tickling James's chin James giggled,
"They love being tickled" said Nikhil tickling Lucy.
"Yeah I know" said Gennie "we should put it in the video don't you think Lucy" she put Lucy in the play pen
"Yeah defiantly" agreed Nikhil he put James back in his playpen "I will go get Camera and set it up" he started to go upstairs,
"Wait" said Gennie stopping him.
"What?" asked Nikhil?
"This" said Gennie she pulled towards him and kissed him wrapping her arms round his neck,
"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm" said Nikhil "I like that".
"Good" said Gennie "I am kind looking forward to having a night to ourselves"
"Me too" said Nikhil he kissed her and went to get the camera and set it up,
Gennie got Lucy out the playpen "look beautiful Girl we are going to film you and your brother today can you see the camera look" Gennie said pointing at the camera Lucy just smiled at her Mummy.
"I got an idea" said Nikhil he gave James to Gennie and ran upstairs returning with a colourful scarf from Gennie's wardrobe
"What is that for?" Asked Gennie,
Nikhil put the scarf over the picture on the wall just above the camera "they love this scarf so they will look at it" said Nikhil.
"That is a great idea" said Gennie handing James back to him
"I know" smiled Nikhil James looked at the scarf and smiled he put his hand out to touch it,
"Look Lucy its Mummy's scarf" said Gennie pointing this time Lucy looked she smiled.
"Ok what should we do?" asked Nikhil
"Just do like you said pay games with them" Gennie told him,
"You want to play rocket ship gorgeous boy" said Nikhil he got James and did rocket ship with him making the noises James giggled.
Gennie did the same with Lucy she giggled too "you really like that don't you you arm Mummy's beautiful girl yes you are" Gennie told Lucy
"Want to swap?" asked Nikhil,
"Yeah" said Gennie she took James and handed him Lucy.
"Hey Daddy's beautiful girl" said Nikhil Lucy smiled at her Daddy Nikhil tickled her and she giggled
Gennie smiled at James he smiled back "dose Mummy's gorgeous boy want to be tickled too? Gennie said she tickled James he giggled "you really like that don't you gorgeous boy" Gennie smiled,
"What shall we do now hey I know I bet that you would like to fly wouldn't you beautiful girl" said Nikhil. He held Lucy by her tummy with his arms and made her fly around "is it a bird is it a plane no it is Lucy the amazing flying girl wooooooooooooooooooooooo", Lucy giggled and clapped her hands Nikhil smiled it was the first time Lucy had clapped he was so proud.
Gennie just looked at Lucy stunned she smiled a big proud Mummy smile "wow" she said she had tears of joy in her eyes
"She is amazing isn't she" said Nikhil he also had tears in his eyes he beamed,
"Yeah she really is i am so proud" said Gennie.
"Me too" said Nikhil
James did not like being ignored he gargled in protest "awwww sorry my gorgeous boy mummy didn't mean to ignore you" she blew a Raspberry on his tummy James giggled all was forgiven,
"Maybe he will clap too do flying boy" said Nikhil.
"good idea" said Gennie "would you like that gorgeous boy" she laid him on his tummy in her arms like Nikhil had done with Lucy and made him fly, "is it a bird" she said "is it a plane no its James the amazing flying boy brother to Lucy the amazing flying girl and just as gorgeous and perfect to his Mummy and Daddy who can also fllllllllllllllllllyyyyy" James giggled and clapped.
"Wow he clapped" sobbed Nikhil "the first time"
"I know brilliant" said Gennie she was still crying but with happiness,
"Our children are amazing" said Nikhil he hugged Lucy close.
"I know they really are" said Gennie "aren't you gorgeous boy you too beautiful girl she tickled James then Lucy under their chins they giggled
"We will have to show your Mum she will love it" said Nikhil also tickling Lucy then James under the chins "and she needs cheering up" he blew a raspberry on Lucy's hand she giggled,
"Yeah I know we will have to show your Mum too she will love it" Gennie said kissing James on his hand.
"Wonder what they will say" said Nikhil
"Fight over who gets to love it the most probley" said Gennie "but your dad will soon sort them out he is good at sorting them out better than we are" she smiled at Nikhil,
"Yea he is he will love it too" said Nikhil.
"I am so proud of them" said Gennie she was still hugging Lucy
"So am I" said Nikhil he pulled Gennie close to him and kissed her they had a big family hug,
"Hey we have this video to finish" said Gennie wiping her eyes.
"Yeah" said Nikhil wiping his own eyes
For the rest of the morning they played Games watched some telly and had some family time with Lucy and James videoing it for their home movie, when the phone rang they were so absorbed in playing with Lucy and James they jumped. Nikhil laughed he went to answered the phone it was Rishi phoning to tell them he was picking up Georgia, then coming to Pick up Lucy and James he hung up and switched the camera off and took the it down.
"Why are you taking the camera down?" asked Gennie
"My Dad is picking Mum up then he is on his way" said Nikhil,
"What we have to feed them and get them ready" said Gennie.
"He will be an hour yet" said Nikhil
"Good" said Gennie "we will need the time",
"I will go get their Bags packed you warm up the bottles" said Nikhil.
"Yeah I think I had better change them first" said Gennie
"Ok" said Nikhil,
Gennie followed Nikhil upstairs with Lucy and James she changed them and took them back downstairs, she put them in their play pen and went to fridge to get two bottles they made Shure their where always at least two made up bottles. There were only two left she would have to make up some more she checked for the formula they had plenty, Gennie took the two bottles and heated them up she got James first Lucy seemed content on looking at the musical bunny Gennie had bought them the day before.
"Common gorgeous boy lunch time" said Gennie she gave him his bottle
Nikhil came downstairs with Lucy and James's bags "ill feed Lucy" he said, Lucy had just started to let Nikhil feed her she would only let Nikhil Gennie Brenda or Georgia feed her. James would let anyone feed him as long as he got fead ", common beautiful girl lunch time" said Nikhil picking Lucy and the bottle up he gave her the bottle.
"Yeah ok" said Gennie burping James
"Have you sterilised the bottles so we can make some more up for Mum and Dad?" asked Nikhil,
"Yeah course" answered Gennie she gave James his bottle again,
"Good do we have plenty of formula" Nikhil asked burping Lucy.
"Yeah enough for a couple of days but we had better do a shop and get some more we need more nappy's too there's only enough for a few days infect we are running out of everything" Gennie told him she burped James again,
"Ok well we can go tomorrow when my Dad brings Lucy and James back" said Nikhil he gave Lucy her bottle back.
"Yeah ok" agreed Gennie
They finished feeding Lucy and James then made up a four bottles two for that evening and two for the morning Gennie packed their favroute toys so they would go to sleep easier, their favroute toys where the Rabbits Nikhil had got from build a bear Gennie ran upstairs and got their favroute blankets and packed them just on time there was a knock at the door.
"Mum and Dad are here" said Nikhil he answered the door "hi Mum hi Dad" he said letting them in
"Hello Nikhil" said Rishi,
"How and where are my gorgeous grandchildren?" asked Georgia.
"Hi Georgia" greeted Gennie "they are fine and playing in their play pen"
"Hello Gennie" said Rishi,
"Hi Rishi" replied Gennie.
"I have made some coffee and we have some biscuits" said Nikhil
"We have to get off we have booked something to take Lucy and James to a children's show at The Grand in Leeds" said Rishi,
"Great" said Nikhil "they will love that".
"They haven't had their afternoon Nap" said Gennie
"They will be ok just one afternoon" said Nikhil,
"no Gennie is right that is why we have to go get them home let them nap the show starts late afternoon about four that only gives us three hours to get back let them nap and get them ready then get there" said Georgia. She picked up Lucy's bag and then picked up Lucy Lucy smiled at her Granma she loved her both her Granma's but she loved her Mummy and Daddy more.
"Do you need any special clothes? Asked Gennie
"Nah they are ok as they are" said Georgia,
"Ok" said Gennie she got the bottles out the fridge "here are their bottles" she handed Georgia the four bottles.
"Thanks Gennie" said Georgia "I like your shirt by the way suites you"
"Thanks" said Gennie "have a good time",
Rishi picked James up who smiled at him Rishi got James's bag "is the pram ready to go in the car?" he asked.
"Yeah it is here I will follow you out with it" said Gennie
"Brilliant thanks" said Rishi
Nikhil kissed Lucy "bye beautiful girl you have a nice time and be good for your Granny and Granddad Daddy loves you yes he dose" he kissed James "bye gorgeous boy you be good too and have a nice time and Daddy loves you as well yes he dose"
Gennie got the pram Nikhil opened the door for them and they went out to Rishi's car Rishi put James's bag in the boot Georgia put Lucy's bag in the boot and Gennie put the pram in the boot
"Could I put then in the car seats?" asked Gennie
"Yeah Shure" said Rishi
Gennie took James from Rishi she hugged James "bye bye gorgeous boy I love you and Mummy is going to miss her gorgeous boy yes she is", she kissed James in his hair and hugged him again before putting him in the car seat.
"They will be ok we will look after them" said Rishi
"I know" said Gennie she took Lucy from Georgia she hugged her "Bye bye beautiful girl I love you as well and Mummy is going to miss her beautiful girl yes she is", she kissed Lucy and hugged her again then put Lucy to join her brother in the car making Shure both car seats where safe she stepped away from the car.
"It is natural to miss them don't worry" said Georgia she smiled at Gennie and she and Rishi got in to the car
Gennie went back inside she went to the kitchen and began to prepare lunch for her and Nikhil "I will make us some pasta" she said she began to fry some ready chopped bacon,
"You ok Baby?" asked Nikhil.
"Yeah I am just going to miss them that is all I always do when they go away for the night"
"yeah me too" said Nikhil "even though it is only the second time they have been away for the night I will still miss them because I love them so much" he smiled at Gennie,
"Yeah me too I love them and you more than anything" said Gennie.
"Good because I love you as well" said Nikhil he kissed Gennie's neck just the way she loved him to "do we have to eat now?" he asked "Lucy and James have gone for the night and well"
"But Nikhil it is lunchtime" teased Gennie turning to kiss him,
"Well" said Nikhil kissing her "technally it is just after and I don't care what time it is" he added between kisses.
"Nah" said Gennie also between kisses "me either"
Gennie switched the stove off and put the pan away from it and Nikhil lead her upstairs they were kissing as they went.
It was eight o clock on Monday Morning the weather outside was miserable it couldn't decide weather to rain or not rain, at the moment it was not raining but Gennie was not Shure how long that would last and Nikhil agreed. The shopping trip to Tesco's which they had been ment to go on the day before had been put off, due to a massive thunder storm which had lasted all day unsettling Lucy and James and making it impossible to take them out. It had not helped of course when Rishi had brought Lucy and James back late and had had to bring them back on his own, because he and Georgia had had an argument and Georgia had refused to come. The argument had been about whether or not they should take Lucy and James home that day, or call up Gennie and Nikhil saying they would bring them the next day. To be fair they had both ment well Georgia had wanted to wait because Lucy and James where upset, Rishi had told her there was no point in calling up Gennie and Nikhil because they would be missing Lucy and James. Plus he had added Thunder storm would probley not really last that long anyway as they usually did not, Georgia was now sulking with him because he had not agreed with her. Gennie was fuming with both of them because while they had been arguing, none of them had thought to try and keep Lucy and James calm Lucy would only let her Mummy cuddle her when she was this upset but they could have at least tried. Because none of them had even tried to settle Lucy and James even Gennie and Nikhil had not been able to settle them for hours, Nikhil was very angry about this too they hardly had any stuff and had not known if it would last till the next day. Luckily it had just lasted but only just they were both glad the Thunder storm had gone late the night before, and where hoping it would not come back that morning in fact they hoped it would not come back that day.
Gennie looked nervously outside "I hope it does not thunder again" sae said "I really don't want another day like yesterday"
"Yea I know me either" agreed Nikhil he looked at Gennie "hey I am Shure it won't the weather has not forecast it and it is sunny now" he added,
"Maybe I should call up Katie we could go tomorrow instead if the storm comes back and I am out with them" Gennie said she looked worried.
"Baby listen it will be fine I don't think it will come back it might rain but the weather said there would be no storms today" Nikhil soothed
"Yeah but it was not forecast for yesterday the weather just said heavy rain it did not say anything about a storm" Gennie told him,
"I know that sweetheart but the storm was already brewing when the weather said that and this morning it just said light rain showers in the morning and sunny in the afternoon, so it won't come back and even if it does you will be inside Meadow Hall is inside so it will be fine ok" Nikhil told her.
"Yeah ok I just worry that is all" Gennie said
"Yeah I know Baby me too" said Nikhil,
"And I never want a day like yesterday ever again" added Gennie.
"I know me either" agreed Nikhil
"Your flaming Mum and Dad did not help I mean fancy…" started Gennie,
"Shhhhhhhhh I know Baby I am cross with them too but try not to upset yourself again you know I don't like to see you upset ok" Nikhil soothed.
"Yeah ok" Gennie smiled "thanks babe"
"I love you so much" said Nikhil,
Gennie smiled "I love you too" she said kissing him.
"Now let's get these two ready to go to Tesco's" said Nikhil
"Yea good idea we don't have long I have to be at Katie's by half eleven" said Gennie,
"the football match starts at twelve" said Nikhil.
"That is part of the reason Katie and I are going shopping so we don't have to watch boring football" Gennie told him
"I thought Declan had Lola this afternoon" said Nikhil,
"No Katie wants to bring her on her first shopping trip and she hasn't left her yet" Gennie said.
"So Declan can watch the match then" said Nikhil
"Yeah he can watch it I mean it would be the end of the world if one of you missed it" said Gennie sarcastically,
"Well you…." started Nikhil but this phone rang "hello….. Oh hi Declan yeah Gennie said…really? Yeah sounds good…..ok brilliant ill bring some Beers…. No you know I don't eat crisps…. Ok ill come over with Gennie… yeah see you soon bye" Nikhil finished the phone call.
"We really should go now we won't have time at this rate" said Gennie
"Ok" said Nikhil "I'll get them ready",
"Everything we need is on the table and we just need to dress them" said Gennie.
"Ok" said Nikhil he packed the stuff off the table into the bag "bags done" he said
"You know what let's just take them as they are we are only going to Tesco's" said Gennie,
"Yeah ok" said Nikhil
They got Lucy and James out their play pen and put them in their car seats Gennie went back inside to get the pram out of the house and put it in the boot, pushing it to the side trying to make space for the shopping they would be getting She then got in to the car and they set off to Tesco's.
"Have you got the list?" Gennie asked Nikhil
"Yep in my pocket" Nikhil told her taping his pocket,
"Good" said Gennie "we will need it" she looked in the back and smiled.
"Are they ok?" asked Nikhil
"Yeah" said Gennie "they are falling asleep" she took Nikhil's hand and held it,
"Good they need a little extra sleep they did not get off till 1 am this morning and then they kept waking up" Nikhil said he smiled at Gennie.
"Ohh we should get what we need for London too" said Gennie
"Yeah good idea I mean we do go in two days' time" agreed Nikhil,
"Yeah I know "smiled Gennie.
"You exited?" asked Nikhil
"Very" said Gennie,
"It will be Lucy and James first holiday" said Nikhil.
"Yeah I know" said Gennie "I am so looking forward to taking them on the London eye, and to the zoo and that park where you can feed the Squirrels and that Museum. What is it called The Museum of London Docklands that is it it is ment to be really good, ohhhhh and the Museum of child hood and the London Aquarium"
"I know me too they are so going to love all that stuff and the view from the London eye is supposed to be spectacular, and I remember going to the Zoo as a child I loved it it is amazing, and they loom after their Animals properly" Nikhil said.
"yeah I know I remember going as a child too my Mum and Dad took me I think I was about six and I wanted to take home a Panda with us, when they would not let me I cried and my Dad bought me a toy panda I called him Blackie I loved him so much. I still have him somewhere I think when they are older I will give him to Lucy and James, I will have to ask Mum if she knows where Blackie is" Gennie told Nikhil.
"Awwww" said Nikhil "that is nice I got a Panda too if I still have him Lucy and James could have one each"
"What did you call him?" asked Gennie,
"whitie" said Nikhil.
Gennie giggled "wow that is strange Blackie and Whitie" she said
"Yeah I know" said Nikhil.
After about ten minutes they came to Tesco's Nikhil turned in to the car park found a parking spot in the mother and Baby parking area and parked up, Gennie got out first he went straight to the boot to get out the pram she got it out and went to get Lucy and James out. Nikhil had already got James out he put him in his part of the pram Gennie got Lucy out, she put Lucy in her part of the pram and they went to get Trolley.
"I am glad we bring the pram" said Gennie "those seats look really uncomftable"
"What seats?" asked Nikhil getting a Trolley
"The ones on the Trolleys" Gennie told him,
"Oh them" said Nikhil "yeah they do Dr Oaten said they are bad for their backs too" he added.
"I am not surprised" said Gennie "ohh we need some of them" she picked up some spring onions
"And leeks" said Nikhil getting some leeks,
They walked up the next aisle "pot noodles" said Gennie.
"You and your pot noodles" said Nikhil
"What is that supposed to mean?" asked Gennie,
"Nothing I did not mean it like that it is just you eat quite a lot and" Nikhil began.
"And why does it matter?" asked Gennie
"Well they are bad for you and look I really do not mean it in the way you think" Nikhil told Gennie,
"Well how exactly did you mean it then? Asked Gennie.
"well it said on the news that they cause all sorts of things like heart disease and cancer" said Nikhil, "I know the news is always saying stuff like that but well It makes me worry and I don't want you to eat them" he added.
"Ok I did not know all that" said Gennie she put the pot noodles back
"Look I could make you a homemade pot noodle" said Nikhil grabbing a packet of Starwood's Noodles "we have spring onions and mushrooms and I'll get some chicken and soya sauce",
"Yeah ok babe" said Gennie smiling.
They walked up another aisle "ohh there is your favroute crisps" said Nikhil he got some and put them in the trolley
"Thanks babe" said Gennie,
"Don't know how you eat them and still look so amazing" said Nikhil.
"Well I don't eat that many just a bag a day not even that most of the time" Gennie told him
"I know but you still always look amazing" said Nikhil she smiled at her and kissed her,
"You are sweet" said Gennie she smiled at him.
"Ohh the mother and baby aisle" said Nikhil
"good we need everything Johnson's baby shampoo, Johnson's baby bath, Johnson's baby oil, Johnson's baby powder, Pampers nappies, nappy rash cream, erm we formula and steriliser" said Gennie reading from the list "ohh we need more dummy's and bottles and bottle teats and we had better get extra formula and nappy's to take to London" she finished.
They got what they needed from the Mother and Baby aisle finished their shopping and went took it to the car they put it all in the car and put the pram in after it, they only just had room in the boot for all the shopping and the pram but they managed. They put Lucy and James in to their car seats and set off home when they were home it was nearly half eleven, so they quickly unpacked the stuff and put it away, then got Lucy and James ready and everything they would need for the afternoon and set off to Katie and Declan's.
"Here we are" said Gennie pulling in the driveway of Home Farm she parked up and they got out the car
"I'll get the Beer" said Nikhil he got the Beer out the boot and went to knock at door,
Declan answered the door "hi Nikhil hi Gennie Katie and Lola are nearly ready" he said.
"Great" said Gennie
"I got Lola's car seat here will it go in the middle?" Declan asked,
"Yea plenty" said Gennie.
"Ok I will put it in" said Declan "Nikhil just go inside and sit down I will be in in a minute"
"Ok" said Nikhil he went to kiss Lucy and James goodbye,
"So you two are watching football all afternoon" said Katie carrying Lola and her pram out.
"Yeah we Shure are" said Nikhil "are you ok Katie?" he asked
"Yeah good thanks" Katie told him she put the pram in the already opened boot and closed it put Lola in her car seat and went to hug Gennie,
"We should set off we want plenty of time" said Gennie hugging her friend.
"Ok" said Katie she went to Declan and hugged him and kissed him "bye gorgeous" she told him
"Bye my darling" said Declan kissing her he went to kiss Lola goodbye too,
"Bye sweetheart" said Nikhil hugging Gennie.
"Bye sexy" said Gennie kissing Nikhil
After they had said all their goodbyes Gennie and Katie got in to the car and set off and Nikhil and Declan went inside to watch he match, when they arrived at Meadow hall Gennie and Katie got the prams out the boot and put Lucy James and Lola in them And walked in to Meadow Hall.
"Lucy and James love those lights" said Katie
"Yeah" smiled Gennie watching her children watching the lights
"Ohh lets go in there I love the baby cloths" said Katie pointing to a Baby clothing shop
They went in to the shop and spent ages picking out new baby clothes and toys, they came out with bags of stuff and went in to the Cd shop they were so busy chatting they did not see Val follow them in to the shop.
"Ohhhhh I need that CD" Gennie
"No don't get that there is a better one with more songs coming out in two days" said Katie,
"ok ok" said Gennie.
"Anyway I want to get you it for your birthday" said Katie "it is in a few days"
"Yeah I know" smiled Gennie,
"Are you exited for London?" asked Katie.
"Yeah" said Gennie "I really am Lucy and James will love it"
Gennie looked at Lucy and James they were fast asleep she smiled and went to adjust the covers Katie did the same with Lola's covers, Lola was also asleep Gennie and Katie where so absorbed in fussing over the children they did not notice Val come and put a cd in Gennie's pram.
"Ohh I will get that Lucy and James love The Wiggles" said Gennie
They got what they wanted from HMV and went to pay they were just coming out when a security guard stopped them "excuse me miss" he said to Gennie "I think you have something you have not paid for",
"Erm no I haven't" said Gennie "and how dare you accuse me of that".
"Will you step back inside the store miss?" asked the security guard
"Fine" said Gennie,
The security guard checked Gennie's bags then the pram he found the CD Val had planted "well well well what is this?" he asked.
"I did not put that there" said Gennie
"Well it is there" said the security guard,
"Well do you really think I would pay for all this and steal one CD" asked Gennie angrily.
Belle walked up to them she was shopping with her friends "excuse me" she said
"Well people do do that" said the security guard ignoring Belle,
"Excuse me" said Belle again.
"I am busy young lady go away" said the security guard rudely
"No we will not" said Belle "Gennie did not take the CD I saw her" she pointed top Val "plant it and she hates Gennie so if you will check your cameras you will see won't you"
"Do you have proof of this?" asked the security Guard,
"Yeah on my phone" said Belle she got the video she needed up and showed it to him.
The security guard looked at it then at Gennie "I am sorry miss seams I misjudged you" he said
"Yeah so you should be how dare you accuse me with no evidence I am not a thief" snapped Gennie angrily she stormed out of the store followed by Katie and Belle
They decided they were sick of shopping after that so decided to go home Gennie bought Belle an ice cream to say thank you and gave her a lift home as her friends had already gone, when they got back Nikhil was so mad he wanted to call the store But Gennie would not let him So Declan and Nikhil decided to let Gennie and Katie watch a film.