Chapter 29
Family is Complicated
So I've decided to restart the sequel later on just to kind of put more into this first anyway here's the next chapter.
It was saturday afternoon Rachel was sat in the study catching up with work while Adam sat downstairs with the three girls watching a movie when the phone rang. Rachel picked it up.
"Hello" she said.
"Rach its melissa I need a favour" melissa replied
"What do you mean you need a 'favour'" Rachel asked knowing it would lead to something.
"Well you see I've been offered this amazing job in australia and you see I don't want to take chloe away from her firends and"
Rachel cut her off.
"Don't say what I think your gonna say" rachel said knowing fine well what was coming next.
"Look rach please take chlo I mean she doesn't want to leave here and she loves you" melissa answered.
"Okay you knew I would anyway and may I ask how long this is for" but before rachel could get an answere the phone had gone dead.
She siged and got up to go and tell the girls and Adam.
"Hello stranger come to join us" Adam asked as she entered the room.
"Sadly know I just need to let you know that Chloe will be coming to stay for a bit" Rachel told them all.
"How long for" Adam asked he had met chloe a few times and liked the kid.
"Your guess is as good as mine" Rachel said.
An hour or so later Melissa arrived at the door with chloe.
"Thanks for this rach" Melissa said
"My pleasure" Rachel said smiling.
"You be good for your auntie Rachel" Melissa said , she gave her a quick hug and got in the car.
"Hey chloe you okay?" Rachel asked her smiling.
Chloe shrugged and walked in the house even at 7 and a half she could be quite stubborn.
She was greeted by a very happy Sophie who was excited to see her little cousin the two had a very close bond and always got on well.
After dinner and baths Rachel got the two youngest to bed.
"Night chloe" Rachel said as she switched of the light and began to walk out the room.
"Where are you going" Chloe asked.
"Just downstairs love is that okay?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah just as long as you don't leave the house" Chloe said.
"Why on earth would I do that love?" Rachel asked quite uneased by this answer.
"Well mummy used to go out at night sometimes I didn't like it when she left me alone" Chloe answered.
"Well don't worry love I'm not going anywhere" Rachel asnswered.
She walked out the room and put her hand on the head. The baby was stressing her out enough all she needed was knowing that her sister had left her 7 and a half year old neice on her own.
She made her way along to Sophie's room and found her sitting up in bed.
"You okay love?" Rachel asked she could tell Sophie seemed upset.
"I just keep thinking about dad a lot I really miss him sometimes" sophie answered.
Rachel walked over and sat on the edge of her bed.
"I know you do love and its okay to miss him" Rachel said smiling.
Sophie nooded in response.
"You ready to sleep now love" Rachel asked.
"Yeah" Sophie ansered and snuggled down.
"Night love" Rachel said kissing her on the forehead.
She stood for a bit and watched her youngest daughter sleep for a bit before deciding to head for an early night herself.
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