Just a short update, I took some advice from one of my readers to have a happy chapter for once, Danielle's still kind of grieving- the person leaving the messages will make a comeback at some point or another, I have a plan =)
It was exactly three weeks after Cameron's funeral, Albert Square still had a sombre atmosphere about it, Roxy's day started as normal waking up with Amy. She placed Amy on her hip and wandered downstairs to the living room. There she was met by Rachel who was staying with the Mitchells. Roxy couldn't help but notice how different Rachel was from Danielle, she seemed very high maintenance with her fake nails, hair extensions and tan, just how Roxy used to dress back in the days before motherhood but with a lot more class.
Rachel was looking round their home, at every possible picture and making a mental note to herself, she lifted a picture of them altogether with Jack and stared for a few minutes, she didn't notice Roxy watching her.
"Tell me about Jack, Roxy, I've been here all time and don't know anything about him" she asked clearly in awe of the good looking guy staring back at her "is he single?"
Roxy put Amy into her walker and took the picture from Rachel " Jack, Amy's dad and Ronnie's boyfriend, hands off"
"I'm just saying he's kinda hot" Rachel replied " that's a bit messed up isn't it, your daughter's dad is now going out with your sister"
Making up Amy's bottle and not really listening to Rachel going on in her ear asking loads of questions, she simply answered " it works for us"
Upon re-entering the living room with the bottle, Roxy asked " so how long you guys staying here?"
Rachel ran her fingers through her long brown hair, so different from Danielle's short blonde hair " well Gareth and Kirsty are going home tomorrow, but me- well I think I'm going to stick around for the foreseeable future"
Roxy rolled her eyes, she had made no secret of the fact that she didn't like Rachel, there was just something about her, something that made constantly weary of her, it was like she was up to something.
"Does Danielle know you're staying?"
"Yes I told her last night, Gareth and I talked last night, one of us had to stay for Danielle's sake and it made much more sense having the sister rather than the brother"
"are you going to stay local or rent somewhere out of town" Roxy questioned knowing rightly that there was no room at the Mitchells household and Roxy had no intentions of bunking in or moving out.
"Well I think Ronnie's going to let me stay here" Rachel laughed now standing in front of the mirror dabbing on some expensive lipgloss.
"I'd hate to burst your bubble Rachel" Roxy said standing up and meeting her gaze in the mirror " but there's no room here, you're in Danielle's room which is small enough, but sooner or later she'll want to go back into her own room and not sleep with Ronnie all the time"
" Roxy I get it you don't like me, but the fact of the matter is I'm Danielle's sister, I've been in her life longer than the 10 minutes you have. Do you really think she would choose having you over me, like come on"
Roxy bit her tongue, Danielle was still in a fragile emotional state and it wasn't the time to be telling tales, she would just have to live with Rachel for the time being.
" I gotta go, that nice lady Tanya's giving me an interview at Booty today, see long-term ideas, bye" Rachel blew Roxy a kiss and let out a little giggle, she lifted her expensive Chloé handbag and walked out the door leaving Roxy seething with rage.
" Hey darling, how do you feel" Ronnie asked wakening up and ruffling Danielle's hair.
"I'm fine, I think those sleeping tablets Dr. Al prescribed really worked for me, it was the first decent night's sleep I've managed to get in ages"
"Anything special you want to do today?" Ronnie said " we could take a little drive somewhere, maybe go down to Telford and see your dad"
" I don't want to go to Telford, my father couldn't care less that it was my son's funeral and he couldn't even show his face, I don't want to see him" Danielle began to sit up " Today's a new day and I think I want to spend it with my son"
"You're going to go to his graveside" Ronnie replied " and spend the day there"
"Yes because I know that's how I can be the best mother I can be by going there and letting him know how much I love him, it still hurts Mum, that he's cold and buried in the ground and I'm here, I'd give anything to hold him in my arms one more time"
Ronnie wiped away a little tear, it was so small even Danielle didn't notice, she was attending counselling sessions twice a week and was coming on heaps and bounds since Cameron's death.
"Ok darling if that's what you want" Ronnie replied, Danielle was her own person and Ronnie's thoughts weren't going to impact her at all, so it was best not to fight her on the matter.
"Look I know you think I'm still depressed and down, well I am still sad but I'm trying to move on with my life Mum you just have to trust me, look I'm actually going out with Stacey tonight for the first time in ages"
" I do trust you" Ronnie smiled giving her a little kiss on the forehead " it is my job as your mother, I tell you what seeing you're going out with Stacey tonight, here is £50, spend it on getting yourself something nice to wear"
"you're just the best, I know just what I'm going to get to wear, I'll see you later" Danielle grinned leaping out the bed and rushing to get dressed.
Ronnie continued to lay in bed with just her thoughts, Danielle was so much like a little girl and she was so much like a new mother eager to protect, to wrap in cotton wool. It wasn't Ronnie's fault, she had missed on so much of her daughter's life and she didn't know how she should really act.
The door slammed open and Roxy wandered in with Amy, she had a large frown on her face that Ronnie couldn't help but laugh at.
"What's wrong with you little miss sour-face?" Ronnie giggled.
" Rachel, I'm sorry I can't keep quiet anymore, I don't want her here any longer" Roxy snapped propping Amy down on the bed " she just makes my blood boil"
" Oh I think someone's jealous, is it because she's a reflection of what you used to be like before you had Amy?"
"Ron stop it, there's something not right about her, I swear and she was asking loads of questions about Jack, I think she's up to something" Roxy sighed.
" Roxy what are you trying to imply?" Ronnie asked
"Nothing she just gets up my goat that's all"
" No she doesn't"
"Yes she does Ron I swear" Roxy answered
"no she doesn't, she either gets your goat or gets up your nose you can't do both" Ronnie laughed at Roxy who was clearly unimpressed.
"Well how comes you manage it" Roxy huffed.
" Practice" Ronnie replied " Rachel is Danielle's sister and like it or lump it we just have to grin and bare it"
Rachel was walking across the square like something from a movie, she had designer shades on and 5 inch heels. From the corner of her eye, she spotted Chelsea Fox who was glaring at her giving her the biggest dirty looks ever, she was not pleased that she had a glamorous contender living on the square.
"Rach" Danielle called walking along with Stacey " how did the interview go? Did you get it?"
" Oh I got it alright, she took one look at the Christian Louboutions and decided to hire me on my sense of style before even interviewing me" Rachel beamed " where were you?".
"Stacey just met me, I was at the graveyard visiting Cameron" She quickly tried to change the subject, struggling, her best friend stepped in.
"Well you need to come out celebrating with us tonight then?" Stacey suggested
" we're going to R&R"
"Yeah" Danielle agreed " I can't remember the last time I spent proper time with my sister"
"OK what's R&R?" Rachel questioned flicking her hair.
"It's a club just over there, Mum and Jack own it, you know what we should all go, Mum will be working so we should say to Roxy too" Danielle said " I'm going to go over and tell them", she wandered over toward the house.
"Jack owns it eh? I will most definitely be going in that case"
"You know he's in a relationship with Danielle's mum?" Stacey informed Rachel.
Rachel let out a giggle " Ha, like that's ever stopped me before, come on" with that she linked Stacey and headed towards the Mitchell household.
Later that night……….
It was time for her to come clean, she needed someone to confide in before it came out unexpectedly and people around her got hurt
Duh, duh, duh- cliffhanger, I really need to start tying up all these loose ends- plenty of twists though and could Rachel have an eye for Jack?
Do you all like Rachel's character or are you dying for me to get rid of her?? thoughts and reviews please =)