It was the next day and Lucy woke up at Connie's house. She hadn't realised that Connie's daughter was actually there too. Grace was 9 and had been asleep when they arrived last night as they didn't arrive home until nearly 8. Grace had been excluded from boarding school and Connie was currently looking for another school for her daughter to get to. Connie had managed to get a home tutor to come and teach Grace until she found an alternative.
"Mum, I don't want toast" Grace moaned.
"Grace, stop it" Connie said "Just eat up, look Lucy isn't moaning"
"What is she doing here?" Grace asked staring at Lucy.
"Her sister is in hospital so she is staying here the night" Connie explained.
"Is your sister dying?" Grace asked.
"Grace, you can't say that" Connie said "And no, she is fine they are just keeping her in just in case anything else happens"
Grace just nodded and gave Lucy an evil glace.
"How long have you been here, I thought you went to like a boarding school" Lucy said.
"I did but I'm not allowed back" Grace said.
"Oh was someone a naughty girl" Lucy said laughing and Grace looked embarrassed.
"You don't understand" Grace said and Lucy laughed.
"Come on, girls you are both coming into work with me today as it is Saturday" Connie explained and both girls nodded.
They went up the stairs to get changed. Lucy went into the bathroom to get changed. She was a little nervous about getting changed in the bedroom in case someone walked in.
She got changed in the bathroom and cursed at herself. She wasn't too happy with the outfit she had grabbed in the rush yesterday but she just had to get on with it. She put on the white racer back slightly crop vest top and tribal print slim fitting trousers. She looked in the mirror. It didn't look to bad minus the fact that she was wearing a white bra with pink lace and love hearts on it which was visible through the white vest top.
She walked out the bathroom once she was all ready and walked down the stairs.
"Guessing you didn't think about what colour your top was when you got your underwear" Connie said and Lucy flushed.
"Is it that obvious" Lucy said panicking.
"It's not that bad" Connie said laughing at the panicked teenager.
"Why do you have a bra on like my mum" Grace asked Lucy and Lucy just looked at Connie slightly embarrassed.
"It's because Lucy is getting older, remember we talked about changes which happen" Connie said and Grace nodded. She hadn't really talked to her mum but she had learnt about some of the things at school.
"Have you started your periods?" Grace asked and Lucy went bright red but nodded slightly.
"Grace, you can't go talking to people like that. It's a private matter" Connie said sighing at her daughter.
"What? Why?" Grace asked.
"Grace, come on" Connie said.
"You are confusing me, at school they say you should always ask questions when you are worried" Grace said.
"Yes and well you can speak to me or your teacher but not just any random person" Connie explained.
"But Lucy isn't a random person" Grace said.
"I know but Lucy is young and this can be quite embarrassing for people" Connie said.
"Well, I can't talk to you" Grace muttered and Connie choose to ignore it.
They arrived at the hospital and Lucy and Grace jumped out the car. They went to the staff room and noticed Eryn already there.
"Is everything okay with the baby?" Lucy asked and Eryn nodded.
"Everything is fine, the placenta was just lying a little low" Eryn explained and Lucy nodded.
"That's good" She said cuddling her sister.
"Oh this is Connie's daughter Grace" Lucy said.
"Hey, sweetie I'm Eryn" Eryn said smiling at Grace who just glare at her and sat down.
"So how come we haven't met you before" Eryn asked.
"I used to go to boarding school" Grace said.
"Ah that's cool" Eryn said and Grace nodded.
"I wouldn't like it, you know it would be like mum was sending me away to get me out the way" Lucy said and Eryn kicked her and gave her a look telling her to stop as it wasn't very nice for Grace.
"Sorry, I didn't mean that" Lucy said and Grace just shrugged and curled into a ball.
"Hey" Eryn said moving over so she was sat next to Grace.
"It's okay, your mum does love you" Eryn said as she put a hand around Grace.
"It's fine, it's the truth. She wants me away as quick as she can" Grace said.
"Do you want to go away?" Eryn asked and Grace shook her head.
"No, I hate it" She said before bursting into tears.
"Hey, oh baby" Eryn said pulling Grace onto her knee.
"Now I think your mum is in her office and I think that you need a little chat with your mum" Eryn said and Grace nodded. Grace stood up and Eryn took her hand.
"Connie" Eryn said as she opened the door.
"What's wrong?" Connie asked.
"I think you need to chat with Grace. She is a little upset" Eryn said as she let them walk in. She then left Grace and went away.
"What's wrong baby?" Connie asked.
"Mummy, please I don't want to go back. I want to stay with you" She said crying.
"Hey, it's okay why didn't you say earlier" Connie asked.
"Because I thought that you wouldn't want me" Grace said.
"Oh baby" Connie said.
"If you don't want to leave then that's fine. You can come and stay here now and we can get you into a local school" Connie said and Grace nodded.
"I would like that" She said.
"Come here" Connie said as she pulled her daughter onto her knee and held her close to her.
"I love you so much" Connie said kissing her on the head.
"I love you too mummy" Grace said.
Hope this is okay. Wanted to add grace is. Please review :)
