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Bella had gone upstairs to get changed out of her wet clothes whilst Rachel got her phone out to text Eddie.
"She's home safe and sound, although a little upset" she text before going upstairs to check on Becca and Michael. Rachel approached Becca's door and opened it gently to find her 3 year old daughter fast asleep, she tucked the blanket around her and kissed her gently on the head so she wouldn't wake her up. She got up and left the room walking over to Michael's room. She knocked the door and he got up and opened it.
"Hi, just wanted to check you were OK" Rachel said.
Michael moved out of the way and let Rachel into his room where they both sat on the bed.
"I'm fine Rachel, why wouldn't I be?"
"Your sister, calling me Mum now, and Rebecca calling your Dad, Dad now, I just wanted to make sure you were OK with it"
"Yeah, I'm fine, it was me who told Bella she should call you Mum, its what she wanted, but she was scared to ask"
"All right love, you know if you want to you can call me Mum too. I'm not going to force you, but just to let you know if you want to you can"
"Rach, please don't take this the wrong way, but I don't want to, It would just be weird. I know I have to do what you tell me, and that you care about me and will look after me, but it would just be weird. Bella doesn't really remember Mum, but I do. I just can't do it"
"That's OK, you don't have to. I just wanted to make sure you didn't feel left out and for you to know that I love you"
"I love you too Rach, please just don't tell anyone I said that"
"Secret is safe with me" she said as she hugged him and left to go downstairs.
Rachel arrived downstairs; she went straight to the kitchen and poured a large glass of red wine, just as Eddie entered the house.
"Where is she?" he asked
"She is upstairs, Eddie before you go up there and read the riot act again, can I talk to you"
Eddie sat at the dining room table next to his fiancé.
"Eddie, Bella is very upset, Michael found her crying in the park, she thought we all hated her. She was upset about Rebecca calling you Dad, but Michael talked her round. She has asked if she can call me Mum"
"She wants to call you Mum?" Eddie asked in disbelief
"Do you think she just said it to get you onside, to soften us up?"
"No, I think she really wants to. She has had a pretty miserable day today, I think we should go upstairs, and you should tell her you love her and tuck her in. Tomorrow she will need to redo her homework that she ripped up. She knows what she done was wrong, and I don't think you have to worry about her doing it again"
"I know your right. Let me just talk to her"
Eddie went upstairs to talk to Bella and tuck her in for the night. She was a lot more settled now and fell to sleep with no problems. Now Eddie had Rachel to himself for the night. He went downstairs poured himself some wine, and then led his fiancé up to bed.
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