Hi......Welll- Heres Shirey.....This chapter is really a lot of chat - and I hope fun - please enjoy.......

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Shirley ,,(Mum)…Marsh

"OH MY GAWD!"

Shirley Marsh stood in the doorway looking for all the world like she had seen a ghost.

"It's my Little Monster cum 'ome to his mum- oh my life Cal boy, cum 'ere an give me a bloody big and hug and a kiss lad"

Laughing, Cal did as he was told.

Passing Vincent to Gill, he was immediately enveloped into Shirley's voluptuous bosom.

By the time she released him, his face was quite red and he made an exaggerated gasp for breath.

"Christ woman – wot you tryin to do…suffocate me with those things"

"Oi, I remember back in the day when you were a young un you were constantly tryin to catch a sneaky peek at me girlies – so don't you start complaining now boy or you'll see the back of me 'and, your not too old that I won't catch yer a swift one yer know"

Moving away from Cal, she quickly crossed the room and was now bearing down on a slightly nervous looking Emily.

"Yeah Shirl, this is my daughter E……"

"I know who she is Cal – stand up luv, lets 'ave a look at yer"

With a quick glance at her father, Emily stood up and offered her hand.

"Hello Mrs Marsh, it's very nice to meet you"

Shirley howled with laughter leaving Emily looking confused.

"Bless her little cottons, that has to be the first bit of politeness in this house for years! Cum 'ere luv – no standing on ceremony in this place give me hug"

Cal grinned, Emily looked like small twig being crushed by a big bear,

"Careful Shirl, try not to break her bones luv"

"She is a skinny little thing isn't she – don't yer feed the girl Cal? or has she picked up the 'skinny gene' from that mother of hers?"

Emily had been released but was still looking dazed.

"Shirl! – don't start, that's the girls mum, so hold back that tongue of yours woman"

Ron just appeared in the doorway with a large tray laden with mugs and a teapot and biscuits.

"I will not…I never took to that woman, but I see there's enuf of her dads side in the girl to make her a good un"

Cal moved over to Emily's side and slipped an arm around her.

"Shirley you never even MET 'that woman' so I don't see…"

"I know wot she did to you Cal – and even if you are a little bastard, you didn't deserve that"

Shaking his head and knowing not to bother trying to argue with her, Cal decided the best thing was to divert her attention elsewhere.

"Well you have the chance to meet my current wife now – this is Gillian and that bundle there is our son Vincent"

Because they had been sitting so quietly in the corner, Shirley had missed the last part of the visiting party but now here eyes lit up and a big 'oooohhhh' forms on her lips.

Cal, Ron and Emily relegated themselves to serving persons as the next thirty to forty minutes were completely given over to the baby and Gillian.

Finally, as Cal was in the kitchen washing up, Shirley joined him.

"You gotcha yerself a goodun there boy, so don't go messing it up"

"No mum"

"And that boy of yours, I've 'ad a word with Gill and told her to keep a tight rein on him coz I can already see his dad's wicked little devilish ways in those peepers of his"

"Yes mum"

"And speakin of yer mum – you gonna go see her while yer here?"

"Yeah Shirl, I am. I promised Emily…and …I guess it's about time for me as well"

"Well mind you do then. Ron's always kept it nice for her"

"Hold on Shirl – I pay a caretaking service for that"

"Well maybe you do boy, but they don't do the personal touches do they. There's always fresh flowers, he polishes the brass plaque. Cal, she was our family too yer know"

Cal just wrapped his arms round her. He knew he couldn't say thanks, it would have been something akin to an insult, and you never had to thank family for doing what family should do!

Hours passed quickly as Ron and Shirley (much to Cals horror) insisted on getting out the old photo albums and invoking howls of laughter at the numerous images of him as a young boy.

"Well – much as I hate to break this up, I think we need to be making a move. Vincent needs to be settled for the night and I fink Em's feeling the effects of international jet lag now – or it might just be all the biscuits and cake you have shovelled into her Shirl, I'm not sure" Cal ended with a grin.

"Well you just make sure you get back here and say goodbye before you go this time, besides I'm gonna get lots of copies of these photo's for Emily here, so you'll have to pick them up" Cal grimaced, Emily and Gill grinned.

As they were all leaving Ron came up to Cal with a serious look on his face.

"Just wanted to say – we know wot yer did for our boy Tel when he got in a spot of bother" There was a quick nod of the head at the end of the sentence. That was all – because you didn't say thank you to family!

xXx

Although tired, Emily was still gushing as they pulled into the hotel car park.

"We will go back before we go dad won't we? They are soooo cool and I really want those copies, and Shirley said there are more that she will look out that are even more embarrassing! Wait till I see Eli and Ria.."

"If Loker and Torres get so much of a sniff of them – you will be grounded for the next ten years Em"

"I bet mum hasn't even seen them"

"Same applies"

"But daaaaad"

"I mean it – unless of course you want me to start getting out al those cute little memories of you as a small girl – in the buff in a paddling pool as I remember…or that time when you tried a hair dye and it turned green...I'm sure Dick would just love to.."

"You wouldn't DARE…and it's RICK dad"

Cal and Gill were still teasing her and smirking when they got to their rooms. Emily went straight into hers in a sulk.

"They are the most wonderful couple Cal, I could have spent hours more there"

Gillian, having put Vincent in the cot, wrapped her arms round his neck and smiled into his eyes.

"Yeah – they are luv, dunno wot I would have done without them back then"

"They knew your mother well didn't they"

"Well Shirl and mum were friends before Tel and I were born"

"I felt like I'd known them all my life within an hour of being there, I really hope we can stay in contact when we go home, emails and things"

"We'd have to buy them a computer first luv"

"Well why not? And we can pay someone to show them how to use it all"

Cal gave her a long lingering kiss.

"Yeah – you're right why not"