The Spin Off – Part 2
In London...
Archie and Lexie stood in front of their new terrace house in London. Archie smiled to himself as he walked to the front door, and searched for the key in his pocket. Lexie stood looking up at the house, she didn't say anything and showed no expression but she didn't have to...she knew already she hated it.
Eventually Archie fell in the doorway, he turned back "Come on Lex" he called to her. She bent down picked up her bag and walked into the house. She stood in the doorway, in front of her where the long narrow stairs and to her left was a little hallway, which lead through to the kitchen and living room. She looked at the small space and her face showed disgust. Archie realising what she was thinking suddenly commented "I know it's a bit small, but it's all we can afford at the moment, we can buy some place bigger when we need it."
Lexie didn't say anything. In fact she hadn't said an awful lot the whole journey to London. "I'm going to ring Molly" Lexie announced searching around for a phone. "No can do, the phones aren't connected yet" Archie replied. Lexie's depressed face turned worse, she couldn't even ring home.
She took her bag and started to walk up the stairs while Archie fiddled around downstairs in the kitchen. Lexie got to the top of the stairs. There where three doors, she opened them in turn. Bathroom. Bedroom. Nursery? Her curiously led her into the room. The room was painted a light shade of yellow, and they're where baby pink and blue fluffy toys everywhere. In the middle of the room there was a cot, it had a big label attached to it. Lexie put her bag down and she went over and read the label...
Good Idea for Christmas hey?
She looked at it confused; suddenly arm's wrapped around her waist. And Archie kissed her neck; she didn't look round at him. She didn't do any thing she just stood there. Tears started to roll down her cheeks, she hated it, and she hated London.
Two weeks later...
"Hello Glenbogle house, Jess speaking" the voice on the other end of the phone answered. "Oh hi Jess, it's Lexie" Lexie spoke trying to sound happy.
"Lexie! Hi, How are you? How's London?" Jess questioned cheerfully. "Oh I'm fine thanks, London's great" Lexie lied. "Great, good, well did you want to speak to someone?" Jess asked. "Erm...Yes please could I speak to Molly please, thanks" Lexie replied worried. "Yeah Sure, I'll just go get her, I think she's outside" Jess answered leaving the phone in silence.
Lexie waited for what seemed like ages. Then suddenly "Hello" it was Molly's voice and it was great to hear it. "Lexie are you there dear?" Molly asked. Lexie realised she hadn't said any thing. "Oh yeah...sorry I'm here how are you?" Lexie questioned putting a happy voice on. "Oh I've been fine dear, but I am missing you two round here" Molly commented sounding a bit sad.
"I've been missing you too Molly" Lexie replied fighting back the tears. She was so homesick. "So how is London? Do you like it?" Molly asked wondering. "Oh London's great" Lexie lied as she didn't want Molly to worry. "Oh good, good" Molly answered, but in secret she hoped Lexie would hate it. Little did she know? The two women carried on chatting...
3 months later...
Lexie came through one morning, and sat Archie's cup of tea beside him on the bedside table. "I've got some news," Lexie announced happily. "You've got a job?" Archie guessed hopeful. "No...but" Lexie said steering the conversation "You've got some new friends...?" Archie said continuing to try and guess. "No...I'm" Lexie started to say. "Going to bring me the paper?" Archie laughed. Lexie hit him playfully, "No I'm Pregnant." She announced smiling. "Oh Lex that's great" Archie spoke excited giving her a kiss "I thought you might think that, can put your nursery to use" Lexie replied getting up. "How far along are you?" Archie asked getting out of bed and starting to get dressed. "Three months I think" Lexie replied getting dressed herself. "Oh in time for Christmas then" Archie added smiling. "Yeah...I guess it will be" Lexie thought to herself. "I'll ring mother tonight," Archie answered searching for a shirt in the wardrobe. "Erm...I already told her" Lexie whispered quietly. "You what? Oh Ow" Archie wined, banging his head inside the wardrobe. "I've already told her..." Lexie repeated picking up a magazine and starting to read it. "Lex...you really have to stop ringing them like four times a week!" Archie ordered taking the magazine off her. "Actually it was six times this week," Lexie commented taking her magazine back. "Six?" Archie shouted taking the magazine back off her. "What else am I supposed to do?" Lexie shouted back and snatching the magazine.
Archie held on to it. "Well if you weren't sitting around here all day and you went out and tried to get a job! Maybe you would make some friends!" Archie shouted and the magazine ripped. Lexie looked at him "Look Arch...I didn't WANT to come here! All the good friends I have ever had have been within the same household as me! You took me away from them ok!" she shouted back bursting into tears and walking out of the room. "Lex...Lex come back I'm sorry," Archie shouted after her but she went into the bathroom and locked herself in.
An hour later...
Lexie opened the bathroom door, Archie must of left about half an hour ago. She cleaned herself up, wiped away the tears. He was right, if she wanted to make friends she would have to go out and meet some. So she got dressed and put some make up on and did her hair. Then she put her coat on and out she went. Lexie knew where the shops where, so she decided she would go shopping, then stop by the job centre to see if there was anything going. She waited by the side of the road, it was a very busy road and they're where a lot of people about as this was London. Suddenly a little girl rushed out in front of Lexie at the same time there was a scream from behind Lexie, with out even thinking Lexie grabbed the child and pulled her up out of the road, just before a car came whizzing past. "Oh my god thank you so much" a familiar voice came from behind Lexie.
Lexie turned round and froze. "...That's ok," Lexie replied shocked, putting the little girl down in front of the woman who had a little baby in a pram with her. The little girl ran behind the woman's legs and held onto the pram. "Lexie?" the woman questioned...
In London...
Archie and Lexie stood in front of their new terrace house in London. Archie smiled to himself as he walked to the front door, and searched for the key in his pocket. Lexie stood looking up at the house, she didn't say anything and showed no expression but she didn't have to...she knew already she hated it.
Eventually Archie fell in the doorway, he turned back "Come on Lex" he called to her. She bent down picked up her bag and walked into the house. She stood in the doorway, in front of her where the long narrow stairs and to her left was a little hallway, which lead through to the kitchen and living room. She looked at the small space and her face showed disgust. Archie realising what she was thinking suddenly commented "I know it's a bit small, but it's all we can afford at the moment, we can buy some place bigger when we need it."
Lexie didn't say anything. In fact she hadn't said an awful lot the whole journey to London. "I'm going to ring Molly" Lexie announced searching around for a phone. "No can do, the phones aren't connected yet" Archie replied. Lexie's depressed face turned worse, she couldn't even ring home.
She took her bag and started to walk up the stairs while Archie fiddled around downstairs in the kitchen. Lexie got to the top of the stairs. There where three doors, she opened them in turn. Bathroom. Bedroom. Nursery? Her curiously led her into the room. The room was painted a light shade of yellow, and they're where baby pink and blue fluffy toys everywhere. In the middle of the room there was a cot, it had a big label attached to it. Lexie put her bag down and she went over and read the label...
Good Idea for Christmas hey?
She looked at it confused; suddenly arm's wrapped around her waist. And Archie kissed her neck; she didn't look round at him. She didn't do any thing she just stood there. Tears started to roll down her cheeks, she hated it, and she hated London.
Two weeks later...
"Hello Glenbogle house, Jess speaking" the voice on the other end of the phone answered. "Oh hi Jess, it's Lexie" Lexie spoke trying to sound happy.
"Lexie! Hi, How are you? How's London?" Jess questioned cheerfully. "Oh I'm fine thanks, London's great" Lexie lied. "Great, good, well did you want to speak to someone?" Jess asked. "Erm...Yes please could I speak to Molly please, thanks" Lexie replied worried. "Yeah Sure, I'll just go get her, I think she's outside" Jess answered leaving the phone in silence.
Lexie waited for what seemed like ages. Then suddenly "Hello" it was Molly's voice and it was great to hear it. "Lexie are you there dear?" Molly asked. Lexie realised she hadn't said any thing. "Oh yeah...sorry I'm here how are you?" Lexie questioned putting a happy voice on. "Oh I've been fine dear, but I am missing you two round here" Molly commented sounding a bit sad.
"I've been missing you too Molly" Lexie replied fighting back the tears. She was so homesick. "So how is London? Do you like it?" Molly asked wondering. "Oh London's great" Lexie lied as she didn't want Molly to worry. "Oh good, good" Molly answered, but in secret she hoped Lexie would hate it. Little did she know? The two women carried on chatting...
3 months later...
Lexie came through one morning, and sat Archie's cup of tea beside him on the bedside table. "I've got some news," Lexie announced happily. "You've got a job?" Archie guessed hopeful. "No...but" Lexie said steering the conversation "You've got some new friends...?" Archie said continuing to try and guess. "No...I'm" Lexie started to say. "Going to bring me the paper?" Archie laughed. Lexie hit him playfully, "No I'm Pregnant." She announced smiling. "Oh Lex that's great" Archie spoke excited giving her a kiss "I thought you might think that, can put your nursery to use" Lexie replied getting up. "How far along are you?" Archie asked getting out of bed and starting to get dressed. "Three months I think" Lexie replied getting dressed herself. "Oh in time for Christmas then" Archie added smiling. "Yeah...I guess it will be" Lexie thought to herself. "I'll ring mother tonight," Archie answered searching for a shirt in the wardrobe. "Erm...I already told her" Lexie whispered quietly. "You what? Oh Ow" Archie wined, banging his head inside the wardrobe. "I've already told her..." Lexie repeated picking up a magazine and starting to read it. "Lex...you really have to stop ringing them like four times a week!" Archie ordered taking the magazine off her. "Actually it was six times this week," Lexie commented taking her magazine back. "Six?" Archie shouted taking the magazine back off her. "What else am I supposed to do?" Lexie shouted back and snatching the magazine.
Archie held on to it. "Well if you weren't sitting around here all day and you went out and tried to get a job! Maybe you would make some friends!" Archie shouted and the magazine ripped. Lexie looked at him "Look Arch...I didn't WANT to come here! All the good friends I have ever had have been within the same household as me! You took me away from them ok!" she shouted back bursting into tears and walking out of the room. "Lex...Lex come back I'm sorry," Archie shouted after her but she went into the bathroom and locked herself in.
An hour later...
Lexie opened the bathroom door, Archie must of left about half an hour ago. She cleaned herself up, wiped away the tears. He was right, if she wanted to make friends she would have to go out and meet some. So she got dressed and put some make up on and did her hair. Then she put her coat on and out she went. Lexie knew where the shops where, so she decided she would go shopping, then stop by the job centre to see if there was anything going. She waited by the side of the road, it was a very busy road and they're where a lot of people about as this was London. Suddenly a little girl rushed out in front of Lexie at the same time there was a scream from behind Lexie, with out even thinking Lexie grabbed the child and pulled her up out of the road, just before a car came whizzing past. "Oh my god thank you so much" a familiar voice came from behind Lexie.
Lexie turned round and froze. "...That's ok," Lexie replied shocked, putting the little girl down in front of the woman who had a little baby in a pram with her. The little girl ran behind the woman's legs and held onto the pram. "Lexie?" the woman questioned...