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"Mummy my cakes are beeping" =Rebecca shouted repeatedly from the bottom of the stairs.
"Isabella, this conversation is not over" Rachel said as got up from the bed "Eddie, can you go pick something up for dinner?" Rachel said suddenly remembering that nothing had been cooked yet other the chocolate cup cakes.
Eddie followed Rachel out of the room before turning his head to his daughter, "Stay in your room until I'm back with Dinner" Eddie said.
Bella stayed lying on her bed tears coming to her eyes again. She never meant to hurt Michael, he just got on her nerves, she didn't know what came over her.
Rachel went downstairs and turned the cooker alarm off, grabbed a pair of oven gloves and took the cakes out.
"Mummy, can I have one now?" Rebecca asked
"No sweetheart, after dinner, they are too hot now"
"But, I want one now" she said stomping her foot on the floor and placing her hands on her hips
Rachel raised her eyebrow "That's enough, now go wash up, Eddie will be home soon with Dinner"
"But I want a cake" she repeated this time crying along with it.
"Rebecca, your not getting a cake now, and if you carry on like this you wont get one at all, now be a good girl for me and go get washed up"
Eddie arrived home with a couple of boxes from Pizza hut and a bag with wedges and chicken strippers.
"Dinner, ah la Eddie, I slaved over the stove for this" he said joking and placing the boxes on the table.
"Michael, Phil, Dinner" Rachel said as she popped into the living room before heading to the bottom of the stairs "Isabella, time for dinner" she called up.
"I'm not hungry" Bella called down
Rachel walked upstairs and knocked on Bella's door
"Go away" Bella shouted out
"Honey, why don't you want to come downstairs for dinner?"
"I just don't want to see anyone, leave me alone"
Rachel opened Bella's door to find her curled up on her bed where she was when she left the room.
"Sweetheart, you need to eat, and Daddy bought Pizza, he even got the veggie one you really like"
"I don't want any, Please Rachel just leave me, if you and Dad want to come up later and lecture me again then fine, but I don't want to go downstairs"
"OK, but I will not be making you any dinner later; you can go to bed hungry or come downstairs now"
"I'll stay here" Bella said without looking at Rachel.
Rachel went back downstairs to find almost all the pizza gone except the veggie
"Oh look at this, not one of you had a bit of the veggie" Rachel said as she took a slice of pepperoni off Rebecca and swapped with Veggie.
"Well us big strong men need our meat" Eddie said whilst flexing his muscles
"Where is Bella?" Eddie asked
"She doesn't want any dinner, I tried convincing her, but she wants to be left alone, I think she is embarrassed"
"Dad, its not a big deal, I'm fine, just don't be too hard on her"
"Michael, your sister attacked you, we don't tolerate violence in his house, she will be punished" Eddie said
"What does punished mean?" Rebecca asked
"Its what happens if you do something naughty, like when you get put on the naughty step, that's a punishment" Rachel replied
"So will Bella have to go to the naughty step?"
"No sweetie, when you are older you don't just go on the naughty step by your Mummy or Daddy" Rachel said .
"Mummy, can we pretended Eddie is my Daddy?" Rebecca said
"You can if you want, but why don't you ask Eddie, maybe you won't need to pretend"
Rebecca smiled at Eddie "Can you be one of my Daddies, I know I have one, but can you be my other one"
"Course I will sweetie, but first you have to pay the toll, come give me a big kiss and cuddle"
Rebecca jumped out of her seat and into Eddies arms, she felt nice a safe there in his big strong arms. Eddie stroked her hair, in utter happiness.
Michael's phone beeped as he took it out of his pocket.
"Michael, you know the rules, no phones at dinner" Eddie said
"Sorry" he said placing it back in his pocket
"Can I go out tonight, just to the bowling with Bolton and Paul. Phil, can come too" he said
"Your supposed to be grounded" Eddie said
He sighed, really wanting to get out for the night, it was going to be really awkward with Bella tonight
"How about Phil stays longer, you can get a movie off on demand and watch it in the family room"
"Inbetweeners" Michael and Phil said simultaneously
"No chance, you can watch a 15" Rachel said as she started to clean up the kitchen.
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